[LEDE-DEV] Lua script as a ubus service using rpcd

[Karl Palsson]

Carlito Nueno <carlitonueno at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I am trying to make a ubus service in lua.
> 
> I placed a lua script (myluaservice) in /usr/libexec/rpcd but I
> didn't see it in ubus -v list.
> 
> So I placed a shell script (myshellservice) in
> /usr/libexec/rpcd and moved the lua script (myluaservice) to
> /usr/bin/ and made both scripts executables.
> 
> Now I can see the shell script in ubus -v list but lua script
> is not called.
> 
> Both scripts:
> https://gist.github.com/ironpillow/4e116a7aa897bf05b3bb39c38f9b23b4.
> 


How is rpcd meant to know that it needs to require your lua
module and call specific named functions?

You need to have the same arguments and invocation method as your
shell script, then it will work just fine.

Cheers,
Karl P
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