sol2/examples/source/container_with_pairs.cpp

#define SOL_ALL_SAFETIES_ON 1
#include <sol/sol.hpp>


#include <unordered_set>
#include <iostream>

int main() {
	struct hasher {
		typedef std::pair<std::string, std::string>
		     argument_type;
		typedef std::size_t result_type;

		result_type operator()(const argument_type& p) const {
			return std::hash<std::string>()(p.first);
		}
	};

	using my_set = std::unordered_set<
	     std::pair<std::string, std::string>,
	     hasher>;

	std::cout << "=== containers with std::pair<> ==="
	          << std::endl;

	sol::state lua;
	lua.open_libraries(sol::lib::base);

	lua.set_function("f", []() {
		return my_set { { "key1", "value1" },
			{ "key2", "value2" },
			{ "key3", "value3" } };
	});

	lua.safe_script("v = f()");
	lua.safe_script("print('v:', v)");
	lua.safe_script("print('#v:', #v)");
	// note that using my_obj:pairs() is a
	// way around pairs(my_obj) not working in Lua 5.1/LuaJIT:
	// try it!
	lua.safe_script(
	     "for k,v1,v2 in v:pairs() do print(k, v1, v2) end");

	std::cout << std::endl;

	return 0;
}