Lua-cjson -> require(“cjson”) successful, then errors when calling cjson.encode

I'm trying to encode/decode JSON in Lua using CJSON. I downloaded lua-cjson using Luarocks (http://www.kyne.com.au/~mark/software/lua-cjson-manual.html). In the Lua interpreter, I'm using an example from the cjson manual: > local cjson = require "cjson" > value = { true, { foo = "bar" } } > json_text = cjson.encode(value) stdin:1: attempt to index a nil value (global 'cjson') stack traceback: stdin:1: in main chunk [C]: in ? I know that cjson is being found, because if I were to do ' require "foobar" ', Lua would error. It's just not able to use the module. Any help would be appreciated. json lua luarocks share improve this question asked Mar 30 '15 at 1:02 Cam Hashemi 20 5

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Each line in an interactive session is a separate chunk. So, the local variable created in line 1 no longer exists in the next lines. Note how the error message mentions a global variable. Try removing local. share improve this answer answered Mar 30 '15 at 1:28 lhf 49.6k 5 56 93

Thank you. Writing a Lua script with the above code worked, even with 'local' included. –  Cam Hashemi Mar 30 '15 at 1:35 2   In a script, you are supposed to use local and avoid setting a global. I know it's confusing, but unfortunately due to this limitation of the interpreter, you are forced to use two different programming styles whether you're in the command line or a script. –  Hisham H M Mar 30 '15 at 4:54

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