# Naut-Torrent Lua scripting reference

Naut-Torrent embeds a sandboxed Lua interpreter so you can react to engine
events (a torrent finished, a file completed, a peer connected) and drive a
small set of actions — most importantly **moving a file out of the download
directory the moment it finishes**, without waiting for the whole torrent.

This document describes the entire script-visible surface: how scripts are
loaded and run, the sandbox, every event hook, the `event` object passed to
them, and the `naut` API table.

> Implemented in `src/script/script.c`; the host API is `include/naut/script.h`.
> The daemon wiring is in `apps/nautd/main.c`.

---

## 1. Loading a script

Load a script through the control API:

```sh
nautctl --socket /tmp/nautd.sock script ./my-rules.lua
```

- **One active script per daemon.** Loading another script replaces the current
  one. `nautctl unscript` unloads it. `nautd --script PATH` is also available
  for startup configuration.
- The file is **loaded and executed once**, synchronously on the control thread,
  before its event worker starts. Use this top-level run to define your hook
  functions (and any state they need). A load or top-level error rejects the
  request (or prevents startup when `--script` is used).
- After startup the script is **event-driven**: the functions you defined are
  called as matching events occur.

```lua
-- my-rules.lua — top level runs once at load
local moved = 0

function on_file_complete(event)   -- called later, per event
    naut.move_file(event.torrent_id, event.index, "/archive/" .. event.path)
    moved = moved + 1
end
```

---

## 2. Execution & threading model

- Hooks run on a **single dedicated script thread**, one event at a time, in
  the order events were emitted. Your hooks never run concurrently with each
  other, so ordinary Lua locals/tables need no locking.
- Events reach the script through a **bounded queue** (`queue_capacity`, 256 in
  `nautd`). The engine never blocks waiting for your script: if the queue is
  full because a hook is slow, **new events are dropped** (and counted — see
  §7). Keep hooks short; offload nothing back onto the engine threads.
- The event is **copied** before it is handed to your hook. Two copied fields
  are length-bounded: `message` is truncated to 255 bytes and `path` to
  `PATH_MAX-1`. Longer values are silently shortened.
- A hook that raises an error does **not** crash the daemon or stop the script:
  the error is recorded and the next event proceeds (see §7).
- **Hook return values are ignored.**

---

## 3. The sandbox

The standard libraries are opened and then the dangerous globals are removed, so
a script cannot touch the filesystem, spawn processes, load native modules, or
compile raw chunks.

**Removed (set to `nil`):**

| Global | Why |
|---|---|
| `os` | process/clock/`os.execute`/`os.remove` |
| `io` | filesystem handles |
| `package`, `require` | native/Lua module loading |
| `debug` | introspection / sandbox escape |
| `dofile`, `loadfile` | run code from a file |
| `load`, `loadstring` | compile arbitrary chunks — the default `"bt"` mode accepts **binary** bytecode, which can escape the VM, so the loaders are denied as defense-in-depth |

**Available:** the rest of the base library (`print`, `pcall`, `error`,
`assert`, `type`, `tostring`, `tonumber`, `pairs`, `ipairs`, `select`,
`setmetatable`, `next`, …) plus `string`, `table`, `math`, `coroutine`, and
`utf8`. Plus the `naut` table (§6).

`print` writes to the daemon's stdout/log — handy for debugging rules.

---

## 4. Event hooks

Define any subset of these as **global functions**. Each is optional; an event
with no matching global is simply ignored. Each hook is called with one
argument, the [`event` object](#5-the-event-object).

| Hook | Fired when | Most relevant fields |
|---|---|---|
| `on_torrent_added(event)` | a torrent is registered with the session | `torrent_id` |
| `on_piece_complete(event)` | a piece verifies and is written | `torrent_id`, `index` = piece index |
| `on_file_complete(event)` | a file's last covering piece verifies — the file is final on disk and safe to move, **before the torrent finishes** | `torrent_id`, `index` = file index, `path` = file path |
| `on_torrent_finished(event)` | every piece of the torrent is complete | `torrent_id` |
| `on_peer_connected(event)` | a peer connection is established | `torrent_id`, `message` = peer address (when provided) |
| `on_alert(event)` | a general engine alert/notice | `message` = alert text |

```lua
function on_torrent_finished(event)
    print("torrent " .. event.torrent_id .. " complete")
end
```

> Which fields carry meaningful data depends on the component that emits the
> event (engine, a plugin, or the `emit` RPC). The table above lists the
> **conventional** payload for each type. Always guard optional fields
> (`if event.path then ... end`) — `message` and `path` are `nil` when the
> emitter didn't set them.

---

## 5. The `event` object

The single argument to every hook is a plain Lua table with these fields:

| Field | Lua type | Always present | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| `event.type` | `string` | yes | the event name, e.g. `"file_complete"` (see §8) |
| `event.torrent_id` | `integer` | yes | the torrent this event belongs to (0 if not torrent-scoped) |
| `event.index` | `integer` | yes | a type-specific index — piece index for `piece_complete`, file index for `file_complete`; 0 otherwise |
| `event.message` | `string` | no | free-form text; `nil` when unset |
| `event.path` | `string` | no | a filesystem path (e.g. the completed file); `nil` when unset |

The table is freshly created per call; mutating it has no effect on the engine
and the table is not reused between events.

```lua
function on_file_complete(event)
    assert(event.type == "file_complete")
    print(("file #%d of torrent %d done: %s")
        :format(event.index, event.torrent_id, event.path or "?"))
end
```

---

## 6. The `naut` API table

A single global table, `naut`, exposes the actions a script may take.

### `naut.move_file(torrent_id, file_index, destination)`

Move one **completed** file of a torrent to `destination` (the headline
"move files as they finish" feature). Typically called from `on_file_complete`.

**Arguments**

| # | Name | Lua type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | `torrent_id` | `integer` | must be ≥ 0; identifies a torrent registered with the daemon (see prerequisite below) |
| 2 | `file_index` | `integer` | must be in `[0, 2³²-1]`; index of the file within the torrent |
| 3 | `destination` | `string` | target path to move the file to |

**Return value:** none on success.

**Asynchronous semantics — important.** `move_file` does **not** perform the
move inline on the script thread. It enqueues a bounded command that the
torrent's **owner thread** executes shortly after (the script thread never
touches storage directly).
So a successful call means *"the move was accepted"*, not *"the file has moved."*
The actual relocate (a `rename`, or copy+unlink across filesystems) runs later;
its success or failure is reported in the **daemon log** and reflected in the
move/relocate side effects — it is **not** returned to the script.

**Errors (raised as Lua errors — catch with `pcall` if you don't want them to
abort the hook):**

| Message | Cause |
|---|---|
| `move_file arguments out of range` | `torrent_id < 0`, `file_index < 0`, or `file_index > 2³²-1` |
| `move_file is unavailable` | the host did not wire a move handler |
| `move_file failed: <code>` | the host rejected the command; the integer is a `naut_err` — most commonly `-8` (queue full / backpressure: the owner thread is behind on draining moves) |

```lua
function on_file_complete(event)
    local ok, err = pcall(naut.move_file,
                          event.torrent_id, event.index,
                          "/archive/" .. event.path)
    if not ok then
        print("could not queue move: " .. tostring(err))
    end
end
```

**Prerequisite — the torrent must be loaded.** Add the torrent to the daemon;
the same worker that downloads it owns and executes its move commands:

```sh
nautctl --socket /tmp/nautd.sock add file.torrent /downloads/42
```

If `torrent_id` is unknown or is being removed, `naut.move_file` raises a
`move_file failed` error in the hook.

### `naut.get_labels(torrent_id)`

Return the torrent's labels as a **plain array (table) of strings**. Labels are
the user-assigned tags/category set in the web UI (or via the `set_labels` RPC);
they are stored on the daemon, persisted across restarts, and surfaced here so a
script can branch on them (e.g. route a finished file by its label).

**Arguments**

| # | Name | Lua type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | `torrent_id` | `integer` | must be ≥ 0 |

**Return value:** a sequence table of strings, e.g. `{"anime", "airing"}`. The
table is **empty** (`#labels == 0`) when the torrent has no labels or is unknown
— it is never `nil`, so it is always safe to iterate.

```lua
function on_file_complete(event)
    local labels = naut.get_labels(event.torrent_id)
    for _, label in ipairs(labels) do
        if label == "anime" then
            naut.move_file(event.torrent_id, event.index,
                           "/archive/anime/" .. event.path)
            return
        end
    end
end
```

Labels reflect the daemon's current state at call time (re-read on every call),
so a script always sees the latest assignment.

### `naut.define_settings({ ... })`

Declare the user-configurable variables the script reads, so they can be edited
in the web UI (**Automation ▸ Settings**) instead of by hand in the source. Pass
an array of entries:

| Field | Lua type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| `key` | `string` | identifier passed to `naut.get_setting` |
| `label` | `string` | human label shown in the form (defaults to `key`) |
| `type` | `string` | `"string"`, `"bool"`, or `"number"` (drives the widget + the type returned by `get_setting`) |
| `default` | string/bool/number | value used until the user sets one |

Call it once at load time (re-declaring replaces the schema). The values the user
saves persist across restarts, independently of the script source.

### `naut.get_setting(key)`

Return the current value of a declared setting: the user-saved value if present,
otherwise the declared default. The result is **typed** per the schema — a Lua
`boolean` for `bool`, a `number` for `number`, a `string` otherwise — or `nil`
if the key was never declared. Re-read it on each use so live edits take effect
without reloading the script.

```lua
naut.define_settings({
  { key = "library_root", label = "Library root", type = "string",
    default = "/media/anime" },
  { key = "only_video",   label = "Only video files", type = "bool",
    default = true },
})

function on_file_complete(event)
  if naut.get_setting("only_video") and not is_video(event.path) then return end
  local root = naut.get_setting("library_root")
  naut.move_file(event.torrent_id, event.index, root .. "/" .. basename(event.path))
end
```

---

## 7. Error handling & observability

- A hook that raises is caught; the error text is stored as the script's
  **last error** and an error counter is incremented. The script keeps running.
- A global named after a hook that is **not a function** (e.g. you set
  `on_alert = 5`) is treated as an error for that event.
- Counters are exposed over RPC via `nautctl status` under the `script` object:

  | Counter | Meaning |
  |---|---|
  | `queued` | events accepted into the script queue |
  | `handled` | hook invocations that returned without error |
  | `dropped` | events discarded because the queue was full |
  | `errors` | hooks that raised, weren't functions, or had an unknown type |
  | `move_requests` | successful `naut.move_file` calls (commands queued) |

```sh
nautctl --socket /tmp/nautd.sock status
# { ... "script": { "queued": 12, "handled": 12, "dropped": 0,
#                    "errors": 0, "move_requests": 3 }, ... }
```

---

## 8. Event type name strings

`event.type` (and the `emit` RPC `type` field) uses these exact strings:

`torrent_added`, `piece_complete`, `file_complete`, `torrent_finished`,
`peer_connected`, `alert`.

You can inject any of them for testing with the `emit` RPC:

```sh
nautctl --socket /tmp/nautd.sock emit \
  '{"type":"file_complete","torrent_id":42,"index":0,"path":"/downloads/42/movie.mkv"}'
```

---

## 9. Complete example

A full, tested real-world script lives in
[`../examples/anime_sort.lua`](../examples/anime_sort.lua): it parses each
finished file with an embedded Anitomy-style parser and sorts anime into a
`Title/Season NN/Title - SNNENN.ext` library as episodes complete. See
[`../examples/README.md`](../examples/README.md).

A minimal version:

```lua
-- archive-on-finish.lua
-- Move each file to /archive as it completes, and log torrent completion.

local archive = "/archive"

function on_file_complete(event)
    if not event.path then return end
    local name = event.path:match("[^/]+$") or event.path
    local ok, err = pcall(naut.move_file,
                          event.torrent_id, event.index,
                          archive .. "/" .. name)
    if ok then
        print(("archived file #%d of torrent %d -> %s/%s")
            :format(event.index, event.torrent_id, archive, name))
    else
        print("move failed to queue: " .. tostring(err))
    end
end

function on_torrent_finished(event)
    print("torrent " .. event.torrent_id .. " fully downloaded")
end
```

Run it:

```sh
nautd --socket /tmp/nautd.sock &
nautctl --socket /tmp/nautd.sock script ./archive-on-finish.lua
nautctl --socket /tmp/nautd.sock add big.torrent /downloads/1
```