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Elegant Lua unit testing. Version 2.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

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overview

Package summary

Elegant Lua unit testing

Commands and aliases

  • busted

history

Project history and usage

busted is a Lua unit testing framework with a behavior/spec style, expressive assertions, spies, mocks, multiple output formats, and LuaRocks-first distribution. It is one of the familiar testing tools in the Lua and LuaJIT package ecosystem.

Project history

The current repository was created in August 2012, and the project documentation and license history show its Olivine Labs origin before the repository later lived under LunarModules. The README describes a framework focused on easy-to-read specs, nested `describe` and `it` blocks, chainable assertions, tags, mocks, spies, and support for Lua 5.1+, LuaJIT, and MoonScript.

The official docs list version 2.1.1 and present busted as both a command-line runner and a library of testing conventions. The rockspec documents its LuaRocks packaging, MIT license, CLI installation, and dependencies including luassert, say, lua_cliargs, Penlight, dkjson, and related Lua modules.

Adoption history

busted's adoption comes from being the natural test runner for many LuaRocks projects and from easy invocation in CI. The input metadata records Homebrew and Arch packaging, while the upstream README documents LuaRocks installation, Docker usage, and a GitHub Action for running busted in workflows.

How it is used

Typical usage is to write Lua specs with `describe` and `it`, use `assert` helpers from luassert, optionally add mocks or spies, then run the `busted` CLI over a file or test directory. Output handlers include terminal, JSON, TAP, JUnit, and other CI-friendly formats.

Why package nerds care

busted is significant because it helped give Lua projects a conventional, packageable test workflow comparable to RSpec, Jasmine, or Mocha in other ecosystems. For package maintainers, it is also the test command that turns many Lua modules from 'installs successfully' into 'can actually be verified during packaging'.

Timeline

  • 2012: Public repository created; copyright history begins with Olivine Labs.
  • 2010s: busted became established as a LuaRocks-distributed Lua testing framework.
  • 2020: README copyright range still referenced Olivine Labs before later LunarModules stewardship.
  • 2026: The LunarModules repository and docs remain active, with Homebrew and Arch package metadata present in the input.

Related projects

  • busted is closely related to Lua, LuaJIT, LuaRocks, luassert, say, lua_cliargs, Penlight, MoonScript, luacov, TAP/JUnit output consumers, and spec-style test frameworks such as RSpec, Jasmine, and Mocha.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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Configuration files

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Unix
.busted

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Installed executables

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bustedcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

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page generated2026-07-07
manager version2.3.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.3.0

https://github.com/lunarmodules/busted

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:busted
Version2.3.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/busted
Homepagehttps://lunarmodules.github.io/busted/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/lunarmodules/busted
Upstream docshttps://lunarmodules.github.io/busted
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/lunarmodules/busted/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-22T14:02:56-07:00
Pulseupdated
Dependencieslua
Build dependenciesluarocks
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namebusted
Version Scheme0
Revision1
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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pacman95%

busted 2.3.0-3

Elegant Lua unit testing (CLI)

https://lunarmodules.github.io/busted/

sudo pacman -S busted
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: any
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Busted
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: busted from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

package graph

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Related tools

  • luaRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • luarocksBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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  • av.db category and tag curation
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  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
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  • package version freshness
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