luawriter.py

#! /usr/bin/env python

# function to easily add backspaces
def insertBS(amount):
    if amount > 1:
        return "Send {Backspace %i}" %(amount)
    elif amount == 1:
        return "Send {Backspace}"
    return ""

# function to insert newline (ahk code)
def insertEnter():
    return "Send {Enter}"

# function to insert space (ahk code)
def insertSpace(amount):
    if amount > 1:
        return "Send {Space %i}" %(amount)
    elif amount == 1:
        return "Send {Space}"
    return ""

# function to insert x newlines
def nl(x):
    return "\n"*x

# function to detect the amount of indentation
def detectIndentation(text):
    for i in range(len(text)):
        if text[i] != " ":
            return i
    return 0

# function to add SendRaw
def addSend(text):
    return "SendRaw " + text.rstrip('\n').replace("%", "`%")

# Open and read lua code
fileName = input("Type in filename: ")
f = open(fileName, 'r')
luaCode = f.readlines()
f.close()

# initiate ahk code
ahkCode = "numpad1::" + nl(1)

curInd = 0

# loop through lua code lines
for line in luaCode:
    # detecting and controlling indendtation
    prevInd = curInd
    curInd = detectIndentation(line)
    if curInd < prevInd:
        ahkCode += insertBS(prevInd - curInd) + nl(1)

    # remove unecessary leading spaces (indentation)
    line = line.lstrip(' ')
    if curInd > prevInd:
        ahkCode += insertSpace(curInd - prevInd) + nl(1)

    if len(line.rstrip('\n')) != 0:
        ahkCode += addSend(line) + nl(1)
    ahkCode += insertEnter() + nl(1)

# add exit command
ahkCode += nl(1) + "exitapp"

# save file
ahkName = fileName.replace(".lua", ".ahk")
f = open(ahkName, 'w')
f.write(ahkCode)
f.close()

input("Done")