v0.9.5

This would prevent cloning plus has better performance when pushing values to Lua stack (`IntoLua::push_into_stack` method)

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+## v0.9.5
+
+- Minimal Luau updated to 0.609
+- Luau max stack size increased to 1M (from 100K)
+- Implemented `IntoLua` for refs to `String`/`Table`/`Function`/`AnyUserData`/`Thread` + `RegistryKey`
+- Implemented `IntoLua` and `FromLua` for `OwnedThread`/`OwnedString`
+- Fixed `FromLua` derive proc macro to cover more cases
+
 ## v0.9.4
 
 - Fixed loading all-in-one modules under mixed states (eg. main state and coroutines)

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "mlua"
-version = "0.9.4" # remember to update mlua_derive
-authors = ["Aleksandr Orlenko <zxteam@pm.me>", "kyren <catherine@chucklefish.org>"]
+version = "0.9.5" # remember to update mlua_derive
+authors = ["Aleksandr Orlenko <zxteam@pm.me>", "kyren <catherine@kyju.org>"]
 rust-version = "1.71"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/khvzak/mlua"
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ macros = ["mlua_derive/macros"]
 unstable = []
 
 [dependencies]
-mlua_derive = { version = "=0.9.1", optional = true, path = "mlua_derive" }
+mlua_derive = { version = "=0.9.2", optional = true, path = "mlua_derive" }
 bstr = { version = "1.0", features = ["std"], default_features = false }
 once_cell = { version = "1.0" }
 num-traits = { version = "0.2.14" }
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ erased-serde = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 serde-value = { version = "0.7", optional = true }
 parking_lot = { version = "0.12", optional = true }
 
-ffi = { package = "mlua-sys", version = "0.5.0", path = "mlua-sys" }
+ffi = { package = "mlua-sys", version = "0.5.1", path = "mlua-sys" }
 
 [target.'cfg(unix)'.dependencies]
 libloading = { version = "0.8", optional = true }

README.md

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 [crates.io]: https://crates.io/crates/mlua
 [API Documentation]: https://docs.rs/mlua/badge.svg
 [docs.rs]: https://docs.rs/mlua
-[Coverage Status]: https://codecov.io/gh/khvzak/mlua/branch/master/graph/badge.svg?token=99339FS1CG
-[codecov.io]: https://codecov.io/gh/khvzak/mlua
+[Coverage Status]: https://codecov.io/gh/mlua-rs/mlua/branch/master/graph/badge.svg?token=99339FS1CG
+[codecov.io]: https://codecov.io/gh/mlua-rs/mlua
 [MSRV]: https://img.shields.io/badge/rust-1.71+-brightgreen.svg?&logo=rust
 
 [Guided Tour] | [Benchmarks] | [FAQ]

examples/guided_tour.rs

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
 
     // You can load and evaluate Lua code. The returned type of `Lua::load` is a builder
     // that allows you to change settings before running Lua code. Here, we are using it to set
-    // the name of the laoded chunk to "example code", which will be used when Lua error
+    // the name of the loaded chunk to "example code", which will be used when Lua error
     // messages are printed.
 
     lua.load(
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     let print: Function = globals.get("print")?;
     print.call::<_, ()>("hello from rust")?;
 
-    // This API generally handles variadics using tuples. This is one way to call a function with
+    // This API generally handles variadic using tuples. This is one way to call a function with
     // multiple parameters:
 
     print.call::<_, ()>(("hello", "again", "from", "rust"))?;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         ["hello", "yet", "again", "from", "rust"].iter().cloned(),
     ))?;
 
-    // You can bind rust functions to Lua as well. Callbacks receive the Lua state inself as their
+    // You can bind rust functions to Lua as well. Callbacks receive the Lua state itself as their
     // first parameter, and the arguments given to the function as the second parameter. The type
     // of the arguments can be anything that is convertible from the parameters given by Lua, in
     // this case, the function expects two string sequences.

mlua-sys/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mlua-sys"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 authors = ["Aleksandr Orlenko <zxteam@pm.me>"]
 rust-version = "1.71"
 edition = "2021"
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ cfg-if = "1.0"
 pkg-config = "0.3.17"
 lua-src = { version = ">= 546.0.2, < 546.1.0", optional = true }
 luajit-src = { version = ">= 210.5.0, < 210.6.0", optional = true }
-luau0-src = { version = "0.7.11", optional = true }
+luau0-src = { version = "0.8.0", optional = true }

mlua-sys/build/find_vendored.rs

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ pub fn probe_lua() {
     #[cfg(feature = "luau")]
     let artifacts = luau0_src::Build::new()
         .enable_codegen(cfg!(feature = "luau-codegen"))
+        .set_max_cstack_size(1000000)
         .set_vector_size(if cfg!(feature = "luau-vector4") { 4 } else { 3 })
         .build();
 

mlua-sys/src/lua51/lua.rs

@@ -328,6 +328,14 @@ pub unsafe fn lua_getglobal_(L: *mut lua_State, var: *const c_char) {
     lua_getfield_(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX, var)
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn lua_tolightuserdata(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> *mut c_void {
+    if lua_islightuserdata(L, idx) != 0 {
+        return lua_touserdata(L, idx);
+    }
+    ptr::null_mut()
+}
+
 #[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn lua_tostring(L: *mut lua_State, i: c_int) -> *const c_char {
     lua_tolstring(L, i, ptr::null_mut())

mlua-sys/src/lua52/lua.rs

@@ -417,6 +417,14 @@ pub unsafe fn lua_pushglobaltable(L: *mut lua_State) {
     lua_rawgeti_(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, LUA_RIDX_GLOBALS as _)
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn lua_tolightuserdata(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> *mut c_void {
+    if lua_islightuserdata(L, idx) != 0 {
+        return lua_touserdata(L, idx);
+    }
+    ptr::null_mut()
+}
+
 #[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn lua_tostring(L: *mut lua_State, i: c_int) -> *const c_char {
     lua_tolstring(L, i, ptr::null_mut())

mlua-sys/src/lua53/lua.rs

@@ -424,6 +424,14 @@ pub unsafe fn lua_pushglobaltable(L: *mut lua_State) -> c_int {
     lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, LUA_RIDX_GLOBALS)
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn lua_tolightuserdata(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> *mut c_void {
+    if lua_islightuserdata(L, idx) != 0 {
+        return lua_touserdata(L, idx);
+    }
+    ptr::null_mut()
+}
+
 #[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn lua_tostring(L: *mut lua_State, i: c_int) -> *const c_char {
     lua_tolstring(L, i, ptr::null_mut())

mlua-sys/src/lua54/lua.rs

@@ -457,6 +457,14 @@ pub unsafe fn lua_pushglobaltable(L: *mut lua_State) -> c_int {
     lua_rawgeti(L, LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, LUA_RIDX_GLOBALS)
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn lua_tolightuserdata(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> *mut c_void {
+    if lua_islightuserdata(L, idx) != 0 {
+        return lua_touserdata(L, idx);
+    }
+    ptr::null_mut()
+}
+
 #[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn lua_tostring(L: *mut lua_State, i: c_int) -> *const c_char {
     lua_tolstring(L, i, ptr::null_mut())

mlua-sys/src/luau/lua.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@ use std::{mem, ptr};
 pub const LUA_MULTRET: c_int = -1;
 
 // Max number of Lua stack slots
-const LUAI_MAXCSTACK: c_int = 100000;
+const LUAI_MAXCSTACK: c_int = 1000000;
+
+// Number of valid Lua userdata tags
+const LUA_UTAG_LIMIT: c_int = 128;
+
+// Number of valid Lua lightuserdata tags
+const LUA_LUTAG_LIMIT: c_int = 128;
 
 //
 // Pseudo-indices
@@ -144,9 +150,11 @@ extern "C-unwind" {
     pub fn lua_objlen(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> usize;
     pub fn lua_tocfunction(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> Option<lua_CFunction>;
     pub fn lua_tolightuserdata(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> *mut c_void;
+    pub fn lua_tolightuserdatatagged(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int, tag: c_int) -> *mut c_void;
     pub fn lua_touserdata(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> *mut c_void;
     pub fn lua_touserdatatagged(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int, tag: c_int) -> *mut c_void;
     pub fn lua_userdatatag(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> c_int;
+    pub fn lua_lightuserdatatag(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> c_int;
     pub fn lua_tothread(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> *mut lua_State;
     pub fn lua_tobuffer(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int, len: *mut usize) -> *mut c_void;
     pub fn lua_topointer(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int) -> *const c_void;
@@ -179,7 +187,7 @@ extern "C-unwind" {
     pub fn lua_pushboolean(L: *mut lua_State, b: c_int);
     pub fn lua_pushthread(L: *mut lua_State) -> c_int;
 
-    pub fn lua_pushlightuserdata(L: *mut lua_State, p: *mut c_void);
+    pub fn lua_pushlightuserdatatagged(L: *mut lua_State, p: *mut c_void, tag: c_int);
     pub fn lua_newuserdatatagged(L: *mut lua_State, sz: usize, tag: c_int) -> *mut c_void;
     pub fn lua_newuserdatadtor(L: *mut lua_State, sz: usize, dtor: lua_Udestructor) -> *mut c_void;
 
@@ -280,6 +288,8 @@ extern "C-unwind" {
     pub fn lua_setuserdatatag(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int, tag: c_int);
     pub fn lua_setuserdatadtor(L: *mut lua_State, tag: c_int, dtor: Option<lua_Destructor>);
     pub fn lua_getuserdatadtor(L: *mut lua_State, tag: c_int) -> Option<lua_Destructor>;
+    pub fn lua_setlightuserdataname(L: *mut lua_State, tag: c_int, name: *const c_char);
+    pub fn lua_getlightuserdataname(L: *mut lua_State, tag: c_int) -> *const c_char;
     pub fn lua_clonefunction(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int);
     pub fn lua_cleartable(L: *mut lua_State, idx: c_int);
     pub fn lua_getallocf(L: *mut lua_State, ud: *mut *mut c_void) -> lua_Alloc;
@@ -398,18 +408,22 @@ pub unsafe fn lua_pushliteral(L: *mut lua_State, s: &'static str) {
     lua_pushlstring_(L, c_str.as_ptr(), c_str.as_bytes().len())
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn lua_pushcfunction(L: *mut lua_State, f: lua_CFunction) {
     lua_pushcclosurek(L, f, ptr::null(), 0, None)
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn lua_pushcfunctiond(L: *mut lua_State, f: lua_CFunction, debugname: *const c_char) {
     lua_pushcclosurek(L, f, debugname, 0, None)
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn lua_pushcclosure(L: *mut lua_State, f: lua_CFunction, nup: c_int) {
     lua_pushcclosurek(L, f, ptr::null(), nup, None)
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn lua_pushcclosured(
     L: *mut lua_State,
     f: lua_CFunction,
@@ -419,6 +433,11 @@ pub unsafe fn lua_pushcclosured(
     lua_pushcclosurek(L, f, debugname, nup, None)
 }
 
+#[inline(always)]
+pub unsafe fn lua_pushlightuserdata(L: *mut lua_State, p: *mut c_void) {
+    lua_pushlightuserdatatagged(L, p, 0)
+}
+
 #[inline(always)]
 pub unsafe fn lua_setglobal(L: *mut lua_State, var: *const c_char) {
     lua_setfield(L, LUA_GLOBALSINDEX, var)

mlua_derive/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "mlua_derive"
-version = "0.9.1"
+version = "0.9.2"
 authors = ["Aleksandr Orlenko <zxteam@pm.me>"]
 edition = "2021"
 description = "Procedural macros for the mlua crate."
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ quote = "1.0"
 proc-macro2 = { version = "1.0", features = ["span-locations"] }
 proc-macro-error = { version = "1.0", optional = true }
 syn = { version = "2.0", features = ["full"] }
-itertools = { version = "0.11", optional = true }
+itertools = { version = "0.12", optional = true }
 regex = { version = "1.4", optional = true }
 once_cell = { version = "1.0", optional = true }

mlua_derive/src/from_lua.rs

@@ -7,16 +7,17 @@ pub fn from_lua(input: TokenStream) -> TokenStream {
         ident, generics, ..
     } = parse_macro_input!(input as DeriveInput);
 
+    let ident_str = ident.to_string();
+    let (impl_generics, ty_generics, _) = generics.split_for_impl();
     let where_clause = match &generics.where_clause {
         Some(where_clause) => quote! { #where_clause, Self: 'static + Clone },
         None => quote! { where Self: 'static + Clone },
     };
-    let ident_str = ident.to_string();
 
     quote! {
-      impl #generics ::mlua::FromLua<'_> for #ident #generics #where_clause {
+      impl #impl_generics ::mlua::FromLua<'_> for #ident #ty_generics #where_clause {
         #[inline]
-        fn from_lua(value: ::mlua::Value<'_>, lua: &'_ ::mlua::Lua) -> ::mlua::Result<Self> {
+        fn from_lua(value: ::mlua::Value<'_>, _: &'_ ::mlua::Lua) -> ::mlua::Result<Self> {
           match value {
             ::mlua::Value::UserData(ud) => Ok(ud.borrow::<Self>()?.clone()),
             _ => Err(::mlua::Error::FromLuaConversionError {

src/conversion.rs

@@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ use crate::lua::Lua;
 use crate::string::String;
 use crate::table::Table;
 use crate::thread::Thread;
-use crate::types::{LightUserData, MaybeSend};
+use crate::types::{LightUserData, MaybeSend, RegistryKey};
 use crate::userdata::{AnyUserData, UserData, UserDataRef, UserDataRefMut};
 use crate::value::{FromLua, IntoLua, Nil, Value};
 
 #[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", any(not(feature = "send"), doc)))]
-use crate::{function::OwnedFunction, table::OwnedTable, userdata::OwnedAnyUserData};
+use crate::{
+    function::OwnedFunction, string::OwnedString, table::OwnedTable, thread::OwnedThread,
+    userdata::OwnedAnyUserData,
+};
 
 impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for Value<'lua> {
     #[inline]
@@ -44,6 +47,18 @@ impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for String<'lua> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for &String<'lua> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_lua(self, _: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
+        Ok(Value::String(self.clone()))
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn push_into_stack(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(lua.push_ref(&self.0))
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'lua> FromLua<'lua> for String<'lua> {
     #[inline]
     fn from_lua(value: Value<'lua>, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<String<'lua>> {
@@ -57,6 +72,38 @@ impl<'lua> FromLua<'lua> for String<'lua> {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", any(not(feature = "send"), doc)))]
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))))]
+impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for OwnedString {
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_lua(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
+        Ok(Value::String(String(lua.adopt_owned_ref(self.0))))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", any(not(feature = "send"), doc)))]
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))))]
+impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for &OwnedString {
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_lua(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
+        OwnedString::into_lua(self.clone(), lua)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn push_into_stack(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(lua.push_owned_ref(&self.0))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", any(not(feature = "send"), doc)))]
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))))]
+impl<'lua> FromLua<'lua> for OwnedString {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from_lua(value: Value<'lua>, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<OwnedString> {
+        String::from_lua(value, lua).map(|s| s.into_owned())
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for Table<'lua> {
     #[inline]
     fn into_lua(self, _: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
@@ -64,6 +111,18 @@ impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for Table<'lua> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for &Table<'lua> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_lua(self, _: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
+        Ok(Value::Table(self.clone()))
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn push_into_stack(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(lua.push_ref(&self.0))
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'lua> FromLua<'lua> for Table<'lua> {
     #[inline]
     fn from_lua(value: Value<'lua>, _: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Table<'lua>> {
@@ -87,6 +146,20 @@ impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for OwnedTable {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", any(not(feature = "send"), doc)))]
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))))]
+impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for &OwnedTable {
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_lua(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
+        OwnedTable::into_lua(self.clone(), lua)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn push_into_stack(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(lua.push_owned_ref(&self.0))
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", any(not(feature = "send"), doc)))]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))))]
 impl<'lua> FromLua<'lua> for OwnedTable {
@@ -103,6 +176,18 @@ impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for Function<'lua> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for &Function<'lua> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_lua(self, _: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
+        Ok(Value::Function(self.clone()))
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn push_into_stack(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(lua.push_ref(&self.0))
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'lua> FromLua<'lua> for Function<'lua> {
     #[inline]
     fn from_lua(value: Value<'lua>, _: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Function<'lua>> {
@@ -126,6 +211,20 @@ impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for OwnedFunction {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", any(not(feature = "send"), doc)))]
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))))]
+impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for &OwnedFunction {
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_lua(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
+        OwnedFunction::into_lua(self.clone(), lua)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn push_into_stack(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(lua.push_owned_ref(&self.0))
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", any(not(feature = "send"), doc)))]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))))]
 impl<'lua> FromLua<'lua> for OwnedFunction {
@@ -142,6 +241,18 @@ impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for Thread<'lua> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for &Thread<'lua> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_lua(self, _: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
+        Ok(Value::Thread(self.clone()))
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn push_into_stack(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(lua.push_ref(&self.0))
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'lua> FromLua<'lua> for Thread<'lua> {
     #[inline]
     fn from_lua(value: Value<'lua>, _: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Thread<'lua>> {
@@ -156,6 +267,38 @@ impl<'lua> FromLua<'lua> for Thread<'lua> {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", any(not(feature = "send"), doc)))]
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))))]
+impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for OwnedThread {
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_lua(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
+        Ok(Value::Thread(Thread(lua.adopt_owned_ref(self.0), self.1)))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", any(not(feature = "send"), doc)))]
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))))]
+impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for &OwnedThread {
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_lua(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
+        OwnedThread::into_lua(self.clone(), lua)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn push_into_stack(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(lua.push_owned_ref(&self.0))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", any(not(feature = "send"), doc)))]
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))))]
+impl<'lua> FromLua<'lua> for OwnedThread {
+    #[inline]
+    fn from_lua(value: Value<'lua>, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<OwnedThread> {
+        Thread::from_lua(value, lua).map(|s| s.into_owned())
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for AnyUserData<'lua> {
     #[inline]
     fn into_lua(self, _: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
@@ -163,6 +306,18 @@ impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for AnyUserData<'lua> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for &AnyUserData<'lua> {
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_lua(self, _: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
+        Ok(Value::UserData(self.clone()))
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn push_into_stack(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(lua.push_ref(&self.0))
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'lua> FromLua<'lua> for AnyUserData<'lua> {
     #[inline]
     fn from_lua(value: Value<'lua>, _: &'lua Lua) -> Result<AnyUserData<'lua>> {
@@ -189,6 +344,20 @@ impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for OwnedAnyUserData {
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", any(not(feature = "send"), doc)))]
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))))]
+impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for &OwnedAnyUserData {
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_lua(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
+        OwnedAnyUserData::into_lua(self.clone(), lua)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    unsafe fn push_into_stack(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<()> {
+        Ok(lua.push_owned_ref(&self.0))
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", any(not(feature = "send"), doc)))]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))))]
 impl<'lua> FromLua<'lua> for OwnedAnyUserData {
@@ -240,6 +409,26 @@ impl<'lua> FromLua<'lua> for Error {
     }
 }
 
+impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for &RegistryKey {
+    #[inline]
+    fn into_lua(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {
+        lua.registry_value(self)
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn push_into_stack(self, lua: &'lua Lua) -> Result<()> {
+        if !lua.owns_registry_value(self) {
+            return Err(Error::MismatchedRegistryKey);
+        }
+
+        if self.is_nil() {
+            ffi::lua_pushnil(lua.state());
+        } else {
+            ffi::lua_rawgeti(lua.state(), ffi::LUA_REGISTRYINDEX, self.registry_id as _);
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 impl<'lua> IntoLua<'lua> for bool {
     #[inline]
     fn into_lua(self, _: &'lua Lua) -> Result<Value<'lua>> {

src/lua.rs

@@ -2558,6 +2558,15 @@ impl Lua {
         ffi::lua_xpush(self.ref_thread(), self.state(), lref.index);
     }
 
+    #[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))]
+    pub(crate) unsafe fn push_owned_ref(&self, loref: &crate::types::LuaOwnedRef) {
+        assert!(
+            Arc::ptr_eq(&loref.inner, &self.0),
+            "Lua instance passed Value created from a different main Lua state"
+        );
+        ffi::lua_xpush(self.ref_thread(), self.state(), loref.index);
+    }
+
     // Pops the topmost element of the stack and stores a reference to it. This pins the object,
     // preventing garbage collection until the returned `LuaRef` is dropped.
     //
@@ -2965,8 +2974,7 @@ impl Lua {
                 match fut.as_mut().poll(&mut ctx) {
                     Poll::Pending => {
                         ffi::lua_pushnil(state);
-                        let pending = &ASYNC_POLL_PENDING as *const u8 as *mut c_void;
-                        ffi::lua_pushlightuserdata(state, pending);
+                        ffi::lua_pushlightuserdata(state, Lua::poll_pending().0);
                         Ok(2)
                     }
                     Poll::Ready(nresults) => {
@@ -3069,6 +3077,14 @@ impl Lua {
         mem::replace(&mut (*self.extra.get()).waker, waker)
     }
 
+    /// Returns internal `Poll::Pending` constant used for executing async callbacks.
+    #[cfg(feature = "async")]
+    #[doc(hidden)]
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn poll_pending() -> LightUserData {
+        LightUserData(&ASYNC_POLL_PENDING as *const u8 as *mut c_void)
+    }
+
     pub(crate) unsafe fn make_userdata<T>(&self, data: UserDataCell<T>) -> Result<AnyUserData>
     where
         T: UserData + 'static,

src/thread.rs

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use crate::{
 
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
 use {
-    crate::{lua::ASYNC_POLL_PENDING, value::MultiValue},
+    crate::value::MultiValue,
     futures_util::stream::Stream,
     std::{
         future::Future,
@@ -530,12 +530,7 @@ where
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
 #[inline(always)]
 unsafe fn is_poll_pending(state: *mut ffi::lua_State) -> bool {
-    if ffi::lua_islightuserdata(state, -1) != 0 {
-        let stack_ptr = ffi::lua_touserdata(state, -1) as *const u8;
-        let pending_ptr = &ASYNC_POLL_PENDING as *const u8;
-        return std::ptr::eq(stack_ptr, pending_ptr);
-    }
-    false
+    ffi::lua_tolightuserdata(state, -1) == Lua::poll_pending().0
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]

tests/async.rs

@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ async fn test_async_userdata() -> Result<()> {
     let globals = lua.globals();
 
     let userdata = lua.create_userdata(MyUserData(11))?;
-    globals.set("userdata", userdata.clone())?;
+    globals.set("userdata", &userdata)?;
 
     lua.load(
         r#"

tests/compile/async_any_userdata_method.stderr

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ error: lifetime may not live long enough
 9  |           reg.add_async_method("t", |_, this: &String, ()| async {
    |  ___________________________________----------------------_^
    | |                                   |                    |
-   | |                                   |                    return type of closure `[async block@$DIR/tests/compile/async_any_userdata_method.rs:9:58: 12:10]` contains a lifetime `'2`
+   | |                                   |                    return type of closure `{async block@$DIR/tests/compile/async_any_userdata_method.rs:9:58: 12:10}` contains a lifetime `'2`
    | |                                   lifetime `'1` represents this closure's body
 10 | |             s = this;
 11 | |             Ok(())
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ error[E0596]: cannot borrow `s` as mutable, as it is a captured variable in a `F
 error[E0597]: `s` does not live long enough
   --> tests/compile/async_any_userdata_method.rs:8:21
    |
+7  |           let s = String::new();
+   |               - binding `s` declared here
 8  |           let mut s = &s;
    |                       ^^ borrowed value does not live long enough
 9  | /         reg.add_async_method("t", |_, this: &String, ()| async {

tests/compile/lua_norefunwindsafe.stderr

@@ -7,14 +7,46 @@ error[E0277]: the type `UnsafeCell<mlua::lua::ExtraData>` may contain interior m
   |     required by a bound introduced by this call
   |
   = help: within `Lua`, the trait `RefUnwindSafe` is not implemented for `UnsafeCell<mlua::lua::ExtraData>`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `ArcInner<UnsafeCell<ExtraData>>`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `PhantomData<ArcInner<UnsafeCell<ExtraData>>>`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `Arc<UnsafeCell<ExtraData>>`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `LuaInner`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `ArcInner<LuaInner>`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `PhantomData<ArcInner<LuaInner>>`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `Arc<LuaInner>`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `Lua`
+note: required because it appears within the type `ArcInner<UnsafeCell<ExtraData>>`
+ --> $RUST/alloc/src/sync.rs
+  |
+  | struct ArcInner<T: ?Sized> {
+  |        ^^^^^^^^
+note: required because it appears within the type `PhantomData<ArcInner<UnsafeCell<ExtraData>>>`
+ --> $RUST/core/src/marker.rs
+  |
+  | pub struct PhantomData<T: ?Sized>;
+  |            ^^^^^^^^^^^
+note: required because it appears within the type `Arc<UnsafeCell<ExtraData>>`
+ --> $RUST/alloc/src/sync.rs
+  |
+  | pub struct Arc<
+  |            ^^^
+note: required because it appears within the type `LuaInner`
+ --> src/lua.rs
+  |
+  | pub struct LuaInner {
+  |            ^^^^^^^^
+note: required because it appears within the type `ArcInner<LuaInner>`
+ --> $RUST/alloc/src/sync.rs
+  |
+  | struct ArcInner<T: ?Sized> {
+  |        ^^^^^^^^
+note: required because it appears within the type `PhantomData<ArcInner<LuaInner>>`
+ --> $RUST/core/src/marker.rs
+  |
+  | pub struct PhantomData<T: ?Sized>;
+  |            ^^^^^^^^^^^
+note: required because it appears within the type `Arc<LuaInner>`
+ --> $RUST/alloc/src/sync.rs
+  |
+  | pub struct Arc<
+  |            ^^^
+note: required because it appears within the type `Lua`
+ --> src/lua.rs
+  |
+  | pub struct Lua(Arc<LuaInner>);
+  |            ^^^
   = note: required for `&Lua` to implement `UnwindSafe`
 note: required because it's used within this closure
  --> tests/compile/lua_norefunwindsafe.rs:7:18

tests/compile/non_send.stderr

@@ -4,22 +4,25 @@ error[E0277]: `Rc<Cell<i32>>` cannot be sent between threads safely
 11 |       lua.create_function(move |_, ()| {
    |           --------------- ^-----------
    |           |               |
-   |  _________|_______________within this `[closure@$DIR/tests/compile/non_send.rs:11:25: 11:37]`
+   |  _________|_______________within this `{closure@$DIR/tests/compile/non_send.rs:11:25: 11:37}`
    | |         |
    | |         required by a bound introduced by this call
 12 | |         Ok(data.get())
 13 | |     })?
    | |_____^ `Rc<Cell<i32>>` cannot be sent between threads safely
    |
-   = help: within `[closure@$DIR/tests/compile/non_send.rs:11:25: 11:37]`, the trait `Send` is not implemented for `Rc<Cell<i32>>`
+   = help: within `{closure@$DIR/tests/compile/non_send.rs:11:25: 11:37}`, the trait `Send` is not implemented for `Rc<Cell<i32>>`
 note: required because it's used within this closure
   --> tests/compile/non_send.rs:11:25
    |
 11 |     lua.create_function(move |_, ()| {
    |                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^
-   = note: required for `[closure@$DIR/tests/compile/non_send.rs:11:25: 11:37]` to implement `mlua::types::MaybeSend`
+   = note: required for `{closure@$DIR/tests/compile/non_send.rs:11:25: 11:37}` to implement `mlua::types::MaybeSend`
 note: required by a bound in `Lua::create_function`
   --> src/lua.rs
    |
+   |     pub fn create_function<'lua, A, R, F>(&'lua self, func: F) -> Result<Function<'lua>>
+   |            --------------- required by a bound in this associated function
+...
    |         F: Fn(&'lua Lua, A) -> Result<R> + MaybeSend + 'static,
    |                                            ^^^^^^^^^ required by this bound in `Lua::create_function`

tests/compile/ref_nounwindsafe.stderr

@@ -7,17 +7,57 @@ error[E0277]: the type `UnsafeCell<mlua::lua::ExtraData>` may contain interior m
   |     required by a bound introduced by this call
   |
   = help: within `Lua`, the trait `RefUnwindSafe` is not implemented for `UnsafeCell<mlua::lua::ExtraData>`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `ArcInner<UnsafeCell<ExtraData>>`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `PhantomData<ArcInner<UnsafeCell<ExtraData>>>`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `Arc<UnsafeCell<ExtraData>>`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `LuaInner`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `ArcInner<LuaInner>`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `PhantomData<ArcInner<LuaInner>>`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `Arc<LuaInner>`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `Lua`
+note: required because it appears within the type `ArcInner<UnsafeCell<ExtraData>>`
+ --> $RUST/alloc/src/sync.rs
+  |
+  | struct ArcInner<T: ?Sized> {
+  |        ^^^^^^^^
+note: required because it appears within the type `PhantomData<ArcInner<UnsafeCell<ExtraData>>>`
+ --> $RUST/core/src/marker.rs
+  |
+  | pub struct PhantomData<T: ?Sized>;
+  |            ^^^^^^^^^^^
+note: required because it appears within the type `Arc<UnsafeCell<ExtraData>>`
+ --> $RUST/alloc/src/sync.rs
+  |
+  | pub struct Arc<
+  |            ^^^
+note: required because it appears within the type `LuaInner`
+ --> src/lua.rs
+  |
+  | pub struct LuaInner {
+  |            ^^^^^^^^
+note: required because it appears within the type `ArcInner<LuaInner>`
+ --> $RUST/alloc/src/sync.rs
+  |
+  | struct ArcInner<T: ?Sized> {
+  |        ^^^^^^^^
+note: required because it appears within the type `PhantomData<ArcInner<LuaInner>>`
+ --> $RUST/core/src/marker.rs
+  |
+  | pub struct PhantomData<T: ?Sized>;
+  |            ^^^^^^^^^^^
+note: required because it appears within the type `Arc<LuaInner>`
+ --> $RUST/alloc/src/sync.rs
+  |
+  | pub struct Arc<
+  |            ^^^
+note: required because it appears within the type `Lua`
+ --> src/lua.rs
+  |
+  | pub struct Lua(Arc<LuaInner>);
+  |            ^^^
   = note: required for `&Lua` to implement `UnwindSafe`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `LuaRef<'_>`
-  = note: required because it appears within the type `Table<'_>`
+note: required because it appears within the type `LuaRef<'_>`
+ --> src/types.rs
+  |
+  | pub(crate) struct LuaRef<'lua> {
+  |                   ^^^^^^
+note: required because it appears within the type `Table<'_>`
+ --> src/table.rs
+  |
+  | pub struct Table<'lua>(pub(crate) LuaRef<'lua>);
+  |            ^^^^^
 note: required because it's used within this closure
  --> tests/compile/ref_nounwindsafe.rs:8:18
   |

tests/compile/scope_userdata_borrow.stderr

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ error[E0597]: `ibad` does not live long enough
 11 |     lua.scope(|scope| {
    |                ----- has type `&mlua::Scope<'_, '1>`
 ...
+14 |             let ibad = 42;
+   |                 ---- binding `ibad` declared here
 15 |             scope.create_nonstatic_userdata(MyUserData(&ibad)).unwrap();
    |             -------------------------------------------^^^^^--
    |             |                                          |

tests/compile/static_callback_args.stderr

@@ -1,35 +1,31 @@
 error[E0597]: `lua` does not live long enough
   --> tests/compile/static_callback_args.rs:12:5
    |
-10 |        let lua = Lua::new();
-   |            --- binding `lua` declared here
+10 |       let lua = Lua::new();
+   |           --- binding `lua` declared here
 11 |
-12 | /      lua.create_function(|_, table: Table| {
-13 | |/         BAD_TIME.with(|bt| {
-14 | ||             *bt.borrow_mut() = Some(table);
-15 | ||         });
-   | ||__________- argument requires that `lua` is borrowed for `'static`
-16 | |          Ok(())
-17 | |      })?
-   | |_______^ borrowed value does not live long enough
+12 |       lua.create_function(|_, table: Table| {
+   |       ^^^ borrowed value does not live long enough
+13 | /         BAD_TIME.with(|bt| {
+14 | |             *bt.borrow_mut() = Some(table);
+15 | |         });
+   | |__________- argument requires that `lua` is borrowed for `'static`
 ...
-32 |    }
-   |    - `lua` dropped here while still borrowed
+32 |   }
+   |   - `lua` dropped here while still borrowed
 
 error[E0505]: cannot move out of `lua` because it is borrowed
   --> tests/compile/static_callback_args.rs:22:10
    |
-10 |        let lua = Lua::new();
-   |            --- binding `lua` declared here
+10 |       let lua = Lua::new();
+   |           --- binding `lua` declared here
 11 |
-12 | /      lua.create_function(|_, table: Table| {
-13 | |/         BAD_TIME.with(|bt| {
-14 | ||             *bt.borrow_mut() = Some(table);
-15 | ||         });
-   | ||__________- argument requires that `lua` is borrowed for `'static`
-16 | |          Ok(())
-17 | |      })?
-   | |_______- borrow of `lua` occurs here
+12 |       lua.create_function(|_, table: Table| {
+   |       --- borrow of `lua` occurs here
+13 | /         BAD_TIME.with(|bt| {
+14 | |             *bt.borrow_mut() = Some(table);
+15 | |         });
+   | |__________- argument requires that `lua` is borrowed for `'static`
 ...
-22 |        drop(lua);
-   |             ^^^ move out of `lua` occurs here
+22 |       drop(lua);
+   |            ^^^ move out of `lua` occurs here

tests/conversion.rs

@@ -3,7 +3,239 @@ use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet, HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
 
 use maplit::{btreemap, btreeset, hashmap, hashset};
-use mlua::{Error, Lua, Result};
+use mlua::{AnyUserData, Error, Function, IntoLua, Lua, Result, Table, Thread, UserDataRef, Value};
+
+#[test]
+fn test_string_into_lua() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    // Direct conversion
+    let s = lua.create_string("hello, world!")?;
+    let s2 = (&s).into_lua(&lua)?;
+    assert_eq!(s, s2.as_string().unwrap());
+
+    // Push into stack
+    let table = lua.create_table()?;
+    table.set("s", &s)?;
+    assert_eq!(s, table.get::<_, String>("s")?);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))]
+#[test]
+fn test_owned_string_into_lua() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    // Direct conversion
+    let s = lua.create_string("hello, world")?.into_owned();
+    let s2 = (&s).into_lua(&lua)?;
+    assert_eq!(s.to_ref(), *s2.as_string().unwrap());
+
+    // Push into stack
+    let table = lua.create_table()?;
+    table.set("s", &s)?;
+    assert_eq!(s.to_ref(), table.get::<_, String>("s")?);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))]
+#[test]
+fn test_owned_string_from_lua() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    let s = lua.unpack::<mlua::OwnedString>(lua.pack("hello, world")?)?;
+    assert_eq!(s.to_ref(), "hello, world");
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_table_into_lua() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    // Direct conversion
+    let t = lua.create_table()?;
+    let t2 = (&t).into_lua(&lua)?;
+    assert_eq!(&t, t2.as_table().unwrap());
+
+    // Push into stack
+    let f = lua.create_function(|_, (t, s): (Table, String)| t.set("s", s))?;
+    f.call((&t, "hello"))?;
+    assert_eq!("hello", t.get::<_, String>("s")?);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))]
+#[test]
+fn test_owned_table_into_lua() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    // Direct conversion
+    let t = lua.create_table()?.into_owned();
+    let t2 = (&t).into_lua(&lua)?;
+    assert_eq!(t.to_ref(), *t2.as_table().unwrap());
+
+    // Push into stack
+    let f = lua.create_function(|_, (t, s): (Table, String)| t.set("s", s))?;
+    f.call((&t, "hello"))?;
+    assert_eq!("hello", t.to_ref().get::<_, String>("s")?);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_function_into_lua() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    // Direct conversion
+    let f = lua.create_function(|_, ()| Ok::<_, Error>(()))?;
+    let f2 = (&f).into_lua(&lua)?;
+    assert_eq!(&f, f2.as_function().unwrap());
+
+    // Push into stack
+    let table = lua.create_table()?;
+    table.set("f", &f)?;
+    assert_eq!(f, table.get::<_, Function>("f")?);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))]
+#[test]
+fn test_owned_function_into_lua() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    // Direct conversion
+    let f = lua
+        .create_function(|_, ()| Ok::<_, Error>(()))?
+        .into_owned();
+    let f2 = (&f).into_lua(&lua)?;
+    assert_eq!(f.to_ref(), *f2.as_function().unwrap());
+
+    // Push into stack
+    let table = lua.create_table()?;
+    table.set("f", &f)?;
+    assert_eq!(f.to_ref(), table.get::<_, Function>("f")?);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_thread_into_lua() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    // Direct conversion
+    let f = lua.create_function(|_, ()| Ok::<_, Error>(()))?;
+    let th = lua.create_thread(f)?;
+    let th2 = (&th).into_lua(&lua)?;
+    assert_eq!(&th, th2.as_thread().unwrap());
+
+    // Push into stack
+    let table = lua.create_table()?;
+    table.set("th", &th)?;
+    assert_eq!(th, table.get::<_, Thread>("th")?);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))]
+#[test]
+fn test_owned_thread_into_lua() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    // Direct conversion
+    let f = lua.create_function(|_, ()| Ok::<_, Error>(()))?;
+    let th = lua.create_thread(f)?.into_owned();
+    let th2 = (&th).into_lua(&lua)?;
+    assert_eq!(&th.to_ref(), th2.as_thread().unwrap());
+
+    // Push into stack
+    let table = lua.create_table()?;
+    table.set("th", &th)?;
+    assert_eq!(th.to_ref(), table.get::<_, Thread>("th")?);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))]
+#[test]
+fn test_owned_thread_from_lua() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    let th = lua.unpack::<mlua::OwnedThread>(Value::Thread(lua.current_thread()))?;
+    assert_eq!(th.to_ref(), lua.current_thread());
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_anyuserdata_into_lua() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    // Direct conversion
+    let ud = lua.create_any_userdata(String::from("hello"))?;
+    let ud2 = (&ud).into_lua(&lua)?;
+    assert_eq!(&ud, ud2.as_userdata().unwrap());
+
+    // Push into stack
+    let table = lua.create_table()?;
+    table.set("ud", &ud)?;
+    assert_eq!(ud, table.get::<_, AnyUserData>("ud")?);
+    assert_eq!("hello", *table.get::<_, UserDataRef<String>>("ud")?);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(all(feature = "unstable", not(feature = "send")))]
+#[test]
+fn test_owned_anyuserdata_into_lua() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    // Direct conversion
+    let ud = lua.create_any_userdata(String::from("hello"))?.into_owned();
+    let ud2 = (&ud).into_lua(&lua)?;
+    assert_eq!(ud.to_ref(), *ud2.as_userdata().unwrap());
+
+    // Push into stack
+    let table = lua.create_table()?;
+    table.set("ud", &ud)?;
+    assert_eq!(ud.to_ref(), table.get::<_, AnyUserData>("ud")?);
+    assert_eq!("hello", *table.get::<_, UserDataRef<String>>("ud")?);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_registry_value_into_lua() -> Result<()> {
+    let lua = Lua::new();
+
+    let t = lua.create_table()?;
+    let r = lua.create_registry_value(t)?;
+    let f = lua.create_function(|_, t: Table| t.raw_set("hello", "world"))?;
+
+    f.call(&r)?;
+    let v = r.into_lua(&lua)?;
+    let t = v.as_table().unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(t.get::<_, String>("hello")?, "world");
+
+    // Try to set nil registry key
+    let r_nil = lua.create_registry_value(Value::Nil)?;
+    t.set("hello", &r_nil)?;
+    assert_eq!(t.get::<_, Value>("hello")?, Value::Nil);
+
+    // Check non-owned registry key
+    let lua2 = Lua::new();
+    let r2 = lua2.create_registry_value("abc")?;
+    assert!(matches!(
+        f.call::<_, ()>(&r2),
+        Err(Error::MismatchedRegistryKey)
+    ));
+
+    Ok(())
+}
 
 #[test]
 fn test_conv_vec() -> Result<()> {

tests/serde.rs

@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ fn test_from_value_with_options() -> Result<(), Box<dyn StdError>> {
 
     // Check recursion when using `Serialize` impl
     let t = lua.create_table()?;
-    t.set("t", t.clone())?;
+    t.set("t", &t)?;
     assert!(serde_json::to_string(&t).is_err());
 
     // Serialize Lua globals table

tests/tests.rs

@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ fn test_recursion() -> Result<()> {
         Ok(())
     })?;
 
-    lua.globals().set("f", f.clone())?;
+    lua.globals().set("f", &f)?;
     f.call::<_, ()>(1)?;
 
     Ok(())
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ fn test_too_many_recursions() -> Result<()> {
     let f = lua
         .create_function(move |lua, ()| lua.globals().get::<_, Function>("f")?.call::<_, ()>(()))?;
 
-    lua.globals().set("f", f.clone())?;
+    lua.globals().set("f", &f)?;
     assert!(f.call::<_, ()>(()).is_err());
 
     Ok(())

tests/thread.rs

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ fn test_coroutine_panic() {
         let thrd_main = lua.create_function(|_, ()| -> Result<()> {
             panic!("test_panic");
         })?;
-        lua.globals().set("main", thrd_main.clone())?;
+        lua.globals().set("main", &thrd_main)?;
         let thrd: Thread = lua.create_thread(thrd_main)?;
         thrd.resume(())
     }) {

tests/userdata.rs

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ fn test_methods() -> Result<()> {
 
     fn check_methods(lua: &Lua, userdata: AnyUserData) -> Result<()> {
         let globals = lua.globals();
-        globals.set("userdata", userdata.clone())?;
+        globals.set("userdata", &userdata)?;
         lua.load(
             r#"
             function get_it()
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ fn test_userdata_take() -> Result<()> {
     }
 
     fn check_userdata_take(lua: &Lua, userdata: AnyUserData, rc: Arc<i64>) -> Result<()> {
-        lua.globals().set("userdata", userdata.clone())?;
+        lua.globals().set("userdata", &userdata)?;
         assert_eq!(Arc::strong_count(&rc), 3);
         {
             let _value = userdata.borrow::<MyUserdata>()?;
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ fn test_functions() -> Result<()> {
     let lua = Lua::new();
     let globals = lua.globals();
     let userdata = lua.create_userdata(MyUserData(42))?;
-    globals.set("userdata", userdata.clone())?;
+    globals.set("userdata", &userdata)?;
     lua.load(
         r#"
         function get_it()
@@ -991,9 +991,9 @@ fn test_userdata_derive() -> Result<()> {
     // More complex struct where generics and where clause
 
     #[derive(Clone, Copy, mlua::FromLua)]
-    struct MyUserData2<'a, T>(&'a T)
+    struct MyUserData2<'a, T: ?Sized>(&'a T)
     where
-        T: ?Sized;
+        T: Copy;
 
     lua.register_userdata_type::<MyUserData2<'static, i32>>(|reg| {
         reg.add_function("val", |_, this: MyUserData2<'static, i32>| Ok(*this.0));