msps

A Lua library for Windows that provides simple functions for user interaction, such as message boxes, input dialogs, clipboard handling, and system notifications. Easy to integrate in Lua scripts with minimal setup.

Compatibility Notice

• This library is designed for Windows systems only.
• It requires PowerShell to be available in the system PATH.
• Unix-based systems are not supported.

Installation

Simply copy msps.lua into your Lua project or modules folder:

local ps = require("msps")

Features

Function	Description	Parameters	Returns
ps.msgBox	Displays a customizable message box using PowerShell and Microsoft.VisualBasic.	title (string), prompt (string), boxType (string, optional), icon (string, optional), defaultButton (number, optional)	string or nil
ps.inputBox	Displays an input box using PowerShell and Microsoft.VisualBasic.	title (string), prompt (string), default (string, optional)	string or nil
ps.setText	Copies the given text to the system clipboard using PowerShell and System.Windows.Forms.	text (string)	nil
ps.beep	Produces a beep sound using PowerShell and Microsoft.VisualBasic.	None	nil
ps.openFile	Displays a file open dialog using PowerShell and System.Windows.Forms	title (string), filter (string), multiSelect (boolean, optional)	string or nil
ps.folderBrowser	Displays a folder browser dialog using PowerShell and System.Windows.Forms	description (string), showNewFolderButton (boolean, optional)	string or nil
ps.customXaml	Displays a custom XAML-based dialog using PowerShell and WPF, and retrieves values from specified controls	xaml (string), inputs (table)	string or nil
ps.notifyIcon	Displays a notification icon with a balloon tip	title (string), text (string, optional), icon (string, optional)	nil