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Install

glua_check runs the same analyzer and diagnostics as the language server. Use it when you want to check a project without opening an editor.

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Check a project

Run the command with one or more addon or gamemode folders:
The command finds .gluarc.json in the workspace and prints diagnostics to the terminal. It exits with code 1 when it finds an error. To make warnings fail the command too, add --warnings-as-errors:

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Load Garry’s Mod API definitions

Pass the generated annotations folder when you run glua_check outside the VS Code extension:
The API definitions load before your configured libraries, so those libraries can use Garry’s Mod types and wrapper behavior.

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Output formats

The default text output is easy to read in a terminal. Use json for scripts or sarif for code scanning tools:

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Useful options

Run glua_check --help for the complete command reference.