require("import") -- the import fn import("extend_template") -- import lib into global et=extend_template--alias -- catching undefined variables local env = _ENV -- Lua 5.2 if not env then env = getfenv () end -- Lua 5.1 setmetatable(env, {__index=function (t,i) error("undefined global variable `"..i.."'",2) end}) foo1 = et.Foo_0() assert(foo1:test1(5) == 5) assert(foo1:test2(7) == 7)