Is there any language generate targeting code in lua with ruby-like sugar?

Question

Is there any project trying to wrap the Lua with some ruby-like sugar just like what CoffeeScript do to javascript?

I think that will be fun since Lua's syntax is ... not so sweet i think.

Answer 1

MoonScript is a new language that compiles to lua with syntax inspired by CoffeeScript

Language reference with more examples:
http://moonscript.org/reference/

Answer 2

You should have a look at Metalua. It allows you to modify the Lua syntax to your heart's desire, while generating Lua bytecode as a result.

I am not sure there are Ruby-style extensions, but you can get inspiration from pythonic, which makes the syntax more Python-like.