patch 8.2.0858: not easy to require Lua modulesv8.2.0858

Problem:    Not easy to require Lua modules.
Solution:   Improve use of Lua path. (Prabir Shrestha, closes #6098)

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/testdir/testluaplugin/lua/testluaplugin/hello.lua b/src/testdir/testluaplugin/lua/testluaplugin/hello.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7c9055249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/testluaplugin/lua/testluaplugin/hello.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+local function hello()
+    return "hello from lua"
+end
+
+return {
+    hello = hello
+}
diff --git a/src/testdir/testluaplugin/lua/testluaplugin/init.lua b/src/testdir/testluaplugin/lua/testluaplugin/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e6c47482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/testluaplugin/lua/testluaplugin/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+local hello = require('testluaplugin/hello').hello
+
+return {
+    hello = hello
+}