luau.rs

static USAGE: &str = r#"
Create multiple new computed columns, filter rows or compute aggregations by 
executing a Luau script for every row (SEQUENTIAL MODE) or for
specified rows (RANDOM ACCESS MODE) of a CSV file.

The executed Luau has 3 ways to reference row columns (as strings):
  1. Directly by using column name (e.g. Amount), can be disabled with -g
  2. Indexing col variable by column name: col.Amount or col["Total Balance"]
  3. Indexing col variable by column 1-based index: col[1], col[2], etc.

Of course, if your input has no headers, then 3. will be the only available
option.

Some usage examples:

  Sum numeric columns 'a' and 'b' and call new column 'c'
  $ qsv luau map c "a + b"
  $ qsv luau map c "col.a + col['b']"
  $ qsv luau map c "col[1] + col[2]"

  There is some magic in the previous example as 'a' and 'b' are passed in
  as strings (not numbers), but Luau still manages to add them up.
  A more explicit way of doing it, is by using tonumber
  $ qsv luau map c "tonumber(a) + tonumber(b)"

  Add running total column for Amount
  $ qsv luau map Total -x "tot = (tot or 0) + Amount; return tot"

  Or use the --begin and --end options to compute the running & grand totals
  $ qsv luau map Total --begin "tot = 0; gtotal = 0" -x \
        "tot = tot + Amount; gtotal = gtotal + tot; return tot" --end "return gtotal"

  Add running total column for Amount when previous balance was 900
  $ qsv luau map Total -x "tot = (tot or 900) + Amount; return tot"

  Convert Amount to always-positive AbsAmount and Type (debit/credit) columns
  $ qsv luau map Type -x \
        "if tonumber(Amount) < 0 then return 'debit' else return 'credit' end" | \
    qsv luau map AbsAmount "math.abs(tonumber(Amount))"

  Map multiple new columns in one pass
  $ qsv luau map newcol1,newcol2,newcol3 "{cola + 1, colb + 2, colc + 3}"

  Filter some rows based on numerical filtering
  $ qsv luau filter "tonumber(a) > 45"
  $ qsv luau filter "tonumber(a) >= tonumber(b)"

  Typing long scripts on the command line gets tiresome rather quickly, so use the
  "file:" prefix to read non-trivial scripts from the filesystem.
  $ qsv luau map Type -B "file:init.luau" -x "file:debitcredit.luau" -E "file:end.luau"

With "luau map", if the MAIN script is invalid for a row, "<ERROR>" is returned for that row.
With "luau filter", if the MAIN script is invalid for a row, that row is not filtered.

If any row has an invalid result, an exitcode of 1 is returned and an error count is logged.

SPECIAL VARIABLES:
  "_IDX" - a READ-only variable that is zero during the BEGIN script and
       set to the current row number during the MAIN & END scripts.

       "_IDX" is primarily used when the CSV has no index and the MAIN script evaluates each
       row in sequence (SEQUENTIAL MODE).
 
  "_INDEX" - a READ/WRITE variable that enables RANDOM ACCESS MODE when used in a script.
       Setting it to a row number will change the current row to the specified row number.
       It will only work, however, if the CSV has an index.

       When using _INDEX, the MAIN script will keep looping and evaluate the row specified by
       _INDEX until _INDEX is set to an invalid row number (e.g. negative number or to a value
       greater than rowcount).

       If the CSV has no index, it will abort with an error unless "qsv_autoindex()" is
       called in the BEGIN script to create an index.
       
  "_ROWCOUNT" - a READ-only variable which is zero during the BEGIN & MAIN scripts, 
       and set to the rowcount during the END script when the CSV has no index (SEQUENTIAL MODE).

       When using _INDEX and the CSV has an index, _ROWCOUNT will be set to the rowcount
       of the CSV file, even from the BEGINning (RANDOM ACCESS MODE).

  "_LASTROW" - a READ-only variable that is set to the last row number of the CSV file.
       It will only work, however, if the CSV has an index (RANDOM ACCESS MODE).

Luau's standard library is relatively minimal (https://luau-lang.org/library).
That's why qsv preloads the LuaDate library as date manipulation is a common data-wrangling task.
See https://tieske.github.io/date/#date-id96473 for info on how to use the LuaDate library.

Additional libraries can be loaded from the LUAU_PATH using luau's "require" function.
See http://lua-users.org/wiki/LibrariesAndBindings for a list of other libraries.

With the judicious use of "require", the BEGIN script & the special variables, one can create
variables/tables/arrays that can be used for complex aggregation operations in the END script.

TIP: When developing Luau scripts, be sure to take advantage of the "qsv_log" function to debug your script.
It will log messages to the logfile at the specified log level as specified by the QSV_LOG_LEVEL
environment variable. The first parameter to qsv_log is the log level (info, warn, error, debug, trace)
of the log message and will default to "info" if an invalid log level is specified.
You can add as many as 255 addl parameters which will be concatenated and logged as a single message.

There are more Luau helper functions in addition to "qsv_log": "qsv_break", "qsv_insertrecord",
"qsv_autoindex", and "qsv_coalesce". Detailed descriptions of these helpers can be found in the
"setup_helpers" section at the bottom of this file.

For more detailed examples, see https://github.com/jqnatividad/qsv/blob/master/tests/test_luau.rs.

Usage:
    qsv luau map [options] -n <main-script> [<input>]
    qsv luau map [options] <new-columns> <main-script> [<input>]
    qsv luau filter [options] <main-script> [<input>]
    qsv luau map --help
    qsv luau filter --help
    qsv luau --help

Luau arguments:

    All <script> arguments/options can either be the Luau code, or if it starts with "file:",
    the filepath from which to load the script.

    Instead of using the --begin and --end options, you can also embed BEGIN and END scripts in the
    MAIN script by using the "BEGIN { ... }!" and "END { ... }!" syntax.

    The BEGIN script is embedded in the MAIN script by adding a BEGIN block at the top of the script.
    The BEGIN block must start at the beggining of the line. It can contain multiple statements.

    The END script is embedded in the MAIN script by adding an END block at the bottom of the script.
    The END block must start at the beginning of the line. It can contain multiple statements.

    <new-columns> is a comma-separated list of new computed columns to add to the CSV when using
    "luau map". Note that the new columns are added to the CSV after the existing columns.

Luau options:
    -x, --exec               exec[ute] Luau script, instead of the default eval[uate].
                             eval (default) expects just a single Luau expression,
                             while exec expects one or more statements, allowing
                             full-fledged Luau programs. This only applies to the main-script
                             argument, not the BEGIN & END scripts.
    -g, --no-globals         Don't create Luau global variables for each column, only col.
                             Useful when some column names mask standard Luau globals.
                             Note: access to Luau globals thru _G remains even without -g.
    -r, --remap              Only the listed new columns are written to the output CSV.
                             Only applies to "map" subcommand.
    -B, --begin <script>     Luau script/file to execute in the BEGINning, before processing
                             the CSV with the main-script.
                             Typically used to initialize global variables.
                             Takes precedence over an embedded BEGIN script.
    -E, --end <script>       Luau script/file to execute at the END, after processing the
                             CSV with the main-script.
                             Typically used for aggregations.
                             The output of the END script is sent to stderr.
                             Takes precedence over an embedded END script.
    --luau-path <pattern>    The LUAU_PATH pattern to use from which the scripts 
                             can "require" lua/luau library files from.
                             See https://www.lua.org/pil/8.1.html
                             [default: ?;?.luau;?.lua]
    --max-errors <count>     The maximum number of errors to tolerate before aborting.
                             Set to zero to disable error limit.
                             [default: 100]
    --timeout <seconds>      Timeout for downloading lookup_tables using
                             the qsv_register_lookup() helper function.
                             [default: 15]

Common options:
    -h, --help             Display this message
    -o, --output <file>    Write output to <file> instead of stdout.
    -n, --no-headers       When set, the first row will not be interpreted
                           as headers.
    -d, --delimiter <arg>  The field delimiter for reading CSV data.
                           Must be a single character. (default: ,)
    -p, --progressbar      Show progress bars. Not valid for stdin.
                           Also not valid when "_INDEX" var is used
                           for random access.
"#;

use std::{
    env, fs, io,
    io::Write,
    path::Path,
    sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicI8, AtomicU16, Ordering},
};

use csv_index::RandomAccessSimple;
#[cfg(any(feature = "full", feature = "lite"))]
use indicatif::{ProgressBar, ProgressDrawTarget};
use log::{debug, info, log_enabled};
use mlua::{Lua, LuaSerdeExt, Value};
use serde::Deserialize;
use tempfile;

use crate::{
    config::{Config, Delimiter},
    util, CliError, CliResult,
};

#[derive(Deserialize)]
struct Args {
    cmd_map:          bool,
    cmd_filter:       bool,
    arg_new_columns:  Option<String>,
    arg_main_script:  String,
    arg_input:        Option<String>,
    flag_exec:        bool,
    flag_no_globals:  bool,
    flag_remap:       bool,
    flag_begin:       Option<String>,
    flag_end:         Option<String>,
    flag_luau_path:   String,
    flag_output:      Option<String>,
    flag_no_headers:  bool,
    flag_delimiter:   Option<Delimiter>,
    flag_progressbar: bool,
    flag_max_errors:  usize,
    flag_timeout:     u16,
}

impl From<mlua::Error> for CliError {
    fn from(err: mlua::Error) -> CliError {
        CliError::Other(err.to_string())
    }
}

static QSV_BREAK: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);
static QSV_SKIP: AtomicBool = AtomicBool::new(false);

// there are 3 stages: 1-BEGIN, 2-MAIN, 3-END
const BEGIN_STAGE: i8 = 1;
const MAIN_STAGE: i8 = 2;
const END_STAGE: i8 = 3;
static LUAU_STAGE: AtomicI8 = AtomicI8::new(0);

static TIMEOUT_SECS: AtomicU16 = AtomicU16::new(15);

pub fn run(argv: &[&str]) -> CliResult<()> {
    let args: Args = util::get_args(USAGE, argv)?;

    if args.flag_timeout > 3_600 {
        return fail!("Timeout cannot be more than 3,600 seconds (1 hour).");
    } else if args.flag_timeout == 0 {
        return fail!("Timeout cannot be zero.");
    }
    info!("TIMEOUT: {} secs", args.flag_timeout);
    TIMEOUT_SECS.store(args.flag_timeout, Ordering::Relaxed);

    let rconfig = Config::new(&args.arg_input)
        .delimiter(args.flag_delimiter)
        .no_headers(args.flag_no_headers);

    let mut luau_script = if let Some(script_filepath) = args.arg_main_script.strip_prefix("file:")
    {
        match fs::read_to_string(script_filepath) {
            Ok(file_contents) => file_contents,
            Err(e) => return fail_clierror!("Cannot load Luau file: {e}"),
        }
    } else {
        args.arg_main_script.clone()
    };

    // in Luau, comments begin with two consecutive hyphens
    // let's remove them, so we don't falsely trigger on commented special variables
    let comment_remover_re = regex::Regex::new(r"(?m)(^\s*?--.*?$)").unwrap();
    luau_script = comment_remover_re.replace_all(&luau_script, "").to_string();

    let mut index_file_used = luau_script.contains("_INDEX") || luau_script.contains("_LASTROW");

    // check if the main script has BEGIN and END blocks
    // and if so, extract them and remove them from the main script
    let begin_re = regex::Regex::new(r"(?ms)^BEGIN \{(?P<begin_block>.*?)\}!").unwrap();
    let end_re = regex::Regex::new(r"(?ms)^END \{(?P<end_block>.*?)\}!").unwrap();

    let mut embedded_begin_script = String::new();
    let mut embedded_end_script = String::new();
    let mut main_script = luau_script.clone();

    if let Some(caps) = begin_re.captures(&luau_script) {
        embedded_begin_script = caps["begin_block"].to_string();
        let begin_block_replace = format!("BEGIN {{{embedded_begin_script}}}!");
        debug!("begin_block_replace: {begin_block_replace:?}");
        main_script = main_script.replace(&begin_block_replace, "");
    }
    if let Some(caps) = end_re.captures(&main_script) {
        embedded_end_script = caps["end_block"].to_string();
        let end_block_replace = format!("END {{{embedded_end_script}}}!");
        main_script = main_script.replace(&end_block_replace, "");
    }
    luau_script = main_script;

    let mut main_script = if args.flag_exec {
        String::new()
    } else {
        String::from("return ")
    };

    main_script.push_str(luau_script.trim());
    debug!("MAIN script: {main_script:?}");

    // check if a BEGIN script was specified
    let begin_script = if let Some(ref begin) = args.flag_begin {
        let discrete_begin = if let Some(begin_filepath) = begin.strip_prefix("file:") {
            match fs::read_to_string(begin_filepath) {
                Ok(begin) => begin,
                Err(e) => return fail_clierror!("Cannot load Luau BEGIN script file: {e}"),
            }
        } else {
            begin.to_string()
        };
        comment_remover_re
            .replace_all(&discrete_begin, "")
            .to_string()
    } else {
        embedded_begin_script.trim().to_string()
    };

    // check if the BEGIN script uses _INDEX
    index_file_used =
        index_file_used || begin_script.contains("_INDEX") || begin_script.contains("_LASTROW");
    debug!("BEGIN script: {begin_script:?}");

    // check if an END script was specified
    let end_script = if let Some(ref end) = args.flag_end {
        let discrete_end = if let Some(end_filepath) = end.strip_prefix("file:") {
            match fs::read_to_string(end_filepath) {
                Ok(end) => end,
                Err(e) => return fail_clierror!("Cannot load Luau END script file: {e}"),
            }
        } else {
            end.to_string()
        };
        comment_remover_re
            .replace_all(&discrete_end, "")
            .to_string()
    } else {
        embedded_end_script.trim().to_string()
    };
    // check if the END script uses _INDEX
    index_file_used =
        index_file_used || end_script.contains("_INDEX") || end_script.contains("_LASTROW");
    debug!("END script: {end_script:?}");

    // check if "require" was used in the scripts. If so, we need to setup LUAU_PATH;
    // we check for "require \"" so we don't trigger on just the literal "require"
    // which is a fairly common word (e.g. requirements, required, requires, etc.)
    let require_used = main_script.contains("require \"")
        || begin_script.contains("require \"")
        || end_script.contains("require \"");

    // if require_used, create a temporary directory and copy date.lua there.
    // we do this outside the "require_used" setup below as the tempdir
    // needs to persist until the end of the program.
    let temp_dir = if require_used {
        match tempfile::tempdir() {
            Ok(temp_dir) => {
                let temp_dir_path = temp_dir.into_path();
                Some(temp_dir_path)
            }
            Err(e) => {
                return fail_clierror!(
                    "Cannot create temporary directory to copy luadate library to: {e}"
                )
            }
        }
    } else {
        None
    };

    // "require " was used in the scripts, so we need to prepare luadate library and setup LUAU_PATH
    if require_used {
        // prepare luadate so users can just use 'date = require "date"' in their scripts
        let luadate_library = include_bytes!("../../resources/luau/vendor/luadate/date.lua");
        // safety: safe to unwrap as we just created the tempdir above
        let tdir_path = temp_dir.clone().unwrap();
        let luadate_path = tdir_path.join("date.lua");
        fs::write(luadate_path.clone(), luadate_library)?;

        // set LUAU_PATH to include the luadate library
        let mut luau_path = args.flag_luau_path.clone();
        luau_path.push_str(&format!(";{}", luadate_path.as_os_str().to_string_lossy()));
        env::set_var("LUAU_PATH", luau_path.clone());
        info!(r#"set LUAU_PATH to "{luau_path}""#);
    }

    // -------- setup Luau environment --------
    let luau = Lua::new();
    let luau_compiler = if log_enabled!(log::Level::Debug) || log_enabled!(log::Level::Trace) {
        // debugging is on, set more debugging friendly compiler settings
        // so we can see more error details in the logfile
        mlua::Compiler::new()
            .set_optimization_level(0)
            .set_debug_level(2)
            .set_coverage_level(2)
    } else {
        // use more performant compiler settings
        mlua::Compiler::new()
            .set_optimization_level(2)
            .set_debug_level(1)
            .set_coverage_level(0)
    };
    // set default Luau compiler
    luau.set_compiler(luau_compiler.clone());

    let globals = luau.globals();

    setup_helpers(&luau, args.flag_delimiter)?;

    if index_file_used {
        info!("RANDOM ACCESS MODE (_INDEX or _LASTROW special variables used)");
        random_acess_mode(
            &rconfig,
            &args,
            &luau,
            &luau_compiler,
            &globals,
            &begin_script,
            &main_script,
            &end_script,
            args.flag_max_errors,
        )?;
    } else {
        info!("SEQUENTIAL MODE");
        sequential_mode(
            &rconfig,
            &args,
            &luau,
            &luau_compiler,
            &globals,
            &begin_script,
            &main_script,
            &end_script,
            args.flag_max_errors,
        )?;
    }

    if let Some(temp_dir) = temp_dir {
        // delete the tempdir
        fs::remove_dir_all(temp_dir)?;
    }

    Ok(())
}

// ------------ SEQUENTIAL MODE ------------
// this mode is used when the user does not use _INDEX or _LASTROW in their script,
// so we just scan the CSV, processing the MAIN script in sequence.
fn sequential_mode(
    rconfig: &Config,
    args: &Args,
    luau: &Lua,
    luau_compiler: &mlua::Compiler,
    globals: &mlua::Table,
    begin_script: &str,
    main_script: &str,
    end_script: &str,
    max_errors: usize,
) -> Result<(), CliError> {
    globals.set("cols", "{}")?;

    let mut rdr = rconfig.reader()?;
    let mut wtr = Config::new(&args.flag_output).writer()?;
    let mut headers = rdr.headers()?.clone();
    let mut remap_headers = csv::StringRecord::new();
    let mut new_column_count = 0_u8;
    let mut headers_count = headers.len();

    if !rconfig.no_headers {
        if !args.cmd_filter {
            let new_columns = args
                .arg_new_columns
                .as_ref()
                .ok_or("Specify new column names")?;

            let new_columns_vec: Vec<&str> = new_columns.split(',').collect();
            for new_column in new_columns_vec {
                new_column_count += 1;
                let new_column = new_column.trim();
                headers.push_field(new_column);
                remap_headers.push_field(new_column);
            }
        }

        if args.flag_remap {
            wtr.write_record(&remap_headers)?;
            headers_count = remap_headers.len();
        } else {
            wtr.write_record(&headers)?;
        }
    }

    // we initialize the special vars _IDX and _ROWCOUNT
    globals.set("_IDX", 0)?;
    globals.set("_ROWCOUNT", 0)?;
    if !begin_script.is_empty() {
        info!("Compiling and executing BEGIN script.");
        LUAU_STAGE.store(BEGIN_STAGE, Ordering::Relaxed);

        let begin_bytecode = luau_compiler.compile(begin_script);
        if let Err(e) = luau
            .load(&begin_bytecode)
            .set_mode(mlua::ChunkMode::Binary)
            .exec()
        {
            return fail_clierror!("BEGIN error: Failed to execute \"{begin_script}\".\n{e}");
        }
        info!("BEGIN executed.");
    }

    #[allow(unused_assignments)]
    let mut insertrecord_table = luau.create_table()?; // amortize alloc
    let empty_table = luau.create_table()?;
    let mut insertrecord = csv::StringRecord::new();

    // check if qsv_insertrecord() was called in the BEGIN script
    beginend_insertrecord(
        luau,
        &empty_table,
        insertrecord.clone(),
        headers_count,
        &mut wtr,
    )?;
    if QSV_BREAK.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
        let qsv_break_msg: String = globals.get("_QSV_BREAK_MSG")?;
        eprintln!("{qsv_break_msg}");
        return Ok(());
    }

    // we clear the table so we don't falsely detect a call to qsv_insertrecord()
    // in the MAIN/END scripts
    luau.globals().set("_QSV_INSERTRECORD_TBL", Value::Nil)?;

    #[cfg(any(feature = "full", feature = "lite"))]
    let show_progress =
        (args.flag_progressbar || std::env::var("QSV_PROGRESSBAR").is_ok()) && !rconfig.is_stdin();
    #[cfg(any(feature = "full", feature = "lite"))]
    let progress = ProgressBar::with_draw_target(None, ProgressDrawTarget::stderr_with_hz(5));
    #[cfg(any(feature = "full", feature = "lite"))]
    if show_progress {
        util::prep_progress(&progress, util::count_rows(rconfig)?);
    } else {
        progress.set_draw_target(ProgressDrawTarget::hidden());
    }

    let error_result: Value = luau.load("return \"<ERROR>\";").eval()?;
    let main_bytecode = luau_compiler.compile(main_script);
    let mut record = csv::StringRecord::new();
    let mut idx = 0_u64;
    let mut error_count = 0_usize;

    LUAU_STAGE.store(MAIN_STAGE, Ordering::Relaxed);

    // main loop
    // without an index, we stream the CSV in sequential order
    'main: while rdr.read_record(&mut record)? {
        #[cfg(any(feature = "full", feature = "lite"))]
        if show_progress {
            progress.inc(1);
        }

        idx += 1;
        globals.set("_IDX", idx)?;

        // Updating col
        {
            let col =
                luau.create_table_with_capacity(record.len().try_into().unwrap_or_default(), 1)?;

            for (i, v) in record.iter().enumerate() {
                col.set(i + 1, v)?;
            }
            if !rconfig.no_headers {
                for (h, v) in headers.iter().zip(record.iter()) {
                    col.set(h, v)?;
                }
            }
            globals.set("col", col)?;
        }

        // Updating global
        if !args.flag_no_globals && !rconfig.no_headers {
            for (h, v) in headers.iter().zip(record.iter()) {
                globals.set(h, v)?;
            }
        }

        let computed_value: Value = match luau
            .load(&main_bytecode)
            .set_mode(mlua::ChunkMode::Binary)
            .eval()
        {
            Ok(computed) => computed,
            Err(e) => {
                error_count += 1;
                log::error!("_IDX: {idx} error({error_count}): {e:?}");
                error_result.clone()
            }
        };

        if QSV_BREAK.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
            let qsv_break_msg: String = globals.get("_QSV_BREAK_MSG")?;
            eprintln!("{qsv_break_msg}");
            break 'main;
        }

        if max_errors > 0 && error_count > max_errors {
            info!("Maximum number of errors ({max_errors}) reached. Aborting MAIN script.");
            break 'main;
        }

        if args.cmd_map {
            map_computedvalue(computed_value, &mut record, args, new_column_count)?;

            // check if the script is trying to insert a record with
            // qsv_insertrecord(). We do this by checking if the global
            // _QSV_INSERTRECORD_TBL exists and is not empty
            insertrecord_table = luau
                .globals()
                .get("_QSV_INSERTRECORD_TBL")
                .unwrap_or_else(|_| empty_table.clone());

            let insertrecord_table_len = insertrecord_table.len().unwrap_or_default();
            if insertrecord_table_len > 0 {
                // _QSV_INSERTRECORD_TBL is populated, we have a record to insert
                insertrecord.clear();

                create_insertrecord(&insertrecord_table, &mut insertrecord, headers_count)?;

                if QSV_SKIP.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
                    QSV_SKIP.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
                } else {
                    wtr.write_record(&record)?;
                }
                wtr.write_record(&insertrecord)?;
                luau.globals().raw_set("_QSV_INSERTRECORD_TBL", "")?; // empty the table
            } else if QSV_SKIP.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
                QSV_SKIP.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
            } else {
                wtr.write_record(&record)?;
            }
        } else if args.cmd_filter {
            let must_keep_row = if error_count > 0 {
                true
            } else {
                match computed_value {
                    Value::String(strval) => !strval.to_string_lossy().is_empty(),
                    Value::Boolean(boolean) => boolean,
                    Value::Nil => false,
                    Value::Integer(intval) => intval != 0,
                    // we compare to f64::EPSILON as float comparison to zero
                    // unlike int, where we can say intval != 0, we cannot do fltval !=0
                    // https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/primitive.f64.html#associatedconstant.EPSILON
                    Value::Number(fltval) => (fltval).abs() > f64::EPSILON,
                    _ => true,
                }
            };

            if must_keep_row {
                wtr.write_record(&record)?;
            }
        }
    }

    if !end_script.is_empty() {
        // at the END, set a convenience variable named _ROWCOUNT;
        // true, _ROWCOUNT is equal to _IDX at this point, but this
        // should make for more readable END scripts.
        // Also, _ROWCOUNT is zero during the main script, and only set
        // to _IDX during the END script.
        LUAU_STAGE.store(END_STAGE, Ordering::Relaxed);
        globals.set("_ROWCOUNT", idx)?;

        info!("Compiling and executing END script. _ROWCOUNT: {idx}");
        let end_bytecode = luau_compiler.compile(end_script);
        let end_value: Value = match luau
            .load(&end_bytecode)
            .set_mode(mlua::ChunkMode::Binary)
            .eval()
        {
            Ok(computed) => computed,
            Err(e) => {
                log::error!("END error: Cannot evaluate \"{end_script}\".\n{e}");
                log::error!("END globals: {globals:?}");
                error_result.clone()
            }
        };

        // check if qsv_insertrecord() was called in the END script
        beginend_insertrecord(luau, &empty_table, insertrecord, headers_count, &mut wtr)?;

        let end_string = match end_value {
            Value::String(string) => string.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
            Value::Number(number) => number.to_string(),
            Value::Integer(number) => number.to_string(),
            Value::Boolean(boolean) => (if boolean { "true" } else { "false" }).to_string(),
            Value::Nil => String::new(),
            _ => {
                return fail_clierror!(
                    "Unexpected END value type returned by provided Luau expression. {end_value:?}"
                );
            }
        };
        winfo!("{end_string}");
    }

    wtr.flush()?;
    #[cfg(any(feature = "full", feature = "lite"))]
    if show_progress {
        util::finish_progress(&progress);
    }
    if error_count > 0 {
        return fail_clierror!("Luau errors encountered: {error_count}");
    };
    Ok(())
}

// ------------ RANDOM ACCESS MODE ------------
// this function is largely similar to sequential_mode, and is triggered when
// we use the special variable _INDEX or _LASTROW in the Luau scripts.
// the primary difference being that we use an Indexed File rdr in the main loop.
// differences pointed out in comments below
fn random_acess_mode(
    rconfig: &Config,
    args: &Args,
    luau: &Lua,
    luau_compiler: &mlua::Compiler,
    globals: &mlua::Table,
    begin_script: &str,
    main_script: &str,
    end_script: &str,
    max_errors: usize,
) -> Result<(), CliError> {
    // users can create an index file by calling qsv_autoindex() in their BEGIN script
    if begin_script.contains("qsv_autoindex()") {
        let result = create_index(&args.arg_input);
        if result.is_err() {
            return fail_clierror!("Unable to create/update index file");
        }
    }

    // we abort RANDOM ACCESS mode if the index file is not found
    let Some(mut idx_file) = rconfig.indexed()? else {
        return fail!(r#"Index required but no index file found. Use "qsv_autoindex()" in your BEGIN script."#); 
    };

    globals.set("cols", "{}")?;

    // with an index, we can fetch the row_count in advance
    let mut row_count = util::count_rows(rconfig).unwrap_or_default();
    if args.flag_no_headers {
        row_count += 1;
    }

    let mut wtr = Config::new(&args.flag_output).writer()?;
    let mut headers = idx_file.headers()?.clone();
    let mut remap_headers = csv::StringRecord::new();
    let mut new_column_count = 0_u8;
    let mut headers_count = headers.len();

    if !rconfig.no_headers {
        if !args.cmd_filter {
            let new_columns = args
                .arg_new_columns
                .as_ref()
                .ok_or("Specify new column names")?;

            let new_columns_vec: Vec<&str> = new_columns.split(',').collect();
            for new_column in new_columns_vec {
                new_column_count += 1;
                let new_column = new_column.trim();
                headers.push_field(new_column);
                remap_headers.push_field(new_column);
            }
        }

        if args.flag_remap {
            wtr.write_record(&remap_headers)?;
            headers_count = remap_headers.len();
        } else {
            wtr.write_record(&headers)?;
        }
    }

    // unlike sequential_mode, we actually know the row_count at the BEGINning
    globals.set("_IDX", 0)?;
    globals.set("_INDEX", 0)?;
    globals.set("_ROWCOUNT", row_count)?;
    globals.set("_LASTROW", row_count - 1)?;

    if !begin_script.is_empty() {
        info!("Compiling and executing BEGIN script.");
        LUAU_STAGE.store(BEGIN_STAGE, Ordering::Relaxed);

        let begin_bytecode = luau_compiler.compile(begin_script);
        if let Err(e) = luau
            .load(&begin_bytecode)
            .set_mode(mlua::ChunkMode::Binary)
            .exec()
        {
            return fail_clierror!("BEGIN error: Failed to execute \"{begin_script}\".\n{e}");
        }
        info!("BEGIN executed.");
    }

    #[allow(unused_assignments)]
    let mut insertrecord_table = luau.create_table()?; // amortize alloc
    let empty_table = luau.create_table()?;
    let mut insertrecord = csv::StringRecord::new();

    // check if qsv_insertrecord() was called in the BEGIN script
    beginend_insertrecord(
        luau,
        &empty_table,
        insertrecord.clone(),
        headers_count,
        &mut wtr,
    )?;
    if QSV_BREAK.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
        let qsv_break_msg: String = globals.get("_QSV_BREAK_MSG")?;
        eprintln!("{qsv_break_msg}");
        return Ok(());
    }

    // we clear the table so we don't falsely detect a call to qsv_insertrecord()
    // in the MAIN/END scripts
    luau.globals().set("_QSV_INSERTRECORD_TBL", Value::Nil)?;

    // in random access mode, setting "_INDEX" allows us to change the current record
    // for the NEXT read
    let mut pos = globals.get::<_, isize>("_INDEX").unwrap_or_default();
    let mut curr_record = if pos > 0 && pos <= row_count as isize {
        pos as u64
    } else {
        0_u64
    };
    debug!("BEGIN current record: {curr_record}");
    idx_file.seek(curr_record)?;

    let error_result: Value = luau.load("return \"<ERROR>\";").eval()?;

    let main_bytecode = luau_compiler.compile(main_script);
    let mut record = csv::StringRecord::new();
    let mut error_count = 0_usize;

    LUAU_STAGE.store(MAIN_STAGE, Ordering::Relaxed);

    // main loop - here we use an indexed file reader to implement random access mode,
    // seeking to the next record to read by looking at _INDEX special var
    'main: while idx_file.read_record(&mut record)? {
        globals.set("_IDX", curr_record)?;

        {
            let col =
                luau.create_table_with_capacity(record.len().try_into().unwrap_or_default(), 1)?;

            for (i, v) in record.iter().enumerate() {
                col.set(i + 1, v)?;
            }
            if !rconfig.no_headers {
                for (h, v) in headers.iter().zip(record.iter()) {
                    col.set(h, v)?;
                }
            }
            globals.set("col", col)?;
        }

        if !args.flag_no_globals && !rconfig.no_headers {
            for (h, v) in headers.iter().zip(record.iter()) {
                globals.set(h, v)?;
            }
        }

        let computed_value: Value = match luau
            .load(&main_bytecode)
            .set_mode(mlua::ChunkMode::Binary)
            .eval()
        {
            Ok(computed) => computed,
            Err(e) => {
                error_count += 1;
                log::error!("_IDX: {curr_record} error({error_count}): {e:?}");
                error_result.clone()
            }
        };

        if QSV_BREAK.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
            let qsv_break_msg: String = globals.get("_QSV_BREAK_MSG")?;
            eprintln!("{qsv_break_msg}");
            break 'main;
        }

        if max_errors > 0 && error_count > max_errors {
            info!("Maximum number of errors ({max_errors}) reached. Aborting MAIN script.");
            break 'main;
        }

        if args.cmd_map {
            map_computedvalue(computed_value, &mut record, args, new_column_count)?;

            // check if the MAIN script is trying to insert a record
            insertrecord_table = luau
                .globals()
                .get("_QSV_INSERTRECORD_TBL")
                .unwrap_or_else(|_| empty_table.clone());

            let insertrecord_table_len = insertrecord_table.len().unwrap_or_default();
            if insertrecord_table_len > 0 {
                // _QSV_INSERTRECORD_TBL is populated, we have a record to insert
                insertrecord.clear();

                create_insertrecord(&insertrecord_table, &mut insertrecord, headers_count)?;

                if QSV_SKIP.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
                    QSV_SKIP.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
                } else {
                    wtr.write_record(&record)?;
                }
                wtr.write_record(&insertrecord)?;
                luau.globals().raw_set("_QSV_INSERTRECORD_TBL", "")?; // empty the table
            } else if QSV_SKIP.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
                QSV_SKIP.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
            } else {
                wtr.write_record(&record)?;
            }
        } else if args.cmd_filter {
            let must_keep_row = if error_count > 0 {
                true
            } else {
                match computed_value {
                    Value::String(strval) => !strval.to_string_lossy().is_empty(),
                    Value::Boolean(boolean) => boolean,
                    Value::Nil => false,
                    Value::Integer(intval) => intval != 0,
                    Value::Number(fltval) => (fltval).abs() > f64::EPSILON,
                    _ => true,
                }
            };

            if must_keep_row {
                wtr.write_record(&record)?;
            }
        }

        pos = globals.get::<_, isize>("_INDEX").unwrap_or_default();
        if pos < 0 || pos as u64 > row_count {
            break 'main;
        }
        let next_record = if pos > 0 && pos <= row_count as isize {
            pos as u64
        } else {
            0_u64
        };
        if idx_file.seek(next_record).is_err() {
            break 'main;
        }
        curr_record = next_record;
    } // main loop

    if !end_script.is_empty() {
        info!("Compiling and executing END script. _ROWCOUNT: {row_count}");
        LUAU_STAGE.store(END_STAGE, Ordering::Relaxed);

        let end_bytecode = luau_compiler.compile(end_script);
        let end_value: Value = match luau
            .load(&end_bytecode)
            .set_mode(mlua::ChunkMode::Binary)
            .eval()
        {
            Ok(computed) => computed,
            Err(e) => {
                log::error!("END error: Cannot evaluate \"{end_script}\".\n{e}");
                log::error!("END globals: {globals:?}");
                error_result.clone()
            }
        };

        // check if qsv_insertrecord() was called in the END script
        beginend_insertrecord(luau, &empty_table, insertrecord, headers_count, &mut wtr)?;

        let end_string = match end_value {
            Value::String(string) => string.to_string_lossy().to_string(),
            Value::Number(number) => number.to_string(),
            Value::Integer(number) => number.to_string(),
            Value::Boolean(boolean) => (if boolean { "true" } else { "false" }).to_string(),
            Value::Nil => String::new(),
            _ => {
                return fail_clierror!(
                    "Unexpected END value type returned by provided Luau expression. {end_value:?}"
                );
            }
        };
        winfo!("{end_string}");
    }

    wtr.flush()?;
    if error_count > 0 {
        return fail_clierror!("Luau errors encountered: {error_count}");
    };
    Ok(())
}

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// UTILITY FUNCTIONS
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

#[inline]
fn map_computedvalue(
    computed_value: Value,
    record: &mut csv::StringRecord,
    args: &Args,
    new_column_count: u8,
) -> Result<(), CliError> {
    match computed_value {
        Value::String(string) => {
            record.push_field(&string.to_string_lossy());
        }
        Value::Number(number) => {
            let mut buffer = ryu::Buffer::new();
            record.push_field(buffer.format(number));
        }
        Value::Integer(number) => {
            let mut buffer = itoa::Buffer::new();
            record.push_field(buffer.format(number));
        }
        Value::Boolean(boolean) => {
            record.push_field(if boolean { "true" } else { "false" });
        }
        Value::Nil => {
            record.push_field("");
        }
        Value::Table(table) => {
            if args.flag_remap {
                // we're in remap mode, so we clear the record
                // and only write the new columns to output
                record.clear();
            }
            let mut columns_inserted = 0_u8;
            for pair in table.pairs::<mlua::Value, mlua::Value>() {
                // we don't care about the key, just the value
                let (_k, v) = pair?;
                match v {
                    Value::Integer(intval) => {
                        let mut buffer = itoa::Buffer::new();
                        record.push_field(buffer.format(intval));
                    }
                    Value::String(strval) => {
                        record.push_field(&strval.to_string_lossy());
                    }
                    Value::Number(number) => {
                        let mut buffer = ryu::Buffer::new();
                        record.push_field(buffer.format(number));
                    }
                    Value::Boolean(boolean) => {
                        record.push_field(if boolean { "true" } else { "false" });
                    }
                    Value::Nil => {
                        record.push_field("");
                    }
                    _ => {
                        return fail_clierror!(
                            "Unexpected value type returned by provided Luau expression. {v:?}"
                        );
                    }
                }
                columns_inserted += 1;
                if new_column_count > 0 && columns_inserted >= new_column_count {
                    // we ignore table values more than the number of new columns defined
                    break;
                }
            }
            // on the other hand, if there are less table values than expected
            // we fill it up with empty fields
            while new_column_count > 0 && columns_inserted < new_column_count {
                record.push_field("");
                columns_inserted += 1;
            }
        }
        _ => {
            return fail_clierror!(
                "Unexpected value type returned by provided Luau expression. {computed_value:?}"
            );
        }
    };
    Ok(())
}

#[inline]
fn create_insertrecord(
    insertrecord_table: &mlua::Table,
    insertrecord: &mut csv::StringRecord,
    headers_count: usize,
) -> Result<(), CliError> {
    let mut columns_inserted = 0_usize;

    for v in insertrecord_table.clone().raw_sequence_values::<String>() {
        let v = v?;
        insertrecord.push_field(&v);

        columns_inserted += 1;
        if columns_inserted > headers_count {
            // we ignore table values more than the number of new columns defined
            break;
        }
    }
    // on the other hand, if there are less table values than expected
    // we fill it up with empty fields
    while columns_inserted < headers_count {
        insertrecord.push_field("");
        columns_inserted += 1;
    }
    Ok(())
}

// this is called when processing BEGIN and END scripts to
// check if qsv_insertrecord() was called in that script
fn beginend_insertrecord(
    luau: &Lua,
    empty_table: &mlua::Table,
    mut insertrecord: csv::StringRecord,
    headers_count: usize,
    wtr: &mut csv::Writer<Box<dyn Write>>,
) -> Result<(), CliError> {
    let insertrecord_table = luau
        .globals()
        .get("_QSV_INSERTRECORD_TBL")
        .unwrap_or_else(|_| empty_table.clone());
    let insertrecord_table_len = insertrecord_table.len().unwrap_or_default();
    if insertrecord_table_len > 0 {
        // _QSV_INSERTRECORD_TBL is populated, we have a record to insert
        insertrecord.clear();

        create_insertrecord(&insertrecord_table, &mut insertrecord, headers_count)?;

        wtr.write_record(&insertrecord)?;
    };
    Ok(())
}

fn create_index(arg_input: &Option<String>) -> Result<bool, CliError> {
    // this is a utility function that creates an index file for the current CSV.
    // it is called when "qsv_autoindex()" is called in the BEGIN script.
    let Some(input ) = &arg_input else {
        log::warn!("qsv_autoindex() does not work for stdin.");
        return Ok(false);
    };

    let pidx = util::idx_path(Path::new(&input));
    debug!("Creating index file {pidx:?} for {input:?}.");

    let rconfig = Config::new(&Some(input.to_string()));
    let mut rdr = rconfig.reader_file()?;
    let mut wtr = io::BufWriter::new(fs::File::create(pidx)?);
    if RandomAccessSimple::create(&mut rdr, &mut wtr).is_err() {
        return Ok(false);
    };
    if wtr.flush().is_err() {
        return Ok(false);
    }

    log::info!("qsv_autoindex() successful.");
    Ok(true)
}

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// HELPER FUNCTIONS
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// setup_helpers sets up some helper functions that can be called from Luau scripts
fn setup_helpers(luau: &Lua, delimiter: Option<Delimiter>) -> Result<(), CliError> {
    // this is a helper function that can be called from Luau scripts
    // to send log messages to the logfile
    // the first parameter is the log level, and the following parameters are concatenated
    //
    //   qsv_log(log_level, arg1, .., argN)
    //       log_level: string, one of "info", "warn", "error", "debug", "trace".
    //                  if invalid log_level is provided, "info" is assumed.
    //      arg1, argN: Up to 255 arguments to be concatenated and logged as one string.
    //         returns: Luau table of header names excluding the first header,
    //                  or Luau runtime error if the lookup table could not be loaded
    //
    let qsv_log = luau.create_function(|luau, mut args: mlua::MultiValue| {
        let mut log_msg = {
            // at which stage are we logging?
            match LUAU_STAGE.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
                BEGIN_STAGE => "BEGIN: ".to_string(),
                MAIN_STAGE => "MAIN: ".to_string(),
                END_STAGE => "END: ".to_string(),
                _ => String::new(),
            }
        };
        let mut idx = 0_u8;
        let mut log_level = String::new();
        while let Some(val) = args.pop_front() {
            let val = luau.from_value::<serde_json::Value>(val)?;
            let val_str = &serde_json::to_string_pretty(&val).unwrap_or_default();
            if idx == 0 {
                log_level = val_str.trim_matches('"').to_lowercase();
            } else {
                log_msg.push_str(val_str.trim_matches('"'));
                if idx == u8::MAX {
                    break;
                }
            }
            idx += 1;
        }
        match log_level.as_str() {
            "info" => log::info!("{log_msg}"),
            "warn" => log::warn!("{log_msg}"),
            "error" => log::error!("{log_msg}"),
            "debug" => log::debug!("{log_msg}"),
            "trace" => log::trace!("{log_msg}"),
            _ => {
                log::info!("unknown log level: {log_level} msg: {log_msg}");
            }
        }
        Ok(())
    })?;
    luau.globals().set("qsv_log", qsv_log)?;

    // this is a helper function that can be called from Luau scripts
    // to coalesce - return the first non-null value in a list
    //
    //   qsv_coalesce(arg1, .., argN)
    //      returns: first non-null value of the arguments
    //               or an empty string if all arguments are null
    //
    let qsv_coalesce = luau.create_function(|luau, mut args: mlua::MultiValue| {
        while let Some(val) = args.pop_front() {
            let val = luau.from_value::<serde_json::Value>(val)?;
            let val_str = val.as_str().unwrap_or_default();
            if !val_str.is_empty() {
                return Ok(val_str.to_string());
            }
        }
        Ok(String::new())
    })?;
    luau.globals().set("qsv_coalesce", qsv_coalesce)?;

    // this is a helper function that can be called from the BEGIN and MAIN script
    // to stop processing. All the parameters are concatenated and returned as a string.
    // The string is also stored in the global variable _QSV_BREAK_MSG.
    // qsv_break should only be called from scripts that are processing CSVs in sequential mode.
    // When in random access mode, set _INDEX to -1 or a value greater than _LASTROW instead
    //
    //   qsv_break(arg1, .., argN)
    //      arg1, argN: up to 254 arguments
    //         returns: concatenated args as one string or an empty string if no args are passed.
    //                  Luau runtime error if called from END script
    //
    let qsv_break = luau.create_function(|luau, mut args: mlua::MultiValue| {
        if LUAU_STAGE.load(Ordering::Relaxed) == END_STAGE {
            return Err(mlua::Error::RuntimeError(
                "qsv_break() can only be called from the BEGIN and MAIN scripts.".to_string(),
            ));
        }

        let mut break_msg = String::new();
        let mut idx = 0_u8;
        while let Some(val) = args.pop_front() {
            let val = luau.from_value::<serde_json::Value>(val)?;
            let val_str = &serde_json::to_string_pretty(&val).unwrap_or_default();

            break_msg.push_str(val_str.trim_matches('"'));
            if idx == u8::MAX {
                break;
            }
            idx += 1;
        }
        luau.globals().set("_QSV_BREAK_MSG", break_msg.clone())?;
        QSV_BREAK.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);

        Ok(break_msg)
    })?;
    luau.globals().set("qsv_break", qsv_break)?;

    // this is a helper function that can be called from the MAIN script
    // to SKIP writing the output of that row.
    //
    //   qsv_skip()
    //      returns: None
    //               or Luau runtime error if called from BEGIN or END scripts
    //
    let qsv_skip = luau.create_function(|_, ()| {
        if LUAU_STAGE.load(Ordering::Relaxed) != MAIN_STAGE {
            return Err(mlua::Error::RuntimeError(
                "qsv_skip() can only be called from the MAIN script.".to_string(),
            ));
        }

        QSV_SKIP.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);

        Ok(())
    })?;
    luau.globals().set("qsv_skip", qsv_skip)?;

    // this is a helper function that creates an index file for the current CSV.
    // It does not work for stdin and should only be called in the BEGIN script
    // its actually just a stub and the real function is called before processing
    // the BEGIN script.
    // Calling this will also initialize the _ROWCOUNT and _LASTROW special variables
    // so that the BEGIN script can use them
    //
    //   qsv_autoindex()
    //      returns: None as this is a stub function.
    //               A Luau runtime error will be raised if the index cannot be created
    //               as soon as the BEGIN script is actually executed.
    //               A Luau runtime error is also returned if called from MAIN or END.
    //
    let qsv_autoindex = luau.create_function(|_, ()| {
        if LUAU_STAGE.load(Ordering::Relaxed) != BEGIN_STAGE {
            return Err(mlua::Error::RuntimeError(
                "qsv_autoindex() can only be called from the BEGIN script.".to_string(),
            ));
        }

        Ok(())
    })?;
    luau.globals().set("qsv_autoindex", qsv_autoindex)?;

    // this is a helper function that can be called from the BEGIN, MAIN & END scripts to insert a
    // record It will automatically ignore excess columns, and fill up columns with
    // empty strings if there are less columns specified than expected.
    // Note that you can only insert ONE record in the BEGIN and END scripts
    //
    //   qsv_insertrecord(col1, .., colN)
    //      col1..N: the values to insert. If there are more columns than expected, the extra
    //               columns will be ignored. If there are less columns than expected, the
    //               missing columns will be filled with empty strings.
    //               Up to 65,535 columns supported.
    //      returns: None. Will always succeed.
    //
    let qsv_insertrecord = luau.create_function(|luau, mut args: mlua::MultiValue| {
        let args_len = args.len().try_into().unwrap_or(10_i32);
        let insertrecord_table = luau.create_table_with_capacity(args_len, 1)?;
        // Luau tables are 1-based
        let mut idx = 1_u16;

        while let Some(val) = args.pop_front() {
            let val = luau.from_value::<serde_json::Value>(val)?;
            let val_str = val.as_str().unwrap_or_default();

            insertrecord_table.set(idx, val_str).unwrap();
            idx += 1;

            if idx == u16::MAX {
                break;
            }
        }
        luau.globals()
            .set("_QSV_INSERTRECORD_TBL", insertrecord_table.clone())?;

        Ok(())
    })?;
    luau.globals().set("qsv_insertrecord", qsv_insertrecord)?;

    // this is a helper function that can be called from the BEGIN script to register
    // and load a lookup table. It expects two arguments - the lookup_name & the
    // lookup_table_uri - the URI of the CSV to use as a lookup table.
    // It returns a table with the header names if successful and create a Luau table
    // named using lookup_name, storing all the lookup values.
    // The first column is the key and the rest of the columns are values stored in a
    // table indexed by column name.
    //
    //   qsv_register(lookup_name, lookup_table_uri)
    //            lookup_name: The name of the Luau table to load the CSV into
    //       lookup_table_uri: The name of the CSV file to load. Note that it will use
    //                         the luau --delimiter option if specified.
    //                         This can be a file on the filesystem or on at a URL
    //                         ("http", "https" and "dathere" schemes supported).
    //                         The dathere scheme is used to access lookup-ready CSVs
    //                         on https://github.com/dathere/qsv-lookup-tables.
    //                returns: Luau table of header names excluding the first header,
    //                         or Luau runtime error if the CSV could not be loaded
    //
    let qsv_register_lookup = luau.create_function(move |luau, mut args: mlua::MultiValue| {
        let args_len = args.len().try_into().unwrap_or(10_i32);

        if LUAU_STAGE.load(Ordering::Relaxed) != BEGIN_STAGE {
            return Err(mlua::Error::RuntimeError(
                "qsv_register_lookup() can only be called from the BEGIN script.".to_string(),
            ));
        }

        if args_len != 2 {
            return Err(mlua::Error::RuntimeError(
                "qsv_register_lookup() requires two arguments - lookup_name & lookup_table_uri"
                    .to_string(),
            ));
        }

        let lookup_name = luau.from_value::<serde_json::Value>(args.pop_front().unwrap())?;
        let lookup_name_str = lookup_name.as_str().unwrap_or_default();
        let lookup_table_uri = luau.from_value::<serde_json::Value>(args.pop_front().unwrap())?;
        let mut lookup_table_uri_string = lookup_table_uri.as_str().unwrap_or_default().to_string();

        // if the lookup_table_uri starts with "dathere://", prepend the repo URL to the lookup table
        if let Some(lookup_url) = lookup_table_uri_string.strip_prefix("dathere://") {
            lookup_table_uri_string = format!("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dathere/qsv-lookup-tables/main/lookup-tables/{lookup_url}");
        }

        let lookup_on_url = lookup_table_uri_string.to_lowercase().starts_with("http");

        // if lookup_on_url, create a temporary file and download CSV to it.
        // We do this outside the download proper below as the tempdir
        // needs to persist until the end of this helper function, when
        // it will be automatically deleted
        let mut temp_file = tempfile::NamedTempFile::new()?;

        if lookup_on_url {
            use reqwest::blocking::Client;

            let client_timeout = std::time::Duration::from_secs(TIMEOUT_SECS.load(Ordering::Relaxed) as u64);

            let client = match Client::builder()
                .user_agent(util::DEFAULT_USER_AGENT)
                .brotli(true)
                .gzip(true)
                .deflate(true)
                .use_rustls_tls()
                .http2_adaptive_window(true)
                .connection_verbose(log_enabled!(log::Level::Debug) || log_enabled!(log::Level::Trace))
                .timeout(client_timeout)
                .build()
            {
                Ok(c) => c,
                Err(e) => {
                    return Err(mlua::Error::RuntimeError(format!(
                        "Cannot build reqwest client to download lookup CSV: {e}."
                    )));
                }
            };

            let lookup_csv_contents = match client.get(lookup_table_uri_string).send() {
                Ok(response) => response.text().unwrap_or_default(),
                Err(e) => {
                    return Err(mlua::Error::RuntimeError(format!(
                        "Cannot read lookup CSV at url: {e}."
                    )));
                }
            };

            temp_file.write_all(lookup_csv_contents.as_bytes())?;

            // we need to persist the tempfile so that we can pass the path to the CSV reader
            let (_lookup_file, lookup_file_path) =
                temp_file.keep().expect("Cannot persist tempfile");

            lookup_table_uri_string = lookup_file_path.to_str().unwrap_or_default().to_string();
        }

        let lookup_table = luau.create_table()?;
        #[allow(unused_assignments)]
        let mut record = csv::StringRecord::new();

        let conf = Config::new(&Some(lookup_table_uri_string.clone()))
            .delimiter(delimiter)
            .no_headers(false);

        let mut rdr = conf.reader()?;

        let headers = match rdr.headers() {
            Ok(headers) => headers.clone(),
            Err(e) => {
                return Err(mlua::Error::RuntimeError(format!(
                    "qsv_register_lookup() cannot read headers of lookup table: {e}"
                )));
            }
        };
        for result in rdr.records() {
            record = result.unwrap_or_default();
            let key = record.get(0).unwrap_or_default().trim();
            let inside_table = luau.create_table()?;
            for (i, header) in headers.iter().enumerate() {
                if i > 0 {
                    let val = record.get(i).unwrap_or_default().trim();
                    inside_table.raw_set(header, val)?;
                }
            }
            lookup_table.raw_set(key, inside_table)?;
        }

        // if we downloaded the CSV to a temp file, we need to delete it
        if lookup_on_url {
            fs::remove_file(lookup_table_uri_string)?;
        }

        luau.globals()
            .raw_set(lookup_name_str, lookup_table.clone())?;

        // now that we've successfully loaded the lookup table, we return the headers
        // as a table so the user can use them to access the values
        let headers_table = luau.create_table()?;
        for (i, header) in headers.iter().enumerate() {
            // we do not include the first column, which is the key
            if i > 0 {
                headers_table.raw_set(i, header)?;
            }
        }

        Ok(headers_table)
    })?;
    luau.globals()
        .set("qsv_register_lookup", qsv_register_lookup)?;

    Ok(())
}