DOCS.md

@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ if err != nil {
 ```
 
 ### ToTable(index int) (any, error)
-Converts a Lua table to optimal Go type; arrays or `map[string]any`.
+Converts a Lua table to optimal Go type ([]int, []string, map[string]any, etc.).
 ```go
 table, err := L.ToTable(-1)
 if err != nil {

README.md

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ L.PushValue(stuff)  // Handles all Go types automatically
 
 // Lua → Go with automatic type detection
 L.GetGlobal("some_table")
-result, err := L.ToTable(-1)  // Returns optimal Go type (typed array, or map[string]any)
+result, err := L.ToTable(-1)  // Returns optimal Go type ([]int, map[string]string, etc.)
 ```
 
 ### Table Builder

wrapper.go

@@ -71,6 +71,39 @@ static int sample_array_type(lua_State *L, int index, int count) {
 	if (all_bools) return 4;
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int sample_map_type(lua_State *L, int index) {
+	int all_string_vals = 1;
+	int all_int_vals = 1;
+	int all_int_keys = 1;
+	int count = 0;
+
+	lua_pushnil(L);
+	while (lua_next(L, index) && count < 5) {
+		if (lua_type(L, -2) != LUA_TSTRING) {
+			all_int_keys = 0;
+		} else {
+			const char *key = lua_tostring(L, -2);
+			char *endptr;
+			strtol(key, &endptr, 10);
+			if (*endptr != '\0') all_int_keys = 0;
+		}
+
+		int val_type = lua_type(L, -1);
+		if (val_type != LUA_TSTRING) all_string_vals = 0;
+		if (val_type != LUA_TNUMBER || !is_integer(L, -1)) all_int_vals = 0;
+
+		lua_pop(L, 1);
+		count++;
+
+		if (!all_string_vals && !all_int_vals && !all_int_keys) break;
+	}
+
+	if (all_int_keys) return 4;
+	if (all_string_vals) return 1;
+	if (all_int_vals) return 2;
+	return 3;
+}
 */
 import "C"
 import (
@@ -206,8 +239,6 @@ func (s *State) PushValue(v any) error {
 		s.PushNumber(val)
 	case string:
 		s.PushString(val)
-	case []byte:
-		s.PushString(string(val))
 	case []int:
 		return s.pushIntSlice(val)
 	case []string:
@@ -218,8 +249,6 @@ func (s *State) PushValue(v any) error {
 		return s.pushFloatSlice(val)
 	case []any:
 		return s.pushAnySlice(val)
-	case []map[string]any:
-		return s.pushMapSlice(val)
 	case map[string]string:
 		return s.pushStringMap(val)
 	case map[string]int:
@@ -377,7 +406,17 @@ func (s *State) ToTable(index int) (any, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return s.extractAnyMap(absIdx)
+	mapType := int(C.sample_map_type(s.L, C.int(absIdx)))
+	switch mapType {
+	case 1: // map[string]string
+		return s.extractStringMap(absIdx)
+	case 2: // map[string]int
+		return s.extractIntMap(absIdx)
+	case 4: // map[int]any
+		return s.extractIntKeyMap(absIdx)
+	default: // map[string]any
+		return s.extractAnyMap(absIdx)
+	}
 }
 
 func (s *State) extractIntArray(index, length int) []int {
@@ -437,6 +476,62 @@ func (s *State) extractAnyArray(index, length int) []any {
 	return result
 }
 
+func (s *State) extractStringMap(index int) (map[string]string, error) {
+	result := make(map[string]string)
+	s.PushNil()
+	for s.Next(index) {
+		if s.GetType(-2) == TypeString {
+			key := s.ToString(-2)
+			value := s.ToString(-1)
+			result[key] = value
+		}
+		s.Pop(1)
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func (s *State) extractIntMap(index int) (map[string]int, error) {
+	result := make(map[string]int)
+	s.PushNil()
+	for s.Next(index) {
+		if s.GetType(-2) == TypeString {
+			key := s.ToString(-2)
+			value := int(s.ToNumber(-1))
+			result[key] = value
+		}
+		s.Pop(1)
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func (s *State) extractIntKeyMap(index int) (map[int]any, error) {
+	result := make(map[int]any)
+	s.PushNil()
+	for s.Next(index) {
+		var key int
+		switch s.GetType(-2) {
+		case TypeString:
+			if k, err := strconv.Atoi(s.ToString(-2)); err == nil {
+				key = k
+			} else {
+				s.Pop(1)
+				continue
+			}
+		case TypeNumber:
+			key = int(s.ToNumber(-2))
+		default:
+			s.Pop(1)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if value, err := s.ToValue(-1); err == nil {
+			result[key] = value
+		}
+		s.Pop(1)
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
 func (s *State) extractAnyMap(index int) (map[string]any, error) {
 	result := make(map[string]any)
 	s.PushNil()
@@ -715,15 +810,3 @@ func (s *State) CallGlobal(name string, args ...any) ([]any, error) {
 	s.SetTop(baseTop)
 	return results, nil
 }
-
-func (s *State) pushMapSlice(arr []map[string]any) error {
-	s.CreateTable(len(arr), 0)
-	for i, m := range arr {
-		s.PushNumber(float64(i + 1))
-		if err := s.PushValue(m); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		s.SetTable(-3)
-	}
-	return nil
-}