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+# lua-nng
+
+This is a simple binding of [Nanomessage Next Generation](https://github.com/nanomsg/nng) to lua.
+
+## Installation
+
+The easiest way to download lua-nng is with [luarocks](https://github.com/luarocks/luarocks)
+
+```
+luarocks install --server=http://rocks.cogarr.net lua-nng
+```
+
+## Example
+
+ local s1 = nng.pair1_open()
+ local s2 = nng.pair1_open()
+
+ s1:listen("ipc:///tmp/pair.ipc")
+ s2:dial("ipc://tmp/pair.ipc")
+
+ s2:send("hello")
+ print(s1:recv())
+
+prints "hello"
+
+For more examples, see sepc/start\_spec.lua
+