TypeScriptToLua · Perryvw · May 3, 2026 · Apr 27, 2026 · Apr 27, 2026
diff --git a/src/transformation/utils/diagnostics.ts b/src/transformation/utils/diagnostics.ts
@@ -145,6 +145,10 @@ export const awaitMustBeInAsyncFunction = createErrorDiagnosticFactory(
     "Await can only be used inside async functions."
 );
 
+export const unsupportedAsyncGenerator = createErrorDiagnosticFactory("Async generator functions are not supported.");
+
+export const unsupportedForAwaitOf = createErrorDiagnosticFactory("'for await...of' loops are not supported.");
+
 export const unsupportedBuiltinOptionalCall = createErrorDiagnosticFactory(
     "Optional calls are not supported for builtin or language extension functions."
 );

diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/function.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/function.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { LuaLibFeature, transformLuaLibFunction } from "../utils/lualib";
 import { transformInPrecedingStatementScope } from "../utils/preceding-statements";
 import { peekScope, performHoisting, Scope, ScopeType } from "../utils/scope";
 import { isFunctionType } from "../utils/typescript";
+import { unsupportedAsyncGenerator } from "../utils/diagnostics";
 import { isAsyncFunction, wrapInAsyncAwaiter } from "./async-await";
 import { transformIdentifier } from "./identifier";
 import { transformExpressionBodyToReturnStatement } from "./return";
@@ -224,6 +225,10 @@ export function transformFunctionToExpression(
 ): [lua.Expression, Scope] {
     assert(node.body);
 
+    if (node.asteriskToken && isAsyncFunction(node)) {
+        context.diagnostics.push(unsupportedAsyncGenerator(node));
+    }
+
     const type = context.checker.getTypeAtLocation(node);
     let functionContext: lua.Identifier | undefined;
 

diff --git a/src/transformation/visitors/loops/for-of.ts b/src/transformation/visitors/loops/for-of.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 import { isRangeFunction, transformRangeStatement } from "../language-extensions/range";
 import { transformForInitializer, transformLoopBody } from "./utils";
 import { getIterableExtensionKindForNode, IterableExtensionKind } from "../../utils/language-extensions";
+import { unsupportedForAwaitOf } from "../../utils/diagnostics";
 import { assertNever } from "../../../utils";
 
 function transformForOfArrayStatement(
@@ -43,6 +44,10 @@ function transformForOfIteratorStatement(
 }
 
 export const transformForOfStatement: FunctionVisitor<ts.ForOfStatement> = (node, context) => {
+    if (node.awaitModifier) {
+        context.diagnostics.push(unsupportedForAwaitOf(node.awaitModifier));
+    }
+
     const body = lua.createBlock(transformLoopBody(context, node));
 
     if (ts.isCallExpression(node.expression) && isRangeFunction(context, node.expression)) {

diff --git a/test/unit/builtins/async-await.spec.ts b/test/unit/builtins/async-await.spec.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import { ModuleKind, ScriptTarget } from "typescript";
 import { LuaTarget } from "../../../src";
-import { unsupportedForTargetButOverrideAvailable } from "../../../src/transformation/utils/diagnostics";
-import { awaitMustBeInAsyncFunction } from "../../../src/transformation/utils/diagnostics";
+import {
+    awaitMustBeInAsyncFunction,
+    unsupportedAsyncGenerator,
+    unsupportedForAwaitOf,
+    unsupportedForTargetButOverrideAvailable,
+} from "../../../src/transformation/utils/diagnostics";
 import * as util from "../../util";
 
 const promiseTestLib = `
@@ -1123,3 +1127,28 @@ describe("try/catch in async function", () => {
             .expectToEqual(["finally", "ok"]);
     });
 });
+
+describe("async generators are unsupported", () => {
+    test.each([
+        "async function* gen() { yield 1; }",
+        "const gen = async function*() { yield 1; };",
+        "const gen = { async *m() { yield 1; } };",
+        "class C { async *m() { yield 1; } }",
+    ])("diagnoses %p", source => {
+        util.testModule`
+            ${source}
+            export {}
+        `.expectToHaveDiagnostics([unsupportedAsyncGenerator.code]);
+    });
+});
+
+test("for-await-of is unsupported", () => {
+    util.testModule`
+        async function run(items: AsyncIterable<number>) {
+            for await (const x of items) {
+                void x;
+            }
+        }
+        export {}
+    `.expectToHaveDiagnostics([unsupportedForAwaitOf.code]);
+});