debug.lua

--[[
  Dumps values to console, with recursive option for tables.
]]
function debug_dump(var, recursive, prefix)
  local key, value
  prefix = prefix or ""
  if type(var) == "table" then
    for k, v in pairs(var) do
      if type(v) == "string" or type(v) == "number" or type(v) == "boolean" then
        value = tostring(v)
      else
        value = type(v)
      end
      if type(k) == "string" or type(k) == "number" or type(k) == "boolean" then
        key = tostring(k)
      else
        key = type(k)
      end
      -- Exclude possibly infinitely recursive keys.
      if k ~= "_M" and k ~= "__index" then
        jester.log(string.format([[%s%s, value: %s]], prefix, key, value), "JESTER VAR DUMP")
        -- Tables get optional recursive treatment.
        if recursive and type(v) == "table" then
          debug_dump(v, recursive, prefix .. "[" .. key .. "]")
        end
      end
    end
  elseif type(var) == "string" or type(var) == "number" or type(var) == "boolean" then
    jester.log(string.format([[value: %s]], tostring(var)), "JESTER VAR DUMP")
  else
    jester.log(string.format([[value: %s]], type(var)), "JESTER VAR DUMP")
  end
end