files/lua/metalua/base.lua
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-- Base library extension
--
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if not metalua then rawset(getfenv(), 'metalua', { }) end
metalua.version             = "v-0.5"

if not rawpairs then
   rawpairs, rawipairs, rawtype = pairs, ipairs, type
end

function pairs(x)
   assert(type(x)=='table', 'pairs() expects a table')
   local mt = getmetatable(x)
   if mt then
      local mtp = mt.__pairs
      if mtp then return mtp(x) end
   end
   return rawpairs(x)
end

function ipairs(x)
   assert(type(x)=='table', 'ipairs() expects a table')
   local mt = getmetatable(x)
   if mt then
      local mti = mt.__ipairs
      if mti then return mti(x) end
   end
   return rawipairs(x)
end

--[[
function type(x)
   local mt = getmetatable(x)
   if mt then
      local mtt = mt.__type
      if mtt then return mtt end
   end
   return rawtype(x)
end
]]

function min (a, ...)
   for n in values{...} do if n<a then a=n end end
   return a
end

function max (a, ...)
   for n in values{...} do if n>a then a=n end end
   return a
end

function o (...)
   local args = {...}
   local function g (...)
      local result = {...}
      for i=#args, 1, -1 do result = {args[i](unpack(result))} end
      return unpack (result)
   end
   return g
end

function id (...) return ... end
function const (k) return function () return k end end

function printf(...) return print(string.format(...)) end
function eprintf(...) 
   io.stderr:write(string.format(...).."\n") 
end

function ivalues (x)
   assert(type(x)=='table', 'ivalues() expects a table')
   local i = 1
   local function iterator ()
      local r = x[i]; i=i+1; return r
   end
   return iterator
end


function values (x)
   assert(type(x)=='table', 'values() expects a table')
   local function iterator (state)
      local it
      state.content, it = next(state.list, state.content)
      return it
   end
   return iterator, { list = x }
end

function keys (x)
   assert(type(x)=='table', 'keys() expects a table')
   local function iterator (state)
      local it = next(state.list, state.content)
      state.content = it
      return it
   end
   return iterator, { list = x }
end

