util.helpers: New util library to aid with debugging, etc.
--- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/util/helpers.lua Sun Jul 12 02:07:14 2009 +0100
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+
+module("helpers", package.seeall);
+
+-- Helper functions for debugging
+
+local log = require "util.logger".init("util.debug");
+
+function log_events(events, name, logger)
+ local f = events.fire_event;
+ if not f then
+ error("Object does not appear to be a util.events object");
+ end
+ logger = logger or log;
+ name = name or tostring(events);
+ function events.fire_event(event, ...)
+ logger("debug", "%s firing event: %s", name, event);
+ end
+ events[events.fire_event] = f;
+ return events;
+end
+
+function revert_log_events(events)
+ events.fire_event, events[events.fire_event] = events[events.fire_event], nil; -- :)
+end
+
+return _M;