HaxeFoundation.haxe/std/lua/Lib.hx

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package lua;

import lua.Lua;
import lua.Io;

/**
	Platform-specific Lua Library. Provides some platform-specific functions
	for the Lua target, such as conversion from Haxe types to native types
	and vice-versa.
**/
class Lib {
	/**
		Print the specified value on the default output followed by a newline character.
	**/
	public static inline function println(v:Dynamic):Void {
		Lua.print(Std.string(v));
	}

	/**
		Print the specified value on the default output.
	**/
	public static inline function print(v:Dynamic):Void {
		Io.write(Std.string(v));
		Io.flush();
	}

	/**
		Perform Lua-style pattern quoting on a given string.
	**/
	public inline static function patternQuote(str:String):String {
		return NativeStringTools.gsub(str, "[%(%)%.%%%+%-%*%?%[%]%^%$]", function(c:String) {
			return "%" + c;
		});
	}

	/**
		Fills an array with the result of a simple iterator.
	**/
	public static function fillArray<T>(itr:Void->T):Array<T> {
		var i:T = null;
		var ret:Array<T> = [];
		while ({
			i = itr();
			i != null;
		}) {
			ret.push(i);
		}
		return ret;
	}

	/**
		Simple test for the presence of an available shell.
	**/
	public static function isShellAvailable():Bool {
		var ret:Dynamic = Os.execute();
		if (Lua.type(ret) == "bool") {
			return ret;
		} else {
			return ret != 0;
		}
	}
}