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diff --git a/scripts/granger/lib/string.lua b/scripts/granger/lib/string.lua new file mode 100644 index 0000000..56fae4d --- /dev/null +++ b/scripts/granger/lib/string.lua @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +-- +-- string.lua +-- Additions to Lua's built-in string functions. +-- Copyright (c) 2002-2008 Jason Perkins and the Premake project +-- + + +-- +-- Returns an array of strings, each of which is a substring of s +-- formed by splitting on boundaries formed by `pattern`. +-- + + function string.explode(s, pattern, plain) + if (pattern == '') then return false end + local pos = 0 + local arr = { } + for st,sp in function() return s:find(pattern, pos, plain) end do + table.insert(arr, s:sub(pos, st-1)) + pos = sp + 1 + end + table.insert(arr, s:sub(pos)) + return arr + end + + + +-- +-- Find the last instance of a pattern in a string. +-- + + function string.findlast(s, pattern, plain) + local curr = 0 + repeat + local next = s:find(pattern, curr + 1, plain) + if (next) then curr = next end + until (not next) + if (curr > 0) then + return curr + end + end + + + +-- +-- Returns true if `haystack` starts with the sequence `needle`. +-- + + function string.startswith(haystack, needle) + return (haystack:find(needle, 1, true) == 1) + end |