genometools-common 1.5.1-2ubuntu1 / usr / share / genometools / gtdata / modules / gtlua / helper.lua

--[[
  Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Gordon Gremme <gremme@zbh.uni-hamburg.de>
  Copyright (c) 2007-2008 Center for Bioinformatics, University of Hamburg

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]]

module(..., package.seeall)

-- Export the content of <gt> table to the global environment.
function export()
  for k,v in pairs(gt) do
    _G[k] = v
  end
end

-- Call external 'display' program for file <filename>.
function display(filename)
  assert(filename and gt.file_exists(filename))
  if os.execute("display " .. filename) ~= 0 then
    io.stdout:write("\nexit (type 'y' to confirm)? ")
    if io.stdin:read() == "y" then
      print("bye")
      os.exit(0)
    end
  end
end

-- Show all keys and values of table <tbl>.
function show_table(tbl)
  assert(tbl)
  for k,v in pairs(tbl) do
    print(string.format("k=%s, v=%s", k, type(v)))
  end
end

-- Show content of the <gt> table.
function show(all)
  local a = {}
  for k in pairs(gt) do
    a[#a+1] = k
  end
  table.sort(a)
  for i,v in pairs(a) do
    if all then
      print(string.format("%s (%s)", v, type(gt[v])))
    else
      print(v)
    end
  end
end

-- Reload the <gt> module and export its content to the global environment.
function re()
  gt.reload()
  gt.export()
end