Tables

Provides utility functions for working with tables, including printing, copying, comparison, and value checking.

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Accessing the Module

local TABLES <const> = exports.boii_utils:get("modules.tables")

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Shared

print_table(t, indent)

Recursively prints the contents of a table to the console. Useful for debugging nested data.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
t	table	The table to print
indent	string	(Optional) Indentation for nesting

Example

TABLES.print({ hello = "world", nested = { foo = true } })

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table_contains(tbl, val)

Checks if a table contains a specific value.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
tbl	table	Table to search in
val	any	Value to look for

Example

local found = TABLES.contains({1, 2, {3}}, 3) -- true

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deep_copy(t)

Creates a deep copy of the given table.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
t	table	Table to deep copy

Example

local original = { a = 1, nested = { b = 2 } }
local copy = TABLES.deep_copy(original)

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deep_compare(t1, t2)

Compares two tables deeply.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
t1	table	First table
t2	table	Second table

Example

local is_same = TABLES.compare({ a = { b = 1 } }, { a = { b = 1 } }) -- true

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Notes

• These functions work on both flat and nested tables.

• deep_copy ensures references are not shared between the original and copied table.

• deep_compare checks keys and values recursively.