commit fd5299a847558dcab473042e14dffe45ef5653d4
Author: A. Demant <ademant@ademant.de>
Date:   Fri Nov 23 06:11:45 2018 +0100

    initial commit with basic functions

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+Basic functions
+short api:
+function has_value(tab,val)
+	check if val is inside list tab
+
+function import_csv(infile,def)
+	read configuration from infile
+	def.as_numeric: all values not stated in col_num, col_tab or with name "name" are interpreted as numeric
+	def.seperator: character to use as field delimiter
+	def.col_num: turn this elements to numbers
+	def.groups_num: put this elements as numbers into matrix groups
+
+function parse_tree(mat,ind,val)
+	split name of "ind" and store as nested matrix inside mat.
+	Example: armor_fleshy_1 will be stored in armor={fleshy={[1]=val}}
diff --git a/functions.lua b/functions.lua
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+
+basic_functions.has_value = function(tab, val)
+-- test if val is in tab
+    for index, value in ipairs(tab) do
+        if value == val then
+            return true
+        end
+    end
+    return false
+end
+
+local has_value=basic_functions.has_value
+
+-- read table "infile" where in "def" is defined, which cols are numbers and which belongs to a group
+-- def.as_numeric: all values not stated in col_num, col_tab or with name "name" are interpreted as numeric
+-- def.seperator: character to use as field delimiter
+-- def.col_num: turn this elements to numbers
+-- def.groups_num: put this elements as numbers into matrix groups
+basic_functions.import_csv = function(infile,def)
+	local file = io.open(infile, "r")
+	local outdata = {}
+	-- reading header with column names
+	local splitchar=","
+	if def.seperator then
+		splitchar=def.seperator
+	end
+	local as_numeric=false
+	if def.as_numeric then
+		as_numeric = true
+	end
+	local header = file:read():gsub("\r",""):split(splitchar,true)
+	-- read each line, split in separat fields and stores in array
+	-- by header the value is stored as numeric, in the group environment or as text
+	for line in file:lines() do
+		local attribs = line:gsub("\r",""):split(splitchar,true)
+		local nrow={groups={}}
+		for i,d in ipairs(attribs) do
+			
+			if d ~= "" then
+				local th=header[i]
+				local dsaved = false
+				if def.col_num then
+					if has_value(def.col_num,th) then
+						nrow[th] = tonumber(d)
+						dsaved = true
+					end
+				end
+				if def.groups_num then
+					if has_value(def.groups_num,th) then
+						nrow.groups[th]=tonumber(d)
+						dsaved = true
+					end
+				end
+				if th == "name" then
+					nrow[th] = d
+				else
+					if not dsaved then
+						if as_numeric then
+							nrow[th] = tonumber(d)
+						else
+							nrow[th]=d
+						end
+					end
+				end
+			end
+		end
+		if nrow.name then
+			outdata[nrow.name] = nrow
+		else
+			outdata[#outdata+1] = nrow
+		end
+	end
+	file:close()
+
+	return outdata
+end
+
+-- split name of value (ind) by "_" and store content in nested matrix
+-- inside "mat" 
+basic_functions.parse_tree=function(mat,ind,val)
+	if string.find(ind,"_") == nil then
+		mat[ind] = {}
+		mat[ind] = tonumber(val)
+	else
+		local ind_split=string.split(ind,"_")
+		local first=ind_split[1]
+		local second=string.split(ind,"_")[2]
+		if #ind_split > 2 then
+			for n=3,#ind_split do
+				second = second.."_"..ind_split[n]
+			end
+		end
+		if mat[first] == nil then
+			mat[first]={}
+		end
+		mat[first]=minerdream.parse_tree(mat[first],second,val)
+	end
+	return(mat)
+end
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
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+basic_functions  = {}
+basic_functions.path = minetest.get_modpath("minerdream")
+basic_functions.modname = minetest.get_current_modname()
+
+dofile(basic_functions.path .. "/functions.lua")
diff --git a/mod.conf b/mod.conf
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+name = basic_functions
+title = Basic functions
+author = ademant
+description = Basic functions I need in a few mods
+depends = default
+license = MIT
+version = 1.0.0