split table funtions into their own mod

.gitmodules

@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 [submodule "mods/lambda"]
 	path = mods/lambda
 	url = https://gitlab.com/benrob0329/lua-lambda.git
+[submodule "mods/table_goodies"]
+	path = mods/table_goodies
+	url = https://gitlab.com/benrob0329/lua-table_goodies

mods/ikea/init.lua

@@ -80,63 +80,6 @@ do -- Nodes --
 	})
 end
 
-do -- Extra stdlib functions --
-	local function half_equals(t1, t2)
-		for k, v in pairs(t1) do
-			if t2[k] == nil then
-				return false
-			elseif type(v) == "table" then
-				if (v ~= t1) and (not half_equals(t2[k], v)) then
-					return false
-				end
-			elseif not (t2[k] == v) then
-				return false
-			end
-		end
-		return true
-	end
-
-	function table.equals(t1, t2)
-		return half_equals(t1, t2) and half_equals(t2, t1)
-	end
-
-	function table.merge(t1, t2, ...)
-		if ... then
-			local ts = { t2, ... }
-			for i = 1, #ts do
-				for k, v in pairs(ts[i]) do
-					t1[k] = v
-				end
-			end
-		else
-			for k, v in pairs(t2) do
-				t1[k] = v
-			end
-		end
-
-		-- Not needed, but handy for passing t1 back to another function
-		return t1
-	end
-end
-
-do -- Test table.equals --
-	local error_message = [[
-		Function %s does not pass self-test!
-		Expected results: %s
-		Test Results: %s
-	]]
-
-	local test_table = { "a", "b", c = false, e = { "f", "g", "h", { "h" } } }
-	table.insert(test_table, test_table)
-	local results = table.equals(test_table, test_table)
-	local error = error_message:format("table.equals", "true", tostring(results))
-	assert(results, error)
-
-	local results2 = not table.equals({ a = 1 }, { a = 2 })
-	local error2 = error_message:format("table.equals", "false", tostring(results2))
-	assert(results2, error2)
-end
-
 -- Default Nodedef Tables --
 local error_node = minetest.registered_nodes["ikea:error"]
 

mods/ikea/mod.conf

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 name = ikea
+deps = table_goodies

mods/table_goodies

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 5ee154f22395f6036386de23eaaa746aab626966