console_io.lua

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-- IO module that reads/writes to console

local console_io = {}
console_io.__index = console_io

function console_io:new(o)
   o = o or {}
   setmetatable(o, self)
   return o
end

function console_io:write(...)
   for i, e in ipairs({...}) do
      if type(e) == "string" then
		 io.stdout:write(e)
      else
		 io.stdout:write(string.format("%s", e))
      end
   end
   io.stdout:flush()
end

function console_io:print(...)
   self:write(...)
   self:write("\n")
end

function console_io:debug(...)
   local debug_enabled = true
   if debug_enabled then
	  self:write("DBG: ")
	  self:print(...)
   end
end

function console_io:flush()
   io.stdout:flush()
end

function console_io:read(format)
   return io.stdin:read(format)
end

function console_io:read_line()
   return self:read("*l")
end

print("console_io.lua - loaded with " .. _VERSION)

return console_io