dev/bench/pprint.lua

local pprint = { VERSION = '0.1' }

pprint.defaults = {
    -- type display trigger, hide not useful datatypes by default
    -- custom types are treated as table
    show_nil = true,
    show_boolean = true,
    show_number = true,
    show_string = true,
    show_table = true,
    show_function = false,
    show_thread = false,
    show_userdata = false,
    -- additional display trigger
    show_metatable = false,     -- show metatable
    show_all = false,           -- override other show settings and show everything
    use_tostring = false,       -- use __tostring to print table if available
    filter_function = nil,      -- called like callback(value[,key, parent]), return truty value to hide
    object_cache = 'local',     -- cache blob and table to give it a id, 'local' cache per print, 'global' cache
                                -- per process, falsy value to disable (might cause infinite loop)
    -- format settings
    indent_size = 2,            -- indent for each nested table level
    level_width = 80,           -- max width per indent level
    wrap_string = true,         -- wrap string when it's longer than level_width
    wrap_array = false,         -- wrap every array elements
    sort_keys = true,           -- sort table keys
}

local TYPES = {
    ['nil'] = 1, ['boolean'] = 2, ['number'] = 3, ['string'] = 4,
    ['table'] = 5, ['function'] = 6, ['thread'] = 7, ['userdata'] = 8
}

-- seems this is the only way to escape these, as lua don't know how to map char '\a' to 'a'
local ESCAPE_MAP = {
    ['\a'] = '\\a', ['\b'] = '\\b', ['\f'] = '\\f', ['\n'] = '\\n', ['\r'] = '\\r',
    ['\t'] = '\\t', ['\v'] = '\\v', ['\\'] = '\\\\',
}

-- generic utilities
local function escape(s)
    s = s:gsub('([%c\\])', ESCAPE_MAP)
    local dq = s:find('"')
    local sq = s:find("'")
    if dq and sq then
        return s:gsub('"', '\\"'), '"'
    elseif sq then
        return s, '"'
    else
        return s, "'"
    end
end

local function is_plain_key(key)
    return type(key) == 'string' and key:match('^[%a_][%a%d_]*$')
end

local CACHE_TYPES = {
    ['table'] = true, ['function'] = true, ['thread'] = true, ['userdata'] = true
}

-- cache would be populated to be like:
-- {
--     function = { `fun1` = 1, _cnt = 1 }, -- object id
--     table = { `table1` = 1, `table2` = 2, _cnt = 2 },
--     visited_tables = { `table1` = 7, `table2` = 8  }, -- visit count
-- }
-- use weakrefs to avoid accidentall adding refcount
local function cache_apperance(obj, cache, option)
    if not cache.visited_tables then
        cache.visited_tables = setmetatable({}, {__mode = 'k'})
    end
    local t = type(obj)

    -- TODO can't test filter_function here as we don't have the ix and key,
    -- might cause different results?
    -- respect show_xxx and filter_function to be consistent with print results
    if (not TYPES[t] and not option.show_table)
        or (TYPES[t] and not option['show_'..t]) then
        return
    end

    if CACHE_TYPES[t] or TYPES[t] == nil then
        if not cache[t] then
            cache[t] = setmetatable({}, {__mode = 'k'})
            cache[t]._cnt = 0
        end
        if not cache[t][obj] then
            cache[t]._cnt = cache[t]._cnt + 1
            cache[t][obj] = cache[t]._cnt
        end
    end
    if t == 'table' or TYPES[t] == nil then
        if cache.visited_tables[obj] == false then
            -- already printed, no need to mark this and its children anymore
            return
        elseif cache.visited_tables[obj] == nil then
            cache.visited_tables[obj] = 1
        else
            -- visited already, increment and continue
            cache.visited_tables[obj] = cache.visited_tables[obj] + 1
            return
        end
        for k, v in pairs(obj) do
            cache_apperance(k, cache, option)
            cache_apperance(v, cache, option)
        end
        local mt = getmetatable(obj)
        if mt and option.show_metatable then
            cache_apperance(mt, cache, option)
        end
    end
end

-- makes 'foo2' < 'foo100000'. string.sub makes substring anyway, no need to use index based method
local function str_natural_cmp(lhs, rhs)
    while #lhs > 0 and #rhs > 0 do
        local lmid, lend = lhs:find('%d+')
        local rmid, rend = rhs:find('%d+')
        if not (lmid and rmid) then return lhs < rhs end

        local lsub = lhs:sub(1, lmid-1)
        local rsub = rhs:sub(1, rmid-1)
        if lsub ~= rsub then
            return lsub < rsub
        end

        local lnum = tonumber(lhs:sub(lmid, lend))
        local rnum = tonumber(rhs:sub(rmid, rend))
        if lnum ~= rnum then
            return lnum < rnum
        end

        lhs = lhs:sub(lend+1)
        rhs = rhs:sub(rend+1)
    end
    return lhs < rhs
end

local function cmp(lhs, rhs)
    local tleft = type(lhs)
    local tright = type(rhs)
    if tleft == 'number' and tright == 'number' then return lhs < rhs end
    if tleft == 'string' and tright == 'string' then return str_natural_cmp(lhs, rhs) end
    if tleft == tright then return str_natural_cmp(tostring(lhs), tostring(rhs)) end

    -- allow custom types
    local oleft = TYPES[tleft] or 9
    local oright = TYPES[tright] or 9
    return oleft < oright
end

-- setup option with default
local function make_option(option)
    if option == nil then
        option = {}
    end
    for k, v in pairs(pprint.defaults) do
        if option[k] == nil then
            option[k] = v
        end
        if option.show_all then
            for t, _ in pairs(TYPES) do
                option['show_'..t] = true
            end
            option.show_metatable = true
        end
    end
    return option
end

-- override defaults and take effects for all following calls
function pprint.setup(option)
    pprint.defaults = make_option(option)
end

-- format lua object into a string
function pprint.pformat(obj, option, printer)
    option = make_option(option)
    local buf = {}
    local function default_printer(s)
        table.insert(buf, s)
    end
    printer = printer or default_printer

    local cache
    if option.object_cache == 'global' then
        -- steal the cache into a local var so it's not visible from _G or anywhere
        -- still can't avoid user explicitly referentce pprint._cache but it shouldn't happen anyway
        cache = pprint._cache or {}
        pprint._cache = nil
    elseif option.object_cache == 'local' then
        cache = {}
    end

    local last = '' -- used for look back and remove trailing comma
    local status = {
        indent = '', -- current indent
        len = 0,     -- current line length
    }

    local wrapped_printer = function(s)
        printer(last)
        last = s
    end

    local function _indent(d)
        status.indent = string.rep(' ', d + #(status.indent))
    end

    local function _n(d)
        wrapped_printer('\n')
        wrapped_printer(status.indent)
        if d then
            _indent(d)
        end
        status.len = 0
        return true -- used to close bracket correctly
    end

    local function _p(s, nowrap)
        status.len = status.len + #s
        if not nowrap and status.len > option.level_width then
            _n()
            wrapped_printer(s)
            status.len = #s
        else
            wrapped_printer(s)
        end
    end

    local formatter = {}
    local function format(v)
        local f = formatter[type(v)]
        f = f or formatter.table -- allow patched type()
        if option.filter_function and option.filter_function(v, nil, nil) then
            return ''
        else
            return f(v)
        end
    end

    local function tostring_formatter(v)
        return tostring(v)
    end

    local function number_formatter(n)
        return n == math.huge and '[[math.huge]]' or tostring(n)
    end

    local function nop_formatter(v)
        return ''
    end

    local function make_fixed_formatter(t, has_cache)
        if has_cache then
            return function (v)
                return string.format('[[%s %d]]', t, cache[t][v])
            end
        else
            return function (v)
                return '[['..t..']]'
            end
        end
    end

    local function string_formatter(s, force_long_quote)
        local s, quote = escape(s)
        local quote_len = force_long_quote and 4 or 2
        if quote_len + #s + status.len > option.level_width then
            _n()
            -- only wrap string when is longer than level_width
            if option.wrap_string and #s + quote_len > option.level_width then
                -- keep the quotes together
                _p('[[')
                while #s + status.len >= option.level_width do
                    local seg = option.level_width - status.len
                    _p(string.sub(s, 1, seg), true)
                    _n()
                    s = string.sub(s, seg+1)
                end
                _p(s) -- print the remaining parts
                return ']]'
            end
        end

        return force_long_quote and '[['..s..']]' or quote..s..quote
    end

    local function table_formatter(t)
        if option.use_tostring then
            local mt = getmetatable(t)
            if mt and mt.__tostring then
                return string_formatter(tostring(t), true)
            end
        end

        local print_header_ix = nil
        local ttype = type(t)
        if option.object_cache then
            local cache_state = cache.visited_tables[t]
            local tix = cache[ttype][t]
            -- FIXME should really handle `cache_state == nil`
            -- as user might add things through filter_function
            if cache_state == false then
                -- already printed, just print the the number
                return string_formatter(string.format('%s %d', ttype, tix), true)
            elseif cache_state > 1 then
                -- appeared more than once, print table header with number
                print_header_ix = tix
                cache.visited_tables[t] = false
            else
                -- appeared exactly once, print like a normal table
            end
        end

        local tlen = #t
        local wrapped = false
        _p('{')
        _indent(option.indent_size)
        _p(string.rep(' ', option.indent_size - 1))
        if print_header_ix then
            _p(string.format('--[[%s %d]] ', ttype, print_header_ix))
        end
        for ix = 1,tlen do
            local v = t[ix]
            if formatter[type(v)] == nop_formatter or
               (option.filter_function and option.filter_function(v, ix, t)) then
               -- pass
            else
                if option.wrap_array then
                    wrapped = _n()
                end
                _p(format(v)..', ')
            end
        end

        -- hashmap part of the table, in contrast to array part
        local function is_hash_key(k)
            local numkey = tonumber(k)
            if numkey ~= k or numkey > tlen then
                return true
            end
        end

        local function print_kv(k, v, t)
            -- can't use option.show_x as obj may contain custom type
            if formatter[type(v)] == nop_formatter or
               formatter[type(k)] == nop_formatter or
               (option.filter_function and option.filter_function(v, k, t)) then
                return
            end
            wrapped = _n()
            if is_plain_key(k) then
                _p(k, true)
            else
                _p('[')
                -- [[]] type string in key is illegal, needs to add spaces inbetween
                local k = format(k)
                if string.match(k, '%[%[') then
                    _p(' '..k..' ', true)
                else
                    _p(k, true)
                end
                _p(']')
            end
            _p(' = ', true)
            _p(format(v), true)
            _p(',', true)
        end

        if option.sort_keys then
            local keys = {}
            for k, _ in pairs(t) do
                if is_hash_key(k) then
                    table.insert(keys, k)
                end
            end
            table.sort(keys, cmp)
            for _, k in ipairs(keys) do
                print_kv(k, t[k], t)
            end
        else
            for k, v in pairs(t) do
                if is_hash_key(k) then
                    print_kv(k, v, t)
                end
            end
        end

        if option.show_metatable then
            local mt = getmetatable(t)
            if mt then
                print_kv('__metatable', mt, t)
            end
        end

        _indent(-option.indent_size)
        -- make { } into {}
        last = string.gsub(last, '^ +$', '')
        -- peek last to remove trailing comma
        last = string.gsub(last, ',%s*$', ' ')
        if wrapped then
            _n()
        end
        _p('}')

        return ''
    end

    -- set formatters
    formatter['nil'] = option.show_nil and tostring_formatter or nop_formatter
    formatter['boolean'] = option.show_boolean and tostring_formatter or nop_formatter
    formatter['number'] = option.show_number and number_formatter or nop_formatter -- need to handle math.huge
    formatter['function'] = option.show_function and make_fixed_formatter('function', option.object_cache) or nop_formatter
    formatter['thread'] = option.show_thread and make_fixed_formatter('thread', option.object_cache) or nop_formatter
    formatter['userdata'] = option.show_userdata and make_fixed_formatter('userdata', option.object_cache) or nop_formatter
    formatter['string'] = option.show_string and string_formatter or nop_formatter
    formatter['table'] = option.show_table and table_formatter or nop_formatter

    if option.object_cache then
        -- needs to visit the table before start printing
        cache_apperance(obj, cache, option)
    end

    _p(format(obj))
    printer(last) -- close the buffered one

    -- put cache back if global
    if option.object_cache == 'global' then
        pprint._cache = cache
    end

    return table.concat(buf)
end

-- pprint all the arguments
function pprint.pprint( ... )
    local args = {...}
    -- select will get an accurate count of array len, counting trailing nils
    local len = select('#', ...)
    for ix = 1,len do
        pprint.pformat(args[ix], nil, io.write)
        io.write('\n')
    end
end

setmetatable(pprint, {
    __call = function (_, ...)
        pprint.pprint(...)
    end
})

return pprint