[solved] data.write_file() - serpent to disk within data.lua

[aubergine18]

Is it possible to get a .write_file() that's accessible from data.lua and data-final-fixes.lua?

Sometimes I make stupid mistake in my prototypes and it takes ages to try and work out where I've gone wrong because I can't serpent objects to file.

The only write_file() I'm aware of is part of the _G.game object, which isn't available from data.lua or data-final-fixes.lua scope.

If not available, serpent would also be a useful addition to the _G that's present during data.lua and data-final-fixes.lua.

[prg]

serpent is already available during the data loading phase. You can use print() or log() to get at its output.

[aubergine18]

Do you have an example? I couldn't find the info about print() (other than game.player.print() which isn't avail in data load stage) or log() in the API docs..

[prg]

print() simply writes to stdout, where you can watch the output in a terminal or redirect it to a file manually.
log() produces an entry in the log file, like "0.320 Script data.lua:7: bla".

[aubergine18]

I'm a bit useless when it comes to command line stuff so looks like log() is the right approach for me Thanks for the infos!

[aubergine18]

Using serpent to dump data.raw to log:

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log( serpent.block( data.raw, {comment = false, numformat = '%1.8g' } ) )

Result: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/auber ... r/data.raw