util.helpers: New util library to aid with debugging, etc.

util/helpers.lua

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+
+module("helpers", package.seeall);
+
+-- Helper functions for debugging
+
+local log = require "util.logger".init("util.debug");
+
+function log_events(events, name, logger)
+	local f = events.fire_event;
+	if not f then
+		error("Object does not appear to be a util.events object");
+	end
+	logger = logger or log;
+	name = name or tostring(events);
+	function events.fire_event(event, ...)
+		logger("debug", "%s firing event: %s", name, event);
+	end
+	events[events.fire_event] = f;
+	return events;
+end
+
+function revert_log_events(events)
+	events.fire_event, events[events.fire_event] = events[events.fire_event], nil; -- :)
+end
+
+return _M;