Module:TableBuilder

--Module appliquant aux fonctions de la librairie Table une inteface fluide.

local meta = {}

meta.insert = function ( t, ... )

   table.insert( t, ... )
   return t

end

meta.remove = function ( t, ... )

   table.remove( t, ... )
   return t

end

meta.sort = function ( t, ... )

   table.sort( t, ... )
   return t

end

meta.maxn = function ( t )

   return table.maxn( t )

end

meta.concat = function ( t, ... )

   return table.concat( t, ... )

end

meta.__index = function ( t, key )

   local metafunc = meta[key]
   if type( metafunc ) == 'function' then
       return function ( ... ) return metafunc( t, ... ) end
   end

end

meta.minsert = function( t, ... )

   local sel
   for i = 1, select( '#', ... ) do
       sel = select( i, ... )
       if sel then
           table.insert( t, sel )
       end
   end
   return t

end

meta.tinsert = function( t, tab, first, last )

   if type( tab ) == 'table' then
       for i = ( tonumber( first ) or 1 ), ( tonumber( last ) or #tab ) do
           table.insert( t, tab[i] )
       end
   end
   return t

end

local TableBuilder = {

   new = function( ... )
       local t = { ... }
       setmetatable( t, meta )
       return t
   end,
   
   set = function( t )
       if type( t ) == 'table' then
           setmetatable( t, meta )
       end
       return t
   end

}

return TableBuilder