tm.dump

tm.dump(value, depth?) turns any value into readable text for logs. Shared.

print(tm.dump({ a = 1, list = { 'x', 'y' } }))
-- {
--     ["a"] = 1,
--     ["list"] = {
--         [1] = x,
--         [2] = y,
--     },
-- }

• Keys are sorted (numbers first, then everything else by text), so the output is stable between runs.
• String keys are quoted, number keys are not. Values other than tables go through tostring.
• A table that contains itself prints <cycle> at the repeat instead of looping forever. A table that appears twice without cycling prints in full both times.
• depth is the starting indent level (default 0), for output nested inside other text.