/// <summary>
/// Export the categories to a new string builder instance.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="categories"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static StringBuilder ExportCompressedLuaCategories(IDictionary <string, List <object> > categories)
{
// Export all of the Categories
var builder = new StringBuilder();
builder.AppendLine("_.Categories={};");
builder.Append("local l={};");
int categoryCount = 0;
foreach (var pair in categories)
{
if (categoryCount++ > 0)
{
builder.Append("l={};");
}
builder.Append("_.Categories.").Append(pair.Key).AppendLine("=l;");
foreach (var group in pair.Value)
{
builder.Append("tinsert(l,");
ExportCompressedLua(builder, group);
builder.AppendLine(");");
}
}
// Simplify the structure of the string and then export to the builder.
SimplifyStructureForLua(builder);
ExportShortcutsForLua(builder);
ExportCategoriesHeaderForLua(builder);
STRUCTURE_COUNTS.Clear();
FUNCTION_SHORTCUTS.Clear();
return(builder);
}
/// <summary>
/// Export the contents of the dictionary to the builder in a raw, longhand format.
/// Every field will be written. Standardized formatting applies here.
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="KEY">The key value type of the dictionary.</typeparam>
/// <typeparam name="VALUE">The value type of the dictionary.</typeparam>
/// <param name="data">The data dictionary.</param>
/// <returns>A built string containing the information.</returns>
public static StringBuilder ExportCompressedLua <KEY, VALUE>(Dictionary <KEY, VALUE> data)
{
var builder = new StringBuilder();
ExportCompressedLua(builder, data);
STRUCTURE_COUNTS.Clear();
FUNCTION_SHORTCUTS.Clear();
return(builder);
}
/// <summary>
/// Export the contents of the list to the builder in a raw, longhand format.
/// Every element will be written. Standardized formatting applies here.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="list">The list of data.</param>
/// <returns>A built string containing the information.</returns>
public static StringBuilder ExportCompressedLua <T>(List <T> list)
{
var builder = new StringBuilder();
ExportCompressedLua(builder, list);
STRUCTURE_COUNTS.Clear();
FUNCTION_SHORTCUTS.Clear();
return(builder);
}
/// <summary>
/// Export the data to the builder in a raw, longhand format.
/// Standardized formatting applies here.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="data">The undetermined object data.</param>
/// <returns>A built string containing the information.</returns>
public static StringBuilder ExportCompressedLua(object data)
{
var builder = new StringBuilder();
ExportCompressedLua(builder, data);
STRUCTURE_COUNTS.Clear();
FUNCTION_SHORTCUTS.Clear();
return(builder);
}