print_r.lua

local function print_r ( t ) 
    local print_r_cache={}
        local function sub_print_r(t,indent)
        if (print_r_cache[tostring(t)]) then
            print(indent.."*"..tostring(t))
        else
            print_r_cache[tostring(t)]=true
            if (type(t)=="table") then
                local tLen = #t
                for i = 1, tLen do
                    local val = t[i]
                    if (type(val)=="table") then
                        print(indent.."#["..i.."] => "..tostring(t).." {")
                        sub_print_r(val,indent..string.rep(" ",string.len(i)+8))
                        print(indent..string.rep(" ",string.len(i)+6).."}")
                    elseif (type(val)=="string") then
                        print(indent.."#["..i..'] => "'..val..'"')
                    else
                        print(indent.."#["..i.."] => "..tostring(val))
                    end
                end
                for pos,val in pairs(t) do
                    if type(pos) ~= "number" or math.floor(pos) ~= pos or (pos < 1 or pos > tLen) then
                        if (type(val)=="table") then
                            print(indent.."["..pos.."] => "..tostring(t).." {")
                            sub_print_r(val,indent..string.rep(" ",string.len(pos)+8))
                            print(indent..string.rep(" ",string.len(pos)+6).."}")
                        elseif (type(val)=="string") then
                            print(indent.."["..pos..'] => "'..val..'"')
                        else
                            print(indent.."["..pos.."] => "..tostring(val))
                        end
                    end
                end
            else
                print(indent..tostring(t))
            end
        end
    end
    
   if (type(t)=="table") then
        print(tostring(t).." {")
        sub_print_r(t,"  ")
        print("}")
    else
        sub_print_r(t,"  ")
    end

   print()
end