Library outlib

Helper functions for NSE script output

These functions are useful for ensuring output is consistently ordered between scans and following conventions for output formatting.

Author:

• Daniel Miller

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Source: https://svn.nmap.org/nmap/nselib/outlib.lua

Functions

list_sep (t, sep)

Comma-separated list output

sorted_by_key (t)

Create a table that yields elements sorted by key when iterated over with pairs()

Functions

list_sep (t, sep)

Comma-separated list output

This adds a __tostring metamethod to a list (integer-indexed table) so that it will be formatted as a comma-separated list when converted to a string.

Parameters

t

The table to format

sep

(Optional) list separator character, default: ", "

sorted_by_key (t)

Create a table that yields elements sorted by key when iterated over with pairs()

The returned table is like a sorted view of the original table; it should be treated as read-only, and any new data should be added to the original table instead.

Parameters

t

The table whose data should be used

Return value:

out A table that can be passed to pairs() to get sorted results