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Beautify String Formatter
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2015 1:23 am
by Belgarath
I made this to help me with changing the format of multiple strings in a line. It's been most useful to me, and it's easy to use. Posted it a while ago deep inside another post but decided to put it here so it's easier to find if anyone wants to use it.
--[[
USAGE: used in the format of: string. formatted table
> beautify(line, {fg = {255,0,0}, bold = true}, matches[2], {fg = "yellow", italics = true})
> beautify("this is a really long string", {replace = "short string"})
^Your piercing gaze bores into (.+) and saps away \w+ resolve to contend with your might\.$
beautify(line, {
fg = "medium_turquoise",
bold = true,
replace = "You have weakened " .. matches[2] .. ".",
}, matches[2], {
fg = "light_blue",
})
]]
function beautify (...)
local args = { ... }
if not args or #args == 0 then
return cecho "<red>I'm not a mind reader."
end
for i = 2, #args, 2 do
local s = args[i - 1]
local a = args[i]
if type(s) == "table" then
selectString(s[1], s[2])
else
selectString(s, 1)
end
if a.fg then
if type(a.fg) == "table" then
setFgColor(unpack(a.fg))
else
fg(a.fg)
end
end
if a.bg then
if type(a.bg) == "table" then
setBgColor(unpack(a.bg))
else
bg(a.bg)
end
end
if a.bold then setBold(a.bold) end
if a.italics then setItalics(a.italics) end
if a.underline then setUnderline(a.underline) end
if a.replace then replace(a.replace) end
end
deselect()
resetFormat()
end