--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/Utility.lua	Thu Mar 15 22:58:54 2012 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+local pairs=pairs
+local type=type
+local getmetatable=getmetatable
+local setmetatable=setmetatable
+
+setfenv(1,bsk)
+
+-- These two functions properly format the call to AceConsole:Print(), which
+-- needs a full object. Calling "Print" will call the mixed-in console functions
+-- but without a self parameter because of the namespacing. I would disembed
+-- console, except that it has handy OnDisable behavior to disable chat
+-- commands.
+function print(...)
+    bsk:Print(...)
+end
+
+function printf(...)
+    bsk:Printf(...)
+end
+
+function tcopy(to, from)
+  for k,v in pairs(from) do
+    if(type(v)=="table") then
+      to[k] = {}
+      tcopy(to[k], v);
+    else
+      to[k] = v;
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+function shallowCopy(t)
+  local u = { }
+  for k, v in pairs(t) do u[k] = v end
+  return setmetatable(u, getmetatable(t))
+end
+
+function PrintTable(table, depth)
+    depth = depth or ""
+    if not table then return end
+    if #depth > 3*5 then print(depth.."Recursion too deep - stopping"); return end
+    for i,v in pairs(table) do 
+        if( type(v) == "string" ) then
+            print(depth .. i ..  " - " .. v) 
+        elseif( type(v) == "number" ) then
+            print(depth .. i .. " - " .. tostring(v))
+        elseif( type(v) == "table" ) then
+            print(depth .. i .." - ") 
+            PrintTable(v,depth.."   ")
+        elseif( type(v) == "boolean" ) then
+            print(depth .. i .. " - " .. tostring(v))
+        elseif( type(v) == "function" ) then
+            print(depth .. "function " .. i .. "()")
+        else
+            print(depth .. i .. " - not sure how to print type: " .. type(v) )
+        end
+    end
+end
+