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stairsplus/util.lua

@@ -23,6 +23,37 @@ stairsplus.util = {
 		return sorted
 	end,
 
+	table_equals = function(t1, t2)
+		if t1 == t2 then
+			return true
+		end
+
+		local tt1 = type(t1)
+		local tt2 = type(t2)
+
+		if tt1 ~= tt2 then
+			return false
+		end
+
+		if tt1 ~= "table" or tt2 ~= "table" then
+			return t1 == t2
+		end
+
+		for k1, v1 in pairs(t1) do
+			if not v1 == t2[k1] then
+				return false
+			end
+		end
+
+		for k2, v2 in pairs(t2) do
+			if not t1[k2] == v2 then
+				return false
+			end
+		end
+
+		return true
+	end,
+
 	check_call = function(func)
 		-- wrap a function w/ logic to avoid crashing the game
 		local f = function(...)