improve print and table.dump

3 files changed, 24 insertions, 32 deletions

diff --git a/xmake/core/base/table.lua b/xmake/core/base/table.lua
index 3767fc1c4..b7f5719a9 100644
--- a/xmake/core/base/table.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/base/table.lua
@@ -208,18 +208,9 @@ end
 -- dump it with the level
 function table._dump(self, exclude, level)
  
-    -- dump string
-    if type(self) == "string" then  
-        io.write(string.format("%q", self))  
-    -- dump boolean
-    elseif type(self) == "boolean" then  
+    -- dump basic type
+    if type(self) == "string" or type(self) == "boolean" or type(self) == "number" then  
         io.write(tostring(self))  
-    -- dump number 
-    elseif type(self) == "number" then  
-        io.write(self)  
-    -- dump function 
-    elseif type(self) == "function" then  
-        io.write("<function>")  
     -- dump table
     elseif type(self) == "table" then  
 
@@ -254,9 +245,7 @@ function table._dump(self, exclude, level)
                 end
 
                 -- dump value
-                if not table._dump(v, exclude, level + 1) then 
-                    return false
-                end
+                table._dump(v, exclude, level + 1)  
 
                 -- dump newline
                 io.write("\n")
@@ -269,17 +258,9 @@ function table._dump(self, exclude, level)
             io.write("    ")
         end
         io.write("}\n")  
-    -- dump userdata
-    elseif type(self) == "userdata" then  
-        io.write("<userdata>")  
-    else  
-        -- error
-        print(string.format("error: invalid object type: %s", type(self)))
-        return false
-    end  
-
-    -- ok
-    return true
+    else
+        io.write("<" .. tostring(v) .. ">")
+    end
 end
 
 -- dump it
diff --git a/xmake/core/base/utils.lua b/xmake/core/base/utils.lua
index 030c10d5c..3bda8060c 100644
--- a/xmake/core/base/utils.lua
+++ b/xmake/core/base/utils.lua
@@ -29,13 +29,29 @@ local utils = utils or {}
 local option = require("base/option")
 local colors = require("base/colors")
 local string = require("base/string")
+local table  = require("base/table")
 
 -- print string with newline
 function utils._print(...)
 
     -- print it if not quiet
     if not option.get("quiet") then
-        print(...)
+        local values = {...}
+        for i, v in ipairs(values) do
+            -- dump basic type
+            if type(v) == "string" or type(v) == "boolean" or type(v) == "number" then
+                io.write(tostring(v))
+            -- dump table
+            elseif type(v) == "table" then  
+                table.dump(v)
+            else
+                io.write("<" .. tostring(v) .. ">")
+            end
+            if i ~= #values then
+                io.write(" ")
+            end
+        end
+        io.write('\n')
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/xmake/plugins/lua/xmake.lua b/xmake/plugins/lua/xmake.lua
index 77833e9a3..2789bf26a 100644
--- a/xmake/plugins/lua/xmake.lua
+++ b/xmake/plugins/lua/xmake.lua
@@ -69,12 +69,7 @@ task("lua")
             else
 
                 -- run modules (xmake lua core.xxx.xxx)
-                local result = import(script)(unpack(option.get("arguments") or {}))
-                if type(result) == "table" then
-                    table.dump(table)
-                elseif result ~= nil then
-                    print(result)
-                end
+                print(import(script)(unpack(option.get("arguments") or {})))
             end
         else
             -- enter interactive mode