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diff --git a/builtin/misc_helpers.lua b/builtin/misc_helpers.lua
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+-- Minetest: builtin/misc_helpers.lua
+
+function basic_dump2(o)
+	if type(o) == "number" then
+		return tostring(o)
+	elseif type(o) == "string" then
+		return string.format("%q", o)
+	elseif type(o) == "boolean" then
+		return tostring(o)
+	elseif type(o) == "function" then
+		return "<function>"
+	elseif type(o) == "userdata" then
+		return "<userdata>"
+	elseif type(o) == "nil" then
+		return "nil"
+	else
+		error("cannot dump a " .. type(o))
+		return nil
+	end
+end
+
+function dump2(o, name, dumped)
+	name = name or "_"
+	dumped = dumped or {}
+	io.write(name, " = ")
+	if type(o) == "number" or type(o) == "string" or type(o) == "boolean"
+			or type(o) == "function" or type(o) == "nil"
+			or type(o) == "userdata" then
+		io.write(basic_dump2(o), "\n")
+	elseif type(o) == "table" then
+		if dumped[o] then
+			io.write(dumped[o], "\n")
+		else
+			dumped[o] = name
+			io.write("{}\n") -- new table
+			for k,v in pairs(o) do
+				local fieldname = string.format("%s[%s]", name, basic_dump2(k))
+				dump2(v, fieldname, dumped)
+			end
+		end
+	else
+		error("cannot dump a " .. type(o))
+		return nil
+	end
+end
+
+function dump(o, dumped)
+	dumped = dumped or {}
+	if type(o) == "number" then
+		return tostring(o)
+	elseif type(o) == "string" then
+		return string.format("%q", o)
+	elseif type(o) == "table" then
+		if dumped[o] then
+			return "<circular reference>"
+		end
+		dumped[o] = true
+		local t = {}
+		for k,v in pairs(o) do
+			t[#t+1] = "" .. k .. " = " .. dump(v, dumped)
+		end
+		return "{" .. table.concat(t, ", ") .. "}"
+	elseif type(o) == "boolean" then
+		return tostring(o)
+	elseif type(o) == "function" then
+		return "<function>"
+	elseif type(o) == "userdata" then
+		return "<userdata>"
+	elseif type(o) == "nil" then
+		return "nil"
+	else
+		error("cannot dump a " .. type(o))
+		return nil
+	end
+end
+
+function string:split(sep)
+	local sep, fields = sep or ",", {}
+	local pattern = string.format("([^%s]+)", sep)
+	self:gsub(pattern, function(c) fields[#fields+1] = c end)
+	return fields
+end
+
+function string:trim()
+	return (self:gsub("^%s*(.-)%s*$", "%1"))
+end
+
+assert(string.trim("\n \t\tfoo bar\t ") == "foo bar")
+
+function minetest.pos_to_string(pos)
+	return "(" .. pos.x .. "," .. pos.y .. "," .. pos.z .. ")"
+end
+
+