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tableMergeRecursiveArray

Definition

-- @/lua/common/utils.lua:665

-- merge tables and arrays correctly by concatenating arrays
function tableMergeRecursiveArray(t1, t2)
  for k, v in pairs(t2) do
    if type(v) == "table" and type(t1[k]) == "table" then
      if tableIsArraySlow(t1[k]) and tableIsArraySlow(v) then
        -- Concatenate arrays
        for i = 1, #v do
          table.insert(t1[k], v[i])
        end
      else
        -- Merge associative tables recursively
        tableMergeRecursiveArray(t1[k], v)
      end
    elseif type(v) == "table" then
      -- Copy the table (array or associative)
      if tableIsArraySlow(v) then
        t1[k] = {}
        for i = 1, #v do
          t1[k][i] = v[i]
        end
      else
        t1[k] = tableMergeRecursiveArray({}, v)
      end
    else
      -- Overwrite or add the value
      t1[k] = v
    end
  end
  return t1
end

Callers

          vehicle.components[k3] = vehicle.components[k3] or {}
          tableMergeRecursiveArray( vehicle.components[k3], replaceTableKeysRecursive(v3, svars) )
        else

        -- Merge associative tables recursively
        tableMergeRecursiveArray(t1[k], v)
      end

      else
        t1[k] = tableMergeRecursiveArray({}, v)
      end

  --look at both the regular electrics data as well as the components version for deep merging
  local jbeamData = tableMergeRecursiveArray(v.data.electrics or {}, v.data.components.electrics or {})