2 files changed, 120 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/lualibs-boolean.lua b/lualibs-boolean.lua
index be7ec7d..2b94de7 100644
--- a/lualibs-boolean.lua
+++ b/lualibs-boolean.lua
@@ -6,36 +6,60 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['l-boolean'] = {
     license   = "see context related readme files"
 }
 
-boolean = boolean or { }
-
 local type, tonumber = type, tonumber
 
+boolean = boolean or { }
+local boolean = boolean
+
 function boolean.tonumber(b)
-    if b then return 1 else return 0 end
+    if b then return 1 else return 0 end -- test and return or return
 end
 
 function toboolean(str,tolerant)
-    if tolerant then
-        local tstr = type(str)
-        if tstr == "string" then
-            return str == "true" or str == "yes" or str == "on" or str == "1" or str == "t"
-        elseif tstr == "number" then
-            return tonumber(str) ~= 0
-        elseif tstr == "nil" then
-            return false
-        else
-            return str
-        end
+    if  str == nil then
+        return false
+    elseif str == false then
+        return false
+    elseif str == true then
+        return true
+    elseif str == "true" then
+        return true
+    elseif str == "false" then
+        return false
+    elseif not tolerant then
+        return false
+    elseif str == 0 then
+        return false
+    elseif (tonumber(str) or 0) > 0 then
+        return true
+    else
+        return str == "yes" or str == "on" or str == "t"
+    end
+end
+
+string.toboolean = toboolean
+
+function string.booleanstring(str)
+    if  str == nil then
+        return false
+    elseif str == false then
+        return false
+    elseif str == true then
+        return true
     elseif str == "true" then
         return true
     elseif str == "false" then
         return false
+    elseif str == 0 then
+        return false
+    elseif (tonumber(str) or 0) > 0 then
+        return true
     else
-        return str
+        return str == "yes" or str == "on" or str == "t"
     end
 end
 
-function string.is_boolean(str)
+function string.is_boolean(str,default)
     if type(str) == "string" then
         if str == "true" or str == "yes" or str == "on" or str == "t" then
             return true
@@ -43,13 +67,5 @@ function string.is_boolean(str)
             return false
         end
     end
-    return nil
-end
-
-function boolean.alwaystrue()
-    return true
-end
-
-function boolean.falsetrue()
-    return false
+    return default
 end
diff --git a/lualibs-number.lua b/lualibs-number.lua
index a1249f0..a4dbe3b 100644
--- a/lualibs-number.lua
+++ b/lualibs-number.lua
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['l-number'] = {
     license   = "see context related readme files"
 }
 
-local tostring = tostring
-local format, floor, insert, match = string.format, math.floor, table.insert, string.match
+-- this module will be replaced when we have the bit library
+
+local tostring, tonumber = tostring, tonumber
+local format, floor, match, rep = string.format, math.floor, string.match, string.rep
+local concat, insert = table.concat, table.insert
 local lpegmatch = lpeg.match
 
-number = number or { }
+number       = number or { }
+local number = number
 
 -- a,b,c,d,e,f = number.toset(100101)
 
@@ -56,3 +60,75 @@ function number.bits(n,zero)
     end
     return t
 end
+
+--~ http://ricilake.blogspot.com/2007/10/iterating-bits-in-lua.html
+
+function number.bit(p)
+    return 2 ^ (p - 1) -- 1-based indexing
+end
+
+function number.hasbit(x, p) -- typical call: if hasbit(x, bit(3)) then ...
+    return x % (p + p) >= p
+end
+
+function number.setbit(x, p)
+    return (x % (p + p) >= p) and x or x + p
+end
+
+function number.clearbit(x, p)
+    return (x % (p + p) >= p) and x - p or x
+end
+
+--~ function number.tobitstring(n)
+--~     if n == 0 then
+--~         return "0"
+--~     else
+--~         local t = { }
+--~         while n > 0 do
+--~             insert(t,1,n % 2 > 0 and 1 or 0)
+--~             n = floor(n/2)
+--~         end
+--~         return concat(t)
+--~     end
+--~ end
+
+function number.tobitstring(n,m)
+    if n == 0 then
+        if m then
+            rep("00000000",m)
+        else
+            return "00000000"
+        end
+    else
+        local t = { }
+        while n > 0 do
+            insert(t,1,n % 2 > 0 and 1 or 0)
+            n = floor(n/2)
+        end
+        local nn = 8 - #t % 8
+        if nn > 0 and nn < 8 then
+            for i=1,nn do
+                insert(t,1,0)
+            end
+        end
+        if m then
+            m = m * 8 - #t
+            if m > 0 then
+                insert(t,1,rep("0",m))
+            end
+        end
+        return concat(t)
+    end
+end
+
+--~ print(number.tobitstring(8))
+--~ print(number.tobitstring(14))
+--~ print(number.tobitstring(66))
+--~ print(number.tobitstring(0x00))
+--~ print(number.tobitstring(0xFF))
+--~ print(number.tobitstring(46260767936,8))
+--~ print(#number.tobitstring(46260767936,6))
+
+function number.valid(str,default)
+    return tonumber(str) or default or nil
+end