Add luci.util.append

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/libs/core/luasrc/util.lua b/libs/core/luasrc/util.lua
index 6498a4976..109ccab28 100644
--- a/libs/core/luasrc/util.lua
+++ b/libs/core/luasrc/util.lua
@@ -320,23 +320,30 @@ function parse_units(ustr)
 	return val
 end
 
---- Combines two or more numerically indexed tables and single objects into one table.
--- @param tbl1	Table value to combine
--- @param tbl2	Table value to combine
--- @param ...	More tables to combine
--- @return		Table value containing all values of given tables
-function combine(...)
-	local result = {}
+--- Appends numerically indexed tables or single objects to a given table.
+-- @param src	Target table
+-- @param ...	Objects to insert
+-- @return		Target table
+function append(src, ...)
 	for i, a in ipairs({...}) do
 		if type(a) == "table" then
 			for j, v in ipairs(a) do
-				result[#result+1] = v
+				src[#src+1] = v
 			end
 		else
-			result[#result+1] = a
+			src[#src+1] = a
 		end
 	end
-	return result
+	return src
+end
+
+--- Combines two or more numerically indexed tables and single objects into one table.
+-- @param tbl1	Table value to combine
+-- @param tbl2	Table value to combine
+-- @param ...	More tables to combine
+-- @return		Table value containing all values of given tables
+function combine(...)
+	return append({}, ...)
 end
 
 --- Checks whether the given table contains the given value.