std library

The std library provides utility function for scripts. It can be imported into a script as follows:

local std = require("pktizr.std")

The provided functions can then be used by prepending std. to the name (e.g. std.print(...)).

Functions

get_addr()

Returns the local IP address of the network interface used to send and received packets.

get_time()

Returns the current date and time in seconds.

print(fmt, v1, v2, ...)

Prints a string containing the values v1, v2, etc. stringified according to the format string fmt. The string is generated using the string.format() standard function. See the Lua reference for more information.