function table.len(t)
  local count = 0
  for _ in pairs(t) do count = count + 1 end
  return count
end

function table.pprint(t, ident, total_count)
    local ident = ident or 0
    local total_count = total_count or 0
    if type(t) == 'table' then
        local count = 0
        for k, v in pairs(t) do
            print(string.rep('\t', ident) .. k)
            count = count + 1
            total_count = pprint(v, ident + 1, total_count)
        end
        if count == 0 then
            --print('<empty table>')
        end
    else
        print(string.rep('\t', ident) .. tostring(t))
        total_count = total_count + 1
    end
    return total_count
end