1 files changed, 35 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/sexparse/functions.py b/src/sexparse/functions.py
index 08ba5d9..22aae50 100644
--- a/src/sexparse/functions.py
+++ b/src/sexparse/functions.py
@@ -20,13 +20,47 @@
 #ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 #(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
 #SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+import sexparse
 
 
+def sexdump(obj, col_width=16, truncate=True):
+    width = col_width 
+    trunc = "<trunc>"
+    if not isinstance(obj, sexparse.SexConfigBase):
+        return None
+
+    for k, v in obj:
+        retainer = v
+        if truncate:
+            if len(repr(v)) > width:
+                v = repr(v)[0:width - len(trunc)] + trunc
+
+        show_type = type(retainer)
+        sformat = "{:>{width}} | {:<{width}} | {:<{width}}"    
+        sformat_t = (k, v, show_type)
+
+        try:
+            if obj.status:
+                status = "Enabled" if convert_type(obj.is_enabled(k)) else "Disabled"
+                sformat += " | {:>{width}}"
+                sformat_t = (k, v, status, show_type)
+        except AttributeError:
+            pass
+
+        if isinstance(v, list) or isinstance(v, tuple):
+            show_type = [ type(x) for x in retainer ]
+
+        if isinstance(v, dict):
+            show_type = [ type(x) for x in retainer.iteritems() ]
+
+        print(sformat.format(*sformat_t, width=col_width))
+
 
 def convert_type(s):
+
     for cast in (int, float):
         try:
             return cast(s)
         except ValueError:
             pass
-    return s
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+    return s