return table LUA

function getAllData(t, prevData)
  -- if prevData == nil, start empty, otherwise start with prevData
  local data = prevData or {}

  -- copy all the attributes from t
  for k,v in pairs(t) do
    data[k] = data[k] or v
  end

  -- get t's metatable, or exit if not existing
  local mt = getmetatable(t)
  if type(mt)~='table' then return data end

  -- get the __index from mt, or exit if not table
  local index = mt.__index
  if type(index)~='table' then return data end

  -- include the data from index into data, recursively, and return
  return getAllData(index, data)
end

m = peripheral.wrap("top")

print(getAllData(m))