chat.lua

local chat = {
    commands = {}
}




function chat.newCommand(commandName, commandFunction)
    local superCommand
    local curPos = 1
    local name
    repeat
        local superName = commandName:match(".-%s", curPos)
        if superName then
            curPos = curPos + #superName
            superName = superName:sub(1,-2)
            --print(superName)
            superCommand = ((superCommand or {}).subCommands or chat.commands)[superName]
        else
            name = commandName:sub(curPos, -1)
        end
    until not superName
    print((superCommand or {}).fullName or "none")

    local newCommand = {
        name = name,
        fullName = commandName,
        commandFunction = commandFunction,
        subCommands = {},
        subCommandsCount = 0,
        superCommand = superCommand
    }
    if superCommand then
        superCommand.subCommands[name] = newCommand
    else
        chat.commands[commandName] = newCommand
    end
end



local function printCommands(commands, position)
    position = position or 0
    for k,command in pairs(commands) do
        print(string.rep(" ", position) .. command.name)
        printCommands(command.subCommands, position + 2)
    end
end



local function help()
    printCommands(chat.commands)
end


chat.newCommand("test")
chat.newCommand("test blub")
chat.newCommand("aha")
chat.newCommand("aha tada")
chat.newCommand("aha nein")
chat.newCommand("aha nein blub")

--help()