API

local mon_text = {
    text = "Text";
    tColour = "black";
    bColour = "white";
}

function mon_text:new(name)
    local object = {}
    object.name = name
    setmetatable( object, { __index = self })
    return object
end

function mon_text:setRule(rule, value)
    self[rule] = value
end

function mon_text:ruleExists(rule)
    for k, v in pairs(self) do
        if k == rule then
           return true
        end
    end
    return false
end

function mon_text:getRule(rule)
    if self:ruleExists(rule) == true then
        return self[rule]
    end
    return false
end