/lib/fileHandler

function vn(val) return (val ~= nil) end

function update(file_path,input)

    local file_path = tostring(file_path)

    if (vn(file_path) and vn(input)) then
        file = fs.open(file_path,"w")
        file.flush()
        file.write(textutils.serialise(input))
        file.close()
    else
        print("Usage : fileHandler.update( <file_path>, <code> )")
    end

end
-- flush the data inside the file to replace it with the new input

function load(file_path,type,code)

    local file_path = tostring(file_path)

    local new_file_created = false

    if not fs.exists(file_path) then
        if type == "pastebin" then
            shell.run("/dpaste","1",code,file_path)
            new_file_created = true
        end
        if type == "default" then
            f1 = fs.open(file_path,"w")
            f1.write(textutils.serialise(code))
            f1.close()
            new_file_created = true
        end
    end

    f1 = fs.open(file_path,"r")
    output = textutils.unserialise(f1.readAll())
    f1.close()
    return output, new_file_created

end
-- usage : table = fileHandler.load( <file_path> ,  <"default" or "pastebin">, code)
-- "default" writes the sent table (code) in the file created with 'file_path'
-- "pastebin" send a request to the paste (code) and writes the returned text in the file.