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function var_dump(obj, name, spaces, ret) {
 
    var res = '';
 
    ret = name===true || ret || false;
    name = name && name!==true?name+': ':'';
    spaces = spaces || '';
 
    var type = $type(obj);
 
 
    if(type == 'arguments'){
        var tmp = new Array();
        for(var i = 0;i < obj.length;i++){
            tmp[i] = obj[i];
        }
        obj = tmp;
    }
 
 
    if(type == 'object' || type == 'array' || type == 'hash' || type == 'arguments'){
        var brace = type=='array'||type == 'arguments'?'[':'{';
        res += spaces+''+name+'('+type+') '+brace+'\n';
        var first = 0;
        for(var k in obj){
            if(!first) first++
            else res += ',\n'
            if(true || obj.hasOwnProperty(k)){
                res += var_dump(obj[k], k, spaces+'    ', true);
            }
        }
        brace = type=='array'||type == 'arguments'?']':'}';
        res += '\n'+spaces+brace;
    }else{
        if(type===false){
            res += (spaces+''+name+obj);
        }else{
            if(type=='function'){
                obj = '';
            }else if(type!='number'){
                obj = " '"+obj+"'";
            }else{
                obj = ' '+obj;
            }
            res += (spaces+''+name+'('+type+')'+obj);
        }
    }
    if(ret) return res;
    Ape.log(res);
    return true;
}
function var_export(obj, name, spaces, ret) {
 
    var res = '';
 
    ret = name===true || ret || false;
    name = name && name!==true?name+':':'';
 spaces = spaces || '';
 
    var type = $type(obj);
 
    if(type == 'arguments'){
        var tmp = new Array();
        for(var i = 0;i < obj.length;i++){
            tmp[i] = obj[i];
        }
        obj = tmp;
    }
 
    if(type == 'object' || type == 'array' || type == 'hash' || type == 'arguments'){
        var brace = type=='array'||type == 'arguments'?'[':'{';
        res += spaces+''+name+brace+'\n';
        var first = 0;
        for(var k in obj){
            if(obj.hasOwnProperty(k)){
                if(!first) first++
                else res += ',\n'
                if(true || obj.hasOwnProperty(k)){
                    res += var_export(obj[k], k, spaces+'    ', true);
                }
            }
        }
        brace = type=='array'||type == 'arguments'?']':'}';
        res += '\n'+spaces+brace;
    }else{
        if(type !== false && type!='number'){
            obj = "'"+obj+"'";
        }
        res += spaces+''+name+''+obj;
    }
    if(ret) return res;
    Ape.log(res);
    return true;
}