--
-- Collect memory reference info.
-- https://github.com/yaukeywang/LuaMemorySnapshotDump
--
-- @filename  MemoryReferenceInfo.lua
-- @author    WangYaoqi
-- @date      2016-02-03

-- The global config of the mri.
local cConfig =
{
    m_bAllMemoryRefFileAddTime = true,
    m_bSingleMemoryRefFileAddTime = true,
    m_bComparedMemoryRefFileAddTime = true
}

-- Get the format string of date time.
local function FormatDateTimeNow()
    local cDateTime = os.date("*t")
    local strDateTime = string.format("%04d%02d%02d-%02d%02d%02d", tostring(cDateTime.year), tostring(cDateTime.month), tostring(cDateTime.day),
        tostring(cDateTime.hour), tostring(cDateTime.min), tostring(cDateTime.sec))
    return strDateTime
end

-- Get the string result without overrided __tostring.
local function GetOriginalToStringResult(cObject)
    if not cObject then
        return ""
    end

    local cMt = getmetatable(cObject)
    if not cMt then
        return tostring(cObject)
    end

    -- Check tostring override.
    local strName = ""
    local cToString = rawget(cMt, "__tostring")
    if cToString then
      print('tostring overridden:', tostring(cObject))
--?         rawset(cMt, "__tostring", nil)
--?         strName = tostring(cObject)
--?         rawset(cMt, "__tostring", cToString)
--?     else
--?         strName = tostring(cObject)
    end
    strName = tostring(cObject)

    return strName
end

-- Create a container to collect the mem ref info results.
local function CreateObjectReferenceInfoContainer()
    -- Create new container.
    local cContainer = {}

    -- Contain [table/function] - [reference count] info.
    local cObjectReferenceCount = {}
    setmetatable(cObjectReferenceCount, {__mode = "k"})

    -- Contain [table/function] - [name] info.
    local cObjectAddressToName = {}
    setmetatable(cObjectAddressToName, {__mode = "k"})

    -- Set members.
    cContainer.m_cObjectReferenceCount = cObjectReferenceCount
    cContainer.m_cObjectAddressToName = cObjectAddressToName

    -- For stack info.
    cContainer.m_nStackLevel = -1
    cContainer.m_strShortSrc = "None"
    cContainer.m_nCurrentLine = -1

    return cContainer
end

-- Create a container to collect the mem ref info results from a dumped file.
-- strFilePath - The file path.
local function CreateObjectReferenceInfoContainerFromFile(strFilePath)
    -- Create a empty container.
    local cContainer = CreateObjectReferenceInfoContainer()
    cContainer.m_strShortSrc = strFilePath

    -- Cache ref info.
    local cRefInfo = cContainer.m_cObjectReferenceCount
    local cNameInfo = cContainer.m_cObjectAddressToName

    -- Read each line from file.
    local cFile = assert(io.open(strFilePath, "rb"))
    for strLine in cFile:lines() do
        local strHeader = string.sub(strLine, 1, 2)
        if "--" ~= strHeader then
            local _, _, strAddr, strName, strRefCount= string.find(strLine, "(.+)\t(.*)\t(%d+)")
            if strAddr then
                cRefInfo[strAddr] = strRefCount
                cNameInfo[strAddr] = strName
            end
        end
    end

    -- Close and clear file handler.
    io.close(cFile)
    cFile = nil

    return cContainer
end

-- Create a container to collect the mem ref info results from a dumped file.
-- strObjectName - The object name you need to collect info.
-- cObject - The object you need to collect info.
local function CreateSingleObjectReferenceInfoContainer(strObjectName, cObject)
    -- Create new container.
    local cContainer = {}

    -- Contain [address] - [true] info.
    local cObjectExistTag = {}
    setmetatable(cObjectExistTag, {__mode = "k"})

    -- Contain [name] - [true] info.
    local cObjectAliasName = {}

    -- Contain [access] - [true] info.
    local cObjectAccessTag = {}
    setmetatable(cObjectAccessTag, {__mode = "k"})

    -- Set members.
    cContainer.m_cObjectExistTag = cObjectExistTag
    cContainer.m_cObjectAliasName = cObjectAliasName
    cContainer.m_cObjectAccessTag = cObjectAccessTag

    -- For stack info.
    cContainer.m_nStackLevel = -1
    cContainer.m_strShortSrc = "None"
    cContainer.m_nCurrentLine = -1

    -- Init with object values.
    cContainer.m_strObjectName = strObjectName
    cContainer.m_strAddressName = (("string" == type(cObject)) and ("\"" .. tostring(cObject) .. "\"")) or GetOriginalToStringResult(cObject)
    cContainer.m_cObjectExistTag[cObject] = true

    return cContainer
end

-- Collect memory reference info from a root table or function.
-- strName - The root object name that start to search, default is "_G" if leave this to nil.
-- cObject - The root object that start to search, default is _G if leave this to nil.
-- cDumpInfoContainer - The container of the dump result info.
local function CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName, cObject, cDumpInfoContainer)
    if not cObject then
        return
    end

    if not strName then
        strName = ""
    end

    -- Check container.
    if (not cDumpInfoContainer) then
        cDumpInfoContainer = CreateObjectReferenceInfoContainer()
    end

    -- Check stack.
    if cDumpInfoContainer.m_nStackLevel > 0 then
        local cStackInfo = debug.getinfo(cDumpInfoContainer.m_nStackLevel, "Sl")
        if cStackInfo then
            cDumpInfoContainer.m_strShortSrc = cStackInfo.short_src
            cDumpInfoContainer.m_nCurrentLine = cStackInfo.currentline
        end

        cDumpInfoContainer.m_nStackLevel = -1
    end

    -- Get ref and name info.
    local cRefInfoContainer = cDumpInfoContainer.m_cObjectReferenceCount
    local cNameInfoContainer = cDumpInfoContainer.m_cObjectAddressToName

    local strType = type(cObject)
    if "table" == strType then
        -- Check table with class name.
        if rawget(cObject, "__cname") then
            if "string" == type(cObject.__cname) then
                strName = strName .. "[class:" .. cObject.__cname .. "]"
            end
        elseif rawget(cObject, "class") then
            if "string" == type(cObject.class) then
                strName = strName .. "[class:" .. cObject.class .. "]"
            end
        elseif rawget(cObject, "_className") then
            if "string" == type(cObject._className) then
                strName = strName .. "[class:" .. cObject._className .. "]"
            end
        end

        -- Check if table is _G.
        if cObject == _G then
            strName = strName .. "[_G]"
        end

        -- Get metatable.
        local bWeakK = false
        local bWeakV = false
        local cMt = getmetatable(cObject)
        if cMt then
            -- Check mode.
            local strMode = rawget(cMt, "__mode")
            if strMode then
                if "k" == strMode then
                    bWeakK = true
                elseif "v" == strMode then
                    bWeakV = true
                elseif "kv" == strMode then
                    bWeakK = true
                    bWeakV = true
                end
            end
        end

        -- Add reference and name.
        cRefInfoContainer[cObject] = (cRefInfoContainer[cObject] and (cRefInfoContainer[cObject] + 1)) or 1
        if cNameInfoContainer[cObject] then
            return
        end

        -- Set name.
        cNameInfoContainer[cObject] = strName

        -- Dump table key and value.
        for k, v in pairs(cObject) do
            -- Check key type.
            local strKeyType = type(k)
            if "table" == strKeyType then
                if not bWeakK then
                    CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:key.table]", k, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end

                if not bWeakV then
                    CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:value]", v, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end
            elseif "function" == strKeyType then
                if not bWeakK then
                    CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:key.function]", k, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end

                if not bWeakV then
                    CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:value]", v, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end
            elseif "thread" == strKeyType then
                if not bWeakK then
                    CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:key.thread]", k, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end

                if not bWeakV then
                    CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:value]", v, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end
            elseif "userdata" == strKeyType then
                if not bWeakK then
                    CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:key.userdata]", k, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end

                if not bWeakV then
                    CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:value]", v, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end
            else
                CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. "." .. tostring(k), v, cDumpInfoContainer)
            end
        end

        -- Dump metatable.
        if cMt then
            CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName ..".[metatable]", cMt, cDumpInfoContainer)
        end
    elseif "function" == strType then
        -- Get function info.
        local cDInfo = debug.getinfo(cObject, "Su")

        -- Write this info.
        cRefInfoContainer[cObject] = (cRefInfoContainer[cObject] and (cRefInfoContainer[cObject] + 1)) or 1
        if cNameInfoContainer[cObject] then
            return
        end

        -- Set name.
        cNameInfoContainer[cObject] = strName .. "[line:" .. tostring(cDInfo.linedefined) .. "@file:" .. cDInfo.short_src .. "]"

        -- Get upvalues.
        local nUpsNum = cDInfo.nups
        for i = 1, nUpsNum do
            local strUpName, cUpValue = debug.getupvalue(cObject, i)
            local strUpValueType = type(cUpValue)
            --print(strUpName, cUpValue)
            if "table" == strUpValueType then
                CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[ups:table:" .. strUpName .. "]", cUpValue, cDumpInfoContainer)
            elseif "function" == strUpValueType then
                CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[ups:function:" .. strUpName .. "]", cUpValue, cDumpInfoContainer)
            elseif "thread" == strUpValueType then
                CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[ups:thread:" .. strUpName .. "]", cUpValue, cDumpInfoContainer)
            elseif "userdata" == strUpValueType then
                CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[ups:userdata:" .. strUpName .. "]", cUpValue, cDumpInfoContainer)
            end
        end

        -- Dump environment table.
        local getfenv = debug.getfenv
        if getfenv then
            local cEnv = getfenv(cObject)
            if cEnv then
                CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName ..".[function:environment]", cEnv, cDumpInfoContainer)
            end
        end
    elseif "thread" == strType then
        -- Add reference and name.
        cRefInfoContainer[cObject] = (cRefInfoContainer[cObject] and (cRefInfoContainer[cObject] + 1)) or 1
        if cNameInfoContainer[cObject] then
            return
        end

        -- Set name.
        cNameInfoContainer[cObject] = strName

        -- Dump environment table.
        local getfenv = debug.getfenv
        if getfenv then
            local cEnv = getfenv(cObject)
            if cEnv then
                CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName ..".[thread:environment]", cEnv, cDumpInfoContainer)
            end
        end

        -- Dump metatable.
        local cMt = getmetatable(cObject)
        if cMt then
            CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName ..".[thread:metatable]", cMt, cDumpInfoContainer)
        end
    elseif "userdata" == strType then
        -- Add reference and name.
        cRefInfoContainer[cObject] = (cRefInfoContainer[cObject] and (cRefInfoContainer[cObject] + 1)) or 1
        if cNameInfoContainer[cObject] then
            return
        end

        -- Set name.
        cNameInfoContainer[cObject] = strName

        -- Dump environment table.
        local getfenv = debug.getfenv
        if getfenv then
            local cEnv = getfenv(cObject)
            if cEnv then
                CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName ..".[userdata:environment]", cEnv, cDumpInfoContainer)
            end
        end

        -- Dump metatable.
        local cMt = getmetatable(cObject)
        if cMt then
            CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strName ..".[userdata:metatable]", cMt, cDumpInfoContainer)
        end
    elseif "string" == strType then
        -- Add reference and name.
        cRefInfoContainer[cObject] = (cRefInfoContainer[cObject] and (cRefInfoContainer[cObject] + 1)) or 1
        if cNameInfoContainer[cObject] then
            return
        end

        -- Set name.
        cNameInfoContainer[cObject] = strName .. "[" .. strType .. "]"
    else
        -- For "number" and "boolean". (If you want to dump them, uncomment the followed lines.)

        -- -- Add reference and name.
        -- cRefInfoContainer[cObject] = (cRefInfoContainer[cObject] and (cRefInfoContainer[cObject] + 1)) or 1
        -- if cNameInfoContainer[cObject] then
        --  return
        -- end

        -- -- Set name.
        -- cNameInfoContainer[cObject] = strName .. "[" .. strType .. ":" .. tostring(cObject) .. "]"
    end
end

-- Collect memory reference info of a single object from a root table or function.
-- strName - The root object name that start to search, can not be nil.
-- cObject - The root object that start to search, can not be nil.
-- cDumpInfoContainer - The container of the dump result info.
local function CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName, cObject, cDumpInfoContainer)
    if not cObject then
        return
    end

    if not strName then
        strName = ""
    end

    -- Check container.
    if (not cDumpInfoContainer) then
        cDumpInfoContainer = CreateObjectReferenceInfoContainer()
    end

    -- Check stack.
    if cDumpInfoContainer.m_nStackLevel > 0 then
        local cStackInfo = debug.getinfo(cDumpInfoContainer.m_nStackLevel, "Sl")
        if cStackInfo then
            cDumpInfoContainer.m_strShortSrc = cStackInfo.short_src
            cDumpInfoContainer.m_nCurrentLine = cStackInfo.currentline
        end

        cDumpInfoContainer.m_nStackLevel = -1
    end

    local cExistTag = cDumpInfoContainer.m_cObjectExistTag
    local cNameAllAlias = cDumpInfoContainer.m_cObjectAliasName
    local cAccessTag = cDumpInfoContainer.m_cObjectAccessTag

    local strType = type(cObject)
    if "table" == strType then
        -- Check table with class name.
        if rawget(cObject, "__cname") then
            if "string" == type(cObject.__cname) then
                strName = strName .. "[class:" .. cObject.__cname .. "]"
            end
        elseif rawget(cObject, "class") then
            if "string" == type(cObject.class) then
                strName = strName .. "[class:" .. cObject.class .. "]"
            end
        elseif rawget(cObject, "_className") then
            if "string" == type(cObject._className) then
                strName = strName .. "[class:" .. cObject._className .. "]"
            end
        end

        -- Check if table is _G.
        if cObject == _G then
            strName = strName .. "[_G]"
        end

        -- Get metatable.
        local bWeakK = false
        local bWeakV = false
        local cMt = getmetatable(cObject)
        if cMt then
            -- Check mode.
            local strMode = rawget(cMt, "__mode")
            if strMode then
                if "k" == strMode then
                    bWeakK = true
                elseif "v" == strMode then
                    bWeakV = true
                elseif "kv" == strMode then
                    bWeakK = true
                    bWeakV = true
                end
            end
        end

        -- Check if the specified object.
        if cExistTag[cObject] and (not cNameAllAlias[strName]) then
            cNameAllAlias[strName] = true
        end

        -- Add reference and name.
        if cAccessTag[cObject] then
            return
        end

        -- Get this name.
        cAccessTag[cObject] = true

        -- Dump table key and value.
        for k, v in pairs(cObject) do
            -- Check key type.
            local strKeyType = type(k)
            if "table" == strKeyType then
                if not bWeakK then
                    CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:key.table]", k, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end

                if not bWeakV then
                    CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:value]", v, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end
            elseif "function" == strKeyType then
                if not bWeakK then
                    CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:key.function]", k, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end

                if not bWeakV then
                    CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:value]", v, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end
            elseif "thread" == strKeyType then
                if not bWeakK then
                    CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:key.thread]", k, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end

                if not bWeakV then
                    CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:value]", v, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end
            elseif "userdata" == strKeyType then
                if not bWeakK then
                    CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:key.userdata]", k, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end

                if not bWeakV then
                    CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[table:value]", v, cDumpInfoContainer)
                end
            else
                CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. "." .. k, v, cDumpInfoContainer)
            end
        end

        -- Dump metatable.
        if cMt then
            CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName ..".[metatable]", cMt, cDumpInfoContainer)
        end
    elseif "function" == strType then
        -- Get function info.
        local cDInfo = debug.getinfo(cObject, "Su")
        local cCombinedName = strName .. "[line:" .. tostring(cDInfo.linedefined) .. "@file:" .. cDInfo.short_src .. "]"

        -- Check if the specified object.
        if cExistTag[cObject] and (not cNameAllAlias[cCombinedName]) then
            cNameAllAlias[cCombinedName] = true
        end

        -- Write this info.
        if cAccessTag[cObject] then
            return
        end

        -- Set name.
        cAccessTag[cObject] = true

        -- Get upvalues.
        local nUpsNum = cDInfo.nups
        for i = 1, nUpsNum do
            local strUpName, cUpValue = debug.getupvalue(cObject, i)
            local strUpValueType = type(cUpValue)
            --print(strUpName, cUpValue)
            if "table" == strUpValueType then
                CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[ups:table:" .. strUpName .. "]", cUpValue, cDumpInfoContainer)
            elseif "function" == strUpValueType then
                CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[ups:function:" .. strUpName .. "]", cUpValue, cDumpInfoContainer)
            elseif "thread" == strUpValueType then
                CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[ups:thread:" .. strUpName .. "]", cUpValue, cDumpInfoContainer)
            elseif "userdata" == strUpValueType then
                CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName .. ".[ups:userdata:" .. strUpName .. "]", cUpValue, cDumpInfoContainer)
            end
        end

        -- Dump environment table.
        local getfenv = debug.getfenv
        if getfenv then
            local cEnv = getfenv(cObject)
            if cEnv then
                CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName ..".[function:environment]", cEnv, cDumpInfoContainer)
            end
        end
    elseif "thread" == strType then
        -- Check if the specified object.
        if cExistTag[cObject] and (not cNameAllAlias[strName]) then
            cNameAllAlias[strName] = true
        end

        -- Add reference and name.
        if cAccessTag[cObject] then
            return
        end

        -- Get this name.
        cAccessTag[cObject] = true

        -- Dump environment table.
        local getfenv = debug.getfenv
        if getfenv then
            local cEnv = getfenv(cObject)
            if cEnv then
                CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName ..".[thread:environment]", cEnv, cDumpInfoContainer)
            end
        end

        -- Dump metatable.
        local cMt = getmetatable(cObject)
        if cMt then
            CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName ..".[thread:metatable]", cMt, cDumpInfoContainer)
        end
    elseif "userdata" == strType then
        -- Check if the specified object.
        if cExistTag[cObject] and (not cNameAllAlias[strName]) then
            cNameAllAlias[strName] = true
        end

        -- Add reference and name.
        if cAccessTag[cObject] then
            return
        end

        -- Get this name.
        cAccessTag[cObject] = true

        -- Dump environment table.
        local getfenv = debug.getfenv
        if getfenv then
            local cEnv = getfenv(cObject)
            if cEnv then
                CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName ..".[userdata:environment]", cEnv, cDumpInfoContainer)
            end
        end

        -- Dump metatable.
        local cMt = getmetatable(cObject)
        if cMt then
            CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory(strName ..".[userdata:metatable]", cMt, cDumpInfoContainer)
        end
    elseif "string" == strType then
        -- Check if the specified object.
        if cExistTag[cObject] and (not cNameAllAlias[strName]) then
            cNameAllAlias[strName] = true
        end

        -- Add reference and name.
        if cAccessTag[cObject] then
            return
        end

        -- Get this name.
        cAccessTag[cObject] = true
    else
        -- For "number" and "boolean" type, they are not object type, skip.
    end
end

-- The base method to dump a mem ref info result into a file.
-- strSavePath - The save path of the file to store the result, must be a directory path, If nil or "" then the result will output to console as print does.
-- strExtraFileName - If you want to add extra info append to the end of the result file, give a string, nothing will do if set to nil or "".
-- nMaxRescords - How many rescords of the results in limit to save in the file or output to the console, -1 will give all the result.
-- strRootObjectName - The header info to show the root object name, can be nil.
-- cRootObject - The header info to show the root object address, can be nil.
-- cDumpInfoResultsBase - The base dumped mem info result, nil means no compare and only output cDumpInfoResults, otherwise to compare with cDumpInfoResults.
-- cDumpInfoResults - The compared dumped mem info result, dump itself only if cDumpInfoResultsBase is nil, otherwise dump compared results with cDumpInfoResultsBase.
local function OutputMemorySnapshot(strSavePath, strExtraFileName, nMaxRescords, strRootObjectName, cRootObject, cDumpInfoResultsBase, cDumpInfoResults)
    -- Check results.
    if not cDumpInfoResults then
        return
    end

    -- Get time format string.
    local strDateTime = FormatDateTimeNow()

    -- Collect memory info.
    local cRefInfoBase = (cDumpInfoResultsBase and cDumpInfoResultsBase.m_cObjectReferenceCount) or nil
    local cNameInfoBase = (cDumpInfoResultsBase and cDumpInfoResultsBase.m_cObjectAddressToName) or nil
    local cRefInfo = cDumpInfoResults.m_cObjectReferenceCount
    local cNameInfo = cDumpInfoResults.m_cObjectAddressToName

    -- Create a cache result to sort by ref count.
    local cRes = {}
    local nIdx = 0
    for k in pairs(cRefInfo) do
        nIdx = nIdx + 1
        cRes[nIdx] = k
    end

    -- Sort result.
    table.sort(cRes, function (l, r)
        return cRefInfo[l] > cRefInfo[r]
    end)

    -- Save result to file.
    local bOutputFile = strSavePath and (string.len(strSavePath) > 0)
    local cOutputHandle = nil
    local cOutputEntry = print

    if bOutputFile then
        -- Check save path affix.
        local strAffix = string.sub(strSavePath, -1)
        if ("/" ~= strAffix) and ("\\" ~= strAffix) then
            strSavePath = strSavePath .. "/"
        end

        -- Combine file name.
        local strFileName = strSavePath .. "LuaMemRefInfo-All"
        if (not strExtraFileName) or (0 == string.len(strExtraFileName)) then
            if cDumpInfoResultsBase then
                if cConfig.m_bComparedMemoryRefFileAddTime then
                    strFileName = strFileName .. "-[" .. strDateTime .. "].txt"
                else
                    strFileName = strFileName .. ".txt"
                end
            else
                if cConfig.m_bAllMemoryRefFileAddTime then
                    strFileName = strFileName .. "-[" .. strDateTime .. "].txt"
                else
                    strFileName = strFileName .. ".txt"
                end
            end
        else
            if cDumpInfoResultsBase then
                if cConfig.m_bComparedMemoryRefFileAddTime then
                    strFileName = strFileName .. "-[" .. strDateTime .. "]-[" .. strExtraFileName .. "].txt"
                else
                    strFileName = strFileName .. "-[" .. strExtraFileName .. "].txt"
                end
            else
                if cConfig.m_bAllMemoryRefFileAddTime then
                    strFileName = strFileName .. "-[" .. strDateTime .. "]-[" .. strExtraFileName .. "].txt"
                else
                    strFileName = strFileName .. "-[" .. strExtraFileName .. "].txt"
                end
            end
        end

        local cFile = assert(io.open(strFileName, "w"))
        cOutputHandle = cFile
        cOutputEntry = cFile.write
    end

    local cOutputer = function (strContent)
        if cOutputHandle then
            cOutputEntry(cOutputHandle, strContent)
        else
            cOutputEntry(strContent)
        end
    end

    -- Write table header.
    if cDumpInfoResultsBase then
        cOutputer("--------------------------------------------------------\n")
        cOutputer("-- This is compared memory information.\n")

        cOutputer("--------------------------------------------------------\n")
        cOutputer("-- Collect base memory reference at line:" .. tostring(cDumpInfoResultsBase.m_nCurrentLine) .. "@file:" .. cDumpInfoResultsBase.m_strShortSrc .. "\n")
        cOutputer("-- Collect compared memory reference at line:" .. tostring(cDumpInfoResults.m_nCurrentLine) .. "@file:" .. cDumpInfoResults.m_strShortSrc .. "\n")
    else
        cOutputer("--------------------------------------------------------\n")
        cOutputer("-- Collect memory reference at line:" .. tostring(cDumpInfoResults.m_nCurrentLine) .. "@file:" .. cDumpInfoResults.m_strShortSrc .. "\n")
    end

    cOutputer("--------------------------------------------------------\n")
    cOutputer("-- [Table/Function/String Address/Name]\t[Reference Path]\t[Reference Count]\n")
    cOutputer("--------------------------------------------------------\n")

    if strRootObjectName and cRootObject then
        if "string" == type(cRootObject) then
            cOutputer("-- From Root Object: \"" .. tostring(cRootObject) .. "\" (" .. strRootObjectName .. ")\n")
        else
            cOutputer("-- From Root Object: " .. GetOriginalToStringResult(cRootObject) .. " (" .. strRootObjectName .. ")\n")
        end
    end

    -- Save each info.
    for i, v in ipairs(cRes) do
        if (not cDumpInfoResultsBase) or (not cRefInfoBase[v]) then
            if (nMaxRescords > 0) then
                if (i <= nMaxRescords) then
                    if "string" == type(v) then
                        local strOrgString = tostring(v)
                        local nPattenBegin, nPattenEnd = string.find(strOrgString, "string: \".*\"")
                        if ((not cDumpInfoResultsBase) and ((nil == nPattenBegin) or (nil == nPattenEnd))) then
                            local strRepString = string.gsub(strOrgString, "([\n\r])", "\\n")
                            cOutputer("string: \"" .. strRepString .. "\"\t" .. cNameInfo[v] .. "\t" .. tostring(cRefInfo[v]) .. "\n")
                        else
                            cOutputer(tostring(v) .. "\t" .. cNameInfo[v] .. "\t" .. tostring(cRefInfo[v]) .. "\n")
                        end
                    else
                        cOutputer(GetOriginalToStringResult(v) .. "\t" .. cNameInfo[v] .. "\t" .. tostring(cRefInfo[v]) .. "\n")
                    end
                end
            else
                if "string" == type(v) then
                    local strOrgString = tostring(v)
                    local nPattenBegin, nPattenEnd = string.find(strOrgString, "string: \".*\"")
                    if ((not cDumpInfoResultsBase) and ((nil == nPattenBegin) or (nil == nPattenEnd))) then
                        local strRepString = string.gsub(strOrgString, "([\n\r])", "\\n")
                        cOutputer("string: \"" .. strRepString .. "\"\t" .. cNameInfo[v] .. "\t" .. tostring(cRefInfo[v]) .. "\n")
                    else
                        cOutputer(tostring(v) .. "\t" .. cNameInfo[v] .. "\t" .. tostring(cRefInfo[v]) .. "\n")
                    end
                else
                    cOutputer(GetOriginalToStringResult(v) .. "\t" .. cNameInfo[v] .. "\t" .. tostring(cRefInfo[v]) .. "\n")
                end
            end
        end
    end

    if bOutputFile then
        io.close(cOutputHandle)
        cOutputHandle = nil
    end
end

-- The base method to dump a mem ref info result of a single object into a file.
-- strSavePath - The save path of the file to store the result, must be a directory path, If nil or "" then the result will output to console as print does.
-- strExtraFileName - If you want to add extra info append to the end of the result file, give a string, nothing will do if set to nil or "".
-- nMaxRescords - How many rescords of the results in limit to save in the file or output to the console, -1 will give all the result.
-- cDumpInfoResults - The dumped results.
local function OutputMemorySnapshotSingleObject(strSavePath, strExtraFileName, nMaxRescords, cDumpInfoResults)
    -- Check results.
    if not cDumpInfoResults then
        return
    end

    -- Get time format string.
    local strDateTime = FormatDateTimeNow()

    -- Collect memory info.
    local cObjectAliasName = cDumpInfoResults.m_cObjectAliasName

    -- Save result to file.
    local bOutputFile = strSavePath and (string.len(strSavePath) > 0)
    local cOutputHandle = nil
    local cOutputEntry = print

    if bOutputFile then
        -- Check save path affix.
        local strAffix = string.sub(strSavePath, -1)
        if ("/" ~= strAffix) and ("\\" ~= strAffix) then
            strSavePath = strSavePath .. "/"
        end

        -- Combine file name.
        local strFileName = strSavePath .. "LuaMemRefInfo-Single"
        if (not strExtraFileName) or (0 == string.len(strExtraFileName)) then
            if cConfig.m_bSingleMemoryRefFileAddTime then
                strFileName = strFileName .. "-[" .. strDateTime .. "].txt"
            else
                strFileName = strFileName .. ".txt"
            end
        else
            if cConfig.m_bSingleMemoryRefFileAddTime then
                strFileName = strFileName .. "-[" .. strDateTime .. "]-[" .. strExtraFileName .. "].txt"
            else
                strFileName = strFileName .. "-[" .. strExtraFileName .. "].txt"
            end
        end

        local cFile = assert(io.open(strFileName, "w"))
        cOutputHandle = cFile
        cOutputEntry = cFile.write
    end

    local cOutputer = function (strContent)
        if cOutputHandle then
            cOutputEntry(cOutputHandle, strContent)
        else
            cOutputEntry(strContent)
        end
    end

    -- Write table header.
    cOutputer("--------------------------------------------------------\n")
    cOutputer("-- Collect single object memory reference at line:" .. tostring(cDumpInfoResults.m_nCurrentLine) .. "@file:" .. cDumpInfoResults.m_strShortSrc .. "\n")
    cOutputer("--------------------------------------------------------\n")

    -- Calculate reference count.
    local nCount = 0
    for k in pairs(cObjectAliasName) do
        nCount = nCount + 1
    end

    -- Output reference count.
    cOutputer("-- For Object: " .. cDumpInfoResults.m_strAddressName .. " (" .. cDumpInfoResults.m_strObjectName .. "), have " .. tostring(nCount) .. " reference in total.\n")
    cOutputer("--------------------------------------------------------\n")

    -- Save each info.
    for k in pairs(cObjectAliasName) do
        if (nMaxRescords > 0) then
            if (i <= nMaxRescords) then
                cOutputer(k .. "\n")
            end
        else
            cOutputer(k .. "\n")
        end
    end

    if bOutputFile then
        io.close(cOutputHandle)
        cOutputHandle = nil
    end
end

-- Fileter an existing result file and output it.
-- strFilePath - The existing result file.
-- strFilter - The filter string.
-- bIncludeFilter - Include(true) or exclude(false) the filter.
-- bOutputFile - Output to file(true) or console(false).
local function OutputFilteredResult(strFilePath, strFilter, bIncludeFilter, bOutputFile)
    if (not strFilePath) or (0 == string.len(strFilePath)) then
        print("You need to specify a file path.")
        return
    end

    if (not strFilter) or (0 == string.len(strFilter)) then
        print("You need to specify a filter string.")
        return
    end

    -- Read file.
    local cFilteredResult = {}
    local cReadFile = assert(io.open(strFilePath, "rb"))
    for strLine in cReadFile:lines() do
        local nBegin, nEnd = string.find(strLine, strFilter)
        if nBegin and nEnd then
            if bIncludeFilter then
                nBegin, nEnd = string.find(strLine, "[\r\n]")
                if nBegin and nEnd  and (string.len(strLine) == nEnd) then
                    table.insert(cFilteredResult, string.sub(strLine, 1, nBegin - 1))
                else
                    table.insert(cFilteredResult, strLine)
                end
            end
        else
            if not bIncludeFilter then
                nBegin, nEnd = string.find(strLine, "[\r\n]")
                if nBegin and nEnd and (string.len(strLine) == nEnd) then
                    table.insert(cFilteredResult, string.sub(strLine, 1, nBegin - 1))
                else
                    table.insert(cFilteredResult, strLine)
                end
            end
        end
    end

    -- Close and clear read file handle.
    io.close(cReadFile)
    cReadFile = nil

    -- Write filtered result.
    local cOutputHandle = nil
    local cOutputEntry = print

    if bOutputFile then
        -- Combine file name.
        local _, _, strResFileName = string.find(strFilePath, "(.*)%.txt")
        strResFileName = strResFileName .. "-Filter-" .. ((bIncludeFilter and "I") or "E") .. "-[" .. strFilter .. "].txt"

        local cFile = assert(io.open(strResFileName, "w"))
        cOutputHandle = cFile
        cOutputEntry = cFile.write
    end

    local cOutputer = function (strContent)
        if cOutputHandle then
            cOutputEntry(cOutputHandle, strContent)
        else
            cOutputEntry(strContent)
        end
    end

    -- Output result.
    for i, v in ipairs(cFilteredResult) do
        cOutputer(v .. "\n")
    end

    if bOutputFile then
        io.close(cOutputHandle)
        cOutputHandle = nil
    end
end

-- Dump memory reference at current time.
-- strSavePath - The save path of the file to store the result, must be a directory path, If nil or "" then the result will output to console as print does.
-- strExtraFileName - If you want to add extra info append to the end of the result file, give a string, nothing will do if set to nil or "".
-- nMaxRescords - How many rescords of the results in limit to save in the file or output to the console, -1 will give all the result.
-- strRootObjectName - The root object name that start to search, default is "_G" if leave this to nil.
-- cRootObject - The root object that start to search, default is _G if leave this to nil.
local function DumpMemorySnapshot(strSavePath, strExtraFileName, nMaxRescords, strRootObjectName, cRootObject)
    -- Get time format string.
    local strDateTime = FormatDateTimeNow()

    -- Check root object.
    if cRootObject then
        if (not strRootObjectName) or (0 == string.len(strRootObjectName)) then
            strRootObjectName = tostring(cRootObject)
        end
    else
        cRootObject = debug.getregistry()
        strRootObjectName = "registry"
    end

    -- Create container.
    local cDumpInfoContainer = CreateObjectReferenceInfoContainer()
    local cStackInfo = debug.getinfo(2, "Sl")
    if cStackInfo then
        cDumpInfoContainer.m_strShortSrc = cStackInfo.short_src
        cDumpInfoContainer.m_nCurrentLine = cStackInfo.currentline
    end

    -- Collect memory info.
    CollectObjectReferenceInMemory(strRootObjectName, cRootObject, cDumpInfoContainer)

    -- Dump the result.
    OutputMemorySnapshot(strSavePath, strExtraFileName, nMaxRescords, strRootObjectName, cRootObject, nil, cDumpInfoContainer)
end

-- Dump compared memory reference results generated by DumpMemorySnapshot.
-- strSavePath - The save path of the file to store the result, must be a directory path, If nil or "" then the result will output to console as print does.
-- strExtraFileName - If you want to add extra info append to the end of the result file, give a string, nothing will do if set to nil or "".
-- nMaxRescords - How many rescords of the results in limit to save in the file or output to the console, -1 will give all the result.
-- cResultBefore - The base dumped results.
-- cResultAfter - The compared dumped results.
local function DumpMemorySnapshotCompared(strSavePath, strExtraFileName, nMaxRescords, cResultBefore, cResultAfter)
    -- Dump the result.
    OutputMemorySnapshot(strSavePath, strExtraFileName, nMaxRescords, nil, nil, cResultBefore, cResultAfter)
end

-- Dump compared memory reference file results generated by DumpMemorySnapshot.
-- strSavePath - The save path of the file to store the result, must be a directory path, If nil or "" then the result will output to console as print does.
-- strExtraFileName - If you want to add extra info append to the end of the result file, give a string, nothing will do if set to nil or "".
-- nMaxRescords - How many rescords of the results in limit to save in the file or output to the console, -1 will give all the result.
-- strResultFilePathBefore - The base dumped results file.
-- strResultFilePathAfter - The compared dumped results file.
local function DumpMemorySnapshotComparedFile(strSavePath, strExtraFileName, nMaxRescords, strResultFilePathBefore, strResultFilePathAfter)
    -- Read results from file.
    local cResultBefore = CreateObjectReferenceInfoContainerFromFile(strResultFilePathBefore)
    local cResultAfter = CreateObjectReferenceInfoContainerFromFile(strResultFilePathAfter)

    -- Dump the result.
    OutputMemorySnapshot(strSavePath, strExtraFileName, nMaxRescords, nil, nil, cResultBefore, cResultAfter)
end

-- Dump memory reference of a single object at current time.
-- strSavePath - The save path of the file to store the result, must be a directory path, If nil or "" then the result will output to console as print does.
-- strExtraFileName - If you want to add extra info append to the end of the result file, give a string, nothing will do if set to nil or "".
-- nMaxRescords - How many rescords of the results in limit to save in the file or output to the console, -1 will give all the result.
-- strObjectName - The object name reference you want to dump.
-- cObject - The object reference you want to dump.
local function DumpMemorySnapshotSingleObject(strSavePath, strExtraFileName, nMaxRescords, strObjectName, cObject)
    -- Check object.
    if not cObject then
        return
    end

    if (not strObjectName) or (0 == string.len(strObjectName)) then
        strObjectName = GetOriginalToStringResult(cObject)
    end

    -- Get time format string.
    local strDateTime = FormatDateTimeNow()

    -- Create container.
    local cDumpInfoContainer = CreateSingleObjectReferenceInfoContainer(strObjectName, cObject)
    local cStackInfo = debug.getinfo(2, "Sl")
    if cStackInfo then
        cDumpInfoContainer.m_strShortSrc = cStackInfo.short_src
        cDumpInfoContainer.m_nCurrentLine = cStackInfo.currentline
    end

    -- Collect memory info.
    CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory("registry", debug.getregistry(), cDumpInfoContainer)

    -- Dump the result.
    OutputMemorySnapshotSingleObject(strSavePath, strExtraFileName, nMaxRescords, cDumpInfoContainer)
end

-- Return methods.
local cPublications = {m_cConfig = nil, m_cMethods = {}, m_cHelpers = {}, m_cBases = {}}

cPublications.m_cConfig = cConfig

cPublications.m_cMethods.DumpMemorySnapshot = DumpMemorySnapshot
cPublications.m_cMethods.DumpMemorySnapshotCompared = DumpMemorySnapshotCompared
cPublications.m_cMethods.DumpMemorySnapshotComparedFile = DumpMemorySnapshotComparedFile
cPublications.m_cMethods.DumpMemorySnapshotSingleObject = DumpMemorySnapshotSingleObject

cPublications.m_cHelpers.FormatDateTimeNow = FormatDateTimeNow
cPublications.m_cHelpers.GetOriginalToStringResult = GetOriginalToStringResult

cPublications.m_cBases.CreateObjectReferenceInfoContainer = CreateObjectReferenceInfoContainer
cPublications.m_cBases.CreateObjectReferenceInfoContainerFromFile = CreateObjectReferenceInfoContainerFromFile
cPublications.m_cBases.CreateSingleObjectReferenceInfoContainer = CreateSingleObjectReferenceInfoContainer
cPublications.m_cBases.CollectObjectReferenceInMemory = CollectObjectReferenceInMemory
cPublications.m_cBases.CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory = CollectSingleObjectReferenceInMemory
cPublications.m_cBases.OutputMemorySnapshot = OutputMemorySnapshot
cPublications.m_cBases.OutputMemorySnapshotSingleObject = OutputMemorySnapshotSingleObject
cPublications.m_cBases.OutputFilteredResult = OutputFilteredResult

return cPublications