5 files changed, 44 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/global-config b/global-config
index cc0e389..bf3b0e4 100644
--- a/global-config
+++ b/global-config
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 # Make sure all configuration properties are up to date and this
 # value is in sync with value in script 'global-functions'!
-:global GlobalConfigVersion 63;
+:global GlobalConfigVersion 64;
 
 # This is used for DNS and backup file.
 :global Domain "example.com";
diff --git a/global-config-overlay b/global-config-overlay
index 854d4f8..78d34b0 100644
--- a/global-config-overlay
+++ b/global-config-overlay
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # Make sure all configuration properties are up to date and this
 # value is in sync with value in script 'global-functions'!
 # Comment or remove to disable news and change notifications.
-:global GlobalConfigVersion 63;
+:global GlobalConfigVersion 64;
 
 # Copy configuration from global-config here and modify it.
 
diff --git a/global-config.changes b/global-config.changes
index 7504693..1ef2792 100644
--- a/global-config.changes
+++ b/global-config.changes
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
   61="Finally removed old scripts.";
   62="Added '\$ScriptRunOnce' to run a script from URL once without installation, intended to aid configuration management and the like.";
   63="Moved optional functions '\$IPCalc' and '\$ScriptRunOnce' to modules.";
+  64="Implemented '\$InspectVar' in module to inspect variables.";
 };
 
 # Migration steps to be applied on script updates
diff --git a/global-functions b/global-functions
index 34be4fd..4443431 100644
--- a/global-functions
+++ b/global-functions
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # https://git.eworm.de/cgit/routeros-scripts/about/
 
 # expected configuration version
-:global ExpectedConfigVersion 63;
+:global ExpectedConfigVersion 64;
 
 # global variables not to be changed by user
 :global GlobalFunctionsReady false;
diff --git a/global-functions.d/inspectvar b/global-functions.d/inspectvar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15da04a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/global-functions.d/inspectvar
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!rsc by RouterOS
+# RouterOS script: global-functions.d/inspectvar
+# Copyright (c) 2020-2021 Christian Hesse <mail@eworm.de>
+# https://git.eworm.de/cgit/routeros-scripts/about/COPYING.md
+
+:global InspectVar;
+
+# inspect variable
+:set InspectVar do={
+  :local Input $1;
+  :local Level (0 + [ :tonum $2 ]);
+
+  :global InspectVar;
+
+  :local PutIndent do={
+    :local Prefix [ :tostr $1 ];
+    :local Value  [ :tostr $2 ];
+    :local Level  [ :tonum $3 ];
+
+    :local Indent "";
+    :for I from=1 to=$Level step=1 do={
+      :set Indent ($Indent . "  ");
+    }
+    :put ($Indent . "-" . $Prefix . "-> " . $Value);
+  }
+
+  :local TypeOf [ :typeof $Input ];
+  $PutIndent "type" $TypeOf $Level;
+  
+  :if ($TypeOf = "array") do={
+    :foreach Key,Value in=$Input do={
+      $PutIndent "key" $Key ($Level + 1);
+      $InspectVar $Value ($Level + 2);
+    }
+  } else={
+    :if ($TypeOf != "nothing") do={
+      $PutIndent "value" $Input $Level;
+    }
+  }
+}