New test module 'tracegc'

New module easies the inclusion of GC tracing in individual test files.

testes/tracegc.lua

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+-- track collections
+
+local M = {}
+
+-- import list
+local setmetatable, stderr, collectgarbage =
+         setmetatable, io.stderr, collectgarbage
+
+_ENV = nil
+
+local active = false
+
+
+-- each time a table is collected, remark it for finalization on next
+-- cycle
+local mt = {}
+function mt.__gc (o)
+  stderr:write'.'    -- mark progress
+  if active then
+    setmetatable(o, mt)   -- remark object for finalization
+  end
+end
+
+
+function M.start ()
+  if not active then
+    active = true
+    setmetatable({}, mt)    -- create initial object
+  end
+end
+
+
+function M.stop ()
+  if active then
+    active = false
+    collectgarbage()   -- call finalizer for the last time
+  end
+end
+
+return M