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local StringBuilder = {}
StringBuilder.__index = StringBuilder

-- Constructor
function StringBuilder.new()
    local self = setmetatable({}, StringBuilder)
    self.buffer = {}
    return self
end

-- Append method
function StringBuilder:append(value)
	if value then
    	table.insert(self.buffer, tostring(value))
	end
	
	return self
end

function StringBuilder:appendLine(value)
	if value then
		table.insert(self.buffer, tostring(value))
	end

	table.insert(self.buffer, "\n")
	return self
end

-- Clear method
function StringBuilder:clear()
    self.buffer = {}
end

-- ToString method
function StringBuilder:toString(separatorChar)
    return table.concat(self.buffer, separatorChar or '')
end

function StringBuilder:__tostring()
    return self:toString()
end

return StringBuilder
Description	What you type	What you get
Italic	''Italic text''	Italic text
Bold	'''Bold text'''	Bold text
Bold & italic	'''''Bold & italic text'''''	*Bold & italic text*