Added EID:ReplaceVariableStr() to make text variable replacements easier

eid_api.lua

@@ -2048,3 +2048,9 @@ function EID:UpdateAllPlayerPassiveItems()
 	end
 	return listUpdatedForPlayers
 end
+
+-- Replaces Variable placeholders in string with a given value
+-- Example: "My {1} message" --> "My test message"
+function EID:ReplaceVariableStr(str, varID, newString)
+	return str:gsub("{"..varID.."}", newString)
+end

eid_bagofcrafting.lua

@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ function EID:handleBagOfCraftingRendering(ignoreRefreshRate)
 	
 	--filteredRecipesList is a table of tables for each item, so we have to iterate over the table using sortedIDs
 	if (bagOfCraftingOffset > 0) then
-		prevDesc = prevDesc .. prefix .. moreDesc:gsub("{1}", bagOfCraftingOffset)
+		prevDesc = prevDesc .. prefix .. EID:ReplaceVariableStr(moreDesc, 1, bagOfCraftingOffset)
 	end
 	local curOffset = 0
 	refreshPosition = -1
@@ -1207,7 +1207,7 @@ function EID:handleBagOfCraftingRendering(ignoreRefreshRate)
 		end
 	end
 	if (bagOfCraftingOffset + EID.Config["BagOfCraftingResults"] < filteredNumResults) then
-		prevDesc = prevDesc .. prefix .. moreDesc:gsub("{1}",(filteredNumResults-EID.Config["BagOfCraftingResults"]-bagOfCraftingOffset))
+		prevDesc = prevDesc .. prefix .. EID:ReplaceVariableStr(moreDesc, 1, (filteredNumResults-EID.Config["BagOfCraftingResults"]-bagOfCraftingOffset))
 	elseif lockedResults then
 		prevDesc = prevDesc .. prefix
 	end

eid_modifiers.lua

@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ local function VoidCallback(descObj, isRune)
 			if v > 0 then
 				local statIncreaseStr = "↑ " .. voidStatIcons[i] .. " " .. voidNames[i] .. "#"
 				local replaceCount = 0
-				statIncreaseStr, replaceCount = string.gsub(statIncreaseStr, "{1}", "+" .. string.format("%.4g",v*voidStatUps[i]))
+				statIncreaseStr, replaceCount = EID:ReplaceVariableStr(statIncreaseStr, 1, "+" .. string.format("%.4g",v*voidStatUps[i]))
 				if replaceCount == 0 then statIncreaseStr = "↑ " .. voidStatIcons[i] .. " +" .. string.format("%.4g",v*voidStatUps[i]) .. " " .. voidNames[i] .. "#" end
 				EID:appendToDescription(descObj, statIncreaseStr)
 			end
@@ -284,8 +284,8 @@ local function BlackFeatherCallback(descObj)
 	local dmgColor = (hasBox or isGolden) and "ColorGold" or "ColorLime"
 
 	local description = EID:getDescriptionEntry("BlackFeatherInformation")
-	description, _ = string.gsub(description, "{1}", tostring(itemCounter))
-	description, _ = string.gsub(description, "{2}", "{{"..dmgColor.."}}"..damageMultiplied.."{{CR}}")
+	description, _ = EID:ReplaceVariableStr(description, 1, tostring(itemCounter))
+	description, _ =  EID:ReplaceVariableStr(description, 2, "{{"..dmgColor.."}}"..damageMultiplied.."{{CR}}")
 
 	EID:appendToDescription(descObj, "# "..description)
 	return descObj
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ if EID.isRepentance then
 			for i,v in ipairs(statsToDisplay) do
 				local statIncreaseStr = "↑ " .. voidStatIcons[v] .. " " .. voidNames[v]
 				local replaceCount = 0
-				statIncreaseStr, replaceCount = string.gsub(statIncreaseStr, "{1}", "+" .. string.format("%.4g",voidStatUps[v]))
+				statIncreaseStr, replaceCount = EID:ReplaceVariableStr(statIncreaseStr, 1, "+" .. string.format("%.4g",voidStatUps[v]))
 				if replaceCount == 0 then statIncreaseStr = "↑ " .. voidStatIcons[v] .. " +" .. string.format("%.4g",voidStatUps[v]) .. " " .. voidNames[v] end
 				newStr = newStr .. statIncreaseStr
 				if #statsToDisplay > 1 then newStr = newStr .. "?" end
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ if EID.isRepentance then
 			end
 		end
 		if hasCarBattery then
-			EID:appendToDescription(descObj, " " .. EID:getDescriptionEntry("ResultsWithX"):gsub("{1}", "{{Collectible356}}"))
+			EID:appendToDescription(descObj, " " .. EID:ReplaceVariableStr(EID:getDescriptionEntry("ResultsWithX"), 1, "{{Collectible356}}"))
 		end
 		if firstID ~= 0 and EID.TabPreviewID == 0 then
 			EID.TabPreviewID = firstID

eid_repentogon.lua

@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ local function DonationMachineCallback(descObj)
 		end
 	end
 	
-	descObj.Description = string.gsub(descObj.Description, "{1}", coinsNeeded)
-	descObj.Description = string.gsub(descObj.Description, "{2}", coinsNeeded - totalDonations)
+	descObj.Description = EID:ReplaceVariableStr(descObj.Description, 1, coinsNeeded)
+	descObj.Description = EID:ReplaceVariableStr(descObj.Description, 2, coinsNeeded - totalDonations)
 	descObj.Icon = EID.InlineIcons["DonationMachine"]
 	return descObj
 end

eid_tmtrainer.lua

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function EID:CheckGlitchedItemConfig(id)
 				local s = string.format("%.4g",val)
 				local prefix = "↑ "
 				if val > 0 then s = "+" .. s else prefix = "↓ " end
-				attributes = attributes .. prefix .. string.gsub(localizedNames[v] or localizedNamesEnglish[v], "{1}", s)
+				attributes = attributes .. prefix .. EID:ReplaceVariableStr(localizedNames[v] or localizedNamesEnglish[v], 1, s)
 				if val ~= 1 and val ~= -1 then attributes = attributes .. localizedNames["pluralize"] or localizedNamesEnglish["pluralize"] end
 				attributes = attributes .. "#"
 			end
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ function EID:CheckGlitchedItemConfig(id)
 				local s = string.format("%.2g",SimpleRound(val))
 				local prefix = "↑ "
 				if val > 0 then s = "+" .. s else prefix = "↓ " end
-				attributes = attributes .. prefix .. string.gsub(voidNames[i], "{1}", s) .. "#"
+				attributes = attributes .. prefix .. EID:ReplaceVariableStr(voidNames[i], 1, s) .. "#"
 			end
 		end
 		
@@ -173,8 +173,8 @@ function EID:CheckGlitchedItemConfig(id)
 				attributes = attributes .. "#"
 			end
 			attributes = attributes .. localizedNames[effectType] or localizedNamesEnglish[effectType] .. "#"
-			for k,v in ipairs(triggerReplacements) do attributes = string.gsub(attributes, "{T" .. k .. "}", v) end
-			for k,v in ipairs(replacements) do attributes = string.gsub(attributes, "{" .. k .. "}", v) end
+			for k,v in ipairs(triggerReplacements) do attributes = EID:ReplaceVariableStr(attributes, "T" .. k, v) end
+			for k,v in ipairs(replacements) do attributes = EID:ReplaceVariableStr(attributes, k, v) end
 
 			if effectTrigger ~= "chain" then lastEffectTrigger = effectTrigger end
 		end