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+local LTabDump = pd.Class:new():register("ltabdump")
+
+function LTabDump:initialize(sel, atoms)
+  self.inlets = 1
+  self.outlets = 2
+  if type(atoms[1]) == "string" then
+    self.name = atoms[1]
+  else
+    self.name = nil
+  end
+  return true
+end
+
+-- output table length and data
+function LTabDump:in_1_bang()
+  -- need to sync each time before accessing if ...
+  -- ... control-flow has gone outside of our scope
+  local t = pd.Table:new():sync(self.name)
+  if t ~= nil then
+    local l = t:length()
+    local a = { }
+    local i
+    for i = 1,l do
+      a[i] = t:get(i-1)
+    end
+    -- copied above before outlet() to avoid race condition
+    self:outlet(2, "float", { l })
+    self:outlet(1, "list", a)
+  end
+end
+
+-- choose a table name, then output
+function LTabDump:in_1_symbol(s)
+  self.name = s
+  self:in_1_bang()
+end