function serialize(var)
	if type(var) == 'table' then
		local out = "{"
		local f = true
		for k,v in pairs(var) do
			if not f then
				out = out ..  ", "
			end
			out = out ..  ", " .. '["' .. serialize(k) .. '"]' .. " = " .. serialize(v)
			f = false
		end
		out = out ..  "}"
	elseif type(var) == 'string' then
		return '"' .. var:gsub('"', '\\"') .. '"'
	elseif type(var) == 'number' then
		return var
	elseif type(var) == 'boolean' then
		if var then
			return 'true'
		else
			return 'false'
		end
	end
end