Editor with dialog mode (no without switching from/to console to edit anything!)

scripts/gui/gm-editor.lua

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 -- Interface powered item editor.
 local gui = require 'gui'
 local dialog = require 'gui.dialogs'
-
+local args={...}
+function getTargetFromScreens()
     local my_trg
     if dfhack.gui.getCurFocus() == 'item' then
         my_trg=dfhack.gui.getCurViewscreen().item
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ elseif dfhack.gui.getSelectedJob(true) then
     else
         qerror("No valid target found")
     end
+    return my_trg
+end
+
 
 local MODE_BROWSE=0
 local MODE_EDIT=1
@@ -199,7 +203,22 @@ function GmEditorUi:popTarget()
         self:dismiss()
     end
 end
-
-local screen = GmEditorUi{target=my_trg}
-
+function show_editor(trg)
+    local screen = GmEditorUi{target=trg}
     screen:show()
+end
+if #args~=0 then
+    if args[1]=="dialog" then
+        function thunk(entry)
+            local t=load("return "..entry)()
+            show_editor(t)
+        end
+        dialog.showInputPrompt("Gm Editor", "Object to edit:", COLOR_GRAY, "",thunk)
+    else
+        local t=load("return "..args[1])()
+        show_editor(t)
+    end
+else
+    show_editor(getTargetFromScreens())
+end
+