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+/************************************************************************
+Utilities Module
+================
+Miscellaneous utility functions and classes to help with programming.
+
+ * locationToString(Location) - returns a bukkit Location object in string form.
+  
+ * getPlayerObject(playerName) - returns the Player object for a named
+   player or `self` if no name is provided.
+
+***/
+var utils = utils || {
+    locationToString: function(location){
+        return JSON.stringify([""+location.world.name,location.x, location.y, location.z]);
+    },
+
+    getPlayerObject: function(playerName){
+        if (typeof playerName == "undefined")
+            return self;
+        if (typeof playerName == "string")
+            return org.bukkit.Bukkit.getPlayer(playerName);
+        return player;
+    }
+};