Added Limit to https://love2d.org/wiki/String_exploding

string_explode.lua

--Ended up using string.gmatch in my project instead, adding here for reference 
--License MIT or original?
function string_explode(str, div, limit) --extention of https://love2d.org/wiki/String_exploding
  assert(type(str) == "string" and type(div) == "string", "invalid arguments")
  limit = limit or 0 -- 0/1/nil = no limit, n = n or all
  local o = {}
  while true do
      local pos1,pos2 = str:find(div)
      if not pos1 then
          o[#o+1] = str
          break
      end
      o[#o+1],str = str:sub(1,pos1-1),str:sub(pos2+1)
      if #o == (limit-1) then
        o[#o+1] = str
        break
      end
  end
  return o
end