Some helper scripts for dfhack

emptybin.lua

-- Empty a bin onto the floor

print('Finding selected item...')
a = dfhack.gui.getSelectedItem()
print('Found ', dfhack.items.getDescription(a,0))

if not a then dfhack.printerr("No item selected!")
end

loc = a.pos
-- dfhack.items.moveToGround(a,loc)

for _,k in pairs(dfhack.items.getContainedItems(a)) do
	print ('  ', dfhack.items.getDescription(k,0))
	r = dfhack.items.moveToGround(k,loc)
end

print('Done.')

splitstack.lua

-- Split the selected stack into single items
-- Only tested with coins...

print('Finding selected item...')
a = dfhack.gui.getSelectedItem()
print('Found ', dfhack.items.getDescription(a,0))

if not a then dfhack.printerr("No item selected!")
end

loc = a.pos
dfhack.items.moveToGround(a,loc)

split_size = 1 -- split the stack into split_size stacks
while a.stack_size > split_size do
	n = a:new()

	n.stack_size = split_size
	a.stack_size = a.stack_size - n.stack_size

	n.id = df.global.item_next_id
	df.global.item_next_id = df.global.item_next_id + 1
	-- n.categorize(true) -- bugged, need it for stuff to show up in stocks
	df.global.world.items.all:insert('#',n)

	n.flags.on_ground = false
	n.flags.removed = true -- it's not actually anywhere
	n.flags.garbage_collect = true -- hack to get categorize called for us...
	dfhack.items.moveToGround(n, loc)
end

print('Done.')