Gate debugging functions added

utils.lua

@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ local utils = {}
 -- Import config (set by startup.lua)
 local config
 local gate
+local chatBox
 
-function utils.init(cfg, gateInterface)
+function utils.init(cfg, gateInterface, chatBoxPeripheral)
     config = cfg
     gate = gateInterface
+    chatBox = chatBoxPeripheral
 end
 
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@@ -35,6 +37,27 @@ function utils.log(message)
     end
 end
 
+function utils.debug(message)
+    -- Log to debug log file
+    local timestamp = os.date("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+    local logEntry = "[" .. timestamp .. "] " .. message
+
+    -- Write to console
+    print("DEBUG: " .. message)
+
+    -- Write to debug log file
+    local file = fs.open("gate_debug.log", "a")
+    if file then
+        file.writeLine(logEntry)
+        file.close()
+    end
+
+    -- Send to chatbox if enabled
+    if config.enableChatboxDebug and chatBox then
+        chatBox.sendMessageToPlayer("[SGC] " .. message, config.chatboxDebugPlayer)
+    end
+end
+
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 -- ADDRESS UTILITIES
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