Sketch of Patrick's simplified automaton/cipher mechanism

Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EwnCgP4eq1g_M2iZObSDZdhV3fFoZ0RXRBXWrUm-hw0
Discord: https://discord.com/channels/453998283174576133/1063583558154854521/1303784643342106645

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+#!/usr/bin/env -Slua -i
+local cip = require "automaton"
+local x = "abcdefghijklm opqrstuvxyz"
+local state = cip(x)
+local history = {}
+local format = require "format"
+
+
+local function log (value)
+	table.insert(history, {previous=state, value=value})
+end
+
+
+function back ()
+	local entry = table.remove(history)
+	if not entry then
+		io.stderr:write("already at the earliest revision\n")
+		return
+	end
+	state = entry.previous
+	return state
+end
+
+
+function init (data)
+	if data then
+		x = data
+	end
+	state = cip(x)
+	history = {}
+	return state
+end
+
+
+function show ()
+	print(state)
+end
+
+
+function c ()
+	log(0)
+	state = state:pivot()
+	return state
+end
+
+
+function up ()
+	log(1)
+	state = state:up()
+	return state
+end
+
+
+function down ()
+	log(3)
+	state = state:down()
+	return state
+end
+
+
+function left ()
+	log(4)
+	state = state:left()
+	return state
+end
+
+
+function right ()
+	log(2)
+	state = state:right()
+	return state
+end
+
+
+function flush ()
+	local values = {}
+	for _, v in ipairs(history) do
+		table.insert(values, v)
+	end
+	io.write("{", format.csv(values), "}\n")
+	history = {}
+end