have a basic form of processes working! see demo.lua for an example

modpol/orgs/orgs.lua

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ function temp_org()
         policies = {},
         processes = {},
         requests = {},
+        request_count = 0,
         members = {},
         parent = nil,
         children = {}
@@ -261,9 +262,12 @@ end
 -- ===========================
 -- compares to requests to see if they are identical
 function modpol.orgs.comp_req(req1, req2)
+    -- compares request type
     if req1.type ~= req2.type then
         return false
     else
+        -- comparing parameters
+        -- we can assume the number of params is the same as this is checked in the make_request func
         for k, v in ipairs(req1.params) do
             if v ~= req2.params[k] then
                 return false
@@ -293,7 +297,10 @@ function modpol.orgs:make_request(request)
         end
     end
 
-    table.insert(self.requests, request)
-    return true
+    -- use lazy deletion here, not very clean
+    -- table.insert(self.requests, request)
+    self.request_count = self.request_count + 1
+    self.requests[self.request_count] = request
+    return self.request_count
 
 end