Bugfixes on CLI interactions

modpol_core/util/misc.lua

@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 --- @function modpol.copy_table
 -- Returns a copy of the table inputted
-function modpol.copy_table(t)
+function modpol.util.copy_table(t)
    local t2 = {}
    for k,v in pairs(t) do
       t2[k] = v
    end
    return t2
 end
+
+--- @function modpol.copy_table
+-- Returns the number of elements in a pairs table
+function modpol.util.num_pairs(t)
+   local i = 0
+   for k,v in pairs(t) do
+      i = i + 1
+   end
+   return i
+end