function handleDefArg(argument, defaultValue)
    if argument == nil then
        return defaultValue
    else
        return argument
    end
end

function table.findIndex(table, value)
    for i, v in ipairs(table) do
        if v == value then
            return i
        end
    end
    return 0
end

-- Short forms for TriBool
TriBool =
{
    True     = orxonox.TriBool.True,
    False    = orxonox.TriBool.False,
    Dontcare = orxonox.TriBool.Dontcare
}