3 files changed, 22 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 6e2b4ed..db9ec5a 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -1329,7 +1329,17 @@
 </p>
 
 <table border="1" bgcolor="#E0E0FF" cellpadding="10" style="width:50%"><tr><td><pre>
-        [table] = linda_h:dump()
+        linda_h:dump() ->
+        {
+                [&lt;key&gt;] =
+                {
+                        first = &lt;n&gt;
+                        count = &lt;n&gt;
+                        limit = &lt;n&gt;|'unlimited'
+                        fifo = { &lt;array of values&gt; }
+                }
+                ...
+        } 
 </pre></td></tr></table>
 
 <p>
diff --git a/src/keeper.cpp b/src/keeper.cpp
index cdbfac9..8261f5a 100644
--- a/src/keeper.cpp
+++ b/src/keeper.cpp
@@ -656,6 +656,16 @@ void Keeper::operator delete[](void* p_, Universe* U_)
 // #################################################################################################
 
 // only used by linda:dump() and linda:__towatch() for debugging purposes
+// table is populated as follows:
+// {
+//     [<key>] = {
+//         first = <n>,
+//         count = <n>,
+//         limit = <n> | 'unlimited',
+//         fifo = { <array of values> }
+//     }
+//     ...
+// }
 int Keeper::PushLindaStorage(Linda& linda_, DestState const L_)
 {
     Keeper* const _keeper{ linda_.whichKeeper() };
diff --git a/src/lindafactory.cpp b/src/lindafactory.cpp
index d5ebc9b..771a4c3 100644
--- a/src/lindafactory.cpp
+++ b/src/lindafactory.cpp
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ std::string_view LindaFactory::moduleName() const
 DeepPrelude* LindaFactory::newDeepObjectInternal(lua_State* const L_) const
 {
     // we always expect name and group at the bottom of the stack (either can be nil). any extra stuff we ignore and keep unmodified
-    std::string_view _linda_name{ luaG_tostring(L_, 1) };
+    std::string_view _linda_name{ lua_isnil(L_, 1) ? "" : luaG_tostring(L_, 1) };
     LindaGroup _linda_group{ static_cast<int>(lua_tointeger(L_, 2)) };
 
     // store in the linda the location of the script that created it