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README.md

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 or (at your option) version 3 of the License.
 
 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
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description.txt

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+Node Update Alert invokes the callback functions defined by an event position's six neighbours. 

init.lua

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+
+--[[
+
+Copyright (C) 2016 Aftermoth, Zolan Davis
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published
+by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License,
+or (at your option) version 3 of the License.
+
+http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
+
+--]]
+
+nua = {
+	event,		-- = function(eventpos) Alert under normal timing.
+	alert,		-- = function(eventpos) Alert immediately.
+}
+
+--====== still tuning
+
+local nua_ready = 0.5  -- Seconds after event before confirmed for alert. Merges multi-event changes at the same position.
+local nua_slack = 0.2  -- Seconds additional tolerance before alert. Callback period while active.
+
+
+--====== send alerts
+
+nua.alert = function(p)
+	local q, s
+	q = {x=p.x, y=p.y-1, z=p.z}
+	s=minetest.get_meta(q):get_string("on_nbr_update")
+	if s and s ~= "" then loadstring('return '..s..'(...)')(q, p) end
+	q = {x=p.x-1, y=p.y, z=p.z}
+	s=minetest.get_meta(q):get_string("on_nbr_update")
+	if s and s ~= "" then loadstring('return '..s..'(...)')(q, p) end
+	q = {x=p.x+1, y=p.y, z=p.z}
+	s=minetest.get_meta(q):get_string("on_nbr_update")
+	if s and s ~= "" then loadstring('return '..s..'(...)')(q, p) end
+	q = {x=p.x, y=p.y, z=p.z-1}
+	s=minetest.get_meta(q):get_string("on_nbr_update")
+	if s and s ~= "" then loadstring('return '..s..'(...)')(q, p) end
+	q = {x=p.x, y=p.y, z=p.z+1}
+	s=minetest.get_meta(q):get_string("on_nbr_update")
+	if s and s ~= "" then loadstring('return '..s..'(...)')(q, p) end
+	q = {x=p.x, y=p.y+1, z=p.z}
+	s=minetest.get_meta(q):get_string("on_nbr_update")
+	if s and s ~= "" then loadstring('return '..s..'(...)')(q, p) end
+end
+
+
+--====== common
+
+local nua_list = {}
+local nua_init
+local nua_initok
+local function nua_nil() end
+local function nua_initkey()
+	nua_initok = nua_nil
+	nua_init()
+end
+
+
+--====== process
+
+local nua_noproc = true
+
+local nua_pstop = true
+local nua_pbye = 0
+
+function nua_process()
+	local t0 = minetest.get_gametime()
+	
+	local now_list = {}
+	for ps,t in pairs(nua_list) do
+		now_list[ps]=t
+	end
+	nua_list = {}
+	
+	local rem = false
+	local new_list = {}
+	
+	local t1 = minetest.get_gametime()
+	
+	for ps,t in pairs(now_list) do
+		if t1 - t < nua_ready then
+			rem = true
+			new_list[ps]=t
+		else
+			nua.alert(minetest.string_to_pos(ps))
+		end
+	end
+	
+	if rem then
+		for ps,t in pairs(new_list) do
+			nua_list[ps]=t
+		end
+	elseif nua_pstop then
+		-- Delay for all pre-initkey events to be processed before exit.
+		if t0 - nua_pbye > 0.1 then
+			nua_noproc = true
+			return
+		end
+	else
+		nua_initok = nua_initkey
+		nua_pstop = true
+		nua_pbye = minetest.get_gametime()
+	end
+	
+	minetest.after(math.max(0, nua_slack + t0 - minetest.get_gametime()), nua_process)
+	
+end
+
+
+--====== (re)start daemon
+
+local nua_nostart = true
+
+-- nua_ready = max hiatus on waiting events.
+function nua_start()
+	if nua_noproc then
+		nua_noproc = false
+		nua_pstop = false
+		nua_process()
+		nua_nostart = true
+	else
+		minetest.after(nua_ready,nua_start)
+	end
+end
+
+
+--====== init
+
+nua_initok = nua_initkey
+
+nua_init = function ()
+	if nua_nostart then
+		nua_nostart = false
+		nua_start()
+	end
+end
+
+
+--====== events
+
+nua.event = function (pos)
+	nua_list[minetest.pos_to_string(pos)] = minetest.get_gametime() -- uses latest time for pos. Alert delayed until settled.
+	nua_initok()
+end

mod.conf

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+name = nua