display api compat

.luacheckrc

@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ read_globals = {
 	"minetest",
 
 	-- mods
-	"mapsync", "mtt", "blockexchange", "travelnet"
+	"mapsync", "mtt", "blockexchange", "travelnet", "display_api"
 }

compat/display_api.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+local display_nodeids = {}
+
+minetest.register_on_mods_loaded(function()
+    for nodename, nodedef in pairs(minetest.registered_nodes) do
+        if nodedef.groups and nodedef.groups.display_api then
+            display_nodeids[minetest.get_content_id(nodename)] = true
+        end
+    end
+end)
+
+pick_and_place.register_on_place(function(pos1, pos2, nodeids)
+    local match = false
+    for display_nodeid in pairs(display_nodeids) do
+        if nodeids[display_nodeid] then
+            match = true
+        end
+    end
+
+    if not match then
+        return
+    end
+
+    local poslist = minetest.find_nodes_in_area(pos1, pos2, {"group:display_api"})
+    for _, pos in ipairs(poslist) do
+        display_api.update_entities(pos)
+    end
+end)

init.lua

@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ if minetest.get_modpath("travelnet") then
 	dofile(MP .. "/compat/travelnet.lua")
 end
 
+if minetest.get_modpath("display_api") then
+	dofile(MP.."/compat/display_api.lua")
+end
+
 if minetest.get_modpath("mtt") and mtt.enabled then
 	dofile(MP .. "/configure.spec.lua")
 	dofile(MP .. "/create_tool.spec.lua")

mod.conf

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name = pick_and_place
 description = Pick and place utility
 depends = wield_events
-optional_depends = mapsync, mtt, blockexchange, travelnet
+optional_depends = mapsync, mtt, blockexchange, travelnet, display_api
 min_minetest_version = 5.5.0

remove.lua

@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ function pick_and_place.remove_area(pos1, pos2)
         meta:from_table({})
     end
 
+    local objects = minetest.get_objects_in_area(pos1, pos2)
+    for _, obj in ipairs(objects) do
+        obj:remove()
+    end
+
     for _, fn in ipairs(removal_callbacks) do
         fn(pos1, pos2, node_ids)
     end