Added ignore private messages and optional requirement on shout privilege

init.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 betterpm = {}
 
 local modpath = minetest.get_modpath("betterpm")
+local storage = minetest.get_mod_storage()
 local reply_to = {}
 
 dofile(modpath .. "/settings.lua")
@@ -16,6 +17,20 @@ end
 local function sendMessage(sender, target, message)
   reply_to[sender] = target
   reply_to[target] = sender
+
+  if not minetest.check_player_privs(sender, { shout=true }) and betterpm.requires_shout then
+    minetest.chat_send_player(sender,
+      minetest.colorize("#ff0000", "You don't have the privilege to send private messages"))
+    return
+  end
+
+  local ignored = minetest.deserialize(storage:get_string(target)) or {}
+  if ignored[sender] or ignored[":all"] then
+    minetest.chat_send_player(sender,
+      minetest.colorize("#ff0000", "You can't send messages to " ..  target))
+    return
+  end
+
   if minetest.get_player_by_name(target) then
     minetest.chat_send_player(target,
       minetest.colorize(betterpm.targetPrefixColor, formatPrefix(betterpm.targetPrefix, sender, target) ..
@@ -48,7 +63,21 @@ end, {
 
 ChatCmdBuilder.new("r", function(cmd)
   cmd:sub(":message:text", function (sender, message)
+    if not minetest.check_player_privs(sender, { shout=true }) and betterpm.requires_shout then
+      minetest.chat_send_player(sender,
+        minetest.colorize("#ff0000", "You don't have the privilege to send private messages"))
+      return
+    end
+
     if reply_to[sender] ~= nil then
+
+      local ignored = minetest.deserialize(storage:get_string(reply_to[sender])) or {}
+      if ignored[sender] or ignored[":all"] then
+        minetest.chat_send_player(sender,
+          minetest.colorize("#ff0000", "You can't send messages to " ..  reply_to[sender]))
+        return
+      end
+
       reply_to[reply_to[sender]] = sender
       minetest.chat_send_player(reply_to[sender],
         minetest.colorize(betterpm.targetPrefixColor, formatPrefix(betterpm.targetPrefix, sender, reply_to[sender]) ..
@@ -65,4 +94,35 @@ end, {
   params = "<message>",
 })
 
+-- ignore private messages
+ChatCmdBuilder.new("pmignore", function(cmd)
+  -- ignore everyone
+  cmd:sub("", function (sender)
+    local ignored = minetest.deserialize(storage:get_string(sender)) or {}
+    if ignored[":all"] then
+      ignored[":all"] = false
+      minetest.chat_send_player("You are no longer ignoring private messages")
+    else
+      ignored[":all"] = true
+      minetest.chat_send_player("You are now ignoring private messages")
+    end
+    storage:set_string(sender, minetest.serialize(ignored))
+  end)
+
+  cmd:sub(":name", function (sender, name)
+    local ignored = minetest.deserialize(storage:get_string(sender)) or {}
+    if ignored[name] then
+      ignored[name] = false
+      minetest.chat_send_player("You are no longer ignoring private messages from " .. name)
+    else
+      ignored[name] = true
+      minetest.chat_send_player("You are now ignoring private messages from " .. name)
+    end
+    storage:set_string(sender, minetest.serialize(ignored))
+  end)
+end, {
+  description = "Ignore private messages from specific players or from everyone (/pmignore)",
+  params = "<name>",
+})
+
 minetest.log("action", "[BETTERPM] Mod initialised")

settings.lua

@@ -18,3 +18,7 @@ betterpm.targetMsgColor = targetColor
 -- {target} is who receives the message, {sender} is who sends the message
 betterpm.senderPrefix = "[You -> {target}] " -- the sender will see this
 betterpm.targetPrefix = "[{sender} -> You] " -- the target will receive this
+
+
+-- if players need to have shout privilege to send private messages
+betterpm.requires_shout = true