Randomize digiline IDs

digilines.lua

@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 ]]
 
 local use = ...
-local storage, get_node_maybe_load,
+local get_random_id, get_node_maybe_load,
       CONTAINER_NAME_PREFIX, DIGILINE_OFFSET = use("misc", {
-	"storage", "get_node_maybe_load",
+	"get_random_id", "get_node_maybe_load",
 	"CONTAINER_NAME_PREFIX", "DIGILINE_OFFSET"
 })
 local get_related_container, get_related_inside,
@@ -65,15 +65,14 @@ local DIGILINE_NODE_RULES = {
 -- is not a container, nil is returned.
 local function get_digiline_id(container_pos)
 	local meta = minetest.get_meta(container_pos)
-	local id = tonumber((meta:get("area_containers:digiline_id")))
+	local id = meta:get("area_containers:digiline_id")
 	if not id then
 		local node = get_node_maybe_load(container_pos)
 		local prefix = string.sub(node.name, 1, #CONTAINER_NAME_PREFIX)
 		if prefix == CONTAINER_NAME_PREFIX then
-			-- It's a container; allocate the ID for the first use.
-			id = storage:get_int("next_digiline_id")
-			storage:set_int("next_digiline_id", id + 1)
-			meta:set_int("area_containers:digiline_id", id)
+			-- It's a container; get the ID for the first use.
+			id = get_random_id()
+			meta:set_string("area_containers:digiline_id", id)
 		end
 	end
 	return id

lock.lua

@@ -31,18 +31,10 @@
 ]]
 
 local use = ...
-local rng = use("misc", {"rng"})
+local get_random_id = use("misc", {"get_random_id"})
 
 local exports = {}
 
--- Returns a unique lock ID.
-local function get_next_lock_id()
-	-- Generate 64 random bits and encode them in hexadecimal:
-	return string.format("%08x%08x",
-		rng:next() + 2147483648,
-		rng:next(0, 131071) * 32768 + math.random(0, 32767))
-end
-
 -- Returns whether the named player is an admin of the node owned as given.
 -- A nil owner means that the node is unowned.
 local function user_can_use(player_name, owner)
@@ -83,7 +75,7 @@ function exports.set_lock(pos, user)
 	end
 
 	meta:set_string("area_containers:lock",
-		meta:get("area_containers:lock_inactive") or get_next_lock_id())
+		meta:get("area_containers:lock_inactive") or get_random_id())
 	meta:set_string("area_containers:lock_inactive", "")
 	-- Take ownership if it's unowned:
 	if not owner then meta:set_string("owner", player_name) end

misc.lua

@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ local MAPGEN_LIMIT =
 
 local CHUNKSIZE = tonumber(minetest.get_mapgen_setting("chunksize")) or 5
 
-exports.storage = minetest.get_mod_storage()
-
 -- A randomly seeded instance of PcgRandom. I'm just trying to mix up a few
 -- entropy sources here.
-exports.rng = PcgRandom(math.random(0, 32767))
-exports.rng = PcgRandom(math.random(0, 32767) + exports.rng:next())
-exports.rng = PcgRandom(os.time() + exports.rng:next())
-exports.rng = PcgRandom(os.clock() + exports.rng:next())
+local rng = PcgRandom(math.random(0, 32767))
+rng = PcgRandom(math.random(0, 32767) + rng:next())
+rng = PcgRandom(os.time() + rng:next())
+rng = PcgRandom(os.clock() + rng:next())
+
+exports.storage = minetest.get_mod_storage()
 
 exports.translate = minetest.get_translator("area_containers")
 
@@ -75,6 +75,14 @@ end
 -- Does and returns nothing.
 function exports.null_func() end
 
+-- Returns a (most likely) unique random ID string.
+function exports.get_random_id()
+	-- Generate 64 random bits and encode them in hexadecimal:
+	return string.format("%08x%08x",
+		rng:next() + 2147483648,
+		rng:next(0, 131071) * 32768 + math.random(0, 32767))
+end
+
 -- Rounds the number down to the nearest multiple of the blocksize.
 function exports.floor_blocksize(a)
 	return math.floor(a / 16) * 16