From bb33a6e79bd973d6a759ef2caf0daed70bfbfd29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "A. Demant" <ademant@ademant.de>
Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2018 09:51:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix #1 - import settingstype and set if not exist

---
 functions.lua | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)

diff --git a/functions.lua b/functions.lua
index a2fc8a1..7d11e46 100644
--- a/functions.lua
+++ b/functions.lua
@@ -102,3 +102,23 @@ basic_functions.parse_tree=function(mat,ind,val)
 	end
 	return(mat)
 end
+
+-- function to read settingtypes.txt and insert values into minetest.setting
+basic_functions.import_settingtype = function(infile)
+	local file = io.open(infile, "r")
+	local outdata = {}
+	-- reading header with column names
+	local splitchar=" "
+	local setname=minetest.settings:get_names()
+	for line in file:lines() do
+		local attrib = line:gsub("\"",""):gsub("%(.*%) ",""):gsub("\r",""):split(splitchar,true)
+		if has_value(setname,attrib[1]) == false then
+			print("pong")
+			if attrib[2] == "bool" then
+				minetest.settings:set_bool(attrib[1],attrib[3] == "true")
+			else
+				minetest.settings:set(attrib[1],attrib[3])
+			end
+		end
+	end
+end