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README

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+The first three inventory slots determine how this tool behaves.
+Slot one, two and three determine X, Y and Z dimensions, respectively.
+Slot one determines the material.
+Left-clicking places nodes, right-clicking removes nodes.

check_owner.lua

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+-- taken from Vanessa Ezekowitz' homedecor mod
+-- see http://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?pid=26061 or https://github.com/VanessaE/homedecor for details!
+function replacer_homedecor_node_is_owned(pos, placer)
+
+	if( not( placer ) or not(pos )) then
+		return true;
+	end
+	local pname = placer:get_player_name();
+	if (type( minetest.is_protected ) == "function") then
+		local res = minetest.is_protected( pos, pname );
+		if( res ) then
+			minetest.chat_send_player( pname, "Cannot replace node. It is protected." );
+		end
+		return res;
+	end
+
+        local ownername = false
+        if type(IsPlayerNodeOwner) == "function" then                                   -- node_ownership mod
+                if HasOwner(pos, placer) then                                           -- returns true if the node is owned
+                        if not IsPlayerNodeOwner(pos, pname) then
+                                if type(getLastOwner) == "function" then                -- ...is an old version
+                                        ownername = getLastOwner(pos)
+                                elseif type(GetNodeOwnerName) == "function" then        -- ...is a recent version
+                                        ownername = GetNodeOwnerName(pos)
+                                else
+                                        ownername = "someone"
+                                end
+                        end
+                end
+
+        elseif type(isprotect)=="function" then                                         -- glomie's protection mod
+                if not isprotect(5, pos, placer) then
+                        ownername = "someone"
+                end
+        end
+
+        if ownername ~= false then
+                minetest.chat_send_player( pname, "Sorry, "..ownername.." owns that spot." )
+                return true
+        else
+                return false
+        end
+end

init.lua

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+local add_3dx2 = function(a,b)
+	return {x=a.x+b.x,y=a.y+b.y,z=a.z+b.z}
+end
+
+local mul_3dx2 = function(a,b)
+	return {x=a.x*b.x,y=a.y*b.y,z=a.z*b.z}
+end
+
+local activate = function(player_name, material)
+	local has, missing = minetest.check_player_privs(player_name, {interact = true})
+	if not has then
+	    return
+	end
+	local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(player_name)
+	local inv = player:get_inventory()
+	local stack = inv:get_stack("main", 0)
+	local material = material or (stack:is_known() and stack:get_name())
+	if not material then
+		return
+	end
+	local x = stack:get_count()
+	local y = inv:get_stack("main", 1):get_count()
+	local z = inv:get_stack("main", 2):get_count()
+	local yaw = player:get_look_horizontal()
+	local dir = {x=math.sin(yaw), y=0, z=math.cos(yaw)}
+	local start = add_3dx2(player:get_pos(), dir)
+	dir.y = 1
+	for ix = 0, x-1 do
+		for iy = 0, y-1 do
+			for iz = 0, z-1 do
+				local pos = add_3dx2(start, mul_3dx2(dir, {x=ix, y=iy, z=iz}))
+				if not replacer_homedecor_node_is_owned(pos, player) then
+					minetest.set_node(pos, {name = node_type})
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+minetest.register_tool("multiplacer:multiplacer", {
+	description = "Placer Tool",
+	inventory_image = "placer_tool.png",
+	tool_capabilities = {
+		full_punch_interval = 0.9,
+		max_drop_level = 0,
+		groupcaps = {
+			crumbly = {times={[2]=3.00, [3]=0.70}, uses=0, maxlevel=1},
+			snappy = {times={[3]=0.40}, uses=0, maxlevel=1},
+			oddly_breakable_by_hand = {times={[1]=7.00,[2]=4.00,[3]=1.40},
+				uses=0, maxlevel=3}
+		},
+		damage_groups = {fleshy=1},
+	},
+	on_use = function(itemstack, user, pointed_thing)
+		activate(user:get_player_name(), nil)
+	end,
+	on_place = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
+		activate(placer:get_player_name(), "air")
+	end
+})

mod.conf

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+name = multiplacer
+description = Allows player to place multiple nodes at once.