supports chat.post() and nothing else: how useless

init.lua

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+local socket = require("socket")
+local server = socket.bind("*", 4711)
+server:settimeout(0)
+
+local clientlist = {}
+
+minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
+    local newclient,err = server:accept()
+    if not err then
+       newclient:settimeout(0)
+       table.insert(clientlist, newclient)
+       print("RJM client connected")
+    end
+    for i = 1, #clientlist do
+       local line,err = clientlist[i]:receive()
+       if err == "closed" then
+          table.remove(clientlist, i)
+          print("RJM client disconnected")
+          break -- The other clients won't be processed on this tick, alas
+       elseif not err then
+          handlecommand(clientlist[i], line)
+       end
+    end
+end)
+
+function handlecommand(client, line)
+    print("Command received: "..line)
+    local cmd, argtext = string.match(line, "([^(]+)%((.*)%)")
+    local args = {}
+    for arg in string.gmatch(argtext, "([^,]+)") do
+        table.insert(args, arg)
+    end
+    if cmd == "chat.post" then
+        minetest.chat_send_all(argtext)
+    end
+end
+