Add pedestals and use staticdata for entity

This breaks existing item frames, just take the item out and put it back
Items are NOT lost, only the visual will show "unknown node" or
similar

itemframes/init.lua

@@ -1,20 +1,60 @@
+local tmp = {}
+
 minetest.register_entity("itemframes:item",{
 	hp_max = 1,
 	visual="wielditem",
 	visual_size={x=.33,y=.33},
 	collisionbox = {0,0,0,0,0,0},
 	physical=false,
-	textures={"air"}
+	textures={"air"},
+	on_activate = function(self, staticdata)
+		if tmp.nodename ~= nil and tmp.texture ~= nil then
+			self.nodename = tmp.nodename
+			tmp.nodename = nil
+			self.texture = tmp.texture
+			tmp.texture = nil
+		else
+			print("warnninining")
+			print (dump(staticdata))
+			if staticdata ~= nil and staticdata ~= "" then
+				local data = staticdata:split(';')
+				print("deeebuguugug")
+				print(dump(data))
+				if data and data[1] and data[2] then
+					self.nodename = data[1]
+					self.texture = data[2]
+				end
+			end
+		end
+		if self.texture ~= nil then
+			self.object:set_properties({textures={self.texture}})
+		end
+		if self.nodename == "itemframes:pedestal" then
+			self.object:set_properties({automatic_rotate=1})
+		end
+	end,
+	get_staticdata = function(self)
+		if self.nodename ~= nil and self.texture ~= nil then
+			return self.nodename .. ';' .. self.texture
+		end
+		return ""
+	end,
 })
 
-local facedir = {}
-facedir[0] = {x=0,y=0,z=1} --
-facedir[1] = {x=1,y=0,z=0} --
-facedir[2] = {x=0,y=0,z=-1} --
-facedir[3] = {x=-1,y=0,z=0} --
 
-local remove_item = function(pos)
-	objs = minetest.env:get_objects_inside_radius(pos, .5)
+local facedir = {}
+facedir[0] = {x=0,y=0,z=1}
+facedir[1] = {x=1,y=0,z=0}
+facedir[2] = {x=0,y=0,z=-1}
+facedir[3] = {x=-1,y=0,z=0}
+
+local remove_item = function(pos, node)
+	local objs = nil
+	if node.name == "itemframes:frame" then
+		objs = minetest.env:get_objects_inside_radius(pos, .5)
+	elseif node.name == "itemframes:pedestal" then
+		objs = minetest.env:get_objects_inside_radius({x=pos.x,y=pos.y+1,z=pos.z}, .5)
+	end
 	if objs then
 		for _, obj in ipairs(objs) do
 			if obj and obj:get_luaentity() and obj:get_luaentity().name == "itemframes:item" then
@@ -25,28 +65,38 @@ local remove_item = function(pos)
 end
 
 local update_item = function(pos, node)
-	remove_item(pos)
+	remove_item(pos, node)
 	local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
 	if meta:get_string("item") ~= "" then
-		posad = facedir[node.param2]
-		pos.x = pos.x + posad.x*6.5/16
-		pos.y = pos.y + posad.y*6.5/16
-		pos.z = pos.z + posad.z*6.5/16
+		if node.name == "itemframes:frame" then
+			local posad = facedir[node.param2]
+			pos.x = pos.x + posad.x*6.5/16
+			pos.y = pos.y + posad.y*6.5/16
+			pos.z = pos.z + posad.z*6.5/16
+		elseif node.name == "itemframes:pedestal" then
+			pos.y = pos.y + 12/16+.33
+		end
+		tmp.nodename = node.name
+		tmp.texture = ItemStack(meta:get_string("item")):get_name()
 		local e = minetest.env:add_entity(pos,"itemframes:item")
-		local name = ItemStack(meta:get_string("item")):get_name()
-		e:set_properties({textures={name}})
-		local yaw = math.pi*2 - node.param2 * math.pi/2
-		e:setyaw(yaw)
+		if node.name == "itemframes:frame" then
+			local yaw = math.pi*2 - node.param2 * math.pi/2
+			e:setyaw(yaw)
+		end
 	end
 end
 
-local drop_item = function(pos)
+local drop_item = function(pos, node)
 	local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
 	if meta:get_string("item") ~= "" then
-		minetest.env:add_item(pos, meta:get_string("item"))
+		if node.name == "itemframes:frame" then
+			minetest.env:add_item(pos, meta:get_string("item"))
+		elseif node.name == "itemframes:pedestal" then
+			minetest.env:add_item({x=pos.x,y=pos.y+1,z=pos.z}, meta:get_string("item"))
+		end
 		meta:set_string("item","")
 	end
-	remove_item(pos)
+	remove_item(pos, node)
 end
 
 minetest.register_node("itemframes:frame",{
@@ -71,7 +121,7 @@ minetest.register_node("itemframes:frame",{
 	on_rightclick = function(pos, node, clicker, itemstack)
 		local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
 		if clicker:get_player_name() == meta:get_string("owner") then
-			drop_item(pos,clicker)
+			drop_item(pos,node)
 			local s = itemstack:take_item()
 			meta:set_string("item",s:to_string())
 			update_item(pos,node)
@@ -81,7 +131,7 @@ minetest.register_node("itemframes:frame",{
 	on_punch = function(pos,node,puncher)
 		local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
 		if puncher:get_player_name() == meta:get_string("owner") then
-			drop_item(pos)
+			drop_item(pos, node)
 		end
 	end,
 	can_dig = function(pos,player)
@@ -92,14 +142,47 @@ minetest.register_node("itemframes:frame",{
 })
 
 
-minetest.register_abm({
-	nodenames = {"itemframes:frame"},
-	interval = 2.0,
-	chance = 1,
-	action = function(pos, node, active_object_count, active_object_count_wider)
-		update_item(pos,node)
+minetest.register_node("itemframes:pedestal",{
+	description = "Pedestal",
+	drawtype = "nodebox",
+	node_box = { type = "fixed", fixed = {
+		{-7/16, -8/16, -7/16, 7/16, -7/16, 7/16}, -- bottom plate
+		{-6/16, -7/16, -6/16, 6/16, -6/16, 6/16}, -- bottom plate (upper)
+		{-0.25, -6/16, -0.25, 0.25, 11/16, 0.25}, -- pillar
+		{-7/16, 11/16, -7/16, 7/16, 12/16, 7/16}, -- top plate
+	} },
+	--selection_box = { type = "fixed", fixed = {-7/16, -0.5, -7/16, 7/16, 12/16, 7/16} },
+	tiles = {"itemframes_pedestal.png"},
+	paramtype = "light",
+	groups = { cracky=3 },
+	sounds = default.node_sound_defaults(),
+	after_place_node = function(pos, placer, itemstack)
+		local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
+		meta:set_string("owner",placer:get_player_name())
+		meta:set_string("infotext","Pedestal (owned by "..placer:get_player_name()..")")
 	end,
-}) -- This allows items to reappear in frames when chunks are unloaded
+	on_rightclick = function(pos, node, clicker, itemstack)
+		local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
+		if clicker:get_player_name() == meta:get_string("owner") then
+			drop_item(pos,node)
+			local s = itemstack:take_item()
+			meta:set_string("item",s:to_string())
+			update_item(pos,node)
+		end
+		return itemstack
+	end,
+	on_punch = function(pos,node,puncher)
+		local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
+		if puncher:get_player_name() == meta:get_string("owner") then
+			drop_item(pos,node)
+		end
+	end,
+	can_dig = function(pos,player)
+		
+		local meta = minetest.env:get_meta(pos)
+		return player:get_player_name() == meta:get_string("owner")
+	end,
+})
 
 minetest.register_craft({
 	output = 'itemframes:frame',