README.txt

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 ===ITEM_DROP MOD for MINETEST-C55===
 by PilzAdam
-small changes by Iqualfragile
 
 Introduction:
-This mod adds Minecraft like pick up of items to Minetest.
+This mod adds Minecraft like drop/pick up of items to Minetest.
 
 How to install:
 Unzip the archive an place it in minetest-base-directory/mods/minetest/

init.lua

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 		
 		for _,object in ipairs(minetest.env:get_objects_inside_radius(pos, 1)) do
 			if not object:is_player() and object:get_luaentity() and object:get_luaentity().name == "__builtin:item" then
-				if inv and inv:room_for_item("main", ItemStack(object:get_luaentity().itemstring)) then
+				if inv:room_for_item("main", ItemStack(object:get_luaentity().itemstring)) then
 					inv:add_item("main", ItemStack(object:get_luaentity().itemstring))
 					if object:get_luaentity().itemstring ~= "" then
 						minetest.sound_play("item_drop_pickup", {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 		for _,object in ipairs(minetest.env:get_objects_inside_radius(pos, 2)) do
 			if not object:is_player() and object:get_luaentity() and object:get_luaentity().name == "__builtin:item" then
 				if object:get_luaentity().collect then
-					if inv and inv:room_for_item("main", ItemStack(object:get_luaentity().itemstring)) then
+					if inv:room_for_item("main", ItemStack(object:get_luaentity().itemstring)) then
 						local pos1 = pos
 						pos1.y = pos1.y+0.2
 						local pos2 = object:getpos()
@@ -52,12 +52,47 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 						end, {player, object})
 						
 					end
+				else
+					minetest.after(0.5, function(entity)
+						entity.collect = true
+					end, object:get_luaentity())
 				end
 			end
 		end
 	end
 end)
 
-if minetest.setting_get("log_mods") then
-	minetest.log("action", "item_drop loaded")
+function minetest.handle_node_drops(pos, drops, digger)
+	for _,item in ipairs(drops) do
+		local count, name
+		if type(item) == "string" then
+			count = 1
+			name = item
+		else
+			count = item:get_count()
+			name = item:get_name()
+		end
+		for i=1,count do
+			local obj = minetest.env:add_item(pos, name)
+			if obj ~= nil then
+				obj:get_luaentity().collect = true
+				local x = math.random(1, 5)
+				if math.random(1,2) == 1 then
+					x = -x
+				end
+				local z = math.random(1, 5)
+				if math.random(1,2) == 1 then
+					z = -z
+				end
+				obj:setvelocity({x=1/x, y=obj:getvelocity().y, z=1/z})
+				
+				-- FIXME this doesnt work for deactiveted objects
+				if minetest.setting_get("remove_items") and tonumber(minetest.setting_get("remove_items")) then
+					minetest.after(tonumber(minetest.setting_get("remove_items")), function(obj)
+						obj:remove()
+					end, obj)
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end
 end