Revised activation system.

doc/index.html

@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@
 </table>
 <h2><a href="#Fields">Fields</a></h2>
 <table class="function_list">
+	<tr>
+	<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#activate">activate</a></td>
+	<td class="summary">If the system should be automatically activated.</td>
+	</tr>
+	<tr>
+	<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#active">active</a></td>
+	<td class="summary">If the system is active/has been activated.</td>
+	</tr>
 	<tr>
 	<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#attraction_acceleration">attraction_acceleration</a></td>
 	<td class="summary">The acceleration that is used when the item enters the attraction
@@ -259,6 +267,34 @@
 </dl>
     <h2><a name="Fields"></a>Fields</h2>
     <dl class="function">
+    <dt>
+    <a name = "activate"></a>
+    <strong>activate</strong>
+    </dt>
+    <dd>
+    If the system should be automatically activated.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+</dd>
+    <dt>
+    <a name = "active"></a>
+    <strong>active</strong>
+    </dt>
+    <dd>
+    If the system is active/has been activated.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+</dd>
     <dt>
     <a name = "attraction_acceleration"></a>
     <strong>attraction_acceleration</strong>

mods/auto_pickup/autopickup.lua

@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 --- A system which allows to automatically pickup items which are on the ground.
 autopickup = {
+	--- If the system should be automatically activated.
+	activate = settings.get_bool("autopickup_activate", true),
+	
+	--- If the system is active/has been activated.
+	active = false,
+	
 	--- The acceleration that is used when the item enters the attraction
 	-- radius, defaults to "2, 0, 2".
 	attraction_acceleration = settings.get_pos3d("autopickup_attraction_acceleration", { x = 2, y = 0, z = 2 }),
@@ -67,12 +73,20 @@ autopickup = {
 --- Activates the system, if it has not been disabled by setting
 -- "autopickup_activate" to false in the configuration.
 function autopickup.activate()
-	if settings.get_bool("autopickup_activate", true) then
+	if autopickup.activate then
+		autopickup.activate_internal()
+	end
+end
+
+function autopickup.activate_internal()
+	if not autopickup.active then
 		scheduler.schedule(
-			"auto_pickup",
+			"autopickup",
 			autopickup.interval,
 			autopickup.pickup_items_all,
 			scheduler.OVERSHOOT_POLICY_RUN_ONCE)
+		
+		autopickup.active = true
 	end
 end