Revised activation system.

doc/index.html

@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@
 	<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#activate">activate ()</a></td>
 	<td class="summary">Activates the spawn usher system, if it has not been deactivated by
  a seeting in the configuration.</td>
+	</tr>
+	<tr>
+	<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#activate_internal">activate_internal ()</a></td>
+	<td class="summary">Activates the system, without checking the configuration.</td>
 	</tr>
 	<tr>
 	<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#is_air_bubble">is_air_bubble (start_pos)</a></td>
@@ -110,6 +114,14 @@
 </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 activated automatically.</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="#after_spawn_callbacks">after_spawn_callbacks</a></td>
 	<td class="summary">The list of callbacks that are invoked after the player has been placed.</td>
@@ -119,8 +131,8 @@
 	<td class="summary">The list of players that need to be placed.</td>
 	</tr>
 	<tr>
-	<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#random">random</a></td>
-	<td class="summary">The random object that is used to get random values.</td>
+	<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#random_direction">random_direction</a></td>
+	<td class="summary">If the player should be facing a random direction after spawning.</td>
 	</tr>
 	<tr>
 	<td class="name" nowrap><a href="#random_placement_radius">random_placement_radius</a></td>
@@ -168,6 +180,21 @@
 
 
 
+</dd>
+    <dt>
+    <a name = "activate_internal"></a>
+    <strong>activate_internal ()</strong>
+    </dt>
+    <dd>
+    Activates the system, without checking the configuration.  Multiple
+ invokations have no effect.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
 </dd>
     <dt>
     <a name = "is_air_bubble"></a>
@@ -400,6 +427,34 @@
 </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 activated automatically.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+</dd>
+    <dt>
+    <a name = "active"></a>
+    <strong>active</strong>
+    </dt>
+    <dd>
+    If the system is active/has been activated.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+</dd>
     <dt>
     <a name = "after_spawn_callbacks"></a>
     <strong>after_spawn_callbacks</strong>
@@ -429,11 +484,11 @@
 
 </dd>
     <dt>
-    <a name = "random"></a>
-    <strong>random</strong>
+    <a name = "random_direction"></a>
+    <strong>random_direction</strong>
     </dt>
     <dd>
-    The random object that is used to get random values.
+    If the player should be facing a random direction after spawning.
 
 
 

mods/spawn_usher/spawnusher.lua

@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 --
 -- The only function that should be called from clients is activate.
 spawnusher = {
+	--- If the system should be activated automatically.
+	activate = settings.get_bool("spawnusher_activate", true),
+	
+	--- If the system is active/has been activated.
+	active = false,
+	
 	--- The list of callbacks that are invoked after the player has been placed.
 	after_spawn_callbacks = List:new(),
 	
@@ -84,9 +90,19 @@ spawnusher = {
 --- Activates the spawn usher system, if it has not been deactivated by
 -- a seeting in the configuration.
 function spawnusher.activate()
-	if settings.get_bool("spawnusher_activate", true) then
+	if spawnusher.activate then
+		spawnusher.activate_internal()
+	end
+end
+
+--- Activates the system, without checking the configuration. Multiple
+-- invokations have no effect.
+function spawnusher.activate_internal()
+	if not spawnusher.active then
 		minetest.register_on_newplayer(spawnusher.on_spawn_player)
 		minetest.register_on_respawnplayer(spawnusher.on_spawn_player)
+		
+		spawnusher.active = true
 	end
 end