Dialogue

Formspec API to chat with NPCs

minetest.register_chatcommand("a", {
	func = function(name, param)
		local d = dialogue.new("Hi! I'm the blacksmith. How can I help you?")
		d:add_option("What do you have for sale?", function(name)
			print("ans: sale")
		end)
		d:add_option("Could you use any help?", function(name)
			print("ans: ask for quests")
		end)
		d:add_option("Nevermind", function(name)
			print("ans: nevermind")
		end)
		d:show(name)
	end
})

Methods

dialogue.new(question_text) - returns dialogue builder (used below as d variable)
- d:add_option(answer_text, callback_func) - adds option to dialogue builder
- d:show(player_name) - show to player name using dialogue.ask
- callback_func - called like callback_func(name_of_player_shown_to)
dialogue.ask(name, question, answers)
- Shouldn't be used directly unless you need finer control.
- name: player to show formspec to
- question: text, what the NPC said
- answer: array of objects. { { text = "answer", callback = function(name) end } }