From 1a96196cdb7cef0e600128736e696991a89a1a99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: flux <25628292+fluxionary@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2020 23:19:01 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix setting own name in 5.0+

---
 README.md |  4 ++--
 init.lua  | 11 ++++++-----
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8ce594..beecca2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ minetest CSM which makes busy public chat easier to parse by coloring certain th
 requirements
 ------------
 
-tested with minetest 0.4.17 and 5.0.
+tested with minetest 0.4.17 and 5.0 through through 5.3-dev-ee831ed6e.
 
-only basic CSM need be enabled in 5.0, which is the default.
+only basic CSM need be enabled on the 5.0+ server, which is the default.
 
 installation
 ------------
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 3f2110b..fe73fe5 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -225,22 +225,23 @@ end
 -- END mod_storage access --
 -- initalization --
 
-local set_my_name = safe(function()
+local set_my_name_tries = 0
+local function set_my_name()
     local name
     if minetest.localplayer then
         name = minetest.localplayer:get_name()
-    end
-    if name then
         log('action', ('you are %s'):format(name))
         set_name_status(name, 'self')
         if AUTO_ALERT_ON_NAME then
             add_alert_pattern(name)
         end
+    elseif set_my_name_tries < 20 then
+        set_my_name_tries = set_my_name_tries + 1
+        minetest.after(1, set_my_name)
     else
         log('warning', 'could not determine name!')
     end
-end)
-
+end
 
 if minetest.register_on_connect then
     minetest.register_on_connect(set_my_name)