initial commit - version 1.0.1

depends.txt

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+default?

description.txt

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+Adds an "Engraving Table" that allows to change the description of items

init.lua

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+-- Minetest Mod: engrave - init.lua
+-- (c) 2017 orwell96
+
+minetest.register_privilege("engrave_long_names", "When using the Engraving Table, Player can set names that contain more than 40 characters and/or newlines")
+
+minetest.register_node("engrave:table", {
+	description = "Engraving Table",
+	tiles = {"engrave_top.png", "engrave_side.png"},
+	groups = {choppy=2,flammable=3, oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
+	sounds = default and default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
+	on_rightclick = function(pos, node, player)
+		local pname=player:get_player_name()
+		local stack=player:get_wielded_item()
+		if stack:get_count()==0 then
+			minetest.chat_send_player(pname, "Please wield the item you want to name, and then click the engraving table again.")
+			return
+		end
+		local idef=minetest.registered_items[stack:get_name()]
+		if not idef then
+			minetest.chat_send_player(pname, "You can't name an unknown item!")
+			return
+		end
+		local name=idef.description or stack:get_name()
+		local what=name or "whatever"
+		if stack:get_count()>1 then
+			what="stack of "..what
+		end
+		
+		local meta=stack:get_meta()
+		if meta then
+			local metaname=meta:get_string("description")
+			if metaname~="" then
+				name=metaname
+			end
+		end
+		
+		minetest.show_formspec(pname, "engrave", "field[name;Enter a new name for this "..what..";"..name.."]")
+	end,
+})
+
+minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
+	if formname=="engrave" and fields.name then
+		local pname=player:get_player_name()
+		if (#fields.name>40 or string.match(fields.name, "\n", nil, true)) and not minetest.check_player_privs(pname, {engrave_long_names=true}) then
+			minetest.chat_send_player(pname, "Insufficient Privileges: Item names that are longer than 40 characters and/or contain newlines require the 'engrave_long_names' privilege")
+			return
+		end
+		
+		local stack=player:get_wielded_item()
+		if stack:get_count()==0 then
+			minetest.chat_send_player(pname, "Please wield the item you want to name, and then click the engraving table again.")
+			return
+		end
+		local idef=minetest.registered_items[stack:get_name()]
+		if not idef then
+			minetest.chat_send_player(pname, "You can't name an unknown item!")
+			return
+		end
+		local name=idef.description or stack:get_name()
+		
+		local meta=stack:get_meta()
+		if not meta then
+			minetest.chat_send_player(pname, "For some reason, the stack metadata couldn't be acquired. Try again!")
+			return
+		end
+		
+		if fields.name==name then
+			meta:set_string("description", "")
+		else
+			meta:set_string("description", fields.name)
+		end
+		--write back
+		player:set_wielded_item(stack)
+	end
+end)
+
+minetest.register_craft({
+	output = "engrave:table",
+	recipe = {
+		{"group:wood", "group:wood", "group:wood"},
+		{"group:wood", "default:diamond", "group:wood"},
+		{"group:wood", "group:wood", "group:wood"},
+	},
+})