use pallete for garden soil. Better default timing.

composter.lua

@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ function composter_on_timer(pos, elapsed)
   
   if (amount>0) then
     local timer = minetest.get_node_timer(pos);
-    timer:set(base_production_time*speed, 0);
+    timer:start(base_production_time*speed, 0);
   end
   composter_update_node(pos, node, meta);
   
-  return amount>0;
+  return false; -- timer:start force timer to continue, return true will erase new timer setting
 end
 
 local short_desc = S("Composter");

garden_soil.lua

@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 local S = composting.translator
 
 local time_divider = composting.settings.soil_time_divider;
+local time_const_base = 365*24*3600/256;
+local wet_points = composting.settings.wet_points;
 
 composting.watering_cans = {}
+composting.fertilize_items = {
+  ["composting:compost_clod"] = 127
+}
 
 if minetest.get_modpath("bucket") then
   -- bucket mod
@@ -36,17 +41,26 @@ if minetest.get_modpath("wateringcan") then
   end
   
   composting.watering_cans["wateringcan:wateringcan_water"] = empty_wateringcan;
+  
+  if wateringcan and wateringcan.wettable_nodes then
+    wateringcan.wettable_nodes["composting:garden_soil"] = function(pos)
+        local node = minetest.get_node(pos);
+        node.name = "composting:garden_soil_wet";
+        node.param1 = wet_points;
+        minetest.swap_node(pos, node);
+      end
+  end
 end
 
-local garden_soil_tiles = {"composting_garden_soil.png"};
-local garden_soil_wet_tiles = {"composting_garden_soil_wet.png"};
+local garden_soil_tiles = nil;
+local garden_soil_wet_tiles = nil;
 if minetest.get_modpath("farming") then
-  garden_soil_tiles = {"composting_garden_soil.png^farming_soil.png", "composting_garden_soil.png"};
-  garden_soil_tiles = {"composting_garden_soil_wet.png^farming_soil_wet.png", "composting_garden_soil.png^farming_soil_wet_side.png"};
+  garden_soil_tiles = {{name="farming_soil.png",color="white"}, ""};
+  garden_soil_wet_tiles = {{name="farming_soil_wet.png",color="white"}, {name="farming_soil_wet_side.png",color="white"}};
 end
 if minetest.get_modpath("hades_farming") then
-  garden_soil_tiles = {"composting_garden_soil.png^hades_farming_soil.png", "composting_garden_soil.png"};
-  garden_soil_tiles = {"composting_garden_soil_wet.png^hades_farming_soil_wet.png", "composting_garden_soil.png^hades_farming_soil_wet_side.png"};
+  garden_soil_tiles = {{name="hades_farming_soil.png",color="white"}, ""};
+  garden_soil_wet_tiles = {{name="hades_farming_soil_wet.png",color="white"}, {name="hades_farming_soil_wet_side.png",color="white"}};
 end
 
 -- garden soil
@@ -83,29 +97,34 @@ minetest.register_node("composting:garden_soil", {
     short_description = short_desc,
     description = desc,
     _tt_help = tt_help,
+    paramtype2 = "color",
+    palette = "composting_garden_soil_palette.png",
+    color = "#6A4B31",
     tiles = {"composting_garden_soil.png"},
+    overlay_tiles = garden_soil_tiles,
     -- soil have to be 2, because farming code detect wet soil via soil value
     groups = {crumbly = 3, soil = 2, grassland = 1},
     drop = "default:dirt",
     sounds = node_sounds,
     on_construct = function(pos)
       local node = minetest.get_node(pos);
-      node.param1 = 255;
+      node.param2 = 255;
       minetest.swap_node(pos, node);
       local timer = minetest.get_node_timer(pos);
-      timer:start((3422/time_divider)/effect_of_flora(pos));
+      timer:start((time_const_base/time_divider)/effect_of_flora(pos));
     end,
     on_timer = function(pos, elapsed)
-      local node = minetest.get_node(pos);  
-      if (node.param1>0) then
-        node.param1 = node.param1-1;
+      local node = minetest.get_node(pos);
+      if (node.param2>0) then
+        node.param2 = node.param2-1;
         if minetest.find_node_near(pos, 3, {"group:water"}) then
           node.name = "composting:garden_soil_wet";
         end
         minetest.swap_node(pos, node);
         local timer = minetest.get_node_timer(pos);
-        timer:start((3422/time_divider)/effect_of_flora(pos));
-        return true;
+        --print(dump(pos)..timer:get_timeout().." gt:"..minetest.get_gametime())
+        timer:set((time_const_base/time_divider)/effect_of_flora(pos), 0);
+        return false;
       else
         minetest.set_node(pos, {name="farming:soil"});
       end
@@ -114,12 +133,25 @@ minetest.register_node("composting:garden_soil", {
     on_punch = function(pos, node, puncher)
       if puncher then
         local item = puncher:get_wielded_item();
-        local watering_can = composting.watering_cans[item:get_name()];
+        local item_name = item:get_name();
+        local watering_can = composting.watering_cans[item_name];
         if watering_can then
           node.name = "composting:garden_soil_wet"
-          node.param2 = 4;
+          node.param1 = wet_points;
           minetest.swap_node(pos, node);
           puncher:set_wielded_item(watering_can(puncher, item));
+          return
+        end
+        local compost_clod = composting.fertilize_items[item_name];
+        if compost_clod then
+          node.param2 = node.param2+127;
+          if (node.param2>255) then
+            node.param2 = 255;
+          end
+          minetest.swap_node(pos, node);
+          item:take_item(1)
+          puncher:set_wielded_item(item);
+          return
         end
       end
     end,
@@ -135,39 +167,44 @@ minetest.register_node("composting:garden_soil_wet", {
     short_description = short_desc,
     description = desc,
     _tt_help = tt_help,
+    paramtype2 = "color",
+    palette = "composting_garden_soil_palette.png",
+    color = "$6A4B31",
     tiles = {"composting_garden_soil_wet.png"},
+    overlay_tiles = garden_soil_wet_tiles,
     groups = {crumbly = 3, soil = 5, grassland = 1, wet = 1, not_in_creative_inventory = 1},
     drop = "default:dirt",
     sounds = node_sounds,
     on_construct = function(pos)
       local node = minetest.get_node(pos);
-      node.param1 = 255;
-      node.param2 = 4;
+      node.param2 = 255;
+      node.param1 = wet_point;
       minetest.swap_node(pos, node);
       local timer = minetest.get_node_timer(pos);
-      timer:start((1711/time_divider)/effect_of_flora(pos));
+      timer:start(((time_const_base/2)/time_divider)/effect_of_flora(pos));
     end,
     on_timer = function(pos, elapsed)
       local node = minetest.get_node(pos);  
-      if (node.param1>0) then
-        local timer_const = 3422;
-        node.param1 = node.param1-1;
+      if (node.param2>0) then
+        local timer_const = time_const_base/2;
+        node.param2 = node.param2-1;
         if minetest.find_node_near(pos, 3, {"group:water"}) then
-          node.param2 = 4;
+          node.param1 = wet_points;
         end
-        if (node.param2>0) then
-          node.param2 = node.param2-1;
+        if (node.param1>0) then
+          node.param1 = node.param1-1;
         else
           if not minetest.find_node_near(pos, 3, {"ignore"}) then
             node.name = "composting:garden_soil";
-            timer_const = 1711;
+            timer_const = time_const_base;
           end
         end
         minetest.swap_node(pos, node);
         local timer = minetest.get_node_timer(pos);
+        --print(dump(pos)..timer:get_timeout().." gt:"..minetest.get_gametime())
         timer:start((timer_const/time_divider)/effect_of_flora(pos));
-        return true;
-      elseif (node.param2>0) then
+        return false;
+      elseif (node.param1>0) then
         minetest.set_node(pos, {name="farming:soil_wet"});
       else
         minetest.set_node(pos, {name="farming:soil"});
@@ -177,14 +214,27 @@ minetest.register_node("composting:garden_soil_wet", {
     on_punch = function(pos, node, puncher)
       if puncher then
         local item = puncher:get_wielded_item();
-        local watering_can = composting.watering_cans[item:get_name()];
+        local item_name = item:get_name();
+        local watering_can = composting.watering_cans[item_name];
         if watering_can then
-          node.param2 = node.param2+4;
-          if (node.param2>5) then
-            node.param2 = 5;
+          node.param1 = node.param1+wet_points;
+          if (node.param1>wet_points) then
+            node.param1 = wet_points;
           end
           minetest.swap_node(pos, node);
           puncher:set_wielded_item(watering_can(puncher, item));
+          return
+        end
+        local compost_clod = composting.fertilize_items[item_name];
+        if compost_clod then
+          node.param2 = node.param2+127;
+          if (node.param2>255) then
+            node.param2 = 255;
+          end
+          minetest.swap_node(pos, node);
+          item:take_item(1);
+          puncher:set_wielded_item(item);
+          return
         end
       end
     end,

scripts/generatePalette.py

@@ -23,4 +23,10 @@ palette = []
 for i in range(16):
   add_pixels(palette, help_colors[i], (48,48,48,255), 16)
 img.putdata(palette)
-img.save("palette.png")
+img.save("composting_composter_palette.png")
+
+img = Image.new(mode="RGBA",size=(16,16),color=(0,0,0,255));
+palette = []
+add_pixels(palette, (106,75,49,255), (70,40,10,255), 256)
+img.putdata(palette)
+img.save("composting_garden_soil_palette.png")

settings.lua

@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ end
 
 local settings = {
   amount_limit = settings_get_int("composting_amount_per_composter", 200),
-  clod_cost = settings_get_int("composting_clod_cost", 100),
-  composting_time_divider = settings_get_int("composting_time_divider", 72),
-  soil_time_divider = settings_get_int("composting_soil_time_divider", 72),
+  clod_cost = settings_get_int("composting_clod_cost", 25),
+  composting_time_divider = settings_get_int("composting_time_divider", 3600),
+  soil_time_divider = settings_get_int("composting_soil_time_divider", 720),
+  wet_points = settings_get_int("composting_soil_wet_points", 25),
 }
 
 composting.settings = settings;

settingtypes.txt

@@ -1,9 +1,34 @@
 
 composting_amount_per_composter (Maximum amount of biomase per composter) int 200
 
-composting_clod_cost (How much amount of compost cost compost clod) int 100
+# Compost clod cost
+#
+# If compost is optimally fulled, it takes around 20 minutes for one compost clod to be finished (time_divider set to 3600).
+#
+composting_clod_cost (How much amount of compost cost compost clod) int 25
 
-composting_time_divider (Time divider for composting speed) int 72
+# Basic composting speed is one year.
+# Minetest use default day length 20 minutes, which means that time is divided by 72.
+# time_divider   72  -> ideal composting time 122 hours. 
+# time_divider  720  -> ideal composting time 12 hours. 
+# time_divider 3600  -> ideal composting time 2.5 hours. 
+# time_divider 7200  -> ideal composting time 1.25 hours. 
+#
+composting_time_divider (Time divider for composting speed) int 3600
 
-composting_soil_time_divider (Time divider for garden soil timer) int 72
+# Garden soil time divider set how long it take to garden soil be exhauset and changed into farming soil.
+#
+# soil_time_divider    72 -> change to dirt in 122 hours
+# soil_time_divider   720 -> change to dirt in 12 hours
+# soil_time_divider  3600 -> change to dirt in 2.5 hours
+# soil_time_divider  7200 -> change to dirt in 1.25 hours
+#
+composting_soil_time_divider (Time divider for garden soil timer) int 720
+
+# Wet points of garden soil
+#
+# Times is valid for soil_time_divider set to 720.
+# soil_wet_points  25 -> get dry in 71 minutes
+#
+composting_soil_wet_points (Wet points of garden soil) int 25