Add //scale <factor> command (suggested by Jordach), fix transposition description in docs.

Chat Commands.md

@@ -166,6 +166,14 @@ Stack the current WorldEdit region along the x/y/z/? axis <count> times.
     //stack z +5
     //stack ? 12
 
+### //scale <factor>
+
+Scale the current WorldEdit positions and region by a factor of positive integer <factor> with position 1 as the origin.
+
+    //scale 2
+    //scale 1
+    //scale 10
+
 ### //transpose x/y/z/? x/y/z/?
 
 Transpose the current WorldEdit positions and region along the x/y/z/? and x/y/z/? axes.

WorldEdit API.md

@@ -46,11 +46,17 @@ Duplicates the region defined by positions `pos1` and `pos2` along the `axis` ax
 
 Returns the number of nodes stacked.
 
+### count, newpos1, newpos2 = worldedit.scale(pos1, pos2, factor)
+
+Scales the region defined by positions `pos1` and `pos2` by an factor of positive integer `factor` with `pos1` as the origin.
+
+Returns the number of nodes scaled, the new scaled position 1, and the new scaled position 2.
+
 ### count, newpos1, newpos2 = worldedit.transpose(pos1, pos2, axis1, axis2)
 
 Transposes a region defined by the positions `pos1` and `pos2` between the `axis1` and `axis2` axes ("x" or "y" or "z").
 
-Returns the number of nodes transposed, the new position 1, and the new position 2.
+Returns the number of nodes transposed, the new transposed position 1, and the new transposed position 2.
 
 ### count = worldedit.flip(pos1, pos2, axis)
 

worldedit/manipulations.lua

@@ -222,7 +222,43 @@ worldedit.stack = function(pos1, pos2, axis, count, env)
 	return worldedit.volume(pos1, pos2)
 end
 
---transposes a region defined by the positions `pos1` and `pos2` between the `axis1` and `axis2` axes, returning the number of nodes transposed, the new position 1, and the new position 2
+--scales the region defined by positions `pos1` and `pos2` by an factor of positive integer `factor` with `pos1` as the origin, returning the number of nodes scaled, the new scaled position 1, and the new scaled position 2
+worldedit.scale = function(pos1, pos2, factor, env)
+	local pos1, pos2 = worldedit.sort_pos(pos1, pos2)
+	if env == nil then env = minetest.env end
+
+	local pos = {x=pos2.x, y=0, z=0}
+	local bigpos = {x=0, y=0, z=0}
+	size = factor - 1
+	while pos.x >= pos1.x do
+		pos.y = pos2.y
+		while pos.y >= pos1.y do
+			pos.z = pos2.z
+			while pos.z >= pos1.z do
+				local node = env:get_node(pos) --obtain current node
+				local meta = env:get_meta(pos):to_table() --get meta of current node
+				local value = pos[axis] --store current position
+				local posx, posy, posz = pos1.x + (pos.x - pos1.x) * factor, pos1.y + (pos.y - pos1.y) * factor, pos1.z + (pos.z - pos1.z) * factor
+				for x = 0, size do --fill in large node
+					for y = 0, size do
+						for z = 0, size do
+							bigpos.x, bigpos.y, bigpos.z = posx + x, posy + y, posz + z
+							env:add_node(bigpos, node) --copy node to new position
+							env:get_meta(bigpos):from_table(meta) --set metadata of new node
+						end
+					end
+				end
+				pos.z = pos.z - 1
+			end
+			pos.y = pos.y - 1
+		end
+		pos.x = pos.x - 1
+	end
+	local newpos2 = {x=pos1.x + (pos2.x - pos1.x) * factor + size, y=pos1.y + (pos2.y - pos1.y) * factor + size, z=pos1.z + (pos2.z - pos1.z) * factor + size}
+	return worldedit.volume(pos1, pos2), pos1, newpos2
+end
+
+--transposes a region defined by the positions `pos1` and `pos2` between the `axis1` and `axis2` axes, returning the number of nodes transposed, the new transposed position 1, and the new transposed position 2
 worldedit.transpose = function(pos1, pos2, axis1, axis2, env)
 	local pos1, pos2 = worldedit.sort_pos(pos1, pos2)
 

worldedit_commands/init.lua

@@ -631,6 +631,38 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("/stack", {
 	end,
 })
 
+minetest.register_chatcommand("/scale", {
+	params = "<factor>",
+	description = "Scale the current WorldEdit positions and region by a factor of positive integer <factor> with position 1 as the origin",
+	privs = {worldedit=true},
+	func = function(name, param)
+		local pos1, pos2 = worldedit.pos1[name], worldedit.pos2[name]
+		if pos1 == nil or pos2 == nil then
+			worldedit.player_notify(name, "no region selected")
+			return
+		end
+
+		local factor = tonumber(param)
+		if not factor or factor ~= math.floor(factor) or factor <= 0 then
+			worldedit.player_notify(name, "invalid scaling factor: " .. param)
+		end
+
+		local tenv = minetest.env
+		if worldedit.ENABLE_QUEUE then
+			tenv = worldedit.queue_aliasenv
+		end
+		local count, pos1, pos2 = worldedit.scale(pos1, pos2, factor, tenv)
+
+		--reset markers to scaled positions
+		worldedit.pos1[name] = pos1
+		worldedit.pos2[name] = pos2
+		worldedit.mark_pos1(name)
+		worldedit.mark_pos2(name)
+
+		worldedit.player_notify(name, count .. " nodes scaled")
+	end,
+})
+
 minetest.register_chatcommand("/transpose", {
 	params = "x/y/z/? x/y/z/?",
 	description = "Transpose the current WorldEdit region along the x/y/z/? and x/y/z/? axes",