license fixups: use LGPL 3.0 for code,

CC-by-SA 4.0 for media and everything else

API.txt

@@ -481,6 +481,12 @@ Set this to true if you want the mod to spam your console with debug info :-)
 
 	plantlife_debug = false
 
+To slow down the playback of the queue (e.g. for really slow machines where
+the 0.2 second max limiter isn't enough), set:
+
+	biome_lib_queue_run_ratio = <some value 1 to 100>
+
+Default is 100 (basically percent of maximum runtime)
 
 ======================
 Fertile Ground Mapping

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README.md

@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ It is primarily intended for mapgen v6, but it should work fine when used with m
 **Recommends**: [Plantlife Modpack](https://github.com/minetest-mods/plantlife_modpack), 
 [More Trees](https://github.com/minetest-mods/moretrees)
 
-**License**: WTFPL
-
 **API**: This mod supplies a small number of very powerful functions. They are, briefly:
 
 * biome_lib:register_generate_plant()

init.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
--- Plantlife library mod by Vanessa Ezekowitz
---
--- License:  WTFPL
+-- Biome library mod by Vanessa Ezekowitz
 --
 -- I got the temperature map idea from "hmmmm", values used for it came from
 -- Splizard's snow mod.
@@ -9,6 +7,7 @@
 -- Various settings - most of these probably won't need to be changed
 
 biome_lib = {}
+biome_lib.air = {name = "air"}
 
 plantslib = setmetatable({}, { __index=function(t,k) print("Use of deprecated function:", k) return biome_lib[k] end })
 
@@ -31,6 +30,8 @@ biome_lib.modpath = minetest.get_modpath("biome_lib")
 
 biome_lib.total_no_aircheck_calls = 0
 
+biome_lib.queue_run_ratio = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("biome_lib_queue_run_ratio")) or 100
+
 -- Boilerplate to support localized strings if intllib mod is installed.
 local S
 if minetest.get_modpath("intllib") then
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ local humidity_persistence = 0.5
 local humidity_scale = 250
 
 local time_scale = 1
-local time_speed = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("time_speed"))
+local time_speed = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("time_speed"))
 
 if time_speed and time_speed > 0 then
 	time_scale = 72 / time_speed
@@ -231,7 +232,6 @@ function biome_lib:populate_surfaces(biome, nodes_or_function_or_model, snodes,
 		end
 
 		if surface_ok
-		  and (not checkair or minetest.get_node(p_top).name == "air")
 		  and pos.y >= biome.min_elevation
 		  and pos.y <= biome.max_elevation
 		  and noise1 > biome.plantlife_limit
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ function biome_lib:populate_surfaces(biome, nodes_or_function_or_model, snodes,
 		  and noise2 >= biome.temp_max
 		  and noise3 <= biome.humidity_min
 		  and noise3 >= biome.humidity_max
+		  and (not checkair or minetest.get_node(p_top).name == "air")
 		  and (not biome.ncount or #(minetest.find_nodes_in_area({x=pos.x-1, y=pos.y, z=pos.z-1}, {x=pos.x+1, y=pos.y, z=pos.z+1}, biome.neighbors)) > biome.ncount)
 		  and (not biome.near_nodes or #(minetest.find_nodes_in_area({x=pos.x-biome.near_nodes_size, y=pos.y-biome.near_nodes_vertical, z=pos.z-biome.near_nodes_size}, {x=pos.x+biome.near_nodes_size, y=pos.y+biome.near_nodes_vertical, z=pos.z+biome.near_nodes_size}, biome.near_nodes)) >= biome.near_nodes_count)
 		  and math.random(1,100) > biome.rarity
@@ -265,38 +266,38 @@ function biome_lib:populate_surfaces(biome, nodes_or_function_or_model, snodes,
 
 				if not (biome.avoid_nodes and biome.avoid_radius and minetest.find_node_near(p_top, biome.avoid_radius + math.random(-1.5,2), biome.avoid_nodes)) then
 					if biome.delete_above then
-						minetest.remove_node(p_top)
-						minetest.remove_node({x=p_top.x, y=p_top.y+1, z=p_top.z})
+						minetest.swap_node(p_top, biome_lib.air)
+						minetest.swap_node({x=p_top.x, y=p_top.y+1, z=p_top.z}, biome_lib.air)
 					end
 
 					if biome.delete_above_surround then
-						minetest.remove_node({x=p_top.x-1, y=p_top.y, z=p_top.z})
-						minetest.remove_node({x=p_top.x+1, y=p_top.y, z=p_top.z})
-						minetest.remove_node({x=p_top.x,   y=p_top.y, z=p_top.z-1})
-						minetest.remove_node({x=p_top.x,   y=p_top.y, z=p_top.z+1})
+						minetest.swap_node({x=p_top.x-1, y=p_top.y, z=p_top.z}, biome_lib.air)
+						minetest.swap_node({x=p_top.x+1, y=p_top.y, z=p_top.z}, biome_lib.air)
+						minetest.swap_node({x=p_top.x,   y=p_top.y, z=p_top.z-1}, biome_lib.air)
+						minetest.swap_node({x=p_top.x,   y=p_top.y, z=p_top.z+1}, biome_lib.air)
 
-						minetest.remove_node({x=p_top.x-1, y=p_top.y+1, z=p_top.z})
-						minetest.remove_node({x=p_top.x+1, y=p_top.y+1, z=p_top.z})
-						minetest.remove_node({x=p_top.x,   y=p_top.y+1, z=p_top.z-1})
-						minetest.remove_node({x=p_top.x,   y=p_top.y+1, z=p_top.z+1})
+						minetest.swap_node({x=p_top.x-1, y=p_top.y+1, z=p_top.z}, biome_lib.air)
+						minetest.swap_node({x=p_top.x+1, y=p_top.y+1, z=p_top.z}, biome_lib.air)
+						minetest.swap_node({x=p_top.x,   y=p_top.y+1, z=p_top.z-1}, biome_lib.air)
+						minetest.swap_node({x=p_top.x,   y=p_top.y+1, z=p_top.z+1}, biome_lib.air)
 					end
 
 					if biome.spawn_replace_node then
-						minetest.remove_node(pos)
+						minetest.swap_node(pos, biome_lib.air)
 					end
 
 					local objtype = type(nodes_or_function_or_model)
 
 					if objtype == "table" then
 						if nodes_or_function_or_model.axiom then
-							biome_lib:generate_tree(pos, nodes_or_function_or_model)
+							biome_lib:generate_tree(p_top, nodes_or_function_or_model)
 							spawned = true
 						else
 							local fdir = nil
 							if biome.random_facedir then
 								fdir = math.random(biome.random_facedir[1], biome.random_facedir[2])
 							end
-							minetest.set_node(p_top, { name = nodes_or_function_or_model[math.random(#nodes_or_function_or_model)], param2 = fdir })
+							minetest.swap_node(p_top, { name = nodes_or_function_or_model[math.random(#nodes_or_function_or_model)], param2 = fdir })
 							spawned = true
 						end
 					elseif objtype == "string" and
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ function biome_lib:populate_surfaces(biome, nodes_or_function_or_model, snodes,
 						if biome.random_facedir then
 							fdir = math.random(biome.random_facedir[1], biome.random_facedir[2])
 						end
-						minetest.set_node(p_top, { name = nodes_or_function_or_model, param2 = fdir })
+						minetest.swap_node(p_top, { name = nodes_or_function_or_model, param2 = fdir })
 						spawned = true
 					elseif objtype == "function" then
 						nodes_or_function_or_model(pos)
@@ -427,8 +428,9 @@ end)
 -- "Play" them back, populating them with new stuff in the process
 
 minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
-	if dtime < 0.2 and    -- don't attempt to populate if lag is already too high
-	  (#biome_lib.blocklist_aircheck > 0 or #biome_lib.blocklist_no_aircheck > 0) then
+	if dtime < 0.2    -- don't attempt to populate if lag is already too high
+	  and math.random(100) <= biome_lib.queue_run_ratio
+	  and (#biome_lib.blocklist_aircheck > 0 or #biome_lib.blocklist_no_aircheck > 0) then
 		biome_lib.globalstep_start_time = minetest.get_us_time()
 		biome_lib.globalstep_runtime = 0
 		while (#biome_lib.blocklist_aircheck > 0 or #biome_lib.blocklist_no_aircheck > 0)
@@ -448,20 +450,24 @@ end)
 -- to prevent unpopulated map areas
 
 minetest.register_on_shutdown(function()
-	print("[biome_lib] Stand by, playing out the rest of the aircheck mapblock log")
-	print("(there are "..#biome_lib.blocklist_aircheck.." entries)...")
-	while true do
-		biome_lib:generate_block_with_air_checking(0.1)
-		if #biome_lib.blocklist_aircheck == 0 then return end
+	if #biome_lib.blocklist_aircheck > 0 then
+		print("[biome_lib] Stand by, playing out the rest of the aircheck mapblock log")
+		print("(there are "..#biome_lib.blocklist_aircheck.." entries)...")
+		while true do
+			biome_lib:generate_block_with_air_checking(0.1)
+			if #biome_lib.blocklist_aircheck == 0 then return end
+		end
 	end
 end)
 
 minetest.register_on_shutdown(function()
-	print("[biome_lib] Stand by, playing out the rest of the no-aircheck mapblock log")
-	print("(there are "..#biome_lib.blocklist_aircheck.." entries)...")
-	while true do
-		biome_lib:generate_block_no_aircheck(0.1)
-		if #biome_lib.blocklist_no_aircheck == 0 then return end
+	if #biome_lib.blocklist_no_aircheck > 0 then
+		print("[biome_lib] Stand by, playing out the rest of the no-aircheck mapblock log")
+		print("(there are "..#biome_lib.blocklist_no_aircheck.." entries)...")
+		while true do
+			biome_lib:generate_block_no_aircheck(0.1)
+			if #biome_lib.blocklist_no_aircheck == 0 then return end
+		end
 	end
 end)
 
@@ -522,7 +528,7 @@ function biome_lib:spawn_on_surfaces(sd,sp,sr,sc,ss,sa)
 					local walldir = biome_lib:find_adjacent_wall(p_top, biome.verticals_list, biome.choose_random_wall)
 					if biome.alt_wallnode and walldir then
 						if n_top.name == "air" then
-							minetest.set_node(p_top, { name = biome.alt_wallnode, param2 = walldir })
+							minetest.swap_node(p_top, { name = biome.alt_wallnode, param2 = walldir })
 						end
 					else
 						local currentsurface = minetest.get_node(pos).name
@@ -539,19 +545,19 @@ function biome_lib:spawn_on_surfaces(sd,sp,sr,sc,ss,sa)
 								assert(loadstring(biome.spawn_plants.."(...)"))(pos)
 							elseif not biome.spawn_on_side and not biome.spawn_on_bottom and not biome.spawn_replace_node then
 								if n_top.name == "air" then
-									minetest.set_node(p_top, { name = plant_to_spawn, param2 = fdir })
+									minetest.swap_node(p_top, { name = plant_to_spawn, param2 = fdir })
 								end
 							elseif biome.spawn_replace_node then
-								minetest.set_node(pos, { name = plant_to_spawn, param2 = fdir })
+								minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = plant_to_spawn, param2 = fdir })
 
 							elseif biome.spawn_on_side then
 								local onside = biome_lib:find_open_side(pos)
 								if onside then 
-									minetest.set_node(onside.newpos, { name = plant_to_spawn, param2 = onside.facedir })
+									minetest.swap_node(onside.newpos, { name = plant_to_spawn, param2 = onside.facedir })
 								end
 							elseif biome.spawn_on_bottom then
 								if minetest.get_node({x=pos.x, y=pos.y-1, z=pos.z}).name == "air" then
-									minetest.set_node({x=pos.x, y=pos.y-1, z=pos.z}, { name = plant_to_spawn, param2 = fdir} )
+									minetest.swap_node({x=pos.x, y=pos.y-1, z=pos.z}, { name = plant_to_spawn, param2 = fdir} )
 								end
 							end
 						end
@@ -598,15 +604,15 @@ function biome_lib:grow_plants(opts)
 				-- corner case for changing short junglegrass
 				-- to dry shrub in desert
 				if n_bot.name == options.dry_early_node and options.grow_plant == "junglegrass:short" then
-					minetest.set_node(pos, { name = "default:dry_shrub" })
+					minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = "default:dry_shrub" })
 
 				elseif options.grow_vertically and walldir then
 					if biome_lib:search_downward(pos, options.height_limit, options.ground_nodes) then
-						minetest.set_node(p_top, { name = options.grow_plant, param2 = walldir})
+						minetest.swap_node(p_top, { name = options.grow_plant, param2 = walldir})
 					end
 
 				elseif not options.grow_result and not options.grow_function then
-					minetest.remove_node(pos)
+					minetest.swap_node(pos, biome_lib.air)
 
 				else
 					biome_lib:replace_object(pos, options.grow_result, options.grow_function, options.facedir, options.seed_diff)
@@ -622,7 +628,7 @@ end
 function biome_lib:replace_object(pos, replacement, grow_function, walldir, seeddiff)
 	local growtype = type(grow_function)
 	if growtype == "table" then
-		minetest.remove_node(pos)
+		minetest.swap_node(pos, biome_lib.air)
 		biome_lib:grow_tree(pos, grow_function)
 		return
 	elseif growtype == "function" then
@@ -638,7 +644,7 @@ function biome_lib:replace_object(pos, replacement, grow_function, walldir, seed
 		assert(loadstring(grow_function.."(...)"))(pos,noise1,noise2,walldir)
 		return
 	elseif growtype == "nil" then
-		minetest.set_node(pos, { name = replacement, param2 = walldir})
+		minetest.swap_node(pos, { name = replacement, param2 = walldir})
 		return
 	elseif growtype ~= "nil" and growtype ~= "string" and growtype ~= "table" then
 		error("Invalid grow function "..dump(grow_function).." used on object at ("..dump(pos)..")")
@@ -713,7 +719,7 @@ end
 
 -- Check for infinite stacks
 
-if minetest.get_modpath("unified_inventory") or not minetest.setting_getbool("creative_mode") then
+if minetest.get_modpath("unified_inventory") or not minetest.settings:get_bool("creative_mode") then
 	biome_lib.expect_infinite_stacks = false
 else
 	biome_lib.expect_infinite_stacks = true

locale/ru.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Translation by inpos
+
+someone = кто-то 
+Sorry, %s owns that spot. = Извините, но %s уже является владельцем этой точки.
+[Plantlife Library] Loaded = [Plantlife Library] Загружена