change a bit code

moremesecons_adjustable_player_detector/init.lua

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 -- Detects players in a certain radius
 -- The radius can be changes by right-click (by default 6)
 
-local object_detector_make_formspec = function (pos)
+local function make_formspec(meta)
-	local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
 	meta:set_string("formspec", "size[9,5]" ..
 		"field[0.3,  0;9,2;scanname;Name of player to scan for (empty for any):;${scanname}]"..
 		"field[0.3,1.5;4,2;digiline_channel;Digiline Channel (optional):;${digiline_channel}]"..
@@ -11,26 +10,41 @@ local object_detector_make_formspec = function (pos)
 		"button_exit[3.5,3.5;2,3;;Save]")
 end
 
-local object_detector_on_receive_fields = function(pos, formname, fields)
+local function object_detector_make_formspec(pos)
-	if not fields.scanname or not fields.digiline_channel then return end;
+	make_formspec(minetest.get_meta(pos))
+end
+
+local function object_detector_on_receive_fields(pos, formname, fields)
+	if not fields.scanname
+	or not fields.digiline_channel then
+		return
+	end
 
 	local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
 	meta:set_string("scanname", fields.scanname)
 	meta:set_string("digiline_channel", fields.digiline_channel)
-	if tonumber(fields.radius) then meta:set_int("radius", tonumber(fields.radius)) end
+	local r = tonumber(fields.radius)
-	object_detector_make_formspec(pos)
+	if r then
+		meta:set_int("radius", r)
+	end
+	if not meta:get_string("formspec") then
+		make_formspec(meta)
+	end
 end
 
 -- returns true if player was found, false if not
 local object_detector_scan = function (pos)
 	local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
+	local scanname = meta:get_string("scanname")
+	local scan_all = scanname == ""
 	local radius = meta:get_int("radius")
-	if radius == 0 then radius = 6 end
+	if radius == 0 then
-	local objs = minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(pos, radius)
+		radius = 6
-	for k, obj in pairs(objs) do
+	end
+	for _,obj in pairs(minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(pos, radius)) do
 		local isname = obj:get_player_name() -- "" is returned if it is not a player; "" ~= nil!
-		local scanname = meta:get_string("scanname")
+		if isname ~= ""
-		if (isname == scanname and isname ~= "") or (isname  ~= "" and scanname == "") then -- player with scanname found or not scanname specified
+		and (scan_all or isname == scanname) then -- player with scanname found or not scanname specified
 			return true
 		end
 	end
@@ -43,9 +57,12 @@ local object_detector_digiline = {
 		action = function (pos, node, channel, msg)
 			local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
 			local active_channel = meta:get_string("digiline_channel")
-			if channel == active_channel then
+			if channel ~= active_channel then
-				meta:set_string("scanname", msg)
+				return
-				object_detector_make_formspec(pos)
+			end
+			meta:set_string("scanname", msg)
+			if not meta:get_string("formspec") then
+				make_formspec(meta)
 			end
 		end,
 	}

moremesecons_playerkiller/init.lua

@@ -1,51 +1,57 @@
 local kill_nearest_player = function(pos)
 	local MAX_DISTANCE = 8 -- Use this number to set maximal distance to kill
-	
+
 	-- Search the nearest player
-	local nearest = nil
+	local nearest
-	local min_distance = math.huge
+	local min_distance = MAX_DISTANCE
-	local players = minetest.get_connected_players()
+	for index, player in pairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
-	for index, player in pairs(players) do
 		local distance = vector.distance(pos, player:getpos())
-		if distance < min_distance then
+		if distance < MAX_DISTANCE
+		and distance < min_distance then
 			min_distance = distance
 			nearest = player
 		end
 	end
-	
+
-	-- And kill him
+	if not nearest then
-	meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
+		-- no nearby player
-	owner = meta:get_string("owner")
+		return
-	if owner then
-		if vector.distance(pos, nearest:getpos()) < MAX_DISTANCE and owner ~= nearest:get_player_name() then
-			nearest:set_hp(0)
-		end
 	end
+
+	local owner = minetest.get_meta(pos):get_string("owner")
+	if not owner then
+		-- maybe some mod placed it
+		return
+	end
+
+	-- And kill him
+	nearest:set_hp(0)
 end
 
 minetest.register_craft({
-	output = "moremesecons_playerkiller:playerkiller 1",
+	output = "moremesecons_playerkiller:playerkiller",
 	recipe = {	{"","default:apple",""},
 			{"default:apple","mesecons_detector:object_detector_off","default:apple"},
 			{"","default:apple",""}}
 })
+
 minetest.register_node("moremesecons_playerkiller:playerkiller", {
-	tiles = {"moremesecons_playerkiller_top.png", "moremesecons_playerkiller_top.png", "moremesecons_playerkiller_side.png", "moremesecons_playerkiller_side.png", "moremesecons_playerkiller_side.png", "moremesecons_playerkiller_side.png"},
+	description = "Player Killer",
+	tiles = {"moremesecons_playerkiller_top.png", "moremesecons_playerkiller_top.png", "moremesecons_playerkiller_side.png"},
 	paramtype = "light",
 	walkable = true,
 	groups = {cracky=3},
-	description="Player Killer",
 	mesecons = {effector = {
 		state = mesecon.state.off,
 		action_on = kill_nearest_player
 	}},
 	after_place_node = function(pos, placer)
-		meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
+		if not placer then
-		if placer then
+			return
-			local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
-			meta:set_string("owner", placer:get_player_name())
-			meta:set_string("infotext", "PlayerKiller owned by " .. meta:get_string("owner"))
 		end
+		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
+		meta:set_string("owner", placer:get_player_name())
+		meta:set_string("infotext", "PlayerKiller owned by " .. meta:get_string("owner"))
 	end,
 	sounds = default.node_sound_stone_defaults(),
 })