remove builtin protection and register them with areas:registerProtectionCondition

internal.lua

@@ -206,60 +206,10 @@ function areas:getChildren(id)
 	return children
 end
 
--- Checks if the user has sufficient privileges.
--- If the player is not a administrator it also checks
--- if the area intersects other areas that they do not own.
--- Also checks the size of the area and if the user already
--- has more than max_areas.
 -- checks all possible restrictions registered with
 -- areas:registerProtectionCondition
+-- builtin callbacks below
 function areas:canPlayerAddArea(pos1, pos2, name)
-	local privs = minetest.get_player_privs(name)
-	if privs.areas then
-		return true
-	end
-
-	-- Check self protection privilege, if it is enabled,
-	-- and if the area is too big.
-	if not self.config.self_protection or
-			not privs[areas.config.self_protection_privilege] then
-		return false, S("Self protection is disabled or you do not have"
-				.." the necessary privilege.")
-	end
-
-	local max_size = privs.areas_high_limit and
-			self.config.self_protection_max_size_high or
-			self.config.self_protection_max_size
-	if
-			(pos2.x - pos1.x + 1) > max_size.x or
-			(pos2.y - pos1.y + 1) > max_size.y or
-			(pos2.z - pos1.z + 1) > max_size.z then
-		return false, S("Area is too big.")
-	end
-
-	-- Check number of areas the user has and make sure it not above the max
-	local count = 0
-	for _, area in pairs(self.areas) do
-		if area.owner == name then
-			count = count + 1
-		end
-	end
-	local max_areas = privs.areas_high_limit and
-			self.config.self_protection_max_areas_high or
-			self.config.self_protection_max_areas
-	if count >= max_areas then
-		return false, S("You have reached the maximum amount of"
-				.." areas that you are allowed to protect.")
-	end
-
-	-- Check intersecting areas
-	local can, id = self:canInteractInArea(pos1, pos2, name)
-	if not can then
-		local area = self.areas[id]
-		return false, S("The area intersects with @1 [@2] (@3).",
-				area.name, id, area.owner)
-	end
-
 	local allowed = true
 	local errMsg
 	for i=1, #areas.registered_protection_conditions do
@@ -278,6 +228,64 @@ function areas:canPlayerAddArea(pos1, pos2, name)
 	return allowed, errMsg
 end
 
+-- Checks if the user has sufficient privileges.
+areas:registerProtectionCondition(function(pos1, pos2, name)
+	local privs = minetest.get_player_privs(name)
+	if privs.areas then
+		-- always allow administrators to create areas
+		return true
+	end
+
+	-- Check self protection privilege
+	if not areas.config.self_protection or
+			not privs[areas.config.self_protection_privilege] then
+		return false, S("Self protection is disabled or you do not have"
+				.." the necessary privilege.")
+	end
+end)
+
+-- check if the area is too big
+areas:registerProtectionCondition(function(pos1, pos2, name)
+	local privs = minetest.get_player_privs(name)
+	local max_size = privs.areas_high_limit and
+			areas.config.self_protection_max_size_high or
+			areas.config.self_protection_max_size
+	if
+			(pos2.x - pos1.x + 1) > max_size.x or
+			(pos2.y - pos1.y + 1) > max_size.y or
+			(pos2.z - pos1.z + 1) > max_size.z then
+		return false, S("Area is too big.")
+	end
+end)
+
+-- Check number of areas the user has and make sure it not above the max
+areas:registerProtectionCondition(function(pos1, pos2, name)
+	local privs = minetest.get_player_privs(name)
+	local count = 0
+	for _, area in pairs(areas.areas) do
+		if area.owner == name then
+			count = count + 1
+		end
+	end
+	local max_areas = privs.areas_high_limit and
+			areas.config.self_protection_max_areas_high or
+			areas.config.self_protection_max_areas
+	if count >= max_areas then
+		return false, S("You have reached the maximum amount of"
+				.." areas that you are allowed to protect.")
+	end
+end)
+
+-- checks if the area intersects other areas that the player do not own.
+areas:registerProtectionCondition(function(pos1, pos2, name)
+	local can, id = areas:canInteractInArea(pos1, pos2, name)
+	if not can then
+		local area = areas.areas[id]
+		return false, S("The area intersects with @1 [@2] (@3).",
+				area.name, id, area.owner)
+	end
+end)
+
 -- Given a id returns a string in the format:
 -- "name [id]: owner (x1, y1, z1) (x2, y2, z2) -> children"
 function areas:toString(id)