implement skinned 1st person view hand

API.md

@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ Get the skin texture for any reason. Note to apply them the skin:set_skin() shou
 
 Could be redefined for dynamic texture generation
 
+## skin:set_hand(hand_node)
+Set the hand node to be used with this skin
+
+## skin:set_hand_from_texture()
+Register and set hand node based on skin texture
+
+##skin:get_hand()
+Get hand node
+
 ## skin:set_preview(texture)
 Set the skin preview - usually at the init time only
 

README.md

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ This Minetest mod offers changeable player skins with a graphical interface for
 - Support for different skins lists: public and a per-player list are currently implemented
 - Full [3d_armor](https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=4654) support
 - Compatible to 1.0 and 1.8 Minecraft skins format
+- Skinned hand in 1st person view (1.0 skins only)
 
 
 ## Installing skins
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ The Script will download all the skins from the database for you.
 ## License:
 - GPLv3
 - skin texture licenses: See "meta" folder
+- hand model: CC0
 
 ### Credits
 
@@ -62,3 +64,4 @@ The Script will download all the skins from the database for you.
 - Krock (source code)
 - bell07 (source code)
 - stujones11 (player models)
+- jordan4ibanez (1st person view hand)

init.lua

@@ -91,4 +91,5 @@ if not default_skin_obj then
 	default_skin_obj:set_meta("format", '1.0')
 	default_skin_obj:set_meta("_sort_id", 0)
 	default_skin_obj:set_meta("name", "Sam")
+	default_skin_obj:set_hand_from_texture()
 end

skin_meta_api.lua

@@ -51,6 +51,33 @@ function skin_class:get_texture()
 	return self._texture
 end
 
+function skin_class:set_hand(hand)
+	self._hand = hand
+end
+
+function skin_class:set_hand_from_texture()
+	local hand = core.get_current_modname()..':'..self._texture:gsub('[%p%c%s]', '')
+
+	minetest.register_node(hand, {
+		tiles = {self:get_texture()},
+		inventory_image = "wieldhand.png",
+		visual_scale = 1,
+		wield_scale = {x=1,y=1,z=1},
+		paramtype = "light",
+		drawtype = "mesh",
+		mesh = "skinsdb_hand.b3d",
+		use_texture_alpha = "clip",
+		node_placement_prediction = "",
+		groups = { not_in_creative_inventory = 1 }
+	})
+
+	self:set_hand(hand)
+end
+
+function skin_class:get_hand()
+	return self._hand
+end
+
 function skin_class:set_preview(value)
 	self._preview = value
 end
@@ -174,6 +201,14 @@ function skin_class:apply_skin_to_player(player)
 			y = self:get_meta("visual_size_y") or 1
 		}
 	})
+
+	local hand = self:get_hand()
+	if hand then
+		player:get_inventory():set_size("hand", 1)
+		player:get_inventory():set_stack("hand", 1, hand)
+	else
+		player:get_inventory():set_stack("hand", 1, "")
+	end
 end
 
 function skin_class:set_skin(player)

skinlist.lua

@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ for _, fn in pairs(skins_dir_list) do
 				skin_obj:set_meta("playername", playername)
 			end
 			local file = io.open(skins.modpath.."/textures/"..fn, "r")
-			skin_obj:set_meta("format", skins.get_skin_format(file))
+			local skin_format = skins.get_skin_format(file)
+			skin_obj:set_meta("format", skin_format)
 			file:close()
+			if skin_format == "1.0" then
+				skin_obj:set_hand_from_texture()
+			end
 			file = io.open(skins.modpath.."/meta/"..name..".txt", "r")
 			if file then
 				local data = string.split(file:read("*all"), "\n", 3)