local full_description = "Description Test Item\nFor testing item decription" minetest.register_tool("unittests:description_test", { description = full_description, inventory_image = "unittests_description_test.png", groups = { dummy = 1 }, }) minetest.register_chatcommand("item_description", { param = "", description = "Show the short and full description of the wielded item.", func = function(name) local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name) local item = player:get_wielded_item() return true, string.format("short_description: %s\ndescription: %s", item:get_short_description(), item:get_description()) end }) local function test_short_desc() local function get_short_description(item) return ItemStack(item):get_short_description() end local stack = ItemStack("unittests:description_test") assert(stack:get_short_description() == "Description Test Item") assert(get_short_description("unittests:description_test") == "Description Test Item") assert(minetest.registered_items["unittests:description_test"].short_description == nil) assert(stack:get_description() == full_description) assert(stack:get_description() == minetest.registered_items["unittests:description_test"].description) stack:get_meta():set_string("description", "Hello World") assert(stack:get_short_description() == "Hello World") assert(stack:get_description() == "Hello World") assert(get_short_description(stack) == "Hello World") assert(get_short_description("unittests:description_test") == "Description Test Item") stack:get_meta():set_string("short_description", "Foo Bar") assert(stack:get_short_description() == "Foo Bar") assert(stack:get_description() == "Hello World") return true end unittests.register("test_short_desc", test_short_desc)