Version 0.3.0

README.md

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 * Author: Wuzzy
 * License of everything: WTFPL
 * Shortname: `central_message`
-* Version: 0.1.0 (using Semantic Versioning 2.0.0, see [SemVer](http://semver.org/))
+* Version: 0.3.0 (using Semantic Versioning 2.0.0, see [SemVer](http://semver.org/))
 
 ## Longer description
 This Minetest mod allows other mods to display a short message at the center of the screen.
-Each message is displayed for 5 seconds, then it is removed.
+Each message is displayed for a few seconds, then it is removed.
 When multiple messages are pushed quickly in succession, the messages will be “stacked”
 on the screen.
 
@@ -16,32 +16,40 @@ This mod can be useful to inform about all sorts of events and is an alternative
 to display special events.
 
 Some usage examples:
+
 * Messages about game events, like victory, defeat, next round starting, etc.
 * Error message directed to a single player
 * Informational messages
 * Administational messages to warn players about a coming server shutdown
 
+## Settings
+This mod can be configured via `minetest.conf`.
+
+Currently, these settings are recognized:
+
+* `central_message_max`: Limit the number of messages displayed at once, by providing a number. Use `0` for no limit. Default: `7`
+* `central_message_time`: How long (in seconds) a message is shown. Default: `5`
+* `central_message_color`: Set the message color of all messages. Value must be of format `(R,G,B)`. Default: `(255,255,255)` (white).
+
 
 ## API
-### `cmsg.push_message_player(player, message, color)`
+### `cmsg.push_message_player(player, message)`
 Display a new message to one player only.
 
 #### Parameters
 * `player`: An `ObjectRef` to the player to which to send the message
 * `message`: A `string` containing the message to be displayed to the player
-* `color`: Optional. A `ColorString` for the color of the text. Default: `0xFFFFFF` (white)
 
 #### Return value
 Always `nil`.
 
 
-### `cmsg.push_message_all(message, color)`
+### `cmsg.push_message_all(message)`
 Display a new message to all connected players.
 
 #### Parameters
 * `player`: An `ObjectRef` to the player to which to send the message
 * `message`: A `string` containing the message to be displayed to all players
-* `color`: Optional. A `ColorString` for the color of the text. Default: `0xFFFFFF` (white)
 
 #### Return value
 Always `nil`.

init.lua

@@ -1,53 +1,150 @@
 cmsg = {}
 cmsg.hudids = {}
-cmsg.active_messages = {}
+cmsg.messages = {}
+cmsg.settings = {}
+cmsg.next_msgids = {}
 
-cmsg.default_color = 0xFFFFFF
+cmsg.settings.max_messages = 7
-
+local setting = minetest.setting_get("central_message_max")
-cmsg.push_message_player = function(player, text, color)
+if type(tonumber(setting)) == "number" then
-	local pname = player:get_player_name()
+	if tonumber(setting) == 0 then
-	if color == nil then color = cmsg.default_color end
+		-- Infinite messages
-	if cmsg.hudids[pname] == nil then
+		cmsg.settings.max_messages = nil
-		cmsg.hudids[pname] = {}
-		cmsg.active_messages[pname] = 0
 	else
-		-- move older HUD IDs up
+		cmsg.settings.max_messages = tonumber(setting)
-		for hudid,tbl in pairs(cmsg.hudids[pname]) do
-			minetest.after(0, function()
-				tbl.stackpos = tbl.stackpos + 1
-				player:hud_change(hudid, "offset", {x=0,y=-128-(18*tbl.stackpos)})
-			end)
-		end
 	end
-	local hudid = player:hud_add({
-		hud_elem_type = "text",
-		text = text,
-		number = color,
-		position = {x=0.5, y=0.5},
-		offset = {x=0,y=-128},
-		direction = 0,
-		alignment = {x=0,y=0},
-		scale = {x=300,y=18},
-	})
-
-	cmsg.hudids[pname][hudid] = {stackpos=0}
-	cmsg.active_messages[pname] = cmsg.active_messages[pname] + 1
-
-	minetest.after(5, function(param)
-		local pname = param.player:get_player_name()
-		param.player:hud_remove(param.hudid)
-		cmsg.hudids[pname][param.hudid] = nil
-		cmsg.active_messages[pname] = cmsg.active_messages[pname] - 1
-	end, {player=player, hudid = hudid})
 end
 
-cmsg.push_message_all = function(text, color)
+cmsg.settings.color = 0xFFFFFF
+setting = minetest.setting_get("central_message_color")
+if setting then
+	local r, g, b = string.match(setting, "%((%d+),(%d+),(%d+)%)")
+	r = tonumber(r)
+	g = tonumber(g)
+	b = tonumber(b)
+	if type(r) == "number" and type(g) == "number" and type(b) == "number" and
+		r >= 0 and r <= 255 and g >= 0 and g <= 255 and b >= 0 and b <= 255 then
+		cmsg.settings.color = r * 0x10000 + g * 0x100 + b
+	else
+		minetest.log("warning", "[central_message] Invalid syntax of central_message_color setting!")
+	end
+end
+
+cmsg.settings.display_time = 5
+local setting = minetest.setting_get("central_message_time")
+if type(tonumber(setting)) == "number" then
+	if tonumber(setting) >= 1 then
+		cmsg.settings.display_time = tonumber(setting)
+	else
+		minetest.log("warning", "[central_message] Invalid value for central_message_time! Using default display time of 5 seconds.")
+	end
+end
+
+
+
+local function update_display(player, pname)
+	local messages = {}
+	local start, stop
+	stop = #cmsg.messages[pname]
+	if cmsg.settings.max_messages ~= nil then
+		local max = math.min(cmsg.settings.max_messages, #cmsg.messages[pname])
+		if #cmsg.messages[pname] > cmsg.settings.max_messages then
+			start = stop - max
+		else
+			start = 1
+		end
+	else
+		start = 1
+	end
+	for i=start, stop do
+		table.insert(messages, cmsg.messages[pname][i].text)
+	end
+	local concat = table.concat(messages, "\n")
+	player:hud_change(cmsg.hudids[pname], "text", concat)
+end
+
+cmsg.push_message_player = function(player, text)
+	local function push(tbl)
+		-- Horrible Workaround code starts here
+		if not (cmsg.last_push < cmsg.steps) then
+			minetest.after(0, push, tbl)
+			return
+		end
+
+		local player = tbl.player
+		local text = tbl.text
+		-- Horrible Workaround code ends here
+
+		if not player then
+			return
+		end
+		local pname = player:get_player_name()
+		if (not pname) then
+			return
+		end
+		if cmsg.hudids[pname] == nil then
+			cmsg.hudids[pname] = player:hud_add({
+				hud_elem_type = "text",
+				text = text,
+				number = cmsg.settings.color,
+				position = {x=0.5, y=0.5},
+				offset = {x=-0,y=-256},
+				direction = 3,
+				alignment = {x=0,y=1},
+				scale = {x=800,y=20*cmsg.settings.max_messages},
+			})
+			cmsg.messages[pname] = {}
+			cmsg.next_msgids[pname] = 0
+			table.insert(cmsg.messages[pname], {text=text, msgid=cmsg.next_msgids[pname]})
+		else
+			cmsg.next_msgids[pname] = cmsg.next_msgids[pname] + 1
+			table.insert(cmsg.messages[pname], {text=text, msgid=cmsg.next_msgids[pname]})
+			update_display(player, pname)
+		end
+
+		minetest.after(cmsg.settings.display_time, function(param)
+			if not param.player then
+				return
+			end
+			local pname = param.player:get_player_name()
+			if (not pname) or (not cmsg.messages[pname]) then
+				return
+			end
+			for i=1, #cmsg.messages[pname] do
+				if param.msgid == cmsg.messages[pname][i].msgid then
+					table.remove(cmsg.messages[pname], i)
+					break
+				end
+			end
+			update_display(player, pname)
+		end, {player=player, msgid=cmsg.next_msgids[pname]})
+	
+		-- Update timer for Horrible Workaround
+		cmsg.last_push = cmsg.steps
+	end
+
+	if cmsg.last_push < cmsg.steps then
+		push({player=player, text=text})
+	else
+		minetest.after(0, push, {player=player, text=text})
+	end
+end
+
+cmsg.push_message_all = function(text)
 	local players = minetest.get_connected_players()
 	for i=1,#players do
-		cmsg.push_message_player(players[i], text, color)
+		cmsg.push_message_player(players[i], text)
 	end
 end
 
 minetest.register_on_leaveplayer(function(player)
 	cmsg.hudids[player:get_player_name()] = nil
 end)
+
+-- Horrible Workaround code starts here
+cmsg.steps = 0
+cmsg.last_push = -1
+minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
+	cmsg.steps = cmsg.steps + 1
+end)
+-- Horrible Workaround code ends here

mod.conf

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+name = central_message

settingtypes.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#Maximum number of messages in the center displayed at once.
+#Use 0 for no limit.
+central_message_max (Maximum number of central messages) int 7 0
+
+#How long (in seconds) a message in the center is shown.
+central_message_time (Central message duration) int 5 1
+
+#Message color of all messages shown in the center (R,G,B).
+central_message_color (Central message color) string (255,255,255)