climate_api/lib/api_utility.lua
2020-05-12 16:00:24 +02:00

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Lua

local mod_player_monoids = minetest.get_modpath("player_monoids") ~= nil
local mod_playerphysics = minetest.get_modpath("playerphysics") ~= nil
local mod_pova = minetest.get_modpath("pova") ~= nil
local utility = {}
function utility.rangelim(value, min, max)
return math.min(math.max(value, min), max)
end
-- from https://stackoverflow.com/a/29133654
-- merges two tables together
-- if in conflict, b will override values of a
function utility.merge_tables(a, b)
if type(a) == "table" and type(b) == "table" then
for k,v in pairs(b) do
if type(v)=="table" and type(a[k] or false)=="table" then
utility.merge_tables(a[k],v)
else a[k]=v end
end
end
return a
end
-- see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logistic_function
function utility.sigmoid(value, max, growth, midpoint)
return max / (1 + math.exp(-growth * (value - midpoint)))
end
-- generates a wave of cycle length 1
-- maps parameters to values between 0 and 1
-- 0 is mapped to 0 and 0.5 to 1
function utility.normalized_cycle(value)
return math.cos((2 * value + 1) * math.pi) / 2 + 0.5
end
return utility