Misc mod data

Made for auto converter.

chatcommands.lua

@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ factions.register_command("list", {
 factions.register_command("version", {
     description = "Displays mod version.",
     on_success = function(player, faction, pos, parcelpos, args)
-        minetest.chat_send_player(player, "factions: version " .. factions_version , false)
+        minetest.chat_send_player(player, "factions: version " .. misc_mod_data.data.factions_version , false)
     end
 },false)
 

factions.lua

@@ -838,8 +838,10 @@ function factions.load()
 
     if file ~= nil then
         local raw_data = file:read("*a")
+		local current_version = misc_mod_data.data.factions_version
+		misc_mod_data.load()
         factions.factions = minetest.deserialize(raw_data)
-		if factions.is_old_file(factions.factions) then
+		if current_version ~= misc_mod_data.data.factions_version or factions.is_old_file(factions.factions) then
 			if factions.convert(filename) then
 				minetest.after(5, 
 				function()
@@ -885,6 +887,7 @@ function factions.load()
 			faction.onlineplayers = {}
         end
         file:close()
+		misc_mod_data.save()
     end
 	factions_ip.load()
 end

init.lua

@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-factions_version = "0.8.1"
-
-core.log("action", "MOD: factions (by sapier) loading ...")
-
 --!path of mod
 factions_modpath = minetest.get_modpath("factions")
 
 dofile (factions_modpath .. "/config.lua")
+dofile (factions_modpath .. "/misc_mod_data.lua")
 dofile (factions_modpath .. "/hud.lua")
 dofile (factions_modpath .. "/ip.lua")
 dofile (factions_modpath .. "/factions.lua")
@@ -13,5 +10,4 @@ dofile (factions_modpath .. "/chatcommands.lua")
 dofile (factions_modpath .. "/nodes.lua")
 
 factions.load()
-
-core.log("action","MOD: factions (by sapier) " .. factions_version .. " loaded.")
+misc_mod_data.check_file()

ip.lua

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ function factions_ip.load()
         factions_ip.player_ips = minetest.deserialize(raw_data)
         file:close()
 	else
-        minetest.log("error","MOD factions: unable to load faction player ips!: " .. error)
 		factions_ip.save()
     end
 end

misc_mod_data.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+misc_mod_data = {}
+misc_mod_data.data = {factions_version = "0.8.1"}
+
+--read some basic information
+local factions_worldid = minetest.get_worldpath()
+
+function misc_mod_data.save()
+    local file,error = io.open(factions_worldid .. "/" .. "factions_misc_mod_data.txt","w")
+
+    if file ~= nil then
+        file:write(minetest.serialize(misc_mod_data.data))
+        file:close()
+    else
+        minetest.log("error","MOD factions: unable to save factions misc mod data!: " .. error)
+    end
+end
+
+function misc_mod_data.load()
+    local file,error = io.open(factions_worldid .. "/" .. "factions_misc_mod_data.txt","r")
+
+    if file ~= nil then
+        local raw_data = file:read("*a")
+        misc_mod_data.data = minetest.deserialize(raw_data)
+        file:close()
+	else
+		misc_mod_data.save()
+    end
+end
+
+function misc_mod_data.check_file()
+    local file,error = io.open(factions_worldid .. "/" .. "factions_misc_mod_data.txt","r")
+
+    if file ~= nil then
+        file:close()
+	else
+		misc_mod_data.save()
+    end
+end