Add player_api as a dependency

LICENSE

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 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2020 LoneWolfHT
+Copyright (c) 2020-2021 LoneWolfHT
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal

README.md

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 # Headanim
+[![ContentDB](https://content.minetest.net/packages/Lone_Wolf/headanim/shields/downloads/)](https://content.minetest.net/packages/Lone_Wolf/headanim/)
+
 Makes player heads follow their look dir in Minetest. Requires version 5.3+
+
+## Similar mods
+* https://github.com/minetest-mods/playeranim: A lot more complex (and possibly slower?) than Headanim but looks nicer as a result

init.lua

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+local get_connected_players = minetest.get_connected_players
+local abs = math.abs
+local deg = math.deg
+local basepos = vector.new(0, 6.35, 0)
+local lastdir = {}
+
 minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
-	for _, player in pairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
-		player:set_bone_position("Head", vector.new(0, 6.35, 0), vector.new(-math.deg(player:get_look_vertical()), 0, 0))
+	for _, player in pairs(get_connected_players()) do
+		local pname = player:get_player_name()
+		local ldeg = -deg(player:get_look_vertical())
+
+		if abs((lastdir[pname] or 0) - ldeg) > 4 then
+			lastdir[pname] = ldeg
+			player:set_bone_position("Head", basepos, {x = ldeg, y = 0, z = 0})
+		end
 	end
 end)
+
+minetest.register_on_leaveplayer(function(player)
+	lastdir[player:get_player_name()] = nil
+end)

mod.conf

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 name = headanim
+depends = player_api
+min_minetest_version = 5.3