local storage = minetest.get_mod_storage()
local settings = minetest.settings

local function get_settings(key, dtype, default)
	if storage:contains(key) then
		if dtype == "string" then
			return storage:get_string(key)
		elseif dtype == "int" then
			return storage:get_int(key)
		elseif dtype == "float" then
			return storage:get_float(key)
		elseif dtype == "bool" then
			return storage:get_string(key) == 'true'
		end
	end

	local conf_val = settings:get('mapgen_rivers_' .. key)
	if conf_val then
		if dtype == "int" then
			conf_val = tonumber(conf_val)
			storage:set_int(key, conf_val)
		elseif dtype == "float" then
			conf_val = tonumber(conf_val)
			storage:set_float(key, conf_val)
		elseif dtype == "string" or dtype == "bool" then
			storage:set_string(key, conf_val)
		end

		return conf_val
	else
		if dtype == "int" then
			storage:set_int(key, default)
		elseif dtype == "float" then
			storage:set_float(key, default)
		elseif dtype == "string" then
			storage:set_string(key, default)
		elseif dtype == "bool" then
			storage:set_string(key, tostring(default))
		end

		return default
	end
end

mapgen_rivers.blocksize = get_settings('blocksize', 'int', 12)
mapgen_rivers.sea_level = get_settings('sea_level', 'int', 1)
mapgen_rivers.min_catchment = get_settings('min_catchment', 'float', 25)
mapgen_rivers.max_catchment = get_settings('max_catchment', 'float', 40000)
mapgen_rivers.riverbed_slope = get_settings('riverbed_slope', 'float', 0.4) * mapgen_rivers.blocksize
--mapgen_rivers.distort = get_settings('distort', 'bool', true) To be implemented: should be possible to disable distorsion
mapgen_rivers.glaciers = get_settings('glaciers', 'bool', true)
mapgen_rivers.glacier_factor = get_settings('glacier_factor', 'float', 8)
mapgen_rivers.elevation_chill = get_settings('elevation_chill', 'float', 0.25)