From da5e8ef63541b3386e2e3c2ed29aec4411e3139c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: TenPlus1 <kinsellaja@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2017 12:04:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] add entity count check for spawners

---
 spawner.lua | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/spawner.lua b/spawner.lua
index 9be2bf8..11ddfee 100644
--- a/spawner.lua
+++ b/spawner.lua
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ minetest.register_node("mobs:spawner", {
 	end,
 })
 
+
+local max_per_block = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("max_objects_per_block") or 99)
+
 -- spawner abm
 minetest.register_abm({
 	label = "Mob spawner node",
@@ -81,6 +84,11 @@ minetest.register_abm({
 
 	action = function(pos, node, active_object_count, active_object_count_wider)
 
+		-- return if too many entities already
+		if active_object_count_wider >= max_per_block then
+			return
+		end
+
 		-- get meta and command
 		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
 		local comm = meta:get_string("command"):split(" ")
@@ -98,17 +106,23 @@ minetest.register_abm({
 			return
 		end
 
+		-- are we spawning a registered mob?
+		if not mobs.spawning_mobs[mob] then
+			--print ("--- mob doesn't exist", mob)
+			return
+		end
+
 		-- check objects inside 9x9 area around spawner
 		local objs = minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(pos, 9)
 		local count = 0
 		local ent = nil
 
 		-- count mob objects of same type in area
-		for k, obj in pairs(objs) do
+		for k, obj in ipairs(objs) do
 
 			ent = obj:get_luaentity()
 
-			if ent and ent.name == mob then
+			if ent and ent.name and ent.name == mob then
 				count = count + 1
 			end
 		end