From 17cf0ff5a3e4c769d56053a26f37ac291bd51b98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Deathwing777 <160651137+Deathwing777@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2024 12:03:32 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Fixes Issue #14

Fixes: "Needs a global table so other mods can be nether aware. #14"
---
 nether/portal.lua | 13 +++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/nether/portal.lua b/nether/portal.lua
index 7f08a85..c4e5f5d 100644
--- a/nether/portal.lua
+++ b/nether/portal.lua
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ end)
 local save_path = minetest.get_worldpath() .. "/nether_players"
 local players_in_nether = {}
 
+-- Global table to store things that nether aware mods might need to access.
+NETHER = {}
+
 -- Load the list of players which are trapped in the nether
 -- (or would be trapped if nether.trap_players was true)
 do
@@ -29,6 +32,16 @@ do
 	end
 end
 
+-- Nether aware mods will need to know if a player is in the nether.
+NETHER['is_player_in_nether'] = function (player)
+	local pname = player:get_player_name()
+	if players_in_nether[pname] == nil then
+		return false
+	else
+		return true
+	end
+end
+
 local function save_nether_players()
 	local playernames,n = {},1
 	for name in pairs(players_in_nether) do