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# Display Lib API
This document describes Display Lib API. Display Lib allows to add a dynamic display on a node. Display Lib limits node rotations. For wallmounted, only vertical positionning is available, and for facedir, only first four position are availabel (those with default axis).
# Display API
This document describes Display API. Display API allows to add a dynamic display on a node. Display API limits node rotations. For wallmounted, only vertical positionning is available. For facedir, only first four position are availabel (those with default axis).
## Provided methods
### update\_entities
**display\_lib.update\_entities(pos)**
**display\_api.update\_entities(pos)**
This method triggers entities update for the display node at pos. Actual entity update is made by `on_display_update` callback associated to the entity.
`pos`: Position of the node
### register\_display\_entity
**display\_lib.register\_display\_entity(entity_name)**
**display\_api.register\_display\_entity(entity_name)**
This is a helper to register entities used for display.
`entity_name`: Name of the entity to register.
## Provided callback implementations
### on_place
**display\_lib.on\_place(itemstack, placer, pointed\_thing)**
**display\_api.on\_place(itemstack, placer, pointed\_thing)**
`on_place` node callback implementation. Display nodes should have this callback (avoid placement of horizontal display node).
### on_construct
**display\_lib.on\_construct(pos)**
**display\_api.on\_construct(pos)**
`on_construct` node callback implementation. Display nodes should have this callback (creates, places and updates display entities on node construction).
### on_destruct
**display\_lib.on_destruct(pos)**
**display\_api.on_destruct(pos)**
`on_destruct` node callback implementation. Display nodes should have this callback (removes display entities on node destruction).
### on_rotate
**display\_lib.on\_rotate(pos, node, user, mode, new_param2)**
**display\_api.on\_rotate(pos, node, user, mode, new_param2)**
`on_rotate` node callback implementation. Display nodes should have this callback (restricts rotations and rotates display entities associated with node).
### on_activate
**display\_lib.on_activate(entity, staticdata)**
**display\_api.on_activate(entity, staticdata)**
`On_activate` entity callback implementation for display entities. No need of this method if display entities have been registered using `register_display_entity` (callback is already set).
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* Register display entities with `register_display_entity`
* Register node with :
- `on_place`, `on_construct`, `on_destruct` and `on_rotate` callbacks using display_api callbacks.
- `display_api` group. This will make this node have their entities updated as soon as the mapblock is loaded (Useful after /clearobjects).
- a `display_entities` field in node definition containing a entity name indexed table. See below for description of each display_entities fields.
- `on_place`, `on_construct`, `on_destruct` and `on_rotate` callbacks using display_api callbacks.\
- `display_api` group. This will make this node have their entities updated as soon as the mapblock is loaded (Useful after /clearobjects).\
- a `display_entities` field in node definition containing a entity name indexed table. See below for description of each display_entities fields.\
### Display_entities fields
`on_display_update` is a callback in charge of setting up entity texture. If not set, entity will have no texture and will be displayed as unknown item.
`depth`, `right` and `height`: Entity position regarding to node facedir/wallmounted main axis.
Values for these fields can be any number between -1.5 and 1.5 (default value is 0).
Position 0,0,0 is the center of the node.
`depth` goes from front (-0.5) to rear (0.5), `height` goes from bottom (-0.5) to top (0.5) and `right` goes from left (-0.5) to right (0.5).
`on_display_update` is a callback in charge of setting up entity texture. If not set, entity will have no texture and will be displayed as unknown item.\
`depth`, `right` and `height`: Entity position regarding to node facedir/wallmounted main axis.\
Values for these fields can be any number between -1.5 and 1.5 (default value is 0). Position 0,0,0 is the center of the node.\
`depth` goes from front (-0.5) to rear (0.5), `height` goes from bottom (-0.5) to top (0.5) and `right` goes from left (-0.5) to right (0.5).\
`yaw`: Entity yaw in radians, regarding to main axis. Default is 0, aligned to node face.
In order to avoid flickering text, it's better to have text a little behind node surface. A good spacing value is given by `display_api.entity_spacing` variable.