Improved on_place

Now uses player view direction when trying to place nodes on the floor or ceiling, for both wallmounted and facedir nodes.
Also supports nodes where paramtype2 is not wallmounted or facedir.

display_api/init.lua

@@ -37,30 +37,30 @@ local wallmounted_values = {
 -- Miscelaneous values depending on facedir param2
 local facedir_values = {
 	[0]={dx=0,  dz=-1, rx=1,  rz=0,  yaw=0,          rotate=1},
-	    {dx=-1, dz=0,  rx=0,  rz=-1, yaw=-math.pi/2, rotate=2},
+		{dx=-1, dz=0,  rx=0,  rz=-1, yaw=-math.pi/2, rotate=2},
-	    {dx=0,  dz=1,  rx=-1, rz=0,  yaw=math.pi,    rotate=3},
+		{dx=0,  dz=1,  rx=-1, rz=0,  yaw=math.pi,    rotate=3},
 		{dx=1,  dz=0,  rx=0,  rz=1,  yaw=math.pi/2,  rotate=0},
-	    -- Forbiden values :
+		-- Forbiden values :
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
-	    {dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
+		{dx=0, dz=0, rx=0, rz=0, yaw=0, rotate=0},
 	}
 
 -- dx/dy = depth vector, rx/ly = right vector, yaw = yaw of entity,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ local function get_entities(pos)
 				else
 					objrefs[entity.name] = objref
 				end
-		    end
+			end
 		end
 	end
 	return objrefs
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ function display_api.update_entities(pos)
 	for _, objref in pairs(objrefs) do
 		objref:get_luaentity().pos = minetest.hash_node_position(pos)
 		call_node_on_display_update(pos, objref)
-    end
+	end
 end
 
 --- On_activate callback for display_api entities. Calls on_display_update callbacks
@@ -191,26 +191,24 @@ function display_api.on_place(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 	local above = pointed_thing.above
 	local under = pointed_thing.under
 	local dir = {x = under.x - above.x,
-				 y = under.y - above.y,
+	             y = 0,
-				 z = under.z - above.z}
+	             z = under.z - above.z}
-
+	
+	-- If item is not placed on a wall, use the player's view direction instead
+	if dir.x == 0 and dir.z == 0 then
+		dir = placer:get_look_dir()
+		dir.y = 0
+	end
+	
+	local param2
 	if ndef then
 		if ndef.paramtype2 == "wallmounted" then
-
+			param2 = minetest.dir_to_wallmounted(dir)
-			local wdir = minetest.dir_to_wallmounted(dir)
+		elseif ndef.paramtype2 == "facedir" then
-
+			param2 = minetest.dir_to_facedir(dir)
-			if wdir == 0 or wdir == 1 then
-				dir = placer:get_look_dir()
-				dir.y = 0
-				wdir = minetest.dir_to_wallmounted(dir)
-			end
-
-			return minetest.item_place(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing, wdir)
-		else
-			return minetest.item_place(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing, minetest.dir_to_facedir(dir))
 		end
 	end
-
+	return minetest.item_place(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing, param2)
 end
 
 --- On_construct callback for display_api items. Creates entities and update them.