Add setting use_hud, used to control player HUDs

init.lua

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ playereffects.inactive_effects = {}
 -- Variable for counting the effect_id
 playereffects.last_effect_id = 0
 
+--[=[ Include settings ]=]
+dofile(minetest.get_modpath("playereffects").."/settings.lua")
+
 --[=[ Load inactive_effects and last_effect_id from playereffects.mt, if this file exists  ]=]
 do
 	local filepath = minetest.get_worldpath().."/playereffects.mt"
@@ -270,6 +273,7 @@ end)
 
 --[=[ HUD ]=]
 function playereffects.hud_update(player)
+	if(playereffects.use_hud == true) then
 		local now = os.time()
 		local effects = playereffects.get_player_effects(player:get_player_name())
 		for e=1,#effects do
@@ -281,8 +285,10 @@ function playereffects.hud_update(player)
 			end
 		end
 	end
+end
 
 function playereffects.hud_clear(player)
+	if(playereffects.use_hud == true) then
 		local playername = player:get_player_name()
 		local effects = playereffects.get_player_effects(playername)
 		if(effects ~= nil) then
@@ -296,9 +302,11 @@ function playereffects.hud_clear(player)
 			end
 		end
 	end
+end
 
 function playereffects.hud_effect(effect_type_id, player, pos, time_left)
 	local text_id, icon_id
+	if(playereffects.use_hud == true) then
 		text_id = player:hud_add({
 			hud_elem_type = "text",
 			position = { x = 1, y = 0.3 },
@@ -322,6 +330,10 @@ function playereffects.hud_effect(effect_type_id, player, pos, time_left)
 				offset = { x = -186, y = pos*20 },
 			})
 		end	
+	else
+		text_id = nil
+		icon_id = nil
+	end
 	return { text_id = text_id, icon_id = icon_id }
 end
 

settings.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+--[[
+	Settings for Player Effects
+]]
+
+-- Wheather to use the HUD to expose the active effects to players (true or false)
+playereffects.use_hud = true