more_chests/dropbox.lua

local function has_locked_chest_privilege(meta, player)
	if player:get_player_name() ~= meta:get_string("owner") then
		return false
	end
	return true
end

minetest.register_node("more_chests:dropbox", {
	description = "Dropbox",
	tiles = {"default_chest_top.png", "default_chest_top.png", "dropbox_right.png",
		"default_chest_side.png", "default_chest_side.png", "dropbox_front.png"},
	paramtype2 = "facedir",
	groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
	legacy_facedir_simple = true,
	sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
	after_place_node = function(pos, placer)
		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
		meta:set_string("owner", placer:get_player_name() or "")
		meta:set_string("infotext", "Dropbox (owned by "..
				meta:get_string("owner")..")")
	end,
	on_construct = function(pos)
		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
		meta:set_string("formspec",
				"size[8,9]"..
				"list[current_name;main;0,0;8,4;]"..
				"list[current_player;main;0,5;8,4;]")
		meta:set_string("infotext", "Chest")
		local inv = meta:get_inventory()
		inv:set_size("main", 8*4)
	end,
	can_dig = function(pos,player)
		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos);
		local inv = meta:get_inventory()
		return inv:is_empty("main")
	end,
	allow_metadata_inventory_take = function(pos, listname, index, stack, player)
		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
		if not has_locked_chest_privilege(meta, player) then
			minetest.log("action", player:get_player_name()..
					" tried to access a dropbox belonging to "..
					meta:get_string("owner").." at "..
					minetest.pos_to_string(pos))
			return 0
		end
		return stack:get_count()
	end,
	allow_metadata_inventory_put = function(pos, listname, index, stack, player)
		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
		if has_locked_chest_privilege(meta, player) then
			return stack:get_count()
		end
		local target = meta:get_inventory():get_list(listname)[index]
		local target_name = target:get_name()
		local stack_count = stack:get_count()
		if target_name == stack:get_name()
		and target:get_count() < stack_count then
			return stack_count
		end
		if target_name ~= "" then
			return 0
		end
		return stack_count
	end,
	on_metadata_inventory_move = function(pos, from_list, from_index, to_list, to_index, count, player)
		minetest.log("action", player:get_player_name()..
				" moves stuff in dropbox at "..minetest.pos_to_string(pos))
	end,
	on_metadata_inventory_put = function(pos, listname, index, stack, player)
		minetest.log("action", player:get_player_name()..
				" moves stuff to dropbox at "..minetest.pos_to_string(pos))
	end,
	on_metadata_inventory_take = function(pos, listname, index, stack, player)
		minetest.log("action", player:get_player_name()..
				" takes stuff from dropbox at "..minetest.pos_to_string(pos))
	end,
})

minetest.register_craft({
	output = 'more_chests:dropbox',
	recipe = {
		{'default:wood','','default:wood'},
		{'default:wood','default:steel_ingot','default:wood'},
		{'default:wood','default:wood','default:wood'}
	}
})