Merged all command timers in a single mod : action_timers

- Merged all command timers in a single mod
 - Activated mod
 - Updated news.txt

mods/action_timers/init.lua

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+-------------------------------
+-- Action timers
+-- Mod handling action timers
+--
+
+action_timers = {}
+action_timers.timers = {}
+action_timers.limits = {}
+
+action_timers.api = {}
+
+
+function action_timers.api.register_timer(name, limit)
+	if action_timers.timers[name] then
+		minetest.log("error", "[ACTimers] Cannot register timer " .. name .. " a second time")
+		return
+	elseif not limit then
+		minetest.log("error", "[ACTimers] Cannot register timer " .. name .. " without limit")
+		return
+	end
+
+	action_timers.timers[name] = limit
+	action_timers.limits[name] = limit
+	minetest.log("action", "[ACTimers] Timer " .. name .. " registered with time limit " .. limit)
+end
+
+function action_timers.api.do_action(name, func, params)
+	if not action_timers.timers[name] then
+		minetest.log("error", "[ACTimers] Timer " .. name .. " doesn't exist")
+		return
+	elseif not func then
+		minetest.log("error", "[ACTimers] Function passed to time checker for " .. name .. " is nil")
+		return
+	elseif action_timers.timers[name] > 0 then
+		minetest.log("error", "[ACTimers] Timer " .. name .. " is still up to 0")
+		return action_timers.timers[name]
+	end
+
+	action_timers.timers[name] = action_timers.limits[name]
+	if not params then
+		print("func()")
+		return func()
+	else
+		print("func(unpack(params))")
+		return func(unpack(params))
+	end
+end
+
+function action_timers.api.get_timer(name)
+	return action_timers.timers[name]
+end
+
+minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
+	for name, _ in pairs(action_timers.timers) do
+		action_timers.timers[name] = action_timers.timers[name] - dtime
+		if action_timers.timers[name] < 0 then
+			action_timers.timers[name] = 0
+		end
+	end
+end)
+
+minetest.log("action", "[ACTimers] Loaded")