Add minetest.global_exists()

builtin/common/strict.lua

@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
 local WARN_INIT = false
 
 
+function core.global_exists(name)
+	return rawget(_G, name) ~= nil
+end
+
+
 local function warn(message)
 	print(os.date("%H:%M:%S: WARNING: ")..message)
 end

doc/lua_api.txt

@@ -2289,6 +2289,9 @@ These functions return the leftover itemstack.
 
 Please note that forceloaded areas are saved when the server restarts.
 
+minetest.global_exists(name)
+^ Checks if a global variable has been set, without triggering a warning.
+
 ### Global objects
 * `minetest.env`: `EnvRef` of the server environment and world.
     * Any function in the minetest namespace can be called using the syntax