From 80ca5fa0c0f12e37312242bfa4a7c624aecad9d6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: teknomunk <teknomunk@protonmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 06:36:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Start implementing dynamic rules/tuning

---
 mods/CORE/vl_tuning/init.lua | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 mods/CORE/vl_tuning/mod.conf |  3 +++
 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 mods/CORE/vl_tuning/init.lua
 create mode 100644 mods/CORE/vl_tuning/mod.conf

diff --git a/mods/CORE/vl_tuning/init.lua b/mods/CORE/vl_tuning/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7e7df597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/CORE/vl_tuning/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+local modname = minetest.get_current_modname()
+local S = minetest.get_translator(modname)
+
+local mod = {}
+vl_tuning = mod
+
+local tunables = {}
+
+function mod.register_tunable(name, default, setting, setting_type)
+	local tunable = {
+		[1] = default,
+		setting = setting,
+		setting_type = setting_type,
+	}
+	if setting then
+		if setting_type == "bool" then
+			tunable[1] = minetest.settings:get_bool(.setting)
+		else
+			tunable[1] = minetest.settings:get(setting)
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+minetest.register_chatcommand("tune", {
+	description = S("Admin tool to tune settings and game rules"),
+	params = S("<setting> <value>"),
+	privs = { debug = true },
+	func = function(name, params_raw)
+		-- Split apart the params
+		local params = {}
+		for str in string.gmatch(params_raw, "([^ ]+)") do
+			params[#params + 1] = str
+		end
+
+		if #params ~= 2 then
+			return false, S("Usage: /tune <setting> <value>")
+		end
+	end
+})
+
diff --git a/mods/CORE/vl_tuning/mod.conf b/mods/CORE/vl_tuning/mod.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad326f776
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/CORE/vl_tuning/mod.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name = vl_tuning
+author = teknomunk
+description = Framework for dynamic tuning and game rules