ham_radio/receiver.lua

-- 		minetest.chat_send_player(user:get_player_name(), "Itemstack"..meta:get_string("frequency").."^"..itemstack:get_name())


minetest.register_tool("ham_radio:receiver", {
  description = "Ham Radio Receiver",
  wield_image = "ham_radio_receiver_wield.png",
  inventory_image = "ham_radio_receiver_wield.png",
  groups = { disable_repair = 1 },
  on_use = function(itemstack, user, pointed_thing)
    local meta = itemstack:get_meta()
    local frequency = meta:get_string("frequency")
    minetest.show_formspec(user:get_player_name(), "ham_radio:configure_receiver",
      "size[4,3]"..
      "field[0.25,0.25;3,1;frequency;Frequency;"..tostring(frequency).."]"..
      "button_exit[0.25,1.5;3,1;;Done]"
    )
    return itemstack
  end,
})

minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
  if formname ~= "ham_radio:configure_receiver" or not minetest.is_player(player) then
    return false
  end
  if fields.frequency == "" or fields.frequency == nil then
    return false
  end
  local item = player:get_wielded_item()
  local meta = item:get_meta()
  meta:set_string("frequency", fields.frequency)
  player:set_wielded_item(item) -- replace wielded item with new metadata
  return true
end)


function ham_radio:locate_transmitter(player, transmitter_pos)
  local player_pos = player:get_pos()
  local player_look_vector = player:get_look_dir()
  local player_direction = vector.add(player_pos, player_look_vector)

  local distance = vector.distance(player_pos, transmitter_pos)

  -- local distance_to_target = 13 - math.floor(math.log(distance*30))
  local distance_to_target = 24 - math.floor(2 * math.log(distance*10))

  local distance2 = vector.distance(player_direction, transmitter_pos)
  local signal_power = 1 - ((1 + distance2 - distance) / 2)

  return math.floor(distance_to_target * signal_power);

  --return {
  --   distance = distance_to_target,
  --   signal = signal_power
  -- }
end