builtin.lua

data/mods/default/init.lua

@@ -1,77 +1,7 @@
-function basic_dump2(o)
+-- Helper functions defined by builtin.lua:
-	if type(o) == "number" then
+-- dump2(obj, name="_", dumped={})
-		return tostring(o)
+-- dump(obj, dumped={})
-	elseif type(o) == "string" then
+--
-		return string.format("%q", o)
-	elseif type(o) == "boolean" then
-		return tostring(o)
-	elseif type(o) == "function" then
-		return "<function>"
-	elseif type(o) == "userdata" then
-		return "<userdata>"
-	elseif type(o) == "nil" then
-		return "nil"
-	else
-		error("cannot dump a " .. type(o))
-		return nil
-	end
-end
-
-function dump2(o, name, dumped)
-	name = name or "_"
-	dumped = dumped or {}
-	io.write(name, " = ")
-	if type(o) == "number" or type(o) == "string" or type(o) == "boolean"
-			or type(o) == "function" or type(o) == "nil"
-			or type(o) == "userdata" then
-		io.write(basic_dump2(o), "\n")
-	elseif type(o) == "table" then
-		if dumped[o] then
-			io.write(dumped[o], "\n")
-		else
-			dumped[o] = name
-			io.write("{}\n") -- new table
-			for k,v in pairs(o) do
-				local fieldname = string.format("%s[%s]", name, basic_dump2(k))
-				dump2(v, fieldname, dumped)
-			end
-		end
-	else
-		error("cannot dump a " .. type(o))
-		return nil
-	end
-end
-
-function dump(o, dumped)
-	dumped = dumped or {}
-	if type(o) == "number" then
-		return tostring(o)
-	elseif type(o) == "string" then
-		return string.format("%q", o)
-	elseif type(o) == "table" then
-		if dumped[o] then
-			return "<circular reference>"
-		end
-		dumped[o] = true
-		local t = {}
-		for k,v in pairs(o) do
-			t[#t+1] = "" .. k .. " = " .. dump(v, dumped)
-		end
-		return "{" .. table.concat(t, ", ") .. "}"
-	elseif type(o) == "boolean" then
-		return tostring(o)
-	elseif type(o) == "function" then
-		return "<function>"
-	elseif type(o) == "userdata" then
-		return "<userdata>"
-	elseif type(o) == "nil" then
-		return "nil"
-	else
-		error("cannot dump a " .. type(o))
-		return nil
-	end
-end
-
 -- Textures:
 -- Mods should prefix their textures with modname_, eg. given the mod
 -- name "foomod", a texture could be called "foomod_superfurnace.png"

src/server.cpp

@@ -1024,6 +1024,8 @@ Server::Server(
 	// Initialize default node definitions
 	content_mapnode_init(m_nodedef);
 	
+	// Path to builtin.lua
+	std::string builtinpath = porting::path_data + DIR_DELIM + "builtin.lua";
 	// Add default global mod path
 	m_modspaths.push_back(porting::path_data + DIR_DELIM + "mods");
 
@@ -1034,7 +1036,16 @@ Server::Server(
 	assert(m_lua);
 	// Export API
 	scriptapi_export(m_lua, this);
-	// Load and run scripts
+	// Load and run builtin.lua
+	infostream<<"Server: Loading builtin Lua stuff from \""<<builtinpath
+			<<"\""<<std::endl;
+	bool success = script_load(m_lua, builtinpath.c_str());
+	if(!success){
+		errorstream<<"Server: Failed to load and run "
+				<<builtinpath<<std::endl;
+		assert(0);
+	}
+	// Load and run "mod" scripts
 	core::list<ModSpec> mods = getMods(m_modspaths);
 	for(core::list<ModSpec>::Iterator i = mods.begin();
 			i != mods.end(); i++){