outsource config loading

init.lua

@@ -1,48 +1,31 @@
 -- Convert a given x,y string into a table {x=given_x, y=given_y} and return
 -- it to be used of the screen location parameters in the HUD definition
-local _mtimer_location_value = function (o)
+local mtimer_location_value = function (o)
     local x = o:gsub(',[^,]+$', '')
     local y = o:gsub('^[^,]+,', '')
     return {x=x, y=y}
 end
 
+local modpath = minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname())..DIR_DELIM
+local options = dofile(modpath..'system'..DIR_DELIM..'get_options.lua')
 
-local _mtimer_get_options = function ()
-    local path = minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname())
-    local file = io.open(path..DIR_DELIM..'settingtypes.txt', 'rb')
-    local result = {}
-
-    for line in file:lines() do
-        if line:match("^([a-zA-Z])") then
-            local name = line:gsub(' .+', '')
-            local default_value = line:gsub('^[^ ]+ %b() %a+ ', '')
-            local set_value = minetest.setting_get(name)
-            result[name] = set_value or default_value
-        end
-    end
-
-    return result
-end
-
-local _options = _mtimer_get_options()
-
-local interval = _options['mtimer_update_interval']
-local placeholder = _options['mtimer_placeholder']
-local font_color = _options['mtimer_font_color']
+local interval = options['mtimer_update_interval']
+local placeholder = options['mtimer_placeholder']
+local font_color = options['mtimer_font_color']
 
 local format = {
-    locale = _options['mtimer_locale'],
-    start = _options['mtimer_session_start'],
-    runtime = _options['mtimer_session_runtime'],
-    current = _options['mtimer_current_time'],
-    ingame = _options['mtimer_ingame_time'],
-    output = _options['mtimer_output_format']
+    locale = options['mtimer_locale'],
+    start = options['mtimer_session_start'],
+    runtime = options['mtimer_session_runtime'],
+    current = options['mtimer_current_time'],
+    ingame = options['mtimer_ingame_time'],
+    output = options['mtimer_output_format']
 }
 
 local location = {
-    position = _mtimer_location_value(_options['mtimer_position']),
-    alignment = _mtimer_location_value(_options['mtimer_alignment']),
-    offset = _mtimer_location_value(_options['mtimer_offset'])
+    position = mtimer_location_value(options['mtimer_position']),
+    alignment = mtimer_location_value(options['mtimer_alignment']),
+    offset = mtimer_location_value(options['mtimer_offset'])
 }
 
 local playerData = {}
@@ -63,7 +46,7 @@ minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
             startTime = os.time(),
             hudID = _hudID
         }
-        minetest.after(5, _mtimer_changeText, player)
+        minetest.after(5, mtimer_changeText, player)
     end, player)
 end)
 
@@ -74,7 +57,7 @@ minetest.register_on_leaveplayer(function(player)
 end)
 
 
-function _mtimer_changeText(player)
+function mtimer_changeText(player)
     local playerName = player:get_player_name()
     if playerName == '' then return end
 
@@ -108,5 +91,5 @@ function _mtimer_changeText(player)
     os.setlocale(currentLocale) -- Restore game-detected locale
 
     player:hud_change(hudID, 'text', res)
-    minetest.after(interval, _mtimer_changeText, player)
+    minetest.after(interval, mtimer_changeText, player)
 end

system/get_options.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+local path = minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname())
+local file = io.open(path..DIR_DELIM..'settingtypes.txt', 'rb')
+local result = {}
+
+for line in file:lines() do
+    if line:match("^([a-zA-Z])") then
+        local name = line:gsub(' .+', '')
+        local default_value = line:gsub('^[^ ]+ %b() %a+ ', '')
+        local set_value = minetest.setting_get(name)
+        result[name] = set_value or default_value
+    end
+end
+
+return result