sponge/init.lua

--[[
  -  Minetest Sponge mod
  -  Water removing sponges for Minetest
  -  Created by Benjie/fiftysix/56 2018-08-27 - Last updated 2023-02-20
  -  Copyright Benjie 2018-2023

Soggy sponges can rarely be found deep in the sea where the darkness begins.
These can be cooked into dry sponges, and then placed near a liquid to remove the surrounding cube of it
They will hold the water away until they are removed.
This will cause them to become soggy, so to use them again they have to be cooked.

Sponges create a 9x9x9 cube of air-like nodes that water can't flow through (checks for protection)
If sponges have cleared more than 3 nodes of liquid, they become soggy sponges
removing a sponge or soggy sponge will turn a 9x9x9 cube of air-like nodes back into air
(air-like nodes can be removed in protection by removing a sponge outside the protection, they are not meant to be permanent)
]]--


local modname = minetest.get_current_modname()

local area = 4  -- The "radius" (of the cube) to clear water
local keep_dry = 3  -- The maximum amount of water cleared where the sponge doesn't turn soggy

-- Load configurable options
local replace_air_nodes = minetest.settings:get_bool("sponge_replace_air_nodes", true)
local group_list = minetest.settings:get("sponge_group_list", false) or "water"
local group_list_type = minetest.settings:get("sponge_group_list_type") or "whitelist_source"

-- returns true if groups contains anything in list
local compare_groups = function(list, groups)
    for group in list:gmatch("([^,]+)") do
        if groups[group] and groups[group] > 0 then
            return true
        end
    end
    return false
end


-- called by after_destruct()
local destruct = function(pos)  -- removing the air-like nodes
    
    -- find all sponges that intersect with this sponge's area
    local sponge_info = minetest.find_nodes_in_area(
        {x=pos.x-area*2, y=pos.y-area*2, z=pos.z-area*2}, {x=pos.x+area*2, y=pos.y+area*2, z=pos.z+area*2},
        {modname..":soggy_sponge", modname..":sponge"}, true
    )
    local sponges = {}
    for _, p in pairs(sponge_info) do
        local node = minetest.get_node(p)
        if node.param1 == 1 or node.name == modname..":sponge" then
            table.insert(sponges, p)
        end
    end

    for x = pos.x-area, pos.x+area do
        for y = pos.y-area, pos.y+area do
            for z = pos.z-area, pos.z+area do
                local n = minetest.get_node({x=x, y=y, z=z}).name
                if n == modname..":liquid_stop" then
                    
                    -- check if position intersects with another sponge
                    local intersect = false
                    for _, s_pos in pairs(sponges) do
                        if math.abs(s_pos.x-x) <= area and math.abs(s_pos.y-y) <= area and math.abs(s_pos.z-z) <= area then
                            intersect = true
                            break
                        end
                    end
                    
                    if not intersect then
                        minetest.remove_node({x=x, y=y, z=z})
                    end
                end
            end
        end
    end
end

-- called by after_place_node()
local construct = function(pos, placer, itemstack, pointed_thing)
    local playername = placer:get_player_name()

    if not minetest.is_protected(pos, playername) then
        local count = 0
        
        for x = pos.x-area, pos.x+area do
            for y = pos.y-area, pos.y+area do
                for z = pos.z-area, pos.z+area do
                    local p = {x=x, y=y, z=z}
                    
                    local n = minetest.get_node(p).name
                    local def = minetest.registered_nodes[n]
                    local replace = false
                    if def == nil or minetest.is_protected(p, playername) then
                        -- replace = false
                    elseif replace_air_nodes and n == "air" then
                        replace = true
                    elseif def["drawtype"] == "flowingliquid" then
                        if group_list_type == "whitelist" then
                            if compare_groups(group_list, def.groups or {}) then
                                replace = true
                            end
                        elseif group_list_type == "blacklist" then
                            if not compare_groups(group_list, def.groups or {}) then
                                replace = true
                            end
                        else
                            replace = true
                        end
                    elseif def["drawtype"] == "liquid" then
                        if group_list_type == "whitelist" or group_list_type == "whitelist_source" then
                            if compare_groups(group_list, def.groups or {}) then
                                replace = true
                            end
                        elseif group_list_type == "blacklist" or group_list_type == "blacklist_source" then
                            if not compare_groups(group_list, def.groups or {}) then
                                replace = true
                            end
                        else
                            replace = true
                        end
                    end

                    if replace then
                        if n ~= "air" then
                            count = count + 1  -- counting liquids
                        end
                        minetest.set_node(p, {name=modname..":liquid_stop"})
                    end
                end
            end
        end
        
        if count > keep_dry then  -- turns soggy if it removed more than `keep_dry` nodes
            minetest.swap_node(pos, {name=modname..":soggy_sponge", param1=1})
        end
    end
end


minetest.register_node(modname..":liquid_stop", {  -- air-like node
    description = "liquid blocker for sponges",
    drawtype = "airlike",
    drop = {max_items=0, items={}},
    groups = {not_in_creative_inventory=1},
    pointable = false,
    walkable = false,
    floodable = false,
    sunlight_propagates = true,
    paramtype = "light",
    buildable_to = true,
})


minetest.register_node(modname..":sponge", {  -- dry sponge
    description = "Sponge",
    tiles = {"sponge_sponge.png"},
    groups = {crumbly=3},
    sounds = default.node_sound_dirt_defaults(),
    
    after_place_node = construct,
    
    after_destruct = destruct,
})


minetest.register_node(modname..":soggy_sponge", {  -- soggy sponge
    description = "Soggy sponge",
    tiles = {"sponge_soggy_sponge.png"},
    groups = {crumbly=3},
    sounds = default.node_sound_dirt_defaults(),
    
    after_destruct = destruct,
})

minetest.register_craft({  -- cooking soggy sponge back into dry sponge
    type = "cooking",
    recipe = modname..":soggy_sponge",
    output = modname..":sponge",
    cooktime = 2,
})

minetest.register_decoration({  -- sponges are found deep in the sea
    name = modname..":sponges",
    deco_type = "simple",
    place_on = {"default:sand"},
    spawn_by = "default:water_source",
    num_spawn_by = 3,
    fill_ratio = 0.0003,
    y_max = -12,
    flags = "force_placement",
    decoration = modname..":soggy_sponge",
})