Make waypoints optional and use external datastorage mod

This also fixes waypoints not showing up on join.

datastorage.lua

@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-datastorage={}
-datastorage["!registered_players"]={}
-
-datastorage.save_data = function(table_pointer)
-	local data = minetest.serialize( datastorage[table_pointer] )
-	local path = minetest.get_worldpath().."/datastorage_"..table_pointer..".data"
-	local file = io.open( path, "w" )
-	if( file ) then
-		file:write( data )
-		file:close()
-		return true
-	else return nil
-	end
-end
-
-datastorage.load_data = function(table_pointer)
-	local path = minetest.get_worldpath().."/datastorage_"..table_pointer..".data"
-	local file = io.open( path, "r" )
-	if( file ) then
-		local data = file:read("*all")
-		datastorage[table_pointer] = minetest.deserialize( data )
-		file:close()
-	return true
-	else return nil
-	end
-end
-
-datastorage.get_container = function (player, key)
-	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
-	local container = datastorage[player_name]
-	if container[key] == nil then
-		container[key] = {}
-	end
-	datastorage.save_data(player_name)
-	return container[key]
-end
-
--- forced save of all player's data
-datastorage.save_container = function (player)
-	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
-	datastorage.save_data(player_name)
-end
-
-
--- Init
-if datastorage.load_data("!registered_players") == nil then
-	datastorage["!registered_players"]={}
-	datastorage.save_data("!registered_players")
-end
-
-minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
-	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
-	local registered = nil
-	for __,tab in ipairs(datastorage["!registered_players"]) do
-		if tab["player_name"] == player_name then registered = true break end
-	end
-	if registered == nil then
-		local new={}
-		new["player_name"]=player_name
-		table.insert(datastorage["!registered_players"],new)
-		datastorage[player_name]={}
-		datastorage.save_data("!registered_players")
-		datastorage.save_data(player_name)
-	else 
-		datastorage.load_data(player_name)
-	end
-end
-)
-
-minetest.register_on_leaveplayer(function(player)
-	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
-	datastorage.save_data(player_name)
-	datastorage[player_name] = nil
-end
-)
-
-minetest.register_on_shutdown(function()
-	for __,tab in ipairs(datastorage["!registered_players"]) do
-		if datastorage[tab["player_name"]] == nil then break end
-		datastorage.save_data(tab["player_name"]) 
-	end
-end
-)

depends.txt

@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 creative?
 intllib?
+datastorage?
+

init.lua

@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ if creative_inventory then
 	end
 end
 
-dofile(modpath.."/datastorage.lua")
 dofile(modpath.."/group.lua")
 dofile(modpath.."/api.lua")
 dofile(modpath.."/internal.lua")
@@ -46,4 +45,7 @@ dofile(modpath.."/callbacks.lua")
 dofile(modpath.."/register.lua")
 dofile(modpath.."/bags.lua")
 dofile(modpath.."/item_names.lua")
-dofile(modpath.."/waypoints.lua")
+if minetest.get_modpath("datastorage") then
+	dofile(modpath.."/waypoints.lua")
+end
+

waypoints.lua

@@ -5,88 +5,105 @@ else
 	S = function(s) return s end
 end
 
-unified_inventory.hud_colors = {
+local hud_colors = {
-			{"#FFFFFF", 0xFFFFFF, S("White")},
+	{"#FFFFFF", 0xFFFFFF, S("White")},
-			{"#DBBB00", 0xf1d32c, S("Yellow")},
+	{"#DBBB00", 0xf1d32c, S("Yellow")},
-			{"#DD0000", 0xDD0000, S("Red")},
+	{"#DD0000", 0xDD0000, S("Red")},
-			{"#2cf136", 0x2cf136, S("Green")},
+	{"#2cf136", 0x2cf136, S("Green")},
-			{"#2c4df1", 0x2c4df1, S("Blue")},		
+	{"#2c4df1", 0x2c4df1, S("Blue")},
-			}
+}
-unified_inventory.hud_colors_max = #unified_inventory.hud_colors
+
-			
+local hud_colors_max = #hud_colors
+
+-- Stores temporary player data (persists until player leaves)
+local waypoints_temp = {}
+
 unified_inventory.register_page("waypoints", {
 	get_formspec = function(player)
-		local waypoints = datastorage.get_container (player, "waypoints")
+		local player_name = player:get_player_name()
+		local waypoints = datastorage.get(player_name, "waypoints")
 		local formspec = "background[0,4.5;8,4;ui_main_inventory.png]" ..
 			"image[0,0;1,1;ui_waypoints_icon.png]" ..
-			"label[1,0;" .. S("Waypoints") .. "]" 
+			"label[1,0;" .. S("Waypoints") .. "]"
 
 		-- Tabs buttons:
-		local i
 		for i = 1, 5, 1 do
 			formspec = formspec ..
 				"image_button[0.0," .. 0.2 + i * 0.7 .. ";.8,.8;" ..
 				(i == waypoints.selected and "ui_blue_icon_background.png^" or "") ..
 				"ui_" .. i .. "_icon.png;" ..
 				"select_waypoint" .. i .. ";]" ..
-				"tooltip[select_waypoint" .. i .. ";" .. minetest.formspec_escape(S("Select Waypoint #%d"):format(i)).."]"
+				"tooltip[select_waypoint" .. i .. ";"
+					.. minetest.formspec_escape(S("Select Waypoint #%d"):format(i)).."]"
 		end
-		
+
-		i = waypoints.selected
+		local i = waypoints.selected or 1
-		
+		local waypoint = waypoints[i] or {}
+		local temp = waypoints_temp[player_name][i] or {}
+		local default_name = "Waypoint "..i
+
 		-- Main buttons:
-		formspec = formspec .. 
+		formspec = formspec ..
 			"image_button[4.5,3.7;.8,.8;"..
 			"ui_waypoint_set_icon.png;"..
 			"set_waypoint"..i..";]"..
-			"tooltip[set_waypoint" .. i .. ";" .. minetest.formspec_escape(S("Set waypoint to current location")).."]"
+			"tooltip[set_waypoint" .. i .. ";"
+				.. minetest.formspec_escape(S("Set waypoint to current location")).."]"
 
 		formspec = formspec ..
 			"image_button[5.2,3.7;.8,.8;"..
-			(waypoints[i].active and "ui_on_icon.png" or "ui_off_icon.png")..";"..
+			(waypoint.active and "ui_on_icon.png" or "ui_off_icon.png")..";"..
 			"toggle_waypoint"..i..";]"..
-			"tooltip[toggle_waypoint" .. i .. ";" .. minetest.formspec_escape(S("Make waypoint "..(waypoints[i].active and "invisible" or "visible"))).."]"
+			"tooltip[toggle_waypoint" .. i .. ";"
+				.. minetest.formspec_escape(S("Make waypoint "
+					..(waypoint.active and "invisible" or "visible"))).."]"
 
-		formspec = formspec .. 
+		formspec = formspec ..
 			"image_button[5.9,3.7;.8,.8;"..
-			(waypoints[i].display_pos and "ui_green_icon_background.png" or "ui_red_icon_background.png").."^ui_xyz_icon.png;"..
+			(waypoint.display_pos and "ui_green_icon_background.png" or "ui_red_icon_background.png").."^ui_xyz_icon.png;"..
 			"toggle_display_pos" .. i .. ";]"..
-			"tooltip[toggle_display_pos" .. i .. ";" .. minetest.formspec_escape(S((waypoints[i].display_pos and "Disable" or "Enable").." display of waypoint coordinates")).."]"
+			"tooltip[toggle_display_pos" .. i .. ";"
+				.. minetest.formspec_escape(S((waypoint.display_pos and "Disable" or "Enable")
+					.." display of waypoint coordinates")).."]"
 
 		formspec = formspec ..
 			"image_button[6.6,3.7;.8,.8;"..
 			"ui_circular_arrows_icon.png;"..
 			"toggle_color"..i..";]"..
-			"tooltip[toggle_color" .. i .. ";" .. minetest.formspec_escape(S("Change color of waypoint display")).."]"
+			"tooltip[toggle_color" .. i .. ";"
+				.. minetest.formspec_escape(S("Change color of waypoint display")).."]"
 
 		formspec = formspec ..
 			"image_button[7.3,3.7;.8,.8;"..
 			"ui_pencil_icon.png;"..
 			"rename_waypoint"..i..";]"..
-			"tooltip[rename_waypoint" .. i .. ";" .. minetest.formspec_escape(S("Edit waypoint name")).."]"
+			"tooltip[rename_waypoint" .. i .. ";"
-		
+				.. minetest.formspec_escape(S("Edit waypoint name")).."]"
-		-- Waypoint's info:	
+
-		if waypoints[i].active then
+		-- Waypoint's info:
+		if waypoint.active then
 			formspec = formspec .. 	"label[1,0.8;"..S("Waypoint active").."]"
-		else 
+		else
 			formspec = formspec .. 	"label[1,0.8;"..S("Waypoint inactive").."]"
 		end
 
-		if waypoints[i].edit then
+		if temp.edit then
 			formspec = formspec ..
-				"field[1.3,3.2;6,.8;rename_box" .. i .. ";;"..waypoints[i].name.."]" ..
+				"field[1.3,3.2;6,.8;rename_box" .. i .. ";;"
+				..(waypoint.name or default_name).."]" ..
 				"image_button[7.3,2.9;.8,.8;"..
 				"ui_ok_icon.png;"..
 				"confirm_rename"..i.. ";]"..
-				"tooltip[confirm_rename" .. i .. ";" .. minetest.formspec_escape(S("Finish editing")).."]"
+				"tooltip[confirm_rename" .. i .. ";"
+					.. minetest.formspec_escape(S("Finish editing")).."]"
 		end
-		
+
-		formspec = formspec .. "label[1,1.3;"..S("World position")..": " .. 
+		formspec = formspec .. "label[1,1.3;"..S("World position")..": " ..
-			minetest.pos_to_string(waypoints[i].world_pos) .. "]" ..
+			minetest.pos_to_string(waypoint.world_pos or vector.new()) .. "]" ..
-			"label[1,1.8;"..S("Name")..": ".. waypoints[i].name .. "]" ..
+			"label[1,1.8;"..S("Name")..": ".. (waypoint.name or default_name) .. "]" ..
 			"label[1,2.3;"..S("HUD text color")..": " ..
-			unified_inventory.hud_colors[waypoints[i].color][3] .. "]"
+			hud_colors[waypoint.color or 1][3] .. "]"
-			
+
 		return {formspec=formspec}
 	end,
 })
@@ -97,133 +114,132 @@ unified_inventory.register_button("waypoints", {
 	tooltip = S("Waypoints"),
 })
 
-unified_inventory.update_hud = function (player, waypoint)	
+local function update_hud(player, waypoints, temp, i)
+	local waypoint = waypoints[i]
+	if not waypoint then return end
+	temp[i] = temp[i] or {}
+	temp = temp[i]
+	local pos = waypoint.world_pos or vector.new()
 	local name
 	if waypoint.display_pos then
-		name = "(".. 
+		name = minetest.pos_to_string(pos)
-			waypoint.world_pos.x .. "," ..
+		if waypoint.name then
-			waypoint.world_pos.y .. "," ..
+			name = name..", "..waypoint.name
-			waypoint.world_pos.z .. ")"
-		if waypoint.name ~= "" then 	 
-			name = name .. ", " ..
-			waypoint.name
 		end
 	else
-		name = waypoint.name
+		name = waypoint.name or "Waypoint "..i
 	end
-	if waypoint.hud then
+	if temp.hud then
-		player:hud_remove(waypoint.hud)
+		player:hud_remove(temp.hud)
 	end
 	if waypoint.active then
-		waypoint.hud = player:hud_add({
+		temp.hud = player:hud_add({
 			hud_elem_type = "waypoint",
-			number = unified_inventory.hud_colors[waypoint.color][2] ,
+			number = hud_colors[waypoint.color or 1][2] ,
 			name = name,
 			text = "m",
-			world_pos = waypoint.world_pos
+			world_pos = pos
 		})
-	else 
+	else
-		waypoint.hud = nil
+		temp.hud = nil
 	end
 end
 
 minetest.register_on_player_receive_fields(function(player, formname, fields)
-	if formname ~= "" then
+	if formname ~= "" then return end
-		return
-	end
 
+	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
 	local update_formspec = false
-	local update_hud = false
+	local need_update_hud = false
-	
+	local hit = false
-	local waypoints = datastorage.get_container (player, "waypoints")		
-	for i = 1, 5, 1 do
 
+	local waypoints = datastorage.get(player_name, "waypoints")
+	local temp = waypoints_temp[player_name]
+	for i = 1, 5, 1 do
 		if fields["select_waypoint"..i] then
+			hit = true
 			waypoints.selected = i
 			update_formspec = true
 		end
 
 		if fields["toggle_waypoint"..i] then
+			hit = true
+			waypoints[i] = waypoints[i] or {}
 			waypoints[i].active = not (waypoints[i].active)
-			update_hud = true
+			need_update_hud = true
 			update_formspec = true
 		end
-		
+
 		if fields["set_waypoint"..i] then
+			hit = true
 			local pos = player:getpos()
 			pos.x = math.floor(pos.x)
 			pos.y = math.floor(pos.y)
 			pos.z = math.floor(pos.z)
+			waypoints[i] = waypoints[i] or {}
 			waypoints[i].world_pos = pos
-			update_hud = true
+			need_update_hud = true
 			update_formspec = true
 		end
-		
+
 		if fields["rename_waypoint"..i] then
-			waypoints[i].edit = true
+			hit = true
+			waypoints[i] = waypoints[i] or {}
+			temp[i].edit = true
 			update_formspec = true
 		end
 
 		if fields["toggle_display_pos"..i] then
+			hit = true
+			waypoints[i] = waypoints[i] or {}
 			waypoints[i].display_pos = not waypoints[i].display_pos
-			update_hud = true
+			need_update_hud = true
 			update_formspec = true
 		end
 
 		if fields["toggle_color"..i] then
-			local color = waypoints[i].color
+			hit = true
+			waypoints[i] = waypoints[i] or {}
+			local color = waypoints[i].color or 1
 			color = color + 1
-			if color > unified_inventory.hud_colors_max then
+			if color > hud_colors_max then
 				color = 1
 			end
 			waypoints[i].color = color
-			update_hud = true
+			need_update_hud = true
 			update_formspec = true
 		end
 
 		if fields["confirm_rename"..i] then
-			waypoints[i].edit = false
+			hit = true
-			waypoints[i].name = fields["rename_box"..i] 
+			waypoints[i] = waypoints[i] or {}
-			update_hud = true
+			temp[i].edit = false
+			waypoints[i].name = fields["rename_box"..i]
+			need_update_hud = true
 			update_formspec = true
 		end
-
+		if need_update_hud then
-		if update_hud then
+			update_hud(player, waypoints, temp, i)
-			unified_inventory.update_hud (player, waypoints[i])
 		end
-	
 		if update_formspec then
 			unified_inventory.set_inventory_formspec(player, "waypoints")
 		end
-	
+		if hit then return end
 	end
 end)
 
-minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
-	local waypoints = datastorage.get_container (player, "waypoints")
-	local need_save = false
-	-- Create new waypoints data
-		for i = 1, 5, 1 do
-			if waypoints[i] == nil then 
-				need_save = true
-				waypoints[i] = {
-					edit = false,
-					active = false,
-					display_pos = true,
-					color = 1,
-					name = "Waypoint ".. i,
-					world_pos = {x = 0, y = 0, z = 0},
-				}
-			end	
-		end
-	if need_save then datastorage.save_container (player) end
 
-	-- Initialize waypoints
+minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
-	minetest.after(0.5, function()
+	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
-		waypoints.selected = 1
+	local waypoints = datastorage.get(player_name, "waypoints")
-		for i = 1, 5, 1 do
+	local temp = {}
-			waypoints[i].edit = false
+	waypoints_temp[player_name] = temp
-			unified_inventory.update_hud (player, waypoints[i])		
+	for i = 1, 5 do
-		end
+		update_hud(player, waypoints, temp, i)
-	end)
+	end
 end)
+
+minetest.register_on_leaveplayer(function(player)
+	waypoints_temp[player:get_player_name()] = nil
+end)
+