[Mod] change meta of nodes [ownerhack]

[AiTechEye]

This tool let you change metadata in node / blocks with a simple tool
Requires server priv

/giveme ownerhack:tool
or
/giveme hacktool

Licenses: code LGPL 2.1 media CC BY-SA 3.0
Depends: none

[Ferk]

Nice idea.
I actually wanted to do something like this for my game as well. This is nice for adventure maps and challenge rooms since you can alter all sort of stuff from the nodes without having to add a special case and a formspec to every node you want.

[Dorje]

Nice and useful to name nodes and change owners! :)

[Hybrid Dog]

If you could also edit meta ints, you would be able to do cheats in the technic mod l assume. meta int and meta string are separated, aren't they?

[Dorje]

if i use a sign (like locked sign from the mod) it glitches out and also shows the part u need to write and overlaps everything so u cant press send :/

[jp]

meta int and meta string are separated, aren't they?

Not really, you can convert a meta string to a meta int in using it.

[rubenwardy]

All meta data is stored as strings. Integers are stored like "123". As JP said.

[Hybrid Dog]

All meta data is stored as strings. Integers are stored like "123". As JP said.

ok, thanks, so is it faster to use meta:get_string(name) ~= "" instead of meta:get_int(name) ~= 0?

[jan6]

why can't see any data about chests when i click them? only edit fields... btw where can i find all the strings to edit?

[AiTechEye]

All meta data is stored as strings. Integers are stored like "123". As JP said.

ok, thanks, so is it faster to use meta:get_string(name) ~= "" instead of meta:get_int(name) ~= 0?

var=~"" should be faster

why can't see any data about chests when i click them?

When you click somestuff you will get the inventory gui instand of meta gui.. if you click something else into it then you can select in the position to the meta instand.

[jan6]

is there any place where I can get all things i can modify using this, without examining code?

[AiTechEye]

i made the info more clear :-)
Its only 1 tool:
/giveme ownerhack:tool
or
/giveme hacktool

[Hybrid Dog]

is there any place where I can get all things i can modify using this, without examining code?

l guess it wouldn't make it easier, if the infotext e.g. appears in an own formspec (see default sign) editing it isn't easier than editing the infotext string above that multiline formspec, which shows also the other fields.
But a list formspec element could be added, you could select the meta table field from it (e.g. infotext) and then "String to edit" is set to it and "Value" is set to the current value of it.