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Author: J. Aldo (aldobr)
License: BSD
Description: This mod adds usefull routines for easier inventory manipulation.

Functions:

invutils.fullstacks(count): Returns the number of full stacks that would be used to store the quantity count.

Ex.:

local stackcount = invutils.fullstacks(800)

invutils.remstack(count): Returns the size of the last stack needed to store a certain quantity count (ignoring full stacks).

Ex.:

local remainder = invutils.remstack(800)

invutils.findstackof(inv, name): Will find name in the inventory inv and return its stack or nil.

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
local stackofmese = invutils.findstackof(inv, "default:mese") -- Get any stack of mese

invutils.getstackofcount(inv, name): Will return the amount of name in all stacks at inventory inv.

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
local mesecount = invutils.getstackofcount(inv, "default:mese") -- how much mese do we have here ?

invutils.setstackcount(inv, name, count): Will make n stacks at inventory inv so that they together makes up for count items of the item name. It will take into account already existing items in the inventory inv.

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
invutils.setstackcount(inv, "default:mese", 9 * 99) -- guarantee that inv has nine stacks of mese

invutils.getnonemptystackscount(inv): Return the number of non-empty stacks at inventory inv

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
local freeslots = invutils.getnonemptystackscount(inv)
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invutils.clearstacksof(inv, name): Will remove all stacks of name name from inventory inv.

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
invutils.clearstacksof(inv, "default:mese") -- inv now does not have any mese at all

invutils.nameofallitems(inv): Returns the name of all items present at stack inv that are not tools

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
local names = invutils.nameofallitems(inv)
for key, _ in pairs(names) do
print(key) -- prints the names of all items that are stored at inventory inv (does not include tools and other items that can wear
end

invutils.numberofstacksneeded(count): Returns the number of stacks needed to store a certain quantity

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
local freeslots = invutils.getnonemptystackscount(inv)
local numstacks = invutils.numberofstacksneeded(800)
if numstacks > freslots then
print("error, the target inventory cannot hold that many items")
end

invutils.convertstacksof(inv, name1, name2, prop): Will turn all stacks of name1 into stacks of name2, with proportion prop (prop to 1). Eg.: Automatically turns steel ingots into steel blocks).

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
invutils.convertstacksof(inv, "default:gold_ingot", "default:gold_block", 9) -- Converts all gold ingots into blocks

invutils.addblockofingot(name1, name2, prop): Add a new block x ingot relationship (name1 = name2 * prop)

Ex.:

invutils.addblockofingot("default:gold_ingot", "default:gold_block", 9) -- nine gold ingots equals one gold block
invutils.addblockofingot("default:steel_ingot", "default:steel_block", 9) -- nine steel ingots equals one steel block

invutils.convertallingotstacks(inv): Automatically converts (at inventory inv) all ingots that match the list found in blocks list.

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
invutils.convertallingotstacks(inv) -- Now all ingots are compressed into blocks at inventory inv (data taken from previous calls to addblockofingot).

invutils.compressstacksof(inv, name): Automatically compress all stacks of item name at inventory inv.

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
invutils.compressstacksof(inv, "default:mese") -- Now all mese will be stored as full stacks (ie, if you have three stacks of 50 mese, it will become a single stack of 99 mese plus a stack containning only 51 mese, occupying only two slots instead of three)

invutils.compressstacks(inv): Automatically compress all stacks at inventory inv.

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
invutils.compressstacks(inv) -- Same as compressstacksof but works on all nome tool stacks

InventoryTable(sourceinv): Returns a InventoryTable (A inventory table that only exists in memmory), if sourceinv is provided, loads data from there.

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
local myinvtable = InventoryTable(inv) -- loads all items from inventory into a memory table

Functions in inventorytableref

loadfrominventory(aThis, inv): Loads an inventory from inv into a table.

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
local myinvtable = InventoryTable(nil)
myinvtable:loadfrominventory(inv) -- loads all items from inventory into a memory table

savetoinventory(aThis, inv): Saves the table into an inventory inv.

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
local myinvtable = InventoryTable(nil)
myinvtable:loadfrominventory(inv) -- loads all items from inventory into a memory table
myinvtable:savetoinventory(inv) -- saves all items back into inventory

getitemcount(aThis, name): Gets the number of items name in this inventory table.

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
local myinvtable = InventoryTable(inv) -- loads all items from inventory into a memory table
print(myinvtable:getitemcount("default:mese")) -- prints how much mese is stored at that table

setitemcount(aThis, name, value): Sets the number of items name in this inventory table.

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
local myinvtable = InventoryTable(inv) -- loads all items from inventory into a memory table
myinvtable:setitemcount("default:mese", 999) -- stores 999 mese at the table

clearitem(aThis, name): Deletes a name item stack from this inventory table.

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
local myinvtable = InventoryTable(inv) -- loads all items from inventory into a memory table
myinvtable:clearitem("default:mese") -- kills all mese that might be contained in the table

containstool(aThis, name): Check if tool exists.

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
local myinvtable = InventoryTable(inv) -- loads all items from inventory into a memory table
if myinvtable:containstool("default:steel_pickaxe") then
print("inventory contains at least a pickaxe")
end

convertstacksof(aThis, name1, name2, prop): Will turn all stacks of name1 into stacks of name2, with proportion prop (prop to 1). (Eg.: Automatically turns steel ingots into steel blocks).

Ex.:

local meta = minetest.env:get_meta({x=0, y=0, z=0})
local inv = meta:get_inventory()
local myinvtable = InventoryTable(inv) -- loads all items from inventory into a memory table
myinvtable:convertstacksof("default:gold_ingot", "default:gold_block", 9) -- now most gold ingots will become gold blocks

InventoryTable is a table that temporarely holds all that containned in an inventory. Its usefull to move inventories around and do other tricks.

This mod is broken, pending a complete overhaul due to how minetest deals with tools vs. items.

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