From 6cc471e986c694298716c257528c653395bd757d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zefram <zefram@fysh.org>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:25:46 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Simplify music player interface

---
 technic/helpers.lua |   40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
 1 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/technic/helpers.lua b/technic/helpers.lua
index 3fee5bb..c07937a 100644
--- a/technic/helpers.lua
+++ b/technic/helpers.lua
@@ -1,10 +1,38 @@
-function get_item_meta (string)
-	if string.find(string, "return {") then
-		return minetest.deserialize(string)
-	else return nil
+-- Only changes name, keeps other params
+function technic.swap_node(pos, name)
+	local node = minetest.get_node(pos)
+	if node.name ~= name then
+		node.name = name
+		minetest.swap_node(pos, node)
 	end
+	return node.name
 end
 
-function set_item_meta (table)
-	return minetest.serialize(table)
+-- Fully charge RE chargeable item.
+-- Must be defined early to reference in item definitions.
+function technic.refill_RE_charge(stack)
+	local max_charge = technic.power_tools[stack:get_name()]
+	if not max_charge then return stack end
+	technic.set_RE_wear(stack, max_charge, max_charge)
+	local meta = minetest.deserialize(stack:get_metadata()) or {}
+	meta.charge = max_charge
+	stack:set_metadata(minetest.serialize(meta))
+	return stack
 end
+
+local function resolve_name(function_name)
+	local a = _G
+	for key in string.gmatch(function_name, "([^%.]+)(%.?)") do
+		if a[key] then
+			a = a[key]
+		else
+			return nil
+		end
+	end
+	return a
+end
+
+function technic.function_exists(function_name)
+	return type(resolve_name(function_name)) == 'function'
+end
+

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