capturetheflag/mods/random_messages/init.lua

--[[
RandomMessages mod by arsdragonfly.
arsdragonfly@gmail.com
6/19/2013
--]]
--Time between two subsequent messages.
local MESSAGE_INTERVAL = 0

math.randomseed(os.time())

random_messages = {}
random_messages.messages = {} --This table contains all messages.

function table.count( t )
	local i = 0
	for k in pairs( t ) do i = i + 1 end
	return i
end

function table.random( t )
	local rk = math.random( 1, table.count( t ) )
	local i = 1
	for k, v in pairs( t ) do
		if ( i == rk ) then return v, k end
		i = i + 1
	end
end

function random_messages.initialize() --Set the interval in minetest.conf.
	minetest.setting_set("random_messages_interval",120)
	minetest.setting_save();
	return 120
end

function random_messages.set_interval() --Read the interval from minetest.conf(set it if it doesn'st exist)
	MESSAGE_INTERVAL = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("random_messages_interval")) or random_messages.initialize()
end

function random_messages.check_params(name,func,params)
	local stat,msg = func(params)
	if not stat then
		minetest.chat_send_player(name,msg)
		return false
	end
	return true
end

function random_messages.read_messages()
	random_messages.messages = {
		"To talk to only your team, start your messages with /t. For example, /t Hello team!",
		"Eat apples to restore health quickly.",
		"Steel swords do more damage than guns, but you need to be up close.",
		"Gain more score by killing more than you die, or by capturing the flag."
	}
end

function random_messages.display_message(message_number)
	local msg = random_messages.messages[message_number] or message_number
	if msg then
		minetest.chat_send_all(msg)
	end
end

function random_messages.show_message()
	random_messages.display_message(table.random(random_messages.messages))
end

function random_messages.list_messages()
	local str = ""
	for k,v in pairs(random_messages.messages) do
		str = str .. k .. " | " .. v .. "\n"
	end
	return str
end

function random_messages.remove_message(k)
	table.remove(random_messages.messages,k)
	random_messages.save_messages()
end

function random_messages.add_message(t)
	table.insert(random_messages.messages,table.concat(t," ",2))
	random_messages.save_messages()
end

function random_messages.save_messages()
	local output = io.open(minetest.get_worldpath().."/random_messages","w")
	for k,v in pairs(random_messages.messages) do
		output:write(v .. "\n")
	end
	io.close(output)
end

--When server starts:
random_messages.set_interval()
random_messages.read_messages()

local TIMER = 0
minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
	TIMER = TIMER + dtime;
	if TIMER > MESSAGE_INTERVAL then
		random_messages.show_message()
		TIMER = 0
	end
end)

local register_chatcommand_table = {
	params = "viewmessages | removemessage <number> | addmessage <number>",
	privs = {server = true},
	description = "View and/or alter the server's random messages",
	func = function(name,param)
		local t = string.split(param, " ")
		if t[1] == "viewmessages" then
			minetest.chat_send_player(name,random_messages.list_messages())
		elseif t[1] == "removemessage" then
			if not random_messages.check_params(
			name,
			function (params)
				if not tonumber(params[2]) or
				random_messages.messages[tonumber(params[2])] == nil then
					return false,"ERROR: No such message."
				end
				return true
			end,
			t) then return end
			random_messages.remove_message(t[2])
		elseif t[1] == "addmessage" then
			if not t[2] then
				minetest.chat_send_player(name,"ERROR: No message.")
			else
				random_messages.add_message(t)
			end
		else
				minetest.chat_send_player(name,"ERROR: Invalid command.")
		end
	end
}

minetest.register_chatcommand("random_messages", register_chatcommand_table)
minetest.register_chatcommand("rmessages", register_chatcommand_table)