HUD score improvements (#656)

* Move hud_score mod to 'other' modpack

* hud_score: Reuse element when adding a new element with the same name

mods/other/hud_score/README.md

@@ -28,15 +28,15 @@ Example definition:
 ## `players` table
 
 This is a table of tables, indexed by player names. This table holds the HUD
-data of all online players. Each sub-table is a list of score tables, which
+data of all online players. Each sub-table is a list of HUD score elements,
-are added by `hud_score.new`.
+which are added by `hud_score.new`.
 
 ```lua
 local players = {
     ["name"] = {
-        [1] = <score_def>,
+        [1] = <hud_score_element>,
-        [2] = <score_def>,
+        [2] = <hud_score_element>,
-        [3] = <score_def>
+        [3] = <hud_score_element>
         ...
     },
     ["name2"] = {

mods/other/hud_score/init.lua

@@ -50,24 +50,38 @@ local function update(name)
 end
 
 function hud_score.new(name, def)
-	local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
-	if not player then
-		return
-	end
-
 	-- Verify HUD score element def
 	if not name or not def or type(def) ~= "table" or
 			not def.name or not def.value or not def.color then
 		error("hud_score: Invalid HUD score element definition", 2)
 	end
 
+	local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
+	if not player then
+		return
+	end
+
 	-- Store element expiration time in def.time
 	-- and append score element def to players[name]
 	def.time = os.time() + duration
 	if next_check > duration then
 		next_check = duration
 	end
+
+	-- If a HUD score element with the same name exists already,
+	-- reuse it instead of creating a new element
+	local is_new = true
+	for i, hud_score_spec in ipairs(players[name]) do
+		if hud_score_spec.name == def.name then
+			is_new = false
+			players[name][i] = def
+			break
+		end
+	end
+
+	if is_new then
 		table.insert(players[name], def)
+	end
 
 	-- If more than `max` active elements, mark oldest element for deletion
 	if #players[name] > max then