1 -- Prevent anyone else accessing those functions
2 local forceload_block = minetest.forceload_block
3 local forceload_free_block = minetest.forceload_free_block
4 minetest.forceload_block = nil
5 minetest.forceload_free_block = nil
7 local blocks_forceloaded
8 local total_forceloaded = 0
11 local function get_blockpos(pos)
13 x = math.floor(pos.x/BLOCKSIZE),
14 y = math.floor(pos.y/BLOCKSIZE),
15 z = math.floor(pos.z/BLOCKSIZE)}
18 function minetest.forceload_block(pos)
19 local blockpos = get_blockpos(pos)
20 local hash = minetest.hash_node_position(blockpos)
21 if blocks_forceloaded[hash] ~= nil then
22 blocks_forceloaded[hash] = blocks_forceloaded[hash] + 1
25 if total_forceloaded >= (tonumber(minetest.setting_get("max_forceloaded_blocks")) or 16) then
28 total_forceloaded = total_forceloaded+1
29 blocks_forceloaded[hash] = 1
30 forceload_block(blockpos)
35 function minetest.forceload_free_block(pos)
36 local blockpos = get_blockpos(pos)
37 local hash = minetest.hash_node_position(blockpos)
38 if blocks_forceloaded[hash] == nil then return end
39 if blocks_forceloaded[hash] > 1 then
40 blocks_forceloaded[hash] = blocks_forceloaded[hash] - 1
42 total_forceloaded = total_forceloaded-1
43 blocks_forceloaded[hash] = nil
44 forceload_free_block(blockpos)
48 -- Keep the forceloaded areas after restart
49 local wpath = minetest.get_worldpath()
50 local function read_file(filename)
51 local f = io.open(filename, "r")
52 if f==nil then return {} end
53 local t = f:read("*all")
55 if t=="" or t==nil then return {} end
56 return minetest.deserialize(t)
59 local function write_file(filename, table)
60 local f = io.open(filename, "w")
61 f:write(minetest.serialize(table))
65 blocks_forceloaded = read_file(wpath.."/force_loaded.txt")
66 for _, __ in pairs(blocks_forceloaded) do
67 total_forceloaded = total_forceloaded + 1
70 minetest.after(5, function()
71 for hash, _ in pairs(blocks_forceloaded) do
72 local blockpos = minetest.get_position_from_hash(hash)
73 forceload_block(blockpos)
77 minetest.register_on_shutdown(function()
78 write_file(wpath.."/force_loaded.txt", blocks_forceloaded)