-Minetest Lua Mainmenu API Reference 0.4.11
+Minetest Lua Mainmenu API Reference 0.4.16
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Introduction
core.close()
Filesystem:
-core.get_scriptdir()
-^ returns directory of script
+core.get_builtin_path()
+^ returns path to builtin root
core.get_modpath() (possible in async calls)
^ returns path to global modpath
+core.get_clientmodpath() (possible in async calls)
+^ returns path to global client-side modpath
core.get_modstore_details(modid) (possible in async calls)
^ modid numeric id of mod in modstore
^ returns {
^ returns path to global gamepath
core.get_texturepath() (possible in async calls)
^ returns path to default textures
-core.get_dirlist(path,onlydirs) (possible in async calls)
-^ path to get subdirs from
-^ onlydirs should result contain only dirs?
-^ returns list of folders within path
core.create_dir(absolute_path) (possible in async calls)
^ absolute_path to directory to create (needs to be absolute)
^ returns true/false
addon_mods_paths = {[1] = <path>,},
}
core.get_games() -> table of all games in upper format (possible in async calls)
-core.get_mapgen_names() -> table of all map generator algorithms registered in
- the core (possible in async calls)
+core.get_mapgen_names([include_hidden=false]) -> table of map generator algorithms
+ registered in the core (possible in async calls)
Favorites:
core.get_favorites(location) -> list of favorites (possible in async calls)
core.delete_world(index)
Helpers:
+core.get_us_time()
+^ returns time with microsecond precision
core.gettext(string) -> string
^ look up the translation of a string in the gettext message catalog
-fgettext(string, ...) -> string
+fgettext_ne(string, ...)
^ call core.gettext(string), replace "$1"..."$9" with the given
-^ extra arguments, call core.formspec_escape and return the result
+^ extra arguments and return the result
+fgettext(string, ...) -> string
+^ same as fgettext_ne(), but calls core.formspec_escape before returning result
core.parse_json(string[, nullvalue]) -> something (possible in async calls)
^ see core.parse_json (lua_api.txt)
dump(obj, dumped={})
^ eg. string.trim("\n \t\tfoo bar\t ") == "foo bar"
core.is_yes(arg) (possible in async calls)
^ returns whether arg can be interpreted as yes
+minetest.encode_base64(string) (possible in async calls)
+^ Encodes a string in base64.
+minetest.decode_base64(string) (possible in async calls)
+^ Decodes a string encoded in base64.
+
+Version compat:
+core.get_min_supp_proto()
+^ returns the minimum supported network protocol version
+core.get_max_supp_proto()
+^ returns the maximum supported network protocol version
Async:
core.handle_async(async_job,parameters,finished)
-Limited set of available functions
e.g. No access to functions modifying menu like core.start,core.close,
core.file_open_dialog
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Class reference
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