From 86fd616f3c7ae820934dcd99f4c15342f4eda4ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: paramat <mat.gregory@virginmedia.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2017 17:54:03 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Flora spread: Allow spread on rainforest litter. Other
 improvements

Use the soil group more instead of checking for multiple node names.
Remove 'neighbors' from ABM.
Turn any flora to dry shrub if on a non-soil, except when on default:sand
to avoid dune grasses being replaced.
Search for "group:soil" when searching for a position for the new flora
node, instead of searching for multiple node names, however do not spread
flora onto desert sand, which is in the soil group.

Remove default:dirt_with_snow from the soil group as it would be frozen
soil. It can be dug and placed to turn it into dirt (consider this some
extra work needed to make it cultivatable).
---
 mods/default/nodes.lua |  2 +-
 mods/flowers/init.lua  | 29 +++++++++++++++--------------
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mods/default/nodes.lua b/mods/default/nodes.lua
index e410172f..c70f614b 100644
--- a/mods/default/nodes.lua
+++ b/mods/default/nodes.lua
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ minetest.register_node("default:dirt_with_snow", {
 	tiles = {"default_snow.png", "default_dirt.png",
 		{name = "default_dirt.png^default_snow_side.png",
 			tileable_vertical = false}},
-	groups = {crumbly = 3, soil = 1, spreading_dirt_type = 1, snowy = 1},
+	groups = {crumbly = 3, spreading_dirt_type = 1, snowy = 1},
 	drop = 'default:dirt',
 	sounds = default.node_sound_dirt_defaults({
 		footstep = {name = "default_snow_footstep", gain = 0.15},
diff --git a/mods/flowers/init.lua b/mods/flowers/init.lua
index da82bb7c..c71bc29c 100644
--- a/mods/flowers/init.lua
+++ b/mods/flowers/init.lua
@@ -107,12 +107,11 @@ function flowers.flower_spread(pos, node)
 	pos.y = pos.y - 1
 	local under = minetest.get_node(pos)
 	pos.y = pos.y + 1
-	if under.name == "default:desert_sand" then
+	if minetest.get_item_group(under.name, "soil") == 0 and
+			-- Do not replace sand dune grasses
+			under.name ~= "default:sand" then
 		minetest.set_node(pos, {name = "default:dry_shrub"})
 		return
-	elseif under.name ~= "default:dirt_with_grass" and
-			under.name ~= "default:dirt_with_dry_grass" then
-		return
 	end
 
 	local light = minetest.get_node_light(pos)
@@ -126,24 +125,26 @@ function flowers.flower_spread(pos, node)
 		return
 	end
 
-	local seedling = minetest.find_nodes_in_area_under_air(pos0, pos1,
-		{"default:dirt_with_grass", "default:dirt_with_dry_grass"})
-	if #seedling > 0 then
-		seedling = seedling[math.random(#seedling)]
-		seedling.y = seedling.y + 1
-		light = minetest.get_node_light(seedling)
-		if not light or light < 13 then
+	local soils = minetest.find_nodes_in_area_under_air(
+		pos0, pos1, "group:soil")
+	if #soils > 0 then
+		local seedling = soils[math.random(#soils)]
+		local seedling_above =
+			{x = seedling.x, y = seedling.y + 1, z = seedling.z}
+		light = minetest.get_node_light(seedling_above)
+		if not light or light < 13 or
+				-- Desert sand is in the soil group
+				minetest.get_node(seedling).name == "default:desert_sand" then
 			return
 		end
-		minetest.set_node(seedling, {name = node.name})
+
+		minetest.set_node(seedling_above, {name = node.name})
 	end
 end
 
 minetest.register_abm({
 	label = "Flower spread",
 	nodenames = {"group:flora"},
-	neighbors = {"default:dirt_with_grass", "default:dirt_with_dry_grass",
-		"default:desert_sand"},
 	interval = 13,
 	chance = 96,
 	action = function(...)
-- 
2.25.1