stakemarkers/init.lua

-- TODO: stakes must degrade if left in place for too much time.
--       they are meant for marking construction ground not to stand forever.
-- TODO: make them usable as fuel, or craft them into simple sticks.

stakemarkers = {}

stakemarkers.colors = {"red", "blue", "orange", "yellow", "green"}
stakemarkers.nodebox = {
	type = "fixed",
	fixed = {-1/16, -8/16, -1/16, 1/16, 8/16, 1/16}
}

function stakemarkers.register()
	for i, v in ipairs(stakemarkers.colors) do
		minetest.register_node("stakemarkers:marker_" .. v, {
			description = "Marker " .. v ..
					"\nUse to mark ground for construction.",
			paramtype = "light",
			drawtype = "nodebox",
			node_box = stakemarkers.nodebox,
			tiles = {"default_wood.png"},
			overlay_tiles = {"", "", "stakemarkers_" .. v .. ".png"},
			groups = {level=1, dig_immediate=2, attached_node=1},
			is_ground_content = false
		})

		minetest.register_craft({
			output = "stakemarkers:marker_" .. v .. " 8",
			recipe = {
				{"dye:" .. v},
				{"group:wood"},
				{"group:wood"}
			}
		})
	end
end

stakemarkers.register()