VoxeLibre/mods/ITEMS/mcl_sponges/init.lua

local absorb = function(pos)
	local change = false
	-- Count number of absorbed river water vs other nodes
	-- to determine the wet sponge type.
	local river_water = 0
	local non_river_water = 0
	local p, n
	for i=-3,3 do
		for j=-3,3 do
			for k=-3,3 do
				p = {x=pos.x+i, y=pos.y+j, z=pos.z+k}
				n = minetest.get_node(p)
				if minetest.get_item_group(n.name, "water") ~= 0 then
					minetest.add_node(p, {name="air"})
					change = true
					if n.name == "mclx_core:river_water_source" or n.name == "mclx_core:river_water_flowing" then
						river_water = river_water + 1
					else
						non_river_water = non_river_water + 1
					end
				end
			end
		end
	end
	-- The dominant water type wins. In case of a tie, normal water wins.
	-- This slight bias is intentional.
	local sponge_type
	if river_water > non_river_water then
		sponge_type = "mcl_sponges:sponge_wet_river_water"
	else
		sponge_type = "mcl_sponges:sponge_wet"
	end
	return change, sponge_type
end

minetest.register_node("mcl_sponges:sponge", {
	description = "Sponge",
	_doc_items_longdesc = "Sponges are blocks which remove water around them when they are placed or come in contact with water, turning it into a wet sponge.",
	drawtype = "normal",
	is_ground_content = false,
	tiles = {"mcl_sponges_sponge.png"},
	walkable = true,
	pointable = true,
	diggable = true,
	buildable_to = false,
	stack_max = 64,
	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_dirt_defaults(),
	groups = {handy=1, building_block=1},
	on_place = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
		local pn = placer:get_player_name()
		if pointed_thing.type ~= "node" then
			return itemstack
		end

		-- Use pointed node's on_rightclick function first, if present
		local node = minetest.get_node(pointed_thing.under)
		if placer and not placer:get_player_control().sneak then
			if minetest.registered_nodes[node.name] and minetest.registered_nodes[node.name].on_rightclick then
				return minetest.registered_nodes[node.name].on_rightclick(pointed_thing.under, node, placer, itemstack) or itemstack
			end
		end

		if minetest.is_protected(pointed_thing.above, pn) then
			return itemstack
		end

		local pos = pointed_thing.above
		local on_water = false
		if minetest.get_item_group(minetest.get_node(pos).name, "water") ~= 0 then
			on_water = true
		end
		local water_found = minetest.find_node_near(pos, 1, "group:water")
		if water_found ~= nil then
			on_water = true
		end
		if on_water then
			-- Absorb water
			-- FIXME: pos is not always the right placement position because of pointed_thing
			local absorbed, wet_sponge = absorb(pos)
			if absorbed then
				minetest.item_place_node(ItemStack(wet_sponge), placer, pointed_thing)
				if not minetest.settings:get_bool("creative_mode") then
					itemstack:take_item()
				end
				return itemstack
			end
		end
		return minetest.item_place_node(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
	end,
	_mcl_blast_resistance = 3,
	_mcl_hardness = 0.6,
})

minetest.register_node("mcl_sponges:sponge_wet", {
	description = "Waterlogged Sponge",
	_doc_items_longdesc = "A waterlogged sponge can be dried in the furnace to turn it into (dry) sponge. When there's an empty bucket in the fuel slot of a furnace, the water will pour into the bucket.",
	drawtype = "normal",
	is_ground_content = false,
	tiles = {"mcl_sponges_sponge_wet.png"},
	walkable = true,
	pointable = true,
	diggable = true,
	buildable_to = false,
	stack_max = 64,
	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_dirt_defaults(),
	groups = {handy=1, building_block=1},
	_mcl_blast_resistance = 3,
	_mcl_hardness = 0.6,
})

if minetest.get_modpath("mclx_core") then
	minetest.register_node("mcl_sponges:sponge_wet_river_water", {
		description = "Riverwaterlogged Sponge",
		_doc_items_longdesc = "A sponge full of river water. It can be dried in the furnace to turn it into (dry) sponge. When there's an empty bucket in the fuel slot of the furnace, the river water will pour into the bucket.",
		drawtype = "normal",
		is_ground_content = false,
		tiles = {"mcl_sponges_sponge_wet_river_water.png"},
		walkable = true,
		pointable = true,
		diggable = true,
		buildable_to = false,
		stack_max = 64,
		sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_dirt_defaults(),
		groups = {handy=1, building_block=1},
		_mcl_blast_resistance = 3,
		_mcl_hardness = 0.6,
	})

	minetest.register_craft({
		type = "cooking",
		output = "mcl_sponges:sponge",
		recipe = "mcl_sponges:sponge_wet_river_water",
		cooktime = 10,
	})
end

minetest.register_craft({
	type = "cooking",
	output = "mcl_sponges:sponge",
	recipe = "mcl_sponges:sponge_wet",
	cooktime = 10,
})

minetest.register_abm({
	label = "Sponge water absorbtion",
	nodenames = { "mcl_sponges:sponge" },
	neighbors = { "group:water" },
	interval = 1,
	chance = 1,
	action = function(pos)
		local absorbed, wet_sponge = absorb(pos)
		if absorbed then
			minetest.add_node(pos, {name = wet_sponge})
		end
	end,
})