Time  Nick       Message
00:49 rdococ     Could I use minetest.create_detached_inventory to store inventories in items?
00:49 rdococ     Or is there a better way to do that now?
00:51 rdococ     In the past, I've just converted the inventory data to a string when you pick the node up, and then convert it back when you place the node down again. This requires you to place the item to access the inventory, though.
00:52 rdococ     In addition, do detached inventories persist between server restarts?
00:57 benrob0329 paramat: what do you think of the idea of being able to scale the smooth lighting resolution to match the texture resolution?
00:57 benrob0329 so that it feels like it's part of the texture, rather than slapped on top of it?
01:07 rdococ     that sounds cool
04:15 sofar      rdococ: detached inventories are not stored across restarts
10:36 rdococ     sofar: how would I store inventories in items?
10:49 IcyDiamond Metadata or modstorage
10:50 IcyDiamond I have used metadata for storing items in items
10:50 rdococ     maybe I could have a detached inventory that updates item metadata?
10:51 IcyDiamond Sure
10:51 rdococ     in the past, I had a node that stored inventory in its metadata and then converted it back when placed
10:52 rdococ     however, this time I want items that can be opened without having to place them
10:53 rdococ     alternatively, I could secretly load the mapblocks near the top of the world and place the nodes there automatically
10:53 IcyDiamond Lol
10:55 rdococ     what do you think about a lisp-like language where lists and atoms are represented as items?
11:25 rdococ     Do item stacks have a unique identity?
11:27 ANAND      rdococ: Not really
11:27 ANAND      But that can be implemented using ItemStack metadata keys
11:38 rdococ     How would I tell when an item is deleted?
11:39 rubenwardy you can't
11:40 ANAND      Probably iterate through all items in the inv. and see if an item with the unique ID exists?
11:40 ANAND      Possible, but not recommended
11:40 rdococ     the item with the inventory could be anywhere
11:40 ANAND      ._.
11:40 rdococ     I'd have to effectively do my own garbage collection
11:41 ANAND      You're storing an inv. within an ItemStack?
11:41 rdococ     my plan is to store a unique ID within an itemstack, and then map that to inventory data
11:41 rdococ     the reason I don't store the inventory data in the itemstack itself is that the itemstack might move while you're looking at its inventory
11:41 ANAND      True
11:42 ANAND      What are you working on, if I may ask? :)
11:43 rdococ     for now, a way for items to have inventories :P
11:44 ANAND      Oookay.. cool :)
11:50 rdococ     new plan: each item will have both its inventory data and a unique ID. then, I can check if the item has moved and if it has, close the inventory
12:39 tenplus1   hi folks :)
13:19 * tenplus1 wonders if ShadowBot is away for lunch
13:21 tenplus1   VanessaE: you around ?
13:24 VanessaE   no :P
13:25 VanessaE   what's up?
13:25 tenplus1   lol, hiiiii
13:25 tenplus1   you left a memo for me reg. BakedClay... but I kinda closed it by mistake...
13:25 VanessaE   oh heh
13:26 VanessaE   well that was just an  "update your shit"  comment :)
13:26 tenplus1   ooh, you got an update for me ?
13:26 VanessaE   I don't, I was saying you should make it work with Unified Dyes, do like the coloredwood mod.
13:27 tenplus1   ohhhh, wouldnt that mean using an lbm to replace a lot of baked clay blocks and stairs to use the new one ?
13:27 VanessaE   yup.
13:27 VanessaE   it'd be a pain the rump. :)
13:27 tenplus1   that worries me...
13:27 tenplus1   wb shadow
13:28 tenplus1   will check out coloured wood mod and see if it's worth it :DD
13:59 tenplus1   also xpanes glass would benefit from having unified dye support :)
14:04 tenplus1   wb scr267
14:04 scr267     ty tenplus1
15:09 tenplus1   laters o/