[SOLVED]place sign inside "minetest.register_on_generated"

[Smitje]

Hi all, Happy new year!

Im looking to place a sign from inside "minetest.register_on_generated(..." larger snippet below
I can place sand using: ...minetest.get_content_id("default:sand")...
but signs using:...minetest.get_content_id("default:sign")...
don't show. There arn't any error warnings afaik, Do I need other attributes, is the name wrong, I have no clue

I also want to add some text. The idea is I want to check some values calculated in the script from inside the game at multiple positions for debugging purposes. other suggestions are very welcome.

Cheers, Smitje

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minetest.register_on_generated(function(minp, maxp, seed)
	if minp.y < YMIN or maxp.y > YMAX then
		return  -- The chunk is outside the set height band (YMIN YMAX)
	end

	local t1 = os.clock()
	local x1 = maxp.x
	local y1 = maxp.y
	local z1 = maxp.z
	local x0 = minp.x
	local y0 = minp.y
	local z0 = minp.z

	local vm, emin, emax = minetest.get_mapgen_object("voxelmanip")
	local area = VoxelArea:new{MinEdge=emin, MaxEdge=emax}
	local data = vm:get_data()

	local c_testmarker = minetest.get_content_id("citygen:testmarker")
	
	local chunck_name = tostring(x0)..","..tostring(z0)

    print(chunck_name)
    print("block "..x0.." "..y0.." "..z0.." # "..x1.." "..y1.." "..z1.."   ")

    
    --
    print("seed ")
    print(citygen_get_vseed(x0, z0))
    
    
    -- create seed markers
    hmap = minetest.get_mapgen_object("heightmap")
    if citygen.known_chuncks[chunck_name]["status"] == "hasseed" then
        local ch_seedx, ch_seedz = citygen_get_vseed(x0, z0)
        local h02 = citygen_get_h(ch_seedx, ch_seedz, x0, z0)
        if h02 <= y1 and h02 >= y0 then
            for k = 1, 4 do
                local vi = area:index(ch_seedx, h02+k, ch_seedz)
                data[vi] = c_testmarker
            end
            local vi = area:index(ch_seedx, h02+5, ch_seedz)
            data[vi] = minetest.get_content_id("default:sign")
            --print(dump(minetest.get_content_id("default:sand")))
        end
    end

	-- end of the citygen stuff ------------
	
	vm:set_data(data)
	vm:set_lighting({day=0, night=0})
	vm:calc_lighting()
	vm:write_to_map(data)
	local chugent = math.ceil((os.clock() - t1) * 1000)
	print ("[hfind] "..chugent.." ms\n")

[Krock]

It's called "default:sign_wall" (MTG reference)

To add text to your sign, you must get and set the metadata of your sign.
The following code is not tested, so there might be some problems.

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local sign_positions = {} -- For more than 1 sign per block
-- create seed markers


data[vi] = minetest.get_content_id("default:sign_wall")
table.insert(sign_positions, area:position(vi))


print ("[hfind] "..chugent.." ms\n")
local text = "Sign text"
for i,v in ipairs(sign_positions) do
	local meta = minetest.get_meta(v)
	meta:set_string("formspec", "field[text;;${text}]")
	meta:set_string("text", text)
	meta:set_string("infotext", '"' .. text .. '"')
end

[Smitje]

Thanks!

I used it like this and that works:
I think using the table as suggested would put the same text on all signs.

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            local vi = area:index(ch_seedx, h02+4, ch_seedz)
            data[vi] = minetest.get_content_id("default:sign_wall")
            local text = dump(area:position(vi)).." seed "..ch_seedx..", "..ch_seedy
            local meta = minetest.get_meta(area:position(vi))
            meta:set_string("formspec", "field[text;;${text}]")
            meta:set_string("text", text)
            meta:set_string("infotext", '"' .. text .. '"')

[Smitje]

Not quite generic or elegant but useful in my case:
x and z are coordinates in the block or chunk or what is it called (1-80)

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function setsign(x, z, x0, z0, area, data, text)
    local h = citygen_get_h(x, z, x0, z0)+1
    local vi = area:index(x, h, z)
    data[vi] = minetest.get_content_id("default:sign_wall")
    local meta = minetest.get_meta(area:position(vi))
    meta:set_string("formspec", "field[text;;${text}]")
    meta:set_string("text", text)
    meta:set_string("infotext", '"' .. text .. '"')
end


minetest.register_on_generated(function(minp, maxp, seed)
	if minp.y < YMIN or maxp.y > YMAX then
		return  -- The chunk is outside the set height band (YMIN YMAX)
	end

	local t1 = os.clock()
	local x1 = maxp.x
	local y1 = maxp.y
	local z1 = maxp.z
	local x0 = minp.x
	local y0 = minp.y
	local z0 = minp.z

	local vm, emin, emax = minetest.get_mapgen_object("voxelmanip")
	local area = VoxelArea:new{MinEdge=emin, MaxEdge=emax}
	local data = vm:get_data()

...

    setsign(x, z, x0, z0, area, data, "your text here")

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