[Mod] What is this? [whatisthis]

[QwertyDragon]

This is something worth being passed along.

09:42 Elon_Satoshi> I'm trying to find a minetest mod that allowed a command that would
identify the ID of whatever object you were holding
09:47 sfan5> that's pretty trivial
09:47 sfan5> might be easier to just write your own
09:53 nore> sfan5: it is possible to get the ID from lua?
09:53 Elon_Satoshi> sfan5: Hmm
09:53 Elon_Satoshi> sfan5: It was something like /whatisthis
09:53 sfan5> nore: i'm assuming he means the "default:sandstonebrick" thing
09:55 calculon> you can just use F5, it shows the id of the object you are pointing
09:55 nore> calculon: yes, pointing but not holding
09:55 nore> that's the problem
09:56 calculon> sure, that depends on what you really want
09:56 calculon> that's what i do to identify an object, drop it and see what it says
09:57 sfan5> Elon_Satoshi:
minetest.register_chatcommand("whatisthis",{func=function(name) return
true,"You are holding:
"..minetest.get_player_by_name(name):get_wielded_item():get_name() end})
10:03 Elon_Satoshi> sfan5: What's the func=function(name) part for?
10:03 sfan5> it defines the function that runs when you call the command
10:07 Elon_Satoshi> Thanks sfan5, it works
10:08 sfan5> like i said: trivial
12:48 QwertyDragon> sfan5 Can I pass that on to people with LGPL 2.1 as "sfan5" as author?
...He said yes.
...well, his exact words were:
12:48 sfan5> use whatever license you want, i don't care

So to use this just go into /minetest/mods and create folder called "whatisthis".
Inside folder /minetest/mods/whatisthis create a file named init.lua
and paste this:

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minetest.register_chatcommand("whatisthis", {
	func=function(name)
	return true,"You are holding:"..
	minetest.get_player_by_name(name):get_wielded_item():get_name()
	end,
})

Also include a file readme.txt and paste:

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whatisthis mod tells you what you are holding.
Author: sfan5
Licence: LGPL 2.1 

Then go into /minetest/worlds/world
If the world you are using is "something-else"
Then go into /minetest/worlds/something-else
and add this line in world.mt file

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load_mod_whatisthis = true

Now in game you have a new command that will tell you the
correct name of the item you are holding.
/whatisthis

[octacian]

Interesting, though simple, but why don't you provide this as an actual mod rather than having people copy-paste code?

[QwertyDragon]

https://github.com/QwertyDragon/whatisthis

[azekill_DIABLO]

;) +1