Dynamic module loading - you can now delete any file in the worldedit mod except init.lua, and the relevant functionality will simply not be included.

3 files changed, 17 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/WorldEdit API.md b/WorldEdit API.md
index 464a719..a69062f 100644
--- a/WorldEdit API.md
+++ b/WorldEdit API.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ WorldEdit API
 =============

 The WorldEdit API is composed of multiple modules, each of which is independent and can be used without the other. Each module is contained within a single file.

 

+If needed, individual modules such as visualization.lua can be removed without affecting the rest of the program. The only file that cannot be removed is init.lua, which is necessary for the mod to run.

+

 For more information, see the [README](README.md).

 

 Manipulations

diff --git a/worldedit/compatibility.lua b/worldedit/compatibility.lua
index 3b9c889..0ea2333 100644
--- a/worldedit/compatibility.lua
+++ b/worldedit/compatibility.lua
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+worldedit = worldedit or {}

+

 worldedit.allocate_old = worldedit.allocate

 worldedit.deserialize_old = worldedit.deserialize

 worldedit.metasave = function(pos1, pos2, filename)

diff --git a/worldedit/init.lua b/worldedit/init.lua
index aaf70ae..f3eb9bb 100644
--- a/worldedit/init.lua
+++ b/worldedit/init.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 local path = minetest.get_modpath("worldedit")

-dofile(path .. "/manipulations.lua")

-dofile(path .. "/primitives.lua")

-dofile(path .. "/visualization.lua")

-dofile(path .. "/serialization.lua")

-dofile(path .. "/code.lua")

-dofile(path .. "/compatibility.lua")
\ No newline at end of file
+

+local loadmodule = function(path)

+	return pcall(function()

+		dofile(path)

+	end)

+end

+

+loadmodule(path .. "/manipulations.lua")

+loadmodule(path .. "/primitives.lua")

+loadmodule(path .. "/visualization.lua")

+loadmodule(path .. "/serialization.lua")

+loadmodule(path .. "/code.lua")

+loadmodule(path .. "/compatibility.lua")
\ No newline at end of file