From bb9d6cf03726039764bb7af919720be9a6c07616 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wuzzy <almikes@aol.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 06:24:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Show barrier positions when wielding barrier

---
 mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes.lua   | 12 ++++++++++++
 mods/PLAYER/playerplus/init.lua | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+)

diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes.lua
index 0c1a8cdffa..98069f7b11 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes.lua
@@ -21,6 +21,18 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_core:barrier", {
 	on_blast = function() end,
 	drop = "",
 	_mcl_blast_resistance = 18000003,
+	after_place_node = function (pos, placer, itemstack, pointed_thing)
+		if placer == nil then
+			return
+		end
+		minetest.add_particle({
+			pos = pos,
+			expirationtime = 1,
+			size = 8,
+			texture = "default_barrier.png",
+			playername = placer:get_player_name()
+		})
+	end,
 })
 
 -- The void below the bedrock. Void damage is handled in playerplus.
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/playerplus/init.lua b/mods/PLAYER/playerplus/init.lua
index 1f3f308fd9..be0312bece 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/playerplus/init.lua
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/playerplus/init.lua
@@ -137,6 +137,36 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 			end
 		end
 
+		-- Show positions of barriers when player is wielding a barrier
+		if player:get_wielded_item():get_name() == "mcl_core:barrier" then
+			local pos = vector.round(player:getpos())
+			local r = 8
+			local vm = minetest.get_voxel_manip()
+			local emin, emax = vm:read_from_map({x=pos.x-r, y=pos.y-r, z=pos.z-r}, {x=pos.x+r, y=pos.y+r, z=pos.z+r})
+			local area = VoxelArea:new{
+				MinEdge = emin,
+				MaxEdge = emax,
+			}
+			local data = vm:get_data()
+			for x=pos.x-r, pos.x+r do
+			for y=pos.y-r, pos.y+r do
+			for z=pos.z-r, pos.z+r do
+				local vi = area:indexp(pos)
+				local node = minetest.get_name_from_content_id(data[vi])
+				if minetest.get_node({x=x,y=y,z=z}).name == "mcl_core:barrier" then
+					minetest.add_particle({
+						pos = {x=x, y=y, z=z},
+						expirationtime = 1,
+						size = 8,
+						texture = "default_barrier.png",
+						playername = player:get_player_name()
+					})
+				end
+			end
+			end
+			end
+		end
+
 	end
 
 end)