Breeding sheep now mixes wool colors like dyes

mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/sheep.lua

@@ -207,15 +207,44 @@ mobs:register_mob("mobs_mc:sheep", {
 		if mobs:capture_mob(self, clicker, 0, 5, 70, false, nil) then return end
 	end,
 	on_breed = function(parent1, parent2)
+		-- Breed sheep and choose a fur color for the child.
 		local pos = parent1.object:get_pos()
 		local child = mobs:spawn_child(pos, parent1.name)
 		if child then
 			local ent_c = child:get_luaentity()
-			local p = math.random(1, 2)
-			if p == 1 then
-				ent_c.base_texture = sheep_texture(parent1.color)
-			else
-				ent_c.base_texture = sheep_texture(parent2.color)
+			local color1 = parent1.color
+			local color2 = parent2.color
+
+			local dye1 = mcl_dye.unicolor_to_dye(color1)
+			local dye2 = mcl_dye.unicolor_to_dye(color2)
+			local output
+			-- Check if parent colors could be mixed as dyes
+			if dye1 and dye2 then
+				output = minetest.get_craft_result({items = {dye1, dye2}, method="normal"})
+			end
+			local mixed = false
+			if output and not output.item:is_empty() then
+				-- Try to mix dyes and use that as new fur color
+				local new_dye = output.item:get_name()
+				local groups = minetest.registered_items[new_dye].groups
+				for k, v in pairs(groups) do
+					if string.sub(k, 1, 9) == "unicolor_" then
+						ent_c.base_texture = sheep_texture(k)
+						mixed = true
+						break
+					end
+				end
+			end
+
+			-- Colors not mixable
+			if not mixed then
+				-- Choose color randomly from one of the parents
+				local p = math.random(1, 2)
+				if p == 1 then
+					ent_c.base_texture = sheep_texture(color1)
+				else
+					ent_c.base_texture = sheep_texture(color2)
+				end
 			end
 			child:set_properties({textures = ent_c.base_texture})
 			ent_c.initial_color_set = true

mods/ITEMS/mcl_dye/init.lua

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 --     recipe = {'<mod>:item_no_color', 'group:basecolor_yellow'},
 -- })
 
--- Other mods can use these for looping through available colors
 mcl_dye = {}
-local dye = {}
-dye.basecolors = {"white", "grey", "black", "red", "yellow", "green", "cyan", "blue", "magenta"}
-dye.excolors = {"white", "lightgrey", "grey", "darkgrey", "black", "red", "orange", "yellow", "lime", "green", "aqua", "cyan", "sky_blue", "blue", "violet", "magenta", "red_violet"}
+
+-- Other mods can use these for looping through available colors
+mcl_dye.basecolors = {"white", "grey", "black", "red", "yellow", "green", "cyan", "blue", "magenta"}
+mcl_dye.excolors = {"white", "lightgrey", "grey", "darkgrey", "black", "red", "orange", "yellow", "lime", "green", "aqua", "cyan", "sky_blue", "blue", "violet", "magenta", "red_violet"}
 
 -- Base color groups:
 -- - basecolor_white
@@ -82,6 +82,20 @@ dyelocal.dyes = {
 	{"pink",       "Pink Dye",      {dye=1, craftitem=1, basecolor_red=1,     excolor_red=1,       unicolor_light_red=1}},
 }
 
+dyelocal.unicolor_to_dye_id = {}
+for d=1, #dyelocal.dyes do
+	for k, _ in pairs(dyelocal.dyes[d][3]) do
+		if string.sub(k, 1, 9) == "unicolor_" then
+			dyelocal.unicolor_to_dye_id[k] = dyelocal.dyes[d][1]
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+-- Takes an unicolor group name (e.g. “unicolor_white”) and returns a corresponding dye name (if it exists), nil otherwise.
+mcl_dye.unicolor_to_dye = function(unicolor_group)
+	return "mcl_dye:" .. dyelocal.unicolor_to_dye_id[unicolor_group]
+end
+
 -- Define items
 for _, row in ipairs(dyelocal.dyes) do
 	local name = row[1]