Add minetest.is_creative_enabled

builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua

@@ -345,18 +345,12 @@ if INIT == "game" then
 --Wrapper for rotate_and_place() to check for sneak and assume Creative mode
 --implies infinite stacks when performing a 6d rotation.
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	local creative_mode_cache = core.settings:get_bool("creative_mode")
-	local function is_creative(name)
-		return creative_mode_cache or
-				core.check_player_privs(name, {creative = true})
-	end
-
 	core.rotate_node = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 		local name = placer and placer:get_player_name() or ""
 		local invert_wall = placer and placer:get_player_control().sneak or false
 		return core.rotate_and_place(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing,
-				is_creative(name),
-				{invert_wall = invert_wall}, true)
+			core.is_creative_enabled(name),
+			{invert_wall = invert_wall}, true)
 	end
 end
 

builtin/game/item.lua

@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ function core.node_dig(pos, node, digger)
 			wielded = wdef.after_use(wielded, digger, node, dp) or wielded
 		else
 			-- Wear out tool
-			if not core.settings:get_bool("creative_mode") then
+			if not core.is_creative_enabled(diggername) then
 				wielded:add_wear(dp.wear)
 				if wielded:get_count() == 0 and wdef.sound and wdef.sound.breaks then
 					core.sound_play(wdef.sound.breaks, {

builtin/game/misc.lua

@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ function core.record_protection_violation(pos, name)
 	end
 end
 
+-- To be overridden by Creative mods
+
+local creative_mode_cache = core.settings:get_bool("creative_mode")
+function core.is_creative_enabled(name)
+	return creative_mode_cache
+end
 
 -- Checks if specified volume intersects a protected volume