Add API to create filled map

mods/ITEMS/mcl_maps/init.lua

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+mcl_maps = {}
+
 local S = minetest.get_translator("mcl_maps")
 local storage = minetest.get_mod_storage()
 local modpath = minetest.get_modpath("mcl_maps")
@@ -25,11 +27,9 @@ local loaded_maps = {}
 
 local c_air = minetest.get_content_id("air")
 
--- Turn empty map into filled map by rightclick
+function mcl_maps.create_map(pos)
-local make_filled_map = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
+	local itemstack = ItemStack("mcl_maps:filled_map")
-	local new_map = ItemStack("mcl_maps:filled_map")
+	local meta = itemstack:get_meta()
-	if minetest.settings:get_bool("enable_real_maps", true) then
-		local meta = new_map:get_meta()
 	local id = storage:get_int("next_id")
 	storage:set_int("next_id", id + 1)
 	local texture_file = "mcl_maps_map_texture_" .. id .. ".tga"
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@ local make_filled_map = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 	meta:set_int("mcl_maps:id", id)
 	meta:set_string("mcl_maps:texture", texture)
 	meta:set_string("mcl_maps:texture_path", texture_path)
-		tt.reload_itemstack_description(new_map)
+	tt.reload_itemstack_description(itemstack)
 	creating_maps[texture] = true
-		local pos = placer:get_pos()
 	local minp = vector.multiply(vector.floor(vector.divide(pos, 128)), 128)
 	local maxp = vector.add(minp, vector.new(127, 127, 127))
 	minetest.emerge_area(minp, maxp, function(blockpos, action, calls_remaining)
-			if calls_remaining < 1 then
+		if calls_remaining > 0 then
+			return
+		end
 		local vm = minetest.get_voxel_manip()
 		local emin, emax = vm:read_from_map(minp, maxp)
 		local data = vm:get_data()
@@ -61,31 +62,24 @@ local make_filled_map = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 				for map_y = maxp.y, minp.y, -1 do
 					local index = area:index(map_x, map_y, map_z)
 					local c_id = data[index]
-
 					if c_id ~= c_air then
 						color = color_cache[c_id]
-
 						if color == nil then
 							local nodename = minetest.get_name_from_content_id(c_id)
 							local def = minetest.registered_nodes[nodename]
-
 							if def then
 								local texture
-
 								if def.palette then
 									texture = def.palette
 								elseif def.tiles then
 									texture = def.tiles[1]
-
 									if type(texture) == "table" then
 										texture = texture.name
 									end
 								end
-
 								if texture then
 									texture = texture:match("([^=^%^]-([^.]+))$"):split("^")[1]
 								end
-
 								if def.palette then
 									local palette = palettes[texture]
 									color = palette and {palette = palette}
@@ -117,7 +111,6 @@ local make_filled_map = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 								}
 							end
 						end
-
 							height = map_y
 						break
 					end
@@ -128,13 +121,16 @@ local make_filled_map = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 			end
 			last_heightmap = heightmap
 		end
-
 		tga_encoder.image(pixels):save(texture_path)
-
 		creating_maps[texture] = false
-			end
 	end)
-	end
+	return itemstack
+end
+
+-- Turn empty map into filled map by rightclick
+local make_filled_map = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
+	if minetest.settings:get_bool("enable_real_maps", true) then
+		local new_map = mcl_maps.create_map(placer:get_pos())
 		itemstack:take_item()
 		if itemstack:is_empty() then
 			return new_map
@@ -147,6 +143,7 @@ local make_filled_map = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 			end
 			return itemstack
 		end
+	end
 end
 
 minetest.register_craftitem("mcl_maps:empty_map", {