From d2d65be1d9ab42d81e4050f95614c83e584bd143 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: luk3yx <luk3yx@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2018 11:57:30 +1200
Subject: [PATCH] Fix local echo in laggy servers

Instead of displaying the first buffer item, now display the whole buffer when required.
---
 init.lua | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 8b98221..c90f55b 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ local channel = main_channel
 local storage = minetest.get_mod_storage()
 local channels = {}
 local messages_sent = 0
-local buffer = {}
+local buffer = ''
 local msgprefix
 local localplayer = '[you]'
 local show_main_channel = true
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ minetest.register_on_sending_chat_messages(function(msg)
     end
     local players = get_channel_users(c)
     if not players then return end
-    table.insert(buffer, '-' .. c .. '- <' .. localplayer .. '> ' .. msg)
+    if #buffer > 0 then buffer = buffer .. '\n' end
+    buffer = buffer .. '-' .. c .. '- <' .. localplayer .. '> ' .. msg
     messages_sent = messages_sent + #players
     for p = 1, #players do
         minetest.run_server_chatcommand('msg', players[p] .. ' -' .. c ..
@@ -132,8 +133,8 @@ minetest.register_on_receiving_chat_messages(function(msg)
         if messages_sent > 0 then
           messages_sent = messages_sent - 1
           if messages_sent == 0 and #buffer > 0 then
-              minetest.display_chat_message(buffer[1])
-              table.remove(buffer, 1)
+              minetest.display_chat_message(buffer)
+              buffer = ''
           end
           return true
         end