Allow droppers to put items into containers

mods/mcl_util/init.lua

@@ -97,3 +97,21 @@ function mcl_util.rotate_axis(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 	return itemstack
 end
 
+-- Moves a single item from one inventory to another
+-- Returns true on success and false on failure
+function mcl_util.move_item(source_inventory, source_list, source_stack_id, destination_inventory, destination_list)
+	if not source_inventory:is_empty(source_list) then
+		local stack = source_inventory:get_stack(source_list, source_stack_id)
+		local item = stack:get_name()
+		if not stack:is_empty() then
+			if not destination_inventory:room_for_item(destination_list, item) then
+				return false
+			end
+			stack:take_item()
+			source_inventory:set_stack(source_list, source_stack_id, stack)
+			destination_inventory:add_item(destination_list, item)
+			return true
+		end
+	end
+	return false
+end

mods/redstone/mcl_dropper/depends.txt

@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 mesecons
+mcl_util

mods/redstone/mcl_dropper/init.lua

@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_dropper:dropper", {
 			local inv = meta:get_inventory()
 			local droppos = vector.subtract(pos, minetest.facedir_to_dir(node.param2))
 			local dropnode = minetest.get_node(droppos)
-			-- Do not drop into solid nodes
+			-- Do not drop into solid nodes, unless they are containers
-			if minetest.registered_nodes[dropnode.name].walkable then
+			local dropnodedef = minetest.registered_nodes[dropnode.name]
-				-- TODO: Drop into container
+			if dropnodedef.walkable and not dropnodedef.groups.container then
 				return
 			end
 			local stacks = {}
@@ -61,9 +61,26 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_dropper:dropper", {
 				local r = math.random(1, #stacks)
 				local stack = stacks[r].stack
 				local dropitem = ItemStack(stack:get_name())
+				local stack_id = stacks[r].stackpos
+				-- If it's a container, put it into the container
+				if dropnodedef.groups.container then
+					local dropmeta = minetest.get_meta(droppos)
+					local dropinv = dropmeta:get_inventory()
+					if dropnodedef.groups.container == 2 then
+						mcl_util.move_item(inv, "main", stack_id, dropinv, "main")
+					elseif dropnodedef.groups.container == 3 then
+						if not minetest.registered_nodes[stack:get_name()].groups.shulker_box then
+							mcl_util.move_item(inv, "main", stack_id, dropinv, "main")
+						end
+					elseif dropnodedef.groups.container == 4 then
+						mcl_util.move_item(inv, "main", stack_id, dropinv, "src")
+					end
+				else
+				-- Drop item normally
 					minetest.add_item(droppos, dropitem)
 					stack:take_item()
-				inv:set_stack("main", stacks[r].stackpos, stack)
+					inv:set_stack("main", stack_id, stack)
+				end
 			end
 		end
 	}}