Add welfare caps, move backend to json

1 files changed, 19 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/interest.lua b/interest.lua
index e492566..696b691 100644
--- a/interest.lua
+++ b/interest.lua
@@ -1,16 +1,27 @@
 -- adapted from the income.lua file from the currency mod.
 local timer = 0
+
+function atm.welfare_payout()
+	payout = false
+	for _,player in ipairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
+		local name = player:get_player_name()
+		local limit = atm.welfare[name] or atm.default_welfare
+		atm.ensure_init(name)
+		if limit > 5 then
+			atm.balance[name] = math.floor(atm.balance[name] + 5)
+			atm.welfare[name] = limit - 5
+			payout = true
+		end
+	end
+	if payout then
+		atm.saveaccounts()
+	end
+end
+
 minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 	timer = timer + dtime;
 	if timer >= 1000 then
 		timer = 0
-		atm.readaccounts()
-		for _,player in ipairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
-			local name = player:get_player_name()
-			if not (atm.balance[name] == nil) then
-				atm.balance[name] = math.floor(atm.balance[name] + 5)
-			end
-		end
-		atm.saveaccounts()
+		atm.welfare_payout()
 	end
 end)