Add get_biome_id(biome_name) callback

It returns the index used in mg->biomemap for a given biome name.
The biomemap is useless without this unless you re-register all existing biomes,
which could cause problems for anyone else trying to use biomemap.
With this, you can quickly create a lookup table of ids and names.

3 files changed, 32 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index 5b6e55ef3..7b0f1e2aa 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -1999,6 +1999,9 @@ and `minetest.auth_reload` call the authetification handler.
 * `get_gen_notify()`: returns a flagstring and a table with the deco_ids
 * `minetest.get_mapgen_object(objectname)`
     * Return requested mapgen object if available (see "Mapgen objects")
+* `minetest.get_biome_id(biome_name)`
+    * Returns the biome id, as used in the biomemap Mapgen object, for a
+      given biome_name string.
 * `minetest.get_mapgen_params()` Returns mapgen parameters, a table containing
   `mgname`, `seed`, `chunksize`, `water_level`, and `flags`.
 * `minetest.set_mapgen_params(MapgenParams)`
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_mapgen.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_mapgen.cpp
index dcb611f47..784ceabcc 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_mapgen.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_mapgen.cpp
@@ -450,6 +450,30 @@ size_t get_biome_list(lua_State *L, int index,
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
+// get_biome_id(biomename)
+// returns the biome id used in biomemap
+int ModApiMapgen::l_get_biome_id(lua_State *L)
+{
+	const char *biome_str = lua_tostring(L, 1);
+	if (!biome_str)
+		return 0;
+
+	BiomeManager *bmgr = getServer(L)->getEmergeManager()->biomemgr;
+
+	if (!bmgr)
+		return 0;
+
+	Biome *biome = (Biome *) bmgr->getByName(biome_str);
+
+	if (!biome || biome->index == OBJDEF_INVALID_INDEX)
+		return 0;
+
+	lua_pushinteger(L, biome->index);
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
 // get_mapgen_object(objectname)
 // returns the requested object used during map generation
 int ModApiMapgen::l_get_mapgen_object(lua_State *L)
@@ -1257,6 +1281,7 @@ int ModApiMapgen::l_serialize_schematic(lua_State *L)
 
 void ModApiMapgen::Initialize(lua_State *L, int top)
 {
+	API_FCT(get_biome_id);
 	API_FCT(get_mapgen_object);
 
 	API_FCT(get_mapgen_params);
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_mapgen.h b/src/script/lua_api/l_mapgen.h
index 7440d1285..4768f934d 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_mapgen.h
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_mapgen.h
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 
 class ModApiMapgen : public ModApiBase {
 private:
+	// get_biome_id(biomename)
+	// returns the biome id used in biomemap
+	static int l_get_biome_id(lua_State *L);
+
 	// get_mapgen_object(objectname)
 	// returns the requested object used during map generation
 	static int l_get_mapgen_object(lua_State *L);