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+-- Minetest: builtin/misc.lua
+
+--
+-- Misc. API functions
+--
+
+minetest.timers_to_add = {}
+minetest.timers = {}
+minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
+	for _, timer in ipairs(minetest.timers_to_add) do
+		table.insert(minetest.timers, timer)
+	end
+	minetest.timers_to_add = {}
+	for index, timer in ipairs(minetest.timers) do
+		timer.time = timer.time - dtime
+		if timer.time <= 0 then
+			timer.func(timer.param)
+			table.remove(minetest.timers,index)
+		end
+	end
+end)
+
+function minetest.after(time, func, param)
+	table.insert(minetest.timers_to_add, {time=time, func=func, param=param})
+end
+
+function minetest.check_player_privs(name, privs)
+	local player_privs = minetest.get_player_privs(name)
+	local missing_privileges = {}
+	for priv, val in pairs(privs) do
+		if val then
+			if not player_privs[priv] then
+				table.insert(missing_privileges, priv)
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	if #missing_privileges > 0 then
+		return false, missing_privileges
+	end
+	return true, ""
+end
+
+function minetest.get_connected_players()
+	-- This could be optimized a bit, but leave that for later
+	local list = {}
+	for _, obj in pairs(minetest.env:get_objects_inside_radius({x=0,y=0,z=0}, 1000000)) do
+		if obj:get_player_name() then
+			table.insert(list, obj)
+		end
+	end
+	return list
+end
+
+function minetest.hash_node_position(pos)
+	return (pos.z+32768)*65536*65536 + (pos.y+32768)*65536 + pos.x+32768
+end
+
+