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diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_nodemeta.h b/src/script/lua_api/l_nodemeta.h
index ed06ff0fa..e39ac3931 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_nodemeta.h
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_nodemeta.h
@@ -39,6 +39,19 @@ private:
static NodeMetaRef *checkobject(lua_State *L, int narg);
+ /**
+ * Retrieve metadata for a node.
+ * If @p auto_create is set and the specified node has no metadata information
+ * associated with it yet, the method attempts to attach a new metadata object
+ * to the node and returns a pointer to the metadata when successful.
+ *
+ * However, it is NOT guaranteed that the method will return a pointer,
+ * and @c NULL may be returned in case of an error regardless of @p auto_create.
+ *
+ * @param ref specifies the node for which the associated metadata is retrieved.
+ * @param auto_create when true, try to create metadata information for the node if it has none.
+ * @return pointer to a @c NodeMetadata object or @c NULL in case of error.
+ */
static NodeMetadata* getmeta(NodeMetaRef *ref, bool auto_create);
static void reportMetadataChange(NodeMetaRef *ref);