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authorHybridDog <3192173+HybridDog@users.noreply.github.com>2020-10-03 18:33:43 +0200
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>2020-10-03 17:33:43 +0100
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Chatcommand: Show help message if func returns false without message
#9440
-rw-r--r--builtin/game/chat.lua13
-rw-r--r--doc/lua_api.txt2
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/game/chat.lua b/builtin/game/chat.lua
index 8131a6860..1d277730a 100644
--- a/builtin/game/chat.lua
+++ b/builtin/game/chat.lua
@@ -66,8 +66,17 @@ core.register_on_chat_message(function(name, message)
local has_privs, missing_privs = core.check_player_privs(name, cmd_def.privs)
if has_privs then
core.set_last_run_mod(cmd_def.mod_origin)
- local _, result = cmd_def.func(name, param)
- if result then
+ local success, result = cmd_def.func(name, param)
+ if success == false and result == nil then
+ core.chat_send_player(name, "-!- Invalid command usage")
+ local help_def = core.registered_chatcommands["help"]
+ if help_def then
+ local _, helpmsg = help_def.func(name, cmd)
+ if helpmsg then
+ core.chat_send_player(name, helpmsg)
+ end
+ end
+ elseif result then
core.chat_send_player(name, result)
end
else
diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index bd845aad3..edacfe05f 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -7949,6 +7949,8 @@ Used by `minetest.register_chatcommand`.
func = function(name, param),
-- Called when command is run. Returns boolean success and text output.
+ -- Special case: The help message is shown to the player if `func`
+ -- returns false without a text output.
}
Note that in params, use of symbols is as follows: