Add API function to invoke player respawn

closes #12272

2 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_object.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_object.cpp
index 39b19364e..37ba1521a 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_object.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_object.cpp
@@ -2323,6 +2323,21 @@ int ObjectRef::l_get_lighting(lua_State *L)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+// respawn(self)
+int ObjectRef::l_respawn(lua_State *L)
+{
+	NO_MAP_LOCK_REQUIRED;
+	ObjectRef *ref = checkobject(L, 1);
+	RemotePlayer *player = getplayer(ref);
+	if (player == nullptr)
+		return 0;
+
+	getServer(L)->RespawnPlayer(player->getPeerId());
+	lua_pushboolean(L, true);
+	return 1;
+}
+
+
 ObjectRef::ObjectRef(ServerActiveObject *object):
 	m_object(object)
 {}
@@ -2478,5 +2493,7 @@ luaL_Reg ObjectRef::methods[] = {
 	luamethod(ObjectRef, set_minimap_modes),
 	luamethod(ObjectRef, set_lighting),
 	luamethod(ObjectRef, get_lighting),
+	luamethod(ObjectRef, respawn),
+
 	{0,0}
 };
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_object.h b/src/script/lua_api/l_object.h
index 3e4e6681a..b36bab492 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_object.h
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_object.h
@@ -382,4 +382,7 @@ private:
 	
 	// get_lighting(self)
 	static int l_get_lighting(lua_State *L);
+
+	// respawn(self)
+	static int l_respawn(lua_State *L);
 };