mods that hopefully work for a TechAge-based pack

mods/techage_modpack/techage/energy_storage/generator.lua

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+--[[
+
+	TechAge
+	=======
+
+	Copyright (C) 2019-2021 Joachim Stolberg
+
+	AGPL v3
+	See LICENSE.txt for more information
+
+	TA4 TES Generator (dummy)
+	- can be started and stopped
+    - provides netID of cable network
+]]--
+
+-- for lazy programmers
+local M = minetest.get_meta
+local S = techage.S
+
+local Cable = techage.ElectricCable
+local power = networks.power
+
+local function swap_node(pos, name)
+	local node = techage.get_node_lvm(pos)
+	if node.name == name then
+		return
+	end
+	node.name = name
+	minetest.swap_node(pos, node)
+end
+
+minetest.register_node("techage:ta4_generator", {
+	description = S("TA4 Generator"),
+	tiles = {
+		-- up, down, right, left, back, front
+		"techage_filling_ta4.png^techage_frame_ta4_top.png",
+		"techage_filling_ta4.png^techage_frame_ta4.png",
+		"techage_filling_ta4.png^techage_appl_hole_electric.png^techage_frame_ta4.png",
+		"techage_filling_ta4.png^techage_appl_open.png^techage_frame_ta4.png",
+		"techage_filling_ta4.png^techage_frame_ta4.png^techage_appl_generator.png",
+		"techage_filling_ta4.png^techage_frame_ta4.png^techage_appl_generator.png^[transformFX]",
+	},
+
+	after_place_node = function(pos)
+		M(pos):set_int("outdir", networks.side_to_outdir(pos, "R"))
+		Cable:after_place_node(pos)
+	end,
+	after_dig_node = function(pos, oldnode)
+		Cable:after_dig_node(pos)
+		techage.del_mem(pos)
+	end,
+
+	paramtype2 = "facedir",
+	groups = {cracky=2, crumbly=2, choppy=2},
+	on_rotate = screwdriver.disallow,
+	is_ground_content = false,
+	sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
+})
+
+minetest.register_node("techage:ta4_generator_on", {
+	description = S("TA4 Generator"),
+	tiles = {
+		-- up, down, right, left, back, front
+		"techage_filling_ta4.png^techage_frame_ta4_top.png",
+		"techage_filling_ta4.png^techage_frame_ta4.png",
+		"techage_filling_ta4.png^techage_appl_hole_electric.png^techage_frame_ta4.png",
+		"techage_filling_ta4.png^techage_appl_open.png^techage_frame_ta4.png",
+		{
+			name = "techage_filling4_ta4.png^techage_appl_generator4.png^techage_frame4_ta4.png",
+			backface_culling = false,
+			animation = {
+				type = "vertical_frames",
+				aspect_w = 32,
+				aspect_h = 32,
+				length = 0.3,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name = "techage_filling4_ta4.png^techage_appl_generator4.png^[transformFX]^techage_frame4_ta4.png",
+			backface_culling = false,
+			animation = {
+				type = "vertical_frames",
+				aspect_w = 32,
+				aspect_h = 32,
+				length = 0.3,
+			},
+		},
+	},
+
+	paramtype2 = "facedir",
+	drop = "",
+	groups = {not_in_creative_inventory=1},
+	diggable = false,
+	on_rotate = screwdriver.disallow,
+	is_ground_content = false,
+	sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
+})
+
+-- The generator is a dummy, it only has to network connection to check the netID
+power.register_nodes({"techage:ta4_generator", "techage:ta4_generator_on"}, Cable, "con", {"R"})
+
+-- controlled by the turbine
+techage.register_node({"techage:ta4_generator", "techage:ta4_generator_on"}, {
+	on_transfer = function(pos, in_dir, topic, payload)
+		if topic == "netID" then
+			local node = minetest.get_node(pos)
+			if in_dir ~= techage.side_to_indir("L", node.param2) then
+				return false
+			end
+			local outdir = M(pos):get_int("outdir")
+			return networks.determine_netID(pos, Cable, outdir)
+		elseif topic == "start" then
+			swap_node(pos, "techage:ta4_generator_on")
+		elseif topic == "stop" then
+			swap_node(pos, "techage:ta4_generator")
+		end
+	end,
+	on_recv_message = function(pos, src, topic, payload)
+		return "unsupported"
+	end,
+	on_node_load = function(pos)
+		-- remove legacy formspec
+		M(pos):set_string("formspec", "")
+	end,
+})
+
+minetest.register_craft({
+	output = "techage:ta4_generator",
+	recipe = {
+		{"", "dye:blue", ""},
+		{"", "techage:generator", ""},
+		{"", "techage:ta4_wlanchip", ""},
+	},
+})