//move+: fix leaving-source-behind problem

worldeditadditions/lib/move.lua

@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ local Vector3 = wea.Vector3
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 function worldeditadditions.move(source_pos1, source_pos2, target_pos1, target_pos2)
+	---
+	-- 0: Preamble
+	---
+	
 	source_pos1, source_pos2 = Vector3.sort(source_pos1, source_pos2)
 	target_pos1, target_pos2 = Vector3.sort(target_pos1, target_pos2)
 	
@@ -27,6 +31,11 @@ function worldeditadditions.move(source_pos1, source_pos2, target_pos1, target_p
 	local manip_target, area_target = worldedit.manip_helpers.init(target_pos1, target_pos2)
 	local data_target = manip_target:get_data()
 	
+	
+	---
+	-- 1: Perform Copy
+	---
+	
 	-- z y x is the preferred loop order (because CPU cache, since then we're iterating linearly through the data array backwards. This only holds true for little-endian machines however)
 	for z = source_pos2.z, source_pos1.z, -1 do
 		for y = source_pos2.y, source_pos1.y, -1 do
@@ -38,7 +47,6 @@ function worldeditadditions.move(source_pos1, source_pos2, target_pos1, target_p
 				
 				
 				data_target[target_i] = data_source[source_i]
-				data_source[source_i] = node_id_air
 				
 			end
 		end
@@ -51,13 +59,59 @@ function worldeditadditions.move(source_pos1, source_pos2, target_pos1, target_p
 	
 	-- Potential solution:
 	-- 1. Grab source & target
-	-- 2. Perform copy
-	-- 3. Save move
+	-- 2. Perform copy → target
+	-- 3. Save target
 	-- 4. Re-grab source
 	-- 5. Zero out source, but avoiding touching any nodes that fall within target
+	-- 6. Save source
+	
+	
+	---
+	-- 2: Save target
+	---
+	
+	worldedit.manip_helpers.finish(manip_target, data_target)
+	
+	
+	---
+	-- 3: Re-grab source
+	---
+	
+	manip_source, area_source = worldedit.manip_helpers.init(source_pos1, source_pos2)
+	data_source = manip_source:get_data()
+	
+	
+	---
+	-- 4: Zero out source, but avoiding touching any nodes that fall within target
+	---
+	
+	for z = source_pos2.z, source_pos1.z, -1 do
+		for y = source_pos2.y, source_pos1.y, -1 do
+			for x = source_pos2.x, source_pos1.x, -1 do
+				local source = Vector3.new(x, y, z)
+				local source_i = area_source:index(x, y, z)
+				local target = source:subtract(offset)
+				local target_i = area_target:index(target.x, target.y, target.z)
+				
+				if not source:is_contained(target_pos1, target_pos2) then
+					data_source[source_i] = node_id_air
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	
+	
+	--- 
+	-- 5: Save source
+	---
 	
 	worldedit.manip_helpers.finish(manip_source, data_source)
-	worldedit.manip_helpers.finish(manip_target, data_target)
+	
+	
+	
+	---
+	-- 6: Finish up and return
+	---
 	
 	return true, worldedit.volume(target_pos1, target_pos2)
 end