added suppression

worldeditadditions_core/utils/notify/notify.lua

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ local globalstate = {
 	-- Remember to connect Notify.get_player_suppressed in
 	-- ..\worldeditadditions_commands\player_notify_suppress.lua
 	suppressed_players = {},
+	-- Mostly for testing, may make get() and set() for this in future
 	on_error_send_all = false,
 }
 
@@ -22,6 +23,8 @@ local Notify = {}
 
 -- Local send handler
 local send = function(name, ntype, message, colour, message_coloured)
+	-- Check if notifications are suppressed for the player
+	if globalstate.suppressed_players[name] then return false end
 	-- Do validation
 	local sucess, details = validate.all(name, message, colour)
 	-- Report errors if any
@@ -55,13 +58,13 @@ local send = function(name, ntype, message, colour, message_coloured)
 	return true
 end
 
---- Send a notification of type `ntype`.
+--- Send a notification of type `ntype` (for metatable).
 --  (Same as `Notify[ntype](name, message)`)
 -- @param string	name	The name of the player to send the notification to.
 -- @param string	ntype	The type of notification.
 -- @param string	message	The message to send.
 -- @return	table	The Notify instance.
-function Notify.__call(name, ntype, message)
+local call = function(name, ntype, message)
 	if ntype ~= "__call" and not Notify[ntype] then
 		Notify.error(name, "Invalid notification type: " .. ntype)
 		Notify.error(name, "Message: " .. message)
@@ -71,6 +74,8 @@ function Notify.__call(name, ntype, message)
 	return true
 end
 
+setmetatable(Notify, {__call = call})
+
 --- Send a custom notification.
 -- @param string	name	The name of the player to send the notification to.
 -- @param string	ntype	The type of notification.
@@ -79,12 +84,8 @@ end
 -- @param message_coloured	boolean?	Optional. Whether the message should be coloured.
 -- @return	boolean			True if all parameters are valid, false otherwise.
 -- @example		Predefined notification types
--- Notify.error(name, message)
+-- Notify.custom(name, "custom", "This one is magenta!", "#FF00FF", true)
--- Notify.errinfo(name, message) -- For verbose errors and stack traces
+-- Notify.custom(name, "custom", "This one is gold with white text!", "#FFC700")
--- Notify.warn(name, message)
--- Notify.wrninfo(name, message)  -- For verbose warnings and stack traces
--- Notify.ok(name, message)
--- Notify.info(name, message)
 function Notify.custom(name, ntype, message, colour, message_coloured)
 	if not colour then colour = "#FFFFFF" end
 	return send(name, ntype, message, colour, message_coloured)
@@ -92,6 +93,13 @@ end
 
 
 --- Register the aforementioned predefined notification types.
+-- @param string	name	The name of the player to send the notification to.
+-- @param string	message	The message to send.
+-- @example
+-- Notify.error(name, "multi-line error!\n" .. debug.traceback())
+-- Notify.warn(name, "This is the last coloured message type!")
+-- Notify.ok(name, "I am ok!")
+-- Notify.info(name, "There once was a ship that put to sea...")
 do
 	local type_colours = {
 		error = {"#FF5555", true},
@@ -106,4 +114,51 @@ do
 	end
 end
 
+--- Local suppression status handler
+-- - @param name <string>: The name of the player to check.
+-- - @param suppress <table>: The table of suppressed players.
+-- - @return <boolean>: True if the player is not suppressed or
+-- - 		-		if the player is clear(ed), false otherwise.
+local check_clear_suppressed = function(name, suppress)
+	if suppress[name] then
+		if type(suppress[name]) == "function" then return false end
+		if suppress[name].cancel then
+			suppress[name]:cancel()
+		else suppress[name] = nil end
+	end
+	return true
+end
+
+--- Suppress a player's notifications.
+-- - @param name <string>: The name of the player to suppress.
+-- - @param time <number > 1>: The number of seconds to suppress notifications for.
+-- -		-		number < 1 immediately removes the suppression.
+function Notify.suppress_for_player(name, time)
+	local suppress = globalstate.suppress
+	-- If the player is already suppressed, cancel it unless it's a function
+	if not check_clear_suppressed(name, suppress) then return false end
+	if time < 1 then return end
+	if not minetest.after then -- Just being paranoid again
+		Notify.warn(name, "minetest.after does not exist. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN.")
+		Notify.warn(name, "Notifications will not be suppressed. Please open an issue!")
+	else suppress[name] = minetest.after(time, Notify.suppress_for_player, name, -1) end
+end
+
+--- Suppress a player's notifications while function executes.
+function Notify.suppress_for_function(name, func)
+	local suppress = globalstate.suppress
+	-- If the player is already suppressed, cancel it unless it's a function
+	if not check_clear_suppressed(name, suppress) then return false end
+	suppress[name] = func
+	suppress[name]()
+	suppress[name] = nil
+end
+
+--- WorldEdit compatibility
+-- if worldedit and type(worldedit.player_notify) == "function" then
+-- 	worldedit.player_notify = function(name, message, ntype)
+-- 		Notify(name, ntype, message)
+-- 	end
+-- end
+
 return Notify