OgelGames
commented
3 years ago there is no easy way to extract the output of "/list_areas" into a file outside of minetest
I think it might be possible with a client mod, using the register_on_receiving_chat_message function: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/blob/b2ab5fd1615ac5f907e43992d0905a56cddf798f/doc/client_lua_api.txt#L679-L681
Something like this should work I think:
minetest.register_on_receiving_chat_message(function(message)
minetest.log("info", message)
return true
end)I've proposed (on Discord) adding a mod that creates a digiline node that would let one list/add/remove areas via digiline support.
I think that would have similar issues to adding a digilines command block, where because the message sent to it has no owner, the block must be owned, and then it has the potential for other players to send messages to it to manipulate the owner's areas.
dennisjenkins75
S-S-X
BuckarooBanzay
SwissalpS
FeXoR-o-Illuria
When one has more than a few protected areas, it becomes really tedious to audit them. We're allowed up to 1000 areas, but there is no easy way to extract the output of "/list_areas" into a file outside of minetest (eg, to our local computer, where we can process it with whatever tooling we'd like).
I've tried running the client with "--verbose --trace", but the output is mostly network packet stats and not their decoded contents.
I've tried capturing the UDP traffic with wireshark and using the minetest decoder on that (failed, but that's my own fault, I need to recompile wireshark w/ lua support for the plugin to work). In any event, this is super tedious for more than a 1-off audit.
I've proposed (on Discord) adding a mod that creates a digiline node that would let one list/add/remove areas via digiline support. Coupled w/ the digistuff:nic, I could ex-filtrate my areas list. SwissalpS mentioned that they are opposed to such a mod, fearing abuse. I can understand that. Maybe use of such a node would only return one's own areas, and not allow setting new areas unless they owner had sufficiently high XP (beyond the XP required to set an area manually).
SwissalpS suggested that maybe the area mod could add a command to email one's personal area list to themselves. That would work for auditing.
[1] https://github.com/minetest/minetest/tree/master/util/wireshark