MinetestWiki:Style Guide

Indent source code either with 2/4 spaces or tab character.

Put spaces before and after binary operators, don't put spaces after unary operators (local b = -a + 3 * (c - a) / 2)

Syntax highlighting

<source>
-- Some code
function minetest.string_to_privs(str, delim)
	assert(type(str) == "string")
	delim = delim or ','
	privs = {}
	for _, priv in pairs(string.split(str, delim)) do
		privs[priv:trim()] = true
	end
	return privs
end
</source>

-- Some code
function minetest.string_to_privs(str, delim)
	assert(type(str) == "string")
	delim = delim or ','
	privs = {}
	for _, priv in pairs(string.split(str, delim)) do
		privs[priv:trim()] = true
	end
	return privs
end

<source enclose="none">assert(type(str) == "string")</source>

assert(type(str) == "string")

[casting]

add_item("listname", stack)

→ add_item("listname", stack) (link points to EnvRef:add_item)

[InvRef]add_item("listname", stack)

→ [InvRef]add_item("listname", stack) (link is made to point to InvRef:add_item)

You should use casting for those methods:

• add_item
• get_inventory
• is_empty
• to_table

Method template

{{DISPLAYTITLE:minetest.new_awesome_method}}
== Syntax ==
<source>minetest.new_awesome_method("string", {table}, variable)</source>

== Description ==
* <code>variable</code> — the most important variable in call

Do something.

== Example ==
<source>
minetest.new_awesome_method("lol", {wtf}, 42)
</source>

[[Category:Methods]]