init.lua

-- Minetest 0.4 mod: stairs
-- See README.txt for licensing and other information.

stairs = {}

-- Node will be called stairs:stair_<subname>
function stairs.register_stair(subname, recipeitem, groups, images, description)
	minetest.register_node("stairs:stair_" .. subname, {
		description = description,
		drawtype = "nodebox",
		tiles = images,
		paramtype = "light",
		paramtype2 = "facedir",
		is_ground_content = true,
		groups = groups,
		node_box = {
			type = "fixed",
			fixed = {
				{-0.5, -0.5, -0.5, 0.5, 0, 0.5},
				{-0.5, 0, 0, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5},
			},
		},
	})

	minetest.register_craft({
		output = 'stairs:stair_' .. subname .. ' 4',
		recipe = {
			{recipeitem, "", ""},
			{recipeitem, recipeitem, ""},
			{recipeitem, recipeitem, recipeitem},
		},
	})

	-- Flipped recipe for the silly minecrafters
	minetest.register_craft({
		output = 'stairs:stair_' .. subname .. ' 4',
		recipe = {
			{"", "", recipeitem},
			{"", recipeitem, recipeitem},
			{recipeitem, recipeitem, recipeitem},
		},
	})
end

-- Node will be called stairs:slab_<subname>
function stairs.register_slab(subname, recipeitem, groups, images, description)
	minetest.register_node("stairs:slab_" .. subname, {
		description = description,
		drawtype = "nodebox",
		tiles = images,
		paramtype = "light",
		is_ground_content = true,
		groups = groups,
		node_box = {
			type = "fixed",
			fixed = {-0.5, -0.5, -0.5, 0.5, 0, 0.5},
		},
		selection_box = {
			type = "fixed",
			fixed = {-0.5, -0.5, -0.5, 0.5, 0, 0.5},
		},
		on_place = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
			if pointed_thing.type ~= "node" then
				return itemstack
			end

			-- If it's being placed on an another similar one, replace it with
			-- a full block
			local slabpos = nil
			local slabnode = nil
			local p0 = pointed_thing.under
			local p1 = pointed_thing.above
			local n0 = minetest.env:get_node(p0)
			local n1 = minetest.env:get_node(p1)
			if n0.name == "stairs:slab_" .. subname then
				slabpos = p0
				slabnode = n0
			elseif n1.name == "stairs:slab_" .. subname then
				slabpos = p1
				slabnode = n1
			end
			if slabpos then
				-- Remove the slab at slabpos
				minetest.env:remove_node(slabpos)
				-- Make a fake stack of a single item and try to place it
				local fakestack = ItemStack(recipeitem)
				pointed_thing.above = slabpos
				fakestack = minetest.item_place(fakestack, placer, pointed_thing)
				-- If the item was taken from the fake stack, decrement original
				if not fakestack or fakestack:is_empty() then
					itemstack:take_item(1)
				-- Else put old node back
				else
					minetest.env:set_node(slabpos, slabnode)
				end
				return itemstack
			end
			
			-- Otherwise place regularly
			return minetest.item_place(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
		end,
	})

	minetest.register_craft({
		output = 'stairs:slab_' .. subname .. ' 3',
		recipe = {
			{recipeitem, recipeitem, recipeitem},
		},
	})
end

-- Nodes will be called stairs:{stair,slab}_<subname>
function stairs.register_stair_and_slab(subname, recipeitem, groups, images, desc_stair, desc_slab)
	stairs.register_stair(subname, recipeitem, groups, images, desc_stair)
	stairs.register_slab(subname, recipeitem, groups, images, desc_slab)
end

stairs.register_stair_and_slab("wood", "default:wood",
		{snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
		{"default_wood.png"},
		"Wooden stair",
		"Wooden slab")

stairs.register_stair_and_slab("stone", "default:stone",
		{cracky=3},
		{"default_stone.png"},
		"Stone stair",
		"Stone slab")

stairs.register_stair_and_slab("cobble", "default:cobble",
		{cracky=3},
		{"default_cobble.png"},
		"Cobble stair",
		"Cobble slab")

stairs.register_stair_and_slab("brick", "default:brick",
		{cracky=3},
		{"default_brick.png"},
		"Brick stair",
		"Brick slab")

stairs.register_stair_and_slab("sandstone", "default:sandstone",
		{crumbly=2,cracky=2},
		{"default_sandstone.png"},
		"Sandstone stair",
		"Sandstone slab")