Some code clean, small bug fix, range extension from [4,16] to [1,16]

init.lua

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- Minetest Mod: hotbar
---      Version: 0.1.0
+--      Version: 0.1.1
 --   Licence(s): see the attached license.txt file
 --       Author: aristotle, a builder on the Red Cat Creative Server
 --
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 --   hotbar [size]
 --
 -- By itself, hotbar types the hotbar slots number in the chat;
--- when it is followed by a number in the correct range that is [4,16],
+-- when it is followed by a number in the correct range that is now [1,16],
 -- the command accordingly sets the new slots number.
 --
 -- Features:
@@ -17,59 +17,49 @@
 --   the "hotbar_slots" key in the configuration file.
 --
 -- Changelog:
--- - The hotbar is now correctly shown even when there are no items in it.
+--   0.1.1
+--   - The code that did not properly show the error message when the
+--     received size was out of bounds has been corrected
+--   - The accepted range has been extended from [4,16] to [1,16].
+--   - Some code optimization to avoid strings repetitions
+--   0.1.0
+--   - The hotbar is now correctly shown even when there are no items in it.
 --
 -- FYI
--- The potential range of the hotbar slots number is [1,16]: the next update
+-- The potential range of the hotbar slots number should be [1,23]: the next
--- will cover it too. :D
+-- update will cover it too. :D
 --
 -- For now this is all folks: happy builds and explorations! :)
 -- aristotle
 
 local hb = {}
-hb.min = 4
+hb.min = 1
 hb.max = 16
 hb.default = 16
 hb.setting ="hotbar_slots"
 hb.current = minetest.setting_get(hb.setting) or hb.default  -- The first time
 hb.image = {}
 hb.image.selected = "hotbar_slot_selected.png"
-hb.image.bg = {nil, nil, nil,
+hb.image.bg = {}
-               "hotbar_slots_bg_4.png", 
+for i = 1, hb.max do
-               "hotbar_slots_bg_5.png", 
+  table.insert(hb.image.bg, string.format("hotbar_slots_bg_%i.png", i))
-               "hotbar_slots_bg_6.png", 
-               "hotbar_slots_bg_7.png",
-               "hotbar_slots_bg_8.png",
-               "hotbar_slots_bg_9.png",
-               "hotbar_slots_bg_10.png",
-               "hotbar_slots_bg_11.png",
-               "hotbar_slots_bg_12.png",
-               "hotbar_slots_bg_13.png",
-               "hotbar_slots_bg_14.png",
-               "hotbar_slots_bg_15.png",
-               "hotbar_slots_bg_16.png"}
-
-function hb.show_min()
-    minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[_] The minimum slots number is " .. hb.min .. ".")
-end
-
-function hb.show_max()
-    minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[_] The maximum slots number is " .. hb.max .. ".")
 end
 
 function hb.resize(size)
-	local new_size = tonumber(size)
+  local new_size = tonumber(size)
-	return hb.image.bg[new_size]
+  return hb.image.bg[new_size]
 end
 
 function hb.set(name, slots)
+  local mask = {err = "[_] Wrong slots number specified: the %s accepted value is %i.",
+                set = "[_] Hotbar slots number set to %i."}
 	local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
 	if slots < hb.min then
-	  hb.show_min()
+	  minetest.chat_send_player(name, mask.err:format("minimum", hb.min))
 		return
 	end
 	if slots > hb.max then
-	  hb.show_max()
+	  minetest.chat_send_player(name, mask.err:format("maximum", hb.max))
 		return
 	end
 	player:hud_set_hotbar_itemcount(slots)
@@ -77,17 +67,13 @@ function hb.set(name, slots)
 	player:hud_set_hotbar_image(hb.resize(slots))
 	minetest.setting_set(hb.setting, slots) -- automatically converted into a string
 	hb.current = slots
-	minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[_] Hotbar slots number set to " .. slots .. ".")
+	minetest.chat_send_player(name, mask.set:format(slots))
-end
-
-function hb.show(name, slots)
-	minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[_] Hotbar slots: " .. slots)
 end
 
 function hb.command(name, slots)
 	local new_slots = tonumber(slots)
 	if not new_slots then
-		hb.show(name, hb.current)
+		minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[_] Hotbar slots: " .. hb.current)
 		return
 	end
 
@@ -104,7 +90,7 @@ end)
 
 minetest.register_chatcommand("hotbar", {
 	params = "[size]",
-	description = "If size is passed then it sets your hotbar slots number in the range [4,16], else it displays the current slots number.",
+	description = string.format("If size is passed then it sets your hotbar slots number in the range [%i,%i], else it displays the current slots number.", hb.min, hb.max),
 	func = hb.command,
 })