init.lua

local item_drop = false
if minetest.setting_getbool("nodes_drop_items") then
	item_drop = true
end

minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
	for _, player in ipairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
		if player:get_hp() > 0 or not minetest.setting_getbool("enable_damage") then
			local pos = player:getpos()
			pos.y = pos.y + 0.5
			local inv = player:get_inventory()
			
			for _, object in ipairs(minetest.get_objects_inside_radius(pos, 0.667)) do
				if not object:is_player() and object:get_luaentity() and object:get_luaentity().name == "__builtin:item" then
					if inv and inv:room_for_item("main", ItemStack(object:get_luaentity().itemstring)) then
						inv:add_item("main", ItemStack(object:get_luaentity().itemstring))
						if object:get_luaentity().itemstring ~= "" then
							minetest.sound_play("item_drop_pickup", {
								to_player = player:get_player_name(),
								gain = 0.4,
							})
						end
						object:get_luaentity().itemstring = ""
						object:remove()
					end
				end
			end
		end
	end
end)

if item_drop then
	function minetest.handle_node_drops(pos, drops, digger)
		local inv
		if minetest.setting_getbool("creative_mode") and digger and digger:is_player() then
			inv = digger:get_inventory()
		end
		for _, item in ipairs(drops) do
			local count, name
			if type(item) == "string" then
				count = 1
				name = item
			else
				count = item:get_count()
				name = item:get_name()
			end
			if not inv or not inv:contains_item("main", ItemStack(name)) then
				for i = 1, count do
					local obj = minetest.add_item(pos, name)
					if obj ~= nil then
						obj:get_luaentity().collect = true
						local x = math.random(1, 5)
						if math.random(1, 2) == 1 then
							x = -x
						end
						local z = math.random(1, 5)
						if math.random(1, 2) == 1 then
							z = -z
						end
						obj:setvelocity({x = 1/x, y = obj:getvelocity().y, z = 1/z})
						
						-- FIXME this doesnt work for deactiveted objects
						if minetest.setting_get("remove_items") and tonumber(minetest.setting_get("remove_items")) then
							minetest.after(tonumber(minetest.setting_get("remove_items")), function(obj)
								obj:remove()
							end, obj)
						end
					end
				end
			end
		end
	end
end

if minetest.setting_get("log_mods") then
	minetest.log("action", "[item_drop] Loaded.")
	minetest.log("action", "[item_drop] Node drops items: " .. tostring(item_drop) .. ".")
end