Creative: Cache inventory items on load

mods/creative/inventory.lua

@@ -1,4 +1,19 @@
local player_inventory = {}
local inventory_cache = {}

local function init_creative_cache(items)
	inventory_cache[items] = {}
	local i_cache = inventory_cache[items]

	for name, def in pairs(items) do
		if def.groups.not_in_creative_inventory ~= 1 and
				def.description and def.description ~= "" then
			i_cache[name] = def
		end
	end
	table.sort(i_cache)
	return i_cache
end

function creative.init_creative_inventory(player)
	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
@@ -45,11 +60,11 @@ function creative.update_creative_inventory(player_name, tab_content)
			creative.init_creative_inventory(minetest.get_player_by_name(player_name))
	local player_inv = minetest.get_inventory({type = "detached", name = "creative_" .. player_name})

	for name, def in pairs(tab_content) do
		if not (def.groups.not_in_creative_inventory == 1) and
				def.description and def.description ~= "" and
				(def.name:find(inv.filter, 1, true) or
					def.description:lower():find(inv.filter, 1, true)) then
	local items = inventory_cache[tab_content] or init_creative_cache(tab_content)

	for name, def in pairs(items) do
		if def.name:find(inv.filter, 1, true) or
				def.description:lower():find(inv.filter, 1, true) then
			creative_list[#creative_list+1] = name
		end
	end
@@ -161,10 +176,6 @@ function creative.register_tab(name, title, items)
	})
end

minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
	creative.update_creative_inventory(player:get_player_name(), minetest.registered_items)
end)

creative.register_tab("all", "All", minetest.registered_items)
creative.register_tab("nodes", "Nodes", minetest.registered_nodes)
creative.register_tab("tools", "Tools", minetest.registered_tools)