Add /remote_mute and /remote_unmute commands

plugin/init.lua

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ load_plugin("whisper", true)
 -- Adds "/chat_jail playername" and "/chat_unjail playername" commands
 load_plugin("jail", false)
 
+-- Allow muting remote users
+load_plugin("remote_mute", false)
+
 -- Removes control characters from incoming messages
 load_plugin("cleaner", false)
 

plugin/remote_mute.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+local remote_muted = {}
+
+minetest.register_chatcommand("remote_mute", {
+	params = "<Player Name> [<Player Name> ...]",
+	description = ("Mute remote users. Requires %s privilege."):format(beerchat.jail.priv),
+	privs = { [beerchat.jail.priv] = true },
+	func = function(_, param)
+		if not param or param == "" then
+			return false, "ERROR: Invalid number of arguments. Please supply the player name(s)."
+		end
+		local names = string.gmatch(param, "[^%s,]+")
+		for remote_name in names do
+			remote_muted[remote_name] = true
+		end
+		return true
+	end
+})
+
+minetest.register_chatcommand("remote_unmute", {
+	params = "[<Player Name> <Player Name> ...]",
+	description = ("Unmute remote users or list muted remote users. Requires %s privilege."):format(beerchat.jail.priv),
+	privs = { [beerchat.jail.priv] = true },
+	func = function(name, param)
+		if not param or param == "" then
+			local names = {}
+			for remote_name,_ in pairs(remote_muted) do
+				table.insert(names, remote_name)
+			end
+			if #names > 0 then
+				minetest.chat_send_player(name, "Muted remote users: " .. table.concat(names, ", "))
+			else
+				minetest.chat_send_player(name, "No muted remote users.")
+			end
+		else
+			local names = string.gmatch(param, "[^%s,]+")
+			for remote_name in names do
+				remote_muted[remote_name] = nil
+			end
+		end
+		return true
+	end
+})
+
+beerchat.register_callback('on_http_receive', function(msg_data)
+	if remote_muted[msg_data.username .. "@" .. msg_data.name] then
+		return false
+	end
+end)