prevent towns from being created/expanded into areas protections

towny/depends.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+areas?
+protector?

towny/mod.conf

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 name = towny
 description = A township system for Minetest servers.
+optional_depends = areas,protector

towny/regions.lua

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+local modareas = minetest.get_modpath("areas") ~= nil
+local protprev = minetest.settings:get_bool("towny_prevent_protector", true)
+
 local tr = towny.regions.size
 local th = towny.regions.height
 local main_is_protected = minetest.is_protected
@@ -14,6 +17,21 @@ local function region_equal(v1, v2)
 		(math.floor(v1.z) == math.floor(v2.z))
 end
 
+-- Find any conflicts with protection mods
+-- Do not allow placement of towns in any areas-protected regions, no matter if the user has
+-- build permission there or not.
+function towny.regions.protection_mod(p1,p2)
+	if not protprev then return false end
+	if modareas then
+		if #areas:getAreasIntersectingArea(p1, p2) > 0 then
+			return true
+		end
+	end
+
+	-- Clear of any other protections
+	return false
+end
+
 -- Test to see if there's already a protected node in a region
 function towny.regions.already_protected(p1, p2, name)
 	local found = false
@@ -162,7 +180,7 @@ function towny.regions.align_new_claim_block(pos,name)
 	elseif (pos.x <= p1.x and pos.x >= p2.x) and (pos.z <= p1.z and pos.z >= p2.z) then
 		if pos.y > p1.y then
 			new_pos = vector.add(p1, {x=0,y=th,z=0})
-		else
+		elseif pos.y < p2.y then
 			new_pos = vector.add(p1, {x=0,y=-th,z=0})
 		end
 	-- Z
@@ -230,10 +248,3 @@ function minetest.is_protected(pos, name)
 
 	return main_is_protected(pos, name)
 end
-
---[[if minetest.settings:get('towny_prevent_protector') == 'true' then
-	minetest.register_on_placenode(function (pos, newnode, placer, oldnode, itemstack, pointed_thing)
-		local town = towny.regions.get_town_at(pos)
-		if not town return end
-	end)
-end]]

towny/town.lua

@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ function towny.create_town(pos, player, name)
 	-- New town information
 	local p1 = vector.add(pos, {x=tr / 2,y=th - 1,z=tr / 2})
 	local p2 = vector.subtract(pos, {x=tr / 2,y=1,z=tr / 2})
+
+	if towny.regions.protection_mod(p1,p2) then
+		return err_msg(player, "This area is protected by another protection mod! Please ensure that this is not the case.")
+	end
+
 	local id = minetest.sha1(minetest.hash_node_position(pos))
 	local data = {
 		name = name,
@@ -174,12 +179,17 @@ function towny.extend_town(pos,player)
 		return err_msg(player, "Something went wrong!")
 	end
 
+	local p1,p2 = towny.regions.ensure_range(p1)
+	if towny.regions.protection_mod(p1,p2) then
+		return err_msg(player, "This area is protected by another protection mod! Please ensure that this is not the case.")
+	end
+
 	table.insert(towny.regions.memloaded[town].blocks, p1)
 	minetest.chat_send_player(player, ("Successfully claimed this block! You have %d claim blocks left!"):format(towny.get_claims_available(town)))
 	towny.mark_dirty(town, true)
 
-	local p1,p2 = towny.regions.ensure_range(p1)
 	towny.regions.visualize_area(p1,p2)
+
 	return true
 end