wipe old HUD waypoints when using admin commands to change or remove …

…settlement names

chatcommands.lua

@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("settlements_rename_nearest", {
 			settlements.settlements_in_world:insert_area(min_pos, min_pos, minetest.serialize(min_data), min_id)
 			settlements.settlements_save()
 			minetest.log("action", "[settlements] Renamed " .. oldname .. " to " .. param)
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name, S("Settlement successfully renamed from @1 to @2.", oldname, param)
-				.. " " .. S("Existing HUD waypoints for nearby players won't update until they go out of range and the waypoint is recreated again."))
+			minetest.chat_send_player(name, S("Settlement successfully renamed from @1 to @2.", oldname, param))
+			settlements.remove_all_hud_markers()
 			return
 		end
 
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("settlements_regenerate_names_for_type", {
 			end
 		end
 		settlements.settlements_save()
+		settlements.remove_all_hud_markers()
 	end,
 })
 
@@ -168,8 +169,8 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("settlements_remove_nearest", {
 			if result then
 				settlements.settlements_save()
 				minetest.log("action", "[settlements] Removed " .. min_data.name)
-				minetest.chat_send_player(name, S("Settlement @1 successfully removed.", min_data.name)
-					.." "..S("Existing HUD waypoints for nearby players won't update until they go out of range and the waypoint is recreated again."))
+				minetest.chat_send_player(name, S("Settlement @1 successfully removed.", min_data.name))
+				settlements.remove_all_hud_markers()
 				return
 			else
 				minetest.chat_send_player(name, S("Error removing settlement @1.", min_data.name))

hud.lua

@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ local remove_distant_hud_markers = function()
 	end
 end
 
+-- For flushing outdated HUD markers when certain admin commands are performed.
+settlements.remove_all_hud_markers = function()
+	for player_name, waypoints in pairs(player_huds) do
+		local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(player_name)
+		if player then
+			for pos_hash, hud_id in pairs(waypoints) do
+				player:hud_remove(hud_id)
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	player_huds = {}
+end
+
 local elapsed = 0
 minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 	elapsed = elapsed + dtime

locale/template.pot

@@ -173,13 +173,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Settlement successfully renamed from @1 to @2."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: chatcommands.lua:115
-#: chatcommands.lua:172
-msgid ""
-"Existing HUD waypoints for nearby players won't update until they go out of "
-"range and the waypoint is recreated again."
-msgstr ""
-
 #: chatcommands.lua:119
 #: chatcommands.lua:179
 msgid "No known settlements within @1m found."