creative_regions.astore = AreaStore()
creative_regions.mod_storage = minetest.get_mod_storage()

creative_regions.region_privs = {}

function creative_regions:load_regions()
	self.astore:from_file(minetest.get_worldpath().."/creative_regions_regions")
	creative_regions.region_privs = minetest.deserialize(creative_regions.mod_storage:get_string("astore_privs")) or {}
--	local edge1 = { x=-10, y=-10, z=-10 }
--	local edge2 = { x=10, y=10, z=10 }
--	local data = "Testregion"
--	local astore_id = self.astore:insert_area(edge1, edge2, tostring(data))
--	
--	creative_regions:set_region_privs("r"..astore_id, "+creative, +fast, +fly")
end

function creative_regions:save_regions()
	self.astore:to_file(minetest.get_worldpath().."/creative_regions_regions")
	local datastr = minetest.serialize(creative_regions.region_privs)
	if not datastr then
		minetest.log("error", "[creative_regions] Failed to serialize region_privs data!")
		return
	end
	creative_regions.mod_storage:set_string("astore_privs", datastr)
end

function creative_regions:get_region_size(astore_area)
	local pos1 = astore_area.min
	local pos2 = astore_area.max
	local x = math.abs( pos2.x - pos1.x )
	local z = math.abs( pos2.z - pos1.x )
	return x*z
end

function creative_regions:set_region_privs(id, privs_string)
	creative_regions.region_privs[tostring(id)] = privs_string
end

function creative_regions:decode_privs_table(privs_table)
	local privs_grant = {}
	local privs_revoke = {}

	--table is sorted ascending with priority
	for _, priv in ipairs(privs_table) do
		local toggle = string.sub(priv, 1, 1)
		priv = string.sub(priv, 2)
		if toggle == '+' then
			privs_grant[priv] = true
			privs_revoke[priv] = nil
		elseif toggle == '-' then
			privs_revoke[priv] = true
			privs_grant[priv] = nil
		end
	end
	
	return privs_grant, privs_revoke
end

function creative_regions:add_privs_from_string(privs_table, str)
	-- minetest/builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua:core.string_to_privs()
	assert(type(str) == "string")
	local delim = ','
	local privs = {}
	for _, priv in pairs(string.split(str, delim)) do
		priv = priv:trim()
		table.insert(privs_table, priv)
	end
	return privs
end