if minetest.get_modpath("areas") then

	function creative_regions.protector_set_area_privs(pos, placer, itemstack, pointed_thing, privstring, description)
		if not pos or not placer then
			return
		end
		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
		local name = placer:get_player_name();
		local player_owns_id = nil

		local current_areas = areas:getAreasAtPos(pos)
		for areas_id, areas_area in pairs( current_areas ) do
			if areas_area.owner == name then
				player_owns_id = "a"..tostring(areas_id)
				break
			end
		end

		 -- allow for players with areas privilege
		if not player_owns_id and minetest.check_player_privs(name, { areas=true }) then
			local num_current_areas = 0
			local current_area_id = nil
			for areas_id, areas_area in pairs( current_areas ) do
				num_current_areas = num_current_areas + 1
				current_area_id = "a"..tostring(areas_id)
			end
			if num_current_areas == 1 then
				player_owns_id = current_area_id
			else
				minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] Area ambiguous: You are in multiple areas.")
				minetest.after(0.2, function(pos)
					minetest.remove_node(pos)
				end, pos)
				return
			end
		end

		if player_owns_id then
			if creative_regions.region_privs[player_owns_id] then
				minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] Failed. Privileges for area already set.")
				minetest.after(0.2, function(pos)
					minetest.remove_node(pos)
				end, pos)
				return
			end
			meta:set_string("infotext", string.format(description.." for area %s owned by %s", player_owns_id, name))
			meta:set_string("area_id", player_owns_id)
			meta:set_string("privstring", privstring)
			meta:set_string("owner", name)

			creative_regions.set_region_privs(tostring(player_owns_id), privstring)
			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] "..description.." set for region " .. player_owns_id)
			creative_regions.save_regions()
		else
			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] You need to be inside an area to set a "..description)
			minetest.after(0.2, function(pos)
				minetest.remove_node(pos)
			end, pos)
			return
		end

	end

	function creative_regions.protector_can_dig(pos, player)
		if not pos or not player then
			return true
		end
		local name = player:get_player_name()
		local meta = minetest.get_meta(pos)
		local id = meta:get_string("area_id")
		local privstring = meta:get_string("privstring")
		local owner = meta:get_string("owner")
		local player_owns_id = nil

		-- allow for players with areas privilege
		if minetest.check_player_privs(name, { areas=true }) then
			return true
		end

		local current_areas = areas:getAreasAtPos(pos)
		for areas_id, areas_area in pairs( current_areas ) do
			if areas_area.owner == name then
				player_owns_id = "a"..tostring(areas_id)
				break
			end
		end

		if player_owns_id then
			return true
		elseif owner == name then
			return true
		else
			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] Cannot remove protector block for area "..id.." owned by "..owner)
			return false
		end

	end

	function creative_regions.protector_remove_area_privs(pos, oldnode, oldmetadata, digger, description)
		if not oldmetadata or not oldmetadata.fields then
			return
		end
		local owner = oldmetadata.fields.owner
		local stored_id = oldmetadata.fields.area_id
		local privstring = oldmetadata.fields.privstring
		local name = digger:get_player_name()

		local current_areas = areas:getAreasAtPos(pos)
		local num_removed = 0
		for areas_id, areas_area in pairs( current_areas ) do
			local id = "a"..tostring(areas_id)
			if stored_id == id and privstring == creative_regions.region_privs[tostring(id)] then
				creative_regions.set_region_privs(id, nil)
				creative_regions.save_regions()
				num_removed = num_removed + 1
			end
		end
		if num_removed == 1 then
			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] "..description.." removed for area " .. stored_id)
		else
			minetest.chat_send_player(name, "[creative_regions] Failed to remove privileges!")
			minetest.log("warning", "[creative_regions] Failed to remove privileges for "..description..", area id "..stored_id..", at "..dump(pos))
		end
	end

	minetest.register_node("creative_regions:protector_nofly", {
		description = "No-Fly-Zone protector",
		tiles = {"creative_regions_protector_nofly.png"},
		tiles = {"default_cobble.png^default_clay_brick.png"},
		is_ground_content = true,
		groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=1},
		light_source = 1,
		after_place_node = function(pos, placer, itemstack, pointed_thing)
			return creative_regions.protector_set_area_privs(pos, placer, itemstack, pointed_thing, "-fast, -fly", "No-Fly-Zone Protector")
		end,
		can_dig = creative_regions.protector_can_dig,
		after_dig_node = function(pos, oldnode, oldmetadata, digger)
			return creative_regions.protector_remove_area_privs(pos, oldnode, oldmetadata, digger, "No-Fly-Zone protector")
		end
	})

	--minetest.register_alias("noflyzone", "creative_regions:noflyprotector")

end