Minetest_game: Furnace doesn't start burning again when mover adds fuel

[StaceyRieck]

If a furnace runs out of fuel (but still contains an item to be smelted), it will not start burning again after fuel has been added by a mover. The user must remove the fuel and add it again (or add other fuel) for the furnace to become active again.

Reproduce the issue:

• Place furnace and add to it stack of items to be smelted.
• Add in small amount of fuel (not enough to smelt anything completely)
• Wait for it to run out of fuel (should say "inactive" and "Fuel: Empty")
• Use a mover to add more fuel to furnace.
• Furnace now contains fuel and object to be smelted, but does not resume smelting. Still says fuel is empty.
• Remove fuel to inventory and add it again. Furnace resumes.

[paramat]

Could you link to the code of the 'mover' you are using?

[rubenwardy]

This is because the mover doesn't trigger a callback as it's not a player. The correct fix is for the mod itself to trigger the node timer

[paramat]

Anything we could be doing on our end to help movers work? or is it the mod's responsibility only?

[raymoo]

@paramat Maybe an API for moving items around that doesn't require players and has callbacks

[paramat]

Well i mean, are we doing something wrong or is this mod's responsibility, from rubenwardy's comment it looks like this is mod's responsibility.

[raymoo]

@paramat It's not a bug if that's what you mean.

[paramat]

Yes it seems a mod issue, closing.