qol when mining an inserter, pick up item an inserter dropped on the ground (#1250)

- Added qol so when an inserter is mined, an item put on the ground by the inserter is also picked up. enabled by default, tested and should work properly.
- inserter drops pickup, fix get_set_alt_on_create typo.

Author: jacobwatkinsgit

config.lua

@@ -345,7 +345,9 @@ global.config = {
         -- prevents personal construction robots from being mined by other players
         save_bots = true,
         -- enable research_queue
-        research_queue = true
+        research_queue = true,
+        -- pick up item an inserter put on the ground, when the inserter is mined
+        inserter_drops_pickup = true
     },
     -- adds a useless button with the biter percentage
     evolution_progress = {

features/redmew_qol.lua

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ local random = math.random
 local Public = {}
 
 -- Global registers
-local enabled = {random_train_color = nil, restrict_chest = nil, change_backer_name = nil, set_alt_on_create = nil}
+local enabled = {random_train_color = nil, restrict_chest = nil, change_backer_name = nil, set_alt_on_create = nil, inserter_drops_pickup = nil}
 
 Global.register({enabled = enabled}, function(tbl)
     enabled = tbl.enabled
@@ -82,6 +82,26 @@ local set_alt_on_create = Token.register(function(event)
     player.game_view_settings.show_entity_info = true
 end)
 
+local controllers_with_inventory = {
+    [defines.controllers.character] = true,
+    [defines.controllers.god] = true,
+    [defines.controllers.editor] = true,
+}
+
+--- Pickup the item an inserter put on the ground when the inserter is mined
+local inserter_drops_pickup = Token.register(function(event)
+    local inserter = event.entity
+    if (not inserter.valid) or (inserter.type ~= "inserter") or inserter.drop_target then return end
+
+    local item_entity = inserter.surface.find_entity("item-on-ground", inserter.drop_position)
+    if item_entity then
+        local player = game.get_player(event.player_index)
+        if controllers_with_inventory[player.controller_type] then
+            player.mine_entity(item_entity)
+        end
+    end
+end)
+
 local loaders_technology_map = {
     ['logistics'] = 'loader',
     ['logistics-2'] = 'fast-loader',
@@ -180,6 +200,15 @@ local function register_set_alt_on_create()
     return true
 end
 
+local function register_inserter_drops_pickup()
+    if enabled.inserter_drops_pickup then
+        return false -- already registered
+    end
+    enabled.inserter_drops_pickup = true
+    Event.add_removable(defines.events.on_player_mined_entity, inserter_drops_pickup)
+    return true
+end
+
 local function on_init()
     -- Set player force's ghost_time_to_live to an hour. Giving the players ghosts before the research of robots is a nice QOL improvement.
     if config.ghosts_before_research then
@@ -273,10 +302,29 @@ function Public.set_set_alt_on_create(enable)
 end
 
 --- Return status of set_alt_on_create
-function Public.set_alt_on_create()
+function Public.get_set_alt_on_create()
     return enabled.set_alt_on_create or false
 end
 
+--- Sets inserter_drops_pickup on or off.
+-- @param enable <boolean> true to toggle on, false for off
+-- @return <boolean> Success/failure of command
+function Public.set_inserter_drops_pickup(enable)
+    if enable then
+        return register_inserter_drops_pickup()
+    else
+        Event.remove_removable(defines.events.on_player_mined_entity, inserter_drops_pickup)
+        enabled.inserter_drops_pickup = false
+        return true
+    end
+end
+
+--- Return status of inserter_drops_pickup
+function Public.get_inserter_drops_pickup()
+    return enabled.inserter_drops_pickup or false
+end
+
+
 -- Initial event setup
 
 if config.random_train_color then
@@ -291,6 +339,9 @@ end
 if config.set_alt_on_create then
     register_set_alt_on_create()
 end
+if config.inserter_drops_pickup then
+    register_inserter_drops_pickup()
+end
 
 if config.save_bots then
     Event.add(defines.events.on_selected_entity_changed, preserve_bot)