First working version

config.lua

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+-- This file is licensed under the terms of the BSD 2-clause license.
+-- See LICENSE.txt for details.
+
+matrix.config = {}
+
+local function setting(stype, name, default, required)
+	local value
+	if stype == "bool" then
+		value = minetest.setting_getbool("matrix."..name)
+	elseif stype == "string" then
+		value = minetest.setting_get("matrix."..name)
+	elseif stype == "number" then
+		value = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("matrix."..name))
+	end
+	if value == nil then
+		if required then
+			error("Required configuration option matrix."..
+				name.." missing.")
+		end
+		value = default
+	end
+	matrix.config[name] = value
+end
+
+-------------------------
+-- BASIC USER SETTINGS --
+-------------------------
+
+setting("string", "user", nil, true) 			-- User name, fe @digbot:matrix.org
+setting("string", "server", nil, true) 		-- Server address to connect to
+setting("number", "port", 8448) 					-- Server port to connect to
+setting("string", "channel", nil, true) 	-- Channel to join (not needed?)
+setting("string", "password", nil, true) 	-- Server password