update entities.spawn(...) semantics to the docs state

res/content/base/scripts/components/drop.lua

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ready = false
 target = -1
 
 ARGS = ARGS or {}
-local dropitem = ARGS.item or {}
+local dropitem = ARGS
 if SAVED_DATA.item then
     dropitem.id = item.index(SAVED_DATA.item)
     dropitem.count = SAVED_DATA.count

res/content/base/scripts/components/falling_block.lua

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function on_grounded()
         block.set(ix, iy, iz, block.index(blockid))
     else
         local picking_item = block.get_picking_item(block.index(blockid))
-        local drop = entities.spawn("base:drop", pos, {item={id=picking_item, count=1}})
+        local drop = entities.spawn("base:drop", pos, {base__drop={id=picking_item, count=1}})
         drop.rigidbody:set_vel(vec3.spherical_rand(5.0))
     end
     entity:despawn()

res/content/base/scripts/hud.lua

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function on_hud_open()
         local pvel = {player.get_vel(pid)}
         local ppos = vec3.add({player.get_pos(pid)}, {0, 0.7, 0})
         local throw_force = vec3.mul(player.get_dir(pid), DROP_FORCE)
-        local drop = entities.spawn("base:drop", ppos, {item={
+        local drop = entities.spawn("base:drop", ppos, {base__drop={
             id=itemid,
             count=1
         }})

res/content/base/scripts/sand.lua

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 local function update(x, y, z)
     if block.is_replaceable_at(x, y-1, z) then
-        entities.spawn("base:falling_block", {x+0.5, y+0.5, z+0.5}, {block='base:sand'})
+        entities.spawn("base:falling_block", {x+0.5, y+0.5, z+0.5}, 
+            {base__falling_block={block='base:sand'}})
         block.set(x, y, z, 0)
     end
 end

src/logic/scripting/lua/libentity.cpp

@@ -20,9 +20,12 @@ static int l_spawn(lua::State* L) {
     auto defname = lua::tostring(L, 1);
     auto& def = content->entities.require(defname);
     auto pos = lua::tovec3(L, 2);
-    dynamic::Value args = dynamic::NONE;
+    dynamic::Map_sptr args = nullptr;
     if (lua::gettop(L) > 2) {
-        args = lua::tovalue(L, 3);
+        auto value = lua::tovalue(L, 3);
+        if (auto map = std::get_if<dynamic::Map_sptr>(&value)) {
+            args = *map;
+        }
     }
     level->entities->spawn(def, pos, args);
     return 1;

src/logic/scripting/scripting.cpp

@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void scripting::on_entity_spawn(
     const EntityDef&,
     entityid_t eid,
     const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<UserComponent>>& components,
-    dynamic::Value args,
+    dynamic::Map_sptr args,
     dynamic::Map_sptr saved
 ) {
     auto L = lua::get_main_thread();
@@ -321,8 +321,14 @@ void scripting::on_entity_spawn(
         lua::get_from(L, lua::CHUNKS_TABLE, component->name, true);
         lua::pushenv(L, *compenv);
 
-        lua::pushvalue(L, args);
+        if (args != nullptr) {
-        lua::setfield(L, "ARGS");
+            std::string compfieldname = component->name;
+            util::replaceAll(compfieldname, ":", "__");
+            if (auto datamap = args->map(compfieldname)) {
+                lua::pushvalue(L, datamap);
+                lua::setfield(L, "ARGS");
+            }
+        }
 
         if (saved == nullptr) {
             lua::createtable(L, 0, 0);

src/logic/scripting/scripting.hpp

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace scripting {
         const EntityDef& def,
         entityid_t eid, 
         const std::vector<std::unique_ptr<UserComponent>>& components,
-        dynamic::Value args,
+        dynamic::Map_sptr args,
         dynamic::Map_sptr saved
     );
     void on_entity_despawn(const Entity& entity);

src/objects/Entities.cpp

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static void initialize_body(
 entityid_t Entities::spawn(
     EntityDef& def,
     glm::vec3 position,
-    dynamic::Value args,
+    dynamic::Map_sptr args,
     dynamic::Map_sptr saved,
     entityid_t uid)
 {
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void Entities::loadEntity(const dynamic::Map_sptr& map) {
         throw std::runtime_error("could not read entity - invalid UID");
     }
     auto& def = level->content->entities.require(defname);
-    spawn(def, {}, dynamic::NONE, map, uid);
+    spawn(def, {}, nullptr, map, uid);
 }
 
 void Entities::loadEntity(const dynamic::Map_sptr& map, Entity entity) {

src/objects/Entities.hpp

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ public:
     entityid_t spawn(
         EntityDef& def,
         glm::vec3 position,
-        dynamic::Value args=dynamic::NONE,
+        dynamic::Map_sptr args=nullptr,
         dynamic::Map_sptr saved=nullptr,
         entityid_t uid=0);