forbidden_names = {"me"}
function register_forbidden_name(name)
    forbidden_names[name] = true
end
function unregister_forbidden_name(name)
    forbidden_names[name] = nil
end
playerdata = {}
defaults = {}
playerdata_functions = {}
function delete_player_data(playername)
    playerdata[playername] = nil
end
function create_player_data(playername)
    playerdata[playername] = {}
end
function init_player_data(playername)
    modlib.table.add_all(playerdata[playername], defaults)
    for _, callback in ipairs(playerdata_functions) do
        callback(playerdata[playername])
    end
end
function get_player_data(playername)
    return playerdata[playername]
end
function get_property(playername, propertyname)
    return get_player_data(playername)[propertyname]
end
function set_property(playername, propertyname, propertyvalue)
    get_player_data(playername)[propertyname] = propertyvalue
end
function get_property_default(propertyname)
    return defaults[propertyname]
end
function set_property_default(propertyname, defaultvalue)
    defaults[propertyname] = defaultvalue
end
function add_playerdata_function(callback)
    table.insert(playerdata_functions, callback)
end
function get_color(player)
    local sender_color = player:get_properties().nametag_color
    if sender_color then
        sender_color = minetest.rgba(sender_color.r, sender_color.g, sender_color.b)
    else
        sender_color = "#FFFFFF"
    end
    return sender_color
end
function get_color_table(player)
    local sender_color = player:get_properties().nametag_color
    return sender_color or {r = 255, g = 255, b = 255}
end
function get_color_int(player)
    local sender_color = player:get_properties().nametag_color
    if sender_color then
        sender_color = sender_color.b + (sender_color.g * 256) + (sender_color.r * 256 * 256)
    else
        sender_color = 0xFFFFFF
    end
    return sender_color
end

minetest.register_on_prejoinplayer(
    function(name, ip)
        if forbidden_names[name] then
            return 'The name "' .. name .. '" is not allowed as a player name'
        end
    end
)

minetest.register_on_joinplayer(
    function(player)
        local playername = player:get_player_name()
        create_player_data(playername)
        init_player_data(playername)
    end
)

minetest.register_on_leaveplayer(
    function(player)
        local playername = player:get_player_name()
        delete_player_data(playername)
    end
)
