TextShield 🔗

TextShield is a Lua-based anti-spam and chat moderation mod for Minetest. It provides tools to automatically filter, detect, and block spam, excessive capitalization, and offensive words in multiple languages, helping to maintain a healthy and enjoyable multiplayer environment.

Features 🔗

Anti-spam protection: Blocks repeated or rapid messages.
Caps filter: Detects and prevents excessive use of capital letters.
Profanity filter: Includes badword lists in multiple languages (ar, de, en, es, fr, it, ja, ko, ru, zh).
History tracking: Keeps a record of messages to better detect spam patterns.
Configurable settings: Adjustable parameters via settingtypes.txt.
Lightweight integration: Works out-of-the-box with Minetest servers.

Installation 🔗

Download or clone this repository into your Minetest mods/ directory:
```
git clone https://github.com/Themostrandom/textshield.git
```
Ensure the folder is named textshield/.
Enable the mod for your world in Minetest.

Configuration 🔗

You can configure the mod via the settingtypes.txt file or directly in Minetest's in-game settings menu.

Typical configuration options include:

Thresholds for spam detection
Caps percentage allowed before filtering
Language-specific badword lists

Usage 🔗

Once installed and enabled:

TextShield automatically monitors all player chat messages.
Spam, excessive caps, and offensive words are blocked before reaching other players.
Server admins can customize the sensitivity to fit their community.

Project Structure 🔗

textshield/
├── antispam.lua        # Spam detection logic
├── caps_filter.lua     # Capitalization filter
├── history.lua         # Message history tracking
├── init.lua            # Main entry point for the mod
├── LICENSE             # License file
├── mod.conf            # Minetest mod configuration
├── screenshot.png      # Preview image
├── settingtypes.txt    # User-configurable settings
└── badwords/           # Badword lists for multiple languages

Requirements 🔗

Minetest 5.0.0 or higher
No external Lua dependencies

License 🔗

This project is licensed under the terms described in the LICENSE file.

Contributing 🔗

Contributions are welcome! You can help by:

Expanding the badword lists
Improving detection algorithms
Adding support for more languages

To contribute, fork this repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request.

Author 🔗

Developed by Themostrandom01.