Epic/mods/creative/inventory.lua

local player_inventory = {}
local inventory_cache = {}

local function init_creative_cache(items)
	inventory_cache[items] = {}
	local i_cache = inventory_cache[items]

	for name, def in pairs(items) do
		if def.groups.not_in_creative_inventory ~= 1 and
				def.description and def.description ~= "" then
			i_cache[name] = def
		end
	end
	table.sort(i_cache)
	return i_cache
end

function creative.init_creative_inventory(player)
	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
	player_inventory[player_name] = {
		size = 0,
		filter = "",
		start_i = 0
	}

	minetest.create_detached_inventory("creative_" .. player_name, {
		allow_move = function(inv, from_list, from_index, to_list, to_index, count, player2)
			local name = player2 and player2:get_player_name() or ""
			if not creative.is_enabled_for(name) or
					to_list == "main" then
				return 0
			end
			return count
		end,
		allow_put = function(inv, listname, index, stack, player2)
			return 0
		end,
		allow_take = function(inv, listname, index, stack, player2)
			local name = player2 and player2:get_player_name() or ""
			if not creative.is_enabled_for(name) then
				return 0
			end
			return -1
		end,
		on_move = function(inv, from_list, from_index, to_list, to_index, count, player2)
		end,
		on_take = function(inv, listname, index, stack, player2)
			if stack and stack:get_count() > 0 then
				minetest.log("action", player_name .. " takes " .. stack:get_name().. " from creative inventory")
			end
		end,
	}, player_name)

	return player_inventory[player_name]
end

function creative.update_creative_inventory(player_name, tab_content)
	local creative_list = {}
	local inv = player_inventory[player_name] or
			creative.init_creative_inventory(minetest.get_player_by_name(player_name))
	local player_inv = minetest.get_inventory({type = "detached", name = "creative_" .. player_name})

	local items = inventory_cache[tab_content] or init_creative_cache(tab_content)

	for name, def in pairs(items) do
		if def.name:find(inv.filter, 1, true) or
				def.description:lower():find(inv.filter, 1, true) then
			creative_list[#creative_list+1] = name
		end
	end

	table.sort(creative_list)
	player_inv:set_size("main", #creative_list)
	player_inv:set_list("main", creative_list)
	inv.size = #creative_list
end

-- Create the trash field
local trash = minetest.create_detached_inventory("creative_trash", {
	-- Allow the stack to be placed and remove it in on_put()
	-- This allows the creative inventory to restore the stack
	allow_put = function(inv, listname, index, stack, player)
		return stack:get_count()
	end,
	on_put = function(inv, listname)
		inv:set_list(listname, {})
	end,
})
trash:set_size("main", 1)

creative.formspec_add = ""

function creative.register_tab(name, title, items)
	sfinv.register_page("creative:" .. name, {
		title = title,
		is_in_nav = function(self, player, context)
			return creative.is_enabled_for(player:get_player_name())
		end,
		get = function(self, player, context)
			local player_name = player:get_player_name()
			creative.update_creative_inventory(player_name, items)
			local inv = player_inventory[player_name]
			local start_i = inv.start_i or 0
			local pagenum = math.floor(start_i / (3*8) + 1)
			local pagemax = math.ceil(inv.size / (3*8))
			return sfinv.make_formspec(player, context,
				"label[6.2,3.35;" .. minetest.colorize("#FFFF00", tostring(pagenum)) .. " / " .. tostring(pagemax) .. "]" ..
				[[
					image[4.06,3.4;0.8,0.8;creative_trash_icon.png]
					listcolors[#00000069;#5A5A5A;#141318;#30434C;#FFF]
					list[current_player;main;0,4.7;8,1;]
					list[current_player;main;0,5.85;8,3;8]
					list[detached:creative_trash;main;4,3.3;1,1;]
					listring[]
					image_button[5.4,3.25;0.8,0.8;creative_prev_icon.png;creative_prev;]
					image_button[7.2,3.25;0.8,0.8;creative_next_icon.png;creative_next;]
					image_button[2.1,3.25;0.8,0.8;creative_search_icon.png;creative_search;]
					image_button[2.75,3.25;0.8,0.8;creative_clear_icon.png;creative_clear;]
					tooltip[creative_search;Search]
					tooltip[creative_clear;Reset]
					tooltip[creative_prev;Previous page]
					tooltip[creative_next;Next page]
					listring[current_player;main]
					field_close_on_enter[creative_filter;false]
				]] ..
				"field[0.3,3.5;2.2,1;creative_filter;;" .. minetest.formspec_escape(inv.filter) .. "]" ..
				"listring[detached:creative_" .. player_name .. ";main]" ..
				"list[detached:creative_" .. player_name .. ";main;0,0;8,3;" .. tostring(start_i) .. "]" ..
				default.get_hotbar_bg(0,4.7) .. creative.formspec_add, false)
		end,
		on_enter = function(self, player, context)
			local player_name = player:get_player_name()
			local inv = player_inventory[player_name]
			if inv then
				inv.start_i = 0
			end
		end,
		on_player_receive_fields = function(self, player, context, fields)
			local player_name = player:get_player_name()
			local inv = player_inventory[player_name]
			assert(inv)

			if fields.creative_clear then
				inv.start_i = 0
				inv.filter = ""
				creative.update_creative_inventory(player_name, items)
				sfinv.set_player_inventory_formspec(player, context)
			elseif fields.creative_search or
					fields.key_enter_field == "creative_filter" then
				inv.start_i = 0
				inv.filter = fields.creative_filter:lower()
				creative.update_creative_inventory(player_name, items)
				sfinv.set_player_inventory_formspec(player, context)
			elseif not fields.quit then
				local start_i = inv.start_i or 0

				if fields.creative_prev then
					start_i = start_i - 3*8
					if start_i < 0 then
						start_i = inv.size - (inv.size % (3*8))
						if inv.size == start_i then
							start_i = math.max(0, inv.size - (3*8))
						end
					end
				elseif fields.creative_next then
					start_i = start_i + 3*8
					if start_i >= inv.size then
						start_i = 0
					end
				end

				inv.start_i = start_i
				sfinv.set_player_inventory_formspec(player, context)
			end
		end
	})
end

creative.register_tab("all", "All", minetest.registered_items)
creative.register_tab("nodes", "Nodes", minetest.registered_nodes)
creative.register_tab("tools", "Tools", minetest.registered_tools)
creative.register_tab("craftitems", "Items", minetest.registered_craftitems)

local old_homepage_name = sfinv.get_homepage_name
function sfinv.get_homepage_name(player)
	if creative.is_enabled_for(player:get_player_name()) then
		return "creative:all"
	else
		return old_homepage_name(player)
	end
end