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diff --git a/builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua b/builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua
index f6ceda54d..64d67bc72 100644
--- a/builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua
+++ b/builtin/common/misc_helpers.lua
@@ -708,6 +708,19 @@ function core.get_translator(textdomain)
return function(str, ...) return core.translate(textdomain or "", str, ...) end
end
+function core.get_pointed_thing_position(pointed_thing, above)
+ if pointed_thing.type == "node" then
+ if above then
+ -- The position where a node would be placed
+ return pointed_thing.above
+ end
+ -- The position where a node would be dug
+ return pointed_thing.under
+ elseif pointed_thing.type == "object" then
+ return pointed_thing.ref and pointed_thing.ref:get_pos()
+ end
+end
+
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-- Returns the exact coordinate of a pointed surface
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