3 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/common/after.lua b/builtin/common/after.lua
index b314711c9..e20f292f0 100644
--- a/builtin/common/after.lua
+++ b/builtin/common/after.lua
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ function core.after(after, func, ...)
 	assert(tonumber(after) and type(func) == "function",
 		"Invalid minetest.after invocation")
 	local expire = time + after
-	jobs[#jobs + 1] = {
+	local new_job = {
 		func = func,
 		expire = expire,
 		arg = {...},
-		mod_origin = core.get_last_run_mod()
+		mod_origin = core.get_last_run_mod(),
 	}
+	jobs[#jobs + 1] = new_job
 	time_next = math.min(time_next, expire)
+	return { cancel = function() new_job.func = function() end end }
 end
diff --git a/builtin/common/tests/vector_spec.lua b/builtin/common/tests/vector_spec.lua
index 6f308a4a8..0f287363a 100644
--- a/builtin/common/tests/vector_spec.lua
+++ b/builtin/common/tests/vector_spec.lua
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ describe("vector", function()
 		assert.same({ x = 2, y = 4, z = 6 }, vector.add(vector.new(1, 2, 3), { x = 1, y = 2, z = 3 }))
 	end)
 
+	it("offset()", function()
+		assert.same({ x = 41, y = 52, z = 63 }, vector.offset(vector.new(1, 2, 3), 40, 50, 60))
+	end)
+
 	-- This function is needed because of floating point imprecision.
 	local function almost_equal(a, b)
 		if type(a) == "number" then
diff --git a/builtin/common/vector.lua b/builtin/common/vector.lua
index 1fd784ce2..d6437deda 100644
--- a/builtin/common/vector.lua
+++ b/builtin/common/vector.lua
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ function vector.divide(a, b)
 	end
 end
 
+function vector.offset(v, x, y, z)
+	return {x = v.x + x,
+		y = v.y + y,
+		z = v.z + z}
+end
+
 function vector.sort(a, b)
 	return {x = math.min(a.x, b.x), y = math.min(a.y, b.y), z = math.min(a.z, b.z)},
 		{x = math.max(a.x, b.x), y = math.max(a.y, b.y), z = math.max(a.z, b.z)}