-- Created by Jef Roosens


local module = {}
module.logger = require("jlib.log").Logger:new{level = -1}


-- Safely dig in given direction (aka account for falling blocks)
--
-- @param dir direction to dig (f, u, d)
-- @return amount of blocks it broke
function module.dig(dir)
    local funcs = {
        f = { turtle.detect, turtle.dig },
        u = { turtle.detectUp, turtle.digUp },
        d = { turtle.detectDown, turtle.digDown }
    }

    local i = 0

    while funcs[dir][1]() do
        funcs[dir][2]()
        i = i + 1

    end

    module.logger:info("Mined " .. i .. " blocks")
    return i
end


return module