And so it begins...

mods/artifact_base/init.lua

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+-- "I'll stop calling it Minetest when it stops being one."
+minetest = core
+
+artifact = {
+    debug = true
+}
+
+-- For brevity.
+function include(file)
+    dofile(minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname()).."/"..file)
+end
+
+function enum(cases)
+    local out = {}
+    local i = 0
+    for _, x in ipairs(cases) do
+        out[x] = i
+        i = i +1
+    end
+    return out
+end
+
+say = minetest.chat_send_all
+
+minetest.register_lbm{
+    name = ":artifact:on_load",
+    nodenames = {"group:call_on_load"},
+    action = function(pos, node)
+        minetest.registered_nodes[node.name].on_load(pos)
+    end
+}
+
+if artifact.debug then
+    minetest.register_chatcommand("chest", {
+        func = function(name, args)
+            minetest.registered_chatcommands.giveme.func(name, "chest_with_everything:chest")
+        end
+    })
+end
+

mods/artifact_base/mod.conf

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+name = artifact_base