use_mesecons = false

function npc_spawner(pos)
minetest.env:add_entity({x=pos.x+math.random(-1,1),y=pos.y+math.random(2,3),z=pos.z+math.random(-1,1)}, "peaceful_npc:npc")

    -- Count the number of times a value occurs in a table
    function table_count(tt, item)
      local count
      count = 0
      for ii,xx in pairs(tt) do
        if item == xx then count = count + 1 end
      end
      return count
    end

--[[    local count = minetest.env:get_objects_inside_radius(pos, 20)
        local MAX_NPC = 3

        if count>MAX_NPC then
                action_off = minetest.env:add_entity({x=pos.x+math.random(-1,1),y=pos.y+math.random(2,3),z=pos.z+math.random(-1,1)}, "peaceful_npc:npc")
                end
        end]]--