Some of the functions look like things I'd implement or intend to implement as /commands. In that way you have a primitive scripting ability not in Python code but in the nodes themselves. As functions they could easily be added to chat or tree if they are considered useful.
At any rate I've been avoiding map stuff for a while and while I have a few things I need to do I guess there's not much point doing them too well if they will have to be re-written shortly anyway.
