Script API General

[inland merlin]

Looks like json ui subtraction for the forms in server_form

[grim raft]

yo

[quick vapor]

ts lowkey sad, actually like nothing has changed, im looking at the dif types and events and theres deadass nothing i was hoping for 😭

[chilly fractal]

Lmao

[grim raft]

I want to know how to make the result number not have a dot (like 0.5)
${Math.floor(player.getComponent("health").currentValue / player.getComponent("health").effectiveMax * 24)}

[chilly fractal]

.toFixed(0)

[grim raft]

what will that do?

[chilly fractal]

Remove the trailing decimals

It will turn it into a string tho.

[inland merlin]

Round up or down

[chilly fractal]

Neither

It will just remove them

[inland merlin]

Awh

[grim raft]

no I dont want that

[chilly fractal]

1.3 -> 1

[inland merlin]

So down

[chilly fractal]

Yes

[grim raft]

I want it to like when its 1.8 it will turn into 2

[chilly fractal]

Math.round(num)

[grim raft]

change floor to round?

[chilly fractal]

Dont you want it to round?

Floor always rounds down to closest smallest int

Ceil always rounds up to closest largest int

Round rounds to either closest largest int or cloest smallest int depending on the trailing decimals' values

[valid ice]

Doesn't toFixed round?

[chilly fractal]

No just removes it.

[grim raft]

ty for the info

[valid ice]

Hmm

Indeed

[chilly fractal]

If you wanted some certain level of trailing decimals, for example if you wanted just 4 levels, it would turn it into (num.xxxx) and x will be 0 if the num doesn't have that level of decimals.

[quick vapor]

am i geeked or do i need something else for my pack to show in game

[chilly fractal]

Nah it should work

[quick vapor]

yeah thas what im sayin

[chilly fractal]

🤷

[grim raft]

try to make it show as a title

to see if it works

[quick vapor]

what does that even mean gang

[chilly fractal]

Also you can make your own function to turn a num into string and manually set the amount of decimals you want. (Me personally i hate js, so if it trys to fk with my mind i just make custom functions, i personally dont trust it lmao)

[grim raft]

you want to see if the math is working ingame?

[quick vapor]

i want the pack to show up in game 😭 i havnt been coding for a while so ive pretty much forgotten everything

[grim raft]

oh

[chilly fractal]

So uh?? What exactly is the error, is it like... not importing or is it not working or what?

[quick vapor]

the pack aint even in my list of packs

[grim raft]

try using bridge if you forgot how to make the file work

[grim raft]

it will automatically import it into the game

[quick vapor]

i actually hate bridge

[valid ice]

Did you change the UUIDs?

[quick vapor]

i did

[grim raft]

real

[grim raft]

did you make it a .mcaddon file?

[quick vapor]

{
    "format_version": 2,
    "header": {
        "name": "yurt",
        "description": "yurting currently",
        "uuid": "412cb0ea-b3f8-4c79-a8c8-1c9eb263f19b",
        "version": [0, 0, 1],
        "min_engine_version": [1, 21, 60]
    },
    "modules": [
        {
            "description": "behavior",
            "version": [0, 0, 1],
            "uuid": "cb70b3ea-c702-483c-a288-0bd96f2e3992",
            "type": "script",
            "language": "javascript",
            "entry": "scripts/main.js"
        }
    ],
    "dependencies": [
        {
            "description": "server",
            "module_name": "@minecraft/server",
            "version": "1.18.0-beta"
        },
        {
            "description": "server-ui",
            "module_name": "@minecraft/server-ui",
            "version": "1.4.0-beta"
        },
        {
            "description": "debug-utilities",
            "module_name": "@minecraft/debug-utilities",
            "version": "1.0.0-beta"
        }
    ]
}```

im just tryna make a standalone behavior pack

dev behavior pack so i can work on it in game

[valid ice]

Need data module in modules section too

[quick vapor]

aight

lemme try

[valid ice]

{
"type": "data",
"uuid": "new-uuid",
"version": [ 0, 0, 1 ]
},

[grim raft]

the version for "@minecraft/server" should be 1.16.0

or 1.17.0-beta

[valid ice]

I assume they are running preview

[grim raft]

yea maybe

[dim tusk]

I'm the one who gave the template I think he didn't change it 😭

[valid ice]

[chilly fractal]

function toFixed(n, p) {
  const s = String(n), i = s.indexOf('.');
  return i < 0 ? (p > 0 ? s + '.' + '0'.repeat(p) : s) : (p === 0 ? s.slice(0, i) : s.slice(0, i) + '.' + s.slice(i + 1).slice(0, p).padEnd(p, '0'));
}

Try that...

[dim tusk]

this is what I used in chess addon lmao

[chilly fractal]

Does it round or smth? Cuz i purely just did some gibberish

[valid ice]

the native toFixed does round

[chilly fractal]

Yes but you can override it using prototypes

(Its not a good practice tho so thats why i didn't do it here)

Does it work???

I'm so dumb, why didn't i test myself lmao

[valid ice]

it do

Hmm

First one is fine, it's intended behaviour

chat said to add the this for error checking

  if (typeof n !== 'number' || isNaN(n) || !isFinite(n)) {
    throw new Error('Input must be a finite number');
  }
  if (typeof p !== 'number' || p < 0 || !Number.isInteger(p)) {
    throw new Error('Precision must be a non-negative integer');
  }

[chilly fractal]

Yeah i knew it did that but i didn't use it anyway tbh. I like my numbers clean. But anyway my function works!

[valid ice]

yippee!

[chilly fractal]

W chat and W guy

[valid ice]

My chatGPT has been whipped into shape by my constant correcting 😛

[chilly fractal]

Lmao

[dim tusk]

Bro became slave

[chilly fractal]

I personally don't use it as i gives me too many headaches for just one simple mistake that requires a little bit more focusing and it ends up breaking everything

[inland merlin]

yo has anyone already made a decent invenotry to work with the existing herobrine chest ui?

[chilly fractal]

So ye i avoid it unless i just ask it for quick calculations for example calculating storage stuff required and stuff.

[inland merlin]

if not, its whatever... but annoying to have that visual but not have functioning invenotry... so ill have to recreate the best i can

[chilly fractal]

Nah but map the items and the man himself herobrine is here, you can ask him and for the item looping... i think it's fairly simple.

[inland merlin]

i can get it working myself... its just a pain to add

because players gonna question the inventory functionality

[chilly fractal]

Well you can always use automation scripts like bash, python or js.

[valid ice]

Functioning inventory is something LeGend was gonna look into a bit ago

[inland merlin]

ohhh ok

i think a big part of the functionality would be the json ui bit (for a better experience)

[chilly fractal]

Bash allows for more control over the files themselves and net requests better, and python allows for more control on the contents of files, while js is much less flexible as you need too much logic and you need to set up the files manually with the given auto generated content.

[dim tusk]

My chess is almost perfect... Just that rook eat the pawn

[chilly fractal]

Basically what i am trying to say, is for you to console.log an array of all item types (existing ones) and then copy that log, store it in an array, look in in the vanilla files and probably they are the same but yea. And make a bit of json or files or whatever you need but like a part that doesn't change for certain item types and then classify which part of the code you want to be put for that specific item. And then after all that auto generation is complete, the script api part is much much much easier to do.

[inland merlin]

oh nice

[chilly fractal]

Good for you man, i am really waiting for you to make the permutations now :)

[chilly fractal]

You can use @minecraft/vanilla-data or smth i think or even the server one and get a list of all vanilla items.

[inland merlin]

wait... what do you mean?

i haven't done the vanilla-data ever

[dim tusk]

I won't use permutation unfortunately... only entities

I could use particles but I don't like it.

[chilly fractal]

I personally suggest making a fully automatic auto generation script such as bash or python so stuff is easier to manage.

[chilly fractal]

Awh man!. I was really looking forward for the "changed" you after you make your functional chess block with all these permutations that would crash the game lmao.

[chilly fractal]

Idk honestly if it needs that but yea

[dim tusk]

if only there's no limitation... Tho I can't since it's coded that way.

[dim tusk]

you can't play the game because it's trillion permutation 😭

[inland merlin]

lmao, so what you gonna do...?

[chilly fractal]

Entites

[inland merlin]

ohh

[chilly fractal]

He said that

[inland merlin]

makes sense im blind

[distant tulip]

https://tenor.com/view/i'm-not-one-for-i-told-you-so-but-mike-mclusky-mayor-of-kingstown-called-it-jeremy-renner-gif-5444831237578781686

[chilly fractal]

Yes, that's why i wanted to see how you'd get past that obstacle lmao

[chilly fractal]

Is that hawk eye??

Nah I'm probably saying random names 🤣

[dim tusk]

i can't since the permutation would be absent and can't be accessed.

[chilly fractal]

Bro wants the permutation not to be absent while his pc is playing jet mode finale 💀

[dim tusk]

Lemme do the calculation agin

[distant tulip]

his pc exploded and now he code in mobile

[chilly fractal]

https://tenor.com/view/youre-gonna-be-crazy-surprised-swae-lee-youll-be-shocked-you-wont-believe-this-xset-gif-25538246

[chilly fractal]

Frfr

[dim tusk]

So, you can have 65 states, each with 2 possible values, to maintain 65,536 permutations.

only 2? bro chess has 64 positions and have empty, pawn, rook, bishop, queen and king... So size values. It's not even possible 😭

[chilly fractal]

Chatgpt does the equation. Not creates & does the equation

That's how i see it

If you use it to create something from start, it's gonna fk it up

[dim tusk]

This makes my block incompatible with other addons who also uses permutation

[chilly fractal]

If

There are even any other addons.

Or even a coddy

Or even a coddy's house

[dim tusk]

it's 3 in the morning man... I'm lazy 😝

[chilly fractal]

After you run that beautiful c4 bomb you have made of an addon (if you did actually finish it and tried to use it in an alternative universe)

[dim tusk]

Sometimes I use chatgpt to automate my json 😂

[chilly fractal]

Crazy

I'd never trust it

I trust javascript in strings with all my cells and i trust it with any and everything... BUTT (WITH ANOTHER T) math.

[dim tusk]

I ask him to automate this geometry file

[chilly fractal]

Chatgpt doesn't have a max chars limit??

Damn y'all be privileged lmao

[dim tusk]

you can ask him to run a python or program and say to download it

[chilly fractal]

What???

[dim tusk]

if you ask him to generate it thru text the limit is now there.

[chilly fractal]

HE CAN GENERATE IT IN FILES?

Crazy

[dim tusk]

👍

you can try

[chilly fractal]

Ima try rn

(The reason i haven't tried is i never used it cuz it was locked out of my country for so long so idk if it works now)

AYO IT ISN'T LOCKED ANYMORE?

DAYYYYMN!

BETTT

[dim tusk]

what country are you in?

[chilly fractal]

Can't say. (I like to remain anonymous)

[dim tusk]

Bruh.

I'm sure you're Chinese...

[chilly fractal]

nah

ALSO YES IT WORKS AND SENDS A DOWNLOADABLE FILE?!@

WHY HAVEN'T I BEEN USIN THIS?

E

Bruh

[dim tusk]

you have 3 file limit and y'know how it works? When you upload a file... And you accidentally remove one, you can't upload anymore it counts as upload even if you didn't hit send yet.

[dim tusk]

(The reason i haven't tried is i never used it cuz it was locked out of my country for so long so idk if it works now)

You literally said it.

[chilly fractal]

Yeah i know lmao

[chilly fractal]

Crazy strict frfr also now this guy gave me a working download link frfr

And it WORKs?

IT AUTO GENERATES WITHOUT MISTAKES?

HAVE I BEEN USING A COMPLETELY TRASH AI FOR THIS LONG, REALLY?

Nevermind actually

Gemini has much more computing power and stuff, this one has more of a... computing smartness

Hol up, i didn't ask chatgpt for a runCommandAsync? When that shii pop up, it says 2024. I used it rn like its 1/2/2025... how tf did i ask for that?

And holy crap it says this:

Is it already insulting me bruh??

Nah ima education this dumb A about cmds :)

Nah i decided to do a little bit of trolling

And holy crap

It got gaslit quickly

Unlike gemini, gemini tells you nah and just fkin kicks you outta the page. This? Nah. This just straight up provides 🔥 advise about "deobfuscating"

[fiery solar]

I don't see anything wrong in that screenshot? I think ChatGPT is probably the best free AI for coding tasks, but just like with all of them you need to teach it about the script API first

[south heart]

        const displayComponent = itemInHand.getComponent("minecraft:display");
          displayComponent.lore = [
            "Power Level: 16"
          ];

Any one know why this is happnening

[chilly fractal]

Nah gemini can actually provide near perfect api code, like the mc api and near perfect cloudflare apis and basically near perfect everything

[chilly fractal]

AI!

its called item.getLore()[index]

Dont use ai

[south heart]

i just need to know where the docs are tbh

[chilly fractal]

Perfect example is right over here:

Of why not to use ai

[fiery solar]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/scriptapi/minecraft/server/itemstack?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable#setlore

[south heart]

how do i set it

[chilly fractal]

Just search "Microsoft Scripting Api Documents" and the official documentation will pop up

[chilly fractal]

item.setLore(["wow1","wow2"]);

[south heart]

thanks

[chilly fractal]

Read this tho.

[south heart]

yeah i am

do i need a setLore function

[chilly fractal]

Bruh

On the item

Like

[south heart]

world.beforeEvents.chatSend.subscribe((eventData) => {
    const player = eventData.sender;
  
    if (eventData.message === "!md") {
      const inventory = player.getComponent("minecraft:inventory").container;
  
      const handSlot = player.selectedSlotIndex;
      const itemInHand = inventory.getItem(handSlot);
  
        const displayComponent = itemInHand.getComponent("minecraft:display");
          displayComponent.setLore = [
            "Power Level: 16"
          ];
            inventory.setItem(handSlot, itemInHand);
      eventData.cancel = true;
    }
  });```

[chilly fractal]

itemInHand.setLore(["foo", "bar"])

I am not an ai

I will not provide full code

[south heart]

ohhhhh

[chilly fractal]

You have to understand what i am saying and implement it yourself

[south heart]

yeah

[valid ice]

Display component ain’t a thing

[south heart]

yeah i relize

[chilly fractal]

So what now?

I looked at your bio. Are you gonna haunt me in my dreams?

Why'd you delete your message scary guy?

What, do you think my nordvpn and macafee subscriptions are in vain?

Do you think that i share any personal stuff online?

I wanna know your answers. "X..x.xxx" guy.

I hope you ain't banned cuz i wanna infact, hack you. Not personal, just for fun.

Cuz i infact love fellas like ya

[inland merlin]

quick quesiton about itemDynamicProperties... it keeps saying i can't add to stackable item... which currenlty is a minecraft:mob_spawner...

is there a way to make it non-stackable before adding item dynamic properties?

vanilla wise

[valid ice]

Nop

Can't modify vanilla blocks

[inland merlin]

so i have to make a custom block then that simulates it

dang

okay thank you for your quick reply

[valid ice]

You'd need an item that places the block down when used

As a block's itemstack can't be edited to be nonstackable

[inland merlin]

oh

ok

[valid ice]

or just use lore

[inland merlin]

yeah, i was probably just gonna do that

but its annoying i want the dynamic properites... because of the cap

but oh well lol

[chilly fractal]

OH THE ALL MIGHTY LORD 🚫
OH THE ALL MIGHTY LORE ✅

[inland merlin]

might just make a copy of the spawner

no worries

best option honestly

[valid ice]

Lore overrated
Just kinda the only viable option in this case

I advocated for lore before item dynamic properties existed

[chilly fractal]

True true lore is overrated but can be really useful in lots of situations

[inland merlin]

well, until lore was capped

its still ok....

[valid ice]

Still pissed about that cap ngl

Always will be

[chilly fractal]

Name doesn't even suggest that lmao, its supposed to be for stuff like "Crafted from the ingots of hell and forged in the coldest of places" like, its talking about the item's story.. imagine the story being "i2vx3wn42e4" lmao

Cap was made so the old crash methods using hacks that modified the item aspects like lore and enchants don't work

[valid ice]

Hacks can bypass the limit still, regardless

It didn't limit the lore itself, it just limited the setLore function in scripts

[chilly fractal]

Really?

Huh

[valid ice]

yeh

[chilly fractal]

Then you have every right in existence to be pissed off about the cap.

[valid ice]

And afaik, loot table json files don't have a lore function limit, so

[chilly fractal]

Nah y'all have every right to be pissed off at moyang fr

[fiery solar]

You can get around the data storage limits of the cap by storing whatever you need in a world dynamic property and writing a pointer to the property ID to the lore

[valid ice]

It's honestly not the data storage limit that is annoying- DPs exist for that reason.
I used the whole thing for displaying stuff 😛

[chilly fractal]

Well yes but

Incase someone uses it to actually style and give their item a story like how they named it

You can't really "get around" the limit

But in other use cases, yea sure

Also, quick js question

What impact would this snippet do on a user?

(One sec)

[inland merlin]

here we go, custom spawner

now i should be able to add itemDynamicProperties

[chilly fractal]

const n = (N) => (Number(N));document.write(`9999`.repeat(n(`9999`.repeat(n(`9999`.repeat(n(`9999`.repeat(n(`9999`.repeat(n(`9999`.repeat(n(`9999`.repeat(n(`9999`.repeat(n(`9999`.repeat(n(`9999`.repeat(n(`9999`.repeat(1))))))))))))))))))))));

What impact would this do?

(Without testing)

[valid ice]

Instant death

[thorn flicker]

the world explodes

[chilly fractal]

Well good for you.. (i done this already lol)

Wrong answers

It would do nothing

[thorn flicker]

wrong answer

[chilly fractal]

Because that number is so humongous

It is considered infinity

And repeat does not allow infinity

[valid ice]

nuh uh

It would end the world

[thorn flicker]

exactly.

[inland merlin]

yeah lol, im sure that is for alot of people

[chilly fractal]

It isn't even editing the world, it is html bruh

[thorn flicker]

no

[chilly fractal]

Lets see the num tho

998800659780049492080923920804949780006599880001

(I used a different script to get the value, the reason i didn't use repeat is because repeat as limit, but in the first snippet it was a test)

const n = (N) => BigInt(N);let result = 1n;for (let i = 0; i < 12; i++) {result = result * n(9999);}
console.log(result.toString());

(You can go further and stretch the absolute limits using a while loop but i don't want my beautiful phone that has every possible feature (i paid some crazy money for a company to customize for me) to explode)

Now this version, if you are crazy enough to do this, sure, but be warned it will probably freeze your device.

const n = (N) => BigInt(N);let result = 1n;for (let i = 0; i < Number(`12`.repeat(12)); i++) {result = result * n(9999);}
console.log(result.toString());

Anyway have fun y'all

[sterile epoch]

i want to make a skygen, and have it so you can upgrade the generators, but only the owner of the generator can do so, since blocks can't have dynamic properties, would using a database get laggy?

I'm not entirely sure how much dynamic properties lag, especially in large amounts

[valid ice]

They're pretty efficient even in large amounts

[errant plover]

Can I make it so if I right click my animal it gives me an item

[crude bridge]

Some one know how to teleport a player back on the position he was

Like

If(playerVelocity.x !== 0) {
Player.teleport(previous position)
}

[dim tusk]

import { ItemStack } from '@minecraft/server';

world.beforeEvents.playerInteractWithEntity.subscribe(ev => {
   const { target, itemStack, player } = ev:
   if (target.typeId === 'minecraft:creeper') {
      const inventory = player.getComponent('inventory').container;
      system.run(() => {
         const itemStack = new ItemStack('minecraft:stick', 1);
         itemStack.nameTag = 'My stick';

         inventory.addItem(itemStack);
      });
   }
});```

[dim tusk]

You need to store the position of the player somewhere else like the map Mr dynamic property better in a loop like runtInterval

[crude bridge]

Oh okay

[errant plover]

Omg so if I right click a creeper I get a stick?

[dim tusk]

hmm

[errant plover]

Wow ty

[errant plover]

Could I make it a custom mob?

[dim tusk]

just change the id of creeper with your own one.

[errant plover]

Ty, could I change stick to a custom item

[dim tusk]

absolutely, everything here can be changed

[errant plover]

Do I put this in index.js?

[dim tusk]

put it on where your main script file is.

[crude bridge]

yes?

[tawny jungle]

is there a way to get runInterval running again after a reload?

(automatically)

[sterile epoch]

world initialize

since world initialize restarts when u do /reload

[tawny jungle]

hmm

would that work in a custom block component property?

[errant plover]

If I’m making a new sword what’s the max damage

[wary edge]

Not scripting related, but its 255 due to https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE-180073

[drifting pollen]

(MCPE-180073) "minecraft:damage" component value has unexpected integer behaviour

Reported by

SmokeyStack

Status

To Do (Open)

Resolution

Unresolved

[meager cargo]

Can someone help me get this to work?

import { system } from "@minecraft/server";

const TARGET_BLOCK = "minecraft:lime_stained_glass";
const PARTICLE_TYPE = "minecraft:villager_happy";

system.runInterval((eventdata) => {
  const player = eventdata.player;
  const block = eventdata.block;

  if (block?.typeId === TARGET_BLOCK) {
    player.dimension.getBlock(block.location),
      player.dimension.spawnParticle(PARTICLE_TYPE, block.location);
  }
}, 20);

[warm mason]

Because you are using runInterval instead of event

[meager cargo]

Okay, so how I can use runInterval for detecting blocks (this lime glass) and run particle on them? Maybe with player near in like 50 blocks, or something

[warm mason]

You will need a NASA computer for such operations.

[meager cargo]

I've done it another way - on invisible entity with tag and area

[dim tusk]

when using simulated players to destroy a block, does it have the mining Animation on the block?

[bright dove]

class OnRegistry {
    constructor() {
        this.initialize();
    }

    initialize() {
        world.beforeEvents.worldInitialize.subscribe(({ blockComponentRegistry }) => {
            this.registerCustomComponent(blockComponentRegistry);
        });
    }

    registerCustomComponent(blockComponentRegistry) {
        blockComponentRegistry.registerCustomComponent('cosmos:cavernous_vine', {
            onTick: ({ block }) => {
            },
            onRandomTick: ({ block }) => {
            }
        });
    }
}```

Is this valid code ?

[errant plover]

How do I run commands through a script

[wary edge]

Yeah. Should be.

I wouldn't do it like that though but yeah.

[bright dove]

It's pretty though

[wary edge]

import {
    EntityDamageCause,
    EntityHitEntityAfterEvent,
    EntityHurtAfterEvent,
    system,
    world
} from '@minecraft/server';

export default class ClassAttack {
    constructor() {
        console.log('ClassAttack constructed');
        this.initialize();
    }

    protected initialize(): void {
        console.log('ClassAttack initialized');
        world.afterEvents.entityHurt.subscribe(this.onEntityHurt);
        world.afterEvents.entityHitEntity.subscribe(this.onEntityHitEntity);
    }

    private onEntityHurt(eventData: EntityHurtAfterEvent): void {
        console.log(
            'Testing to see whether entity hurt runs first or entity hit entity runs first'
        );
        console.log('Entity Hurt: ' + eventData.damage);
        // throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
    }

    private onEntityHitEntity(eventData: EntityHitEntityAfterEvent): void {
        console.log(
            'Testing to see whether entity hit entity runs first or entity hurt runs first'
        );
        void system.waitTicks(10).then(() => {
            eventData.hitEntity.applyDamage(10, {
                cause: EntityDamageCause.contact,
                damagingEntity: eventData.damagingEntity
            });
        });
        // throw new Error('Method not implemented.');
    }
}

[bright dove]

Whats is this ?

[wary edge]

Is what I would have done.

[flat barn]

Obfuscated code

that’s literally the worst challenge ever

[supple yoke]

hey :(

i was going to say banger name but nvm

[flat barn]

I’m just saying, It’s just full of bad practices and unconventional stuff

it’s good if you want your code to be unreadable :P

[remote oyster]

I know someone else who writes code like that and it drives me crazy seeing it lol. Somehow, their brain is simply wired for it. I call that style Kryptonite.

[dim tusk]

Pink kryptonite?

[errant plover]

got an error when i ran my code in minecraft, i remember learning about this and i feel stupid for forgetting,
[Scripting][error]-Plugin [Project Friend - 1.0.0] - does not contain main file [main.js].

[flat barn]

Idk why you would do it

[remote oyster]

Any color you desire lol.

[dim tusk]

to show their dominance

[remote oyster]

I'm not sure either. Some are just wired for it. I need clarity lol.

[flat barn]

Reminds me of that quote by Linus Torvalds, "Bad programmers worry about the code. Good programmers worry about data structures and their relationships."

[slow walrus]

so you're a bad programmer?

[flat barn]

Why’s that?

[slow walrus]

you're worrying about the style of code

or complaining

[flat barn]

It’s in his perspective

In his perspective he’s worrying about the code

but also that’s not the context

of it

[errant plover]

got an error when i ran my code in minecraft, i remember learning about this and i feel stupid for forgetting,
[Scripting][error]-Plugin [Project Friend - 1.0.0] - does not contain main file [main.js].

[supple yoke]

do you have a main.js file?

[errant plover]

nope

i have an index.js

[wary edge]

Well there's your issue.

[errant plover]

i mean where should i put it and what shoulld i put in it

[flat barn]

It's in the sense of, a "bad" programmer will focus on syntax and immediate logic. For example if he went away from his code for a few months or created a whole system with that method of programming, anytime he goes back to something it'll be much harder to maintain.

and read

However, if you think about the design of your code and structure/organisation of the data used it's makes it much easier to read (for others aswell as yourself), on top of making it efficient, cleaner etc

challenging yourself to do the complete opposite is just a massive detriment to ur progress

[distant gulch]

my eyes... WHATS THAT

[slow walrus]

either rename it to main.js, or change the entry file in your manifets to index.js

[slow walrus]

not exactly. in this case their challenge is "how can I efficiently use this space to do what I want" , and obviously this is not being used in a collaborative environment, just something for fun to test themselves

[supple yoke]

tbh if I try to do that on an actual project, I'll probably kms

but this is just a fun project to test my binary / data structure knowledge

[slow walrus]

yeah

[supple yoke]

that's the old version, i got a better one (it works too)

let {world:W,system:S}=await import("@minecraft/server"),b=(p,b)=>W.getDimension("overworld").setBlockType({x:p>>4,y:-60,z:p&15},b+"_concrete")||p,d=1,h=0,a=3,s=1,f=c=>S.runTimeout(_=>{d=(d&3?d|48:d|3)&1<<W.getPlayers()[0].selectedSlotIndex||d;c(b(a,"red")^b(h=h+(d&17)-(d/2&17)&255,"green")?s:++s);let p=h;f(n=>n?p^h?c(n-1):z:h^a?b(p,"white"):a=Math.random()*256|0)},4);f(_=>_)

[flat barn]

I'd rather use more space, for more readability

[flat barn]

this is literally just obfuscation

for example

[distant gulch]

..... you scare me

[slow walrus]

it's not though, they have to use bitwise ops, efficient data structues like using arrays to hold properties instead of objects

[flat barn]

There's literally 0 point in doing that but yk

[slow walrus]

are you just hating for the sake of it or what?

[flat barn]

They can do what they want

[slow walrus]

that's great for you, but the complete opposite of what they're challenging themselves to do

[supple yoke]

uh you used a non existent version of @minecraft/server

[flat barn]

You can do it in a way better way

[errant plover]

wdym

[slow walrus]

such as?

[supple yoke]

there's no a version 17 yet, there's 17.0.0-beta

[slow walrus]

create a new post and send your entire manifest file

[supple yoke]

did i spelled that right?

[slow walrus]

nah their manifest is jsut wrong, it's looking for 1.0.0-beta

[supple yoke]

oh i see then

[slow walrus]

and server-ui 1.0.0

[supple yoke]

yeah make a post

[flat barn]

not obfuscating everything and using bitwise ops in a cleaner manner

[slow walrus]

once again, their challenge is to use the least amount of characters, so obfuscation is obviously needed

[flat barn]

Yes that's the problem, the challenge is just teaching you to do a TON of bad practices

[supple yoke]

not sure what are we arguing about

i just want a cool project to show off at pack jam

[slow walrus]

no it's not lmao? the only "bad practices" here is the bad formatting, which in itself is just a visual thing, it literally does not matter

[flat barn]

I'll tell ya they'll much rather see clean code than obfuscated garbage

[slow walrus]

if you changed the variable names to be more descriptive, the code would do entire the same thing

[flat barn]

It literally does

If you did this on a big project, and you went back to it a few weeks later you will not understand what you wrote

[slow walrus]

you're just insulting cause you can't keep track of 5 variables in your head

[flat barn]

if you did this in a project with others

It's the same problem

[slow walrus]

good thing it's a challenge for themselves

and not something they're doing in a large scale project

[flat barn]

Exactly but it's still bad practices

[flat barn]

For sure!!

[slow walrus]

it's a challenge

[flat barn]

And the challenge is teaching them bad practices

[supple yoke]

ok i did use a bunch of very bad things,
multiple responsibility functions
bad naming
evil bool operation etc,

but if i know what i am doing does it really matter?

[slow walrus]

it's not teaching them anything, they're not learning anything new from the challenge, they are actively using their own knowledge to figure it out in the smallest way

[supple yoke]

i have been coding for many years lol, just writing a 300 byte code won't make me suddenly use inheritance

[slow walrus]

and apparently fun in coding is illegal now

no one likes a pompous stuck up person who thinks they're the best because they use "good practices"

[flat barn]

I don't think I'm the best, I still have alot to learn

[supple yoke]

bruh, this is so dumb. atleast argue about something that matters, like "should inheritance exist" or something

[slow walrus]

you should learn to not pointlessly insult people because they tried to challenge themselves

[flat barn]

I didnt insult them

[slow walrus]

"obfuscated garbage"

[flat barn]

Maybe there's a misunderstanding

[flat barn]

I meant in general, and it is

no one can read that easily

that's the point of obfuscation

lol

[slow walrus]

doesn't mean it's garbage though

[flat barn]

That's quite literally what obfuscation is supposed to be

It's a form of encryption

[supple yoke]

i mean yeah?

[flat barn]

to prevent people from reading your code

[slow walrus]

garbage would mean that the code is useless and can be thrown away, which is not what obfuscation does or is for

[supple yoke]

i have a non "obfuscated" version on my GitHub

[flat barn]

That's probably where they got the bitwise ops from also

[supple yoke]

wha?

[flat barn]

instead of showing hard coded values, you can bitwise op them even tho doing that can just be reversed easily. but that's not the point. The whole code can be reversed

And if they return the same values then yippee!

[slow walrus]

and? the point of it wasn't to make irreversible encryption?

[supple yoke]

what are you talking about

[slow walrus]

i don't even know

[flat barn]

The point was the create it in the smallest possible way, which is obfuscation if you use single letter variable and function names

[supple yoke]

bro i was followig until he drops that

uhuh

yes?

[flat barn]

my point was that, It's just bad practice and not a very good challenge for yourself

It's just a detriment to yourself

[supple yoke]

also ty for arguing on my behalf, had the best laughter in a while

[slow walrus]

wait until you have to do embedded systems programming with limited memory size, every character counts

[supple yoke]

actually true, im perusing electrical engineering in a few months

[flat barn]

Uhh I think you are misunderstanding it

You can still write clean code in embedded systems

It's the performance of the code that matters

which if you did this for that case, yeah it wont be very performant

obfuscation reduces the performance of code

[supple yoke]

ok that's just wrong, while you can have clean code in embedded. memory becomes a huge issue in those areas

[slow walrus]

nope, limited ROM size, you can't flash huge programs on to it, so as you reach the limit you have to employ stuff like obfuscation to reduce your memory footprint

[supple yoke]

the compilers play a huge role for reducing the size of code

[supple yoke]

also no

ok that was fun, I'll go have breakfast now

@slow walrus ty again for arguing with/for me

[slow walrus]

oh yeah that's just completely wrong lmao

if anything the obfuscation in the original snippet has better performance than a non obfusctaed version

since it uses bitwise ops

[slow walrus]

all good lmao

[flat barn]

It's practically the same if you used bitwise ops in non obfuscated version

[flat barn]

Yes but you can just obfuscate it in 2 seconds using a free tool

[slow walrus]

bad practice

[flat barn]

It's bad practice to write it yourself

[slow walrus]

write bad code -> use a tool to fix it -> "good practice"?

[flat barn]

no

anyways it's likely he just obfuscated it

instead of writing it

[remote oyster]

I'd have to disagree with that statement because the tools you imply that should be used didn't just spring up out of thin air. Someone wrote it.

In fact, code in general didn't just appear. Someone wrote it, somewhere, somehow.

Gave it purpose and meaning. 😄

[subtle cove]

[flat barn]

well the obfuscater yeah of course it has meaning but you don’t write obfuscation yourself

[remote oyster]

What do you mean when you say "don't write obfuscation"?

[flat barn]

The act of writing code in a way that is obfuscated

[remote oyster]

Their code wasn't true obfuscation though. It just used shortened names, nested functions, bitwise operations, and minimal comments. Nothing deliberate to make the code unreadable. It being difficult to read doesn't make it obfuscated. It just means it's been compacted. In some professions, that is a necessity. Not sure if you knew that or not. I think Omniac or somebody gave an example as to why.

[slow walrus]

yeah exactly

[flat barn]

Yeah but not for this

[remote oyster]

Depends on what their end goal is. Since neither of us know that answer we can't really say.

[flat barn]

i think they just want to show off

[dim tusk]

function helloWorld() {
    const greetingParts = [String.fromCharCode(72), String.fromCharCode(101), String.fromCharCode(108), String.fromCharCode(108), String.fromCharCode(111), String.fromCharCode(44), String.fromCharCode(32), String.fromCharCode(87), String.fromCharCode(111), String.fromCharCode(114), String.fromCharCode(108), String.fromCharCode(100), String.fromCharCode(32)];
    let greeting = '';
    for (let i = 0; i < greetingParts.length; i++) greeting += greetingParts[i];
    return greeting;
}

console.log(helloWorld());```

Unnecessary as hell

[bright dove]

I think this can be optimized

[nimble schooner]

world.afterEvents.itemUse.subscribe(event => {
    const {
        source: player,
        itemStack
    } = event
player.getComponent("minecraft:inventory").container.setItem(player.selectedSlot);```

why the fuck does player.selectedSlot not return a number

[dim tusk]

Player.selectedSlotIndex

[dim tusk]

how? It's so hard to optimize it 😭

[nimble schooner]

Tyyy

[bright dove]

function helloWorld() {
    const greetingParts = [72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 44, 32, 87, 111, 114, 108, 100, 32];
    return greetingParts.map(code => String.fromCharCode(code)).join('');
}

console.log(helloWorld());```

[bright dove]

Can't you just do this ?

[flat barn]

Uhh

[dim tusk]

no 😭
-# I hope you know I'm sarcastic here lol

[bright dove]

oh 😭

Lol

[nimble schooner]

How many participants can a scoreboard objective have?

[flat barn]

Might aswell just write it hard coded

otherwise any other method is practically the same speed

[dim tusk]

Or you can just js console.log('Hello, World!');

[bright dove]

LOL

[supple yoke]

dam, it's still going lmao

[bright dove]

I cant access it 💀

oh yeah

[supple yoke]

|| pastebin doesn't like me ||

step up your game

[bright dove]

Okay serious question

[supple yoke]

mb idk that pastes on pastebin have to be moderated

[bright dove]

Anyone here to help me with applyKnockback ?

[distant tulip]

this look like brainfuck language lol

[warm mason]

And more specifically? What exactly do you need?

[bright dove]

well, i need to applyKmockback to mimic player being pulled upward by a force

[warm mason]

Like reverse gravity?

[bright dove]

Yeah

[tawny jungle]

how could I get this ontick class to run once at start and once at the end for an onMounted event and an onDismounted event?

        let entitiesAtBlock = dimension.getEntitiesAtBlockLocation(block.location);
        for (let mountEntity of entitiesAtBlock) {
            if (mountEntity?.typeId === "sci:mb_mount") {
                if (this.events.whileMounted) {
                    this.events.whileMounted({ block: block })
                    time = system.currentTick
                }
            }
        }
    }```

[warm mason]

Why not just use the levitation effect?

[warm mason]

Well, in general, just use applyKnockback once every tick with a throw to the top. player.applyKnockback(0,0,0,1)

[bright dove]

well, then it wouldn't be accurate to what i am doinh

[bright dove]

function grab_player(dimension) {
    const players = dimension.getEntities(); 
    players.forEach(player => { 
        player.applyKnockback(0, 0, 0, 0.1); 
    });
}```

is this valid ?

[distant tulip]

world.getPlayers()

[bright dove]

well, i am trying to make basically half life barnacles

so it affects ALL entities

[distant tulip]

why name it players

[bright dove]

apperantly applyKnockback dont work on entities

[warm mason]

it works, but not for all

[distant tulip]

Knockback resistance do effect it

[remote oyster]

Even if that were true, does it really matter? It honestly shouldn't.

[bright dove]

how so ?

[flat barn]

meh not really

[warm mason]

It seems to depend on some entity component

[bright dove]

So how do you check if its an entity or a player ?

[warm mason]

if (entity.typeId == 'minecraft:player') {
  // player
} else {
  // entity
}

[thorn flicker]

or instanceof

if (entity instanceof Player) {

}
else { 

}

[warm mason]

instanceof*

[thorn flicker]

thanks

[thorn flicker]

make sure to import the Player class from server if you do this

[velvet swallow]

Can anyone tell me if it’s possible to detect when a player changes a wandering villager's name using a name tag?

[thorn flicker]

you can check if you interact with a villager with a nametag in your hand.

https://stirante.com/script/server/1.16.0/classes/PlayerInteractWithEntityAfterEvent.html

[velvet swallow]

Thanks.

[crude bridge]

fr

[bright dove]

Is there a native method for setBlock ?

[warm mason]

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/scriptapi/minecraft/server/block?view=minecraft-bedrock-experimental#settype

[bright dove]

function growth(e) {
    const { block } = e;

    // Get the block's current location
    const { x, y, z } = block.location;

    // Get the block below the current block
    const blockBelow = block.dimension.getBlock({ x, y: y - 1, z });

    // Check if the block below is air
    if (blockBelow && blockBelow.typeId === 'minecraft:air') {
        block.setType('cosmos:cavernous');
    }
}```

is this valid ?

[granite badger]

What event are you subscribed to

[bright dove]

im trying to make a custom component for a custom vine you see

:}

[granite badger]

Looks fine to me

[bright dove]

Thanks, this is the function that grows the vine

[warm mason]

function growth(e) {
  let block = e.block
  if (block.dimension.heightRange.min == block.y) return

  if (block.below()?.typeId == 'minecraft:air') {
    block.below().setType(block.typeId)
  }
}

[bright dove]

Thanks, this works too.

[bright dove]

world.beforeEvents.worldInitialize.subscribe(({ blockComponentRegistry }) => {
        blockComponentRegistry.registerCustomComponent('cosmos:cavernous_vine', {
            onTick({ block }) {
                const cavernousVine = new CavernousVine();
                cavernousVine.grabPlayer(block);
                cavernousVine.poisonPlayer(block);
            },
            onRandomTick({ block }) {
                const cavernousVine = new CavernousVine(); 
                cavernousVine.vineGrowth(block);
            }
        });
     });```

this works ?

[dim tusk]

this one is called useless

[supple yoke]

gasp!

[acoustic basin]

guys, so i've found this template for player joining the world welcome message, adapted it up to myself, but i get an error that crashes all of my scripts, "unexpected await keyword", and i dont understand what's wrong with await system.waitTicks

import { world, system } from '@minecraft/server'

let playerJoinStatus = new Map()

const DELAY_TICKS = 800

world.afterEvents.playerSpawn.subscribe(data => {
    const player = data.player
    const playerName = player.name
    if (player.initialSpawn) {
        if (!playerJoinStatus.has(playerName)) {
            await system.waitTicks(DELAY_TICKS)
            world.sendMessage('§7Welcome!')
            playerJoinStatus.set(playerName, true)
        }
    }
})```

[dim tusk]

import { world, system } from '@minecraft/server'

let playerJoinStatus = new Map()

const DELAY_TICKS = 800

world.afterEvents.playerSpawn.subscribe(async (data) => {
    const player = data.player
    const playerName = player.name
    if (player.initialSpawn) {
        if (!playerJoinStatus.has(playerName)) {
            await system.waitTicks(DELAY_TICKS)
            world.sendMessage('§7Welcome!')
            playerJoinStatus.set(playerName, true)
        }
    }
})```

Add the async

[acoustic basin]

ah, and that's it really?

[acoustic basin]

but what is it for? idk, i never used it

[bright dove]

oh hi Vlad

[acoustic basin]

hi Refracted

[bright dove]

:]

[noble bolt]

to run the code asynchronously

and allow await keyword

[acoustic basin]

alr, thank u

also, the message doesn't appear, maybe bcs the world is loading longer than i set the delay, and the message appears before i enter the world so i cant c it

i extended the delay but nope, didnt send the message

[dim tusk]

playerSpawn do sometimes triggers even tho the player isn't loaded or in the game yet fully.. you can try to make a function that constantly sends a message till they're loaded.

Y'know the forceShow function for server form?

[acoustic basin]

no

oh wait

it got sent

i removed if (player.initialSpawn), and it got sent

[distant tulip]

800 is 40 sec...

[dim tusk]

that triggers when the player joins for the first time in the world... Not literally, but when you join the server and you die it won't trigger unless you leave and join the world again.

[acoustic basin]

thought i rejoined the world and i got it sent again

[acoustic basin]

i know, but before i removed if (player.initialSpawn), i waited for like 3 minutes and it didnt appear, and then i removed the if statement and the message appeared

[acoustic basin]

oh, i'd like the message to be sent only once when joining the world

i made this const const initSpawn = data.initialSpawn, and made if statement with it, will test if message will be snet only once

nope, being sent again...

[subtle cove]

kindly show us the code pls

[acoustic basin]

import { world, system } from '@minecraft/server'

let playerJoinStatus = new Map()

world.afterEvents.playerSpawn.subscribe(async (data) => {
    const player = data.player
    const initSpawn = data.initialSpawn
    const playerName = player.name
    if (initSpawn === true) {
        if (!playerJoinStatus.has(playerName)) {
            await system.waitTicks(800)
            player.sendMessage('§7Welcome! §fThank you for playing with Random Add-On! Read all the details about the Add-On on the downlaod page! §7Team Members: §6VLAD360 - Project Lead, Coder, Nerpa4ch - Visual Design Lead, Nouve More - Artist, Natitun - Concept Artist, Rofoo - Mob Artist, Steve - Musician, Pavel Kvakov - Level Designer, Ribossomo - Sound Designer, Glider - Game Designer')
            playerJoinStatus.set(playerName, true)
        }
    }
})```

[subtle cove]

the map is always empty at world init, and player isnt there

Hmmm

Try lower ticks before the final 800 ticks for tests

[warm mason]

For what?

[acoustic basin]

idk

[acoustic basin]

what? so like, another message got sent before 800 ticks?

[bright dove]

@subtle cove is this correct though ?

[subtle cove]

Uhm, consider it as the testing phase where u test the lower tick like await system.waitTicks(100)

[subtle cove]

Uhh, did u test how often it triggers

[bright dove]

No, i haven't tested it yet

[acoustic basin]

so i lowered the ticks to 100, ive made another world, the message got sent like, after 2 seconds after i entered the world, but the message appeared again when i rejoined the same world

[acoustic basin]

idk what it means, idk how to use Map, as i said, i just found the template on this server, but im trying to understand what this Map does

[subtle cove]

It's not the map that's the issue actually

[subtle cove]

So like there's another script doing it...

[acoustic basin]

ik, i just replied to u saying about the map

[acoustic basin]

nah, i have only this welcoming message script, it was in system.runInetrval, like, checking for player's velocity, and if it's greater then 0, send the message, but i moved it to playerSpawn, and removed this script from inetrval

there's only one script basically

[subtle cove]

Ok, so rejoining the world triggers it again.
Only if it's single player

If the world's been running it only triggers once

So like every after world start cus that's when the map used there is empty. On world start/initialization

[acoustic basin]

so what should i do

what if i unsubscribe from the event when it has been triggered already?

or actually, if other players join the world, like, multiplayer, the probably won't c the message

[distant tulip]

if (data.initialSpawn)
and it did work

[subtle cove]

This should be fine. Just some minor optimizations

[acoustic basin]

yes, i just had player, not data

[acoustic basin]

what optimization should i do? maybe set the ticks to like, 1000, so 50 seconds?

[subtle cove]

import { world, system } from '@minecraft/server'

let playerJoinStatus = new Set()

world.afterEvents.playerSpawn.subscribe(async (data) => {
    const player = data.player
    if (data.initialSpawn) {
        if (!playerJoinStatus.has(player.name)) {
            await system.waitTicks(800)
            if (!player.isValid()) return
            player.sendMessage('§7Welcome! §fThank you for playing with Random Add-On! Read all the details about the Add-On on the downlaod page! §7Team Members: §6VLAD360 - Project Lead, Coder, Nerpa4ch - Visual Design Lead, Nouve More - Artist, Natitun - Concept Artist, Rofoo - Mob Artist, Steve - Musician, Pavel Kvakov - Level Designer, Ribossomo - Sound Designer, Glider - Game Designer')
            playerJoinStatus.add(player.name)
        }
    }
})```

[warm mason]

|| set immediately 72000, which would work only after an hour ||

[dim tusk]

why you add Delay btw?

I'm lost in this topic lol

[subtle cove]

The waitTicks depends on u how long u wana send the msg

[acoustic basin]

bcs when player is joining the world, the loading may take too long and the player just won't c the message, the message will appear before the world loads in, is it how it works?

welp, im rejoining the world, and again, the message is appearing again

[dim tusk]

I get it... Just a hunch, what if create a forceShow then when it opens close the form and send a message

you can close forms forcefully without damage or anything

[subtle cove]

Since delay is used here and player gets used afterwards, isValid checks is necessary to check if they're still in the world or has left

[subtle cove]

Rejoining the world where, a server or ur single player world?

[acoustic basin]

single player

[subtle cove]

Then it's works fine

-# oh well i ain't gona edit that msg ;-;

[warm mason]

world.afterEvents.playerSpawn.subscribe(data => {
  if (!data.initialSpawn || data.player.hasTag('not_new')) return  

  let player = data.player
  let rotation = player.getRotation()
  let id = system.runInterval(() => {
    if (!player.isValid()) return system.clearRun(id)

    let rot = player.getRotation()
    if (rot.x != rotation.x || rot.y != rotation.y) {
      system.clearRun(id)
      player.addTag('not_new')
      player.sendMessage("hi")
    }
  })
})

[subtle cove]

Or use form to show the message, rather than sendMessage

[distant tulip]

just use tags / dp to tag the players who got the message

[acoustic basin]

that's smart... y didnt i think of that...

[warm mason]

This code sends a message when the player starts moving, not just after 50 seconds

[subtle cove]

Hmm, so u actually needed a permanent "tag" for the message
Map and Set and other objects in js are empty at start ||unless it's set-up in a complex way||

[dim tusk]

Try, forceShow of server form 😭

I've been saying this multiple times 😭

[acoustic basin]

idk how to use it

[warm mason]

https://discord.com/channels/523663022053392405/1310685424402042910

[distant tulip]

what do forms have to do with that...

[subtle cove]

The long message

[warm mason]

Wait until the form opens. when it opens, close it and send a message

[distant tulip]

worth a try i guess
but that may look weird

[acoustic basin]

i just did this and that's it, it works perfectly how i need ```js
import { world, system } from '@minecraft/server'

world.afterEvents.playerSpawn.subscribe(async (data) => {
const player = data.player
if (data.initialSpawn) {
if (!player.hasTag('v360:welcome_message')) {
await system.waitTicks(100)
player.sendMessage('§7Welcome! §fThank you for playing with Random Add-On! Read all the details about the Add-On on the downlaod page! §7Team Members: §6VLAD360 - Project Lead, Coder, Nerpa4ch - Visual Design Lead, Nouve More - Artist, Natitun - Concept Artist, Rofoo - Mob Artist, Steve - Musician, Pavel Kvakov - Level Designer, Ribossomo - Sound Designer, Glider - Game Designer')
player.addTag('v360:welcome_message')
}
}
})```

but i think map isn't even needed here since im just testing if the player has tag or not when joining

[subtle cove]

now player.hasTag

[acoustic basin]

oh wait, i had the old code copied

[distant tulip]

👆

[acoustic basin]

here, updated

[distant tulip]

seem fine

[acoustic basin]

alr, ive got the result i needed

thanks y'all

[warm mason]

This code is still more reliable

[acoustic basin]

okie, i'll make use of it then

[subtle cove]

-# isValid, where 👀

[distant tulip]

yeah, +clearRun if not

[acoustic basin]

alr, another question, but i think the answer is obvious, is there a way to detect block under the entity all the time without using system.runInterval?

[warm mason]

no

[acoustic basin]

im still trying to optimize my system.runInterval script, and if possible, trying to find alternative for ceratine events to not use inetrval

[acoustic basin]

welp, just how i thought

i actually got my script down from like 1000 or so lines to 251

[meager cargo]

world.afterEvents.playerSpawn.subscribe((initialSpawn) => {
    for (const player of world.getAllPlayers()) {
        const playerId = player.nameTag;
        if (initialSpawn) {
            player.onScreenDisplay.setTitle({ rawtext: [{ translate: 'testing.title', "with": ["\n"] }] }, {
                stayDuration: 40,
                fadeInDuration: 20,
                fadeOutDuration: 20,
            });
            system.run(() => {
                system.runTimeout(() => {
                    player.runCommandAsync("tp -42 -22 29 0 0");
                }, 30);
            });
        } else {
            return;
        }
    }
});

Can someone help me and change this script, so player will only run this title and command tp - after First time join to world

[acoustic basin]

but i'm still getting the "hang" crash sometimes

[acoustic basin]

ahaha, we were just discussing sending message only once player joins the world for the first time

[meager cargo]

Yh yh, I'm reading right now

😄

[acoustic basin]

actually, i can make, for example, detection of block under the entity in a .mcfunction file, would it be more stable then using system.runInterval in script?

thought i assume no

[dim tusk]

probably because you're checking a lot of things in single tick

[bright dove]

how do you get the current location of a player ?

[acoustic basin]

so i think ye, i'll change a few things to function and it will also be ran every tick in tick.json... which is pretty much the same thing...

[granite badger]

https://jaylydev.github.io/scriptapi-docs/latest/classes/_minecraft_server.Player.html#location

[acoustic basin]

aaaaargh, there r just some events in my system.runInterval which dont really have any alternatives, and so, have to be ran every tick

[granite badger]

what is wrong with my docs

[bright dove]

what about block location ?

[granite badger]

player.location and block.location

[bright dove]

poisonPlayer(block.location) {
        const players = this.world.getPlayers(); // Get all players
        players.forEach(player => {
            player.addEffect("minecraft:poison", 2); // Apply poison effect for 2 seconds
        });
    }
}```

whats wrong with this ?

[gaunt salmon]

Debug result for [code](#1067535608660107284 message)

Compiler Result

Compiler found 5 errors:

<REPL0>.js:2:1 - error TS2304: Cannot find name 'poisonPlayer'.

2 poisonPlayer(block.location) {
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~

``````ansi
<REPL0>.js:2:14 - error TS2552: Cannot find name 'block'. Did you mean 'Block'?

2 poisonPlayer(block.location) {
               ~~~~~

  @minecraft/server.d.ts:3326:15
    3326         class Block {
                       ~~~~~
    'Block' is declared here.

``````ansi
<REPL0>.js:2:30 - error TS1005: ';' expected.

2 poisonPlayer(block.location) {
                               ~

``````ansi
<REPL0>.js:3:30 - error TS2339: Property 'world' does not exist on type 'typeof globalThis'.

3         const players = this.world.getPlayers(); // Get all players
                               ~~~~~

``````ansi
<REPL0>.js:8:1 - error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.

8 }
  ~

Lint Result

ESLint results:

<REPL0>.js

2:29 error Parsing error: ';' expected

[acoustic basin]

its adding effect for 2 ticks btw

not seconds

[bright dove]

oh shit

[dim tusk]

Ohh I was about to say that, a lot of examples are flipped again or not related to the function specified

[dim tusk]

Just <value> * 20

[granite badger]

they aren't flipped again, it's been like this for over a year and I just noticed it

[dim tusk]

lol, I say again because I always open your docs, and for example getEffects and getEffect have new examples but still switched, once I saw getBlockFromRay and getEntitiesFromRay examples are switched

[dim tusk]

#1067869022273667152

[timid zenith]

Ok thanks

[granite badger]

I am thinking of adding a report button next to the examples so you can send a github issue to me, how does that sound?

[dim tusk]

good I guess lol.. I always open your docs and it sometimes confused and makes me laugh why it does that...

Guy can you tell me again what's the actual bytes of Dynamic property values?

like the exact value

[true isle]

what do i use to interact with a block with any item in hand? or no item at all

[warm mason]

https://discord.com/channels/523663022053392405/1309136217996005377

[odd path]

@dim tusk

Dude, can you tell me how I can identify that an entity is holding an item?

[dim tusk]

the equippable component is disabled to entities yet, closest one is use runCommand and hasItem and loop all items registered in the world if something matches returns true

[odd path]

Testfor?

[thorn flicker]

You can use testFor command and get the successCount property from it.

if it returns greater than 0, it means the command was successful.

[dim tusk]

he already knows how to do it .. that's on his post

[thorn flicker]

I was not aware, clearly.

[dim tusk]

Nah you good

[thorn flicker]

why is he asking "testFor" then

[dim tusk]

that's where before I answer him in his post

[thorn flicker]

do you mean you already answered him after he asked here?

[thorn flicker]

got it.

[dim tusk]

I'M NOT FLASH WAIT.

Too many people are pinging me for help

[thorn flicker]

what?

All I said was I got it

[dim tusk]

no, I'm not saying you're the one of them too

lol, I was showing my expression

[thorn flicker]

seems like this was directed at me.

[dim tusk]

Lol no...

[thorn flicker]

maybe dont answer so many posts

lol

you'll end up getting multiple pings for sure

[dim tusk]

only if they didn't ping me first 😭... I have too many ghost pings lol

Y'know there's a ping but the message isn't there 🤷😺

[thorn flicker]

hate that

[dim tusk]

Definitely, I'll change my name soon lol

[distant tulip]

i was wondering why you remove ping from all your replies lately

[dim tusk]

Me?

Yeah intentionally do that since I don't want to annoy people and to kinda escape 😺

[distant tulip]

lol
alr

[thorn flicker]

lol, the escape part is relatable.

[dim tusk]

I mean I replied to them 🤷, just that they didn't see it lol

I'm sorry for all the people that I happened to use this type of technique with...

[dim tusk]

I'm also surprised that you noticed it lol...

[thorn flicker]

the ancient mastery of vanishing

[tawny jungle]

is there a way to get blocks within taxicab distance as opposed to complete BlockVolume?

[winter plaza]

How do I identify when I'm moving by script?

[dim tusk]

you can try player.getVelocity()

Entity.setDynamicProperties()

Sets multiple dynamic properties with specific values.

i don't get this.

[steady canopy]

I guess it's just a way to make more performant modifying multiple properties at once and also a better way to do it instead of multiple lines with Entity.setDynamicProperty() or having to use loops...

[dim tusk]

i get that but the confusing part there's no identifier 😭
-# nvm

[slim spear]

almost 6kb main.js 😭

actually nvm, it ain't as bad as I thought it was gonna be

[cold grove]

how better is to create a event listener for every instance of a class
or have one event that calls a method for all the classes? 🤔

[supple yoke]

while the code is pretty well-organized, they're some things that aren't the best of the practices

1. using JavaScript
2. why do you feel the need to deconstruct afterevents
3. no consistency

• sometimes you use if statements and sometimes ternary operators (for one liners)
• the indentations

4. using arrow functions incorrectly

while this works

()=> { return 1 }

do this

() => 1

5. one liners everywhere
6. using too many variables
7. just export when the function is declared

export func(){}

8. the file is too big
9. redundant functions

[supple yoke]

2

[subtle cove]

Explain further what u mean

[slow walrus]

static event listener for all instances of the class, vs each class making their own listener

[somber cedar]

What is this report button

[noble bolt]

report mojang

[slim spear]

ban notch

[dim tusk]

Jayly added that because of me.

so if you see the example wrong or examples are switched with some functions just click the report

[crude bridge]

import { world, system } from '@minecraft/server';
import { ActionFormData } from "@minecraft/server-ui";

world.afterEvents.playerSpawn.subscribe(async (data) => {
const player = data.source
const initSpawn = data.initialSpawn
system.run(() => main(player))
})

function main() {
const cord = { x: 125, y: -23, z: 357 };
const form = new ActionFormData()
.title('§lBenvenut§3o§r§l/§3a§r §lnella §6Fantasy Craft! ')
.body("§l§6Fantasy Craft §r§lè un mondo di avventura e fantasia, dove puoi esplorare terre nuove, incontrare creature incredibili e sfidare sfide impossibili!\n§l§9Spero che tu possa goderti il tempo con noi e scoprire tutti i segreti di Fantasy Craft!\n§l§aTi auguro una buona esperienza e una buona avventura!\n§l§esegli la tua classe per andare avanti.")
.button("§l§6segli classe")

    .show(player).then(({ canceled, selection }) => {
        if (canceled) {
            player.playSound("random.break")
        }

        if (selection == 0) {
            player.teleport(cord);
        }
    })

}

help

index.js 17 is

.show(player).then(({ canceled, selection }) => {

[warm mason]

The function takes no parameters

[crude bridge]

main(player)?

[sharp elbow]

You indeed do not have a variable defined named "player".

[crude bridge]

???

[warm mason]

data.source -> data.player

[crude bridge]

thx

[crude bridge]

now it works

[chilly fractal]

Yo can someone suggest me a challenge for me to do? A hard one. (Scripting api challenge y'know)

[gaunt salmon]

Debug result for [code](#1067535608660107284 message)

Compiler Result

Compiler found 1 errors:

<REPL0>.js:7:16 - error TS2551: Property 'hastag' does not exist on type 'Player'. Did you mean 'hasTag'?

7     if(!player.hastag(tag)) {
                 ~~~~~~

  @minecraft/server.d.ts:5970:5
    5970     hasTag(tag: string): boolean;
             ~~~~~~
    'hasTag' is declared here.

Lint Result

ESLint results:

<REPL0>.js

14:11 error 'form' is assigned a value but never used @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars

22:17 warning The /tag command can be fully replaced with the Entity.addTag api in the @minecraft/server module. See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/scriptapi/minecraft/server/entity#addtag for more information. minecraft-linting/avoid-unnecessary-command

27:17 warning The /tag command can be fully replaced with the Entity.addTag api in the @minecraft/server module. See https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/scriptapi/minecraft/server/entity#addtag for more information. minecraft-linting/avoid-unnecessary-command

[crude bridge]

okay

[distant tulip]

hastag > hasTag

[sharp elbow]

Wave function collapse for ... just about anything fun you can think of. Perhaps a procedural tile generation for a 2D minigame, like a maze

[shell sigil]

Can someone help me fix this the problem is the dialogue not showing up even I click the Talk button I'm making a custom npc

Here the file

[distant tulip]

is this script related?

[shell sigil]

It's script and entity I think

[distant tulip]

send the script part
entity seem fine

do the talk button close the dialog?

[shell sigil]

Is it possible to open a form by interact to entity

[distant tulip]

sure

import { world } from "@minecraft/server";
import { ModalFormData } from "@minecraft/server-ui";

world.afterEvents.playerInteractWithEntity.subscribe((event) => {
  const player = event.player;
  const entity = event.target;
  if(entity != "id") return
  const form = new ModalFormData();
  form.title("entity Interaction");
  //...

  form.show(player).then((response) => {
    if (response.canceled) return
    //...
  });
});

[shell sigil]

Nice thanks

[distant tulip]

outpost script? what is that?

[thorn flicker]

I think maybe something like farcry

its an area with enemies you need to clear

if that's not it, I dont know what he's referring to

[distant tulip]

seem easy enough i guess, but he need to be more specific in what he need the help on

[thorn flicker]

I agree.

please describe what you need help with and maybe share your code

so a base system?

[distant tulip]

what i meant is you need to start working on it and then ask:

• how do i do this ...
  and so on
  you can't just ask a general question and expect someone to "have it ready/code it for you" , most of us are willing to help in small tasks but not in big stuff, unless we had a similar project.

[thorn flicker]

Agreed, thats why I told them to share their code

see what they have so far, so we could help with errors, but not code it for them.

[distant tulip]

i can describe what you need to do for each part of that system, but i doubt that will help

that is great

so what do you need help with?

small suggestion, store the outpost details in dynamic properties

[chilly fractal]

Working on it now 💪

[tawny jungle]

what is the next best thing to giving vanilla blocks tags?

[wheat condor]

You cant edit them tags

But you can set a world dynamic property with a json object with bloc typeid and location so you added a tag to a block

[tawny jungle]

There we go

[tawny jungle]

Thanks

[tawny jungle]

how would you do both?

does setDynamicProperty accept two values?

[wheat condor]

accepts strings boolean numbers and vector3

[wary edge]

I recommend creating an object then stringify it.

[wheat condor]

but you can do JSON.stringify({location:location,blockTypeId:block.typeId})

[tawny jungle]

isee

thanks guys

[wheat condor]

no problem

[meager cargo]

Can anyone help me and tell how I can have rawtext title here?

class ChestFormData9 {
    #titleText; #buttonArray;
    constructor(size = '9') {
        const sizing = sizes.get(size) ?? ['§c§h§e§s§t§0§9§r', 9];
        this.#titleText = sizing[0];
        this.#buttonArray = [];
        for (let i = 0; i < sizing[1]; i++) {
            this.#buttonArray.push(['', undefined]);
        }
        this.slotCount = sizing[1];
    }
    title(text) {
        this.#titleText += text;
        return this;
    }
    button(slot, itemName, itemDesc, texture, stackSize = 1, durability = 0, enchanted = false) {
        const ID = typeIdToDataId.get(texture) ?? typeIdToID.get(texture);
        this.#buttonArray.splice(slot, 1, [
            `stack#${Math.min(Math.max(stackSize, 1) || 1, 99).toString().padStart(2, '0')}§r${itemName ?? ''}§r${
                itemDesc?.length ? `\n§r${itemDesc.join('\n§r')}` : ''
            }`,
            (((ID + (ID < 262 ? 0 : number_of_1_16_100_items)) * 65536) + (!!enchanted * 32768)) || texture
        ]);
        return this;
    }
    pattern(pattern, key) {
        for (let i = 0; i < pattern.length; i++) {
            const row = pattern[i];
            for (let j = 0; j < row.length; j++) {
                const letter = row.charAt(j);
                if (key[letter]) {
                    const slot = j + i * 9;
                    const data = key[letter];
                    const ID = typeIdToDataId.get(data.texture) ?? typeIdToID.get(data.texture);
        
                    this.#buttonArray.splice(slot, 1, [
                        `stack#${Math.min(Math.max(data?.stackAmount ?? 1, 1) || 1, 99).toString().padStart(2, '0')}§r${data?.itemName ?? ''}§r${
                            data?.itemDesc?.length ? `\n§r${data?.itemDesc.join('\n§r')}` : ''
                        }`,
                        (((ID + (ID < 262 ? 0 : number_of_1_16_100_items)) * 65536) + (!!data?.enchanted * 32768)) || data.texture
                    ]);
                }
            }
        }
        return this;
    }
    show(player) {
        const form = new ActionFormData()
            .title(this.#titleText); 
    
        this.#buttonArray.forEach(button => {
            form.button(button[0], button[1]?.toString());
        });
    
        return form.show(player);
    }
}

And this is not working.
.button(1, { rawtext: [{ translate: 'first.button', "with": ["\n"] }] }, ['', { rawtext: [{ translate: 'first.button.lore', "with": ["\n"] }] }], 'textures/items/amethyst_shard')

It shows [object Object] in game

[wheat condor]

you gave me an idea since rawtext sysntax is a bit hard i think tomorrow ill create an easy rawtext config.

[meager cargo]

Yeah, I'm trying this since two days, but didn't came up with any solution yet

I've used rawtext syntax for most of my projects and scripts with forms, but since this is ChestUI from github and it's already done I don't know how to change that into the same rawtext as in ActionForm

[meager cargo]

Can you ping me when you succeed?

[wheat condor]

Yeah

[warm mason]

You can't use rawtext here because it's a custom form and needs keys for the buttons. And it turns out that you combine the key and the object into one line, so you get [object, Object]

[meager cargo]

So my only option is to make another .js file with exported data of buttons or just type the button string as plain txt?
There is no other option, for real???

[warm mason]

I don't know how this UI works, so I can't say. Maybe there is one, but then you will definitely need to configure the UI so that it does not require a key for the button.

[meager cargo]

It's from this source, only the form construct: https://github.com/Herobrine643928/Chest-UI

And that's the construct of UI what I have sent, just it

[warm mason]

I don't know how to edit the form so that it works with rawtext

[dim tusk]

Wym by I can have a rawtext title?

[warm mason]

#1067535608660107284 message

[meager cargo]

    title(text) {
        this.#titleText += text;
        return this;
    }

This and buttons are not working

When I type rawtext syntax into buttons or titles in the custom form

[dim tusk]

.button({ rawtext: [{ text: '' }, { text: '' }] });```

this type of rawtext?

[meager cargo]

Yeah

[dim tusk]

Nvm, I just saw the bottom of the message... lol

I'm kinda confused about what your goal is... Why do you need to rawtext it?

To translate it?

[meager cargo]

{ rawtext: [{ translate: 'button.1', "with": ["\n"] }] } I need this into custom form
Like here
.button(1, <RAWTEXT>, ['', <RAWTEXT>], 'textures/items/amethyst_shard')

Yep

Translate

I succeed with normal actionform

[dim tusk]

give me the original format or how it should be inputted in the first place.

[meager cargo]

I open post and ping you there

[devout dune]

Hey I have a question about Debugger! / Attaching Minecraft - Visual Studio.
I thought I have follwed this...
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/minecraft/creator/documents/scriptdevelopertools?view=minecraft-bedrock-stable#debugging-with-minecraft-bedrock-edition
I am following bedrock instructions.
I Ran:
CheckNetIsolation.exe LoopbackExempt -a -p=S-1-15-2-1958404141-86561845-1752920682-3514627264-368642714-62675701-733520436

I am using regolith, so my code is outside of mojang folder.
Here is my launch.json
(Using typescript, so i have sourceMapRoot, and generatedsourfceroot)

{
  "version": "0.3.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "type": "minecraft-js",
      "request": "attach",
      "name": "Debug with Minecraft",
      "mode": "connect",
      "preLaunchTask": "build",
      "targetModuleUuid": "057766c1-5cc6-41b3-a4b2-b697881385ac",
      "generatedSourceRoot": "${env:LOCALAPPDATA}/Packages/Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe/LocalState/games/com.mojang/development_behavior_packs/wildcraft_bp/scripts",
      "sourceMapRoot": "${env:LOCALAPPDATA}/Packages/Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe/LocalState/games/com.mojang/development_behavior_packs/wildcraft_bp/scripts",
      "port": 19144,
    }
  ]
}

I click the green button to Run With Minecraft, I see a yellow bar around VS, which i assumed signified it is listening on the port.
I ran script debugger connect in Minecraft, but I keep getting the error 'Failed to start debugger'
The in game command wants /script debugger connect [host: string] [port: int] and i know that the port is 19144, but not sure what to put for host. I figured script debugger connect was enough

[slow walrus]

change your "mode" to "listen"

rn it's trying to connect to the client

this is my config

{
    "version": "0.3.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "type": "minecraft-js",
            "request": "attach",
            "name": "Debug with Minecraft",
            "mode": "listen",
            "localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/packs/BP/scripts/",
            "port": 19144
        }
    ]
}

[sage hamlet]

const BoostingPad = {
    onStepOn(event) {
        const { entity, block, dimension } = event;
        
        // Ensure the entity is a player
        if (!(entity instanceof Player)) return;

        // Get the player's rotation (yaw and pitch)
        const rotation = entity.getRotation(); // Assuming getRotation gives yaw and pitch in degrees
        const yaw = (rotation.x * Math.PI) / 180; // Convert yaw to radians
        const pitch = (rotation.y * Math.PI) / 180; // Convert pitch to radians

        // Calculate the direction vector
        const forwardX = -Math.sin(yaw) * Math.cos(pitch);
        const forwardZ = Math.cos(yaw) * Math.cos(pitch);
        const upwardY = Math.sin(-pitch) + 0.5; // Slight upward boost

        // Boost the player by applying velocity
        const boostMultiplier = 1.5; // Adjust boost strength
        const velocity = {
            x: forwardX * boostMultiplier,
            y: upwardY * boostMultiplier,
            z: forwardZ * boostMultiplier,
        };
        
        entity.applyImpulse(velocity); // Apply the calculated impulse
    },
};```

[Scripting][error]-Error: applyImpulse is not supported for players at onStepOn

Anybody that knows why this isnt working and is there a workaround? (only workaround I have in mind is using a custom entity that places a roar component next to the player, I have done that before and that works but I thought I could simply use a velocity function)

[alpine nebula]

How do I apply effect to entity with specified amplifier and no particles?
I tried this:
nearbyEntity.addEffect('blindness', blindnessDuration, 0, true);
But got error

[sage hamlet]

nearbyEntity.addEffect('blindness', blindnessDuration, {amplifier: 0, showParticles: true});

[warm mason]

Why doesn't anyone want to look at the documentation?😢

[alpine nebula]

Thank you

[alpine nebula]

I tried but I don't really know js so I sometimes can't understand simple things

[dim tusk]

Try using typeId instead of instanceof

[sage hamlet]

ApplyKnockback works @dim tusk ty

[sage hamlet]

is there any reason why?

[warm mason]

|| Try not to use AI ||

[distant tulip]

" applyImpulse is not supported for players"
just read the error man

[dim tusk]

lol, I thought it's for entities 😭 your code returns if its players.... That's why I deleted my message

[sage hamlet]

Whats so wrong with that?

If it works it works

[dim tusk]

did you learn anything? That's the thing, if you use AI make sure you learn anything at all

[sage hamlet]

I know how to code I mostly used it because I didn't know any javascript at that moment

now I work with it because it saves hours of time

also it comments my code nicely

[warm mason]

You won't learn JS if you use AI

[distant tulip]

until it doesn't

[dim tusk]

hmm... I hate comments lol, because the code is in the name already, it's unnecessary

[sage hamlet]

well then I have to do it myself it's not like I don't know how to use the script API

[warm mason]

|| "I know how to code, but I don't know how to code" ||

[dim tusk]

Meh, stop convincing people not to use AI anymore they have the same excuse "Easier", "Saves time or efficiency", "if it works then it works", "nothing's wrong using AI it's just a help", "I still learn"

[warm mason]

The interesting thing is that they eventually come here

[distant tulip]

that not the point
using ai is ok
but at least you should know what are you doing

[sage hamlet]

it is useless to argue

[dim tusk]

That's the fun part. Yes they do but mostly don't for obvious reasons

[warm mason]

Just ask here if you need help, it's better than asking the AI

[sage hamlet]

I did?

[dim tusk]

I mean, yeah for someone who does not really do programming because they have other lives, it's understandable 🤷

either way code is a code.... 😶

[warm mason]

You first went to AI, the code didn't work and you came here

[distant tulip]

i remember the first script i made was with the help of ai, so i can understand his pov
but yeah you should definitely know what are you doing (i wasn't at that time)

[sage hamlet]

I also looked on wiki and documentation and since I didn't find the reason why velocity doesnt work on players I asked here

[dim tusk]

Don't argue anymore, it's useless.. at least just minimize the usage if you can't stop and just don't expect it always works since AI sometimes makes their own code or get online

[jolly veldt]

Ngl, if i ever use ai, it's only to find references or documentation

I cannot fathom using ai generated code

[dim tusk]

I use AI to generat JSON

[sage portal]

I use NI

[warm mason]

"NI"?

[sage portal]

Natural Intelligence

[jolly veldt]

Y e s

[dim tusk]

Nico Nico Ni

[remote oyster]

I'm sharing my thoughts here because I'm open to defending them. Whether you like or dislike AI is a personal opinion, not a fact. Whether you agree or disagree that AI can assist in learning new ideas is also a personal opinion, not a fact.

At the end of the day, it falls on the individual using the tool to determine its value—whether they have taken the time to understand what they are looking at, how it works, why it works, and where they can go from there. The code provided, whether incomplete or not, is no more disjointed or incoherent than finding random segments and blocks of code on websites like Reddit, Stack Overflow, or any other source of your choosing.

It is still code provided by an entity that nobody knows. Regardless of whether that entity is AI or a random stranger on the internet, the individual receiving the code must still take the time to understand it, learn how it works, and decide where to go from there if they want to grow. The logic of learning does not change based on how the information is received. What truly matters is what they do with that information—it determines whether they grow or remain stagnant.

So, stop arguing about people using AI when some of you aren’t any better at providing advice on coding. I've been writing code for over 10 years, and I use AI because I understand its strengths. By leveraging those strengths, I can extend my services at a much faster pace. If you think otherwise, come challenge me, and we’ll see who wins that debate.

Arguing about this is silly and wasteful. Let's focus on what really matters, by providing help when people ask, if you want to help.

[warm mason]

However, you also need to be able to use AI, but not everyone does it “correctly”. Most people, especially beginners, simply ask AI ​​for code and do not develop their own thinking, thereby not increasing their coding abilities. So I still remain of the opinion that it is better to use AI only when you know what you are doing, that is, not for beginners

[remote oyster]

It is still code provided by an entity that nobody knows. Regardless of whether that entity is AI or a random stranger on the internet, the individual receiving the code must still take the time to understand it, learn how it works, and decide where to go from there if they want to grow. The logic of learning does not change based on how the information is received. What truly matters is what they do with that information—it determines whether they grow or remain stagnant.

[jolly veldt]

But yes, i do agree that there's no purpose in arguing because it is a matter of opinion, as mentioned

[warm mason]

AI code is not always correct. It can be used for studying. But again you need to be able to do this, and not just copy, see what it works or doesn’t work and look for new code instead of studying the current one

[wary edge]

My two cents on AI generated code is, don't go posting on online forums why your AI hallucinations don't work.

[remote oyster]

My quote still remains the same. I can source you plenty of examples on Reddit and Stack Overflow where answers are marked as answers but are incorrect. So stop trying to fight my quote and take a moment to understand what I am saying.

[wary edge]

I wholeheartedly agree. Unfortunately, most new people I've seen don't take the time to understand what the code they copy/paste actually does.

[remote oyster]

This is very true, and it ultimately falls on the individual. They must take the time to understand what they are looking at if they wish to grow, or simply remain stagnant. That's a responsibility which falls on the individual.

[warm mason]

I just said that you need to be able to study the code that was given to you, and not just copy it and wait for it to work.

[noble bolt]

I completely agree with this—people often overlook that AI is a tool, and using it doesn’t make you more or less intelligent.

[remote oyster]

Ah, yes, that is true. Whether the code is received by a stranger or AI, the individual receiving it should definitely be responsible.

[wheat condor]

When I was learning I used to copy paste other people code and asked ChatGPT what does the code mean, my ChatGPT has learned script api and now if I ask something it learned how to do script without errors

[distant tulip]

can agree with most of what you said, the only thing is you can't compare AI generated code to a code that you got from somewhere else, the AI one don't work most of the time. AI do help a lot but as smokey said, as soon as you drop a AI generated code in chat, most of us will not offer any help (if the code was really bad at least)
for the record i wasn't arguing, i personally use it, i was just suggesting for hem to learn. it is better and way more efficient to use AI as a helping tools in things that you already know

[remote oyster]

Doesn't matter if the code doesn't work. I was learning to code years before AI was even a thing. Couldn't tell you how many times I found examples of code online that appeared to suit my needs but ultimately failed and didn't work. That is why I said the following, and I still stand by it:

It is still code provided by an entity that nobody knows. Regardless of whether that entity is AI or a random stranger on the internet, the individual receiving the code must still take the time to understand it, learn how it works, and decide where to go from there if they want to grow. The logic of learning does not change based on how the information is received. What truly matters is what they do with that information—it determines whether they grow or remain stagnant.

[fickle dagger]

^ I agree with this statement above

[dim tusk]

Wadahell happened here.

[wheat condor]

My opinion is that people do start with big things without even knowing what scripts are and just use ai and copy paste code, I think they should learn first basic logic things and then Minecraft api’s things

[warm mason]

Today is the day to talk about AI, lol

[dim tusk]

this is kinda like blending things, when I use a blender does it mean I cheated because I used a tool?

-# what I said is very far from the topic sorry

[remote oyster]

I agree that people shouldn't rush and should definitely take the time to learn the basics. We can help them with that by pointing them in the right direction.

Won't be able to please everyone though. Unfortunately we live in a world where not everyone can be pleased lol. So make the best of every situation.

[warm mason]

It doesn’t matter whether you cheated or not, what matters is what knowledge you learned from it that you could apply in the future.

[wheat condor]

Future doctors will have a ChatGPT assistant during surgeries

[remote oyster]

I got to go but I feel this was a very productive discussion in the end.

[warm mason]

This may be useful, but confidence in their professionalism will be greatly reduced.

[distant tulip]

yeah
but still, there is huge different between a code generated from a language model and a human one, you won't see a human inventing functions that doesn't exist and acting like it dose work

[wheat condor]

It’s like cooking pasta with a microwave 😤

[distant tulip]

i hope so at least lol

[dim tusk]

Hey, I cook pasta in a microwave
-# jk, but what the fuck.

[dim tusk]

system.getTranslatedWords()```

[wheat condor]

Americans do it 😭

[dim tusk]

what? Lmfao

[dim tusk]

Aw hell nah

[distant tulip]

yeah lol
that what ai known for

[wheat condor]

World.ApplyWeaknessEffectToAllPlayers(1000) // 1000ms

[jolly veldt]

Real

So from what i learned, ai is like a calculator: it improves the workflow but is redundant if you do not know what it does

[warm mason]

Well, that's it, the marathon of inventing new methods has begun.

[jolly veldt]

I also see coding as a form of art but that isn't very pertinent to this discussion

[jolly veldt]

Bro i swear

[wheat condor]

I use ai to do things like Object.enteries().enteries(k=> Object.values(k))

When I create mess with objects

[distant tulip]

it is good enough in general js

[dim tusk]

really? You don't know how to use object entries?

[jolly veldt]

I'm not sure what they do since i am more of a C programmer than JavaScript but it looks like an iteration

Correct me if I'm wrong, please

[dim tusk]

Damn. I lost all my files (most of them aren't saved yet)

[wheat condor]

I know but like when I create something I do like to overcomplicate it like
In my addon I used
Const food = {
meat:{
Raw:{
List:[]
daysBeforeExpiring:4
},
Cooked:{}
},
vegetables:{
}
}

[dim tusk]

returns an array of the key/value pairs of an object

[dim tusk]

that's easy to handle...

But I hate your format

[warm mason]

Day 3.999 - tasty and juicy steak,
day 4 - steak? What are you talking about?

[wheat condor]

Yeah but I do that for every slot of the inventory every 20 ticks to check if the item matches and if it has an expire date yet

[wheat condor]

I mean it was an example

The actual code is different

[dim tusk]

No difference... But I do get your point, it's sometimes a mess

maybe because I've been handling json since I started this and I'm kinda pro identifying or understanding json and it's format

[remote oyster]

I agree with this wholeheartedly lol. To me, coding is therapeutic. My feelings towards code is the equivalence of a bookworm reading a good book.

[jolly veldt]

I'm glad i found someone who shares the same opinion 👍

Usually i see people coding from necessity or skill, i just do it for fun

[remote oyster]

Same 😅

[dim tusk]

because it's their job, that's why? I dunno, I have a different job or things outside programming.

[jolly veldt]

No i mean

Being a programmer but not being passionate about it, if I explained that correctly

[dim tusk]

hmm, tho it doesn't just apply to programmers.

[jolly veldt]

Yes

Ok guys i gtg

See ya

[remote oyster]

I came back to read this again because I got a good laugh out of it. AI Hallucinations would make for a good t-shirt 😅

[jolly veldt]

Ok I'm back

[jolly veldt]

AI Hallucinations™

[devout hazel]

hey, trying to add a variable into a command, its done like this right?

event.block.runCommandAsync('function raycast/setblock${randomNumber}');

but in the examples i saw the variable part was a different colour, i think mine is still just part of the string

[dim tusk]

Use backtick `

event.block.dimension.runCommandAsync(`function raycast/setblock${randomNumber}`);```

[devout hazel]

ahhh

little things

[dim tusk]

Also put dimension since blocks can't run command only entities

[devout hazel]

damn, maybe i wont bother with a command then

as the function basically just structure loads on the blocks location

is there some structure functionality in scripting

[dim tusk]

world.structureManager.place()```

[devout hazel]

great, thanks so much

wait can you send the doc again

[dim tusk]

https://jaylydev.github.io/scriptapi-docs/preview/classes/_minecraft_server.StructureManager.html
-# I sent the wrong link lol

[devout hazel]

thanks

[distant tulip]

@devout hazel what dose the raycast function do

[hushed ravine]

I tried it with a small range, but it doesn't really work (it should be a square, right?)

[hot gust]

Its tied to the players position so it will move up and down you may need to play with it to get a square as its only on two sides depending where the player is

[hushed ravine]

Why is that?

[jolly veldt]

Not that i would ever use it but how do people load world map onto like ui or something

Like genuinely, it looks like witchcraft to me

[latent wing]

I need urgent help ;-;
Does anyone know of any code that detects when a player types certain text and executes the script? I'm trying but I always get an error in the console...

[jolly veldt]

In the chat?

If so, you must enable experiments i believe

Since chat events are in a beta release always for some reason

[latent wing]

Thank you

[hot gust]

my use case was i needed the border to be present per player as they world border was set dynamiclly it could be 1k or 100k and thats from 0,0,0 on all axis so it made sense that if the player was within range on the border to show then that area ( they may have been under ground) this was as a line where you need it as a square

if these locations are set zones use 4 points to spawn the particles within that area

[hushed ravine]

Oh

My use case is to simply have a world border that everyone can see

[hot gust]

this is what i used that code for to show the border per player https://github.com/Pete9xi/Paradox_AntiCheat/blob/Pre-1.20.50/src/penrose/TickEvent/worldborder/worldborder.ts

[wheat condor]

how do i download chestFormData? do i have to copy paste all the files from github?

[distant tulip]

yes

[wheat condor]

i mean is there a way do download folders instead of copy paste text?!

[wheat condor]

couse copy paste code is so much inefficient

[wheat condor]

Thank you

[wheat condor]

Do chest form data work with custom items?

[distant tulip]

Want to add custom items / blocks to the form?

Download this_pack to see all item IDs and their icons, including custom ones.
Add the item typeId & ID to the typeIds.js file. Note that experimental items shift the vanilla IDs at 256- make sure to manually shift the IDs up, and remember the full typeId for your custom items!
You cannot use the constant number_of_1_16_100_items if you chose to add your custom items. Set it to zero!

check the README

[misty dagger]

I'm in a bit of a pickle. I am attempting to detect WASD.
My use case has the following restrictions:

• Stable only (RIP InputInfo).
• The player is riding a mount, but the mount has a mathematically-controlled location via teleports.