Script API General

[distant tulip]

maybe make it an option tho

[jolly citrus]

hm yeah but i feel like not making it such open information that matchmaking is influenced by your input device would make cheating incidents less likely

if they know that they can get themselves easier matches by spoofing it then i feel it's more likely anyone would even try

[distant tulip]

you are saying that in public chat

[jolly citrus]

i know

people can dig this information up or not , they will know if ive implemented it or not eventually anyway xd

[distant tulip]

yeah, it is not hard to know if the server have that or not

[last latch]

nametags are also usable with msa-gamertags-only=true

[honest spear]

you player names? BC nameTags are related to entities and could ba change anytime

[last latch]

gamertags, not nametags

gamertags as in the xbox names

with the server property, Player.name will output the xbox name. zelisce in my case.

[honest spear]

yea you just said nematags, so i corrected you

[last latch]

Oh.

[honest spear]

all good, we mean the same thing

[last latch]

I thought I said gamertags, cuz of the property xD

mb sorry

[honest spear]

the funniest BDS property is isHardcore

[round bone]

Explaining such easy things to a Scripting Leader is hilarious, lol

[honest spear]

me as scripter i would never trust gamertags/player names, as you as an addon instance you don't have control on where is the addon run

[round bone]

It depends on the type of an add-on. If you're making an add-on for your own network, you shouldn't worry about it

[last latch]

Seen people with similar statuses asking for basic help 😢 better safe than sorry is my motto

[honest spear]

yea sure, but from the script view, you can't trust it

not as programmer but as the script executor

anyway

xuids are the way in my opinion

[honest spear]

Sry, i think i did some jokes on April 1 last time

[round bone]

This role might some sort of an achivement, but some people that have it, shouldn't

Con is pretty good among scripters tbh

[honest spear]

I used to script addons a lot back then, but i don't have as much time anymore

[last latch]

endstone with script sdk all the way!!!

[round bone]

Just use PHP and be a walking dead for other developers

😂

[last latch]

i got a problem, i changed from windows to pop!_os and i cant login to my github account 😂

tried all my previous emails and passwrods

and couldnt find on my phone which email had github emails

im screwed GG

[round bone]

I am not sure but you can login via GitHub mobile

[last latch]

For some freaking reason the app is gone

that was my initial step 😢

[honest spear]

you are not able to login on browser?

[last latch]

nah, tried my personal and public email with my new password and sadly did not work

Alright found which email

damn, had my old password instead of my new one 😢

i have like 5 different passwords and 4 different emails

[round bone]

We can share my account

[last latch]

feel free to send your email and password 😁

[round bone]

https://tenor.com/view/enter-password-enter-password-emoji-meme-gif-13420176883601115652

[distant tulip]

you can pay to change that iirc

[whole pulsar]

has any of you made a backpack addon?

[last latch]

Oh right you can

[jolly citrus]

is it possible to add components to items through scripts

[distant tulip]

no

[jolly citrus]

so no way to make items given through scripts undroppable ?

[last latch]

You can change the lock mode

[distant tulip]

lock the item

[last latch]

To inventory

[jolly citrus]

i thought that's what adding component means LMAO

is lock_in_slot not an item component

[open urchin]

Those things are weird

[last latch]

Idk lol.

Tbh I have never ever touched componenents in my entire career

[distant tulip]

how so?

[open urchin]

I'm just referring to terminology and calling them components

[distant tulip]

ah, yeah ig

man, if only they work on all containers

[broken pawn]

why use all uppercase in import won't work?
import {system as S, world as W, BlockPermutation as BP, EquipmentSlot as ES} from "@minecraft/server"

but using normal is works...

[remote oyster]

import { world as W } from "@minecraft/server"

W.sendMessage("Hello World");

You mean something like this?

[broken pawn]

yes but uppercase

W.afterEvents;

i just want an answer since i have problem to non-uppercase somehow

[night acorn]

did minecraft change the com.mojang folder? havent played minecraft in ages and apparently they moved to another sdk or something and now when i compile my packs with bridge, they dont appear.

[open urchin]

https://wiki.bedrock.dev/guide/project-setup#windows

[night acorn]

weird. set the compiler output to C:\Users\gorbolaxis\AppData\Roaming\Minecraft Bedrock\Users\Shared\games\com.mojang but it doesnt appear. might be a bug with bridge.

had to restart bridge, works now for some reason

[night acorn]

thanks!

[subtle cove]

I use laptop with touch and it changes accordingly
so u need to check it everytime

[sinful portal]

why does index.d.ts does not include in the debugBox? I tried installing it via npm

[wary edge]

It does.

If you install it with server it does not due to dependencies issue.

[sinful portal]

yeah sorry mate, I installed via npm i .../debug-utilities, it was outdated but I forgot about adding what release version it is

thanks

[gaunt salmon]

Installation for @minecraft/server
Latest API module install:

npm i @minecraft/[email protected]

Beta API module install:

npm i @minecraft/[email protected]

Preview API module install:

npm i @minecraft/[email protected]

Preview Beta API module install:

npm i @minecraft/[email protected]

[fickle dagger]

is there a way to take all formvalues from a modalformdata? I'm using a foreach loop for toggles and such

[tepid kindle]

Maybe use switch

All values are inside an array in formValues so you can name each value like:

const [name,age] = data.formValues;

//name is from formValues[0]
//age is from formValues[1]

[sinful portal]

are there any workarounds?

my loops are very expensive

yo this is peak

[fickle dagger]

hmm alright, I'll try that out
thank you

[prisma shard]

uhm why would you return something in runJob at the first place

u do that in functions

[sinful portal]

I found a solution

[sinful portal]

expensive calculations

so expensive that it crashes or lags the game

uses A* pathfind algo in xyz directions

[prisma shard]

do u mean to do smth after a runJob finishes

@sinful portal

[prisma shard]

so you optimize it?

what does it relate with return

[sinful portal]

ill give you an example, I have a path class that reference another path class representing a linked list, I need to get this sequence and return this sequence array

[prisma shard]

do in function?

[sinful portal]

until I find the end node

[sinful portal]

yes

the problem here is that

[prisma shard]

yes?

oh

[sinful portal]

a loop runs multiple times in a tick

[prisma shard]

ask AI

[sinful portal]

causing a lag spike

[prisma shard]

Put outside the loop

[sinful portal]

there is no other way to get a sequence array from a linked list node

I found a solution

[prisma shard]

im no specialist in this

[prisma shard]

alr gl

[sinful portal]

I found a way to return the value of a job

[prisma shard]

use this
https://github.com/IMvampireXD/Script-API-Utilities/blob/main/src/utilsLib/runJob-Utils.js

[sinful portal]

type DoneCallback<T> = (value: T) => void;

/**
 * RunJob returns a promise
 * @param generatorFactory 
 * @returns 
 */
function runJobAsync<T>(
  
  /**
   * return around your generator function.
   * @param resolve use this callback to resolve the task
   * @param reject use this callback to reject the task
   */
    generatorFactory: (resolve: DoneCallback<T>, reject: ()=>void) => Generator<void, void, void>
  
): Promise<T> {
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    const gen = generatorFactory(resolve, reject); 
    system.runJob(gen);
  });
}

[prisma shard]

Oh. this is what my version of runjob does

[fiery solar]

Thanks. Glad somebody got some use out of it

[sinful portal]

yeah just wraps around a promise

[prisma shard]

its helpful if you just wnat to report the progress, i didnt know what you meant by 'returning'

[sinful portal]

I am returning the value

[prisma shard]

dude. I did just say you can't return a value

INSIDE that job

unless you report the progress outside

[tepid kindle]

Uhh

[lethal bramble]

thats just a promise, not the internal returned value of the generator

[tepid kindle]

Maybe like

[jagged gazelle]

no.

[tepid kindle]

I guess it will not work with game ticks also

[sullen grotto]

Is there a way to get the direction a carved pumpkin block is facing through a script? I'm making a custom golem and I want it to be rotated towards pumpkin's face when it spawns

[sullen grotto]

Nvm, found out I can use minecraft:cardinal_direction state

[mystic harness]

with the new entity hurt before event, can i disable team damage with it? (js like pvp off where they dont really deal the hit or sum)

[jagged gazelle]

yeh.

speaking of preview

I love the drop and pickup event listener...

[thorn flicker]

yes, there's a cancel property

[mystic harness]

ah okay ty

[last latch]

Yea BDS becomes more bearable each update

I just hate how unoptimized BDS can be

Optimizing addons and bds should be their next priority

Would also help with the commercialization of BDS in the featured servers list

[dusky flicker]

how bad is minecraft addons optimization?

i thought they made addons more optimized. I got inactive for a while

[last latch]

addons seem bearable but many people say they are slow

BDS on the other hand is a different story lmao

[round bone]

Really depends on the code

But they're not that slow tbh, it depends

[tepid kindle]

I can't even trust beta beforeEvents that much

sounds dangerous or might not work sometimes, or not recommendable

Or I'm wrong

What's worse for me is it needs Beta API on, while addon users always don't do that and complain "Can you update this, it doesn't work on v1.2-.---"

[jagged gazelle]

huh??

"dangerous" is wayy too OA ngl...

[tepid kindle]

Why

[jagged gazelle]

This is understandable...

[tepid kindle]

It was still in pre-release so I think it might bug somehow

[jagged gazelle]

but saying dangerous is a huge stretch...

[tepid kindle]

Oh alright

[jagged gazelle]

It's not gonna make it device go kaboom or something

[tepid kindle]

Do you think there's alternative for canceling damage tho in stable

[jagged gazelle]

But yes it's beta it doesn't necessarily mean it should completely work, that's why it's testing phase, tho in my experienced I never had a problem with dealing before events even if I'm doing a huge load

[wary edge]

Editing the json file.

[jagged gazelle]

damage sensor unfortunately

and it's hardcoded tags, name, etc.

[tepid kindle]

Yeah, I agree, it's just not too flexible for me like changes in-game

But I'll guess I'll work on that, thanks again

[jagged gazelle]

and to add more, it's not too bad to try them out tbh especially if ur doing very simple script

[tepid kindle]

I guess I'll try that on

Thanks

I was making something like a survival allies system

So I gotta need flexible damage canceling

But I do hope it became stable in the future

[jagged gazelle]

me with chatSend way back be like:

[weary umbra]

how do I get the structure in a world with script api?

[distant tulip]

structureManager class if that what are you reffreing to

[weary umbra]

no I mean minecraft generated structures

[distant tulip]

getGeneratedStructures?

[weary umbra]

Bruh I look the properties for world and not for dimensions xd thank you

I think the docs for MinecraftFeatureTypes is buged, like the auto complete thing

Is there away to generate the fortress structure?

[wary edge]

No.

[weary umbra]

they need to add that to the /place command bc there is only the trail structures

[tepid kindle]

Yo same

[devout sandal]

yoooo, how can i 'activate' a block perm based on player distance from it? (like the vanilla vaults)

nvm. on tick..

[wise lichen]

Is it possible to use a script to hide the scorebar from certain players? I have a problem with my addon that I've been working on. I've made it so that the scorebar displays the health of my entity, which is a ship, but I only want it to be visible to the player piloting that ship. In other words, if a player pilots the ship, I want them to see the health of the ship they're piloting in the scorebar, and if another player pilots a different ship, I want only that player to see the health of their ship. I don't want both players to see the health of their different ships in the scorebar.

[jagged gazelle]

not with scripts...

that's a JSON UI problem

[tepid kindle]

You can just hide the scoreboard then display their own score using actionbar via /titleraw or script

[wise lichen]

I'm using the action bar to display the ship's HUD; I'll switch to using the title bar if there's no other option.

[untold magnet]

what is the most efficient way to get entities without costing too much TPS?

the getEntities().forEach(entity =>{***}) was giving 13-15 TPS with 64 total entities

is there like a better way to make it works?

and getEntities() by itself is working for only one entity, like i am applying impulse for two zombies, one of them is getting the impulse but the other isnt, so i had to make the script work for each or at least all entities at the same time

(like one applyImpulse for all zombies instead of giving each one its own value [if possible])

[warm mason]

Dimension.getEntities itself takes approximately 0-1 ms (it also depends on the number of entities and filters), and there is no more efficient method

If your TPS is so low, it's not because of getEntities

[untold magnet]

64 entities was giving 13-15 TPS,

[warm mason]

@untold magnet

[untold magnet]

mhm

[untold magnet]

is there any way to reduce the amount of entities i can detect? (like 11 zombies will have applyImpulse, any more wont be counted at all.

i think using length or something

[warm mason]

show full code

[untold magnet]

ig this should work (per player too)

system.runInterval(() => {
    count++;
    for (const player of world.getAllPlayers()) {
        const playerDim = player?.dimension;
        const playerLoc = player?.location;

        const Miners = playerDim?.getEntities({location:playerLoc, maxDistance:55, type:'xhardercore:zombie_minerzack'});

        if (Miners.length <= 11) console.warn(Miners.length);
    };
});;```right?

rn it stop the warning when the entities length is above 11, which wont do any improvements i believe, since i am still using getEntities

[warm mason]

Well, this code shouldn't cause any slowdown

[untold magnet]

like i need to add the getEntities inside the if to return if their length was too high, then after that, i need to turn their functionality on (dynamic property) so i have to getEntities once again

[untold magnet]

yeah that works, no slowdown (maybe cuz i have removed their functionality, lemme try with it.

[untold magnet]

wait, i think i figured it out,

one last thing ig

now lemme see the TPS and how much miners are working

[stray spoke]

Is there a shortcut function to detect if the container is full

[round bone]

Check if emptySlots are equal to zero

[untold magnet]

so far, 20 TPS with 88 miners

[round bone]

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

[untold magnet]

only 11 are functioning, the rest isnt

[stray spoke]

the items were stackable

[round bone]

You have to loop through entire inventory and calculate it on your own then :/

[stray spoke]

Yeah I am currently using that

Just wanna know if there's a shortcut

Thanks

[round bone]

Optionally - you can add a single item and check if it returns an ItemStack or undefined

[stray spoke]

Yeah I've tried that too, but no worries I'll be using a loop instead, thanks again

[dusky flicker]

what i see that make the game slower is the amount of entities

[round bone]

That's the biggest deal, you can somehow reduce amount of them?

[dusky flicker]

/kill @e[type=!player] the unique way i can do so ingame

generally i dont make addons with that much of entities

so i might be safe

[last latch]

dont forget clearing all the dropped loot too

[warm mason]

I recently tested this, somewhere around 500 zombies is the ceiling for 20 tps (tested on BDS with a Ryzen 9 7950x processor)

[last latch]

with path finding or idle?

[warm mason]

Well, they were just walk around on a flat surface

[round bone]

It really depends on what type of entity are you working with

[last latch]

Heard the TPS drop when the zombies chase you on survival

[round bone]

And their state while benchmarking

[warm mason]

yeah

[warm mason]

didn't test it :/

[last latch]

i wonder if making your own path finding algorythm would be better than BDS's one

[dusky flicker]

probably not

but it would be interesting

[last latch]

there is only one way to find out 😈

[round bone]

If you'd rewrite it in Rust, then yes

[last latch]

were in script api general

[round bone]

And?

[last latch]

script api does not support rust right?

or no

or make script sdk for rust?

[round bone]

It's just a joke about rewriting everything into Rust, why would you even complain about it?

[last latch]

is it a complaint?

[untold magnet]

well, rn it does that, the only issue is: im using 3 getEntities and two for (const entity) to make it works

[round bone]

You can use a single array/set for entities, also try reducing amount of for loops in your project

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

class EntityManager {
  static #entities = {
    "overworld": [],
  }

  static {
      void this.#init()
  }

  static #init() {
    const overworld = world.getDimension("overworld")
    system.runInterval(() => {
        this.#entities.overworld = overworld.getEntities()
    })
  }

  get overworld() {
    return this.#entities.overworld
  }
}

[untold magnet]

like instead of turning on the entity functionality using a for and using another for to use that functions, i can just increase the Set() and using one for to get that entity?

[round bone]

Try looping through all entites only a single time, sometimes it might be actually better to do it more times, but in most cases - one is enough

Also in context of arrays/sets - in case of usage with for loops, they behave the same

[untold magnet]

umm, what is the point from doing all of that? + can it detect a limited amount of entities in all dimensions?

[untold magnet]

i see,

[round bone]

It might reduce calls of getEntities across project (depends on your code)

I use providers very similar to my code snippet for dimensions also

[untold magnet]

well, the getEntities will be used once in my core addon, i wont be using any more getEntities.

[round bone]

You don't have to use my provider then, all is good then 👍

[untold magnet]

in that case, i have to do some BP improvements, to like find a better way to detect the entity or something

or making the detected entities limited, or rare/wont spawn that often

[untold magnet]

there might be a way to make the entity do something in its BP that i can detect using scripts without having to getEntities

like damage_over_time but nah, that will be bad for the actual entity

[untold magnet]

effectAdd might work,
detecting when my entities gets a specific effect type that wont do anything to them (like nausea) then using some events in the entity.json, i can apply that effect for this special entity, then i can remove the effect using the script and do my stuff without ANY getEntities or for loops

I'll do some heavy testing soon

OR i can use DataDrivenEntityTriggerAfterEvent Class without having to add any effects, instead just triggering a null event in the entity.json to be able to detect that entity

and i think the mob effect one is better than the DataDrivenEntityTriggerAfterEvent Class one, since i only have to deal with the effect cooldown instead of dealing with timers or triggering any event

[dusky flicker]

that probably isn't the best idea for performance. Idk if cache locality helps that much on minecraft, but this interval would make it bad for the gc

a slotmap that inserts the entities based on events would be a better idea

but i forgot if there are events for everything related to entity spawn and dying

[round bone]

Just a simple template of my idea, I usually implement add/remove system to it

[round bone]

EntitySpawn and EntityDie/EntityRemove are probably enough

[dusky flicker]

using it might be a good solution then

the only problem its cause idk if it would cause much effect since we are talking about js

[round bone]

Cache helps; if you use multiple Dimension.getEntities or you just have plenty of entities in your world

[dusky flicker]

and we cannot control the memory layout of things

[dusky flicker]

with caching i mean the cpu cache

in general making things focusing on using the cpu cache instead of ram makes code faster

[round bone]

Doesn't Minecraft just put anything related to scripts directly in RAM instead CPU?

[dusky flicker]

it does, but the thing is how the cpu reads the ram

in general, it tries to look into its cache

l1,l2 and l3

if it fails, then it goes to the ram

talking about js, only, probably these things dont work that much

[round bone]

I know how does it work, but I don't think this'll affect it that much tbh

[dusky flicker]

probably not

[round bone]

AFAIK (and I have benchmarked long time ago), entity managers (better prototype of my handlers) are good for optimization, but they're not such a game-breaker in most cases

[dusky flicker]

have you got the code?

[round bone]

It was ~a year ago and I've switched to MacBook in July, I don't have it anymore

[dusky flicker]

minecraft is a whole new thing related to programming, and im thinking on using it to test some benchmarks of data structures

[round bone]

But I was simply putting Entity objects to an array

[dusky flicker]

(how things work internally)

[round bone]

I haven't really worked much around add-ons since I've got a MacBook lol

I need to get into add-ons back

[dusky flicker]

what have you done after you got it?

[broken pawn]

hmmm.... so the usage of "this." is to state what thing the js should read? seems to be like that

[dusky flicker]

i got a job so i have almost no time for addons

also because im writing a programming language

so i really got no time

[round bone]

I am 16 currently, so I am just taking smaller commissions (related to Minecraft, but not always to add-ons directly) at this moment; also I work on school projects (full-stack apps for internal usage), so yeah - I don't really work with MC:BE add-ons

[round bone]

this is a variable that points to the object you're currently in, in this case - this points to an instance of this class

You'll see it mostly in classes, but sometimes also in functions (because some people still use functions as classes in JavaScript, lol; just use classes)

[dusky flicker]

cool, im working as, idk full stack dev

im having to write elixir code thede days

phoenix more specifically

[round bone]

I write my backend code using Elysia + Bun

[dusky flicker]

did it get more visibility?

[broken pawn]

understandable, although it wasn't my mastery learning software things

[dusky flicker]

i mean, i found elysia about 1 year and 6 months ago

[round bone]

The only exception are school projects, where I use Express (but still with Bun runtime) so other people would be able to maintain it in future

[dusky flicker]

i got amazed with how simple things were

if compared to nest js(ew)

[round bone]

Elysia can be compared to Fastify, but better

[round bone]

https://tenor.com/view/laughing-laugh-funny-lol-lmaoo-gif-2559008458730455745

[dusky flicker]

what kind of features did elysia got?

[round bone]

Since which version?

[dusky flicker]

idk as well, i forgot the one i met it for the first time

[round bone]

Mostly performance & documentation things

[dusky flicker]

another thing

can you see the language project im doing?

i mean, im trying to find Contributors to help me since its a language

and it'd be damn hard for me to do everything alone

[round bone]

I am only proefficient with C++/TypeScript (I know also some Python, Java etc., but these are the languages I use the most), so yeah

[dusky flicker]

and i need to find opinions of people that aint from my country

[round bone]

Where are you from?

[dusky flicker]

im brazilian so having someone from another country only to find some misspelling

[dusky flicker]

brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷(it sucks living here)

[round bone]

https://tenor.com/view/scream-love-poland-gif-10918710646251769391

[dusky flicker]

anyways, https://github.com/cykna/slynx

the lang

it still hasn't much thingsi

[round bone]

I don't really know Rust

😭

But I like the syntax of your language, it gives me vibes of Swift

[dusky flicker]

if the codebase doesn't confuse you

and you can understand by the docs

would be good enough

i want documenting it to make it easy to people contribute

[last latch]

looks better than json ui

[round bone]

I started using Cursor and I document most of things using it's AI, I really recommend it

[dusky flicker]

I'm getting inspiree by qml actually

[round bone]

If 20$/month for better DX experience is not much for you, you'll be grateful while documenting by simply clicking tab

[dusky flicker]

i might use it then, caude zed ai doesn't help much with documenting

[dusky flicker]

but i was wondering about writing a backend for json ui

[last latch]

a backend?

[dusky flicker]

languages have backend and frontend

the frontend is the handling of the text, ast, type checking, monomorphization

[last latch]

I know what a backend is

[jagged gazelle]

I don't think he's asking what's backend... they're not stupid

[dusky flicker]

the backend transforms the resolved tree into something that might run

[jade grail]

HOLY when did they add before hurt?

[last latch]

in the preview

[round bone]

It's pretty new

[jade grail]

is it in latest update?

[last latch]

latest preview

[dusky flicker]

it looks like im the stupid then 😢

[jade grail]

i gotta do abit of waiting

but i cant wait to use it gonna make teams systems much more easier

[jagged gazelle]

nah, just a little miscom...

[dusky flicker]

anyways, i didn't understand the question

[last latch]

like wdym backend for json ui

what would be the use of it

[jagged gazelle]

we can also detect drop and pickup of items...

[dusky flicker]

i mean translating that code to json ui

[jagged gazelle]

[jade grail]

HOLYYYY

mc finally adding good stuff

[jagged gazelle]

just read the change logs lol

[round bone]

There were already snippets of code that implemented the same thing

[jagged gazelle]

k?

[last latch]

like @rockwrap for example 🥀

[jade grail]

😭 every tick checking if the inventory changes

[jagged gazelle]

I made my own before it even existed.

[jade grail]

id prefer a before pickup event

but this gonna prob be after

[last latch]

nah. entityRemove event was my go

[jagged gazelle]

u'll be happy when I tell u this...

[jade grail]

keep forgetting items are entities on the floor

can u change an item while its on the floor?

[last latch]

i think itemstack component exists

so yea

[jade grail]

How do u check if the player double jumps?

[round bone]

It's in read-only mode, so you cannot

[jagged gazelle]

[last latch]

alright but you can change the enitity itself

[round bone]

What do you mean by entity itself? Other components/props?

[last latch]

by spawning and removing velocity

[round bone]

Also an option

[last latch]

i think its the only option lol

[round bone]

I've got alternative methods

If I need to drop an iron ingot, I just spawn a zombie in the same place and pray that zombie will drop an iron ingot

😂

[last latch]

Use Endstone and change the nonexistent entity's NBT API ✅

[untold magnet]

yooo, my new system is soo much better, better than almost any getEntities u could make

the only getEntities i am using in this system is inside the entity counter,

217 entities, 20 TPS,

i can detect those entites to do whatever i want without affecting the TPS like getEntities

[round bone]

Add/remove?

[untold magnet]

nope

no getEntities, no array/Set()

[untold magnet]

just to be clear, i did not use any intervals or for loops

[broken pawn]

how

imma diagnose how it works

looks like i have nothinf to know for my project use

time to spamming function

🗣️ 🔥 🔥

anyway is it better to use function to compile everything then export it into runInterval? does it makes the game runs better?

[remote oyster]

What do you mean when you say "compile everything"?

[untold magnet]

effectAdd.

[vivid heart]

ok so I'm making a train mod and I'm making the trains rotate with a script and i already made my locomotive spawn at 90 degrees but the part I'm struggling with is getting the trains to rotate 90 degrees when it hits a curved rail, can someone help me make them rotate on curves? thx

[dusky flicker]

so how did you do it?

[broken pawn]

ooo

afterEvents.effectAdd

i understand

[broken pawn]

like this:

system.runInterval(()=>{
ImplementSaturation();
ImplementPlayerOrigin();
ImplementPlayerPower();
},20)

every function worth 50 lines

[untold magnet]

using an entity (like player.json) to apply the nausea effect to my mobs using the mob_effects component, then detecting when the entity gets the nausea effect using the scripts to detect the entity

[remote oyster]

Yes and no. Depends on how expensive the tasks are for those other functions and whether or not it's required to run them periodically. This is one of those things where either you have to share your code for further analysis or run tests yourself.

[broken pawn]

i got it

i always use let to short my line and as

🗣️ 🔥 🔥 🔥

like EntityComponentTypes as ect, EntityEquippableComponent to eec

[untold magnet]

Database (Set())

saving the entity iD using entityLoad then getting the entity using a for loop and world.getEntity(iD)

detecting the entity using effectAdd

[broken pawn]

seems like if the entity hasTag

but more simple

[untold magnet]

and more stable

but my script isnt stable, i have to modify it heavily to make it useable

rn it has alot of block detections and dynamic properties, so i am getting very low TPS

[broken pawn]

good luck with it then

i've test so many marketplace addons, some of them causes pretty low tps

perhaps they have to use MemoryTier

with the new setting player can set their memoryTier on setting now

🗣️ 🔥 🔥

[remote oyster]

Pretty common in this environment. Many are still learning how to optimize code using the API's made available to us.

[broken pawn]

yes, that's what i wanted to figure out

mostly it should be related to graphics usage like particles i guess

most bedrock players complain about drop fps cuz a lot of particle

[remote oyster]

The best way to learn is to write your code, test its performance, and then study its behavior to understand why it behaves the way it does. Through thorough analytical investigation, you can iteratively refine your implementation to better serve both your project and its users. Just requires practice, studies, and patience.

[broken pawn]

noted

it's my 1 year experience learning bedrock scripting + javascript from scratch

[remote oyster]

Be open-minded to feedback by others, but also remember you won't be able to please everyone. So pick your battle's wisely.

[broken pawn]

🗣️ 🔥

[celest relic]

Does anyone know what exactly the custom component array and depth limit is and if there's a way to bypass it?

[wary edge]

2 and no.

[empty yoke]

I'm having a problem that I can't figure out why it happens, in single-player it doesn't appear to happen while in multiplayer it happens when players are far from each other I don't understand if it's a problem if there are mobile players causing this bug; the system consists of capturing entities within a 15-block radius, giving a special tag to all target entities, I also used dynamic properties to see if it was a tag problem, then the entities are placed inside the bedrock cube where the owner who triggered the event is located, through logs I checked if it still reveals the entities inside the cube with the tag and the property, from what I see it still reveals them inside the cube, but when I use an item that triggers another event the entities are no longer detected and disappear instantly but I'm checking the code there is no .kill() or .remove() or teleport so I wonder what this problem could be, spectator mode?

[celest relic]

2... why is it so little....

[wary edge]

Perfromance reasons.

[wary edge]

Chunks aren't being loaded?

[stray spoke]

How many years have you been working Smokey

[empty yoke]

when the secondary item is used to trigger the ability event the player ends up in spectator mode maybe the chunk is no longer loaded in spectator mode and therefore it no longer finds the mobs in the cube and they despawn?

I just tried turning off spectator mode and it seems to work, but I need spectator mode otherwise the owner gets stuck in the bedrock, the alternative would be to use a ticking area in the cube?

Then I don't understand why the spectator mode should cancel the loading of the chunk if I am present in that chunk?

[empty yoke]

This error does not occur in single player

[wary edge]

Is this not feasible?

[empty yoke]

This happens if I keep the spectator mode on from what I see from the various tests, I'm trying to understand why it gives me 0 live entities when I use the second item, from what I'm seeing I assume it's the spectator mode that causes the problem, but if I use entities generated via eggs before capturing them it seems that they are considered from the tests I tried to do, I don't understand exactly where the problem comes from.

[wary edge]

The chunks might be unloaded for a few ticks when converting to spectator.

[empty yoke]

but why doesn't this problem happen in single-player?

[wary edge]

Because local instance vs server.

[empty yoke]

so the solution would be to use a tickingarea when creating the cube, or avoid specatore mode?

[wary edge]

Does delaying the retrieval work?

[empty yoke]

do you mean giving a delay (20 ticks) to the enable after spectator mode has been activated?

[wary edge]

Correct, maybe even 5-10 secs.

If that works it shows the chunks are momentarily unloaded.

[empty yoke]

is there any event to know if the chunk is loaded?

[wary edge]

There is a dimension.isChunkLoaded method.

[dapper copper]

sounds like a great way to stop that annoying unloaded chunks error

[dense coral]

How can I get if a command executed correctly? Like this command just for testing purposes. How could I run code if it was successful in placing the block. Because running the command in game setblock 0 0 0 bedrock returns Block placed if successful and The block couldn't be placed if it failed. How can I either get that result and run code if it gives me a certain output or even just if it successfully ran.

player.runCommand(`setblock 0 0 0 bedrock`)

I definitely over explained what I was looking for but oh well

[wary edge]

You cannot.

[dense coral]

like not even a true or false?

[wary edge]

Is there any reason for this example you chose you're choosing runCommand over native methods.

[dense coral]

This example not exactly other that it gives a true or false statement in game. My goal is to repeatedly try to connect to a websocket server until it is successful.

[dense coral]

And as far as I'm aware there is not method other than runCommand to connect to a websocket

[wary edge]

Ok, I can see that there is https://stirante.com/script/server/2.4.0/classes/CommandResult.html

So, it should return the count, but for any other command, you won't get the context.

[vivid heart]

@wary edge how would i write a script basically rotating a entity depending on what state the block its on top of is in?

[wary edge]

Rotate to face in the same direction the block is?

[vivid heart]

yea like how a minecart rotates on a curved track

[dense coral]

So would this work with a wss?

[wary edge]

You would need to get the block the entity stands on(various methods) -> get the block state you want and then use and if/else or switch case to do entity.setRotation(blah)

[jolly citrus]

does TextEncoder work in scripts

[wary edge]

It should. But if the command has context of various success or failures, you won't know what it is.

[dense coral]

So do I just do this?

player.runCommand(...).successCount

[wary edge]

Yes, you'll get the success count.

[dense coral]

I'll try it when I get back to my desk

[jolly citrus]

??

[stray spoke]

I think it does

In old/legacy api it doesn't

[vivid heart]

what are those various methods? for getting the block under the entity.

[wary edge]

You can do dimension.getBlock or entity.getBlockStandingOn

[mystic harness]

can i make myself invisible to others but visible to myself? like the hive spec mode

[dense coral]

const serverAddress = "localhost:8000"
world.sendMessage(`${player.runCommand(`/connect ${serverAddress}`).successCount}`) // returns 0 no matter what

[snow knoll]

You can use playAnimation and use the players option to make every player that isn't you able to see the animation

[mystic harness]

ah okay thank you

can u give me a sample by chance

[snow knoll]

I can, but how does the game know which player should be invisible?

Tags? Dynamic properties? Or something else, it's just easier with some ways than others

[jolly citrus]

This won’t hide their nametag though

[snow knoll]

Darn. That's a good point

They'd probably also have to edit the player.json to add and remove a component group that makes the player go dissappear when invisible

[jolly citrus]

if that’s possible to do then that’s very cool

[snow knoll]

Assuming that when that is set to true or false it still makes the nametag dissappear

[snow knoll]

Most definitely

[jolly citrus]

no idea how one would go about hiding the nametag though

[snow knoll]

The method normally works for other mobs since they are normally nametag-less

[jolly citrus]

ye

but players have nametags which are rendered separately

you can hide player nametags through player.json but you can’t toggle them on and off to my knowledge at least

[snow knoll]

Which is just great

[remote oyster]

Only way I can remember to do it is to change their size from 1 to 0 in player.json. Create events that can switch between the two sizes then use the script API to trigger the event when needed to make them "invisible". This also hid their name tag but I haven't done this in a while so I cannot confirm if it's still valid today. The API did, for a brief moment, allow you to change their size without modifying the JSON but then they quickly converted it to read only. So that forced modifying the file to create the events that could then be triggered later.

[dense coral]

bump

[devout sandal]

how... TF do you use LootTable/LootPool/LootEntry/LootTableManager... i am trying to make a clone trial vault and want to use the loot tables instead of having to write my own "determine the loot to dispense" code.

[broken pawn]

will unused function affect TPS?

[earnest meadow]

yes but it's unrelated to scripts, better go #1067869318383157430 or #1067869022273667152

[mystic harness]

oh okay ty

[subtle cove]

if they're not declared/defined in the loop, then no

[broken pawn]

nice

[turbid delta]

does anyone know why PlayerSelector part of custom commands requires you to be opped to use it? otherwise it says <insufficient permissions for selector expansion>?

nevermind https://bugs.mojang.com/browse/MCPE/issues/MCPE-230568

[drifting pollen]

(MCPE-230568) Non-Operator Players can't use /whisper, /msg, or /tell. "insufficient permissions for selector expansion"

Status

To Do (Open)

Resolution

Unresolved

[fallow minnow]

i can do 300 entities with 19 tps

but when i drop its just a software issue because its a super cheap server

[subtle cove]

just a wild guess:
entity selectors used to be abused to locate/find certain players, w/o having op perms. then devs decided to disable em for some time... until further improvements...

[untold magnet]

i just made a better one, the only delay it has is from the game cannot load 200 zombies targeting a villager without impacting the TPS,
the new one adds the zombie into a Set(), then inside a runInterval, i made it that it runs per 8 entities, lets say the array has 100 zombies, 8 of them will take damage while the 92 rest will wait for another tick to another 8 zombies receive a damage

now i am applying the effects to 100 entities without causing any TPS, 200 entities by themselves will cause lower TPS bec of the entities path finding. so even if there was 200 entities, the system should not cause that much TPS lag

[undone sentinel]

Hi hi who knows how to

When a player join a function
/function assign tag
Will be randomly assign from 1 of the 10 tag
And after getting assign to that tag you will get a [you are (tag)] message

And after getting that specific tag you will get a specific effect that corresponding the that specific tag
Let's say
I got a tag name runner
It give me speed infinite 1
And weakness infinite 1

And if you die the effect will come back

[sinful portal]

via getAllStates()

????

bugrock

[weary umbra]

Yeah thats very weird

[warm mason]

"direction" is basically "cardinal_direction" but in another format

[sinful portal]

then the direction permutation shouldnt be there then

need to manually format my code to fit this in in my setblocks

[untold magnet]

like is it possible to move the specific entity using gametest? or just running a /tp command there or what?

[distant tulip]

you can tell it to path find to specific place

[untold magnet]

for me, ill try making the skeletons moves more unpredictability, so i have to use applyImpulse every like 3 ticks

[untold magnet]

i see, so like when my skeleton targets the player, i can make it moves around using gametest while targeting the player?

[distant tulip]

for general use i would recommand looking into A* algo, or look into nox7 scripting resorce

[distant tulip]

eh, not sure

probably not

[untold magnet]

ill stick with applyImpulse ig, it wont be that bad, right?

[distant tulip]

welp, depend on your code

[untold magnet]

since all im trying to do is enhancing their ai/movements using scripts while they have a target

[halcyon phoenix]

what are different ways to detect running?

[warm mason]

?

[devout sandal]

Anyone got any info on this..? Sorry.

[sharp elbow]

The most direct way is to create loot tables (the JSON files), then use the LootTableManager instance on world to get that loot table, then use that same manager to generate loot from it. With the given array of ItemStack, you can spawn them with a Dimension instance

If you want to do that procedurally, I suppose it might be possible to create loot tables at runtime? I have never really tried.

I don't see a constructor defined on those classes.

[wary edge]

If you need to do runtime, it's better to create your own loot table manager.

All loot table manager does is return a ItemStack[]

[sharp elbow]

If I had this loot table defined here:
BP/loot_tables/trials/default.json

{
  "pools": [
    {
      "rolls": 1,
      "entries": [
        {
          "type": "item",
          "name": "minecraft:stone"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

And the following script compiled, then invoking main would get the table, generate an ItemStack of 1 Stone, then drop it in the world.

function spawnLoot(
    table: string,
    dimension: Dimension,
    location: Vector3
  ): void {
  const manager = world.getLootTableManager();
  const table = manager.getLootTable(table);
  const loot = manager.generateLootFromTable(table);
  for (const item of loot) {
    dimension.spawnItem(item, location);
  }
}

function main() {
  const player = world.getAllPlayers()[0];
  // Just going to assume they exist for now
  spawnLoot(
    "trials/default",
    player.dimension,
    player.location
  );
}

[devout sandal]

Awesome. Thank you.

[devout sandal]

im not seeing getLootTable or generateLootFromTable in the api docs. are those valid methods?

[wary edge]

https://stirante.com/script/server/2.4.0/classes/LootTableManager.html#getloottable

I see them perfectly.

[queen hamlet]

hey guys! I need some help understanding whats happening with an unwanted script+loot_table result. The idea i had was that short grass (or tall grass) would have a chance of dropping the short grass item when broken with a held flint. Idk if match_tool condition literally only works with tools or you can assign it any item, but i would appreciate some clarification on this topic!!!

heres the script:

const dropChanceGrasses = 0.09;

world.beforeEvents.playerBreakBlock.subscribe(event => {
    const { block, player } = event;
    const blockPosition = block.location;
    if (block.typeId === 'minecraft:tall_grass' || block.typeId === 'minecraft:short_grass') { 
        if (Math.random() < dropChanceGrasses) {
            const { x, y, z } = blockPosition; 
            player.runCommandAsync(`loot spawn ${x} ${y} ${z} loot "grass_dropshit"`);
        }
    }
});```

and the loot_table:

```{
  "pools": [
    {
      "rolls": 1,
      "entries": [
        {
          "type": "item",
          "name": "minecraft:short_grass",
          "weight": 1,
          "conditions": [
            {
              "condition": "match_tool",
              "item": "minecraft:flint"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}```

[wary edge]

You didnt pass in any tool.

[queen hamlet]

so it only works with tools?

[wary edge]

No, I meant you didn't pass any tool into the command.

It's going to try to spawn the loot with no additional context.

[queen hamlet]

hm

[devout sandal]

thanks smokey

[queen hamlet]

do you happen to know a way to add a condition in the script that first detects if there is a item in the player's hand and, if it is a flint, proceeds with the item drop chance?

[wary edge]

I dont understand why youre even using a loot table when youre doing scripting in the first place.

[queen hamlet]

intuition, i am no scripting master here sir

[devout sandal]

can you create 'valut' like behavior with just a block.json..?

[wary edge]

No.

You would need scripting logic.

[turbid delta]

I feel like scripts would be better suited for whatever you're saying

Whatever it is you can do a tick.json spam adding effects to people with a tag and do scoreboard players random for your tag randomization

Kind of simple

Kind of simple

[halcyon phoenix]

whot?

[sudden nest]

How do you like put armor to a zombie using script-api?

Similar to replaceitem entity

[jagged gazelle]

equippable BUT it doesn't work with non-player entities since it's broken, you need to keep using replaceitem

[sudden nest]

Ah okayy, I'm only using it for debugging anyways, thank you!

[devout sandal]

Is it… bad.. to do runTimeouts that are 1-2 hours long..?

[stray spoke]

I think not, but it will stop if you leave the world early

The better way is either use Date.now() comparison or ingame scoreboard counter

Just my suggestion

[small depot]

the best thing you can do is save them in a local storage like in a map

detect when they spawn and despawn to remove or add

same for players

that should be faster

but of course its better if you use filters

[broken pawn]

then you have to add a new "if"

if(itemStack.typeId=="minecraft:flint")

[broken pawn]

anyway you can't use runCommandAsync if you use script V2, it should be runCommand

[untold magnet]

i just made a system that get entities without using any getEntities or getEntity(id)

saving the entities in a Map() or a Set() (i did that using effectAdd, so i can control which entity should be functioning) and u can just call them in ur interval in an order, calling 8 entities every tick instead of every single one every tick

no getEntity() is used, no loops is used to extract the entity, just one simple loop that makes the system works on 8 entities at the time.

[oblique heath]

Can we add/remove entity components ?

I have a few addon ideas that would depend on this being possible

[subtle cove]

with entity.json events that add/remove em, afaik

there's no script-api method ive seen, or mybe im blind atm ;-;

[oblique heath]

Community needs to make some noise for this to be a feature

like smh

[remote oyster]

As far as I know you can only add or remove components if they exist in the entity JSON file. Then create an event that can be called to toggle the components for adding and removing. The script API can call and trigger that event as needed. As far as adding a component through the script API without touching the JSON file, I don't believe that is currently possible.

[thorn flicker]

yeah, its not

[sinful portal]

overlap on world.beforeEvents.itemUse while usingworld.beforeEvents.playerInteractWithEntity

how to fix?

[thorn flicker]

you mean itemUse activates

[sinful portal]

yes mb

[thorn flicker]

yeah figured

[sinful portal]

how to fix

[thorn flicker]

check if there's no entity in the player's view direction

https://stirante.com/script/server/2.4.0/classes/Entity.html#getentitiesfromviewdirection

[sinful portal]

wouldnt it affect performance if it needs to do entity check

everytime the item is interacted tho

[thorn flicker]

everything effects performance, i dont think this would be that bad

[sinful portal]

fine

thanks man

[thorn flicker]

there's also another method you could use, but im not sure if it'll work, it depends on the entity interact event triggers after the item use event triggers. If you give the player a property in the entity interact event and check if its true in the item use event, you can cancel the item use event from triggering. (remove the property in system.runTimeout after)

and by property, I dont mean a dynamic property, thats not needed you can just do this, which will also be removed after reloading the scripting environment (/reload or closing the world)

player.myProperty = true

[sinful portal]

yeah I assume it could work but I dont want to mess with player.json files so that it can support other addons

btw

I have another question @thorn flicker

[thorn flicker]

i didnt say to use json properties.

[sinful portal]

oh

OH

hold on

so your saying I can set properties without predefining them in the entity.json file

via setProperty?

[thorn flicker]

no.

[sinful portal]

oh what property are you referring to?

[thorn flicker]

you can create a temporary property on the player instance in the scripting environment with the way I just showed you

this has nothing to do with entity json properties you define in their file

[sinful portal]

okay

yeah I think I get what you mean now

it could alternatively use a tag

[remote oyster]

player is an object. In that object consists of other properties and methods. By you doing the following:

 player.myProperty = true

You are creating and defining a new property for the player object. The catch to this is that it's only kept in memory so it won't persist if you need it to. Not without intervention.

[thorn flicker]

a temp property would be better.

no need to use tags, dynamic properties, scores...

[sinful portal]

yo, this is fire. I forgot about that!

I might need to refactor my whole shit bro 😭

im not sure if I should be happy or not

☠️

thanks guys

[sinful portal]

wait isnt entity a class?

[thorn flicker]

yes

[sinful portal]

how can you set an entity with a property, for instance player.job = true

?

[thorn flicker]

with the way you just showed

[last latch]

oh no

not again 😭

[thorn flicker]

what

[sinful portal]

Property 'job' does not exist on type 'Player'

[thorn flicker]

and how are you getting this property

[sinful portal]

via the player instance?

[remote oyster]

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

const player = world.getPlayers()[0];

// job does not exist so we must predefine it
player.job = false

if (player.job === false) {
    player.job = true;
}

[thorn flicker]

you are not using getProperty are you

[sinful portal]

no

the error stems from type safety I assume

since I use td

ts

[remote oyster]

ts will require you to define it.

[sinful portal]

yeah, so can I assign new properties with a type tho

[remote oyster]

Need to create an interface in your ts script so ts knows how to handle the non existing property. The interface is only needed for TS. It won't be there when you compile it to js. It just gives instructions to ts on what to do.

[sinful portal]

mmm

I found a workaround that would support ts

using an object inside the class

this.storage = {}

then I do instance.storage.newDih = true

yo this is peak

thanks guys

[thorn flicker]

lol I guess that works

[remote oyster]

Wait until you learn about Prototypes 🤣

Bro is gonna freak out lol

[thorn flicker]

not what again

[jagged gazelle]

[last latch]

using prototypes

[jagged gazelle]

I love prototypes

prototypes makes me feel alive

[thorn flicker]

ah.

[stray spoke]

I thought its a class

No, it is a class

[remote oyster]

It is, doing that just creates it in the runtime memory. So it's only temporary.

[stray spoke]

Should be player.prototype.myProperty

[remote oyster]

Nope, only if you want it to persist which isn't what we were discussing.

[sinful portal]

any use case of prototypes in mc? like where it is explicitely implemented?

[stray spoke]

Alright

[jagged gazelle]

extend something, you can create custom methods or properties

if you want persistency this is not he solution

[sinful portal]

wouldnt using object.newProperty would suffice?

[remote oyster]

Depends on your use.

[sinful portal]

any tips how to refactor my whole code now learning this new information😭

[sinful portal]

are there instances where I would need to use protoype compared to the .newProperty

[remote oyster]

There are instances where you would use a variety of different ways to write your code but which one you pick is truly dependent on your logic.

[jagged gazelle]

It really depends, there are pros and cons in using prototype or direct assignment

object.newProperty adds properties to that specific object only, while Prototype.newProperty adds properties to all objects of that type. Use instance properties for data unique to each object, and prototype properties for shared behavior/methods.

[remote oyster]

That pretty much sums it up

[sinful portal]

OHHHHH

okay

that is so cool

[thorn flicker]

would defining it with prototype help in ts?

i dont use ts

[remote oyster]

Prototype isn't explicit to TS.

[sinful portal]

so basically, one use case I would say is applying global data to all players if Im going to use Prototype.newProperty

BRUH

ts is so peak

[remote oyster]

With ts you just declare the module with an interface that explains what that property or method is. This way TS understands what it is and how it's used in your code.

[sinful portal]

yo why did I not learn this when I was two months old

[thorn flicker]

you've been learning js straight out of the womb?

[sinful portal]

not knowing how to code before even going to the egg cell is already a mistake

rookie mistakes

never again gng

[jagged gazelle]

DIRECT ASSIGNMENT

const car1 = {
  brand: 'Toyota',
  model: 'Camry'
};

car1.color = 'red'; // direct assignment

console.log(car1.color); // 'red'
console.log(car1.brand); // 'toyota'

const car2 = {
  brand: 'Honda',
  model: 'Civic'
};

console.log(car2.color); // undefined```

PROTOTYPE
```js
function Dog(name) { this.name = name; }

Dog.prototype.species = 'Canine'; // shared
Dog.prototype.bark = function() { return 'Woof!'; };

const dog1 = new Dog('Max');
const dog2 = new Dog('Bella');

console.log(dog1.species); // 'canine'
console.log(dog2.species);
console.log(dog1.bark()); // 'woof!'
console.log(dog2.bark());

console.log(dog1.hasOwnProperty('species')); // fals
console.log(dog1.hasOwnProperty('bark')); // falss```

I hate typing on the phone while my fingers are wet

[last latch]

I learned thinking in bytes does that count?

[thorn flicker]

are you in the rain or some shit

lmao

[jagged gazelle]

I just washed my hands lol

then put some alcohol

[thorn flicker]

funnier to picture you typing all of this in the rain

lol

[jagged gazelle]

I won't even be able to type at all since my screen is broken lol

[thorn flicker]

then how did you

[remote oyster]

Gemini is standing by lol

"Hey Google"

[jagged gazelle]

it's just small water unlike rain...

[thorn flicker]

rain is small water too

[jagged gazelle]

https://tenor.com/view/on-god-they-tryna-down-me-rain-severe-weather-severe-rain-humor-gif-13508157416264004735

[thorn flicker]

technically

am I wrong

[remote oyster]

Is water wet?

|| Quietly exits ||

[jagged gazelle]

I disabled any help from that, I'm scared that it might happen to me...

[thorn flicker]

yes

[jagged gazelle]

nah, it's dry as hell...

much dryer than her replies to me

[thorn flicker]

is fire on fire?

[remote oyster]

Is it wet, or is the object it's on wet?

|| Quietly exits ||

[thorn flicker]

well, define wet.

[remote oyster]

Covered or saturated with a liquid. 👀

[sinful portal]

yo

the only concern here now is type safety

😞😞😞

is there really no way to combat ts

[jagged gazelle]

I'm artistic autistic

[thorn flicker]

cool

[thorn flicker]

man idk

[remote oyster]

Learn about type safety. It's better that it catches it now while writing the code then you testing it in a world only to ask yourself, why?

[sinful portal]

I meant in assigning properties

I know how to use type safety

[jagged gazelle]

ask TS on a hand-to-hand combat

if you win then maybe there's a chance

[remote oyster]

When you assign a property that doesn't exist in a object you need to create an interface that defines it.

[thorn flicker]

yes, start fist fighting your computer

[remote oyster]

Otherwise TS won't know what it is or how it's used.

[jagged gazelle]

-# wrong emoji lol

[jagged gazelle]

-# my dyslexic ahh read it as "fisting"

[sinful portal]

how tho?

I meant

doesn't that include

[thorn flicker]

been watching some weird shit lately huh

[sinful portal]

predefining it in the object itself

like lets say I want to add a player.newProperty = referenceInAnotherObject

I dont think I can use .newProperty: newType 😭

[jagged gazelle]

yes, I watch a lot of history on YouTube and I am too lazy to teach it tomorrow

[thorn flicker]

you would need to extend player right

with the interface

[sinful portal]

yo

I think I get what he means now

[thorn flicker]

man im learning still

[remote oyster]

Nah, it's pretty simple. I'll type an example soon. I'm rushing to get out the door for an appointment lol.

[thorn flicker]

yeah, no rush

[sinful portal]

I think like this

    constructor() {

    }
}

const player = new Player()

interface Player {
    newHair: "blue"
}

Player.prototype.newHair = "blue"

it is now type safe

[thorn flicker]

uh

[sinful portal]

oops replied the wrong thing

[remote oyster]

Quick example. In rushing out the door. Got to go lol.

// Define an interface for our extended player
interface PlayerWithJob {
    job: boolean;
}

// Import Minecraft world
import { world } from "@minecraft/server";

// Get the first player
const player = world.getPlayers()[0] as PlayerWithJob;

// Predefine the job property if it doesn't exist
if (player.job === undefined) {
    player.job = false;
}

// Example logic
if (player.job === false) {
    player.job = true;
}

console.log(`Player job status: ${player.job}`);

[thorn flicker]

hm

[remote oyster]

That example was poorly done though.

Sorry

[thorn flicker]

extending wouldnt do the same thing?

[remote oyster]

Extending by means of a prototype?

[thorn flicker]

because ive looked up stuff and you can extend a type with an interface

[remote oyster]

Yes, that's the best way because it directly connects to the class in question. Otherwise it's global. Which in most cases global is fine since it's typically isolated to the script. But the other way is useful if creating your own d.ts file.

[thorn flicker]

so like this?

interface Whatever extends Player {
myProperty: boolean
}

[sinful portal]

class Player {
    constructor() {
    }
}

class PlayerWithJob extends Player {
     
}

const player = new Player()

interface Player {
    job: boolean 
}

interface PlayerWithJob{
    newHair: "blue"
}

PlayerWithJob.prototype.newHair = "blue"

const newPlayer = new PlayerWithJob()

newPlayer.job = false```

[sinful portal]

ye

[thorn flicker]

uhh

yeah im just gonna wait for visual no offense

lol

[sinful portal]

yea, I was just sending it to ask visual for his feedback XD

no worries mate

[thorn flicker]

while ensuring me that im right without knowing if I am?

[sinful portal]

oh I wasnt replying to your message sorry

[thorn flicker]

loll

[remote oyster]

import { world, Player } from "@minecraft/server";

// Extend Player to include a job property
interface PlayerWithJob extends Player {
    job: boolean;
}

// Get the first player
const player = world.getPlayers()[0] as PlayerWithJob;

// Initialize the job property if it doesn't exist
if (player.job === undefined) {
    player.job = false;
}

// Example logic
if (player.job === false) {
    player.job = true;
}

console.log(`Player job status: ${player.job}`);

That's the best way honestly.

It tells typescript to include everything the Player class contains plus what you are adding.

[thorn flicker]

hmm...

[jagged gazelle]

🤤

[thorn flicker]

why are you drooling

[subtle cove]

nah, them lips are just wet

[thorn flicker]

🚶‍➡️ 🚪

[devout sandal]

Can we not delete dynamic properties, without deleting ALL of them on that entity??

[remote oyster]

Set that specific dynamic property as undefined.

[devout sandal]

Does having 8000+ “undefined” dynamic properties affect performance?

[devout sandal]

(Not a specific number, just meant to be big)

[open urchin]

Setting it to undefined removes it

[remote oyster]

Are you trying to delete 8000+?

[devout sandal]

Undone or undefined?

[devout sandal]

No, I just don’t want them to stack up.

Wait, undefined or null?

[remote oyster]

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

// Set
world.setDynamicProperty("eventTimer", 1200);

// Get
const timer = world.getDynamicProperty("eventTimer");
world.sendMessage(`World event timer: ${timer}`);

// Delete
world.setDynamicProperty("eventTimer", undefined);
world.sendMessage("World eventTimer deleted!");

[open urchin]

In js undefined is generally used for things that dont exist (setting a property to undefined stops it from existing) whereas null is used for something that exists but explicitly has no value

[devout sandal]

Ok, I just realized in the docs it says to use null so I thought I’d ask, thanks yall.

[devout sandal]

You too, Ty.

[open urchin]

Null isn't a valid value according to the type declarations so the docs are wrong

[remote oyster]

Yea, I don't know when the doc was updated and changed from undefined to null but null would be the inappropriate way of deleting it.

By reason, sound, and logic.

[devout sandal]

Is there a way to execute code in the “onTick” of vanilla blocks (like water)?

[wary edge]

No. You cannot hook that up to a vanilla block.

[devout sandal]

Ughhhhh, ok.. thank you. I’m trying to attach a dynamic property to the player that placed the water with the block.typeid and coordinates as a identifier, and a number in ticks as a countdown, and modify it each tick to simulate ageing similar to vanilla where if it’s unloaded it doesn’t count down. Any advice..?

[wary edge]

I would probably tie the coordinate to a dynamic property and have a System where every X tick or what not, check if the chunk is loaded then countdown.

[wary edge]

How does one setItem undefined in a custom storage_item item? I'm getting ContainerRules violation.

[devout sandal]

What hook would you use..? (SorryX))

[wary edge]

playerInteractWithBlock

[jade grail]

i have an issue

when i shoot a projectile in script api and set the ownere of it as a player

when im trying to see who the owner is it doesnt let me?

[jagged gazelle]

are you using projectileHit event listener or something?

[jade grail]

i cant set my projectile rotation can i just use script api using .setRotation method.

[fallow minnow]

this is what i do

[round bone]

I am not sure, but these classes are marked with a private/protected constructors

You have to use interfaces rather than classes in this case

[sinful portal]

the player class was just for demonstration

I already implemented this and it works

[dusky flicker]

why would you modify the prototype?

[fallow minnow]

why not

[dusky flicker]

why not make a function for it instead?

[drowsy scaffold]

proto look more pretty 🗣️🔥

to my knowledge there isn't any real difference between the two other then that prototypes can override existing methods without the need to extend the class

actually I retract that

Prototypes:

• Can override original method signatures
• should be used for super frequent calls
• can give property extensions
  Functions:
• Cannot override original method signatures
• Have to be imported from file-to-file
• should be used for moderate to less frequent calls
• always have to be invoked via ()

[stray spoke]

Not simping but she's more prettier

[stray spoke]

Prototypes for me are just appended methods that use the class's "this" context, which is more efficient

For example:

String.prototype.toName = function(){
  return this.replace("minecraft:","").split("_").map(w => w.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + w.slice(1)).join(" ")
}

const id = "minecraft:oak_log"
const name = id.toName()
console.log(name) //returns "Oak Log"

.

But function can be a shortcut like:

const toName = (str)=> str.replace("minecraft:","").split("_").map(w => w.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + w.slice(1)).join(" ")

const id = "minecraft:oak_log" 
console.log(toName(id)) //returns "Oak Log" 

[halcyon phoenix]

getAABB

can't wait for getAABBCC

[warm mason]

what would that mean?

[slow walrus]

Axis-Aligned Bounding Box Collision Controller

[warm mason]

😱

we need this

[dusky flicker]

tf is this

too complex name

[remote oyster]

I haven’t tested this directly, but it’s something I’ve been thinking about. I'm pretty confident my thoughts are correct on this.

Because all behavior packs share the same JavaScript engine at runtime, modifying something like String.prototype would affect every pack loaded in that world at that moment. That means if multiple packs are enabled, each with their own purpose, other packs could see and potentially use a method like toName, even though it wasn’t defined by them.

This raises some important concerns. For example, if one pack overrides or modifies an existing method or property, adding custom function logic, getters, or setters, another pack may try to use that same API as it was originally designed and released by Mojang, only to find that it no longer behaves as expected. When this happens, the issue can be very difficult to diagnose, because the breaking change comes from an entirely different behavior pack.

In a community-driven ecosystem where behavior packs are shared and combined, this kind of global side effect can create fragile and unpredictable environments.

Because of this, if you plan to release a behavior pack publicly, I would suggest and recommend it to be best to avoid modifying prototypes and instead rely on explicit utility functions or namespaced helpers. Using prototypes in an isolated, private, environment would clearly be acceptable of course.

Just my two cents I wanted to share.

[halcyon phoenix]

what's the trick to make players immune to fall damage?

[halcyon phoenix]

DANG

now do AABBCCDD

[slow walrus]

each pack has their own isolated runtime afaik

[warm mason]

slow_falling effect for 1 tick to reset the falling height

or the resistance effect before falling

[remote oyster]

I know for certain stored information, such as dynamic properties, are isolated. I just don't know about the rest because it's something I haven't considered until moments ago.

A quick test could verify it, but I'm away from my computer so it won't be right now.

[stray spoke]

Is this ai lol

[remote oyster]

No, this is me sharing my thoughts. Stick around and you'll get use to it talking to me lol.

[stray spoke]

You're the same as the other user in off topic lol

[remote oyster]

I believe there are a few others like me. I'm pretty confident we are a rare breed with this current generation and ongoing "trends" if you will lol.

[stray spoke]

Now you're doing it again lol

[warm mason]

If this is the case, we can use this as an efficient method of passing data or even functions between addons

I need to test it

[remote oyster]

Definitely

[warm mason]

well, I don't think it will work..

[remote oyster]

I'm not 100% positive it will work either. It's very likely the developers have it isolated, or sandbox in its own environment. But without testing to verify it's uncertainty.

[warm mason]

doesn't work @remote oyster

[remote oyster]

Rip lol

I was actually hopeful it did

[fiery solar]

Yeah, the best we can do for passing data from one addon to another is script events (or @minecraft/server-net for larger data transfer on BDS).

A global namespace object would be cool though.

[stray spoke]

yall, is there a better way to make a custom furnace other than using entity chest

[broken pawn]

unless they managed to add support for create something like supported custon crafting_table, i guess no?

rn only custom crafting_table or custom_stonecutter

[stray spoke]

custom crafting table?

Bedrock can make that?, or is it just a chest ui

[wicked girder]

Is entityhurt before in beta or preview?

[stray spoke]

Beta

[warm mason]

preview

[stray spoke]

Lmao

[wicked girder]

huh

Its not in the typings so idk

[wary edge]

Beta in Preview.

[wicked girder]

sad

so confusing

I hope that comes soon

[distant tulip]

give it some time, it is new

[snow jungle]

how can ig ive mob armor using the script api?

[open urchin]

you have to use commands since they disabled the equippable component on non-player entities

[snow jungle]

replaceitem?

[open urchin]

yes

[snow jungle]

how?

[open urchin]

this is how you'd do a diamond helmet

entity.runCommand("replaceitem entity @s slot.armor.head 0 diamond_helmet");

[snow jungle]

thank you

[jolly citrus]

Why would they do this

[devout sandal]

If I am using generateLootFromTable() and the table has enchanted books, they are just coming out as “enchanted books” how can I fix this..?

[devout sandal]

@wary edge ?

[snow knoll]

I'm pretty sure we don't know
If we did, we'd probably say it at the alongside the fact that it isn't possible

[noble pecan]

is simpleMobTest the name of this gametest?

Also i'm assuming that in order to change the mobs summoned I have to change the "fox" and "chicken" values in the const things at the top

[fallow minnow]

whats the point of floating text in debug utils if its the same poop performance as regular entity floating text

[granite cape]

p

[wary edge]

Is it?

[fallow minnow]

yes

its cool that in the preview its client side compatible but whats the point if its just as laggy

[wary edge]

No accidental kill @e

[fallow minnow]

i use remove event for killing them 😛

[devout sandal]

Does anyone know about this?

[devout sandal]

Nvm.. ima just enchant ‘em at runtime..

[wicked girder]

yes but making a claim protection system is hard without it and I dont wanna make a whole scuffed system if its coming out next update TwT

[stray spoke]

Is system.currentTick acts like world.getAbsoluteTime

[snow knoll]

The 2 are almost the same with slight differences, getAbsoluteTime can be altered by general in-game time related mechanics such as the time commands, setAbsoluteTime, and (I think) won't be changed if the gamerule for always day is true, but I haven't checked there

Whereas, currentTick just gives you the indefinite number of ticks passed since that world started

[slow walrus]

shared runtimes wouldn't be that great imo, the issues you'd run into would greatly outweigh any kind of benefit

[stray spoke]

Understandable thank you, like the absolute time is based on world time, while currentTick is based on the script environment maybe

I'm kinda confused by the blockFace, how do I get the block where the item is used on, the syntax were string but it also says it returns Block

[open urchin]

If you want to get the block that was used on, get the block property instead of blockFace

Block face returns a direction

[stray spoke]

Like for example I clicked the block on the side, it gets the block on that position

Ohh

[open urchin]

In front of where you clicked?

[stray spoke]

Yes

I can't find a function like block.getBlockOnDirection or something

[open urchin]

You'd have to make your own by checking the block face and use the block direction methods like this

let block;

if (blockFace === Direction.Down) block = e.block.below();

[stray spoke]

Oh alright, that's manual now

Thankyou

What about like this:

const formatBlockFace = blockFace === "Up" ? "above" : blockFace === "Down" ? "below" : blockFace
    const targetBlock = block[formatBlockFace]()

Just replaces up into above, down into below, then call the method string using

What you think

Oh wrong string

[open urchin]

You'll have to use toLowerCase for the others
And i'd say its bad practice to rely on the values of an enem but it'll be fine with how minecraft versions things

[stray spoke]

Oh yeh you're right I forgot

Thanks again

I'll use conditionals now

[stray spoke]

Is the Direction imported from world

[open urchin]

From @minecraft/server

[stray spoke]

Thanks

[broken pawn]

it does still use crafting_table ui, but the difference is it use tags for the block

that's why sometimes you'll see some addon has custom crafting_table with their custom tag

[broken pawn]

in my understandment, it's usually purposed to make some recipe only available on the required recipe tag

[jagged gazelle]

I guess it's not?

Is it normal that the new Date() in Minecraft doesn't match with ur device's time?

In mobile it matches perfectly but in my desktop it shows different lol

it's not a script problem since it works fine in mobile...

[round bone]

Are you a host of this world?

[jagged gazelle]

It's a single player, so yes...

[round bone]

Do you have to use time based on user's device? Prefer to use UTC timestamps

[woven loom]

how to view dynamic properties nbt

[round bone]

They're bit more secure and a player cannot just jump by modyfing his time in his device

[jagged gazelle]

Yes2

[round bone]

In a NBT file?

[jagged gazelle]

kk, might try later

[round bone]

Is it more like a display thing or to store in a database?

[jagged gazelle]

just store

[round bone]

Use UTC timestamps then, they're bit better in this case

[woven loom]

i cant see them in universal minecraft editor

is there any other software to view dps

[round bone]

NBT Editor does not clean it up?

[icy eagle]

100000

[subtle cove]

Yesnt

[icy eagle]

yes

[devout sandal]

Can we use the enchant with levels function for items gotten with the loot table manager?

Also, how do we even use that function?

[stray spoke]

Nvm fixed

Im so dumb, it's just the particles who's in absolute xyz coords

[earnest meadow]

does minecraft just ignore a ts file?

inside the scripts folder

[wary edge]

You need to transpile it into js.

[sage portal]

A message like this shows up every week on this channel 😂

[warm mason]

100000th "100000th message"

[runic crypt]

When will entityHurt beforeEvent be released?

[snow knoll]

We don't know

[earnest meadow]

next stable probably

[snow knoll]

I doubt it
It's beta in preview, not even stable in preview yet
I'd definitely give it more time

[stray spoke]

I am the storm that is approaching

[jagged gazelle]

Not stable script, STABLE Minecraft but BETA script version

[snow knoll]

But the question was when will it be released
I assume that "released" refers to when will it come to stable in both script version and minecraft version

[jagged gazelle]

I'm talking about the response of Curly... they probably meant stable Minecraft version not stable script version

[snow knoll]

That makes more sense
I still think it will take longer

[snow knoll]

Someone give me an idea of something cool, but not hard, to do pls

[stray spoke]

Jenny Addon

[devout sandal]

how tf do you use the LootItem function??

[snow knoll]

Someone else is doing that here 😭

[stray spoke]

Yeah lol

[devout sandal]

ok, at least how can i modify an itemstack to add a data value to it (ominous bottle to ominous bottle level 4 for example?)

[thorn flicker]

https://stirante.com/script/server/2.4.0/classes/Potions.html