Command Block Client Extension

Overview

Recently, one of my favorite blocks is the vanilla Command Block.
It even has its own multiline editor with a nice one-click 'copy to clipboard' button!

One of its flaws is it completely ignores client commands when running.. why T_T

So, I made this mod that enables client commands in the Command Blocks!

Basic Usage

Usage is the same as usual: Shift+right-click a Command Block to open the editor, and enter server/client commands.
You can mix both.
Here, as an example, I entered .chb, which opens the command handbook (very useful!).

Click 'Save', and right-click the block to run!

Features

Utility Commands

This mod adds some utility commands.

.nop <text>
Does nothing. Can be used for a comment or to enable explicit run (described later) of command blocks.

.echo <text>
Echoes the specified text. Only visible to you, not to other players.

.wait <milliSeconds>
When used in a command block, it waits for specified milliSeconds before running next command.
This is not a standalone command, but a control instruction for command blocks.

Example:
Running /entity debug 1 and .cf showentitydebuginfo 1 enables client/server entity debug info.
You might want to wrap them up in one command block and add a friendly comment and chat message, like:

.nop [Enable entity debug info]
.cf showentitydebuginfo 1
/entity debug 1
.wait 500
.echo <strong>Enabled client/server entity debug info!</strong>

Note that commands do not wait completion of the previous commands; execution order is not guaranteed.
Server commands often finish after client commands, even if they are written before the client commands, but usually inserts .wait like the example is enough to get them work as intended.
The .wait in the example exists to make sure the last message shows up after the server command /entity debug 1 completed.
Try removing the .wait line and running; the last message will be shown before the response of /entity debug 1 !

Command Preview

Now the block info displays saved commands:

"Pick block" (middle mouse button by default) allows you to obtain a Command Block with its commands and settings
When you do this, the item tooltip also shows the saved commands:

(Breaking the block doesn't save the commands/settings to the dropped block item)

Behavior Details

You might have noticed Command Blocks with client commands behaves slightly differently from those that contain only server commands.
This mod changes their behaviors based on they have client commands or not.

When a Command Block has no client commands...

It behaves the same way as the vanilla default, meaning:

• It can be triggered automatically from Tick Blocks and Conditional Blocks, as well as right-click from players
• Doesn't echo command results in the game. Fails silently.
  • Actually it writes the commands triggered to the log   

It has '(Default)' notation after the block name, to clarify it's in this 'implicit' mode.

When a Command Block contains client commands...

• It can't be triggered automatically. Only accepts triggering by right-click from players.
• Echoes each command result
  • Think of it as running the commands manually, one by one.
• The 'Execute silently' check box in the editor doesn't make sense.

It has '(With client command)' notation after the block name, to clarify it's in this 'explicit' mode.

If you want 'explicit' behavior for server commands, you can simply add a .nop command to make the Command Block explicit.

The two states might have different behaviors for some commands:
For example, /tp ~0 ~10 ~0 teleports you to 10-block above the command block when it's in 'implicit' state.
But in 'explicit' state, /tp ~0 ~10 ~0 teleports you to 10-block above your original position.

Help/Contact

If you encounter any problems or have feature requests, please do one of the following:

• Post in the forum thread for this mod on the Vintage Story Discord server (click Homepage tab on this page).
• Create an issue on the GitHub (click Issue Tracker tab on this page)

These methods align with how I handle reports for other mods (even for other games), making it easier for me to track and respond.
Note: Comments on this page are rarely checked.

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