Package org.bukkit

Interface Chunk

public interface Chunk

Represents a chunk of blocks

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	addPluginChunkTicket(@NotNull Plugin plugin)	Adds a plugin ticket for this chunk, loading this chunk if it is not already loaded.
boolean	contains(@NotNull BlockData block)	Tests if this chunk contains the specified block.
@NotNull Block	getBlock(int x, int y, int z)	Gets a block from this chunk
@NotNull ChunkSnapshot	getChunkSnapshot()	Capture thread-safe read-only snapshot of chunk data
@NotNull ChunkSnapshot	getChunkSnapshot(boolean includeMaxblocky, boolean includeBiome, boolean includeBiomeTempRain)	Capture thread-safe read-only snapshot of chunk data
@NotNull Entity[]	getEntities()	Get a list of all entities in the chunk.
long	getInhabitedTime()	Gets the amount of time in ticks that this chunk has been inhabited.
@NotNull Collection<Plugin>	getPluginChunkTickets()	Retrieves a collection specifying which plugins have tickets for this chunk.
@NotNull BlockState[]	getTileEntities()	Get a list of all tile entities in the chunk.
@NotNull World	getWorld()	Gets the world containing this chunk
int	getX()	Gets the X-coordinate of this chunk
int	getZ()	Gets the Z-coordinate of this chunk
boolean	isForceLoaded()	Gets whether the chunk at the specified chunk coordinates is force loaded.
boolean	isLoaded()	Checks if the chunk is loaded.
boolean	isSlimeChunk()	Checks if this chunk can spawn slimes without being a swamp biome.
boolean	load()	Loads the chunk.
boolean	load(boolean generate)	Loads the chunk.
boolean	removePluginChunkTicket(@NotNull Plugin plugin)	Removes the specified plugin's ticket for this chunk
void	setForceLoaded(boolean forced)	Sets whether the chunk at the specified chunk coordinates is force loaded.
void	setInhabitedTime(long ticks)	Sets the amount of time in ticks that this chunk has been inhabited.
boolean	unload()	Unloads and optionally saves the Chunk
boolean	unload(boolean save)	Unloads and optionally saves the Chunk

Method Detail

getX

int getX()

Gets the X-coordinate of this chunk

Returns:

X-coordinate

getZ

int getZ()

Gets the Z-coordinate of this chunk

Returns:

Z-coordinate

getWorld

@NotNull
@NotNull World getWorld()

Gets the world containing this chunk

Returns:

Parent World

getBlock

@NotNull
@NotNull Block getBlock(int x,
                        int y,
                        int z)

Gets a block from this chunk

Parameters:

x - 0-15

y - 0-255

z - 0-15

Returns:

the Block

getChunkSnapshot

@NotNull
@NotNull ChunkSnapshot getChunkSnapshot()

Capture thread-safe read-only snapshot of chunk data

Returns:

ChunkSnapshot

getChunkSnapshot

@NotNull
@NotNull ChunkSnapshot getChunkSnapshot(boolean includeMaxblocky,
                                        boolean includeBiome,
                                        boolean includeBiomeTempRain)

Capture thread-safe read-only snapshot of chunk data

Parameters:

includeMaxblocky - - if true, snapshot includes per-coordinate maximum Y values

includeBiome - - if true, snapshot includes per-coordinate biome type

includeBiomeTempRain - - if true, snapshot includes per-coordinate raw biome temperature and rainfall

Returns:

ChunkSnapshot

getEntities

@NotNull
@NotNull Entity[] getEntities()

Get a list of all entities in the chunk.

Returns:

The entities.

getTileEntities

@NotNull
@NotNull BlockState[] getTileEntities()

Get a list of all tile entities in the chunk.

Returns:

The tile entities.

isLoaded

boolean isLoaded()

Checks if the chunk is loaded.

Returns:

True if it is loaded.

load

boolean load(boolean generate)

Loads the chunk.

Parameters:

generate - Whether or not to generate a chunk if it doesn't already exist

Returns:

true if the chunk has loaded successfully, otherwise false

load

boolean load()

Loads the chunk.

Returns:

true if the chunk has loaded successfully, otherwise false

unload

boolean unload(boolean save)

Unloads and optionally saves the Chunk

Parameters:

save - Controls whether the chunk is saved

Returns:

true if the chunk has unloaded successfully, otherwise false

unload

boolean unload()

Unloads and optionally saves the Chunk

Returns:

true if the chunk has unloaded successfully, otherwise false

isSlimeChunk

boolean isSlimeChunk()

Checks if this chunk can spawn slimes without being a swamp biome.

Returns:

true if slimes are able to spawn in this chunk

isForceLoaded

boolean isForceLoaded()

Gets whether the chunk at the specified chunk coordinates is force loaded.

A force loaded chunk will not be unloaded due to lack of player activity.

Returns:

force load status

See Also:

World.isChunkForceLoaded(int, int)

setForceLoaded

void setForceLoaded(boolean forced)

Sets whether the chunk at the specified chunk coordinates is force loaded.

A force loaded chunk will not be unloaded due to lack of player activity.

Parameters:

forced - force load status

See Also:

World.setChunkForceLoaded(int, int, boolean)

addPluginChunkTicket

boolean addPluginChunkTicket(@NotNull
                             @NotNull Plugin plugin)

Adds a plugin ticket for this chunk, loading this chunk if it is not already loaded.

A plugin ticket will prevent a chunk from unloading until it is explicitly removed. A plugin instance may only have one ticket per chunk, but each chunk can have multiple plugin tickets.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin which owns the ticket

Returns:

true if a plugin ticket was added, false if the ticket already exists for the plugin

Throws:

IllegalStateException - If the specified plugin is not enabled

See Also:

World.addPluginChunkTicket(int, int, Plugin)

removePluginChunkTicket

boolean removePluginChunkTicket(@NotNull
                                @NotNull Plugin plugin)

Removes the specified plugin's ticket for this chunk

A plugin ticket will prevent a chunk from unloading until it is explicitly removed. A plugin instance may only have one ticket per chunk, but each chunk can have multiple plugin tickets.

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin which owns the ticket

Returns:

true if the plugin ticket was removed, false if there is no plugin ticket for the chunk

See Also:

World.removePluginChunkTicket(int, int, Plugin)

getPluginChunkTickets

@NotNull
@NotNull Collection<Plugin> getPluginChunkTickets()

Retrieves a collection specifying which plugins have tickets for this chunk. This collection is not updated when plugin tickets are added or removed to this chunk.

A plugin ticket will prevent a chunk from unloading until it is explicitly removed. A plugin instance may only have one ticket per chunk, but each chunk can have multiple plugin tickets.

Returns:

unmodifiable collection containing which plugins have tickets for this chunk

See Also:

World.getPluginChunkTickets(int, int)

getInhabitedTime

long getInhabitedTime()

Gets the amount of time in ticks that this chunk has been inhabited. Note that the time is incremented once per tick per player in the chunk.

Returns:

inhabited time

setInhabitedTime

void setInhabitedTime(long ticks)

Sets the amount of time in ticks that this chunk has been inhabited.

Parameters:

ticks - new inhabited time

contains

boolean contains(@NotNull
                 @NotNull BlockData block)

Tests if this chunk contains the specified block.

Parameters:

block - block to test

Returns:

if the block is contained within