Action on Block Place

Power Type

Executes an action upon placing a block.

Type ID: origins:action_on_block_place

Fields

Field	Type	Default	Description
entity_action	Entity Action Type	optional	If specified, this entity action will be executed on the player upon placing a block.
held_item_action	Item Action Type	optional	If specified, this item action will be executed on the item the player has used to place a block.
place_to_action	Block Action Type	optional	If specified, this block action will be executed at the position of the block the player has placed.
place_on_action	Block Action Type	optional	If specified, this block action will be executed on the block the player placed a block on.
item_condition	Item Condition Type	optional	If specified, the specified actions will only be executed if the item the player has used to place a block fulfills this item condition.
place_to_condition	Block Condition Type	optional	If specified, the specified actions will only be executed if the block at the position of the block the player is about to place fulfills this block condition.
place_on_condition	Block Condition Type	optional	If specified, the specified actions will only be executed if the block the player is about to place a block on fulfills this block condition.
directions	Array of Strings	["up", "down", "north", "south", "east", "west"]	Determines whether the specified actions should be executed if the player is about to place a block at the specified side(s) of a block.
hands	Array of Hands	["main_hand", "off_hand"]	Determines whether the specified actions should be executed if the player used the specified hand(s) when trying to place a block.
result_stack	Item Stack	optional	If specified, this item stack will be given to the player upon placing a block.
result_item_action	Item Action Type	optional	If specified, this item action will be executed on the item that will be given to the player upon placing a block.

Examples

{
    "type": "origins:action_on_block_place",
    "entity_action": {
        "type": "origins:heal",
        "amount": 2
    },
    "item_condition": {
        "type": "origins:ingredient",
        "ingredient": {
            "item": "minecraft:wheat_seeds"
        }
    },
    "place_on_condition": {
        "type": "origins:block",
        "block": "minecraft:farmland"
    },
    "directions": [
        "up"
    ]
}

This example will heal the player upon the player placing Wheat Seeds on top of Farmland blocks.

{
    "type": "origins:action_on_block_place",
    "place_to_action": {
        "type": "origins:and",
        "actions": [
            {
                "type": "origins:area_of_effect",
                "block_action": {
                    "type": "origins:set_block",
                    "block": "minecraft:air"
                },
                "radius": 4,
                "shape": "star"
            },
            {
                "type": "origins:set_block",
                "block": "minecraft:magma_block"
            }
        ]
    },
    "place_to_condition": {
        "type": "origins:fluid",
        "fluid_condition": {
            "type": "origins:in_tag",
            "tag": "minecraft:lava"
        }
    },
    "item_condition": {
        "type": "origins:ingredient",
        "ingredient": {
            "item": "minecraft:netherrack"
        }
    }
}

This example will make Netherrack blocks placed by the player will absorb Lava fluid with a 4 radius star-shaped area, and replace the placed Netherrack with a Magma block.