Checking if the same block is being hit

After a bit of research i can't find out weather it's possible to do this or not.

What i am trying to do is, when the player hits/mines a block it starts a scheduler for x amount of seconds. If the player is still hitting/mining the same block when the scheduler finishes then the block will change.

The code i have tried so far.

Code:java

 
    @EventHandler
    public void playerInteract(final BlockDamageEvent e) {
        final Player player = e.getPlayer();
        final Block block = e.getBlock();
        Material iih = player.getInventory().getItemInHand().getType();
        if (block.getType() == Material.BEDROCK) {
            if (block.getLocation().getY() > 0) {
                if (player.hasPermission("bedrockbreak.use")) {
                    if (iih == Material.DIAMOND_PICKAXE) {
                        getServer().getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(this, new Runnable() {
                            @Override
                            public void run() {
                                if ((player.getLineOfSight(null, 100)).equals(Material.BEDROCK)
                                        && player.getLastTwoTargetBlocks(null, 100).contains(Material.BEDROCK)) {
                                    block.setType(Material.AIR);
                                } else {
                                    block.setType(Material.BEDROCK);
                                }
                            }
                        }, 20L * getConfig().getInt("breakTime")); // config.getInt("breakTime") = seconds, 20 ticks to a second;
                    } else {
                        return;
                    }
                } else {
                    return;
                }
            }
        }
    }
 

Thanks in advance.

 

Well, I was going to post a solution involving a global block array, but then I realized it wouldn't work at all. But, maybe you could still use the idea?

 

I've never really tried anything like that and I'm not sure on the best way to do it. Mind giving me a small example/way to do it?

Thanks

 

Maybe I don't understand what you're trying to do, but couldn't you just store a hashmap with the player's name and block they are hitting, then get that name after the scheduler is up and see if the block matches the block they are hitting?

 

RealDope
What i am attempting to do is check to see if a player is hitting the same block for x amount of seconds, if they did, set it to air, and if they didn't/stopped midway, leave the block as normal.

Code so far (open) Code so far (close)

Code:java

 
    public void playerInteract(final BlockDamageEvent e) {
        final ArrayList<Location> b = new ArrayList<Location>();
        final Player player = e.getPlayer();
        final String pName = player.getDisplayName();
        final Block block = e.getBlock();
        final Location loc = block.getLocation();
        Material iih = player.getInventory().getItemInHand().getType();
        if (block.getType() == Material.BEDROCK) {
            if (block.getLocation().getY() > 0) {
                if (player.hasPermission("bedrockbreak.use")) {
                    if (iih == Material.DIAMOND_PICKAXE) {
                        b.add(loc);
                        getServer().getScheduler().scheduleSyncDelayedTask(this, new Runnable() {
                            @Override
                            public void run() {
                                if (b.contains(loc)) {
                                    block.setType(Material.AIR);
                                    b.remove(pName);
                                } else {
                                    player.sendMessage("FAIL");
                                }
                            }
                        }, 20L * getConfig().getInt("breakTime"));
 

The block delays like it should, but you only have to hit it once for it to disappear.
I have tried;
ArrayList<Location>, HashMap<String(Player Name), Location> and HashMap<Player, location>.

 

ok lol wow you are seeing if he hits it and if he does creating a delayed event to remove the block w/o even checking if its still being hit.

 

tommycake50
Correct, but I'm wondering if there is a way to check if they are still hitting it after x amount of seconds.

 

idk probs but idk.

 

Why not schedule something to run every tick for x seconds and keep a boolean isHitting. If on any of the ticks they aren't hitting it, set the boolean to false and .cancel() the scheduler.
CRAZYxMUNK3Y

 

But what if more than one player is hitting a block at the same time?

You could probably use this idea. Create a global HashMap, and if a player is hitting a block, map the player's username (not the player's instance!) to the block and run the scheduler, then when the time elapses, check if the player is still breaking the block they're mapped to, and if they are, set it to air, and then remove the player from the HashMap. I know this is essentially the same thing RealDope said, but I'm elaborating just to clarify.

 

AngryNerd yeah I kinda meant a combination of my two ideas, the "boolean" that I refer to in my second post meant the boolean associated with that player's name in the hashmap

 

Ah. okay. I somehow didn't see that both posts were by you.