Fireworks?

Is there a way to create a FireworkEffect (without launching said firework) at a specific location?

I've only had a rudimentary glance at the classes involved, but it'd probably look something like this without a Bukkit api for it...

Code:

    public static void playFirework(World world, Location loc) {
        // the hacky way
        try {
            Class<?> cw = world.getClass();
            Method m = null;
            for(Method mi : cw.getMethods()) {
                if(mi.getName().equals("getHandle")) {
                    m = mi;
                    break;
                }
            }
            // just in-case something changes
            if(!m.isAccessible()) {
                m.setAccessible(true);
            }
            // the net.minecraft.server.World (hopefully)
            Object handle = m.invoke(world, (Object[]) null);
            Method playEffect = null;
            for(Method mi : cw.getMethods()) {
                if(mi.getName().equals("broadcastEntityEffect")) {
                    playEffect = mi;
                    break;
                }
            }
            // this will need to be set in a config, or some such
            String root = "net.minecraft.server.v1_4_6";
            // grab the class
            Class<?> clazz = Class.forName(root+".EntityFireworks");
            Constructor<?> ctor = clazz.getConstructor(handle.getClass());
            if(!ctor.isAccessible()) {
                ctor.setAccessible(true);
            }
            // we've created a firework here, but it isn't really in the world
            Object firework = ctor.newInstance(new Object[] {});
            // different method now
            Method setLoc = null;
            for(Method mi : firework.getClass().getMethods()) {
                if(mi.getName().equals("setLocation")) {
                    setLoc = mi;
                }
            }
            // set the metadata of the firework
            // TODO what to do?
            // set the location (x, y, z, yaw, pitch)
            setLoc.invoke(firework, new Object[] {loc.getX(), loc.getY(), loc.getZ(), loc.getYaw(), loc.getPitch()});
            // play the entity effect
            playEffect.invoke(handle, new Object[] {firework, (byte) 17});
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

So if there were a way to do it, it'd be awesome I had a quick search through existing plugins and it doesn't seem like anyone is doing it yet - but I'm sure it can be done.

No rush answering, I'll check back in February

 

I don't really think there is a way ._.

You probably need to do it how you said it...the 'hacky' way.

 

Seems like API is missing here.

 

Obviously there is, but it is purely NMS code

Code:

((CraftWorld)yourWorld).getHandle().broadcastEntityEffect(<net.minecraft.server.EntityFireworks>, (byte) 17);