Solved Item Durability

Hey everyone. I have not done anything Bukkit related since about 2014. Just now getting back into a little development but I am having some issues related to durability. I cannot seem to get the metadata to set properly. I am sure this is just some misunderstanding on my part as to how this works.

I am trying to allow the shovel to create grass paths with the dirt block. I can make the block change but the durability part doesn't work. Also as a side issue I notice that the shovel does not swing as it does with the grass blocks. Any help with these two issues would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Code:

public class EventListener implements Listener {
   
   @EventHandler
   public void onPlayerInteract (PlayerInteractEvent event) {
     Player player = event.getPlayer();
     ItemStack shovel = player.getInventory().getItemInMainHand();
     
     if (event.getAction() == Action.RIGHT_CLICK_BLOCK) {
       Bukkit.getLogger().info("Player interacted with: " + event.getClickedBlock().getType().toString());
       
       if (event.getClickedBlock().getType() == Material.DIRT) {
          if (event.getItem().getType() == Material.WOODEN_SHOVEL ||
              event.getItem().getType() == Material.STONE_SHOVEL ||
              event.getItem().getType() == Material.IRON_SHOVEL ||
              event.getItem().getType() == Material.GOLDEN_SHOVEL ||
              event.getItem().getType() == Material.DIAMOND_SHOVEL) {
           
            event.getClickedBlock().setType(Material.GRASS_PATH);
           
           
            Damageable meta = (Damageable) shovel.getItemMeta();
            meta.setDamage(meta.getDamage()-50);
            shovel.setItemMeta((ItemMeta) meta);
           
            player.getInventory().setItemInMainHand(shovel);
            player.updateInventory();
          }
       }
     }
   }
}

 

Hmm. I added updateInventory() after setItemInMainHand() but it didn't seem to change anything. The result is the same. The dirt becomes a grass path but the nothing changes about the shovel.

So.... a bit embarrassing but it turns out I was REPAIRING the shovel... I should have been ADDING "damage" not subtracting xD. Thanks for the help!

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.