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PlayerInteractEvent RIGHT_CLICK_BLOCK fired when interacting with entities

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status: accepted version: 1.21.4
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Description

Expected behavior

right clicking an entity with blocks behind them shouldn't fire playerinteractevent for the block

Observed/Actual behavior

It fires playerinteractevent for the block behind the entity

Steps/models to reproduce

right click a mob with blocks behind them

Plugin and Datapack List

N/A

Paper version

This server is running Paper version 1.21.4-DEV-main@88bbead (1970-01-01T00:00:00Z) (Implementing API version 1.21.4-R0.1-SNAPSHOT)
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Download the new version at: https://papermc.io/downloads/paper
Previous version: 1.21.4-121-88bbead (MC: 1.21.4)

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Research direction

Start by tracing the PlayerInteractEvent handling for right-clicks on entities and blocks in the Paper server. Reproduce the case with a mob and a block behind it, then verify that interacting with the entity no longer fires a block interaction event.

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Tech stack
java
Domain
api
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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