Block#breakNaturally won't trigger BlockDestroyEvent, BlockBreakEvent or BlockDropItemEvent
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Description
Expected behavior
Trigger at least one of those events
Observed/Actual behavior
None of those events is triggered
Steps/models to reproduce
Just use Block#breakNaturally to break any block
Plugin and Datapack List
None
Paper version
This server is running Paper version 1.21.10-84-main@bac3da1 (2025-10-20T02:11:40Z) (Implementing API version 1.21.10-R0.1-SNAPSHOT)
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Previous version: 1.21.10-81-7845cba (MC: 1.21.10)
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Research direction
Start by locating the implementation of Block#breakNaturally and trace how block-breaking events are dispatched. Reproduce the behavior with a block and verify that the implementation triggers at least one of BlockDestroyEvent, BlockBreakEvent, or BlockDropItemEvent.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100