use playerInteractWithBlock instead of itemUseOn

Author: vytdev

pack/items/debug_stick.json

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     },
 
     "components": {
-      "vyt:debug_stick": {},
       "minecraft:icon": "stick",
       "minecraft:hand_equipped": true,
       "minecraft:display_name": { "value": "§dDebug Stick§r" },

src/index.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 +* MCPEDL: https://mcpedl.com/debug-stick
 +* GitHub: https://github.com/vytdev/debug-stick
 +*
-+* Script last updated: July 22, 2025
++* Script last updated: July 27, 2025
 +*
 +* Copyright (c) 2023-2025 VYT <https://vytdev.github.io>
 +* This project is licensed under the MIT License.
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@ import {
   BlockStates,
   LiquidType,
   world,
-  system,
-  ItemCustomComponent,
-  ItemComponentUseOnEvent,
+  system
 } from "@minecraft/server";
 
 import {
@@ -40,31 +38,16 @@ type BlockStateValue = boolean | number | string;
 const DEBUG_STICK_ID = "vyt:debug_stick";
 
 
+world.beforeEvents.playerInteractWithBlock.subscribe(safeCallWrapper((ev) => {
+  if (ev.itemStack?.typeId != DEBUG_STICK_ID)
+    return;
+  ev.cancel = true;
+  if (ev.player.isSneaking)
+    displayBlockInfo(ev.player, ev.block);
+  else
+    updateBlockProperty(ev.player, ev.block);
+}));
 
-class DebugStickEvents implements ItemCustomComponent {
-
-  constructor() {
-    this.onUseOn = safeCallWrapper(this.onUseOn).bind(this);
-  }
-
-  onUseOn(ev: ItemComponentUseOnEvent) {
-    if (ev.source.typeId != "minecraft:player")
-      return;
-    const player = getPlayerByID(ev.source.id);
-    if (!player)
-      return;
-    if (player.isSneaking)
-      displayBlockInfo(player, ev.block);
-    else
-      updateBlockProperty(player, ev.block);
-  }
-}
-
-
-// Players should not be able to break blocks using
-// the debug stick in survival
-//
-// TODO: explore other alternatives
 world.beforeEvents.playerBreakBlock.subscribe(safeCallWrapper((ev) => {
   if (ev.itemStack?.typeId != DEBUG_STICK_ID)
     return;
@@ -73,12 +56,6 @@ world.beforeEvents.playerBreakBlock.subscribe(safeCallWrapper((ev) => {
 }));
 
 
-system.beforeEvents.startup.subscribe((ev) => {
-  ev.itemComponentRegistry.registerCustomComponent(
-      DEBUG_STICK_ID, new DebugStickEvents());
-});
-
-
 /*============================================================================*\
 +* Action functions
 \*============================================================================*/
@@ -188,17 +165,6 @@ async function message(msg: string, player: Player) {
   });
 }
 
-/**
- * Utility function to return a player class from an entity ID
- * @param id The entity ID
- * @returns Player instance or undefined
- */
-function getPlayerByID(id: string): Player | undefined {
-  return world
-    .getAllPlayers()
-    .find(v => v.id == id);
-}
-
 /**
  * Returns all the block states of a block.
  * @param block The block.