From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Owen1212055 <23108066+Owen1212055@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2021 13:23:52 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Block Ticking API


diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/block/Block.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/block/Block.java
index 921864e748407291b7fa153381e7d9701e1c4608..1c3f54382d66549dc881d4577c7104be6673a274 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/block/Block.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/block/Block.java
@@ -589,6 +589,21 @@ public interface Block extends Metadatable, Translatable, net.kyori.adventure.tr
      * @return true if the block was destroyed
      */
     boolean breakNaturally(@NotNull ItemStack tool, boolean triggerEffect, boolean dropExperience);
+
+    /**
+     * Causes the block to be ticked, this is different from {@link Block#randomTick()},
+     * in that it is usually scheduled to occur, for example
+     * redstone components being activated, sand falling, etc.
+     */
+    void tick();
+
+    /**
+     * Causes the block to be ticked randomly.
+     * This has a chance to execute naturally if {@link BlockData#isRandomlyTicked()} is true.
+     * <p>
+     * For certain blocks, this behavior may be the same as {@link Block#tick()}.
+     */
+    void randomTick();
     // Paper end
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/block/data/BlockData.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/block/data/BlockData.java
index 869fa47a13fbcb128228963bf53cc72da4499a01..c6b17605090f2f284e6536567ddf0e0977eeaaf8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/block/data/BlockData.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/block/data/BlockData.java
@@ -247,4 +247,14 @@ public interface BlockData extends Cloneable {
     @NotNull
     @ApiStatus.Experimental
     BlockState createBlockState();
+
+    // Paper start - Tick API
+    /**
+     * Gets if this block is ticked randomly in the world.
+     * The blocks current state may change this value.
+     *
+     * @return is ticked randomly
+     */
+    boolean isRandomlyTicked();
+    // Paper end
 }