Interactive

Interactive (Click Detection)

Create clickable displays using Minecraft's Interaction entity paired with a Display entity.

Basic Usage

DisplayAPI.interactive(location)
.text(Component.text("Click me!").color(NamedTextColor.GREEN))
.onClick(player -> player.sendMessage("Left clicked!"))
.onRightClick(player -> player.sendMessage("Right clicked!"))
.spawn();

Methods

Method	Description	Default
.text(Component)	Text display content	"Click me!"
.text(String)	Plain text shorthand	-
.block(Material)	Use block display instead	-
.item(ItemStack)	Use item display instead	-
.hitbox(width, height)	Click detection area size	1.0, 1.0
.onClick(Consumer<Player>)	Left click handler	none
.onRightClick(Consumer<Player>)	Right click handler	none
.cooldown(long ms)	Cooldown between clicks	200ms
.responsive(boolean)	Visual feedback on hover	true
.billboard(Billboard)	Facing mode	CENTER
.glow(Color)	Glow color	none
.scale(float)	Display scale	1.0

How It Works

InteractiveDisplay spawns two entities at the same location:

1. Display entity - The visible part (text, block, or item)
2. Interaction entity - Invisible hitbox that detects player clicks

The Interaction entity routes click events to your handlers via InteractionListener.

Examples

Teleport Button

DisplayAPI.interactive(location)
.text(Component.text("[TELEPORT]").color(NamedTextColor.AQUA))
.hitbox(2.0f, 0.8f)
.scale(1.5f)
.onClick(player -> {
player.teleport(spawnLocation);
player.playSound(player.getLocation(), Sound.ENTITY_ENDERMAN_TELEPORT, 1f, 1f);
})
.spawn();

Shop NPC Interaction

DisplayAPI.interactive(npcLocation)
.block(Material.CHEST)
.hitbox(1.0f, 1.0f)
.scale(0.8f)
.onRightClick(player -> openShopGUI(player))
.cooldown(500)
.spawn();

Toggle Button

finalboolean[] state = {false};
DisplayAPI.interactive(location)
.text(Component.text("OFF").color(NamedTextColor.RED))
.hitbox(1.5f, 0.5f)
.onClick(player -> {
state[0] = !state[0];
// Update display text via manager
})
.spawn();

Cleanup

InteractiveDisplay removes both entities when cleaned up:

InteractiveDisplayinteractive = DisplayAPI.interactive(location)
.text(Component.text("Temp"))
.onClick(p -> {})
.spawn();
// Later: removes both display + interaction entityinteractive.remove();