PaperMC/patches/api/0312-Add-methods-to-find-targets-for-lightning-strikes.patch

From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jakub Zacek <dawon@dawon.eu>
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2021 08:29:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add methods to find targets for lightning strikes


diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
index f4d31d9d0f4cbd2621adf97a20b65ae83e5fd064..6953851a5177e9df3746f7a743f27ef02845e522 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/World.java
@@ -746,6 +746,37 @@ public interface World extends RegionAccessor, WorldInfo, PluginMessageRecipient
     @NotNull
     public LightningStrike strikeLightningEffect(@NotNull Location loc);
 
+    // Paper start
+    /**
+     * Finds the location of the nearest unobstructed Lightning Rod in a 128-block
+     * radius around the given location. Returns {@code null} if no Lightning Rod is found.
+     *
+     * <p>Note: To activate a Lightning Rod, the position one block above it must be struck by lightning.</p>
+     *
+     * @param location {@link Location} to search for Lightning Rod around
+     * @return {@link Location} of Lightning Rod or {@code null}
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    public Location findLightningRod(@NotNull Location location);
+
+    /**
+     * Finds a target {@link Location} for lightning to strike.
+     * <p>It selects from (in the following order):</p>
+     * <ol>
+     *  <li>the block above the nearest Lightning Rod, found using {@link World#findLightningRod(Location)}</li>
+     *  <li>a random {@link LivingEntity} that can see the sky in a 6x6 cuboid
+     *      around input X/Z coordinates. Y ranges from <i>the highest motion-blocking
+     *      block at the input X/Z - 3</i> to <i>the height limit + 3</i></li>
+     * </ol>
+     * <p>Returns {@code null} if no target is found.</p>
+     *
+     * @param location {@link Location} to search for target around
+     * @return lightning target or {@code null}
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    public Location findLightningTarget(@NotNull Location location);
+    // Paper end
+
     /**
      * Get a list of all entities in this World
      *