Tracker - BetterModel

Overview

The Tracker class is the core controller for a specific model instance in BetterModel. It manages the lifecycle, rendering, animation, and player interaction of a model, coordinating with the RenderPipeline to update bone positions and send packets to players. Package: kr.toxicity.model.api.tracker Since: 1.15.2

Key Concepts

Lifecycle Management: Controls spawning, despawning, and closing of model instances
Animation Control: Plays, stops, and replaces animations on the model
Player Visibility: Manages which players can see the model
Scheduled Updates: Runs periodic tasks at frame-rate (25ms) or Minecraft tick intervals (50ms)
Bone Management: Provides access to individual bones for manipulation

Constructor

public Tracker(@NotNull RenderPipeline pipeline, @NotNull TrackerModifier modifier)

Creates a new tracker. Parameters:

pipeline - The render pipeline
modifier - The tracker modifier configuration

Core Methods

Lifecycle

location

public abstract @NotNull PlatformLocation location()

Returns the current location of the model.

close

public void close()

Closes the tracker and removes the model (calls close(CloseReason.REMOVE)).

despawn

public void despawn()

Despawns the model for all players without closing the tracker completely.

isClosed

public boolean isClosed()

Checks if the tracker has been closed.

Animation

animate

public boolean animate(@NotNull String animation)
public boolean animate(@NotNull String animation, @NotNull AnimationModifier modifier)
public boolean animate(@NotNull String animation, @NotNull AnimationModifier modifier, @NotNull Runnable removeTask)
public boolean animate(@NotNull BlueprintAnimation animation, @NotNull AnimationModifier modifier)
public boolean animate(@NotNull BlueprintAnimation animation, @NotNull AnimationModifier modifier, @NotNull Runnable removeTask)

Plays an animation by name or blueprint. Returns: true if the animation started

stopAnimation

public boolean stopAnimation(@NotNull String animation)
public boolean stopAnimation(@NotNull Predicate<RenderedBone> filter, @NotNull String animation)
public boolean stopAnimation(@NotNull Predicate<RenderedBone> filter, @NotNull String animation, @Nullable PlatformPlayer player)

Stops an animation by name, optionally on filtered bones. Returns: true if the animation was stopped

replace

public boolean replace(@NotNull String target, @NotNull String animation, @NotNull AnimationModifier modifier)
public boolean replace(@NotNull String target, @NotNull BlueprintAnimation animation, @NotNull AnimationModifier modifier)

Replaces a running animation with a new one. Returns: true if the replacement occurred

Rotation and Scale

rotation

public @NotNull ModelRotation rotation()
public void rotation(@NotNull Supplier<ModelRotation> supplier)

Gets the current rotation or sets the rotation supplier.

rotator

public void rotator(@NotNull ModelRotator rotator)

Sets the model rotator strategy.

scaler

public @NotNull ModelScaler scaler()
public void scaler(@NotNull ModelScaler scaler)

Gets or sets the model scaler.

Scheduling

task

public void task(@NotNull Runnable runnable)

Schedules a task to run on the next tracker tick (Minecraft tick).

frame

public void frame(@NotNull ScheduledPacketHandler handler)

Registers a handler to run every frame (25ms tracker tick).

tick

public void tick(@NotNull ScheduledPacketHandler handler)
public void tick(long tick, @NotNull ScheduledPacketHandler handler)

Registers a handler to run every Minecraft tick (50ms) or every N ticks.

schedule

public void schedule(long period, @NotNull ScheduledPacketHandler handler)

Schedules a handler to run periodically.

perPlayerTick

public void perPlayerTick(@NotNull BiConsumer<Tracker, PlatformPlayer> perPlayerHandler)

Registers a handler to run every tick for each visible player.

Bone Access

bone

public @Nullable RenderedBone bone(@NotNull BoneName name)
public @Nullable RenderedBone bone(@NotNull String name)
public @Nullable RenderedBone bone(@NotNull Predicate<RenderedBone> predicate)

Retrieves a bone by name or predicate. Returns: The bone, or null if not found

bones

public @NotNull @Unmodifiable Collection<RenderedBone> bones()

Returns a collection of all bones in the model.

displays

public @NotNull Stream<ModelDisplay> displays()

Returns a stream of all model displays.

Update Actions

update

public <T extends TrackerUpdateAction> void update(@NotNull T action)
public <T extends TrackerUpdateAction> void update(@NotNull T action, @NotNull Predicate<RenderedBone> predicate)
public <T extends TrackerUpdateAction> void update(@NotNull T action, @NotNull BonePredicate predicate)

Forces an update action on all or filtered bones.

tryUpdate

public boolean tryUpdate(@NotNull BiPredicate<RenderedBone, BonePredicate> action, @NotNull BonePredicate predicate)

Tries to apply an update action to bones matching a predicate. Returns: true if any bones were updated

HitBox and Nametag

createHitBox

public boolean createHitBox(@NotNull BaseEntity entity, @Nullable HitBoxListener listener, @NotNull BonePredicate predicate)

Creates a hitbox for bones matching a predicate. Returns: true if any hitboxes were created

hitbox

public @Nullable HitBox hitbox(@NotNull BaseEntity entity, @Nullable HitBoxListener listener, @NotNull Predicate<RenderedBone> predicate)

Retrieves or creates a hitbox for a specific bone. Returns: The hitbox, or null if not found/created

createNametag

public boolean createNametag(@NotNull BonePredicate predicate, @NotNull BiConsumer<RenderedBone, ModelNametag> consumer)

Creates a nametag for bones matching a predicate. Returns: true if any nametags were created

listenHitBox

public void listenHitBox(@NotNull BiFunction<RenderedBone, HitBoxListener.Builder, HitBoxListener.Builder> function)
public <T extends HitBoxEvent> void listenHitBox(@NotNull Class<T> eventClass, @NotNull Consumer<T> consumer)

Registers hitbox event listeners for newly created hitboxes.

Player Visibility

hide

public boolean hide(@NotNull PlatformPlayer player)

Hides the tracker from a specific player. Returns: true if hidden successfully

show

public boolean show(@NotNull PlatformPlayer player)

Shows the tracker to a specific player. Returns: true if shown successfully

isHide

public boolean isHide(@NotNull PlatformPlayer player)

Checks if the tracker is hidden from a specific player.

isSpawned

public boolean isSpawned(@NotNull UUID uuid)
public boolean isSpawned(@NotNull PlatformPlayer player)

Checks if the model is spawned for a player.

Other Methods

pause

public boolean pause(boolean pause)

Pauses or resumes the tracker’s ticking. Returns: true if the state changed

forceUpdate

public boolean forceUpdate(boolean force)

Flags the tracker for a forced update on the next tick. Returns: true if the state changed

height

public double height()

Calculates the height of the model based on its head bone position.

name

public @NotNull String name()

Returns the name of the model being tracked.

playerCount

public int playerCount()

Returns the number of players currently viewing the model.

renderer

public @NotNull ModelRenderer renderer()

Returns the renderer associated with this tracker.

modifier

public @NotNull TrackerModifier modifier()

Returns the tracker modifier.

handleCloseEvent

public void handleCloseEvent(@NotNull BiConsumer<Tracker, CloseReason> consumer)

Registers a handler for the tracker close event.

Constants

TRACKER_TICK_INTERVAL

public static final int TRACKER_TICK_INTERVAL = 25

The interval in milliseconds between tracker ticks.

MINECRAFT_TICK_MULTIPLIER

public static final int MINECRAFT_TICK_MULTIPLIER = 2

The multiplier to convert tracker ticks to Minecraft ticks (50ms).

Inner Classes

ScheduledPacketHandler

Functional interface for handling scheduled packets.

@FunctionalInterface
public interface ScheduledPacketHandler {
    void handle(@NotNull Tracker tracker, @NotNull BundlerSet bundlerSet);
    default @NotNull ScheduledPacketHandler then(@NotNull ScheduledPacketHandler other);
}

BundlerSet

Holds different types of packet bundlers for a tracker tick.

public final class BundlerSet {
    public PacketBundler getTickBundler();
    public PacketBundler getDataBundler();
    public PacketBundler getViewBundler();
}

CloseReason

Enum representing reasons for closing a tracker.

public enum CloseReason {
    REMOVE,           // Manually removed
    PLUGIN_DISABLE,   // Plugin disabled
    DESPAWN           // Entity despawned
}

Usage Examples

Basic Animation Control

Tracker tracker = ...; // Obtain from EntityTracker or DummyTracker

// Play an animation
tracker.animate("walk");

// Play with modifier and completion callback
tracker.animate("attack", AnimationModifier.DEFAULT, () -> {
    System.out.println("Attack animation completed");
});

// Stop an animation
tracker.stopAnimation("walk");

// Replace an animation
tracker.replace("walk", "run", AnimationModifier.DEFAULT);

Scheduling Tasks

// Run on next Minecraft tick
tracker.task(() -> {
    System.out.println("Running on next tick");
});

// Run every frame (25ms)
tracker.frame((t, bundlerSet) -> {
    // High-frequency update logic
});

// Run every Minecraft tick (50ms)
tracker.tick((t, bundlerSet) -> {
    // Regular update logic
});

// Run every 5 ticks
tracker.tick(5, (t, bundlerSet) -> {
    System.out.println("Every 5 ticks");
});

// Per-player tick
tracker.perPlayerTick((t, player) -> {
    // Logic for each visible player
});

Bone Manipulation

// Find a specific bone
RenderedBone headBone = tracker.bone("head");
if (headBone != null) {
    // Manipulate bone
}

// Update all bones
tracker.update(TrackerUpdateAction.glow(true));

// Update filtered bones
tracker.update(
    TrackerUpdateAction.brightness(15, 15),
    bone -> bone.name().toString().contains("weapon")
);

// Apply tint
tracker.update(TrackerUpdateAction.tint(0xFF0000)); // Red tint

HitBox Management

// Listen for hitbox interactions
tracker.listenHitBox(HitBoxInteractEvent.class, event -> {
    System.out.println("Player interacted with model");
    event.getPlayer().sendMessage("You clicked the model!");
});

// Create hitbox with custom listener
tracker.createHitBox(
    entity,
    HitBoxListener.builder()
        .interact(event -> { /* handle interaction */ })
        .build(),
    BonePredicate.name("body")
);

Player Visibility

// Hide from specific player
tracker.hide(player);

// Show to specific player
tracker.show(player);

// Check if spawned for player
if (tracker.isSpawned(player)) {
    System.out.println("Model is visible to player");
}

// Get player count
int viewers = tracker.playerCount();

Core API

Model & Rendering

Trackers

Animation

Bones & Hit Detection

Entity & Location

Utilities

​Overview

​Key Concepts

​Constructor

​Core Methods

​Lifecycle

​location

​close

​despawn

​isClosed

​Animation

​animate

​stopAnimation

​replace

​Rotation and Scale

​rotation

​rotator

​scaler

​Scheduling

​task

​frame

​tick

​schedule

​perPlayerTick

​Bone Access

​bone

​bones

​displays

​Update Actions

​update

​tryUpdate

​HitBox and Nametag

​createHitBox

​hitbox

​createNametag

​listenHitBox

​Player Visibility

​hide

​show

​isHide

​isSpawned

​Other Methods

​pause

​forceUpdate

​height

​name

​playerCount

​renderer

​modifier

​handleCloseEvent

​Constants

​TRACKER_TICK_INTERVAL

​MINECRAFT_TICK_MULTIPLIER

​Inner Classes

​ScheduledPacketHandler

​BundlerSet

​CloseReason

​Usage Examples

​Basic Animation Control

​Scheduling Tasks

​Bone Manipulation

​HitBox Management

​Player Visibility

​See Also

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Overview

Key Concepts

Constructor

Core Methods

Lifecycle

location

close

despawn

isClosed

Animation

animate

stopAnimation

replace

Rotation and Scale

rotation

rotator

scaler

Scheduling

task

frame

tick

schedule

perPlayerTick

Bone Access

bone

bones

displays

Update Actions

update

tryUpdate

HitBox and Nametag

createHitBox

hitbox

createNametag

listenHitBox

Player Visibility

hide

show

isHide

isSpawned

Other Methods

pause

forceUpdate

height

name

playerCount

renderer

modifier

handleCloseEvent

Constants

TRACKER_TICK_INTERVAL

MINECRAFT_TICK_MULTIPLIER

Inner Classes

ScheduledPacketHandler

BundlerSet

CloseReason

Usage Examples

Basic Animation Control

Scheduling Tasks

Bone Manipulation

HitBox Management

Player Visibility

See Also