Block manipulation API

So I have a question- how do I make an API that will allow me to manipulate blocks? For example:
getID(x,y,z)
setBlock(x,y,z,ID)
Ime asking because I believe an ALI like that will have to be written in java.
So - is it possible?
Ps I don't want to wait until Forge and CC get updated to include the commands in the new snapshots.

In the current version, I don't think there is a way to check the id of an item in the turtle's inventory. Sorry. :unsure:/>

axel.codeFail(), on 18 April 2014 - 02:51 AM said:

In the current version, I don't think there is a way to check the id of an item in the turtle's inventory. Sorry. :unsure:/>/>

Thank you for responding - what I mean is to set / get BLOCKS in the ACTUAL Minecraft world.
To replace the new /setBlock and /fill and /clone commands that we're added in the latest Minecraft snapshot.

Commandblocks probably could do something like that, but idk, as i've never used one.

There is no way except using command blocks I think.
Indeed you can set blocks with turtles but you can't get the ID of an item or a block because turtles are intended to be bind.
But the problem is that you can set blocks with commands blocks but I think you can't make the command block to return the ID of a block to the computer. It may work with peripherals but I am not familar with that.

kornichen, on 18 April 2014 - 12:03 PM said:

There is no way except using command blocks I think.
Indeed you can set blocks with turtles but you can't get the ID of an item or a block because turtles are intended to be bind.
But the problem is that you can set blocks with commands blocks but I think you can't make the command block to return the ID of a block to the computer. It may work with peripherals but I am not familar with that.

yea- I could use comand blocks but there are 2 problems
1) the commands I want to use are in the newest Minecraft snapshots and I don't want to wait till all the different things get updated.
2) commend blocks are too derpy compared to actual code.
Now that I think of it, there should be a way to execute commands from a computer. It will make it way more dynamic.

There is a command block peripheral API that can be enabled in the config.

Lyqyd, on 18 April 2014 - 05:47 PM said:

There is a command block peripheral API that can be enabled in the config.

Wow, I wish I knew this before. I always just used multiple command blocks around a single computer. Thanks. :)/>

Lyqyd, on 18 April 2014 - 05:47 PM said:

There is a command block peripheral API that can be enabled in the config.

Really? Thanks I will research about it :)/>