Allow packets to be written to the server using passthrouh ID, shouldn't break anything I also updated comment on why interaction is half broken

src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/api/PacketWrapper.java

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.remapper.ValueCreator;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.type.Type;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.type.TypeConverter;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.exception.InformativeException;
+import us.myles.ViaVersion.handlers.ViaDecodeHandler;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -263,4 +264,23 @@ public class PacketWrapper {
         this.readableObjects.addAll(packetValues);
         this.packetValues.clear();
     }
+
+    public void sendToServer() throws Exception {
+        if (!isCancelled()) {
+            ByteBuf output = inputBuffer == null ? Unpooled.buffer() : inputBuffer.alloc().buffer();
+            Type.VAR_INT.write(output, ViaDecodeHandler.PASSTHROUGH_ID); // Pass through
+
+            writeToBuffer(output);
+
+            boolean mark = false;
+            for (String s : user().getChannel().pipeline().names()) {
+                if (mark) {
+                    user().getChannel().pipeline().context(user().getChannel().pipeline().get(s)).fireChannelRead(output);
+                    return;
+                }
+                if (s.equalsIgnoreCase("decompress"))
+                    mark = true;
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }

src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/handlers/ViaDecodeHandler.java

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.PacketWrapper;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.data.UserConnection;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.type.Type;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.exception.CancelException;
-import us.myles.ViaVersion.exception.InformativeException;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.packets.Direction;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.protocols.base.ProtocolInfo;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.util.PipelineUtil;
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ public class ViaDecodeHandler extends ByteToMessageDecoder {
 
     private final ByteToMessageDecoder minecraftDecoder;
     private final UserConnection info;
+    public static int PASSTHROUGH_ID = 1000;
 
     public ViaDecodeHandler(UserConnection info, ByteToMessageDecoder minecraftDecoder) {
         this.info = info;
@@ -37,10 +37,14 @@ public class ViaDecodeHandler extends ByteToMessageDecoder {
                 // Transform
                 ByteBuf newPacket = ctx.alloc().buffer();
                 try {
+                    if (id == ViaDecodeHandler.PASSTHROUGH_ID) {
+                        newPacket.writeBytes(bytebuf);
+                    } else {
                         PacketWrapper wrapper = new PacketWrapper(id, bytebuf, info);
                         ProtocolInfo protInfo = info.get(ProtocolInfo.class);
                         protInfo.getPipeline().transform(Direction.INCOMING, protInfo.getState(), wrapper);
                         wrapper.writeToBuffer(newPacket);
+                    }
 
                     bytebuf.clear();
                     bytebuf = newPacket;

src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/handlers/ViaEncodeHandler.java

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.PacketWrapper;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.data.UserConnection;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.api.type.Type;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.exception.CancelException;
-import us.myles.ViaVersion.exception.InformativeException;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.packets.Direction;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.protocols.base.ProtocolInfo;
 import us.myles.ViaVersion.util.PipelineUtil;
@@ -48,6 +47,7 @@ public class ViaEncodeHandler extends MessageToByteEncoder {
             // Transform
             ByteBuf oldPacket = bytebuf.copy();
             bytebuf.clear();
+
             try {
                     PacketWrapper wrapper = new PacketWrapper(id, oldPacket, info);
                     ProtocolInfo protInfo = info.get(ProtocolInfo.class);

src/main/java/us/myles/ViaVersion/protocols/protocol1_9to1_8/packets/WorldPackets.java

@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ public class WorldPackets {
                         }
                         wrapper.set(Type.STRING, 0, newname);
                         wrapper.write(Type.VAR_INT, catid); // Write Category ID
-                        if(effect != null && effect.isBreaksound()) {
+                        if (effect != null && effect.isBreaksound()) {
                             EntityTracker tracker = wrapper.user().get(EntityTracker.class);
                             int x = wrapper.passthrough(Type.INT); //Position X
                             int y = wrapper.passthrough(Type.INT); //Position Y
                             int z = wrapper.passthrough(Type.INT); //Position Z
-                            if(tracker.interactedBlockRecently((int)Math.floor(x/8.0),(int)Math.floor(y/8.0),(int)Math.floor(z/8.0))) {
+                            if (tracker.interactedBlockRecently((int) Math.floor(x / 8.0), (int) Math.floor(y / 8.0), (int) Math.floor(z / 8.0))) {
                                 wrapper.cancel();
                                 return;
                             }
@@ -228,19 +228,6 @@ public class WorldPackets {
         protocol.registerIncoming(State.PLAY, -1, 0x1D, new PacketRemapper() {
             @Override
             public void registerMap() {
-                handler(new PacketHandler() {
-                    @Override
-                    public void handle(PacketWrapper wrapper) throws Exception {
-                        EntityTracker tracker = wrapper.user().get(EntityTracker.class);
-                        Long last = tracker.getLastPlaceBlock();
-                        if (last != -1) {
-                            if ((wrapper.user().getReceivedPackets() - last) < 5) {
-                                wrapper.cancel();
-                            }
-                            tracker.setLastPlaceBlock(-1L);
-                        }
-                    }
-                });
                 handler(new PacketHandler() {
                     @Override
                     public void handle(PacketWrapper wrapper) throws Exception {
@@ -276,6 +263,46 @@ public class WorldPackets {
                         wrapper.write(Type.BYTE, (byte) 0);
                     }
                 });
+                /*
+
+                The thing i've discovered is when using an item in air, it needs to send 2 packets.
+                I believe the issue is that this needs to be flipped with the packet above while still
+                sending block info.
+
+                Otherwise no idea, the disadvantage: Interact does not get fired if you right click
+                special items. (there's quite a few...)
+
+                 */
+//                handler(new PacketHandler() {
+//                    @Override
+//                    public void handle(PacketWrapper wrapper) throws Exception {
+//                        if(wrapper.isCancelled()) return;
+//                        EntityTracker tracker = wrapper.user().get(EntityTracker.class);
+//                        if(tracker.isBlocking()) return;
+//
+//                        Long last = tracker.getLastPlaceBlock();
+//                        if (last != -1) {
+//                            if ((wrapper.user().getReceivedPackets() - last) < 3) {
+//                                tracker.setLastPlaceBlock(-1L);
+//                                return;
+//                            }
+//                            tracker.setLastPlaceBlock(-1L);
+//                        }
+//                        final Item item = wrapper.get(Type.ITEM, 0);
+//                        wrapper.create(0x08, new ValueCreator() {
+//                            @Override
+//                            public void write(PacketWrapper wrapper) throws Exception {
+//                                wrapper.write(Type.POSITION, new Position(1L, 1L, 1L));
+//                                wrapper.write(Type.BYTE, (byte) 2);
+//                                wrapper.write(Type.ITEM, item); // hand
+//
+//                                wrapper.write(Type.UNSIGNED_BYTE, (short) 1);
+//                                wrapper.write(Type.UNSIGNED_BYTE, (short) 1);
+//                                wrapper.write(Type.UNSIGNED_BYTE, (short) 1);
+//                            }
+//                        }).sendToServer();
+//                    }
+//                });
 
             }
         });
@@ -322,12 +349,11 @@ public class WorldPackets {
                                 special = special || ArmorType.isArmor(m);
                                 // Don't send data if special
                                 if (special && m != Material.AIR) {
-                                    wrapper.set(Type.POSITION, 0, new Position(-1L, -1L, -1L));
-                                    wrapper.set(Type.BYTE, 0, (byte) 255);
-                                }
                                     EntityTracker tracker = wrapper.user().get(EntityTracker.class);
                                     tracker.setLastPlaceBlock(wrapper.user().getReceivedPackets());
                                 }
+
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 });
@@ -336,21 +362,35 @@ public class WorldPackets {
                 handler(new PacketHandler() {
                     @Override
                     public void handle(PacketWrapper wrapper) throws Exception {
-                        int face = wrapper.get(Type.BYTE,0);
+                        int face = wrapper.get(Type.BYTE, 0);
-                        if(face == 255)
+                        if (face == 255)
                             return;
                         Position p = wrapper.get(Type.POSITION, 0);
-                        long x = p.getX(); long y = p.getY(); long z = p.getZ();
+                        long x = p.getX();
-                        switch(face) {
+                        long y = p.getY();
-                            case 0: y--; break;
+                        long z = p.getZ();
-                            case 1: y++; break;
+                        switch (face) {
-                            case 2: z--; break;
+                            case 0:
-                            case 3: z++; break;
+                                y--;
-                            case 4: x--; break;
+                                break;
-                            case 5: x++; break;
+                            case 1:
+                                y++;
+                                break;
+                            case 2:
+                                z--;
+                                break;
+                            case 3:
+                                z++;
+                                break;
+                            case 4:
+                                x--;
+                                break;
+                            case 5:
+                                x++;
+                                break;
                         }
                         EntityTracker tracker = wrapper.user().get(EntityTracker.class);
-                        tracker.addBlockInteraction(new Position(x,y,z));
+                        tracker.addBlockInteraction(new Position(x, y, z));
                     }
                 });