If Else List (Meta Action Type)

Checks a list of actions associated with conditions, and executes the first one whose condition holds. A less indentation-heavy way to write a deeply nested apoli:if_else chain.

Type ID: apoli:if_else_list

Only one branch ever runs. Conditions are tested top to bottom and the list stops at the first match, exactly like an if / else if / else if chain — later branches are not evaluated at all. Order your branches from most specific to least: with three apoli:health branches at >= 6, >= 12 and >= 18, a full-health entity still only takes the >= 6 one, because that is the first that matches.

To run several actions unconditionally, use apoli:and. To run every matching branch instead of just the first, use apoli:if_case — it takes the same list under cases (and still accepts actions), so switching between the two is a one-word change.

Depending on the condition type, a different action type is expected:

Action Type	Condition Type
Bi-entity Action Type	Bi-entity Condition Type
Entity Action Type	Entity Condition Type
Block Action Type	Block Condition Type
Item Action Type	Item Condition Type

Fields#

Field	Type	Default	Description
actions	Array of Objects (Data Type)		Each object has to have an action Action Type object and a condition Condition Type object.

Examples#

"entity_action": {
	"type": "apoli:if_else_list",
	"actions": [
		{
			"condition": {
				"type": "apoli:health",
				"comparison": "<=",
				"compare_to": 6
			},
			"action": {
				"type": "apoli:apply_effect",
				"effect": {
					"effect": "minecraft:speed",
					"amplifier": 2,
					"duration": 80
				}
			}
		},
		{
			"condition": {
				"type": "apoli:health",
				"comparison": "<=",
				"compare_to": 12
			},
			"action": {
				"type": "apoli:apply_effect",
				"effect": {
					"effect": "minecraft:speed",
					"amplifier": 1,
					"duration": 80
				}
			}
		},
		{
			"condition": {
				"type": "apoli:health",
				"comparison": "<=",
				"compare_to": 18
			},
			"action": {
				"type": "apoli:apply_effect",
				"effect": {
					"effect": "minecraft:speed",
					"amplifier": 0,
					"duration": 80
				}
			}
		}
	]
}

This example will apply a stronger Speed status effect the lower the entity’s health is, in three stages (<= 3 hearts, <= 6 hearts or <= 9 hearts). The branches are ordered lowest-threshold first, so an entity on 2 hearts matches the <= 6 branch and stops there — it does not also get the weaker two.