pyramid.cpp

#include <algorithm>
#include <mcpp/mcpp.h>

// Change location here
mcpp::Coordinate ORIGIN{0, 0, 0};
int PYRAMID_HEIGHT = 50;

// Can declare globally
mcpp::MinecraftConnection mc;

void make_ring(mcpp::Coordinate base_pt, int side_len) {
  // Flat plane
  mc.setBlocks(base_pt, base_pt + mcpp::Coordinate(side_len, 0, side_len), mcpp::Blocks::SANDSTONE);

  // Air inside to make border
  base_pt = base_pt + mcpp::Coordinate(1, 0, 1);
  mc.setBlocks(base_pt, base_pt + mcpp::Coordinate(side_len - 2, 0, side_len - 2),
               mcpp::Blocks::AIR);
}

int main() {
  int pyramid_base_len = PYRAMID_HEIGHT * 2;

  // Get heights of build area
  mcpp::HeightMap heights =
      mc.getHeights(ORIGIN, ORIGIN + mcpp::Coordinate(pyramid_base_len, 0, pyramid_base_len));

  // Use minimum height of the area as the lowest point on the pyramid
  int min_height = *std::min_element(heights.begin(), heights.end());

  // Build rings, diminishing up to pyramid height
  mcpp::Coordinate base_pt = heights.base_pt().with_height(min_height);
  int side_len = pyramid_base_len;
  for (int i = 0; i < PYRAMID_HEIGHT; i++) {
    make_ring(base_pt + mcpp::Coordinate(i, i, i), side_len - (i * 2));
  }
}