follow player by name

src/main/java/baritone/behavior/FollowBehavior.java

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ public final class FollowBehavior extends Behavior implements Helper {
         // lol this is trashy but it works
         GoalXZ g = GoalXZ.fromDirection(following.getPositionVector(), Baritone.settings().followOffsetDirection.get(), Baritone.settings().followOffsetDistance.get());
         PathingBehavior.INSTANCE.setGoal(new GoalNear(new BlockPos(g.getX(), following.posY, g.getZ()), Baritone.settings().followRadius.get()));
+        PathingBehavior.INSTANCE.revalidateGoal();
         PathingBehavior.INSTANCE.path();
     }
 

src/main/java/baritone/behavior/MineBehavior.java

@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import baritone.pathing.goals.Goal;
 import baritone.pathing.goals.GoalBlock;
 import baritone.pathing.goals.GoalComposite;
 import baritone.pathing.goals.GoalTwoBlocks;
-import baritone.pathing.path.IPath;
 import baritone.utils.BlockStateInterface;
 import baritone.utils.Helper;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
@@ -37,7 +36,10 @@ import net.minecraft.init.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.chunk.EmptyChunk;
 
-import java.util.*;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Comparator;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 /**
@@ -65,24 +67,7 @@ public final class MineBehavior extends Behavior implements Helper {
                 updateGoal();
             }
         }
-        if (!Baritone.settings().cancelOnGoalInvalidation.get()) {
+        PathingBehavior.INSTANCE.revalidateGoal();
-            return;
-        }
-        Optional<IPath> path = PathingBehavior.INSTANCE.getPath();
-        if (!path.isPresent()) {
-            return;
-        }
-        Goal currentGoal = PathingBehavior.INSTANCE.getGoal();
-        if (currentGoal == null) {
-            return;
-        }
-        Goal intended = path.get().getGoal();
-        BlockPos end = path.get().getDest();
-        if (intended.isInGoal(end) && !currentGoal.isInGoal(end)) {
-            // this path used to end in the goal
-            // but the goal has changed, so there's no reason to continue...
-            PathingBehavior.INSTANCE.cancel();
-        }
     }
 
     @Override

src/main/java/baritone/behavior/PathingBehavior.java

@@ -338,6 +338,22 @@ public final class PathingBehavior extends Behavior implements Helper {
         }
     }
 
+    public void revalidateGoal() {
+        if (!Baritone.settings().cancelOnGoalInvalidation.get()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if (current == null || goal == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        Goal intended = current.getPath().getGoal();
+        BlockPos end = current.getPath().getDest();
+        if (intended.isInGoal(end) && !goal.isInGoal(end)) {
+            // this path used to end in the goal
+            // but the goal has changed, so there's no reason to continue...
+            cancel();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onRenderPass(RenderEvent event) {
         // System.out.println("Render passing");

src/main/java/baritone/utils/ExampleBaritoneControl.java

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import baritone.utils.pathing.BetterBlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.client.multiplayer.ChunkProviderClient;
 import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.EntityPlayer;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.chunk.Chunk;
 
@@ -236,15 +237,28 @@ public class ExampleBaritoneControl extends Behavior implements Helper {
             event.cancel();
             return;
         }
-        if (msg.equals("follow")) {
+        if (msg.startsWith("follow")) {
-            Optional<Entity> entity = MovementHelper.whatEntityAmILookingAt();
+            String name = msg.substring(6).trim();
-            if (!entity.isPresent()) {
+            Optional<Entity> toFollow = Optional.empty();
-                logDirect("You aren't looking at an entity bruh");
+            if (name.length() == 0) {
+                toFollow = MovementHelper.whatEntityAmILookingAt();
+            } else {
+                for (EntityPlayer pl : world().playerEntities) {
+                    String theirName = pl.getName().trim().toLowerCase();
+                    if (!theirName.equals(player().getName().trim().toLowerCase())) { // don't follow ourselves lol
+                        if (theirName.contains(name) || name.contains(theirName)) {
+                            toFollow = Optional.of(pl);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (!toFollow.isPresent()) {
+                logDirect("Not found");
                 event.cancel();
                 return;
             }
-            FollowBehavior.INSTANCE.follow(entity.get());
+            FollowBehavior.INSTANCE.follow(toFollow.get());
-            logDirect("Following " + entity.get());
+            logDirect("Following " + toFollow.get());
             event.cancel();
             return;
         }