Fire LivingSpawnEvents for MobSpawners. Closes #2079

src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/event/ForgeEventFactory.java

@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ public class ForgeEventFactory
 
     public static Result canEntitySpawn(EntityLiving entity, World world, float x, float y, float z)
     {
+        if (entity == null)
+            return Result.DEFAULT;
         LivingSpawnEvent.CheckSpawn event = new LivingSpawnEvent.CheckSpawn(entity, world, x, y, z);
         MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.post(event);
         return event.getResult();

src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/event/entity/living/LivingSpawnEvent.java

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import net.minecraft.entity.EntityLiving;
 import net.minecraft.world.World;
 
 /**
- * LivingSpawnEvent is fired whenever a living Entity is spawned. <br>
- * If a method utilizes this {@link Event} as its parameter, the method will 
+ * LivingSpawnEvent is fired for any events associated with Living Enttnies spawn status. <br>
+ * If a method utilizes this {@link Event} as its parameter, the method will
  * receive every child event of this class.<br>
  * <br>
  * {@link #world} contains the world in which this living Entity is being spawned.<br>
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class LivingSpawnEvent extends LivingEvent
     private final float x;
     private final float y;
     private final float z;
-    
+
     public LivingSpawnEvent(EntityLiving entity, World world, float x, float y, float z)
     {
         super(entity);
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class LivingSpawnEvent extends LivingEvent
     public float getZ() { return z; }
     /**
      * Fires before mob spawn events.
-     * 
+     *
      * Result is significant:
      *    DEFAULT: use vanilla spawn rules
      *    ALLOW:   allow the spawn
@@ -56,9 +56,8 @@ public class LivingSpawnEvent extends LivingEvent
     }
 
     /**
-     * SpecialSpawn is fired when an Entity is to be spawned from a mob spawner.<br>
-     * This event is fired whenever an Entity is spawned in a mob spawner in<br>
-     * SpawnerAnimals#findChunksForSpawning(WorldServer, boolean, boolean, boolean).<br>
+     * SpecialSpawn is fired when an Entity is to be spawned.<br>
+     * This allows you to do special inializers in the new entity.<br>
      * <br>
      * This event is fired via the {@link ForgeHooks#doSpecialSpawn(EntityLiving, World, float, float, float)}.<br>
      * <br>
@@ -77,17 +76,17 @@ public class LivingSpawnEvent extends LivingEvent
             super(entity, world, x, y, z);
         }
     }
-    
+
     /**
      * Fired each tick for despawnable mobs to allow control over despawning.
      * {@link Result#DEFAULT} will pass the mob on to vanilla despawn mechanics.
      * {@link Result#ALLOW} will force the mob to despawn.
      * {@link Result#DENY} will force the mob to remain.
      * This is fired every tick for every despawnable entity. Be efficient in your handlers.
-     * 
+     *
      * Note: this is not fired <em>if</em> the mob is definitely going to otherwise despawn. It is fired to check if
      * the mob can be allowed to despawn. See {@link EntityLiving#despawnEntity}
-     * 
+     *
      * @author cpw
      *
      */
@@ -98,6 +97,6 @@ public class LivingSpawnEvent extends LivingEvent
         {
             super(entity, entity.worldObj, (float)entity.posX, (float)entity.posY, (float)entity.posZ);
         }
-        
+
     }
 }