Don't use a random vanilla model for the parent

README.md

@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Template blocks can be placed in the world, then right-clicked with a full-size
 
 ## Todo
 
+* Evaluate whether I need to keep the `Supplier` in TemplatesModelProvider, or whether I can reuse my `UnbakedModel`s indefinitely
+* `templates:block/slope_base` needs a suspicious amount of custom rotations. Maybe the model is pointing the wrong way.
 * Upside-down slopes would be nice...
 * More templates !!
 

src/main/java/io/github/cottonmc/templates/TemplatesClient.java

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.github.cottonmc.templates;
 
-import io.github.cottonmc.templates.model.SlopeUnbakedModel;
+import io.github.cottonmc.templates.model.RetexturedMeshTemplateModel;
+import io.github.cottonmc.templates.model.SlopeBaseMesh;
 import net.fabricmc.api.ClientModInitializer;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.blockrenderlayer.v1.BlockRenderLayerMap;
 import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.model.ModelLoadingRegistry;
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ public class TemplatesClient implements ClientModInitializer {
 		
 		BlockRenderLayerMap.INSTANCE.putBlock(Templates.SLOPE, RenderLayer.getCutout());
 		
-		provider.addTemplateModel(Templates.id("slope_special"), SlopeUnbakedModel::new);
+		provider.addTemplateModel(Templates.id("slope_special"), () -> new RetexturedMeshTemplateModel(Templates.id("block/slope_base"), SlopeBaseMesh::make));
 		provider.assignItemModel(Templates.id("slope_special"), Templates.SLOPE);
 	}
 }

src/main/java/io/github/cottonmc/templates/model/RetexturedMeshTemplateModel.java

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 package io.github.cottonmc.templates.model;
 
 import io.github.cottonmc.templates.TemplatesClient;
-import net.minecraft.block.Blocks;
-import net.minecraft.client.render.block.BlockModels;
+import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.renderer.v1.mesh.Mesh;
 import net.minecraft.client.render.model.BakedModel;
 import net.minecraft.client.render.model.Baker;
 import net.minecraft.client.render.model.ModelBakeSettings;
@@ -14,28 +13,35 @@ import net.minecraft.util.Identifier;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+@SuppressWarnings("ClassCanBeRecord")
+public class RetexturedMeshTemplateModel implements UnbakedModel {
+	public RetexturedMeshTemplateModel(Identifier parent, Supplier<Mesh> baseMeshFactory) {
+		this.parent = parent;
+		this.baseMeshFactory = baseMeshFactory;
+	}
+	
+	protected final Identifier parent;
+	protected final Supplier<Mesh> baseMeshFactory;
 	
-public class SlopeUnbakedModel implements UnbakedModel {
 	@Override
 	public Collection<Identifier> getModelDependencies() {
-		return Collections.emptyList();
+		return Collections.singletonList(parent);
 	}
 	
 	@Override
 	public void setParents(Function<Identifier, UnbakedModel> function) {
-		//nothing to see here
+		function.apply(parent).setParents(function); //Still not sure what this function does lol
 	}
 	
 	@Override
 	public BakedModel bake(Baker baker, Function<SpriteIdentifier, Sprite> spriteLookup, ModelBakeSettings modelBakeSettings, Identifier identifier) {
 		return new TemplateBakedModel(
-			//TODO: this is weird, should use my own model instead.
-			// I should also adjust the item frame/first-person rotations (previously I used SANDSTONE_STAIRS, which has models/block/stairs.json as a parent,
-			// and that one brings some extra custom rotations along for the ride
-			baker.bake(BlockModels.getModelId(Blocks.SANDSTONE.getDefaultState()), modelBakeSettings),
+			baker.bake(parent, modelBakeSettings),
 			TemplatesClient.provider.getOrCreateTemplateApperanceManager(spriteLookup),
 			modelBakeSettings.getRotation(),
-			SlopeBaseMesh.make()
+			baseMeshFactory.get()
 		);
 	}
 }

src/main/java/io/github/cottonmc/templates/model/TemplateBakedModel.java

@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ public final class TemplateBakedModel extends ForwardingBakedModel {
 		context.popTransform();
 	}
 	
-	@Override
-	public boolean isSideLit() {
-		//Makes item models look less bad. TODO: possibly a weird spot to put this. corresponds to `gui_light: front` in the json
-		return false;
-	}
-	
 	public @NotNull RenderContext.QuadTransform retexturingBlockTransformer(BlockRenderView blockView, BlockState state, BlockPos pos, Supplier<Random> randomSupplier) {
 		BlockState template = (((RenderAttachedBlockView) blockView).getBlockEntityRenderAttachment(pos) instanceof BlockState s) ? s : null;
 		if(template == null || template.isAir()) return new RetexturingTransformer(tam.getDefaultAppearance(), 0xFFFFFFFF, facePermutation);

src/main/resources/assets/templates/models/block/slope_base.json

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+	"parent": "block/block",
+	"gui_light": "front",
+	"display": {
+		"firstperson_righthand": {
+			"rotation": [ 0, 135, 0 ],
+			"translation": [ 0, 0, 0 ],
+			"scale": [ 0.40, 0.40, 0.40 ]
+		},
+		"firstperson_lefthand": {
+			"rotation": [ 0, 135, 0 ],
+			"translation": [ 0, 0, 0 ],
+			"scale": [ 0.40, 0.40, 0.40 ]
+		},
+		"thirdperson_righthand": {
+			"rotation": [ 75, -225, 0 ],
+			"translation": [ 0, 2.5, 0],
+			"scale": [ 0.375, 0.375, 0.375 ]
+		},
+		"thirdperson_lefthand": {
+			"rotation": [ 75, -225, 0 ],
+			"translation": [ 0, 2.5, 0],
+			"scale": [ 0.375, 0.375, 0.375 ]
+		},
+		"fixed": {
+			"rotation": [ 0, 90, 0 ],
+			"translation": [ 0, 0, 0],
+			"scale":[ 0.5, 0.5, 0.5 ]
+		}
+	}
+}