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Discuss Minecraft's Redstone systems, including automation, circuits, components, and technical gameplay. Share ideas and feedback on Redstone mechanics across Minecraft. Because Java Edition and Bedrock Edition use different Redstone systems, some behaviors will differ between versions. Please tag your posts with Java, Bedrock, or Both where applicable.

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Cauldron Dispenser Interaction

Powering a dispenser with an empty bucket facing a cauldron filled with water or lava should pull out the cauldron's contents into the bucket. Powering a dispenser with a bucket of lava or water should fill the cauldron. Powering with an empty bucket and a not full cauldron will drop the bucket. Powering with a full bucket and a full cauldron or incompatible cauldron contents will drop the bucket. Powering with a full bucket and a partially filled cauldron and compatible contents will fill the cauldron the rest of the way. This would allow for precisely calibrated and timed machines that can automatically farm water and lava. Imagine if minecarts could link up into a train, then you could make fully automated lava powered train refueling stations, and smelt things I guess.

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    i honestly thought this was already a thing but was misremembering the interaction with water and lava source blocks. this is such an obvious oversight, the interaction described above is both intuitive and desirable. adding this functionality should take very little effort as most of the code to support this function should already exist within both the java and bedrock codebases, needing only be copied and pasted from/to the appropriate places with only minor modification. this missing functionality feels more like a bug than a design choice and i am shocked it has gone this long without resolution.