added a new command (WIP) and found a bug (see TODO's)

src/main/kotlin/com/bytedice/bde_particles/Bde_particles.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package com.bytedice.bde_particles
 
 import com.bytedice.bde_particles.commands.GiveParticleEmitter
+import com.bytedice.bde_particles.commands.MakeEmitter2
+import com.bytedice.bde_particles.commands.ManageEmitters
 import com.bytedice.bde_particles.items.getToolDetails
 import com.bytedice.bde_particles.math.raycastFromPlayer
 import com.bytedice.bde_particles.particle.*
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ class Bde_particles : ModInitializer {
 
     CommandRegistrationCallback.EVENT.register { dispatcher, registryAccess, _ ->
       GiveParticleEmitter.register(dispatcher, registryAccess)
+      ManageEmitters     .register(dispatcher)
     }
 
     UseItemCallback.EVENT.register(UseItemCallback { player: PlayerEntity, world: World, hand: Hand ->

src/main/kotlin/com/bytedice/bde_particles/commands/MakeEmitter.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package com.bytedice.bde_particles.commands
+
+import com.bytedice.bde_particles.particle.particleIdRegister
+import com.mojang.brigadier.Command
+import com.mojang.brigadier.CommandDispatcher
+import com.mojang.brigadier.arguments.StringArgumentType
+import com.mojang.brigadier.suggestion.SuggestionsBuilder
+import net.minecraft.server.command.CommandManager
+import net.minecraft.server.command.ServerCommandSource
+import net.minecraft.text.Text
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture
+
+
+// ManageEmitters
+// <create / config>
+// create
+  // [emitter id]
+  // [preset emitter id] or DEFAULT
+  // output -> register new emitter with a preset
+// config
+  // [emitter id]
+  // [particle index]
+  // [param key]
+  // [new param value]
+  // output -> update the selected parameter of the selected particle id to the new value
+
+object ManageEmitters {
+  fun register(dispatcher: CommandDispatcher<ServerCommandSource>) {
+    val command = CommandManager.literal("ManageEmitters")
+      .requires { source -> source.hasPermissionLevel(4) }
+
+    val allParticleIds = particleIdRegister.keys
+
+    val particleIdArg = CommandManager.argument("Particle ID", StringArgumentType.string())
+      .suggests { _, builder ->
+        val suggestionsBuilder = SuggestionsBuilder(builder.remaining, 0)
+        allParticleIds.forEach { key ->
+          suggestionsBuilder.suggest(key)
+        }
+        CompletableFuture.completedFuture(suggestionsBuilder.build())
+      }
+
+    dispatcher.register(
+      command.then(
+        particleIdArg.executes { context ->
+          val particleId = StringArgumentType.getString(context, "Particle ID")
+
+          val feedback = Text.literal("you chose Particle ID \"$particleId\"")
+
+          context.source.sendFeedback({ feedback }, false)
+          Command.SINGLE_SUCCESS
+        }
+      )
+    )
+  }
+}

src/main/kotlin/com/bytedice/bde_particles/particle/ParticleEmitter.kt

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class ParticleEmitter(private val emitterPos: Vec3d, private val emitterWorld: S
 
 
   private fun count() {
+    // TODO: this is broken or something, no particles are spawning
     // this is the only section I have comments
     // because im so damn good at cooking spaghetti
 

src/main/kotlin/com/bytedice/bde_particles/particle/particleIdRegister.kt

@@ -11,8 +11,19 @@ fun returnParticleFunction(id: String) : ParticleEmitterParams? {
 }
 
 
-fun addToParticleRegister(id: String, params: ParticleEmitterParams) {
+fun addToParticleRegister(id: String, params: ParticleEmitterParams) : String {
+  if (!particleIdRegister.containsKey(id)) {
     particleIdRegister[id] = params
+
+    val msg = "Successfully added particle id \"$id\" to register"
+    println(msg)
+    return msg
+  }
+  else {
+    val msg = "Particle id \"$id\" is already registered, please choose another id!"
+    println(msg)
+    return msg
+  }
 }