Reverting the Drop API for now, we need to re-evalute this as it is causing too many issues and blocking releases.

This reverts commit 2d17b0c24e2de982c09ad6050a95db0fac70c3ad.

src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/block/BlockBreakEvent.java

@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package org.bukkit.event.block;
 
-import java.util.List;
-
 import org.bukkit.block.Block;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.Cancellable;
 import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
-import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 
 /**
  * Called when a block is broken by a player.
@@ -22,13 +19,11 @@ public class BlockBreakEvent extends BlockEvent implements Cancellable {
     private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
     private final Player player;
     private boolean cancel;
-    private List<ItemStack> drops;
 
-    public BlockBreakEvent(final Block theBlock, final Player player, List<ItemStack> drops) {
+    public BlockBreakEvent(final Block theBlock, final Player player) {
         super(theBlock);
         this.player = player;
         this.cancel = false;
-        this.drops = drops;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -40,16 +35,6 @@ public class BlockBreakEvent extends BlockEvent implements Cancellable {
         return player;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets a list of items that should drop from this block. Modifying this list will modify the items drop.
-     * If the block is a container, the contents of the container will not be included in this list. You can
-     * get the contents of the container by casting the block's state.
-     * @return A list of drops
-     */
-    public List<ItemStack> getDrops() {
-        return drops;
-    }
-
     public boolean isCancelled() {
         return cancel;
     }

src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/entity/EntityDeathEvent.java

@@ -53,8 +53,7 @@ public class EntityDeathEvent extends EntityEvent {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Gets all the items which will drop when the entity dies. Modifying this list will
+     * Gets all the items which will drop when the entity dies
-     * modify what's actually dropped.
      *
      * @return Items to drop when the entity dies
      */

src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/painting/PaintingBreakByEntityEvent.java

@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 package org.bukkit.event.painting;
 
-import java.util.List;
-
 import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Painting;
-import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 
 /**
  * Triggered when a painting is removed by an entity
@@ -12,8 +9,8 @@ import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 public class PaintingBreakByEntityEvent extends PaintingBreakEvent {
     private final Entity remover;
 
-    public PaintingBreakByEntityEvent(final Painting painting, final Entity remover, List<ItemStack> drops) {
+    public PaintingBreakByEntityEvent(final Painting painting, final Entity remover) {
-        super(painting, RemoveCause.ENTITY, drops);
+        super(painting, RemoveCause.ENTITY);
         this.remover = remover;
     }
 

src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/painting/PaintingBreakEvent.java

@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 package org.bukkit.event.painting;
 
-import java.util.List;
-
 import org.bukkit.entity.Painting;
 import org.bukkit.event.Cancellable;
 import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
-import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 
 /**
  * Triggered when a painting is removed
@@ -14,12 +11,10 @@ public class PaintingBreakEvent extends PaintingEvent implements Cancellable {
     private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
     private boolean cancelled;
     private final RemoveCause cause;
-    private List<ItemStack> drops;
 
-    public PaintingBreakEvent(final Painting painting, final RemoveCause cause, List<ItemStack> drops) {
+    public PaintingBreakEvent(final Painting painting, final RemoveCause cause) {
         super(painting);
         this.cause = cause;
-        this.drops = drops;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -39,14 +34,6 @@ public class PaintingBreakEvent extends PaintingEvent implements Cancellable {
         this.cancelled = cancel;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the list of items to be dropped. Modifying this list will modify what's actually dropped.
-     * @return A list of drops
-     */
-    public List<ItemStack> getDrops() {
-        return drops;
-    }
-
     /**
      * An enum to specify the cause of the removal
      */

src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/player/PlayerShearEntityEvent.java

@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package org.bukkit.event.player;
 
-import java.util.List;
-
 import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.Cancellable;
 import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
-import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 
 /**
  * Called when a player shears an entity
@@ -15,13 +12,11 @@ public class PlayerShearEntityEvent extends PlayerEvent implements Cancellable {
     private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
     private boolean cancel;
     private final Entity what;
-    private final List<ItemStack> items;
 
-    public PlayerShearEntityEvent(final Player who, final Entity what, final List<ItemStack> drops) {
+    public PlayerShearEntityEvent(final Player who, final Entity what) {
         super(who);
         this.cancel = false;
         this.what = what;
-        this.items = drops;
     }
 
     public boolean isCancelled() {
@@ -41,15 +36,6 @@ public class PlayerShearEntityEvent extends PlayerEvent implements Cancellable {
         return what;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the items that will drop as a result of the shearing. To change the
-     * items dropped, change the contents of this list.
-     * @return The list of items.
-     */
-    public List<ItemStack> getDrops() {
-        return items;
-    }
-
     @Override
     public HandlerList getHandlers() {
         return handlers;

src/main/java/org/bukkit/event/vehicle/VehicleDestroyEvent.java

@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package org.bukkit.event.vehicle;
 
-import java.util.List;
-
 import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Vehicle;
 import org.bukkit.event.Cancellable;
 import org.bukkit.event.HandlerList;
-import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 
 /**
  * Raised when a vehicle is destroyed, which could be caused by either a player
@@ -17,12 +14,10 @@ public class VehicleDestroyEvent extends VehicleEvent implements Cancellable {
     private static final HandlerList handlers = new HandlerList();
     private final Entity attacker;
     private boolean cancelled;
-    private List<ItemStack> drops;
 
-    public VehicleDestroyEvent(final Vehicle vehicle, final Entity attacker, List<ItemStack> drops) {
+    public VehicleDestroyEvent(final Vehicle vehicle, final Entity attacker) {
         super(vehicle);
         this.attacker = attacker;
-        this.drops = drops;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -50,14 +45,4 @@ public class VehicleDestroyEvent extends VehicleEvent implements Cancellable {
     public static HandlerList getHandlerList() {
         return handlers;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Gets a list of drops that this vehicle should drop when broken. Changes to this list will
-     * affect what is actually dropped. This list does not include the contents of the inventory
-     * if this is a storage minecart; if that's needed, it can be fetched by casting.
-     * @return A list of drops
-     */
-    public List<ItemStack> getDrops() {
-        return drops;
-    }
 }