When populating a chunk with a chest, how do I set its orientation? I know this must be trivial but the solution eludes me.
You set its data. http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/D...ll_Signs.2C_Furnaces.2C_Dispensers_and_Chests It should be doable with the Bukkit API using the Directional interface, but I don't believe chests were ever added as Directional (chest orientation was originally determined by adjacent blocks).