Make a normal block act as a redstone current source

I am currently developing a plugin, and in order for it to work I need a method to make a normal block (glass) give of redstone current. I have managed to do it by checking for redstone wire next to the block and setting its data to 15, but whenever I place another piece of wire next to that piece it resets the current. I could probably do it by checking if a wire it placed next to the powered wire, and setting it again on the first wire, but this would be a bit hacky and I have multiple glass blocks to check so it would get quite messy.

Has anyone got any other ideas on how I can do this?

2rockon

 

From
http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/redstone-for-non-redstone-implementors.1523/#post-19734

Code:

/**
     ** Returns true if the block at the given x, y, z coordinates is indirectly powered
     ** @param x coordinate
     ** @param y coordinate
     ** @param z coordinate
     **/
    public static boolean isBlockIndirectlyPowered(int x, int y, int z) {
        return isBlockPowered(x+1, y, z) || isBlockPowered(x-1, y, z) || isBlockPowered(x, y, z+1) || isBlockPowered(x, y, z-1) || isBlockPowered(x, y-1, z);
    }
    /**
     ** Returns true if the block at the given x, y, z coordinates is directly powered
     ** @param x coordinate
     ** @param y coordinate
     ** @param z coordinate
     **/
    public static boolean isBlockPowered(int x, int y, int z) {
        MaterialData md = getWorld().getBlockAt(x, y, z).getState().getData();
        if (md instanceof Redstone) {
            return ((Redstone) md).isPowered();
        }
        return false;
    }

but make it always "return ((Redstone) md).isPowered();" instead of false.
I think. i'm probably wrong

 

Nice try but what I need is the opposite of this. I don't want a block to detect power going in to it, I need a block to act as a power source (it gives of power). I may not have worded my question very well.

2rockon

 

Code:

    public static boolean isBlockPowered(int x, int y, int z) {
        MaterialData md = getWorld().getBlockAt(x, y, z).getState().getData();
            return ((Redstone) md).isPowered();
    }

then isBlockPowered
and it should power the block, making it a power source. Unless i'm just being stupid

Of course, i'm being stupid. Ignore me -.-