[MCPE-152036] torch_facing_direction is opposite the actual facing direction for horizontal faces

All torches have a `torch_facing_direction` property.

As according to the wiki, these values can be `north`, `south`, `east`, `west`, and `up`.

Going by the name (facing) you would be excused for thinking that east means the torch faces east, but no! it actually faces west. `west` actually means an east-facing torch, and north/south are similarly the wrong way round.

I recently encountered this during a custom server's development.

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odigiman 2022-02-01T17:03:31Z

This bug is related to MCPE-80865

GoldenHelmet 2022-02-01T19:22:13Z

I think "facing" means the direction of the block it attaches to. How does this compare to item frames, for example?

tryashtar 2022-02-01T19:27:34Z

Item frames and almost all other blocks use magic numbers for direction for some reason instead of a NSEW enum

v-baslod 2022-04-06T18:50:31Z

Thank you for your report!

However, this issue has been temporarily closed as Awaiting Response.

Is this still an issue in the latest version? If yes, can you please add it to the affected versions (or mention it if you are not the reporter)?

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[MCQA] v-magwar 2022-12-20T16:02:12Z

Considering how long ago the bug was updated, is it still an issue in the latest version?

tryashtar 2023-01-16T23:40:02Z

Yes

v-baslod 2023-01-20T11:10:02Z

Could you please include steps to reproduce the problem?

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tryashtar 2023-11-29T19:05:05Z

Steps to reproduce

/setblock ~1 ~ ~ diamond_block
/setblock ~ ~ ~ torch["torch_facing_direction"="west"]

Expected: the torch should be attached to the diamond block

Observed: it's not