ctx.getGroundItems().closest(true, Util.getAllPickupNames(ctx));

returns null (cannot find ground item) if "real distance" is true and the ground item is on top of a table, such as in the barbarian hall with the beer and cooked meat.

not sure the best way to work around this -- presumably the script is checking the walking distance to the location of the item, and since a table is a space you cannot walk to, it ignores the item when realdistance is true?

I worked around the issue thus:

        GroundItem pickUp = null;
        if (Location.BARBARIANHALL.getArea().contains(ctx.myPlayer())) {
            ctx.log("Attempting to pick up the Barbarian Hall drop table.");
            pickUp = ctx.getGroundItems().closest(true, Util.getAllPickupNames(ctx));
            if (pickUp == null) {
                ctx.log("Pickup null. Using alternate method.");
                pickUp = ctx.getGroundItems().closest(false, Util.getAllPickupNames(ctx));
                if (pickUp == null) {
                    ctx.log("Pickup still null.");
                    Util.enumerateGroundItems(ctx);
                }
            }

 

[INFO][Bot #1][01/14 12:10:32 AM]: This stack task status: Collecting meat and bones
[INFO][Bot #1][01/14 12:10:32 AM]: Attempting to pick up the Barbarian Hall drop table.
[INFO][Bot #1][01/14 12:10:32 AM]: Pickup null. Using alternate method.
[INFO][Bot #1][01/14 12:10:35 AM]: Have free slots, collect more meat and bones.

So I can confirm, items on top of a table will return null when using realdistance true.

Interesting case, I'll see if there is a way where I can make this work.

A less optimal temporary method would be something along the lines of

GroundItem item = getGroundItems().getAll()
.stream()
.filter(x -> Util.getPickupNames(ctx).contains(x.getName()))
.filter(x -> x.getPosition().getArea(1).getPositions().stream().anyMatch(position -> getMap().canReach(position)))
.findFirst().orElse(null);