added a clientside config option to toggle the rainbow debugger

also added to a command to control the config option

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/AllPackets.java

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import java.util.function.Function;
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.behaviour.filtering.FilteringCountUpdatePacket;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.command.ConfigureConfigPacket;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.packet.NbtPacket;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.packet.SimplePacketBase;
 import com.simibubi.create.modules.contraptions.components.contraptions.chassis.ConfigureChassisPacket;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ public enum AllPackets {
 	// Server to Client
 	SYMMETRY_EFFECT(SymmetryEffectPacket.class, SymmetryEffectPacket::new),
 	BEAM_EFFECT(BlockzapperBeamPacket.class, BlockzapperBeamPacket::new),
+	CONFIGURE_CONFIG(ConfigureConfigPacket.class, ConfigureConfigPacket::new),
 
 	;
 

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/CreateClientConfig.java

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class CreateClientConfig {
 
 	public BooleanValue enableTooltips;
 	public DoubleValue fanParticleDensity;
+	public BooleanValue enableRainbowDebug;
 
 	CreateClientConfig(final ForgeConfigSpec.Builder builder) {
 		builder.comment(
@@ -36,6 +37,11 @@ public class CreateClientConfig {
 		fanParticleDensity = builder.comment("", "Controls the average amount of fan particles spawned per tick.")
 				.translation(basePath + name).defineInRange(name, .5D, 0D, 1D);
 
+		name = "enableRainbowDebug";
+		enableRainbowDebug = builder.comment("", "Show colorful debug information while the F3-Menu is open.")
+				.translation(basePath + name).define(name, true);
+
+
 		builder.pop();
 	}
 

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/command/ConfigureConfigPacket.java

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.foundation.command;
+
+import com.simibubi.create.CreateClientConfig;
+import com.simibubi.create.foundation.packet.SimplePacketBase;
+import net.minecraft.network.PacketBuffer;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.network.NetworkEvent;
+
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+public class ConfigureConfigPacket extends SimplePacketBase {
+
+	private String option;
+	private String value;
+
+	public ConfigureConfigPacket(String option, String value) {
+		this.option = option;
+		this.value = value;
+	}
+
+	public ConfigureConfigPacket(PacketBuffer buffer) {
+		this.option = buffer.readString();
+		this.value = buffer.readString();
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void write(PacketBuffer buffer) {
+		buffer.writeString(option);
+		buffer.writeString(value);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void handle(Supplier<NetworkEvent.Context> ctx) {
+		ctx.get().enqueueWork(() -> DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () -> {
+			if (option.equals("rainbowDebug")){
+				CreateClientConfig.instance.enableRainbowDebug.set(Boolean.parseBoolean(value));
+			}
+		}));
+
+		ctx.get().setPacketHandled(true);
+	}
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/command/CreateCommand.java

@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@ package com.simibubi.create.foundation.command;
 
 import com.mojang.brigadier.CommandDispatcher;
 
+import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.LiteralArgumentBuilder;
 import net.minecraft.command.CommandSource;
+import net.minecraft.command.Commands;
 
 public class CreateCommand {
 
 	public CreateCommand(CommandDispatcher<CommandSource> dispatcher){
 
 		KillTPSCommand.register(dispatcher);
+
+		dispatcher.register(Commands.literal("create")
+			.then(ToggleDebugCommand.register())
+		);
 	}
 }

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/foundation/command/ToggleDebugCommand.java

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package com.simibubi.create.foundation.command;
+
+import com.mojang.brigadier.arguments.BoolArgumentType;
+import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.ArgumentBuilder;
+import com.simibubi.create.AllPackets;
+import com.simibubi.create.CreateClientConfig;
+import net.minecraft.command.CommandSource;
+import net.minecraft.command.Commands;
+import net.minecraft.entity.player.ServerPlayerEntity;
+import net.minecraft.util.text.StringTextComponent;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.DistExecutor;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.network.PacketDistributor;
+
+public class ToggleDebugCommand {
+
+	static ArgumentBuilder<CommandSource, ?> register() {
+		return Commands.literal("toggleDebug")
+				.requires(cs -> cs.hasPermissionLevel(0))
+				.then(Commands.argument("value", BoolArgumentType.bool())
+						.executes(ctx -> {
+							boolean value = BoolArgumentType.getBool(ctx, "value");
+							System.out.println("Command toggleDebug " + value);
+
+							DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.CLIENT, () -> () -> CreateClientConfig.instance.enableRainbowDebug.set(value));
+
+							DistExecutor.runWhenOn(Dist.DEDICATED_SERVER, () -> () ->
+									AllPackets.channel.send(
+											PacketDistributor.PLAYER.with(() -> (ServerPlayerEntity) ctx.getSource().getEntity()),
+											new ConfigureConfigPacket("rainbowDebug", String.valueOf(value))));
+
+							ctx.getSource().sendFeedback(new StringTextComponent((value ? "enabled" : "disabled") + " rainbow debug"), true);
+
+							return 1;
+						}));
+	}
+}

src/main/java/com/simibubi/create/modules/contraptions/KineticDebugger.java

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import com.mojang.blaze3d.platform.GlStateManager;
+import com.simibubi.create.Create;
+import com.simibubi.create.CreateClientConfig;
 import com.simibubi.create.foundation.utility.TessellatorHelper;
 import com.simibubi.create.modules.contraptions.base.KineticTileEntity;
 
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ public class KineticDebugger {
 	}
 
 	public static boolean isActive() {
-		return Minecraft.getInstance().gameSettings.showDebugInfo;
+		return Minecraft.getInstance().gameSettings.showDebugInfo && CreateClientConfig.instance.enableRainbowDebug.get();
 	}
 
 	public static KineticTileEntity getSelectedTE() {