How about adding components for a datapack function to be called upon the block being punched/interacted/broken/exploded etc.?

As a datapack developer, data-driven blocks would be absolutely awesome.

Nice work! You could try sending this idea or even implementation to Mojang, however that might do the opposite of helping since Mojang doesn't really want to copy mods and rarely does so. On the other hand, they've been cooperating with the community a lot lately. I'd say maybe give it a try.

Make a French gun that shoots croissants and plays an audio clip of doctor4t saying “croissant“ or swearing in French whenever it shoots one.