I thought that would work, but appears it might not for mods or anything else that might creep in.
Essentially, I need a way to refer to a block/item based on something that is not id dependent and can be used across any mod configuration.
I really don't want to have to hardcode anything since it needs to be as dynamic as it can be, while also supporting mod items.
Pretty much what Mojang is doing with 'minecraft:stone', etc.