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objd is a Object Oriented framework for Building Minecraft Datapacks with ease
ObjectiveD is a framework for developing Datapacks for Minecraft. It uses the Dart programming language.
Why a framework? #
A framework is a set of utilities to reduce the amount of repetitive work. I've tried many ways in the past to achieve a quick and easy way to generate Datapacks for Minecraft: A own programming language mcscript, several graphical online generators at stevertus.com or premade utilities.
Instead of developing a language, why not using the tools and parser an other language gives you? By building a custom frame around it you get the reliability and the extensive debugging tools in Editors.
The generation of Datapacks is easy,fast and aims to be less repetitive and modular by utilizing the concept of Widgets as one of the main features.
Installation #
[Temporary] You need the Dart SDK for this framework. Download and install it from https://www.dartlang.org/tools/sdk
I would also recommend Visual Studio Code along with the dart plugin to edit dart files very conveniently.
Make a new folder that will house your project wherever you want(I would recommend datapacks folder).
And inside of that create a file named pubspec.yaml
and another folder called lib
.
Open the pubspec.yaml file and add
dependencies:
date_format: ^0.0.2
And run
$ pub get
with the console in the new folder(VS code does this automatically)
Getting started #
Let's get started and create our first dart file with lib/main.dart
file.
Then we import the framework with:
import 'package:objectiveD';
Then we need to create a new datapack project:
void main(){
createProject(
Project(
name:"This is going to be the generated folder name",
target:"./", // path for where to generate the project
generate: CustomWidget() // The starting point of generation
)
);
}
Next of we need to build this custom Widget:
class CustomWidget extends Widget {
@override
Widget generate(Context context){
}
}
To get more details on why we build it like that, check out the Widget documentation.
Like we can see the generate method, which is called on build, has to return another Widget, in our case an instance of the Pack class.
Widget generate(Context context){
return Pack(
name:"mypack",
main: File( // optional
path: 'main'
)
)
}
What we are doing right now is to generate a new subpack with a name(This will be the namespace of your functions later) and a main file(runs every tick) with the name "main.mcfunction". You can run the project already and the result should be a pack with an empty main.mcfunction file.
So lets add some functionality to our project in our main file.
main: File(
path: 'main',
child: Log('Hello World')
)
But how to add a list of Actions then? Well there's also an Widget for that: For.of
child: For.of(List<Widget>[
Log('Hello World'),
Command('setblock 0 0 0 air')
])
So now we have a List of Widget, so we can use as many as we want
Widget #
A widget is the base element for basically everything in objectiveD.
property | |
---|---|
generate(Context) | returns the underlying Widget Tree |
toMap() | Similar to toString, but returns a Map tree of the child in generate |
Example: We can use an Widget to get or build functionality. e.g
// building our own widget:
class CustomCommand extends Widget {
@override
Widget generate(Context context){
// using an existing widget
return Command('custom')
}
}
Project #
The project is a special Widget which is just defined once. It contains some built options, like description or name, but also the entire underlying tree of packs, files and actions.
constructor | |
---|---|
name | the name of the datapack folder |
generate | a widget that defines the projects content |
[description] | A description that will go in pack.mcmeta |
Example:
main() {
// create Project takes in one project and compiles it
createProject(
Project(
name: "tested",
generate: mainWidget(),
));
}
Pack #
A pack is logically the next step. This defines a sub-pack with an name again that will be our namespace afterwards. Here we can also define included files as well as the main and load function:
constructor | |
---|---|
name | the name of the sub-pack |
[main] | the main file that is ran every tick |
[load] | the load file that is ran on reload |
[files] | A List of type File witch includes other needed files |
Example:
Pack(
name:"tpcraft",
main: File(...),
load: File(...),
files: List<File> [
File(...)
]
)
The Pack class can be used as often as you want and where you want, so you can also define a new pack in some file.
Notice: The namespace of the pack is accessible in these files by using the context variable. e.g:
Command("function" + context.packId + ":run")
File #
The Pack class already required some files, therefore this is the definition. The File constructor has two required arguments:
constructor | |
---|---|
path | the desired file path going from /data/:packId:/functions/ on |
child | the content of the file |
[execute] | Boolean if the function should be executed directly |
The File class can be used as often as you want and where you want, so you can also define a new file in a For container for example. Example:
Pack(
name:"tpcraft",
main: File(
path:"main",
// and defining a new file inside of an widget
child: File.execute( // same as execute: true
path: 'new'
child: Command(...)
)
),
)
Command #
A Command is a raw action, that is executed by Minecraft directly.
constructor | |
---|---|
String | the raw command in the format "/command" or "command" |
Example:
// using a command in a file:
File(
path:"command",
child: Command('/say hey')
)
// uses the say command in command.mcfunction:
say hey
For #
The For class enables you to add multiple endpoints to one Widget. There is always a List of Widgets involved.
constructor | |
---|---|
to | the ending index including itself |
create | a function returning a Widget based on the index argument |
[from] | the starting index(default 0) |
[step ] | the value used in each iteration to increases the index(default 1) |
So the basic for class utilizes a loop from a value to another value:
File(
path:"for",
child: For(
from: 0,
to: 5,
create: (index){
return Command('/say ' + index.toString())
}
)
)
// results in:
say 0
say 1
say 2
say 3
say 4
say 5
There is also an other Constructor for looping through a given list of widgets:
For.of | |
---|---|
List of Widgets | loops through each of these Widgets |
Example:
File(
path:"for_of",
child: For.of(List<Widget>[
Command('say 1'),
Command('say 2'),
Command('say 3')
]),
)
// results in:
say 1
say 2
say 3
CommandList #
But there is a more efficient way to list raw Minecraft commands. The CommandList Widget allows you to input a List of Commands, a List of Strings representing a command or a multiline string.
constructor | |
---|---|
List | a list of commands or strings |
This has basically the same function as For.of just for commands.
#
CommandList(List<Command>[
Command('say 1'),
Command('say 2'),
Command('say 3')
]),
But there is also a subset which accepts one big multiline string:
CommandList.str | |
---|---|
String | list of commands each on a seperate line |
CommandList.str("""
/say 1
/say 2
/say 3
"""),
The tabs are automatically filtered.
Group #
The group groups actions similar to for but has an option to prefix each action and encapsulate the content in a new file.
constructor | |
---|---|
prefix | a prefix type of String |
children | the underlying widgets |
[filename] | the targeted filename(will be combined with an unique id) |
[groupMin] | the minimum amount of children to encapsulate(default = 3, set to -1 to disable) |
If the children length is larger or equal groupMin a new file is created in /objD/
(the working directory for objectiveD) and executed.
Group(
prefix: "execute as @e run "
children: List<Widget>[
Command('say 1'),
Command('say 2'),
Command('say 3')
],
filename: "asgroup",
groupMin: 2
),
Execute #
One of the most used commands has a widget too. The execute command has multiple syntaxes that allow to manipulate the position, executer or condition.
constructor | |
---|---|
children | a List of children that should be executed |
[encapsulate] | weither the children should be in an extra file for a certain length |
[as] | an Entity that runs the command |
[at] | an Entity from where the command should run |
All Execute classes are also an Group, so they will group commands in seperate files and allow multiple children. Example:
Execute(
as: Entity.player(),
at: Entity.self(),
children: List<Widget> [
Command("/say I get executed")
]
),
//==> execute as @p at @s run say I get executed
Execute. as | |
---|---|
Entity | the entity from which the children should run |
children | a List of children that should be executed |
[encapsulate] | same as base |
This is just a different notation for Execute.
Execute.as(
Entity.player(),
children: List<Widget> [
Command("/say I get executed")
]
),
//==> execute as @p run say I get executed
Execute. at | |
---|---|
Entity | the entity from where the children should run |
children | a List of children that should be executed |
[encapsulate] | same as base |
Execute.at(
Entity.player(),
children: List<Widget> [
Command("/say I get executed")
]
),
//==> execute at @p run say I get executed
Execute.asat | |
---|---|
Entity | the entity from which and where the children should run |
children | a List of children that should be executed |
[encapsulate] | same as base |
Asat combines as and at to just one entity.
Execute.asat(
Entity.player(),
children: List<Widget> [
Command("/say I get executed")
]
),
//==> execute as @p at @s run say I get executed
Entity #
constructor | arguments are optional |
---|---|
selector | the entity selector(e.g p,s,e or r) |
limit | number of matched entities |
type | EntityType, id of the entity |
distance | Range to the entity |
level | Range of experience levels |
gamemode | Gamemode type(e.g Gamemode.creative, Gamemode.survival) |
horizontalRotation | Range of the horizontal facing direction |
verticalRotation | Range of the vertical facing direction |
Methods | |
sort | adds a sort attribute of type Sort |
Sort |
---|
Sort.random |
Sort.furthest |
Sort.nearest |
Sort.albitrary |
The Range class defines a range of values(e.g 3..10 in vanilla)
Range | |
---|---|
[to] | Number for the maximum range |
[from] | Number for the minimal range |
EntityType | |
---|---|
String | String representation of the type |
There is also an EntityType for every type_id in minecraft with EntityType.[type_id]
Command.say(
Entity(
selector: "e",
limit: 1,
type: EntityType.armor_stand,
distance: Range(to:2),
level: Range(from: 1),
gamemode: Gamemode.creative,
horizontalRotation: Range(from:1),
verticalRotation: Range(from: 20, to: 80),
).sort(Sort.random)
)
//==> say @e[limit=1,type=armor_stand,distance=..2,level=1..,gamemode=creative,y_rotation=1..,x_rotation=20..80,sort=random]