Boson

Boson is a (not so) small library mod designed to ease the creation of mods by providing some custom utilities and interfaces that other mods can rely on for their own libraries. All TheSilkMiner's mods (except for Fermion and where specified) require this mod in order to work.

For users

Even if this mod is a library mod, it also adds some non invasive content that may be interesting for the user experience. Every alteration made to in-game content can be completely disabled through the configuration file.

Current functionality:

• Loading screen has now a bigger resolution, telling you when and which registers are populated;
• More informative tooltip, with NBT viewing, Ore dictionary entries, recipe information etc;
• More powerful CraftTweaker APIs (such as Sequences for functional-programming-like behavior, or Reflection);

For developers

In addition to what has been said before in the Users part, Boson also offers some advantages for developers.

Kotlin vs Java disclaimer

This library has also been designed with Kotlin users in mind, which means that it makes heavy usage of DSLs, companions and so on. For this reason, while it is possible to use this library with Java-based mods, it is highly suggested to look at other libraries. Kotlin users are welcomed, instead.

Current funcrtionality:

• FMLLoadComplete has now a new companion event that fires before the mod switches to AVAILABLE;
• Object Holders now notify when they are populated;
• A new, DSL-based configuration framework;
• A new OreDictionary system, based on 1.14 tags, that allows for a finer control and non-convention based names;
• Automatic file loading from configurable locations, be it other mods, or other directories (JSON mainly);
• Easier and more Object-Oriented SQL management;

And much more to come