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Minecraft Plugin Development

Minecraft Plugin Development

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🎮 Minecraft Plugin Development

Version Downloads License: MIT Made for VSCode Discord

Professional Minecraft plugin development made easy with an intuitive UI and modern project structure

✨ Features

  • 🎯 Modern UI for plugin creation with real-time validation
  • 📁 Professional project structure following best practices
  • 🔍 Smart Java files explorer with real-time updates
  • 🛠️ Interactive tools for creating commands and listeners
  • 🎮 Wide Minecraft version support (1.8.8 - 1.20.4)
  • ☕ Multiple Java versions (8, 11, 16, 17, 21)
  • 🔧 Maven integration with dependency management
  • 🎨 Smart color utilities (HEX support for MC 1.16+)
  • 📦 Ready-to-use package templates

📦 Installation

From VS Code Marketplace
  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
  3. Search for "Minecraft Plugin Development"
  4. Click Install
From VSIX File
  1. Download the .vsix file from the releases page
  2. Open VS Code
  3. Press Ctrl+Shift+P
  4. Type "Install from VSIX"
  5. Select the downloaded file

🚀 Quick Start

  1. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS)
  2. Type "Create New Minecraft Plugin"
  3. Fill in your plugin details
  4. Choose target versions
  5. Click "Create Plugin"

Your plugin project will be created with everything you need to start coding!

🔧 Development Tools

Java Files Explorer

  • Real-time file monitoring and updates
  • Automatic detection of file types:
    • Main Plugin Class
    • Commands
    • Listeners
    • Managers
    • Utility Classes
  • Quick search functionality
  • Visual indicators for different file types

Plugin Tools

  • Interactive Command Creation
    • Package structure selection
    • Command name validation
    • Automatic boilerplate generation
  • Event Listener Generator
    • Common event type selection
    • Custom event support
    • Package organization
  • Configuration Templates
    • Basic configuration
    • Messages configuration
    • Custom configuration templates

📝 Form Fields

Field Description Required
Project Name The name of your plugin ✅
Package Name Your Java package structure ✅
Plugin Version Version of your plugin ✅
Author Name Your name or organization ✅
Website Optional website URL ❌
Minecraft Version Target server version ✅
API Version API compatibility version ✅
Java Version Target Java version ✅

📋 Project Structure

your-plugin/
├── 📁 src/main/java/your.package/
│   ├── 📄 MainClass.java          # Plugin entry point
│   ├── 📁 managers/               # Business logic
│   │   └── 📄 PluginManager.java  # Singleton manager
│   ├── 📁 listeners/              # Event handlers
│   │   └── 📄 PlayerListener.java # Player events
│   └── 📁 utils/                  # Utility classes
│       └── 📄 Utils.java          # Helper methods
└── 📄 pom.xml                     # Maven configuration

💡 Example Usage

Color Utilities (Auto-detects MC version)

// For MC 1.16+
String hexMessage = Utils.colorize("&#ff0000Red &#00ff00Green");

// For older versions
String coloredMessage = Utils.colorize("&cRed &aGreen");

Event Handling

@EventHandler
public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent event) {
    Player player = event.getPlayer();
    player.sendMessage(Utils.colorize("&aWelcome to the server!"));
}

🔧 Configuration

Supported Minecraft Versions

  • Latest: 1.20.4
  • Legacy: Down to 1.8.8
  • All versions in between

Java Version Compatibility

  • Java 21 (Latest)
  • Java 17 (LTS)
  • Java 16
  • Java 11 (LTS)
  • Java 8 (Legacy)

📚 Resources

  • Spigot API Documentation
  • Maven Repository
  • Color Code Reference

🤝 Contributing & Support

Found a bug? Have a suggestion? We'd love to hear from you!

  • 🎮 Join our Community: Minecraft Plugins Discord
  • 🐛 Report Issues: Contact us on Discord: gaboh_
  • 💡 Feature Requests: Share your ideas in our Discord server
  • 🌟 Show Support: Star us on GitHub or rate the extension

📝 License

Copyright © 2025 Gabodev. All rights reserved.

This extension is proprietary software. Distribution and modification are prohibited.


Made with ❤️ by Gabodev

Need help? Contact me on Discord: gaboh_

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