How do I take information from a github repository?? I need it so I can change certain things about my mod without having to recompile it every time for every single version.
#API and Chat Editing
craggy breach
Wdym take information from a Github repo?
gusty cove
Also something else is that I want to know how to edit chat messages sent by other people, obviously this would not be visible by anyone else but it'd be useful
gusty cove
Wdym take information from a Github repo?
idk how to explain it
takes text
and turns it into code
its an array that gets implemented whenever you launch the mod
wild geyser
you know code needs to be compiled right?
gusty cove
and takes information from there
wild geyser
and what is this information exactly?
gusty cove
Its an array
wild geyser
and what is this array used for?
gusty cove
its for a chat replacement system that I want to be able to change easily without editing the code
I've done a similar thing before just not in java so im hoping its possible but if its not then thats sad
wild geyser
okay can you show that?
craggy breach
So you want an array somewhere so you can change variables in your mod without having to recompile every time?
Sounds like a config file
wild geyser
so basically a config
craggy breach
Check out malilib or cloth config (I recommend the latter)
wild geyser
you can't use a library for this if you're pulling the config outside of the game
craggy breach
What the fuck
gusty cove
and that shows the timing for when each beat was
gusty cove
its txt though
craggy breach
It's json parsable
.
gusty cove
The file is literally txt
craggy breach
Doesn't matter
Then I'd get the text from github, put it in a string and use gson or Jackson or something to parse it
gusty cove
how?
craggy breach
Uh idk
wild geyser
you don't need to use the github api, you can make a raw content url and use that
gusty cove
how??
wild geyser
what do you want me to provide?
gusty cove
I just dont know how to get information from an API, thats all I need
craggy breach
Dicedpixels just said you dont need one
wild geyser
you don't need the api, raw urls are static
craggy breach
You ever have a big text file on github and it says "too big, view raw"?
Yeah that view raw link is the raw content url
gusty cove
nope it was on an mp3 file
wild geyser
huh
craggy breach
Yeah that view raw link is the raw content url
This is the important bit
wild geyser
raw urls don't change, you can change the file content and the url will still point you the same file
craggy breach
Idk exactly what the URL looks like but it's probably something like rawcontent.github.com/user/repo/file, then just replace user repo and file with what you want
gusty cove
how do I do that though, I dont normally use APIs
craggy breach
User and repo probably stay the same for you
gusty cove
oh yeah the URL, I understand now but like, how do I read from that inside the code?
wild geyser
yes
wild geyser
oh yeah the URL, I understand now but like, how do I read from that inside the c...
do you know java?
gusty cove
bearly
craggy breach
For example:
in your mod, you do String s = getData("https://rawcontent.github.com/kr1viah/MCmath/gradle.properties"), then, if its a valid url and getData exists (it probably does but idk it, google what it should be) in your string s you'll have the grade.properties of my mod's source code
gusty cove
I'm trying to learn it
wild geyser
this is not even minecraft modding at this point, it's intermediate level java
yes, learn first, then you'll understand what we're saying
gusty cove
Thats how I learnt python, I just made stuff until I knew it
craggy breach
Well I barely know java too I just know how to program ;)
wild geyser
Thats how I learnt python, I just made stuff until I knew it
that's not going to go well with minecraft modding
gusty cove
same
gusty cove
that's not going to go well with minecraft modding
Its a very simple mod
craggy breach
that's not going to go well with minecraft modding
Can confirm (i tried)
gusty cove
nothing complex
craggy breach
But anyways
gusty cove
anyway yeah that sounds about right i'll try it
wild geyser
(if you know programming, you won't be asking this question to begin with)
this is basically reading content from a URL
gusty cove
(if you know programming, you won't be asking this question to begin with)
I know how to use APIs in other coding languages
craggy breach
For example:
in your mod, you do `String s = getData("https://rawcontent.github....
If you have your own github repository with that songs data you change kr1viah, mcmath to the name and repo of that repository, then replace gradle.properties with the path to the song.txt place
craggy breach
I know how to use APIs in other coding languages
For the 4th time you're not using an API here
craggy breach
We told you
craggy breach
this is basically reading content from a URL
Then parsing it as json
wild geyser
it would be the exact same if it was an API 
wild geyser
yes
craggy breach
Who cares what it's called you have a solution now
gusty cove
is there settings I have to change because getData doesnt work, do I need to import something?
wild geyser
what
craggy breach
Read
craggy breach
For example:
in your mod, you do `String s = getData("https://rawcontent.github....
.
gusty cove
getData is not a real thing
wild geyser
it's.. pseudo code...