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At a glance
Install on the server only; players don't need it
message-api
A simple server-side message API for Fabric. It allows for translatable messages, with text parsing using PlaceholderAPI , which can be customized with ease by end users.
Features
- Special text parsing with PlaceholderAPI
- Easy customizable in-game messages
- Language localization support
- Easy to integrate
Usage
Adding the dependency
To use message-api in your mod, add the following to your build.gradle file:
Message-api doesn't bundle placeholder-api, you have to bundle a compatible of it as well. Replace [TAG] with the respective versions.
repositories {
maven { url "https://maven.nucleoid.xyz/" }
maven { url "https://api.modrinth.com/maven" }
}
dependencies {
include(modImplementation("maven.modrinth:message-api:[TAG]"))
include(modImplementation("eu.pb4:placeholder-api:[TAG]"))
}Adding messages
Create a messages folder in your resource folder. Create a JSON file with the language code you would like to add, like the testmod example. Add your message to the file (make sure to prefix the message id with your mod id, to avoid conflicts).
Creating messages
Use any of the provided methods in LocalizedMessage to get your text instance, which works like any other vanilla text instance!
ServerPlayerEntity player;
player.sendMessageToClient(LocalizedMessage.localized("modid.some.message.id"));Official Mojang Mappings
ServerPlayer player;
player.sendSystemMessage(LocalizedMessage.localized("modid.some.message.id"));User configuration
To change messages, edit the JSON file in `./config//.json. This will change the language file for
the mod with the specified modid`.
Credits
Special thanks to PlaceholderAPI for providing the parsing functionality.
FAQ
How to install message-api?
Install Fabric for your Minecraft version, download message-api for the same version and loader, put the file into the mods folder and launch the game with the loader profile.
Which Minecraft versions does message-api support?
message-api has builds for Minecraft 1.21–26.1.2.
Is message-api needed on the server?
Server only — players don't need to install it