Book Image

Building Minecraft Server Modifications

By : Cody M. Sommer
Book Image

Building Minecraft Server Modifications

By: Cody M. Sommer

Overview of this book

If you have ever played Minecraft on a public server then the chances are that the server was powered by Bukkit. Bukkit plugins allow a server to be modified in more ways than you can imagine. Learning to program your own server mods will allow you to customize the game to your own liking. Building Minecraft Server Modifications is a complete guide that walks you through the creation of Minecraft server mods. From setting up a server, to testing your newly made plugins, this book teaches you everything you need to know. With the help of this book you can start practising for a career in software development or simply create something awesome to play with your friends. This book walks you through installing your own Minecraft server for you and your friends. Once your server is running, it will aid you in modifying the game by programming Bukkit plugins. You will learn how to program simple plugin features such as player commands and permissions. You will also learn more complex features including listening for events, creating a configurable plugin, and utilizing the Bukkit scheduler. All of this will be accomplished while writing your own server mods. You will become familiar with the most important aspects of the Bukkit API. Additional API features will become a breeze to learn after tackling these more complicated tasks.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Building Minecraft Server Modifications
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 7. The Bukkit Event System

At this point, we know how to create a plugin that runs a code when a command is executed. This is very useful in many situations. However, sometimes we would rather not be required to type in a command. We prefer if the code could be automatically triggered to execute. The trigger could be a specific event that occurs on the server, such as a block being broken, a creeper exploding, or a player sending a message in chat. The Bukkit event system allows a developer to listen for an event and automatically run a block of code based on that event. Using the Bukkit event system you can automate your server, which means less work for you to maintain the server in the future. In this chapter we'll cover the following topics:

  • Choosing an event

  • Registering an event listener

  • Listening for an event

  • Canceling an event

  • Communicating between events

  • Modifying an event as it occurs

  • Creating more plugins on your own