Cardboard Box

A simple library for storing and retrieving ItemStacks in Bukkit-related environments.

Version support

Currently, Cardboard Box supports 1.7 through 1.21.3.
Will it need an update for 1.21.4? Maybe.
Will it need an update for 1.22? Definitely.

Support

Via Discord. #cardboardbox channel on MOSS.

Example Code

Example demonstration of storing and retrieving the item in a player's hand:

if (CardboardBox.isReady()) {
    ItemStack item = player.getInventory().getItemInMainHand();
    byte[] data = CardboardBox.serializeItem(item);
    this.getLogger().info(Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(data));
    ItemStack item2 = CardboardBox.deserializeItem(data);
    this.getLogger().info(item2.toString());
}

Adding to your project

Repository

maven {
    name = "dependencyDownload"
    url = uri("https://dependency.download/releases")
}

<repository>
    <id>dependency.download</id>
    <url>https://dependency.download/releases</url>
</repository>

Dependency

implementation("dev.kitteh:cardboardbox:2.0.2")

<dependency>
    <groupId>dev.kitteh</groupId>
    <artifactId>cardboardbox</artifactId>
    <version>2.0.2</version>
</dependency>