Resources list

List of plugin development resources to help you out with your plugins

Commands
Creating your commands is way too hard/boring, don't worry! These resources will help you:

1. Cloud Command Framework by @I-S
2. Lamp by @Reflxction
3. Command API from Uppercore. There is function and class based
4. CommandAPI by JorelAli
5. How to register/unregister custom commands at runtime by @JurassikLizard
6. Chimera by @PanteLegacy. A static command generation tool that exposes Brigadier.
7. Annotation Command Framework by @Aikar
8. CommandBuilder - Register/unregister command at runtime by @TezIVN

Inventory
You're ok with commands but inventories are hell for you? Don't worry:

1. Update Inv Title Without Closing/Opening Inv by @PlagueisTheWise
   
2. Change inventory title | Reflection | 1.8 - 1.16 by @AgustinEzequiel2
   
3. Paged Inventories [API] by @tchristofferson
   
4. [OSS] LoafMenus - Simplistic GUI API by @FigT
   
5. SpiGui by SamJakob
6. GUI Utility by @KerchooK
7. IF - Inventory Framework by @Stef
8. sui by @MCMDEV
9. Tubing Framework: Building GUIs by @Garagepoort
10. MilkGUI - Create and save GUI to configurable files by @Browsit
11. InventoryGui by @Phoenix616
12. Even more libraries on this wiki page

Configuration
Commands and inventories are easy for you, the problem is those configuration files:

1. ConfigUpdater [Keep Comments and Values] by @tchristofferson
   
2. ConfigHelper | Schema/ConfigDoc by @anhcraft
   
3. Better YAML config handling by @vallas
   
4. Config from Uppercore
5. [GitHub Workflow] Auto (YAML) localisation synchronisation by @vallas
   
6. BetterYaml from BetterPlugins
7. SimplixStorage from Simplix Softworks
8. AnnotationConfig by @MrIvanPlays
9. BoostedYAML | Standalone YAML library with updater and comment support by @dejvokep

User input
Getting in-game input from a player is not what you waste your time on? These will help:

1. AnvilGUI - Easily use anvil guis to get a user's input by @WesJD
   
2. Player chat inputs by @Nemo_64
   
3. SignMenu [1.16.5] - Get Player Sign Input! by @FrostedSnowman
4. MiniMapGUI by @byteful
5. SignGUI API (Easy To Use) by @R3h4b
6. Conversations API by @MrIvanPlays

Messages
Need help with the hex colors? Want your users to have cooler messages?

1. MiniMessage - Rich Text Messages made easy! by @MiniDigger
   
2. MineDown - A MarkDown inspired format by @Phoenix616
3. RGB Color API by @Peaches_MLG
   
4. MoreColor - Improved ChatColor (140+ colors) by @Krille
5. Converting Legacy and B+ formatted strings into MD's ChatComponentAPI by @BananaPuncher714
6. Simple ChatColor helper class E.g. Gradients, Striped by @JamesDev

Scoreboards
Don't over-complicate yourself:

1. Spigot ScoreboardHelper (Simple scoreboard managment) by @MatixYT
   
2. Board from Uppercore
3. sidebar by @MCMDEV
4. FastBoard by @MrMicky

Advancements
It's not much, but it's honest work:

1. AdvancementAPI - An easy way to create advancements by @FrozenLegend
   
2. UltimateAdvancementAPI by @fren_gor and @EscanorTargaryen
3. Getting Advancement Info [1.12 - 1.18] by @CroaBeast

Items
I mean, why not?

1. Player skulls without Reflection, NMS or Unsafe by @Schottky
2. Inventory to base64 by ImIllusion

Blocks
Place them:

1. [1.15][Maven] Dimensional Block Library by @BananaPuncher714
   
2. Methods for changing massive amount of blocks (Up to 14M blocks/s) by @NascentNova
   
3. Set massive amount of blocks fast by @hamoodrex
4. Tracking blocks that were placed by players by @7smile7

Schematics
To make cool things:

1. Previewing and pasting schematics block-by-block by @SamB440

NPC
To create them:

1. How to create and modify NPCs by @CoolJWB
   
2. Custom EntityPlayer Class With Skins That take damage by @Phaze
   
3. [1.15] Entity WASD Control by @PulsePvP_
   
4. {NMS Tutorials} 2. Custom NMS entities (1.11+) by @Arektor
5. Custom Textured Non-Player Skulls by @Snowmite
6. [Tutorial] Get Player Heads without lag by @AlbertBlue

PersistentDataHolder API (PDC)
The Persistent Data API is the builtin alternative to using NBT tags - a clean way to store custom data inside Items, Entites, and more:

1. Introduction to the PersistentDataHolder API by @LynxPlay
2. CustomBlockData by @mfnalex
3. MorePersistentDataTypes + Collections by @mfnalex

NMS
NPC's use a lot of NMS, maybe this'll help you:

1. {NMS Tutorials} 1. Introduction to NMS by @Arektor
   
2. {NMS Tutorials} 3. GameProfiles by @Arektor
   
3. {NMS Tutorials} 4. DataWatchers by @Arektor
   
4. [1.8.x-1.16.x] Single Class NBT Editor for items, skulls, mobs, and tile entities! by @BananaPuncher714
   
5. Mini's Mapping Viewer - No more obfuscated NMS names! by @MiniDigger
   
6. Maven & NMS tutorial by @Sataniel

Cross version support
Need even MORE cross version support?

1. XSeries by @CryptoMorin
2. SpigotMetadataAPI by @Il_totore
3. vCompat by @SourceWriters

Plugins info
Getting and showing information about plugins:

1. MCBanners - Generate Custom Banners! by @ItsMeGlare
   
2. Resource GUI Application by @MMC2019

Sync/Async
Because this is just a free headache that we don't want:

1. Task - Increadibly cool task library by @Toshimichi
2. Guide on workload distribution or "How to handle heavy splittable tasks" by @7smile7
3. [Guide] Threading for beginners by @7smile7
4. TaskChain library by Aikar

Coding tips
Stop making these mistakes:

1. Why you shouldn't name your main plugin class "Main" by @PulseBeat_02
   
2. Beginner Programming Mistakes And Why You're Making Them by @Choco
3. [GUIDE] Beginners guide on improving your codes performance by @7smile7

Tutorials
Need a guide?

1. Get the entity another entity is looking at by @MasterYogurt
   
2. 1.15.x Particle Beams, Vectors and Locations, oh my! by @ZizzyZizzy
   
3. Packet Listener using netty by @Fr33styler
4. ConfigurationSerializable to JSON using Gson by @Schottky
   
5. Creating Custom Brewing Recipes by @PulseBeat_02
6. Misunderused APIs - Metadatable by @Choco
7. Creating Realtime Graphs Using WebSockets by @DougDevelopz
8. Pasting Schematics Using FAWE by @DevBukkit
9. Getting players in line of sight by Comphenix
10. Progress Bars and Percentages by @Snowmite

Utilities
Make your existence easier:

1. ProbabilityCollection<E> - A Data-Structure to get Random Elements based on Probability by @Lew_
2. Block marker using shulkers and NMS by @Nemo_64
   
3. Laser - Guardian Beam [1.9 -> 1.18] by @SkytAsul
4. Placeholder from Uppercore
   
5. Update from Uppercore
6. SQLUtils - A Guide On How To Execute Prepare Statements In The Most Simplest Way by @IceBlizzard__
7. spigot-lite-repositories by @ExpDev
8. JeffLib by @mfnalex
9. MobChip | Entity AI Wrapper (Pathfinders, Controllers, and more!) by @GamerCoder215

Security
Understand & mitigate security risks:

1. Minecraft security part 1: Awareness by @MrDienns
   
2. Minecraft security part 2: The exploit chain by @MrDienns
3. Minecraft security part 3: Identifying risks by @MrDienns
4. Minecraft security part 4: Reducing risks by @MrDienns
5. Minecraft security part 5: Preventing risks by @MrDienns
6. Minecraft security bonus part 1: Log4J by @MrDienns