/MDKDownloader

A simple Java project that downloads the Minecraft Development Kit and prepares the environment.

Primary LanguageJavaGNU General Public License v3.0GPL-3.0

MDKDownloader

This simple application downloads any version of MDK or forge, and prepares the environment, so you can start making your Minecraft mod.

Videos:


Screenshots:


Notes:

  • IntelliJ Ultimatae 2017.2 and Java 8
  • Dependencies: commons-io:commons-io:2.5 and com.googlecode.json-simple:json-simple:1.1.1

TODO list:

  • [] Text field defaults.
  • [] Code cleanup.
  • [] Replace the example mod based on the package id.
  • [] Replace directory based on the package id.

[] = Not implemented [*] = Working [✔️] = Done

Discovered Bugs:

  • There appears to be some versions which will not download.

Main Accomplishments:

  • [✔️] Index all MDK and Forge versions using json.
  • [✔️] Creating a JavaFX app.
  • [✔️] Downloading and Unzipping files.
  • [✔️] Java FileIO and Apache Commons IO File IO.

Additional Sources

  • Stackoverflow, used samples for downloading and unzipping, sorry I don't remember every post I viewed.
  • github.com/Jewsofhazard for get the last element in a JSON object code.
  • Wong Guan, for his README that I am using as a template.