Books

books.xml (and custom_books.xml, see [Custom Data Files](Custom Data Files)) contains all of the sourcebook information. This information is used by Chummer to determine which items should be shown to the user. Users can choose to allow content from different sourcebooks through the Options window.

Structure

<chummer>
   <books>
      <book />
   </books>
</chummer>

book nodes describe individual sourcebooks.

book Node

<book>
   <id />
   <name />
   <code />
</book>

id (required): the internal name of the book. All ID fields are standard GUIDs, which can be generated by external websites or plugins.

name (required): the full name of the sourcebook. This is the name that will be displayed in the Options window.

code (required): the shortened code used to identify the book in the other [Data Files](Data File Overview). This must be a unique code.