Prevent redistributing Minecraft official jar #304
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This was referenced Oct 1, 2023
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Interesting concept, however I'm not sure if @dscalzi is okay to rely on third-party tools |
I created the ForgeInstallerCLI with reference to ForgeWrapper (third-party tool), but it is not dependent on it. |
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Prevent redistributing Minecraft official jar
Problem
HeliosLauncher includes Minecraft client jar in the distribution for versions 1.13 and above. This violates the EULA and poses a risk of receiving a DCMA request.
Solution
This pull request changes the launcher to run the Forge installer instead of bundling the jar file.
Implementation
I created a project called ForgeInstallerCLI, which allows running the Forge installer from the command line. It is based on the ForgeWrapper functionality, but with added support for getting installation progress. I made this project for HeliosLauncher, so I would like to transfer it to you if possible.
Notes
The installer is currently run in the frontend process. If needed, I can re-implement it in a fork process instead. Please let me know if you have any feedback or suggestions.
Related PRs
I also submitted separate pull requests for dscalzi/Nebula#65 and dscalzi/helios-core#3, which are required for this change to work.