kelp-v0.3.0.md

v0.3.0

Release date: 27.02.2021

The world update:

• Add custom library to for world and location management:
  • Add KelpWorld class replacing the normal World class by bukkit. It still does not offer all methods of a default bukkit world, but offers integration with other kelp world classes.
  • Add KelpLocation offering a replacement for the normal bukkit Location. It offers some more methods for vector calculation for example.
  • Add KelpChunk, which is a replacement for the normal bukkit Chunk. On top of the normal bukkit methods, it offers methods to work with neighbouring chunks.
  • Add KelpBlock
  • All the mentioned classes port methods from newer versions to older versions for example bone meal application for KelpBlock or checking whether a KelpChunk is a slime chunk. More method ports will follow.
  • Add some util methods used by the kelp world classes:
    • WorldType expresses whether a world is overworld, nether or the end
    • CardinalDirection expresses in which direction a player or relative block is facing. It simplifies the work wit yaw
    • ExplosionPower is basically just a wrapper for a float, but it contains some default values for default minecraft explosion types, which makes the code more readable. Instead of 4F, you would write ExplosionPower.TNT
  • Add functionality to force load chunks
• The KelpPlayer, KelpEntity, KelpNpc class as well as the particle library are now using the new location system instead of the normal bukkit system.
• Add KelpDummyPlugin which can be used to emulate a plugin (KelpApplication) when developing core features where providing a plugin instance is needed.
• Fix some material sub ids of the above mentioned ones.
• Add MathUtils class providing some useful mathematical functions
• When tagging an item of type AIR, the method does not return null anymore but the original item stack without a tag. This should avoid unexpected NPEs in the future.
• Documentation improvements
• Fix #45: Item description of KelpItem was not rendered.