Documentation on how to add dependencies to a mod?

[tulpenkiste]

Hi, I've recently tried to add a gradle dependency to one of my mods (dependency being discord4j) and I've noticed that its incredibly unclear on how to add a dependency, even when looking at the gradle plugin.

Is it possible this could be specified (or added if it doesn't already)?

[tulpenkiste]

I've managed to get it to recognize a dependency, now it crashes on load on a normal client/server (due to the needed classes from a dependency not existing on libraries/ or the mod file).

[Fox2Code]

@tulpenkiste yeah, I should do something for that.

[tulpenkiste]

I've managed to get it to recognize a dependency, now it crashes on load on a normal client/server (due to the needed classes from a dependency not existing on libraries/ or the mod file).

Forgot to mention, I did finally manage to do it... utilising one of the worst shell scripts I have ever written.

[halotroop2288]

In the Fabric world, this would be solved by something Fabric supports called Jar-in-Jar. The dependency would be added to the include configuration and then packaged inside the mod jar as a fake mod.

Anywhere else, you need to shadow your dependencies so they're added to the classpath.
For the time being, this is how you should do so with FoxLoader as well.

https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow

dependencies {
   implementation("your:depdendency-here:1.0.0")
}

shadowJar {
   dependencies {
       include(dependency("your:dependency-here:"))
   }
}

[Fox2Code]

@halotroop2288 I have a jar in jar system in FoxLoader 2.0

[Fox2Code]

Jar in jar system status: I don't think it works yet, but it exists.
Dependency status: I added kotlin support to FoxLoader.

[Fox2Code]

Ok, I don't have a place for documentation yet, I should have a place for documentation soon!

[Fox2Code]

@halotroop2288 https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow is currently not compatible with FoxLoader, I'll try to add explicit support for it in FoxLoader, worst case scenario I'll just make my own thing.

[halotroop2288]

No way you actually broke that plugin. That makes no sense.

[Fox2Code]

@halotroop2288 good news, I fixed it: https://github.com/Fox2Code/FoxLoader/blob/reindev2.9/dev/src/main/groovy/com/fox2code/foxloader/dev/compatibility/ShadowCompatibility.groovy

[Fox2Code]

I hope

[Fox2Code]

I'm adding support so when you add this:

plugins {
  id 'com.gradleup.shadow' version '<version>'
}

All dependencies you add are added into the jar via the shadow plugin. (Excluding FoxLoader and it's libraries)