Util Hex Utils - ItemStack chain builder, custom-textured skulls and more!

2015 is coming, so I decided to share some util classes as a tiny new year gift Some of the techniques and/or methods used are from public libraries and resources.

https://github.com/TigerHix/Hex-Utils

First the ItemStack chain builder. The traditional way is like this:

Code:

ItemStack item = new ItemStack(Material.DIAMOND_SWORD, 1);
ItemMeta meta = item.getItemMeta();
meta.setDisplayName(ChatColor.translateFormattingCodes('&', "&b&lOMFG SWORD");
List<String> lore = Arrays.asList("\"This sword is awesome.\"", "said Chuck Norris.");
meta.setLore(lore);
item.setItemMeta(meta);
item.addEnchantment(Enchantment.DAMAGE_ALL, 2);
player.getInventory().addItem(item);

With Items.java, it is like this:

Code:

ItemStack item = Items.builder()
        .setMaterial(Material.DIAMOND_SWORD)
        .setName("&b&lOMFG SWORD"
        .addLore("\"This sword is awesome.\"", "said Chuck Norris.")
        .addEnchantment(Enchantment.DAMAGE_ALL, 2)
        .build();
player.getInventory().addItem(item);

Want to edit something about an item? Just use Items.editor(ItemStack item), which will set the item ItemStack as the base to operate.

There's also a BookBuilder which has a similar chain-builder design. Try it yourself

Second the Skulls. Well, I just saw a post about skullMeta.setOwner awhile ago.. anyway, why not use the Skulls.java to create skulls?

Code:

ItemStack skull = Skulls.CHEST; // Built-in skulls
ItemStack skull2 = Skulls.getPlayerSkull("TigerHix"); // Get player skull
ItemStack skull3 = Skulls.getCustomSkull("http://i.imgur.com/w9HuNGl.png"); // Get custom-textured skull

Here's a look of how custom skulls look like:



Lastly Reflections.java made by @Comprenix. I'm not sure is it alright to include the class inside the utils, but this class is really handy. Seen many code like this:

Code:

try {
        String name = "net.minecraft.server." + Bukkit.getServer().getClass().getPackage().getName().replace(".", ",").split(",")[3] + "." + "NMSClassHere";
        Class<?> cl = Class.forName(name):
        Field f = cl.getDeclaredField("FieldHere");
        f.setAccessible(true);
        f.set(Object, Value);
} catch (Throwable t) {
        t.printStackTrace();
}

With Reflections.java:

Code:

try {
        Reflections
                .getMinecraftClass("NMSClassHere")
                .getDeclaredField("FieldHere")
                .set(Object, Value);
} catch (Throwable t) {
        t.printStackTrace();
}

Anyway, there are more methods out there that you might find useful, just browse them yourself

Wish you all a happy new year!

 

Love it! This is the one stop skull place!!

Oh and yes, there is already a item builder.
ONE LAST THING:
really, what are the names to those skulls ;P I need them!

 

@ChipDev Uhm.. read the source code (Skulls.java) yourself?

 

ARROW_LEFT("MHF_ArrowLeft"),
ARROW_RIGHT("MHF_ArrowRight"),
ARROW_UP("MHF_ArrowUp"),
ARROW_DOWN("MHF_ArrowDown"),
QUESTION("MHF_Question"),
EXCLAMATION("MHF_Exclamation"),
CAMERA("FHG_Cam"),
ZOMBIE_PIGMAN("MHF_PigZombie"),
PIG("MHF_Pig"),
SHEEP("MHF_Sheep"),
BLAZE("MHF_Blaze"),
CHICKEN("MHF_Chicken"),
COW("MHF_Cow"),
SLIME("MHF_Slime"),
SPIDER("MHF_Spider"),
SQUID("MHF_Squid"),
VILLAGER("MHF_Villager"),
OCELOT("MHF_Ocelot"),
HEROBRINE("MHF_Herobrine"),
LAVA_SLIME("MHF_LavaSlime"),
MOOSHROOM("MHF_MushroomCow"),
GOLEM("MHF_Golem"),
GHAST("MHF_Ghast"),
ENDERMAN("MHF_Enderman"),
CAVE_SPIDER("MHF_CaveSpider"),
CACTUS("MHF_Cactus"),
CAKE("MHF_Cake"),
CHEST("MHF_Chest"),
MELON("MHF_Melon"),
LOG("MHF_OakLog"),
PUMPKIN("MHF_Pumpkin"),
TNT("MHF_TNT"),
DYNAMITE("MHF_TNT2");
I mean the ones in the picture.

 

@ChipDev Those are custom skulls using Skulls.getCustomSkull(String url). Javadocs are provided in the source so check it out

 

What are the names/images of the heads? I know all that!

 

@ChipDev They're TF2 classes. Pretty cool idea to use them in a class selection!

Why not put an Enum within the skull class, instead of making the whole class an Enum?

And does the

Code:

com.mojang.xyz

need CraftBukkit? (Haven't done this in a while )

 

I got a pretty stupid question, so here is goes...

So i don't know what i am doing wrong?

Code:

                ItemStack skull2 = APIs.Skull.getPlayerSkull("TigerHix");
                ItemStack skull3 = APIs.Skull.getCustomSkull("http://i.imgur.com/w9HuNGl.png");
               
                ItemStack Hero = skull2;
                ItemMeta HeroMeta = Hero.getItemMeta();

 

Code:

ItemStack Hero = APIs.Skull.getPlayerSkull("TigerHix");
ItemMeta HeroMeta = Hero.getItemMeta();

 

That has the same effects btw,

i figured it out, but it only works in some versions

Is there something i am missing?

 

No, it is just because HexUtils' Skull API seems to be built upon an Security Exploit that has been fixed already a while ago. It may still work in old Versions but Fixed Security Exploits are a good reason to update!