Solved My Own API

Hey,
i want to create my own plugin API so other plugins can use him, but i dont know how to do it, can someone teach me how to make an API or send a tutorial?

 

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3612567/how-to-create-my-own-java-libraryapi

You can also try googling you're questions.

 

this shows how I can turn it to an API, i need to know how to code an API

 

You create public static methods with contents which other plugins can access. For example:

Code:

public static String isRiding(Player p){
        String positive = ChatColor.GREEN + "True";
        String negative = ChatColor.RED + "False";
        if(p.getVehicle() instanceof Horse || p.getVehicle() instanceof Pig || p.getVehicle() instanceof Spider || p.getVehicle() instanceof EnderDragon){
            return positive;
        }
        return negative;
    }

Now if people add your jar to their plugin, they can call this method by importing from your packages and using for example:

Code:

Player#sendMessage("Player-Riding-Status: "+(String)ClassName.isRiding(Player#)); //don't need to cast, just did to to show that it's a String.

Note: server using your plugin must have your API installed.

So an API is basically tons of methods to make stuff easier for others.

 

@tkuiyeager1 An api is basically methods. Look at Bukkit, they have a class and that has a bunch of methods to return stuff and do other things.

 

@tkuiyeager1
[edit] ninja'd

 

thanks, but what is this should be:

Code:

public class <APINAME> extends ??????

 

Your API should just be like a normal Bukkit plugin, just with methods. And their plugin using your API don't have to extend anything (besides the normal).

 

@tkuiyeager1 It doesn't need to extend anything. You can make a class that others extend or implement but you don't need to to make methods.

 

Ok Thanks