Forge 1.20

- Creative mode tabs are now a registry; the `BuildContents` event was renamed to `BuildCreativeModeTabContentsEvent` and moved it to its own class
- The pack format is now 15 for both resource packs and data packs
- `ScreenUtils` was deprecated in favor of a `GuiGraphics` extension
- Forge and the MDK were updated to Gradle 8 and FG6
- The Forge common config file was removed (it only contained the deprecated old fields for resource caching, which was removed in 1.19.3)
- Registry dummy entries were removed
- `RemappingVertexPipeline` was fixed to forward the `endVertex()` call
- Forge tool tags were removed in favor of vanilla ones

Co-authored-by: ChampionAsh5357 <ash@ashwork.net>
Co-authored-by: coehlrich <coehlrich@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Dennis C <11262040+XFactHD@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Matyrobbrt <matyrobbrt@gmail.com>

build.gradle

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 plugins {
     id 'eclipse'
+    id 'idea'
     id 'maven-publish'
-    id 'net.minecraftforge.gradle' version '5.1.+'
+    id 'net.minecraftforge.gradle' version '[6.0,6.2)'
 }
 
-version = '1.0'
+version = mod_version
-group = 'com.yourname.modid' // http://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-naming-conventions.html
+group = mod_group_id
-archivesBaseName = 'modid'
+
+base {
+    archivesName = mod_id
+}
 
 // Mojang ships Java 17 to end users in 1.18+, so your mod should target Java 17.
 java.toolchain.languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(17)
@@ -26,9 +30,33 @@ minecraft {
     //
     // Use non-default mappings at your own risk. They may not always work.
     // Simply re-run your setup task after changing the mappings to update your workspace.
-    mappings channel: '@MAPPING_CHANNEL@', version: '@MAPPING_VERSION@'
+    mappings channel: mapping_channel, version: mapping_version
 
-    // accessTransformer = file('src/main/resources/META-INF/accesstransformer.cfg') // Currently, this location cannot be changed from the default.
+    // When true, this property will have all Eclipse run configurations run the "prepareX" task for the given run configuration before launching the game.
+    // In most cases, it is not necessary to enable.
+    // enableEclipsePrepareRuns = true
+
+    // When true, this property will have all IntelliJ IDEA run configurations run the "prepareX" task for the given run configuration before launching the game.
+    // In most cases, it is not necessary to enable.
+    // enableIdeaPrepareRuns = true
+
+    // This property allows configuring Gradle's ProcessResources task(s) to run on IDE output locations before launching the game.
+    // It is REQUIRED to be set to true for this template to function.
+    // See https://docs.gradle.org/current/dsl/org.gradle.language.jvm.tasks.ProcessResources.html
+    copyIdeResources = true
+
+    // When true, this property will add the folder name of all declared run configurations to generated IDE run configurations.
+    // The folder name can be set on a run configuration using the "folderName" property.
+    // By default, the folder name of a run configuration is the name of the Gradle project containing it.
+    // generateRunFolders = true
+
+    // This property enables access transformers for use in development.
+    // They will be applied to the Minecraft artifact.
+    // The access transformer file can be anywhere in the project.
+    // However, it must be at "META-INF/accesstransformer.cfg" in the final mod jar to be loaded by Forge.
+    // This default location is a best practice to automatically put the file in the right place in the final jar.
+    // See https://docs.minecraftforge.net/en/latest/advanced/accesstransformers/ for more information.
+    // accessTransformer = file('src/main/resources/META-INF/accesstransformer.cfg')
 
     // Default run configurations.
     // These can be tweaked, removed, or duplicated as needed.
@@ -49,10 +77,10 @@ minecraft {
             property 'forge.logging.console.level', 'debug'
 
             // Comma-separated list of namespaces to load gametests from. Empty = all namespaces.
-            property 'forge.enabledGameTestNamespaces', 'examplemod'
+            property 'forge.enabledGameTestNamespaces', mod_id
 
             mods {
-                examplemod {
+                "${mod_id}" {
                     source sourceSets.main
                 }
             }
@@ -65,10 +93,10 @@ minecraft {
 
             property 'forge.logging.console.level', 'debug'
 
-            property 'forge.enabledGameTestNamespaces', 'examplemod'
+            property 'forge.enabledGameTestNamespaces', mod_id
 
             mods {
-                examplemod {
+                "${mod_id}" {
                     source sourceSets.main
                 }
             }
@@ -84,10 +112,10 @@ minecraft {
 
             property 'forge.logging.console.level', 'debug'
 
-            property 'forge.enabledGameTestNamespaces', 'examplemod'
+            property 'forge.enabledGameTestNamespaces', mod_id
 
             mods {
-                examplemod {
+                "${mod_id}" {
                     source sourceSets.main
                 }
             }
@@ -101,10 +129,10 @@ minecraft {
             property 'forge.logging.console.level', 'debug'
 
             // Specify the modid for data generation, where to output the resulting resource, and where to look for existing resources.
-            args '--mod', 'examplemod', '--all', '--output', file('src/generated/resources/'), '--existing', file('src/main/resources/')
+            args '--mod', mod_id, '--all', '--output', file('src/generated/resources/'), '--existing', file('src/main/resources/')
 
             mods {
-                examplemod {
+                "${mod_id}" {
                     source sourceSets.main
                 }
             }
@@ -119,39 +147,68 @@ repositories {
     // Put repositories for dependencies here
     // ForgeGradle automatically adds the Forge maven and Maven Central for you
 
-    // If you have mod jar dependencies in ./libs, you can declare them as a repository like so:
+    // If you have mod jar dependencies in ./libs, you can declare them as a repository like so.
+    // See https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/declaring_repositories.html#sub:flat_dir_resolver
     // flatDir {
     //     dir 'libs'
     // }
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    // Specify the version of Minecraft to use. If this is any group other than 'net.minecraft', it is assumed
+    // Specify the version of Minecraft to use.
-    // that the dep is a ForgeGradle 'patcher' dependency, and its patches will be applied.
+    // Any artifact can be supplied so long as it has a "userdev" classifier artifact and is a compatible patcher artifact.
-    // The userdev artifact is a special name and will get all sorts of transformations applied to it.
+    // The "userdev" classifier will be requested and setup by ForgeGradle.
-    minecraft '@FORGE_GROUP@:@FORGE_NAME@:@FORGE_VERSION@'
+    // If the group id is "net.minecraft" and the artifact id is one of ["client", "server", "joined"],
+    // then special handling is done to allow a setup of a vanilla dependency without the use of an external repository.
+    minecraft "net.minecraftforge:forge:${minecraft_version}-${forge_version}"
 
-    // Real mod deobf dependency examples - these get remapped to your current mappings
+    // Example mod dependency with JEI - using fg.deobf() ensures the dependency is remapped to your development mappings
-    // implementation fg.deobf("com.tterrag.registrate:Registrate:MC${mc_version}-${registrate_version}") // Adds registrate as a dependency
+    // The JEI API is declared for compile time use, while the full JEI artifact is used at runtime
+    // compileOnly fg.deobf("mezz.jei:jei-${mc_version}-common-api:${jei_version}")
+    // compileOnly fg.deobf("mezz.jei:jei-${mc_version}-forge-api:${jei_version}")
+    // runtimeOnly fg.deobf("mezz.jei:jei-${mc_version}-forge:${jei_version}")
 
-    // Examples using mod jars from ./libs
+    // Example mod dependency using a mod jar from ./libs with a flat dir repository
+    // This maps to ./libs/coolmod-${mc_version}-${coolmod_version}.jar
+    // The group id is ignored when searching -- in this case, it is "blank"
     // implementation fg.deobf("blank:coolmod-${mc_version}:${coolmod_version}")
 
-    // For more info...
+    // For more info:
     // http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/artifact_dependencies_tutorial.html
     // http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/dependency_management.html
 }
 
+// This block of code expands all declared replace properties in the specified resource targets.
+// A missing property will result in an error. Properties are expanded using ${} Groovy notation.
+// When "copyIdeResources" is enabled, this will also run before the game launches in IDE environments.
+// See https://docs.gradle.org/current/dsl/org.gradle.language.jvm.tasks.ProcessResources.html
+def resourceTargets = ['META-INF/mods.toml', 'pack.mcmeta']
+def replaceProperties = [
+        minecraft_version: minecraft_version, minecraft_version_range: minecraft_version_range,
+        forge_version: forge_version, forge_version_range: forge_version_range,
+        loader_version_range: loader_version_range,
+        mod_id: mod_id, mod_name: mod_name, mod_license: mod_license, mod_version: mod_version,
+        mod_authors: mod_authors, mod_description: mod_description
+]
+processResources {
+    inputs.properties replaceProperties
+    replaceProperties.put 'project', project
+
+    filesMatching(resourceTargets) {
+        expand replaceProperties
+    }
+}
+
 // Example for how to get properties into the manifest for reading at runtime.
 jar {
     manifest {
         attributes([
-                "Specification-Title"     : "examplemod",
+                "Specification-Title"     : mod_id,
-                "Specification-Vendor"    : "examplemodsareus",
+                "Specification-Vendor"    : mod_authors,
                 "Specification-Version"   : "1", // We are version 1 of ourselves
                 "Implementation-Title"    : project.name,
                 "Implementation-Version"  : project.jar.archiveVersion,
-                "Implementation-Vendor"   : "examplemodsareus",
+                "Implementation-Vendor"   : mod_authors,
                 "Implementation-Timestamp": new Date().format("yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ssZ")
         ])
     }

gradle.properties

@@ -2,3 +2,58 @@
 # This is required to provide enough memory for the Minecraft decompilation process.
 org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3G
 org.gradle.daemon=false
+
+
+## Environment Properties
+
+# The Minecraft version must agree with the Forge version to get a valid artifact
+minecraft_version=@MC_VERSION@
+# The Minecraft version range can use any release version of Minecraft as bounds.
+# Snapshots, pre-releases, and release candidates are not guaranteed to sort properly
+# as they do not follow standard versioning conventions.
+minecraft_version_range=[@MC_VERSION@,@MC_NEXT_VERSION@)
+# The Forge version must agree with the Minecraft version to get a valid artifact
+forge_version=@FORGE_VERSION@
+# The Forge version range can use any version of Forge as bounds or match the loader version range
+forge_version_range=[@FORGE_SPEC_VERSION@,)
+# The loader version range can only use the major version of Forge/FML as bounds
+loader_version_range=[@FORGE_SPEC_VERSION@,)
+# The mapping channel to use for mappings.
+# The default set of supported mapping channels are ["official", "snapshot", "snapshot_nodoc", "stable", "stable_nodoc"].
+# Additional mapping channels can be registered through the "channelProviders" extension in a Gradle plugin.
+#
+# | Channel   | Version              |                                                                                |
+# |-----------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+# | official  | MCVersion            | Official field/method names from Mojang mapping files                          |
+# | parchment | YYYY.MM.DD-MCVersion | Open community-sourced parameter names and javadocs layered on top of official |
+#
+# You must be aware of the Mojang license when using the 'official' or 'parchment' mappings.
+# See more information here: https://github.com/MinecraftForge/MCPConfig/blob/master/Mojang.md
+#
+# Parchment is an unofficial project maintained by ParchmentMC, separate from Minecraft Forge.
+# Additional setup is needed to use their mappings, see https://parchmentmc.org/docs/getting-started
+mapping_channel=@MAPPING_CHANNEL@
+# The mapping version to query from the mapping channel.
+# This must match the format required by the mapping channel.
+mapping_version=@MAPPING_VERSION@
+
+
+## Mod Properties
+
+# The unique mod identifier for the mod. Must be lowercase in English locale. Must fit the regex [a-z][a-z0-9_]{1,63}
+# Must match the String constant located in the main mod class annotated with @Mod.
+mod_id=examplemod
+# The human-readable display name for the mod.
+mod_name=Example Mod
+# The license of the mod. Review your options at https://choosealicense.com/. All Rights Reserved is the default.
+mod_license=All Rights Reserved
+# The mod version. See https://semver.org/
+mod_version=1.0.0
+# The group ID for the mod. It is only important when publishing as an artifact to a Maven repository.
+# This should match the base package used for the mod sources.
+# See https://maven.apache.org/guides/mini/guide-naming-conventions.html
+mod_group_id=com.example.examplemod
+# The authors of the mod. This is a simple text string that is used for display purposes in the mod list.
+mod_authors=YourNameHere, OtherNameHere
+# The description of the mod. This is a simple multiline text string that is used for display purposes in the mod list.
+mod_description=Example mod description.\nNewline characters can be used and will be replaced properly.

settings.gradle

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 pluginManagement {
     repositories {
         gradlePluginPortal()
-        maven { url = 'https://maven.minecraftforge.net/' }
+        maven {
+            name = 'MinecraftForge'
+            url = 'https://maven.minecraftforge.net/'
+        }
     }
 }
+
+plugins {
+    id 'org.gradle.toolchains.foojay-resolver-convention' version '0.5.0'
+}

src/main/java/com/example/examplemod/ExampleMod.java

@@ -2,16 +2,19 @@ package com.example.examplemod;
 
 import com.mojang.logging.LogUtils;
 import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
+import net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries;
+import net.minecraft.world.food.FoodProperties;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.BlockItem;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.CreativeModeTab;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.CreativeModeTabs;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.Item;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Block;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.Blocks;
 import net.minecraft.world.level.block.state.BlockBehaviour;
-import net.minecraft.world.level.material.Material;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.material.MapColor;
 import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge;
-import net.minecraftforge.event.CreativeModeTabEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.event.BuildCreativeModeTabContentsEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.event.server.ServerStartingEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.IEventBus;
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.SubscribeEvent;
@@ -36,12 +39,26 @@ public class ExampleMod
     public static final DeferredRegister<Block> BLOCKS = DeferredRegister.create(ForgeRegistries.BLOCKS, MODID);
     // Create a Deferred Register to hold Items which will all be registered under the "examplemod" namespace
     public static final DeferredRegister<Item> ITEMS = DeferredRegister.create(ForgeRegistries.ITEMS, MODID);
+    // Create a Deferred Register to hold CreativeModeTabs which will all be registered under the "examplemod" namespace
+    public static final DeferredRegister<CreativeModeTab> CREATIVE_MODE_TABS = DeferredRegister.create(Registries.CREATIVE_MODE_TAB, MODID);
 
     // Creates a new Block with the id "examplemod:example_block", combining the namespace and path
-    public static final RegistryObject<Block> EXAMPLE_BLOCK = BLOCKS.register("example_block", () -> new Block(BlockBehaviour.Properties.of(Material.STONE)));
+    public static final RegistryObject<Block> EXAMPLE_BLOCK = BLOCKS.register("example_block", () -> new Block(BlockBehaviour.Properties.of().mapColor(MapColor.STONE)));
     // Creates a new BlockItem with the id "examplemod:example_block", combining the namespace and path
     public static final RegistryObject<Item> EXAMPLE_BLOCK_ITEM = ITEMS.register("example_block", () -> new BlockItem(EXAMPLE_BLOCK.get(), new Item.Properties()));
 
+    // Creates a new food item with the id "examplemod:example_id", nutrition 1 and saturation 2
+    public static final RegistryObject<Item> EXAMPLE_ITEM = ITEMS.register("example_item", () -> new Item(new Item.Properties().food(new FoodProperties.Builder()
+            .alwaysEat().nutrition(1).saturationMod(2f).build())));
+
+    // Creates a creative tab with the id "examplemod:example_tab" for the example item, that is placed after the combat tab
+    public static final RegistryObject<CreativeModeTab> EXAMPLE_TAB = CREATIVE_MODE_TABS.register("example_tab", () -> CreativeModeTab.builder()
+            .withTabsBefore(CreativeModeTabs.COMBAT)
+            .icon(() -> EXAMPLE_ITEM.get().getDefaultInstance())
+            .displayItems((parameters, output) -> {
+                output.accept(EXAMPLE_ITEM.get()); // Add the example item to the tab. For your own tabs, this method is preferred over the event
+            }).build());
+
     public ExampleMod()
     {
         IEventBus modEventBus = FMLJavaModLoadingContext.get().getModEventBus();
@@ -53,6 +70,8 @@ public class ExampleMod
         BLOCKS.register(modEventBus);
         // Register the Deferred Register to the mod event bus so items get registered
         ITEMS.register(modEventBus);
+        // Register the Deferred Register to the mod event bus so tabs get registered
+        CREATIVE_MODE_TABS.register(modEventBus);
 
         // Register ourselves for server and other game events we are interested in
         MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(this);
@@ -68,9 +87,10 @@ public class ExampleMod
         LOGGER.info("DIRT BLOCK >> {}", ForgeRegistries.BLOCKS.getKey(Blocks.DIRT));
     }
 
-    private void addCreative(CreativeModeTabEvent.BuildContents event)
+    // Add the example block item to the building blocks tab
+    private void addCreative(BuildCreativeModeTabContentsEvent event)
     {
-        if (event.getTab() == CreativeModeTabs.BUILDING_BLOCKS)
+        if (event.getTabKey() == CreativeModeTabs.BUILDING_BLOCKS)
             event.accept(EXAMPLE_BLOCK_ITEM);
     }
 

src/main/resources/META-INF/mods.toml

@@ -6,32 +6,30 @@
 # The name of the mod loader type to load - for regular FML @Mod mods it should be javafml
 modLoader="javafml" #mandatory
 # A version range to match for said mod loader - for regular FML @Mod it will be the forge version
-loaderVersion="[@FORGE_SPEC_VERSION@,)" #mandatory This is typically bumped every Minecraft version by Forge. See our download page for lists of versions.
+loaderVersion="${loader_version_range}" #mandatory This is typically bumped every Minecraft version by Forge. See our download page for lists of versions.
 # The license for you mod. This is mandatory metadata and allows for easier comprehension of your redistributive properties.
 # Review your options at https://choosealicense.com/. All rights reserved is the default copyright stance, and is thus the default here.
-license="All rights reserved"
+license="${mod_license}"
 # A URL to refer people to when problems occur with this mod
 #issueTrackerURL="https://change.me.to.your.issue.tracker.example.invalid/" #optional
 # A list of mods - how many allowed here is determined by the individual mod loader
 [[mods]] #mandatory
 # The modid of the mod
-modId="examplemod" #mandatory
+modId="${mod_id}" #mandatory
-# The version number of the mod - there's a few well known ${} variables useable here or just hardcode it
+# The version number of the mod
-# ${file.jarVersion} will substitute the value of the Implementation-Version as read from the mod's JAR file metadata
+version="${mod_version}" #mandatory
-# see the associated build.gradle script for how to populate this completely automatically during a build
+# A display name for the mod
-version="${file.jarVersion}" #mandatory
+displayName="${mod_name}" #mandatory
- # A display name for the mod
-displayName="Example Mod" #mandatory
 # A URL to query for updates for this mod. See the JSON update specification https://docs.minecraftforge.net/en/latest/misc/updatechecker/
 #updateJSONURL="https://change.me.example.invalid/updates.json" #optional
 # A URL for the "homepage" for this mod, displayed in the mod UI
 #displayURL="https://change.me.to.your.mods.homepage.example.invalid/" #optional
 # A file name (in the root of the mod JAR) containing a logo for display
-logoFile="examplemod.png" #optional
+#logoFile="examplemod.png" #optional
 # A text field displayed in the mod UI
-credits="Thanks for this example mod goes to Java" #optional
+#credits="" #optional
 # A text field displayed in the mod UI
-authors="Love, Cheese and small house plants" #optional
+authors="${mod_authors}" #optional
 # Display Test controls the display for your mod in the server connection screen
 # MATCH_VERSION means that your mod will cause a red X if the versions on client and server differ. This is the default behaviour and should be what you choose if you have server and client elements to your mod.
 # IGNORE_SERVER_VERSION means that your mod will not cause a red X if it's present on the server but not on the client. This is what you should use if you're a server only mod.
@@ -41,30 +39,26 @@ authors="Love, Cheese and small house plants" #optional
 #displayTest="MATCH_VERSION" # MATCH_VERSION is the default if nothing is specified (#optional)
 
 # The description text for the mod (multi line!) (#mandatory)
-description='''
+description='''${mod_description}'''
-This is a long form description of the mod. You can write whatever you want here
-
-Have some lorem ipsum.
-
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed mollis lacinia magna. Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Sed sagittis luctus odio eu tempus. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Pellentesque volutpat ligula eget lacus auctor sagittis. In hac habitasse platea dictumst. Nunc gravida elit vitae sem vehicula efficitur. Donec mattis ipsum et arcu lobortis, eleifend sagittis sem rutrum. Cras pharetra quam eget posuere fermentum. Sed id tincidunt justo. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
-'''
 # A dependency - use the . to indicate dependency for a specific modid. Dependencies are optional.
-[[dependencies.examplemod]] #optional
+[[dependencies.${mod_id}]] #optional
     # the modid of the dependency
     modId="forge" #mandatory
     # Does this dependency have to exist - if not, ordering below must be specified
     mandatory=true #mandatory
     # The version range of the dependency
-    versionRange="[@FORGE_SPEC_VERSION@,)" #mandatory
+    versionRange="${forge_version_range}" #mandatory
-    # An ordering relationship for the dependency - BEFORE or AFTER required if the relationship is not mandatory
+    # An ordering relationship for the dependency - BEFORE or AFTER required if the dependency is not mandatory
+    # BEFORE - This mod is loaded BEFORE the dependency
+    # AFTER - This mod is loaded AFTER the dependency
     ordering="NONE"
-    # Side this dependency is applied on - BOTH, CLIENT or SERVER
+    # Side this dependency is applied on - BOTH, CLIENT, or SERVER
     side="BOTH"
 # Here's another dependency
-[[dependencies.examplemod]]
+[[dependencies.${mod_id}]]
     modId="minecraft"
     mandatory=true
-# This version range declares a minimum of the current minecraft version up to but not including the next major version
+    # This version range declares a minimum of the current minecraft version up to but not including the next major version
-    versionRange="[@MC_VERSION@,@MC_NEXT_VERSION@)"
+    versionRange="${minecraft_version_range}"
     ordering="NONE"
     side="BOTH"