Basic BUKKIT plugin Tutorial

Thanks for this. Sometimes the reader reads it wrong so its best to write on 3 sepertate lines.
Will update tutorial.

No problem! Again thanks for this tutorial, this helped me to get started with programming plugins =)
Btw, i don't want to put you under pressure, but when do you think you will release the next tutorial?

Keep up the good work!

Hopefully soon as soon as i finalise the plugin for the tutorial.

This is great! I will give this a try.

Hi.
I started programming in Java some weeks ago.
I'm administrator of a Minecraft-Server and I'm currently programming a plugin for it.
But there's one problem:
When I copy this code into my Plugin.java-File I get an error at this line (it's in the constructor):

Code:

super(pluginLoader, instance, desc, plugin, plugin, cLoader);

This is the error-message:

Code:

The constructor JavaPlugin(PluginLoader, Server, PluginDescriptionFile, File, ClassLoader) is undefined

I think something has changed in the Plugin-API so this doesn't work anymore. It says that I should add another File-argument so that the constructor looks like this:

Code:

public D3Whitelist(PluginLoader, Server, PluginDescriptionFile, File, File, ClassLoader)

But what is this File-object good for?

Sorry, my English isn't that good but I hope you understand what I'm asking.

~haiyyu

The source you link to is the sample plugin on the wiki and is not related to the basic plugin.
That tutorial is outdated and the new was is below.
Replace with this.

Code:

public D3Whitelist(PluginLoader pluginLoader, Server instance, PluginDescriptionFile desc, File folder, File plugin, ClassLoader cLoader)
  {
    super(pluginLoader, instance, desc, folder, plugin, cLoader);
  }

Hope that solves your problem.

Thanks
This was very helpful

Thanks a lot for this tutorial, I would have had to try to cannibalize half the plugins on the forum and gone partially insane without it!

Glad you liked it and found it helpful!

Dont worry... i cant spell that is all
anyways thanks for the great tut

Thanks for the feedback!

which eclipse should i download?

Eclipse IDE for Java Developers,

mac tutorial please. i tried following..but some things arent there.

The code will be the same for Macintosh.
Just get the Mac Eclipse.

Can't wait for the next tut
I'll make sure I don't upload to the channel at the same time like we did with the reviews xD

Doing it in a bit expect to see it up soon.

I have not written Java code in a few years, but after watching the tutorial... I think I'll write a plugin this weekend... Thanks!

Thanks for the feedback! Good luck

Thanks a lot for the tutorial.

Great way to get my foot in the door of the world of Java.

Edit: Probably just something dumb I did but I get this

Jan 30, 2011 9:35:11 PM org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager loadPlugins
SEVERE: Could not load plugins\Basic.jar in plugins: name is not defined
org.bukkit.plugin.InvalidDescriptionException: name is not defined
at org.bukkit.plugin.PluginDescriptionFile.loadMap(PluginDescriptionFile.java:114)
at org.bukkit.plugin.PluginDescriptionFile.<init>(PluginDescriptionFile.java:29)
at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.loadPlugin(JavaPluginLoader.java:68)
at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.loadPlugin(SimplePluginManager.java:117)
at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.loadPlugins(SimplePluginManager.java:82)
at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.loadPlugins(CraftServer.java:43)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.e(MinecraftServer.java:153)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.c(MinecraftServer.java:140)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.d(MinecraftServer.java:104)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:181)
at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:512)

Any idea? It's my first plugin :/

This normally occurs with an iccorect yml file.
Place it in the .jar
Also make sure the yml file has new lines.
ie

Code:

name: Name
main: com.bukkit.samkio.Package.Name
version: 1.00

Thanks Samkio. I'm going to try this now.

Hmm...Same error This is mine:

Name: Basic
main: com.bukkit.seed419.basic.Basic
Version: 0.3

Hmm make sure its case correct as it is case sensative.

It is

Idk what to do. I've tried like every case combination possible, but it's com.bukkit.seed419.basic.Basic in eclipse.

Actually, I'm getting a different error now...hold on let me double check everything...

My plugin won't load at all. It does not even show in the command window....

thanks! a very good tutorial.

Make sure the jar is in the plugin directory and the .yml is correct.

Your welcome

Alright i did it all and the plugins name is obviously Kila and I can't figure out what I did wrong. I did what you said to do but this error came up



SEVERE: Could not load plugins\Kila.jar in plugins: null
org.bukkit.plugin.InvalidPluginException
at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.loadPlugin(JavaPluginLoader.j
ava:78)
at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.loadPlugin(SimplePluginManager.
java:117)
at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.loadPlugins(SimplePluginManager
.java:82)
at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.loadPlugins(CraftServer.java:42)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.e(MinecraftServer.java:156)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.c(MinecraftServer.java:143)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.d(MinecraftServer.java:104)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:186)
at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:512)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com.bukkit.Owner-PC_Owner.kila.kila

at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(Unknown Source)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(Unknown Source)
at org.bukkit.plugin.java.PluginClassLoader.findClass(PluginClassLoader.
java:30)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source)
at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.loadPlugin(JavaPluginLoader.j
ava:72)

Great tutorial, thanks! I program in C++ and PHP for a living...no prior experience with Java, and this tutorial was easy to follow.

Thanks for the tutorial, this is actually my first Java creation, so yeah. Your tut popped my Java cherry