Interface ResourceKey

All Superinterfaces:
Comparable<Key>, net.kyori.examination.Examinable, Key, Keyed, Namespaced

public interface ResourceKey extends Key
An object representation of a location or pointer to resources. The key can be represented as a String by Object.toString().

The key is built with two parts:

  1. The Namespace
  2. The Value
Normally, the namespace is lowercased and likewise, so is the value. This is a uniform format for all uses of ResourceKey, including but not restricted to DataRegistrations, ConfigurationNodes, DataTranslators, and DataSerializables.

Note that the methods minecraft(String) and sponge(String) should only be used by the implementations for creating new keys and usage by plugins may result in a crash condition by the implementation.

  • Field Details

  • Method Details

    • brigadier

      static @NonNull ResourceKey brigadier(String value)
      Creates a resource key with a namespace of brigadier.
      Parameters:
      value - The value
      Returns:
      A new resource key
    • minecraft

      static @NonNull ResourceKey minecraft(String value)
      Creates a resource key with a namespace of minecraft.
      Parameters:
      value - The value
      Returns:
      A new resource key
    • sponge

      static @NonNull ResourceKey sponge(String value)
      Creates a resource key with a namespace of sponge.
      Parameters:
      value - The value
      Returns:
      A new resource key
    • builder

      static ResourceKey.Builder builder()
      Creates a new ResourceKey.Builder for creating ResourceKeys. The builder can be used for creating keys based on PluginContainers, Objects of plugins, and String namespaces.
      Returns:
      The new builder instance
    • of

      static ResourceKey of(String namespace, String value)
      Creates a resource key.
      Parameters:
      namespace - The namespace
      value - The value
      Returns:
      A new resource key
    • of

      static ResourceKey of(org.spongepowered.plugin.PluginContainer plugin, String value)
      Creates a resource key.
      Parameters:
      plugin - The plugin
      value - The value
      Returns:
      A new resource key
    • resolve

      static ResourceKey resolve(String formatted)
      Resolves a resource key from a string.
      Parameters:
      formatted - The formatted string to parse
      Returns:
      A new resource key
    • formatted

      default String formatted()
      Gets this key as a formatted value.

      It is up to the implementation to determine the formatting. In vanilla Minecraft, keys are formatted as "namespace:value". For example, "minecraft:carrot".

      Returns:
      The key, formatted
    • asString

      default String asString()
      Specified by:
      asString in interface Key
    • compareTo

      default int compareTo(Key o)
      Specified by:
      compareTo in interface Comparable<Key>
      Specified by:
      compareTo in interface Key