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Xander edited this page Sep 2, 2022 · 23 revisions

Why does this exist?

I wish to fill a hole in this area of Fabric modding. I'm going to make a list outlining why all the other main config libraries don't really achieve anything.

  • Cloth Config - It's stale. The developer of cloth has clarified that they are likely not going to add any more features. They don't want to touch it.
  • SpruceUI - It isn't designed for configuration. In this essence the design feels cluttered. Further details available in this issue
  • MidnightLib - It's mostly bloat and doesn't have a focus on config. This library includes other unwanted features such as cosmetics.
  • OwoLib - It's content focused. Like MidnightLib, it does a lot of other things as well, adding to the size.

As you can see, there is a drawback with all of them, this is where YetAnotherConfigLib comes in...

How is this better?

YACL has the favour of hindsight. Whilst developing this fresh library, I can make sure that it does everything right:

  • It's just a config library. YACL contains no other features, just config screen generation.
  • It's lightweight. YACL leaves managing your config up to you, it doesn't contain an alternative to AutoConfig or similar. (Can be paired with my other library, Settxi, for this feature)
  • Easy API. YACL takes inspiration from Sodium's internal configuration library.
  • It is styled to fit in Minecraft. YACL's GUI is designed to fit right in.

How do I use it?

Go to the usage page for instructions!

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