Cardboard Box

A simple library for storing and retrieving ItemStacks in Bukkit-related environments.

Version support

Currently, Cardboard Box supports 1.7 through 1.21.4.
Requires Java 21.

Will it need an update for 1.21.5? Maybe.
Will it need an update for 1.22? Definitely.

Support

Via Discord. #cardboardbox channel on MOSS.

Example Code

Example demonstration of storing and retrieving the item in a player's hand:

if (CardboardBox.isReady()) {
    ItemStack item = player.getInventory().getItemInMainHand();
    byte[] data = CardboardBox.serializeItem(item);
    this.getLogger().info(Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString(data));
    ItemStack item2 = CardboardBox.deserializeItem(data);
    this.getLogger().info(item2.toString());
}

Adding to your project

Repository

maven {
    name = "dependencyDownload"
    url = uri("https://dependency.download/releases")
}

<repository>
    <id>dependency.download</id>
    <url>https://dependency.download/releases</url>
</repository>

Dependency

implementation("dev.kitteh:cardboardbox:3.0.0")

<dependency>
    <groupId>dev.kitteh</groupId>
    <artifactId>cardboardbox</artifactId>
    <version>3.0.0</version>
</dependency>