HxMinetest

Warning: Haxe 4.3.0 is now required. If you're on 4.2.5 or below, please update.

TL;DR: HxMinetest is for people who want to make big Minetest mods, but don't enjoy Lua.
Heavily WIP. Things will be broken. PRs welcome.

Do you already know how to make Minetest mods? Check out our examples to see how your knowledge will translate.

Are you new to Minetest modding? The following resources assume you're writing Lua, but are a great help in learning the ropes:

• Minetest Modding Book, by rubenwardy
• Lua Modding API reference

Contents

• Installation
• Quick start
• Server-side modding
• Client-side modding
• Extras
  • Text components

Installation

Assuming you already have a recent version of Haxe installed, you can just run:

haxelib git hxminetest https://github.com/Frixuu/HxMinetest.git

(Haxelib version is outdated and not recommended.)

Quick start

You can bootstrap a new project by running:

haxelib run hxminetest new my_awesome_mod

This creates a new folder called my_awesome_mod in your current working directory.
Note: Minetest does not understand Haxe natively. To use your mod, you need to build it:

cd my_awesome_mod
haxe build.hxml

Server-side modding

By default, HxMinetest is set up for server-side mods.

final storage = Minetest.getModStorage();
Minetest.registerOnPlayerJoin((player, _) -> {
    final name = player.getPlayerName();
    final visits = storage.getInt(name);
    Minetest.log(Action, '$name just joined; been here $visits times already');
    storage.setInt(name, visits + 1);
});

Client-side modding

You can switch HxMinetest to client-side mode.
To do that, add --define csm to your build.hxml file.

Minetest.registerOnDamageTaken(_ -> Minetest.disconnect());

Note: You cannot be in server- and client-side mode at the same time.

Extras

Aside from 1:1 externs, HxMinetest is bundled with a bunch of other utilities that can make your modding journey less painful:

Text components

HxMinetest comes with a message builder inspired by kyori's adventure library:

final tr = Component.getTranslator("dialogue_domain");
player.sendChatMessage(tr("[Villager]")
    // Components can be raw text
    .append(Component.text(" -> "))
    // They can also be translatable on the client
    .append(tr("You've saved us, @1! We're grateful.",
        // Use the longer syntax
        Component.translate("generic_domain", "hero")
            // Most components can have color data attached
            .color(Color.rgb(255, 132, 87))
            .build()))
    .build());