Creating an entity selector

This guide assumes you've already created and setup an Avoid project.
This guide uses meta-programming. Another way may either not be implemented or you may need to figure it out on your own.

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§ Making an entity selector with the Avoid Framework

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1. Create a java class;
   You can pick any location within your project source code directory.

2. Paste the following code:
   

   package com.example.avoidtmpl;
   
   import pl.olafcio.avoid.mods.annotation_processor.AutoChar;
   import pl.olafcio.avoid.mods.annotation_processor.AutoSelector;
   import pl.olafcio.avoid.net.chat.component.BaseComponent;
   import pl.olafcio.avoid.net.chat.component.Components;
   import pl.olafcio.avoid.net.entity_selector.EntitySelector;
   import pl.olafcio.avoid.net.entity_selector.properties.SelectorOrder;
   import pl.olafcio.avoid.net.entity_selector.properties.SelectorResults;
   import pl.olafcio.avoid.net.entity_selector.properties.SelectorTarget;
   
   @AutoSelector
   @AutoChar('c')
   
   @SelectorOrder(SelectorOrder.Enum.RANDOM)
   @SelectorTarget(SelectorTarget.Enum.ENTITIES)
   @SelectorResults(1)
   
   public class RandomEntitySelector extends EntitySelector {
       @Override
       public BaseComponent<?> getTranslation() {
           return Components.literal("Random entity");
       }
   }

   Of course you need to replace the class name and package.
   

3. Customize it as you wish;
   The meta API currently has only 4 annotations:

   • SelectorSelf: defines the selection works like @s
   • SelectorOrder: defines the order for the selection
   • SelectorTarget: defines the target entity type to select (currently only ENTITIES / PLAYERS)
   • SelectorResults: max amount of entities for the selection

   The top @AutoChar declaration defines the character used for the selector (in this case, @c).
   You can currently only change 1 inherited method of EntitySelector:

   • getTranslation: returns the translation for the selector name when the user hovers over it