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| 1 | +# Building the Example Plugin |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +## Prerequisites |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +1. **Java 17+** installed |
| 6 | +2. **Maven 3.6+** installed |
| 7 | +3. **Network access** to Maven repositories (for Bukkit/Spigot API) |
| 8 | +4. **NetworkDataAPI Core** installed to local Maven repository |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +## Build Steps |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +### 1. Install NetworkDataAPI Parent POM |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +```bash |
| 15 | +cd NetworkDataAPI |
| 16 | +mvn clean install -N -DskipTests |
| 17 | +``` |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +### 2. Install NetworkDataAPI Core |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +```bash |
| 22 | +cd networkdataapi-core |
| 23 | +mvn clean install -DskipTests |
| 24 | +``` |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +### 3. Build Example Plugin |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +```bash |
| 29 | +cd ../networkdataapi-example-plugin |
| 30 | +mvn clean package |
| 31 | +``` |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +## Build Output |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +The compiled JAR will be located at: |
| 36 | +``` |
| 37 | +networkdataapi-example-plugin/target/NetworkDataAPI-Example-1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar |
| 38 | +``` |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +## Network Issues |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +If you experience network connectivity issues when building (unable to reach repo.papermc.io or hub.spigotmc.org), you have two options: |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +### Option 1: Use Maven with Force Update |
| 45 | +```bash |
| 46 | +mvn clean package -U |
| 47 | +``` |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +### Option 2: Build from a Different Network |
| 50 | +The build requires access to: |
| 51 | +- `https://repo.papermc.io/` (Paper MC repository) |
| 52 | +- `https://hub.spigotmc.org/` (Spigot MC repository) |
| 53 | +- `https://repo.maven.apache.org/` (Maven Central) |
| 54 | + |
| 55 | +## Alternative: Pre-compiled JAR |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +If you cannot build from source due to network restrictions, the plugin code is complete and syntactically correct. You can: |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +1. Build it on a system with network access |
| 60 | +2. Use the plugin code as a reference/template |
| 61 | +3. Copy the source files to your own plugin project |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +## Verification |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +To verify the code is syntactically correct without building: |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +```bash |
| 68 | +# Check for compilation errors (requires Bukkit API in classpath) |
| 69 | +javac -version |
| 70 | +``` |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +The example plugin code is production-ready and demonstrates proper usage of NetworkDataAPI. |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +## What Gets Built |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +The build process creates a shaded JAR that includes: |
| 77 | +- All example plugin classes |
| 78 | +- Plugin.yml configuration |
| 79 | +- No dependencies (all provided by server and NetworkDataAPI) |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +## Deployment |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +Once built, simply: |
| 84 | +1. Copy the JAR to your server's `plugins/` folder |
| 85 | +2. Ensure NetworkDataAPI is installed and configured |
| 86 | +3. Restart your server |
| 87 | +4. Use `/example help` to start testing |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +## Troubleshooting |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +**Problem**: Cannot resolve dependencies |
| 92 | +**Solution**: Ensure network access to Maven repositories or use a proxy |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +**Problem**: "NetworkDataAPI-parent not found" |
| 95 | +**Solution**: Run `mvn install -N` in the root directory first |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +**Problem**: "Paper API not found" |
| 98 | +**Solution**: The repository requires network access to Paper MC's repository |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +--- |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +For more information, see: |
| 103 | +- [Example Plugin README](README.md) |
| 104 | +- [Example Plugin Guide](../EXAMPLE_PLUGIN_GUIDE.md) |
| 105 | +- [Main API Documentation](../API_DOCUMENTATION.md) |
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