https://github.com/neocky/text2mcbook
📚 Convert any textfile to a formatted text for minecraft books
https://github.com/neocky/text2mcbook
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📚 Convert any textfile to a formatted text for minecraft books
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/neocky/text2mcbook
- Owner: Neocky
- License: mit
- Created: 2021-03-21T23:54:11.000Z (about 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-01-04T00:14:37.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-18T17:14:28.846Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: bukkit, denizen, minecraft, minecraft-books, paper, python, spigot, textfile
- Language: Python
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- Size: 37.1 KB
- Stars: 16
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 2
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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Text2McBook
📚 Convert any text file to a formatted text for minecraft books to use them as easily as possible ingame.
## Issues? Found a bug?
[Create an issue.](https://github.com/Neocky/Text2McBook/issues/new/choose)
## About
This script will convert text from a text file to a formatted minecraft book file. The file contains a native `/give` command which can be used ingame to get a `writable_book` with the text as content.
It supports different book formats which can be chosen with the parameter [`-f FORMATNAME`](https://github.com/Neocky/Text2McBook#parmaters).
I got inspiration from a post from [r/admincraft](https://www.reddit.com/r/admincraft/).
### Default
The `default` format will create a `/give` command which can be easily copied into a command block ingame to get the writable book.
It will also format the text in a way in which it can be easily copy and pasted in a book in the game.
### Denizen
[Denizen](https://denizenscript.com/) is a scripting plugin for minecraft servers.
The `denizen` format will format the text for the `text` property in [Book Script Containers](https://meta.denizenscript.com/Docs/Search/book#book%20script%20containers). It will replace new line symbols with `` and indents the line with 4 spaces to make it easily pasteable in the `text` properties of `book script containers`.
## Installation
### Python
Python (minimum: Version 3.10.4) needs to be installed on your machine.
Get it [here](https://www.python.org/downloads/).
### Clone the repository / Download the latest release
Download the script:
Clone the repository or get the latest release [here](https://github.com/Neocky/Text2McBook/releases).
## Usage
Create/edit the text file in the same folder where the python script is with the name `text.txt` and add your book text in there.
This is the text that you want to be converted to a minecraft book format.
Run the script: `text2mcbook.py`.
Now a `booktext.txt` file should be created.
In there is a `/give` command which can be inputted into a command block to get the book. There is also the formatted text which you can easily copy & paste in a book in minecraft.
## Advanced Usage
### Parametrs
This script supports the following parameters to change the usage for the script.
#### Get help about all available parameters
```shell
py text2mcbook.py -h
```
#### Input file
```shell
py text2mcbook.py INPUTFILENAME
```
Default: `text.txt`
Changes the input file.
#### Output file
```shell
py text2mcbook.py INPUTFILENAME OUTPUTFILENAME
```
Default: `booktext.txt`
Changes the output file.
#### Book format
```shell
py text2mcbook.py -f FORMAT
py text2mcbook.py --format FORMAT
```
Default: `default`
Possible Values: `default`, `denizen`
Changes the book format and the resulting formatting.
#### Characters per line
```shell
py text2mcbook.py -c NUMBEROFCHARACTERSPERLINE
py text2mcbook.py --characterlimit NUMBEROFCHARACTERSPERLINE
```
Default: `19`
The number of characters one book line can have.
Warning: Don't set it to high or you are risking the loss of words!
### Examples
#### Example 1
```shell
py text2mcbook.py book_to_convert.txt book_formatted.txt
```
Changes the input file to `book_to_convert.txt` and outupts the formatted book text to `book_formatted.txt`.
#### Example 2
```shell
py text2mcbook.py -f denizen -c 20
```
Outputs denizen formated text, which can be used in the `text` propert of [Book Script Containers](https://meta.denizenscript.com/Docs/Search/book#book%20script%20containers) in [Denizen](https://denizenscript.com/). Also changes the number of characters per line to 20.