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https://github.com/simon816/ChatUI

A User Interface library and plugin for creating GUIs in Minecraft's chat box
https://github.com/simon816/ChatUI

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A User Interface library and plugin for creating GUIs in Minecraft's chat box

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# Chat UI
A User Interface library and plugin for creating GUIs in Minecraft's chat box.

# Aim
To enhance player user experience on multiplayer by utilizing the chat box. In addition, this plugin provides a graphical approach to tasks commonly performed with commands.

# Features
* Tabbed interface with status bar
* Player list with admin tools
* Private messages between players
* Pagination viewer
* Configuration editor for the server config
* Permissions manager
* Chat groups
* Per-player settings with ability to disable the interface
* Expandable - other plugins can hook into the interface and add new features

For a full description and demonstration of Chat UI's features, please check out the [wiki](https://github.com/simon816/ChatUI/wiki/features).

# Demo
![Demo gif](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/simon816/ChatUI/master/doc/chatui.gif)

# Chat UI Library
Chat UI depends on the Chat UI Library (also in this repository). The library provides a high-level User Interface component model for creating GUIs, it is inspired by JavaFX and Swing.
More information can be found on the [wiki](https://github.com/simon816/ChatUI/wiki/Chat-UI-Library).

# Links
* [__Downloads__](https://ore.spongepowered.org/simon816/Chat-UI/versions/recommended/download)
* [Ore Project Page](https://ore.spongepowered.org/simon816/Chat-UI)
* [Chat UI Library](https://ore.spongepowered.org/simon816/Chat-UI-Library)
* [Source Code](https://github.com/simon816/ChatUI)
* [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/simon816/ChatUI/issues)
* [Wiki](https://github.com/simon816/ChatUI/wiki)
* Archive (pre 1.0.0 release)
* [Old Forum Post](https://forums.spongepowered.org/t/chat-ui-a-ui-toolkit-for-the-vanilla-chat-box/10109)
* [Early versions](https://github.com/simon816/ChatUI/releases)

# Developing

## Using The UI Library
The UI Library can be used with or without the Chat UI tabbed interface. See the [developer documentation](https://github.com/simon816/ChatUI/wiki/Chat-UI-Library).

## Utilizing Chat UI in another plugin
Chat UI provides an API for other plugin developers to use in their plugins.
Please check out the [wiki tutorial](https://github.com/simon816/ChatUI/wiki/integration) on integrating with Chat UI.

## Developing Chat UI itself
### Setup
Chat UI is built with [Gradle](https://gradle.org/).
To set up a workspace for development, run `gradle eclipse` for [Eclipse](https://www.eclipse.org/) or `gradle idea` for [Intellij IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/). Then import as an existing project.
Alternatively, import the project as a Gradle project from within your IDE.

If you've never worked with Sponge API before it may be worthwhile checking out the [developer documentation](https://docs.spongepowered.org/stable/en/plugin/index.html).

### Building
Simply run the gradle `build` task (`gradle build` from the command line). The plugin jar file will be written to `./build/libs/`

The ChatUILib subproject also gets built at the same time. Its output is in `./ChatUILib/build/libs/`.