library solder-toolbelt

indemnity83/solder-toolbelt

A tool for working with TechnicSolder

Introduction

Solder Toolbelt is a command line tool developed by Indemnity83 that aids in packing mods for distribution. It allows you to easily produce the zip file required by Technic Solder for distribution in a single command. It's the tool we use to package mods in our modpacks!, _(*1)

Solder Toolbelt reads data directly from the forge mcmod.info file located in the jar file. This means packaging mod files into distribution zips takes almost no effort on your part., _(*2)

Installation & Setup

Installing PHP & Composer

Solder Toolbelt requires composer and php be installed on your system. Installation of these tools is beyond the scope of this document, but support can be found below, _(*3)

Windows * PHP Install * Composer Install, _(*4)

OSX * PHP Install * Composer Install, _(*5)

Linux * PHP Install * Composer Install, _(*6)

Installing Solder Toolbelt

Once PHP and Composer have been installed, you are ready to install the Solder Toolbelt CLI tool using the Composer global command:, _(*7)

composer global require "indemnity83/solder-toolbelt", _(*8)

Make sure to place the ~/.composer/vendor/bin directory in your PATH so the Solder Toolbelt executable is found when you run the bakery command in your terminal., _(*9)

Quick Start

To package a mod file (.jar or .zip) into a distribution package, simply use the following command. The mcmod.info will be read from the mod file and used to create a folder, containing a zip that is named by a pre-established convention of --.zip, _(*10)

solder mod pack <path to mod file>, _(*11)