Setting up your development environment

To use the CommandAPI in your plugins, there are a few methods of adding it to your development environment. First things first, if you're using the CommandAPI plugin, you need to add the CommandAPI as a dependent in your plugin.yml or paper-plugin.yml:

name: MyPlugin
main: some.package.name.Main
version: 1.0
depend: [CommandAPI]

Using a build system (Recommended)

Developer's Note:

If you've never used a build system before, I highly recommend it! It makes it easier to keep your code updated with the latest dependency updates. For information on how to set up a plugin using maven, you can read Bukkit's plugin tutorial.

• Add the dependency to your pom.xml:

  <dependencies>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>dev.jorel</groupId>
          <artifactId>commandapi-paper-core</artifactId>
          <version>11.0.0</version>
          <scope>provided</scope>
      </dependency>
  </dependencies>

  <dependencies>
      <dependency>
          <groupId>dev.jorel</groupId>
          <artifactId>commandapi-spigot-core</artifactId>
          <version>11.0.0</version>
          <scope>provided</scope>
      </dependency>
  </dependencies>

• Add the repositories to your build.gradlebuild.gradle.kts:

  repositories {
      mavenCentral()
  }

  repositories {
      mavenCentral()
  }

• Add the dependency to your list of dependencies in your build script:

  dependencies {
      compileOnly "dev.jorel:commandapi-paper-core:11.0.0"
  }

  dependencies {
      compileOnly "dev.jorel:commandapi-spigot-core:11.0.0"
  }

  dependencies {
      compileOnly("dev.jorel:commandapi-paper-core:11.0.0")
  }

  dependencies {
      compileOnly("dev.jorel:commandapi-spigot-core:11.0.0")
  }

Manually using the .jar

• Download the latest CommandAPI.jar from the download page here

• Add the CommandAPI.jar file to your project/environment's build path:

  • Adding the external .jar file in IntelliJ:

    • In your project, first click File -> Project Structure -> Libraries

    • Next, click the little + at the top:

      

    • After you clicked that, you need to select Java. A little pop-up will appear where you can choose the location of your external .jar file.

  • Adding the external .jar file in Eclipse: