Datapack Importer

This is a fork of a fork made for datapack creators to be able to list their datapacks as plugins on Modrinth. The project I drew from

Datapack Importer

Datapack Importer automatically copies datapacks from your server's `plugins/` folder into the world's `datapacks/` folder on startup. This plugin is intended to allow datapack creators to distribute their datapacks as Modrinth plugins. DatapackLoader supports Folia, but does not make Folia-incompatible datapacks compatible with Folia.

The Goal

My goal is for datapack creators to be able to list their datapacks as plugins on Modrinth, with Datapack Importer as a dependency.

Plugin Installation

1. Download the plugin from latest releases. 2. Stop your server. 3. Put `DatapackImporter-X.X.X.jar` in your server's `plugins/` folder. 4. Place your datapack `.zip` in the `plugins/` folder. 5. Restart the server.

For Datapack Creators — Listing Your Datapack as a Plugin on Modrinth

You can list your datapack on Modrinth as a plugin by adding a `plugin.yml` to your datapack `.zip`. Modrinth requires this file to accept plugin uploads — the server will ignore it entirely, but Modrinth's validator will be satisfied.

1. Create a `plugin.yml`

Add a file named `plugin.yml` to the root of your datapack `.zip` with the following contents:

```yaml name: YourDatapackName version: 1.0.0 main: com.example.YourDatapackName.Main api-version: 1.21 description: A short description of your datapack. author: YourName ```

Replace `YourDatapackName` and `YourName` accordingly. The `main` field won't be loaded by the server so it just needs to look valid.

2. Upload to Modrinth

- Create a new project on Modrinth and set the project type to Datapack Importer. - Upload your `.zip` as the version file. - Add Datapack Importer as a required dependency so users know they need it.

That's it — users download your datapack zip, drop it in their `plugins/` folder alongside Datapack Importer, and it gets installed automatically on the next server start.