Qwikse

Qwikse

Universal API library loader for mod developers that eliminates the need to manually manage compatibility of various APIs with different Minecraft versions.

The mod automatically downloads all required libraries depending on the game version being used:

• Quilt Standard Libraries or Fabric API
• Quilt Kotlin Libraries or Fabric Language Kotlin
• Architectury API
• Cloth Config
• Forge Config API Port
• Porting Lib

Download only occurs if the corresponding library is missing from the system.

Regular players don't need to install this mod themselves, but modpack creators are recommended to include it in their packs and remove APIs that the mod adds automatically.

Why is this needed?

Imagine a situation: you have a mod that works on Minecraft versions 1.16.5–1.19.2, but you include Fabric API which is incompatible with all these versions. This causes errors for end users if they don't have the appropriate API version installed. Qwikse solves this and many other compatibility issues.

How to use for developers?

Developers should not include API libraries that Qwikse adds in their mods. Instead, only add Qwikse itself and don't specify API dependencies in the mod.json file.

repositories {
    // ...
    maven {
        name = "Modrinth"
        url = "https://api.modrinth.com/maven"
        content {
            includeGroup "maven.modrinth"
        }
    }
    // ...
}

dependencies {
    // ...
    include "maven.modrinth:qwikse:1.1.0"
    // ...
}

Thanks to sschr15 for developing and open-sourcing the magic solution that avoids game restart after all necessary components finish downloading.