🧱 Crafting Stations

🏗️ Crafting Stations

Crafting stations are special blocks that allow players to access and use recipes. Each station is fully configurable and can represent anything — from an anvil to a magic altar, a cooking pot, or a ritual circle.

LiteCooking allows you to create unlimited custom stations, each with their own visuals and recipe list.

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📁 Where They Are Stored

Crafting station configurations are stored as JSON files in:

plugins/LiteCooking/workstations/

Each file represents a single station ID, based on the filename. Example: steel_anvil.json defines the station ID steel_anvil.

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🧩 JSON Structure

{
  "item": {
    "material": "ANVIL",
    "display_name": "{#C2C2C2}Steel anvil"
  },
  "recipes": [
    "steel_sword",
    "gold_sword"
  ],
  "use_animation": "anvil_use"
}

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🧱 Field Explanation

Field	Type	Description
item	LiteItem	The visual item that represents the station (used in GUI, interaction, etc.)
recipes	List<String>	List of recipe IDs available from this station
use_animation	String	ID of animation to play when the station is used
work_animation	String	(Optional) Animation to play during crafting progress

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🔍 Example: steel_anvil.json

{
  "item": {
    "material": "ANVIL",
    "display_name": "{#C2C2C2}Steel anvil"
  },
  "recipes": [
    "steel_sword",
    "gold_sword"
  ],
  "use_animation": "anvil_use"
}

This defines a station called steel_anvil:

• Appears as an Anvil with a custom display name

• Allows crafting steel_sword and gold_sword recipes

• Plays the animation anvil_use when interacted with

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💡 How to Use in Game

Stations are normally placed or triggered in-game by the plugin logic. Each station is linked to recipes by ID — players will only see the recipes listed in the recipes array.

You can have multiple stations for different professions or gameplay styles.

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✨ Additional Features

• You can use custom_model_data to display unique station blocks in GUIs

• Use work_animation for visual feedback during crafting (e.g. glowing, smoke, etc.)

• Combine with permission checks in recipes for role-based crafting systems

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✅ Summary

• Each .json in workstations/ defines a station ID

• Use item to define its appearance

• Assign multiple recipes via the recipes list

• Add use_animation and work_animation for full feedback

• Modular and fully customizable