Books and Bookcases

This module adds the ability to read and write books, as well as store them in bookcases. This module also adds the ability to edit books and their contents.

The following types of components can be made:

• Book
• Bookcase

Contribution

Use groovyw module get Booksto fetch the module.

Creating a Book

To create a book, create a prefab similar to ones found Here and add the icon from Here. For instance, to create a book called "1984", the prefab should look like:

{
  "parent" : "engine:iconItem",
  "Item" : {
    "icon" : "Books:book",
    "usage" : "ON_USER"
  },
  "DisplayName" : {
    "name" : "1984"
  },
  "Book" : {
    "tint" : [245, 222, 179, 255]
  },
  "InteractionTarget": {},
  "InteractionScreen": {
    "screen": "Books:BookScreen"
  }
} 

where book.png is the name of the icon in the prefabs folder. DisplayName and Book contain information relevant to how the book is displayed. InteractionScreen contains information relevant to how the book is interacted with. All books should have usage set to ON_USER.

Creating a bookcase

To create a bookcase, create a prefab similar to the one found Here. For example, a default bookshelf should look like:

{
  "Bookcase": {},
  "Inventory": {
    "privateToOwner": false,
    "itemSlots": [
      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
    ]
  },
  "RetainBlockInventory": {},
  "PlaySoundAction": {
    "sounds": "engine:click"
  },
  "InteractionTarget": {},
  "InteractionScreen": {
    "screen": "inventory:containerScreen"
  },
  "Network": {
  }
}

where itemSlots should be filled with 0s as it is empty. privateToOwner details whether or not other users have access to the bookshelf. PlaySoundAction contains the sound played for when the bookshelf is opened. InteractionScreen contains information of how the bookshelf should be interacted with.

Credits for images:

• Quill - https://openclipart.org/detail/262818/vintage-feather-inkwell