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'''Data generation''' (AKA '''datagen''') is a builtin system in Minecraft and Forge that allows mod developers to write code to programmatically generate the [[Using Resources|assets and data/1.16]] files of mods.  

'''Data generation''' (AKA '''datagen''') is a builtin system in Minecraft and Forge that allows mod developers to write code to programmatically generate the [[Using Resources/1.16|assets and data]] files of mods.  

Using datageneration offers some notable benefits:

Using datageneration offers some notable benefits:

The data generator can be configured to run 4 different data generations, which are configured from the command-line parameters, and can be checked from <code><nowiki>GatherDataEvent#include()</nowiki></code> methods.

The data generator can be configured to run 4 different data generations, which are configured from the command-line parameters, and can be checked from <code><nowiki>GatherDataEvent#include()</nowiki></code> methods.

* '''Client Assets'''

* '''Client Assets'''

** Generates client-only files in <tt>assets</tt>: [[Introduction to Models|block/item models/1.16]], [[BlockState JSONs|blockstate JSONs/1.16]], [[Datageneration/I18n|language files/1.16]], etc.

** Generates client-only files in <tt>assets</tt>: [[Introduction to Models/1.16|block/item models]], [[BlockState JSONs/1.16|blockstate JSONs]], [[Datageneration/I18n/1.16|language files]], etc.

** <code><nowiki>--client</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>includeClient()</nowiki></code>

** <code><nowiki>--client</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>includeClient()</nowiki></code>

* '''Server Data'''

* '''Server Data'''

** Generates server-only files in <tt>data</tt>: [[Datageneration/Recipes|recipes/1.16]], advancements, [[Datageneration/Tags|tags/1.16]], etc.

** Generates server-only files in <tt>data</tt>: [[Datageneration/Recipes/1.16|recipes]], advancements, [[Datageneration/Tags/1.16|tags]], etc.

** <code><nowiki>--server</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>includeServer()</nowiki></code>

** <code><nowiki>--server</nowiki></code>, <code><nowiki>includeServer()</nowiki></code>

* '''Development Tools'''

* '''Development Tools'''

[[Category:Data Generation/1.16]]

[[Category:Data Generation/1.16|Category:Data Generation]]