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====Central function====
====Central function====
Jar-In-Jar is first and foremost a way to load dependencies for mods, from the jars of the mods.
Jar-In-Jar is first and foremost a way to load dependencies for mods, from the jars of the mods.
To achieve this it looks for a file called: ''META-INF/jarjar/metadata.json''. If you are interested in the format of this file, see the following section of the JarJar library which we expose: [https://github.com/MinecraftForge/JarJar/tree/main/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/jarjar/metadata JarJar Library - Metadata Source]
To achieve this it looks for a file called: ''META-INF/jarjar/metadata.json''. If you are interested in the format of this file, see the following section of the JarJar library which we expose: [https://github.com/MinecraftForge/JarJar/tree/main/metadata/src/main/java/net/minecraftforge/jarjar/metadata JarJar Library - Metadata Source]
In short, this metadata file lists a set of dependencies to include, what their maven coordinate is, the accepted version range that your mod supports, the version of the dependency that is included in your mods jar as well as a path to the jar in your mods jar file.
In short, this metadata file lists a set of dependencies to include, what their maven coordinate is, the accepted version range that your mod supports, the version of the dependency that is included in your mods jar as well as a path to the jar in your mods jar file.