Recommended Custom Recipe Methods

[skip999]

Hello,

 

I have been preparing to do some extensive work on a mod's custom recipe system. Currently, it uses a Hashmap system where recipes are defined and stored directly within a class. I plan to switch it to use JSON storage for recipes as has been traditionally done. However, upon reviewing a few mods Githubs, I have seen it both ways. Which way is recommended to use?

 

I was under the impression that the JSON method is superior, yet now I am not so certain. Before I go tearing things apart, I would like to get some feedback from people more experienced with this sort of thing.

 

 

Thanks for your feedback!

[ChampionAsh5357]

Recipes have been data driven since 1.12. If you want to develop a recipe system, it is highly recommended to go the datagen JSON system. The only edge cases is if there is some custom logic that is so specific that it needs to be represented in code instead of genericized down to JSON.