[1.18.2] GUI for custom entity with inventory

[GnRSlashSP]

Hey,

My entity extends TamableAnimal that finally extends Mob and I am using handItems and armorItems (both are a List of ItemStacks).
Everything is working, I can put and remove items from these 'inventories', I can render items above entity head at client side, very well.

But now, I don't know how to create a custom gui screen to interact with these inventories. Gui normally requires containers, but I don't have a container here, just list of itemstacks.
Can someone help me a little here?

Tks
†GnR† Slash

[vemerion]

4 hours ago, GnRSlashSP said:

Gui normally requires containers, but I don't have a container here, just list of itemstacks.

You can use EntityEquipmentInvWrapper to get an item handler wrapping handItems and armorItems, which you can then use to create the slots in a ContainerMenu.

[GnRSlashSP]

On 8/14/2022 at 3:49 AM, vemerion said:

You can use EntityEquipmentInvWrapper to get an item handler wrapping handItems and armorItems, which you can then use to create the slots in a ContainerMenu.

Thank you for this tip. I think I did it right because it is working on single and multiplayer!
This is what I did with inventory:

I put this inside entity constructor:

handsInvWrapper = new EntityHandsInvWrapper(this);

So, I created this inside the Container:

antItemHandler = antEntity.handsInvWrapper;

antItemHandler is a IItemHandler class.

 

thank you again!

Edited August 21, 2022 by GnRSlashSP
I did it! it is working!

[GnRSlashSP]

Another question:

I have these public functions in my custom entity:

1. void setDropItem(boolean value);
2. void setHomePos();

I am implementing this using network messages, but I want to know if messages is the best way or there is another forge functions do deal with these.

From gui:
a. player can use a checkbox to write on item 1
b. player can use a button to activate item 2

I'll send send a message from gui to the server -> my entity, every time player clicks the button or changes the checkbox.
Am I doing it correctly with messages?

Thanks

[vemerion]

1 hour ago, GnRSlashSP said:

Am I doing it correctly with messages?

Yes, I would say a custom network message is the best way to do this (at least to my knowledge)