MenuKit

MenuKit is a modular, efficient, and declarative inventory GUI library for PaperMC/Spigot. It abstracts the boilerplate of inventory management, offering a robust event handling system and a string-based layout engine for intuitive menu design.

See more extensive documentation on my docs page https://miles.sh/docs/menu_kit/

Installation

MenuKit is available via the Miles Repository.

Maven

<repository>
    <id>miles-repos-snapshots</id>
    <name>Miles Repositories</name>
    <url>https://maven.miles.sh/snapshots</url>
</repository>

<dependency>
    <groupId>sh.miles.menukit</groupId>
    <artifactId>menukit-core</artifactId>
    <version>2.1.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>sh.miles.menukit</groupId>
    <artifactId>menukit-strings</artifactId>
    <version>2.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
</dependency>

Gradle

repositories {
    maven {
        name "milesReposSnapshots"
        url "https://maven.miles.sh/snapshots"
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation "sh.miles.menukit:menukit-core:2.1.1-SNAPSHOT"
    implementation "sh.miles.menukit:menukit-strings:2.0.1-SNAPSHOT"
}

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Modules

• menukit-core: The backbone of the library. Handles SlotMenu abstraction, PagedInventory management, and functional MenuEventCallback systems.
• menukit-strings: A layout engine allowing menus to be defined via visual text patterns (Strings) rather than raw slot indices.