ukulib — a mod for Minecraft

ukulib — a mod for Minecraft 

ukulib is a helper mod-library for Minecraft by developer uku3lig. On its own it's just a code framework that other client-side mods by the same author are built on. It lands in the mods folder as a required dependency: without it, the main mod simply won't let the game start.

Role within a modpack

The library contains ready-made settings-interface components and basic utilities for working with commands, positioning, and text. Authors writing mods on top of it don't implement an options menu from scratch — they hook into ukulib and use its ready-made widgets. All mods built on this library share the same configuration style, close to Minecraft's vanilla screens, without third-party UI frameworks.

The library contains ready-made settings-interface components. Authors writing mods on top of it don't implement an options menu from scratch — they hook into ukulib and use its ready-made widgets. 

Shared mod-list screen

The only part of the library the player interacts with directly is a separate menu listing the mods integrated with ukulib. It opens through the loader's standard mod-browsing interface. The screen only shows mods that registered their entry point in the manifest — clicking an entry takes you straight to that mod's settings page.

What the settings look like

Configuration pages built on the library share a common, unified look: a list of parameters in the center, Cancel and Done buttons at the bottom. Values are changed through standard elements — toggles for boolean values, sliders for numeric ranges, input fields for string values, cycle buttons for enumerable options.

A fragment of a mod's settings screen built on ukulib 

The consuming mod writes its settings file in TOML format and places it in the config folder next to its own config. The library itself has no settings of its own to change — any .toml in the folder belongs to the consuming mod, not to ukulib.

Conclusion

ukulib solves one task — by giving developers a ready-made template for a settings menu and basic utilities, it removes code copy-pasting between mods from the same author and brings their settings to a common style. It suits anyone who already has a client assembled with uku3lig's mods and wants the game to launch without crashing over a missing dependency.