neoLegacy/COMPILE.md
itsRevela 42a582fb9f feat: add FourKit plugin host with dual server build
Adds the FourKit .NET 10 plugin host as a second dedicated server
build flavour alongside the existing vanilla server. Both flavours
build from the same source tree, with FourKit gated by the
MINECRAFT_SERVER_FOURKIT_BUILD preprocessor define.

Build layout:

  Minecraft.Server         vanilla, no plugin support, no .NET dep
  Minecraft.Server.FourKit FourKit-enabled, ships with bundled
                           .NET 10 self-contained runtime in runtime/
                           and an empty plugins/ folder

Both produce a Minecraft.Server.exe in their own per-target output
dir. The variant identity lives in the directory name, not the
binary name, so either flavour can be shipped as a drop-in.

Native bridge (Minecraft.Server/FourKit*.{cpp,h}):

* FourKitRuntime: hosts CoreCLR via hostfxr's command-line init API
  (the runtime-config API does not support self-contained components)
* FourKitBridge: ~50 Fire* event entry points, with inline no-op
  stubs for the standalone build so gameplay code can call them
  unconditionally
* FourKitNatives: ~80 native callbacks the managed side invokes
  for player/world/inventory mutations
* FourKitMappers: type and enum mapping helpers

Managed plugin host (Minecraft.Server.FourKit/):

* Bukkit-style API: Player, World, Block, Inventory, Command,
  Listener, EventHandler attribute, ~54 event classes
* PluginLoader with per-plugin AssemblyLoadContext
* FourKitHost as the [UnmanagedCallersOnly] entry point table
* Runtime resolves plugins relative to the host process so they
  always live next to Minecraft.Server.exe regardless of where the
  managed assembly itself is loaded from

Engine hooks (Minecraft.Client/, Minecraft.World/):

* Player lifecycle (PreLogin, Login, Join, Quit, Kick, Move,
  Teleport, Portal, Death) wired into PendingConnection and
  PlayerConnection without disturbing the cipher handshake or
  identity-token security flow
* Inventory open/click/drop hooks across every container menu type
* Block place/break/grow/burn/spread/from-to hooks across the
  full tile family
* Bed enter/leave, sign change, entity damage/death, ender pearl
  teleport hooks

Regression fixes preserved while applying donor diffs:

* ServerPlayer::die() retains the LCE-Revelations hardcore branch
  (setGameMode(ADVENTURE) + banPlayerForHardcoreDeath) in both the
  FourKit and non-FourKit code paths
* ServerLevel::entityAdded() retains the sub-entity ID reassignment
  loop required by the client's handleAddMob offset, fixing Ender
  Dragon and Wither boss multi-part hit detection
* LivingEntity::travel() retains the raw Player* cast and the
  cached frictionTile, both Revelations perf wins that the donor
  silently reverted
* ServerLogger.cpp keeps the file-logging code donor stripped
* PlayerList.cpp end portal transition fix and UIScene_EndPoem
  bounds-check are intact

Build system:

* Top-level CMakeLists.txt adds the Minecraft.Server.FourKit
  subdirectory and pulls in the new shared cmake/ServerTarget.cmake
  helper
* Minecraft.Server/cmake/sources/Common.cmake is now location
  independent (uses CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR) so the source list
  can be consumed from either server target's CMakeLists.txt
* The seven FourKit*.cpp/h files live in their own
  _MINECRAFT_SERVER_COMMON_SERVER_FOURKIT variable so the
  standalone target omits them
* configure-time .NET 10 SDK check fails fast with a clear
  download link if the SDK is missing
* global.json pins the SDK to 10.0.100 with latestFeature
  rollforward

Sample plugin (samples/HelloPlugin/) demonstrates the loader and
the PlayerJoinEvent listener pattern.

CI:

* nightly.yml builds both server flavours, ships
  LCE-Revelations-Server-Win64.zip and
  LCE-Revelations-Server-Win64-FourKit.zip, attests both, and
  updates release notes for the dual-flavour layout
* pull-request.yml pulls in actions/setup-dotnet so the FourKit
  publish step works in PR validation
* All zip artifacts and the client zip are renamed from
  LCREWindows64 to LCE-Revelations-{Client,Server}-Win64

Documentation:

* COMPILE.md gets a VS 2022 quick start, .NET 10 prereq section,
  server flavours explanation, and a troubleshooting section
* docs/FOURKIT_PORT_RECON.md captures the file-by-file recon that
  drove the port
* docs/FOURKIT_PARITY.md is the canonical reference for which
  events FourKit fires

Docker:

* docker-compose.dedicated-server.yml MC_RUNTIME_DIR default points
  at the vanilla CMake output. The FourKit Docker image is
  intentionally NOT shipped yet because hosting .NET 10 self
  contained inside Wine has not been smoke-tested
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# Compile Instructions
## Prerequisites
- **Visual Studio 2022** with the **Desktop development with C++** workload (this includes the CMake tools, MSVC toolchain, and Windows 10 SDK).
- **.NET 10 SDK**, required to build the FourKit plugin host (`Minecraft.Server.FourKit`).
- Download: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/10.0 (pick the **x64 SDK** installer)
- The exact SDK version is pinned in `global.json` at the repo root.
- CMake will fail configure with a clear error message if .NET 10 is not installed, so you find out immediately rather than partway through a build.
- The build invokes `dotnet publish ... --runtime win-x64 --self-contained true`, so the published output bundles a complete .NET 10 runtime alongside the FourKit assembly. End users running the produced server do **not** need to install .NET themselves.
- All FourKit runtime files (DLL + .NET runtime + `hostfxr.dll`) land in a `runtime/` subfolder next to `Minecraft.Server.exe`. An empty `plugins/` folder is also created. Both are produced automatically by the build.
## Visual Studio 2022 quick start (recommended)
VS 2022 has built-in CMake support, so there is no need to generate a `.sln` file by hand.
1. Install the prerequisites above.
2. Clone the repo.
3. In Visual Studio: `File > Open > Folder...` and select the **repo root** (the folder that contains `CMakeLists.txt`).
4. Wait for CMake to configure (~5 seconds on a warm cache, a few minutes on the first run while assets copy).
5. Pick a build configuration in the dropdown, for example `windows64-release`.
6. `Build > Build All` (or `F7`). Targets of interest:
- `Minecraft.Client`: the game client.
- `Minecraft.Server`: the **vanilla** dedicated server. Standalone C++ binary, no plugin host, no .NET dependency at runtime, smallest distribution.
- `Minecraft.Server.FourKit`: the **FourKit-enabled** dedicated server. Bundles the .NET 10 plugin host alongside the exe (in `runtime/`) and creates an empty `plugins/` folder for end users to drop plugin DLLs into. Building this target also triggers the `Minecraft.Server.FourKit.Managed` target which publishes the C# project.
7. Use the debug target dropdown to pick `Minecraft.Client.exe` or whichever server flavour you want, then `F5` to launch.
### Server flavours
Both server targets compile from the same source tree and produce a binary literally named `Minecraft.Server.exe`. The variant identity lives in the build directory:
```
build/<preset>/Minecraft.Server/Release/
Minecraft.Server.exe (vanilla, no plugin support)
Common/, Windows64/, ...
build/<preset>/Minecraft.Server.FourKit/Release/
Minecraft.Server.exe (FourKit-enabled, same exe name on purpose)
runtime/ (self-contained .NET 10 + Minecraft.Server.FourKit.dll)
plugins/ (empty drop point)
Common/, Windows64/, ...
```
The FourKit target gets the `MINECRAFT_SERVER_FOURKIT_BUILD` preprocessor define. Inside `FourKitBridge.h`, the real plugin entry points are conditional on that define; the vanilla target sees inline no-op stubs instead, so gameplay code can call `FourKitBridge::Fire*` unconditionally and produce the right behaviour for each flavour without per-call-site `#ifdef`s.
### Dedicated server debug arguments
- Default debugger arguments for both `Minecraft.Server` and `Minecraft.Server.FourKit`:
- `-port 25565 -bind 0.0.0.0 -name DedicatedServer`
- You can override arguments in:
- `Project Properties > Debugging > Command Arguments`
- Both server targets post-build copy the dedicated-server asset set:
- `Common/Media/MediaWindows64.arc`
- `Common/res`
- `Windows64/GameHDD`
## CMake (Windows x64)
Configure (use your VS Community instance explicitly):
Open `Developer PowerShell for VS` and run:
```powershell
cmake --preset windows64
```
Build Debug:
```powershell
cmake --build --preset windows64-debug --target Minecraft.Client
```
Build Release:
```powershell
cmake --build --preset windows64-release --target Minecraft.Client
```
Build vanilla Dedicated Server (Debug):
```powershell
cmake --build --preset windows64-debug --target Minecraft.Server
```
Build vanilla Dedicated Server (Release):
```powershell
cmake --build --preset windows64-release --target Minecraft.Server
```
Build FourKit Dedicated Server (Debug):
```powershell
cmake --build --preset windows64-debug --target Minecraft.Server.FourKit
```
Build FourKit Dedicated Server (Release):
```powershell
cmake --build --preset windows64-release --target Minecraft.Server.FourKit
```
Build everything (client + both server flavours):
```powershell
cmake --build --preset windows64-release
```
Run executable:
```powershell
cd .\build\windows64\Minecraft.Client\Debug
.\Minecraft.Client.exe
```
Run vanilla dedicated server:
```powershell
cd .\build\windows64\Minecraft.Server\Debug
.\Minecraft.Server.exe -port 25565 -bind 0.0.0.0 -name DedicatedServer
```
Run FourKit dedicated server:
```powershell
cd .\build\windows64\Minecraft.Server.FourKit\Debug
.\Minecraft.Server.exe -port 25565 -bind 0.0.0.0 -name DedicatedServer
```
Notes:
- The CMake build is Windows-only and x64-only.
- Contributors on macOS or Linux need a Windows machine or VM to build the project. Running the game via Wine is separate from having a supported build environment.
- Post-build asset copy is automatic for `Minecraft.Client` in CMake (Debug and Release variants).
- The game relies on relative paths (for example `Common\Media\...`), so launching from the output directory is required.
### Troubleshooting
- **`'vswhere.exe' is not recognized`**: harmless warning. This appears if you ran `vcvars64.bat` from a plain command prompt instead of `Developer PowerShell for VS`. The Visual Studio Installer's `vswhere.exe` lives at `C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\` and is not on the default `PATH`. Use the Developer PowerShell shortcut, or open the repo folder directly in VS (which handles the dev env for you).
- **`.NET 10 SDK not found` at configure time**: install the x64 SDK from https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/10.0 and re-run CMake configure (`Project > Configure Cache` in VS, or `cmake --preset windows64` from a shell).
- **Server starts but logs `hostfxr_initialize_for_dotnet_command_line failed`**: the `runtime/` folder next to `Minecraft.Server.exe` is missing or stale. Rebuild the `Minecraft.Server.FourKit` target (which re-stages `runtime/`), or do a clean rebuild of `Minecraft.Server`.