How to properly add craftbukkit/spigot/paper as an external library in Eclipse?

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I'm having issues including bukkit/spigot/paper into my Eclipse since when I try "extends JavaPlugin" in my Class it does not seem able to import the file

I have tried versions of craftbukkit, spigot and paper on several occasions but it just does not seem to work:

From all the online tutorials I have seen, I have noticed that on their versions of eclipse the "Modulepath" and "Classpath" headings do not seem to be there, but for me they are right there:

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Could someone please tell me how to fix this issue?

another option might be to use a build tool such as Maven or Gradle and import the Spigot API like that. — Dieter Blancke, Jan 21 '23 at 13:43

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 13 '23 at 18:09

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As an advanced user I recommend IntelliJ IDEA, it handles all the dependencies automatically, so you don't have to. When you have it installed, just download the "Minecraft Development" plugin and create a new project with it.

answered Mar 13 '23 at 18:09

PandaDEV

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I'm also a IntelliJ user, but OP asked for a solution for Eclipse. – dcolazin Mar 18 '23 at 11:24
yes i know but i don‘t recommend eclipse otherwise there are really cool tutorials on youtube. – PandaDEV Mar 19 '23 at 12:28

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 19 '23 at 09:04

I'm using Intellij IDEA and there is a plugin that create all the file on it, if you really want a clean environment use this to create your project and go back on eclipse after, i can create it and send you the main folder if you can provide you paper version that you want

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 29 '23 at 10:03

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You cannot use paper as a External JAR. Instead download Bukkit or Spigot from the internet (or use BuildTools to compile your own jar file), and use those instead of paper.

answered Jan 29 '23 at 10:03

Daniel

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How to properly add craftbukkit/spigot/paper as an external library in Eclipse?

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