Scripting API now in public beta

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Post by 20years » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 6:46 PM UTC

Scripting API now in public beta
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Post by benbristow » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 7:06 PM UTC

Looks like the JavaScript API is ES5. Wonder if they've any plans to support ES6+?

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Post by brink » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 7:06 PM UTC

Very exciting, should put a fresh breath of life into Minecraft for sure.

It looks like it's only available for Bedrock edition currently. What about Java edition? Is this Microsoft making an attempt to make the Java edition obsolete?

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Post by subless » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 7:06 PM UTC

As soon as I think Minecraft is old news something like this pops up. Seems very interesting.

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Post by brink » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 7:07 PM UTC

benbristow wrote: post #2

Looks like the JavaScript API is ES5. Wonder if they've any plans to support ES6+?

Probably won't be long before a minecraft babel plugin exists.

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Post by pdyck » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 7:11 PM UTC

Trying to write mods for Minecraft is what got me into programming as a teenager, this looks really cool!

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Post by 3jckd » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 7:17 PM UTC

Fully-fledged DnD session in Minecraft anyone?

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Post by carlosdp » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 7:18 PM UTC

Oh this is actually really cool, especially because the lightweight nature of JS and the way this is designed means plugin experiences are more plug-and-play when you join a modded server, rather than having to have a plugin pre-installed or having a download time when joining the server.

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Post by danShumway » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 7:27 PM UTC

brink wrote: post #5

benbristow wrote: post #2

Looks like the JavaScript API is ES5. Wonder if they've any plans to support ES6+?

Probably won't be long before a minecraft babel plugin exists.

Any existing babel setup will already work, you don't need to wait. That being said, I'd be kind of surprised if this doesn't actually support ES6.

How likely is it that the Minecraft team built their own Javascript interpreter rather than setting up bindings to an existing one?

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Post by danShumway » Sat, Dec 08, 2018, 7:31 PM UTC

This is very cool, and very exciting.

My niece is really into Minecraft and has a huge interest in stuff like robotics and programming, I think in no small part because of Minecraft's influence. But because she's on the Windows 10 version it's difficult for me to help her with anything. Better, more open modding tools for Bedrock means that it's easier for me to show her stuff and pique her interest towards developing more interesting customizations.

Now if only I didn't have to set up a Windows VM to run Bedrock...