v3.1.0 - Config JSONs, Manifest, Maintenance

Includes many fixes and improvements, and some major breaking changes.

New Features

Config JSONs:

• You can now access user-defined settings in from a mod-specific JSON file.
• You can also set your mod's default settings in its manifest.
• Usage docs on the wiki: Config JSON
• API docs: get_mod_config
• More details in PR #31

Breaking Changes

• All funcs have been converted to snake_case. See the required replacements in PR #32
• meta.json is renamed to manifest.json, and its required keys have changed
  • See REQUIRED_MANIFEST_KEYS_ROOT and REQUIRED_MANIFEST_KEYS_EXTRA in mod_loader.gd mod_manifest.gd

What's Changed

• Fix not getting mod ID from extra.godot.id in PR #27 by @ithinkandicode in #30
• Add cli argument for mod folder path by @otDan in #28
• Convert to snake case by @ithinkandicode in #32
• Return an empty dictionary on error for _get_json_as_dict by @ithinkandicode in #43
• Add named subfolder support to _get_local_folder_dir by @ithinkandicode in #44
• Fix dev_log using an empty string as the default for mod_name by @ithinkandicode in #41
• Add required tag: namespace by @ithinkandicode in #39
• Migrate bulky README content to Wiki by @ithinkandicode in #37
• Add required tag: compatible_modloader_version by @ithinkandicode in #40
• Improve Comments by @ithinkandicode in #42
• Rename CLI arg mod-dev to log-dev by @ithinkandicode in #38
• Log resource path in add_translation_from_resource by @ithinkandicode in #46
• Fix not using camelcase for save_scene by @ithinkandicode in #45
• improve date padding and formatting for logs by @Qubus0 in #49
• fix local folder for osx by @Qubus0 in #48
• add basic gitignore by @Qubus0 in #47
• Readme fixes (compatible modloader version, indent with tabs) by @ithinkandicode in #52
• Config JSON by @ithinkandicode in #31
• Remove id meta tag and validate mod ID by @ithinkandicode in #51
• README - remove id from example json by @ithinkandicode in #55

New Contributors

• @otDan made their first contribution in #28
• @Qubus0 made their first contribution in #49

Full Changelog: v3.0.0...v3.1.0

v3.0.0 - Renames & Manifest Updates

Breaking Changes

• Two files have been renamed:
  • ModMain.gd -> mod_main.gd
  • _meta.json -> manifest.json
• The structure of the manifest JSON has changed.
  • See README.md for an example.
  • This file was previously named _meta.json

What's Changed

• (1.0.0) - ✔ removed gdunzip dependency by @KANAjetzt in #1
• (2.0.0) - Docs + Fixes + Minor Edits by @ithinkandicode in #6
• (2.0.0) - Add support for loading unpacked ZIPs by @ithinkandicode in #10
• Improve logging of mod_loader_order by @ithinkandicode in #25
• Rename to "mod_main.gd" and "manifest.json" by @ithinkandicode in #26
• Update manifest key validation to match Thunderstore requirements by @ithinkandicode in #27

New Contributors

• @KANAjetzt made their first contribution in #1
• @ithinkandicode made their first contribution in #6

Full Changelog: https://github.com/GodotModding/godot-mod-loader/commits/v3.0.0