Build Your First Plugin

Before you can start coding, you need to set up your development environment. RuneLite plugins are Java projects that use Gradle as the build system. You'll need: - Java Development Kit (JDK) 11 ) - An IDE like IntelliJ IDEA - Gradle (usually comes with the IDE) -Example-pligin https://github.com/runelite/example-plugin The basic file structure for a RuneLite plugin looks like this: ``` example-plugin/ ├── build.gradle <-- We will update this ├── runelite-plugin.properties <-- Core plugin info ├── src/ │ ├── main/ │ │ ├── java/com/example/ │ │ │ ├── ExamplePlugin.java │ │ │ └── ExampleConfig.java │ │ │ └── test/ │ └── java/com/example/ │ │ └── ExamplePluginTest.java <-- This is the main class for the 'run' task │ └──resources/ │ │ └── logback.xml ``` The build.gradle file defines your project dependencies and build configuration. This modern setup includes: - Proper repository ordering (mavenLocal last to avoid broken cached files) - Automatic OS detection for LWJGL natives (supports Apple Silicon/M-series Macs) - Testing dependencies - adding into src/main/resources we need to add logback - Custom tasks for running and building your plugin