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Anvil's Search

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Anvil's Search

By leipishu

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Anvil's Search is a companion mod for Tinkers' Search, adding part browsing, tool simulation, and modifier search to the Tinker's Anvil GUI.

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Description

🔨 Anvil's Search

Minecraft Version License

📦 About

Anvil's Search is a companion addon for Tinkers' Search, extending its search experience to the Tinker's Anvil GUI.

😊 Supported Versions

Anvil's Search mirrors Tinkers' Search and supports all versions of Tinkers' Construct (currently 1.18.2).

✨ Features

  • 🔧 Side Panel - Adds a collapsible sidebar to the Tinker's Anvil GUI, letting you plan tools without leaving the screen
  • 📑 Three Tabs - Parts / Simulator / Modifiers, switch with one click
  • 🔎 Parts Browser - Lists every craftable part and all materials that can produce it
  • 🈶 Pinyin Search - Reuses Tinkers' Search's pinyin search (full pinyin / initials)
  • 🧪 Tool Simulator - Pick a tool → fill part slots with materials → preview stats, traits, and icon in real time
  • 🔒 Read-only - Simulation never consumes materials nor modifies the Anvil
  • 💾 Save Presets - Save to config/anvilssearch-presets/, file name includes a timestamp so old presets are never overwritten
  • 📤 Export / Import - Export via system-native file dialog; import from clipboard or file
  • 🖼️ Preset Browser - Built-in preset browser showing each preset's actual material-rendered tool icon
  • 🗑️ Delete Presets - One-click delete for unwanted presets
  • 🧬 Modifier Query - Search all Tinker's Construct modifier recipes, filter by slot type (Upgrade / Ability / Defense / Soul)
  • ✅ Requirement Check - Real-time validation of whether a modifier applies to the current item
  • ⭐ Favorites - Favorite modifiers, displayed in a dedicated section

🎮 Controls

Action Function
Press G (rebindable) Toggle the sidebar panel
Click top Tab Switch between Parts / Simulator / Modifiers
Search box input Filter by name or pinyin (full pinyin, initials)
Left click a part slot Open the material picker
Right click a part slot Expand / collapse the material detail card
Click "Save" Save to config/anvilssearch-presets/
Click "Export" Choose an export location via system-native dialog
Click "Import" Open the preset browser
Click a preset row Apply that preset to the simulator
Click the ✕ on a preset row Delete that preset

💡 Save and Export require all part slots to be filled. Incomplete tools are rejected with a hint.

⚙️ Requirements

Mod Required Note
Tinkers' Search ✅ Required Search & UI foundation for this mod
Tinkers' Construct ✅ Required Tinker's Anvil and modifier systems
Mantle ✅ Required Tinkers' Construct dependency
JEI (Just Enough Items) ❌ Optional Provides recipe lookup integration

💡 This mod hard-depends on Tinkers' Search. Please install it first. Search, pinyin, and UI components all come from Tinkers' Search.

📥 Download

🛠️ Development Build

git clone https://github.com/leipishu/AnvilsSearch.git
cd AnvilsSearch
./gradlew build

Build artifacts are located in build/libs/.

To run in a development environment:

./gradlew runClient

📄 License

This project is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only (LGPL-3.0-only).

See LICENSE.txt for details.

🙏 Credits

  • Tinkers' Search - UI foundation, pinyin search, and heavily reused components
  • Tinkers' Construct - Tinker's Anvil API and modifier systems
  • Mantle - Tinkers' Construct library
  • pinyin4j - Chinese pinyin conversion support (bundled by Tinkers' Search)
  • All users who reported issues and suggested features

📞 Contact

⚠️ Note: Anvil's Search is a companion addon for Tinkers' Search. You must install Tinkers' Search for it to work.

Made with ❤️ by Leipishu