Remote workspaces support

Supported MCreator versions

2023.2

2023.3

2023.4

2024.1

2024.2

2024.3

2024.4

Tags / plugin type

Java plugin

Downloads:

7925

Upvotes: 113

About the plugin

2024.4 version notice: The new MCreator release has introduced workspace variants, one of them being resource pack maker that currently does not support using "Remote workspace" tab the same way as in mod maker variant. In resource pack projects, the mentioned section will instead open as a regular tab that can not be closed (it will have a close button that does nothing - this behavior is intended). The section will be converted to its usual format in 2025.1.

This plugin is the replacement for the old native VCS (Version Control System) support by MCreator.

After 3 years of being a part of the software, it looked like the remote workspaces system is not popular enough to keep it in the core for any longer. The reason for this may be the fact that the integration only supported a limited set of features the involved system (Git API) could offer. So, as the maintainers did not have the time to dedicate to it, the system was migrated to a Java plugin for it to gain a chance to get more features supported faster than if it was included in the core software.

The plugin can be installed in the 3rd snapshot of 2023.2 update and higher versions by anyone using the system in earlier releases, and there will be literally no change in the workspace.

Releases for older versions are available on plugin's GitHub page.

Changelog:

2024.4.2/.5.1 (Draft)

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2024.4.1

Dropped earlier versions support due to changes in MCreator's source code
Improved setup/settings dialog to specifically request GitHub access token instead of password if GitHub URL is detected

2024.3.1

2024.2.1

2024.1.3

2024.1.2

[Bug fix] Plugin's actions and tab could disappear from workspace

2024.1.1

2024.1.0.1

Dropped earlier versions support due to breaking change in supported versions validation

2023.4.1

Progress dialogs are now displayed during some time-consuming operations
[Bug fix] Conflict resolve dialog could not be resized
[Bug fix] Deleting workspace file locally/remotely was making further sync attempts impossible
[Bug fix] Checking out different branch had no effect on the workspace
[Bug fix] Remote branches could not be deleted
[Bug fix] Branches with unmerged commits could not be deleted

2023.3.1

Ported to 2023.3
Added support for fetching/renaming/deleting branches
[Bug fix] Committer name could be set improperly in some cases

2023.2.2

Added "Rollback local changes" action
[Bug fix] Plugin caused MCreator to freeze on MacOS devices

2023.2.1 (Initial porting)

Initial migration from MCreator core
New branch dialog now responses to invalid branch name definition

Project members

Maintainer

Defeatomizer

Former developer

Klemen

Texture designer

Matej

License

GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3)

Issue tracker

GitHub

Source code repository

GitHub

Plugins may contain bugs, break workspaces, or alter the way MCreator operates. Plugins are not official or affiliated with Pylo in any way. In case of any copyright infringement or suspicious downloads, please let us know as soon as possible.

Plugin downloads

2024.4.1 - mcreator-vcs-2024.4.1.zip Uploaded on: 02/15/2025 - 18:50 File size: 3.61 MB

Comments

add 2024.4 pls

Added :)

Defeatomizer, I have a temporary solution you could implement. You could move it to the top of the screen and open a separate ui instead of the mcreator ui because then you won't be limited to MCreator.

Hello,
So i created a remote workspace, but when I want to clone it I get the message: ¡The username or password is incorrect!
I have tried many things to solve this but nothing seems to work. How can I fix this?

For GitHub, you need to use an access token with "repo" permissions that you can generate in your GitHub account settings.

Hi, I have a question about this plugin. After installing it, it asks you to configure the remote workspace (GitHub in my case) with username, password and URL or HTTPS. The problem arises when I try to synchronize my workspace with the repository. "¡The username or password is incorrect!"
I have tried several things and I can't find a way to start using the plugin.

For GitHub, you need to use an access token with "repo" permissions that you can generate in your GitHub account settings.

Hello, could you please enable support for Git LFS (Large File Storage) in the plugin? This feature is essential for managing large files efficiently in our repository.

What kind of files do you expect to be covered by this feature? Also it is recommended to suggest new features/improvements on plugin's issue tracker on GitHub.

Would it be possible to add Git branch management to this plugin, please? It would be really helpful to enhance integration with Git workflows.

You can already manage branches of your workspace to some degree.

Just a quick question. When will you update to version 2024.4, which has been released for over a week?

Just a quick question. When are you updating to 2024.4?

When I'm able to update usages of all core systems we've changed in that release.

The UI doesn't show up in workspaces when it is updated to 2024.4 so it will need to be properly updated and not just ported to a newer version.

2024.4 is not yet released and hence currently unsupported.

I know. It's just lots of the time you can just change the version but they changed up the UI and some of the systems this time so you can't. Sorry.

There is an annoying glitch with this plugin. It normally works fine, if I leave the remote repository untouched, and let it do its thing. However, whenever I add a README.md file to my remote repo, it becomes extremely slow to use. Every time I commit, after adding this file, it can take up to 5 minutes to load. Most of this time is spent stuck on the "Pull" step, even though there are no changes to pull from the remote.