Inventory serialization

[Bammerbom]

Is there a way to serialize and deserialize an inventory?

I am currently trying this but it says “service does not implement org.spongepowered.api.data.DataSerializable”

SerializationService service = r.getGame().getServiceManager().provide(SerializationService.class).get(); service.getBuilder(Inventory.class).get().build(inv);

[simon816]

Inventory itself is not serializable. I think this other thread is similar to what you’re asking here.

My response:

Give Player a Custom Inventory

What you need is not directly available in the API, but I think it’s still possible. You need to iterate over the inventory, it’s children and each itemstack. Store the data in some structure. Then at a later date you rebuild the inventory from the structure.

[Bammerbom]

“Store the data in some structure.”

I think the api should have a way to do this.

[simon816]

If you’d like to see something in the API just create an issue on GitHub and it will be considered.