CHANGE

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

[1.0.3] - 2026-03-26

Changed

• Bumped SDK version to 1.0.3 in build and metadata resources.
• KDL metadata parser remains custom/in-project (Java 8 compatible), without external KDL dependency.

Added

• SDK-only metadata model and IO:
  • SdkModMetadata
  • SdkMetadataKdl
  • SdkMetadataIO
• Runtime metadata bridge in SDK:
  • NilMetadataBridge
  • NilMetadataPatchInstaller
  • Patches NilMetadata.from during premain to merge CSS + KDL automatically.
• New SDK metadata resource source-of-truth: src/main/resources/nilloadersdk.nilsdkmod.kdl.
• NilLoaderHelper SDK metadata APIs:
  • getSdkMetadata(String) / getSdkMetadata(NilMetadata)
  • getMissingRequiredMods(String)
  • areRequiredModsLoaded(String)
  • getLoadBefore(String)
  • getLoadAfter(String)
  • getIconPath(String)
  • getLoadedModIcons()
  • getRequiredMods(String)
  • isSafeLoad(String)

Notes

• SDK-only metadata is separated from NilLoader base metadata for compatibility.
• SDK metadata default file is now .nilsdkmod.kdl (legacy .kdl names are still readable).
• Merge policy: CSS is primary; KDL only fills missing metadata fields.
• No per-mod custom Gradle metadata-generation step required.
• Dependency enforcement:
  • Missing required mods + safeload=true -> warn log
  • Missing required mods + safeload=false -> error and stop startup
• If SDK is not installed, NilLoader still reads only original *.nilmod.css and continues to work normally.