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A high-performance Minecraft schematic parser and utility library

Project description

Nucleation

Nucleation is a high-performance Minecraft schematic engine written in Rust with full support for Rust, WebAssembly/JavaScript, Python, and FFI-based integrations like PHP and C.

Built for performance, portability, and parity across ecosystems.


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Features

Core

  • Multi-format support: .schematic, .litematic, .nbt, and more
  • Memory-safe Rust core with zero-copy deserialization
  • Cross-platform: Linux, macOS, Windows (x86_64 + ARM64)
  • Multi-language: Rust, JavaScript/TypeScript (WASM), Python, C/FFI

Schematic Building

  • SchematicBuilder: Create schematics with ASCII art and Unicode characters
  • Compositional Design: Build circuits hierarchically from smaller components
  • Unicode Palettes: Visual circuit design with intuitive characters (, , , etc.)
  • Template System: Define circuits in human-readable text format
  • CLI Tool: Build schematics from command line (schematic-builder)

Circuit Simulation

  • Redstone simulation via MCHPRS integration (optional simulation feature)
  • TypedCircuitExecutor: High-level API with typed inputs/outputs (Bool, U32, Ascii, etc.)
  • CircuitBuilder: Fluent API for streamlined executor creation
  • DefinitionRegion: Advanced region manipulation with boolean ops, filtering, and connectivity analysis
  • Custom IO: Inject and monitor signal strengths at specific positions
  • Execution Modes: Fixed ticks, until condition, until stable, until change
  • State Management: Stateless, stateful, or manual tick control

Developer Experience

  • Bracket notation for blocks: "minecraft:lever[facing=east,powered=false]"
  • Feature parity across all language bindings
  • Comprehensive documentation in docs/
  • Seamless integration with Cubane

Installation

Rust

cargo add nucleation

JavaScript / TypeScript (WASM)

npm install nucleation

Python

pip install nucleation

C / PHP / FFI

Download prebuilt .so / .dylib / .dll from Releases or build locally using:

./build-ffi.sh

Quick Examples

Loading and Saving Schematics

Rust

use nucleation::UniversalSchematic;

let bytes = std::fs::read("example.litematic")?;
let mut schematic = UniversalSchematic::new("my_schematic");
schematic.load_from_data(&bytes)?;
println!("{:?}", schematic.get_info());

JavaScript (WASM)

import { SchematicParser } from "nucleation";

const bytes = await fetch("example.litematic").then((r) => r.arrayBuffer());
const parser = new SchematicParser();
await parser.fromData(new Uint8Array(bytes));
console.log(parser.getDimensions());

Python

from nucleation import Schematic

with open("example.litematic", "rb") as f:
    data = f.read()

schem = Schematic("my_schematic")
schem.load_from_bytes(data)
print(schem.get_info())

Building Schematics with ASCII Art

use nucleation::SchematicBuilder;

// Use Unicode characters for visual circuit design!
let circuit = SchematicBuilder::new()
    .from_template(r#"
        # Base layer
        ccc
        ccc

        # Logic layer
        ─→─
        │█│
        "#)
    .build()?;

// Save as litematic
let bytes = nucleation::litematic::to_litematic(&circuit)?;
std::fs::write("circuit.litematic", bytes)?;

Available in Rust, JavaScript, and Python! See SchematicBuilder Guide.

Compositional Circuit Design

// Build a basic gate
let and_gate = create_and_gate();

// Use it in a larger circuit
let half_adder = SchematicBuilder::new()
    .map_schematic('A', and_gate)  // Use entire schematic as palette entry!
    .map_schematic('X', xor_gate)
    .layers(&[&["AX"]])  // Place side-by-side
    .build()?;

// Stack multiple copies
let four_bit_adder = SchematicBuilder::new()
    .map_schematic('F', full_adder)
    .layers(&[&["FFFF"]])  // 4 full-adders in a row
    .build()?;

See 4-Bit Adder Example for a complete hierarchical design.

CLI Tool

# Build schematic from text template
cat circuit.txt | schematic-builder -o circuit.litematic

# From file
schematic-builder -i circuit.txt -o circuit.litematic

# Choose format
schematic-builder -i circuit.txt -o circuit.schem --format schem

Advanced Examples

Setting Blocks with Properties

const schematic = new SchematicWrapper();
schematic.set_block(
	0,
	1,
	0,
	"minecraft:lever[facing=east,powered=false,face=floor]"
);
schematic.set_block(
	5,
	1,
	0,
	"minecraft:redstone_wire[power=15,east=side,west=side]"
);

More in examples/rust.md

Redstone Circuit Simulation

const simWorld = schematic.create_simulation_world();
simWorld.on_use_block(0, 1, 0); // Toggle lever
simWorld.tick(2);
simWorld.flush();
const isLit = simWorld.is_lit(15, 1, 0); // Check if lamp is lit

High-Level Typed Executor

use nucleation::{TypedCircuitExecutor, IoType, Value, ExecutionMode};

// Create executor with typed IO
let mut executor = TypedCircuitExecutor::new(world, inputs, outputs);

// Execute with typed values
let mut input_values = HashMap::new();
input_values.insert("a".to_string(), Value::Bool(true));
input_values.insert("b".to_string(), Value::Bool(true));

let result = executor.execute(
    input_values,
    ExecutionMode::FixedTicks { ticks: 100 }
)?;

// Get typed output
let output = result.outputs.get("result").unwrap();
assert_eq!(*output, Value::Bool(true));  // AND gate result

Supported types: Bool, U8, U16, U32, I8, I16, I32, Float32, Ascii, Array, Matrix, Struct

See TypedCircuitExecutor Guide for execution modes, state management, and more.


Development

# Build the Rust core
cargo build --release

# Build with simulation support
cargo build --release --features simulation

# Build WASM module (includes simulation)
./build-wasm.sh

# Build Python bindings locally
maturin develop --features python

# Build FFI libs
./build-ffi.sh

# Run tests
cargo test
cargo test --features simulation
./test-wasm.sh  # WASM tests with simulation

# Pre-push verification (recommended before pushing)
./pre-push.sh  # Runs all checks that CI runs

Documentation

📖 Language-Specific Documentation

Choose your language for complete API reference and examples:

📚 Shared Guides

These guides apply to all languages:

🎯 Quick Links


License

Licensed under the GNU AGPL-3.0-only. See LICENSE for full terms.

Made by @Nano112

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