Recipe Item Sync

Recipe Item Sync

Recipe Item Sync is a lightweight utility mod designed to improve recipe viewer integration for items defined via datapacks.

Some datapack based items work correctly in game but remain missing, merged, or difficult to discover in recipe viewers. Recipe Item Sync focuses on fixing that visibility layer without introducing custom item registration or replacing full content mods.

What the mod does

• Detects datapack defined items, including items relying on custom models
• Makes those items visible and searchable in recipe viewers
• Automatically supports JEI, REI, or EMI depending on what is installed
• Uses a minimal, non invasive, and modpack friendly approach

How it works

• Datapacks define items and recipes as usual
• Recipe Item Sync detects relevant datapack items at runtime
• Virtual entries are exposed to the active recipe viewer
• Players can browse, search, and view recipes normally

No items are registered globally and no content is duplicated.

Configuration and LAN compatibility

Recipe Item Sync includes a safety option to handle LAN worlds hosted on an integrated server, such as worlds opened through the Essentials mod.

disableIntegratedServer

• Default value: false
• When set to false, Recipe Item Sync runs normally on all environments, including LAN worlds. Player related synchronization is safely delayed until after login to avoid early join desync issues.
• When set to true, Recipe Item Sync automatically disables its server side logic on integrated servers (LAN). This acts as a fallback safety switch if any LAN compatibility issue persists.

Dedicated servers and singleplayer worlds are not affected by this option.

Best use cases

• Public modpacks relying on third party datapacks
• Datapack items that exist in game but are missing from JEI, REI, or EMI
• Projects that want recipe viewer visibility without maintaining a custom item mod

Important limitations

• This mod does not provide full item registration
• /give support is not guaranteed and is outside the scope of this project
• No textures, models, or language files are generated
• Visual appearance remains the responsibility of the datapack

Note: Recipe Item Sync focuses exclusively on detection and recipe viewer visibility. It is meant to complement datapacks, not replace full content mods.