Informant

A Mod for Stardew Valley

• Author: Stef Schulz
• Repository: https://github.com/slothsoft/stardew-informant]
• Open Issues: https://github.com/slothsoft/stardew-informant/issues
• NexusMods: https://www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/14293

A mod that displays additional information on various objects. It marks inventory items that are still necessary for the bundle, calculates how many days are still left until the harvest and displays what is in a machine and how much time is left on it.

This mod also provides a handy API to extend its functionality.

Content of this ReadMe:

• User Manual
  • Prerequisites
  • Installing
  • Using the Mod
  • Configuration
  • Versions
• Translator Guide
• Developer Notes
• License

User Manual

Prerequisites

You need SMAPI to run any kind of mods. And of course you need Stardew Valley.

Installing

1. Install SMAPI
2. Unzip the latest Informant.zip to the Mods/ folder
3. If you want to use spacechase0's Generic Mod Config Menu, this mod automatically hooks into its menu

Using the Mod

The mod is automatically present in the game. You just need to move the mouse over the object you wish to get the information from.

If you don't like one or more of the displayed information (or worse, if there are conflicts with other mods), you can disable each type.

Decorators

There are two decorators, i.e. images displayed on the regular item tooltip, that have a specific meaning:

• Bundles Decorator - displayed when the item is still needed for the bundles
• Museum Decorator - displayed when the item is still needed for the museum
• Shipping Decorator - displayed when the item was not yet shipped

Tooltips

You can also configure the tooltip "trigger", i.e. if you want the tooltip to show when the mouse hovers over an object, or if you want to press a key. You can also select the key to press.

On default, of all the big craftable objects in the game, only machines that produce something will get a tooltip. You can configure that to include all craftable objects, or all except chest (if you have a mod that shows specific information for them already).

Configuration

If you wish to configure this mod, it's advised to install spacechase0's Generic Mod Config Menu. Then there will be a config page.

But if you wish to change the config.json file manually, you can also do that. The config.json with all entries is:

{
  "DisplayIds": {
    "bundles": true,
    "challenger-decorator": true,
    "crop": true,
    "fruit-tree": true,
    "machine": true,
    "museum": true,
    "sell-price": true,
    "shipping": true,
    "tree": true
  },
  "HideMachineTooltips": "ForNonMachines",
  "TooltipTrigger": "Hover",
  "TooltipTriggerButton": "MouseRight"
}

Key in JSON	Config Name	Default Value	Explanation
DisplayIds.bundles	Bundles Decorator	true	True if the bundle decorator should be activated
DisplayIds.crop	Crops Tooltip	true	True if the crops tooltip should be activated
DisplayIds.fruit-tree	Fruit Trees Tooltip	true	True if the fruit trees tooltip should be activated
DisplayIds.machine	Machines Tooltip	true	True if the machines tooltip should be activated
DisplayIds.museum	Museum Decorator	true	True if the museum decorator should be activated
DisplayIds.sell-price	Sell Price Decorator	true	True to show the item's price on the bottom of the tooltip
DisplayIds.shipping	Shipping Decorator	true	True to marks items that were not shipped yet
DisplayIds.tree	Trees Tooltip	true	True if the trees tooltip should be activated
HideMachineTooltips	Hide Machine Tooltips	ForNonMachines	ForNonMachines displays tooltips only on machines that do work ForChests hides tooltips only for chests Never displays tooltip on every item
TooltipTrigger	Tooltip Trigger	Hover	Hover to get tooltips when the mouse hovers over the item ButtonHeld to get tooltips only when a button is held
TooltipTriggerButton	Tooltip Button	MouseRight	If the trigger is ButtonHeld, this is the button that triggers the tooltip

Versions

Version	Issues	Changes
Future	Issues
1.3.0	Issues	Additional information
1.2.1	Issues	Chinese translation
1.2.0	Issues	Sell price feature
1.1.1	Issues	Bugfixes from NexusMods feedback
1.1.0	Issues	Split-screen & API fixes
1.0.0	Issues	Nexus Release
0.4.0	Issues	Prepare for Nexus Release
0.3.0	Issues	Strutured PoC
0.2.0	-	Crop Informant
0.1.0	-	Bundle Informant

(All issues can be found here.)

Translator Guide

Right now, not all translations are provided. If you want to help, translate either file in the i18n/ and test it right in your Stardew Valley (the same folder exists in your Mods/ folder). You can than provide it to me via pull request or email.

Key	Language	Translated?
default	English	✅
de	German	✅
es	Spanish	🔜
fr	French	🔜
hu	Hungarian	🔜
it	Italian	🔜
ko	Korean	✅ (thanks to brighteast99)
pt	Portugese	🔜
ru	Russian	🔜
tr	Turkish	🔜
zh	Chinese	✅ (thanks to gottyduke

Developer Notes

(This section contains notes to myself.)

Starting Development

To start developing this mod, you need to

1. Create stardewvalley.targets file with the game folder

Use the Mod's API

There is a smaller API you can use without a direct dependency to this DLL. Just copy this interface:

using System;
using Microsoft.Xna.Framework.Graphics;
using StardewValley.TerrainFeatures;

namespace MyMod.ThirdParty; 

/// <summary>
/// Base class for the entire API. Can be used to add custom information providers.
/// </summary>
public interface IInformant {

    /// <summary>
    /// Adds a tooltip generator for the <see cref="TerrainFeature"/>(s) under the mouse position.
    /// </summary>
    void AddTerrainFeatureTooltipGenerator(string id, string displayName, string description, Func<TerrainFeature, string> generator); 
    
    /// <summary>
    /// Adds a tooltip generator for the <see cref="Object"/>(s) under the mouse position.
    /// </summary>
    void AddObjectTooltipGenerator(string id, string displayName, string description, Func<SObject, string?> generator); 
    
    /// <summary>
    /// Adds a decorator for the <see cref="Item"/>(s) under the mouse position.
    /// </summary>
    void AddItemDecorator(string id, string displayName, string description, Func<Item, Texture2D?> decorator); 
}

And then you can access the mod's API like this:

public class MyMod : Mod {
    public override void Entry(IModHelper modHelper) {
        Helper.Events.GameLoop.GameLaunched += (sender, args) => {
            var informant = Helper.ModRegistry.GetApi<IInformant>("Slothsoft.Informant");
            if (informant is null)
                return;

            // now call the methods of the informant
            informant.AddItemDecorator(...);
            informant.AddObjectTooltipGenerator(...);
            informant.AddTerrainFeatureTooltipGenerator(...);
        };
    }
}

If more control over the API is wanted or needed, a dependency to this mod can be added, and then the entire Api folder can be used.

Release

1. Run build.bat, which only really works on my PC, but so what:

.\build

3. Put the contents of bin/Informant*.zip in a fresh Stardew Valley and test if everything works
4. Create a new tag and release on GitHub, append the ZIPs
5. Increment the version in manifest.json and build/common.targets

Used Tutorials

• General Information:
  • SMAPI API: Modding:Modder Guide/APIs
  • Stardew Valley API: StawdewValley on GitHub

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the MIT license for details.