Food API

Food API removes several hardcoded limits of the vanilla hunger system. Maximum hunger capacity is set by a player attribute that can reach up to two rows, 40 units. Drain speed is controlled through a multiplier attribute, so hunger can deplete faster or slower. Both attributes are registered automatically when Food API loads, synced to the client, and can be changed with commands or directly from code.

The second row of the food bar renders above the first and stays in step with the vanilla shake animation. Icons are supplied by a provider system that can replace the empty, half, full, hunger overlay and saturation icons, per player, per row and per slot, through a simple registration API. A provider is registered with an ID and a priority, where the higher priority wins, and a provider that returns no icon passes the lookup to the next one.

The library is aimed at developers. Food API works standalone, and players who add Overflowing Bars or AppleSkin gain optional native support, with Overflowing Bars adding a row counter and stacked icons, and AppleSkin adding saturation overlay icon replacement through FoodIconType.SATURATION. Both attributes and the provider system are meant for mod authors who want to build on the food bar.