Codec Lens

Codec Lens makes Mojang's Codec (DataFixerUpper) errors human-readable. Install the mod — that's it. When a data pack fails to parse, you get a structured diagnostic in the log instead of a cryptic one-liner.

Codec Lens 让 Mojang Codec（DataFixerUpper）的报错变得人类可读。装上 mod 就行，不需要任何配置。数据包解析失败时，日志中会自动输出结构化的诊断信息，而不是一行难以理解的错误。

For Modpack Authors / 整合包作者

Just drop the jar into your mods/ folder. No config needed.

把 jar 丢进 mods/ 文件夹即可，无需配置。

When a data pack entry fails to parse, the original Minecraft error still appears as usual. Codec Lens adds an extra block right after it:

当数据包条目解析失败时，Minecraft 原有的报错照常输出。Codec Lens 会在其后追加一段额外的诊断块：

╔══ CodecLens Diagnostic ══════════════════════════════
║ Registry entry: minecraft:worldgen/biome / minecraft:plains
║
║ Expected schema:
║   {
║     temperature: float,
║     downfall: float,
║     effects: {
║       fog_color: int,
║       sky_color: int,
║       water_color: int,
║       water_fog_color: int?,
║       ...
║     }
║   }
║
║ Diagnostic:
║   {
║     ✗ temperature: float  ← Expected float, got "warm" (got warm)
║       downfall: float  ✓
║       effects: { ... }  ✓
║   }
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════════

• ✓ = field parsed OK / 字段解析成功
• ✗ = field failed / 字段解析失败，后面跟着原因
• ? after a type = optional field / 类型后的 ? 表示可选字段
• | between types = either/alternative (tries left first, then right) / 类型间的 | 表示二选一

For Mod Developers / Mod 开发者

Passive mode (zero code) / 无感模式（零代码）

Codec Lens works out of the box for all RegistryDataLoader codecs (worldgen, recipes, damage types, etc.). Your users install it and get better errors for your data formats automatically.

Codec Lens 对所有通过 RegistryDataLoader 加载的 Codec（世界生成、配方、伤害类型等）开箱即用。你的用户装上它，就能自动获得更好的数据格式报错。

API usage / API 使用

You can also use Codec Lens programmatically:

你也可以在代码中主动使用 Codec Lens：

import io.github.tt432.codeclens.CodecLensAPI;

// Inspect a codec's structure / 查看 Codec 的结构
String schema = CodecLensAPI.describeSchema(MyRecord.CODEC);
// → "{\n  name: string,\n  value: int\n}"

// Decode with automatic diagnostics on failure / 解码并在失败时自动诊断
DataResult<MyRecord> result = CodecLensAPI.decodeWithDiagnostics(
    MyRecord.CODEC, JsonOps.INSTANCE, jsonElement);

// Get a raw diagnostic tree for programmatic use / 获取原始诊断树供程序化处理
FieldDiagnostic diag = CodecLensAPI.diagnoseRaw(
    MyRecord.CODEC, JsonOps.INSTANCE, jsonElement);

Custom codec support / 自定义 Codec 支持

If you have a custom Codec implementation that Codec Lens can't automatically reflect, register a SchemaExtractor:

如果你有自定义的 Codec 实现，Codec Lens 无法自动反射识别，可以注册一个 SchemaExtractor：

import io.github.tt432.codeclens.extract.SchemaExtractorRegistry;
import io.github.tt432.codeclens.extract.SchemaExtractor;
import io.github.tt432.codeclens.schema.CodecSchema;

// Register during mod init / 在 mod 初始化时注册
SchemaExtractorRegistry.register((codec, ctx) -> {
    if (codec instanceof MyWeightedListCodec<?> weighted) {
        // Describe the structure using built-in schema nodes
        // 用内置的 schema 节点描述结构
        return new CodecSchema.ListSchema(
            new CodecSchema.RecordSchema(List.of(
                new FieldEntry("data", ctx.extract(weighted.elementCodec()), false),
                new FieldEntry("weight", new CodecSchema.PrimitiveSchema("int"), false)
            ))
        );
    }
    return null; // Not ours, pass to next / 不认识，交给下一个
});

There is also MapCodecSchemaExtractor for custom MapCodec types — register it the same way via SchemaExtractorRegistry.register(...).

对于自定义 MapCodec 类型，还有 MapCodecSchemaExtractor 接口，注册方式相同。

Schema node types / Schema 节点类型

Compatibility / 兼容性

• Minecraft 1.21.1
• NeoForge 21.1.x
• DFU 8.0.16
• Java 21+