While also offering minimal performance gains (as there probably isn't (and shouldn't) be ever more then one client) makes it so that program instances client-based instead of being shared between all clients.
This makes a Singleton-like architecture possible without needing to worry about multiple instances of the same plugin and explicit declaration of dependencies.
Data can be sent between instances via [IPC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inter-process_communication).
## Modularity
Other proxies came pre-installed with plugins which most time were private meaning that you couldn't share the project with the public.
They also had a monolithic boilerplate-y settings file with many placeholders.
This repo is only the loader which has only the responsibility of proxy-ing the connection, manipulating packets, managing threads and loading modules.
The [MMP Module Manager](https://github.com/DinheroDevelopmentGroup/modular-minecraft-proxy/tree/main/src/m3), more commonly abbreviated as m3, makes it really easy to work with modules!
To be able to use m3, remember to run `npm link` in the root project directory (`modular-minecraft-proxy`).
By simply running `m3`, you will be met with a help menu that can be used exclusively as your guide.
`m3 help [command]` can be used for more detailed information.
(But a textual guide is still available here.)
To install modules, use the `m3 install` command, semi-official modules can be found [in this organization](https://github.com/orgs/DinheroDevelopmentGroup/repositories?q=mmp.), the repositories are all prefixed by `mmp.`.
For example, you can install the chat library by running `m3 install https://github.com/DinheroDevelopmentGroup/mmp.chat.git`, which will give you access to helpers that make it much easier to work with Minecraft chat.
I then recommend creating a `test` folder inside of `<project root>/src/modules/`, which is going to be your own module where you can _test_ the modules you install.
Create a `local.ts` file inside of `test` and add the following code:
```ts
import chat from '../ddg.chat/local.js';
chat.upstream.on('message', (packet) => {
if (packet.canceled) return;
packet.data.message += '!';
});
```
After running and connecting to the proxy, this will suffix all your messages with `!`, how cool is that?!
Tinker with the code and see what you can create.
Remember to always have fun!
### Old Manual Way
While you still can install modules manually, it's not recommended.
