🔨 Anvil’s Search

📦 About

Anvil’s Search is a companion addon for Tinkers’ Search, extending its search experience to the Tinker’s Anvil GUI.

Anvil’s Search mirrors Tinkers’ Search and supports all versions of Tinkers’ Construct (currently 1.18.2).

🔧 Side Panel – Adds a collapsible sidebar to the Tinker’s Anvil GUI, letting you plan tools without leaving the screen
📑 Three Tabs – Parts / Simulator / Modifiers, switch with one click
🔎 Parts Browser – Lists every craftable part and all materials that can produce it
🈶 Pinyin Search – Reuses Tinkers’ Search’s pinyin search (full pinyin / initials)
🧪 Tool Simulator – Pick a tool → fill part slots with materials → preview stats, traits, and icon in real time
🔒 Read-only – Simulation never consumes materials nor modifies the Anvil
💾 Save Presets – Save to config/anvilssearch-presets/, file name includes a timestamp so old presets are never overwritten
📤 Export / Import – Export via system-native file dialog; import from clipboard or file
🖼️ Preset Browser – Built-in preset browser showing each preset’s actual material-rendered tool icon
🗑️ Delete Presets – One-click delete for unwanted presets
🧬 Modifier Query – Search all Tinker’s Construct modifier recipes, filter by slot type (Upgrade / Ability / Defense / Soul)
✅ Requirement Check – Real-time validation of whether a modifier applies to the current item
⭐ Favorites – Favorite modifiers, displayed in a dedicated section

Action	Function
Press `G` (rebindable)	Toggle the sidebar panel
Click top Tab	Switch between Parts / Simulator / Modifiers
Search box input	Filter by name or pinyin (full pinyin, initials)
Left click a part slot	Open the material picker
Right click a part slot	Expand / collapse the material detail card
Click “Save”	Save to `config/anvilssearch-presets/`
Click “Export”	Choose an export location via system-native dialog
Click “Import”	Open the preset browser
Click a preset row	Apply that preset to the simulator
Click the ✕ on a preset row	Delete that preset

💡 Save and Export require all part slots to be filled. Incomplete tools are rejected with a hint.

Mod	Required	Note
Tinkers’ Search	✅ Required	Search & UI foundation for this mod
Tinkers’ Construct	✅ Required	Tinker’s Anvil and modifier systems
Mantle	✅ Required	Tinkers’ Construct dependency
JEI (Just Enough Items)	❌ Optional	Provides recipe lookup integration

💡 This mod hard-depends on Tinkers’ Search. Please install it first. Search, pinyin, and UI components all come from Tinkers’ Search.

git clone https://github.com/leipishu/AnvilsSearch.git
cd AnvilsSearch
./gradlew build

Build artifacts are located in build/libs/.

To run in a development environment:

./gradlew runClient

This project is licensed under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only (LGPL-3.0-only).

See LICENSE.txt for details.

Tinkers’ Search – UI foundation, pinyin search, and heavily reused components
Tinkers’ Construct – Tinker’s Anvil API and modifier systems
Mantle – Tinkers’ Construct library
pinyin4j – Chinese pinyin conversion support (bundled by Tinkers’ Search)
All users who reported issues and suggested features

⚠️ Note: Anvil’s Search is a companion addon for Tinkers’ Search. You must install Tinkers’ Search for it to work.

Made with ❤️ by Leipishu