some resources and encapsulating patterns themselves as spelldata

src/generated/resources/.cache/cache

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+3509b8ca1efaec4a08f543c9b88708aa0b34a09b assets/hex/models/item/focus.json
+13e30c053b46626bdabf9fb24baaa16268856743 assets/hex/models/item/focus_double.json
+1bf03d6ad80d323bceb7c8ffabaa966a7bb6e55a assets/hex/models/item/focus_empty.json
+1f428723bf0abf9a1dbaa293444fc00d7c4a4acf assets/hex/models/item/focus_entity.json
+cbcff532ab24e5bf839cf157d7ffbc6697e84725 assets/hex/models/item/focus_list.json
+322434f18e4d566f2ff3cbf35e766c8cc8419c69 assets/hex/models/item/focus_patterns.json
+34fceb1b604be4945274183042d0be13fb49f9f3 assets/hex/models/item/focus_spell.json
+76f4af83258b403304aeaad0ace5e5915df7f213 assets/hex/models/item/focus_vec3.json
+ce06bdaeaf73d59c85d67e4cd8b51f54160ebef0 assets/hex/models/item/focus_widget.json
+a354a2dc83d220c43d4c9f156059cbd8255e9e19 assets/hex/models/item/spellbook.json
+837e7ed749afa44bd3be4114c7d81f3b8fe47852 assets/hex/models/item/wand.json

src/generated/resources/assets/hex/models/item/focus.json

@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+{
+  "overrides": [
+    {
+      "predicate": {
+        "hex:datatype": -0.01
+      },
+      "model": "hex:item/focus_empty"
+    },
+    {
+      "predicate": {
+        "hex:datatype": 0.99
+      },
+      "model": "hex:item/focus_entity"
+    },
+    {
+      "predicate": {
+        "hex:datatype": 1.99
+      },
+      "model": "hex:item/focus_double"
+    },
+    {
+      "predicate": {
+        "hex:datatype": 2.99
+      },
+      "model": "hex:item/focus_vec3"
+    },
+    {
+      "predicate": {
+        "hex:datatype": 3.99
+      },
+      "model": "hex:item/focus_spell"
+    },
+    {
+      "predicate": {
+        "hex:datatype": 4.99
+      },
+      "model": "hex:item/focus_widget"
+    },
+    {
+      "predicate": {
+        "hex:datatype": 5.99
+      },
+      "model": "hex:item/focus_list"
+    },
+    {
+      "predicate": {
+        "hex:datatype": 6.99
+      },
+      "model": "hex:item/focus_patterns"
+    }
+  ]
+}

src/generated/resources/assets/hex/models/item/focus_double.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:item/handheld",
+  "textures": {
+    "layer0": "hex:item/focus_double"
+  }
+}

src/generated/resources/assets/hex/models/item/focus_empty.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:item/handheld",
+  "textures": {
+    "layer0": "hex:item/focus_empty"
+  }
+}

src/generated/resources/assets/hex/models/item/focus_entity.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:item/handheld",
+  "textures": {
+    "layer0": "hex:item/focus_entity"
+  }
+}

src/generated/resources/assets/hex/models/item/focus_list.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:item/handheld",
+  "textures": {
+    "layer0": "hex:item/focus_list"
+  }
+}

src/generated/resources/assets/hex/models/item/focus_patterns.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:item/handheld",
+  "textures": {
+    "layer0": "hex:item/focus_patterns"
+  }
+}

src/generated/resources/assets/hex/models/item/focus_spell.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:item/handheld",
+  "textures": {
+    "layer0": "hex:item/focus_spell"
+  }
+}

src/generated/resources/assets/hex/models/item/focus_vec3.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:item/handheld",
+  "textures": {
+    "layer0": "hex:item/focus_vec3"
+  }
+}

src/generated/resources/assets/hex/models/item/focus_widget.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:item/handheld",
+  "textures": {
+    "layer0": "hex:item/focus_widget"
+  }
+}

src/generated/resources/assets/hex/models/item/spellbook.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:item/handheld",
+  "textures": {
+    "layer0": "hex:item/spellbook"
+  }
+}

src/generated/resources/assets/hex/models/item/wand.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "parent": "minecraft:item/handheld",
+  "textures": {
+    "layer0": "hex:item/wand"
+  }
+}

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/HexMod.java

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package at.petrak.hex;
 
-import at.petrak.hex.client.HexRenderOverlays;
 import at.petrak.hex.common.items.HexItems;
 import at.petrak.hex.common.network.HexMessages;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.MinecraftForge;
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@ public class HexMod {
         var evbus = FMLJavaModLoadingContext.get().getModEventBus();
         MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(this);
         HexItems.ITEMS.register(evbus);
-        MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(HexRenderOverlays.class);
         HexMessages.register();
     }
 }

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/client/HexRenderOverlays.java

@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-package at.petrak.hex.client;
-
-import net.minecraftforge.client.event.RenderGameOverlayEvent;
-import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.SubscribeEvent;
-
-// https://github.com/gamma-delta/VCC/blob/master/src/main/java/me/gammadelta/client/VCCRenderOverlays.java⌈
-public class HexRenderOverlays {
-    @SubscribeEvent
-    public static void renderOverlay(RenderGameOverlayEvent e) {
-
-    }
-}

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/client/ShiftScrollListener.java

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package at.petrak.hex.client;
+
+import at.petrak.hex.HexMod;
+import at.petrak.hex.common.items.ItemSpellbook;
+import at.petrak.hex.common.network.HexMessages;
+import at.petrak.hex.common.network.MsgShiftScrollSyn;
+import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
+import net.minecraft.client.player.LocalPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.world.InteractionHand;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.Items;
+import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
+import net.minecraftforge.client.event.InputEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.SubscribeEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod;
+
+@Mod.EventBusSubscriber(modid = HexMod.MOD_ID, value = Dist.CLIENT, bus = Mod.EventBusSubscriber.Bus.FORGE)
+public class ShiftScrollListener {
+    @SubscribeEvent
+    public static void onScroll(InputEvent.MouseScrollEvent evt) {
+        HexMod.LOGGER.info("scrolling {}", evt.getScrollDelta());
+        LocalPlayer player = Minecraft.getInstance().player;
+        if (player.isCrouching()) {
+            InteractionHand hand = null;
+            if (player.getMainHandItem().getItem() != Items.AIR) {
+                hand = InteractionHand.MAIN_HAND;
+            } else if (player.getOffhandItem().getItem() != Items.AIR) {
+                hand = InteractionHand.OFF_HAND;
+            }
+
+            if (hand != null) {
+                var item = player.getItemInHand(hand).getItem();
+                if (item instanceof ItemSpellbook) {
+                    evt.setCanceled(true);
+
+                    HexMessages.getNetwork().sendToServer(new MsgShiftScrollSyn(hand, evt.getScrollDelta()));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+}

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/common/casting/CastException.kt

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package at.petrak.hex.common.casting
 import at.petrak.hex.hexmath.HexPattern
 import net.minecraft.world.phys.Vec3
 
-class CastException(val reason: at.petrak.hex.common.casting.CastException.Reason, vararg val data: Any) : Exception() {
+class CastException(val reason: Reason, vararg val data: Any) : Exception() {
     enum class Reason {
         // Compilation
         /**
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ class CastException(val reason: at.petrak.hex.common.casting.CastException.Reaso
          */
         NOT_ENOUGH_ARGS,
 
+        /**
+         * There are too many close parentheses.
+         *
+         * `no args`
+         */
+        TOO_MANY_CLOSE_PARENS,
+
         // Execution
         /**
          * Tried to interact with a vector that was too far away
@@ -47,10 +54,11 @@ class CastException(val reason: at.petrak.hex.common.casting.CastException.Reaso
 
     override val message: String
         get() = when (this.reason) {
-            at.petrak.hex.common.casting.CastException.Reason.INVALID_PATTERN -> "could not match pattern to operator: ${this.data[0] as HexPattern}"
+            Reason.INVALID_PATTERN -> "could not match pattern to operator: ${this.data[0] as HexPattern}"
-            at.petrak.hex.common.casting.CastException.Reason.INVALID_TYPE -> "cannot use ${this.data[0]} as a SpellDatum (type ${this.data[0].javaClass.typeName})"
+            Reason.INVALID_TYPE -> "cannot use ${this.data[0]} as a SpellDatum (type ${this.data[0].javaClass.typeName})"
-            at.petrak.hex.common.casting.CastException.Reason.OP_WRONG_TYPE -> "operator expected ${(this.data[0] as Class<*>).typeName} but got ${this.data[1]} (type ${this.data[1].javaClass.typeName})"
+            Reason.OP_WRONG_TYPE -> "operator expected ${(this.data[0] as Class<*>).typeName} but got ${this.data[1]} (type ${this.data[1].javaClass.typeName})"
-            at.petrak.hex.common.casting.CastException.Reason.NOT_ENOUGH_ARGS -> "required at least ${this.data[0] as Int} args on the stack but only had ${this.data[1] as Int}"
+            Reason.NOT_ENOUGH_ARGS -> "required at least ${this.data[0] as Int} args on the stack but only had ${this.data[1] as Int}"
-            at.petrak.hex.common.casting.CastException.Reason.TOO_FAR -> "tried to interact with something too far away at ${this.data[0] as Vec3}"
+            Reason.TOO_MANY_CLOSE_PARENS -> "too many close parentheses"
+            Reason.TOO_FAR -> "tried to interact with something too far away at ${this.data[0] as Vec3}"
         }
 }

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/common/casting/CastingHarness.kt

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerPlayer
  */
 class CastingHarness private constructor(
     val stack: MutableList<SpellDatum<*>>,
+    var parenCount: Int,
+    var parenthesized: MutableList<HexPattern>,
+    var escapeNext: Boolean,
     val ctx: CastingContext,
 ) {
     /**
@@ -21,20 +24,93 @@ class CastingHarness private constructor(
      */
     fun update(newPat: HexPattern): CastResult {
         return try {
-            val operator = SpellOperator.fromPattern(newPat)
+            var exn: CastException? = null
-            HexMod.LOGGER.info("Executing operator: $operator")
+            val operator = try {
-            operator.modifyStack(this.stack, this.ctx)
+                SpellOperator.fromPattern(newPat)
-            HexMod.LOGGER.info("Modified stack: ${this.stack}")
+            } catch (e: CastException) {
-
+                exn = e
-            if (this.stack.isEmpty()) {
+                null
-                return CastResult.QuitCasting
             }
+            if (this.parenCount > 0) {
+                if (this.escapeNext) {
+                    this.escapeNext = false
+                    this.parenthesized.add(newPat)
+                    HexMod.LOGGER.info("Escaping onto parenthesized")
+                } else if (operator == SpellWidget.ESCAPE) {
+                    this.escapeNext = true
+                } else if (operator == SpellWidget.OPEN_PAREN) {
+                    // we have escaped the parens onto the stack; we just also record our count.
+                    this.parenthesized.add(newPat)
+                    this.parenCount++
+                } else if (operator == SpellWidget.CLOSE_PAREN) {
+                    this.parenCount--
+                    if (this.parenCount == 0) {
+                        HexMod.LOGGER.info("Finished parenthesizing things")
+                        this.stack.add(SpellDatum.make(this.parenthesized.map { SpellDatum.make(it) }))
+                    } else if (this.parenCount < 0) {
+                        throw CastException(CastException.Reason.TOO_MANY_CLOSE_PARENS)
+                    } else {
+                        // we have this situation: "(()"
+                        // we need to add the close paren
+                        this.parenthesized.add(newPat)
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    this.parenthesized.add(newPat)
+                }
+            } else if (this.escapeNext) {
+                this.escapeNext = false
+                HexMod.LOGGER.info("Escaping onto stack")
+                this.stack.add(SpellDatum.make(newPat))
+            } else {
+                // Plain ol operator
+                val sig = newPat.anglesSignature()
+                if (sig.startsWith("aqaa") || sig.startsWith("dedd")) {
+                    val negate = sig.startsWith("dedd")
+                    var accumulator = 0.0
+                    for (chr in sig.substring(4)) {
+                        when (chr) {
+                            'w' -> accumulator += 1
+                            'q' -> accumulator += 5
+                            'e' -> accumulator += 10
+                            'a' -> accumulator *= 2
+                            'd' -> accumulator /= 2
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (negate) {
+                        accumulator = -accumulator
+                    }
+                    this.stack.add(SpellDatum.make(accumulator))
+                } else if (exn != null) {
+                    // there was a problem finding the pattern and it was NOT due to numbers
+                    throw exn
+                } else if (operator == SpellWidget.OPEN_PAREN) {
+                    this.parenCount++
+                } else if (operator == SpellWidget.CLOSE_PAREN) {
+                    throw CastException(CastException.Reason.TOO_MANY_CLOSE_PARENS)
+                } else {
+                    // we know the operator is ok here
+                    operator!!.modifyStack(this.stack, this.ctx)
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (this.parenCount > 0) {
+                HexMod.LOGGER.info("Paren level ${this.parenCount}; ${this.parenthesized}")
+            }
+            HexMod.LOGGER.info("New stack: ${this.stack}")
+            if (this.stack.isEmpty()) {
+                if (this.parenCount == 0) {
+                    CastResult.QuitCasting
+                } else {
+                    CastResult.Nothing
+                }
+            } else {
                 val maybeSpell = this.stack[0]
                 if (this.stack.size == 1 && maybeSpell.payload is RenderedSpell) {
                     CastResult.Success(maybeSpell.payload)
                 } else {
                     CastResult.Nothing
                 }
+            }
         } catch (e: CastException) {
             CastResult.Error(e)
         }
@@ -48,8 +124,13 @@ class CastingHarness private constructor(
             stackTag.add(datum.serializeToNBT())
         out.put(TAG_STACK, stackTag)
 
-        val pointsTag = ListTag()
+        out.putInt(TAG_PAREN_COUNT, this.parenCount)
-        out.put(TAG_POINTS, pointsTag)
+        out.putBoolean(TAG_ESCAPE_NEXT, this.escapeNext)
+
+        val parensTag = ListTag()
+        for (pat in this.parenthesized)
+            parensTag.add(pat.serializeToNBT())
+        out.put(TAG_PARENTHESIZED, parensTag)
 
         return out
     }
@@ -57,6 +138,9 @@ class CastingHarness private constructor(
     companion object {
         const val TAG_STACK = "stack"
         const val TAG_POINTS = "points"
+        const val TAG_PAREN_COUNT = "open_parens"
+        const val TAG_PARENTHESIZED = "parenthesized"
+        const val TAG_ESCAPE_NEXT = "escape_next"
 
         @JvmStatic
         fun DeserializeFromNBT(nbt: Tag?, caster: ServerPlayer): CastingHarness {
@@ -71,12 +155,24 @@ class CastingHarness private constructor(
                     stack.add(datum)
                 }
 
-                CastingHarness(stack, ctx)
+                val parenthesized = mutableListOf<HexPattern>()
+                val parenTag = nbt.getList(TAG_PARENTHESIZED, Tag.TAG_COMPOUND.toInt())
+                for (subtag in parenTag) {
+                    parenthesized.add(HexPattern.DeserializeFromNBT(subtag as CompoundTag))
+                }
+
+                val parenCount = nbt.getInt(TAG_PAREN_COUNT)
+                val escapeNext = nbt.getBoolean(TAG_ESCAPE_NEXT)
+
+                CastingHarness(stack, parenCount, parenthesized, escapeNext, ctx)
             } catch (exn: Exception) {
                 HexMod.LOGGER.warn("Couldn't load harness from nbt tag, falling back to default: $nbt: $exn")
-                CastingHarness(mutableListOf(), ctx)
+                Default(ctx)
             }
         }
+
+        internal fun Default(ctx: CastingContext): CastingHarness =
+            CastingHarness(mutableListOf(), 0, mutableListOf(), false, ctx)
     }
 
     sealed class CastResult {

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/common/casting/SpellDatum.kt

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import net.minecraft.world.phys.Vec3
  *  * [Vec3][net.minecraft.world.phys.Vec3] as both position and (when normalized) direction
  *  * [RenderedSpell]
  *  * [SpellWidget]; [SpellWidget.NULL] is used as our null value
- *  * [ArrayList<SpellDatum<*>>][ArrayList]
+ *  * [List<SpellDatum<*>>][List]
  *  * [HexPattern]! Yes, we have meta-evaluation everyone.
  * The constructor guarantees we won't pass a type that isn't one of those types.
  *
@@ -87,9 +87,15 @@ class SpellDatum<T : Any> private constructor(val payload: T) {
         }
 
     companion object {
-        fun <T : Any> make(payload: T): SpellDatum<T> =
+        fun make(payload: Any): SpellDatum<*> =
             if (!IsValidType(payload)) {
+                // Check to see if it's a java boxed double
+                if (payload is java.lang.Double) {
+                    val num = payload.toDouble()
+                    SpellDatum(if (num.isFinite()) num else 0.0)
+                } else {
                     throw CastException(CastException.Reason.INVALID_TYPE, payload)
+                }
             } else {
                 SpellDatum(payload)
             }
@@ -148,9 +154,9 @@ class SpellDatum<T : Any> private constructor(val payload: T) {
             Double::class.java,
             Vec3::class.java,
             RenderedSpell::class.java,
-            ArrayList::class.java,
+            List::class.java,
             SpellWidget::class.java,
-            PatternList::class.java,
+            HexPattern::class.java,
         )
 
         // Mapping of string keys for spell implers to their implementation
@@ -168,8 +174,10 @@ class SpellDatum<T : Any> private constructor(val payload: T) {
         const val TAG_PATTERN = "pattern"
 
         fun <T : Any> IsValidType(checkee: T): Boolean =
-            if (checkee is ArrayList<*>) {
+            if (checkee is List<*>) {
-                checkee.all { it is SpellDatum<*> && IsValidType(it) }
+                // note it should be impossible to pass a spell datum that doesn't contain a valid type,
+                // but we best make sure.
+                checkee.all { it is SpellDatum<*> && IsValidType(it.payload) }
             } else {
                 ValidTypes.any { clazz -> clazz.isAssignableFrom(checkee.javaClass) }
             }

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/common/casting/SpellOperator.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package at.petrak.hex.common.casting
 
 import at.petrak.hex.common.casting.operators.*
+import at.petrak.hex.common.casting.operators.spells.OpAddMotion
 import at.petrak.hex.common.casting.operators.spells.OpExplode
 import at.petrak.hex.common.casting.operators.spells.OpPrint
 import at.petrak.hex.hexmath.HexPattern
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ interface SpellOperator {
     companion object {
         val PatternMap: Map<String, SpellOperator> = mapOf(
             // == Getters ==
+
             // diamond shape to get the caster
             "qaq" to OpGetCaster,
             "ede" to OpGetCaster,
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ interface SpellOperator {
             "weaqa" to OpEntityRaycast,
 
             // == Modify Stack ==
+
             // CCW hook for undo
             "a" to OpUndo,
             // and CW for null
@@ -57,6 +60,15 @@ interface SpellOperator {
             "aq" to OpPrint,
             // nuclear sign for explosion
             "aawaawaa" to OpExplode,
+            "weeewdq" to OpAddMotion,
+
+            // == Meta stuff ==
+            "qqq" to SpellWidget.OPEN_PAREN,
+            "eee" to SpellWidget.CLOSE_PAREN,
+            "aaaqw" to SpellWidget.ESCAPE,
+            // http://www.toroidalsnark.net/mkss3-pix/CalderheadJMM2014.pdf
+            // eval being a space filling curve feels apt doesn't it
+            "deaqq" to OpEval
         )
 
         /**
@@ -78,14 +90,8 @@ interface SpellOperator {
          * Try to get a value of the given type.
          */
         @JvmStatic
-        inline fun <reified T : Any> List<SpellDatum<*>>.getChecked(idx: Int): T {
+        inline fun <reified T : Any> List<SpellDatum<*>>.getChecked(idx: Int): T =
-            val datum = this[idx]
+            this[idx].tryGet()
-            val casted = datum.tryGet<T>()
-            return if (casted is Double && !casted.isFinite())
-                0.0 as T
-            else
-                casted
-        }
 
         /**
          * Check if the value at the given index is OK. Will throw an error otherwise.

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/common/casting/operators/OpEval.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package at.petrak.hex.common.casting.operators
+
+import at.petrak.hex.common.casting.CastingContext
+import at.petrak.hex.common.casting.CastingHarness
+import at.petrak.hex.common.casting.SpellDatum
+import at.petrak.hex.common.casting.SpellOperator.Companion.getChecked
+
+object OpEval : SimpleOperator {
+    override val argc: Int
+        get() = 1
+
+    override fun execute(args: List<SpellDatum<*>>, ctx: CastingContext): List<SpellDatum<*>> {
+        val instrs: List<SpellDatum<*>> = args.getChecked(0)
+
+        val harness = CastingHarness.Default(ctx)
+        for (pat in instrs) {
+            val res = harness.update(pat.tryGet())
+            if (res is CastingHarness.CastResult.Error) {
+                throw res.exn
+            }
+            // in ANY OTHER CASE JUST KEEP GOING
+            // including if there's RenderedSpells on the stack or the stack becomes clear
+        }
+        return harness.stack
+    }
+}

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/common/casting/operators/spells/OpAddMotion.kt

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package at.petrak.hex.common.casting.operators.spells
+
+import at.petrak.hex.common.casting.CastingContext
+import at.petrak.hex.common.casting.RenderedSpell
+import at.petrak.hex.common.casting.RenderedSpellImpl
+import at.petrak.hex.common.casting.SpellDatum
+import at.petrak.hex.common.casting.SpellOperator.Companion.getChecked
+import at.petrak.hex.common.casting.SpellOperator.Companion.spellListOf
+import at.petrak.hex.common.casting.operators.SimpleOperator
+import net.minecraft.world.entity.Entity
+import net.minecraft.world.phys.Vec3
+
+object OpAddMotion : SimpleOperator, RenderedSpellImpl {
+    override val argc: Int
+        get() = 2
+
+    override fun execute(args: List<SpellDatum<*>>, ctx: CastingContext): List<SpellDatum<*>> {
+        val target = args.getChecked<Entity>(0)
+        val motion = args.getChecked<Vec3>(1)
+        return spellListOf(RenderedSpell(OpAddMotion, spellListOf(target, motion)))
+    }
+
+    override fun cast(args: List<SpellDatum<*>>, ctx: CastingContext) {
+        val target = args.getChecked<Entity>(0)
+        val motion = args.getChecked<Vec3>(1)
+        target.deltaMovement = target.deltaMovement.add(motion)
+    }
+}

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/common/items/HexItems.java

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ public class HexItems {
             () -> new ItemWand(unstackable()));
     public static final RegistryObject<Item> FOCUS = ITEMS.register(LibItemNames.FOCUS,
             () -> new ItemFocus(props()));
+    public static final RegistryObject<Item> SPELLBOOK = ITEMS.register(LibItemNames.SPELLBOOK,
+            () -> new ItemSpellbook(unstackable()));
 
     public static Item.Properties props() {
         return new Item.Properties();

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/common/items/ItemSpellbook.java

@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package at.petrak.hex.common.items;
+
+import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag;
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component;
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.TextComponent;
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.TranslatableComponent;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.Item;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.TooltipFlag;
+import net.minecraft.world.level.Level;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+public class ItemSpellbook extends Item {
+    public static String TAG_SELECTED_PAGE = "page_idx";
+    // this is a CompoundTag of string numerical keys to SpellData
+    public static String TAG_PAGES = "pages";
+
+    public ItemSpellbook(Properties properties) {
+        super(properties);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void appendHoverText(ItemStack stack, @Nullable Level level, List<Component> tooltip,
+            TooltipFlag isAdvanced) {
+        var tag = stack.getOrCreateTag();
+        if (tag.contains(TAG_SELECTED_PAGE)) {
+            var pageIdx = tag.getInt(TAG_SELECTED_PAGE);
+            var pages = tag.getCompound(ItemSpellbook.TAG_PAGES);
+            tooltip.add(new TranslatableComponent("hex.spellbook.tooltip.page", pageIdx, HighestPage(pages)));
+
+            var key = String.valueOf(pageIdx);
+            if (pages.contains(key)) {
+                var datum = pages.getCompound(String.valueOf(pageIdx));
+                // I know this is ugly i dont care
+                tooltip.add(new TextComponent(datum.toString()));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static int HighestPage(CompoundTag tag) {
+        var highestKey = tag.getAllKeys().stream().flatMap(s -> {
+            try {
+                return Stream.of(Integer.parseInt(s));
+            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                return Stream.empty();
+            }
+        }).max(Integer::compare);
+        return highestKey.orElse(0);
+    }
+
+    public static void RotatePageIdx(CompoundTag tag, boolean increase) {
+        int newIdx;
+        if (tag.contains(ItemSpellbook.TAG_SELECTED_PAGE)) {
+            var delta = increase ? 1 : -1;
+            newIdx = Math.max(0, tag.getInt(ItemSpellbook.TAG_SELECTED_PAGE) + delta);
+        } else {
+            newIdx = 0;
+        }
+        tag.putInt(ItemSpellbook.TAG_SELECTED_PAGE, newIdx);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/common/lib/LibItemNames.java

@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ package at.petrak.hex.common.lib;
 public class LibItemNames {
     public static final String WAND = "wand";
     public static final String FOCUS = "focus";
+    public static final String SPELLBOOK = "spellbook";
 }

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/common/network/HexMessages.java

@@ -27,5 +27,7 @@ public class HexMessages {
                 MsgNewSpellPatternAck::deserialize, MsgNewSpellPatternAck::handle);
         NETWORK.registerMessage(messageIdx++, MsgQuitSpellcasting.class, MsgQuitSpellcasting::serialize,
                 MsgQuitSpellcasting::deserialize, MsgQuitSpellcasting::handle);
+        NETWORK.registerMessage(messageIdx++, MsgShiftScrollSyn.class, MsgShiftScrollSyn::serialize,
+                MsgShiftScrollSyn::deserialize, MsgShiftScrollSyn::handle);
     }
 }

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/common/network/MsgNewSpellPatternSyn.java

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public record MsgNewSpellPatternSyn(InteractionHand handUsed, HexPattern pattern
                     if (res instanceof CastResult.Success success) {
                         success.getSpell().cast(new CastingContext(sender));
                     } else if (res instanceof CastResult.Error error) {
-                        sender.sendMessage(new TextComponent(error.getExn().toString()), Util.NIL_UUID);
+                        sender.sendMessage(new TextComponent(error.getExn().getMessage()), Util.NIL_UUID);
                     }
 
                     boolean quit;

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/common/network/MsgShiftScrollSyn.java

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package at.petrak.hex.common.network;
+
+import at.petrak.hex.common.items.ItemSpellbook;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import net.minecraft.network.FriendlyByteBuf;
+import net.minecraft.network.chat.TranslatableComponent;
+import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerPlayer;
+import net.minecraft.world.InteractionHand;
+import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack;
+import net.minecraftforge.network.NetworkEvent;
+
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
+
+/**
+ * Sent client->server when the client shift+scrolls with a shift-scrollable item.
+ */
+public record MsgShiftScrollSyn(InteractionHand hand, double scrollDelta) {
+    public static MsgShiftScrollSyn deserialize(ByteBuf buffer) {
+        var buf = new FriendlyByteBuf(buffer);
+        var hand = InteractionHand.values()[buf.readInt()];
+        var scrollDelta = buf.readDouble();
+        return new MsgShiftScrollSyn(hand, scrollDelta);
+    }
+
+    public void serialize(ByteBuf buffer) {
+        var buf = new FriendlyByteBuf(buffer);
+        buf.writeInt(this.hand.ordinal());
+        buf.writeDouble(this.scrollDelta);
+    }
+
+    public void handle(Supplier<NetworkEvent.Context> ctx) {
+        ctx.get().enqueueWork(() -> {
+            ServerPlayer sender = ctx.get().getSender();
+            if (sender != null) {
+                var stack = sender.getItemInHand(hand);
+
+                if (stack.getItem() instanceof ItemSpellbook) {
+                    spellbook(sender, stack);
+
+                }
+            }
+        });
+        ctx.get().setPacketHandled(true);
+    }
+
+    private void spellbook(ServerPlayer sender, ItemStack stack) {
+        var tag = stack.getOrCreateTag();
+        ItemSpellbook.RotatePageIdx(tag, this.scrollDelta < 0.0);
+
+        var newIdx = tag.getInt(ItemSpellbook.TAG_SELECTED_PAGE);
+        var len = ItemSpellbook.HighestPage(tag.getCompound(ItemSpellbook.TAG_PAGES));
+        sender.displayClientMessage(new TranslatableComponent("hex.spellbook.tooltip.page", newIdx, len), true);
+    }
+}

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/datagen/DataGenerators.java

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package at.petrak.hex.datagen;
+
+import net.minecraft.data.DataGenerator;
+import net.minecraftforge.common.data.ExistingFileHelper;
+import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.SubscribeEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod;
+import net.minecraftforge.forge.event.lifecycle.GatherDataEvent;
+
+@Mod.EventBusSubscriber(bus = Mod.EventBusSubscriber.Bus.MOD)
+public class DataGenerators {
+    @SubscribeEvent
+    public static void generateData(GatherDataEvent ev) {
+        DataGenerator gen = ev.getGenerator();
+        ExistingFileHelper efh = ev.getExistingFileHelper();
+        if (ev.includeClient()) {
+            gen.addProvider(new ItemModels(gen, efh));
+        }
+        if (ev.includeServer()) {
+            // recipes
+        }
+    }
+}

src/main/java/at/petrak/hex/datagen/ItemModels.java

@@ -6,19 +6,21 @@ import at.petrak.hex.common.items.ItemFocus;
 import net.minecraft.data.DataGenerator;
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 import net.minecraft.world.item.Item;
+import net.minecraftforge.client.model.generators.ItemModelProvider;
 import net.minecraftforge.client.model.generators.ModelFile;
 import net.minecraftforge.common.data.ExistingFileHelper;
 
-public class ItemModelProvider extends net.minecraftforge.client.model.generators.ItemModelProvider {
+public class ItemModels extends ItemModelProvider {
-    public ItemModelProvider(DataGenerator generator, ExistingFileHelper existingFileHelper) {
+    public ItemModels(DataGenerator generator, ExistingFileHelper existingFileHelper) {
         super(generator, HexMod.MOD_ID, existingFileHelper);
     }
 
     @Override
     protected void registerModels() {
         simpleItem(HexItems.WAND.get());
+        simpleItem(HexItems.SPELLBOOK.get());
 
-        simpleItem(modLoc("focus_none"));
+        simpleItem(modLoc("focus_empty"));
         simpleItem(modLoc("focus_entity"));
         simpleItem(modLoc("focus_double"));
         simpleItem(modLoc("focus_vec3"));
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ public class ItemModelProvider extends net.minecraftforge.client.model.generator
         getBuilder(HexItems.FOCUS.get().getRegistryName().getPath())
                 .override()
                 .predicate(ItemFocus.PREDICATE, -0.01f)
-                .model(new ModelFile.UncheckedModelFile(modLoc("item/focus_none")))
+                .model(new ModelFile.UncheckedModelFile(modLoc("item/focus_empty")))
                 .end()
                 .override()
                 .predicate(ItemFocus.PREDICATE, 1 - 0.01f)

src/main/resources/assets/hex/lang/en_US.json

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "item.hex.wand": "Staff",
+    "item.hex.focus": "Focus",
+    "item.hex.spellbook": "Spellbook",
+    "hex.spellbook.tooltip.page": "Selected Page %d/%d",
+    "hex.spelldata.desc.entity": "Entity %s"
+}