This is an updated fork of the original mod I Died, My Items Didn't.

This mod makes so that the items that are dropped on player death are not despawnable. The items can still burn in lava or get lost in the void, but they will not despawn because of item age timer whatsoever. This does not affect mob drops, or items that were thrown out manually.

Feel free to include this project in modpacks!

For Modpack creators, there is a tag called force_despawn that you can modify using datapacks so that you can re-enable despawn for vanilla or modded items. You can find the datapack template here.

There is also I Died, My Xp Didn't, but it is not updated.

How to use this mod as a dependency

This mod is hosted on GitHub Packages. To use it in your development environment, you need to configure your build.gradle to authenticate with GitHub.

Step 1: Generate a GitHub Token

Because GitHub Packages requires authentication, you need a Personal Access Token (PAT).

1. Go to GitHub Settings > Developer Settings > Personal access tokens (Classic).
2. Click Generate new token (classic).
3. Scopes: Select read:packages.
4. Generate and copy the token.

Step 2: Configure gradle.properties

Do not put your token directly in build.gradle if you plan to share your source code. Instead, add it to your user-level gradle.properties file (located at ~/.gradle/gradle.properties on Linux/Mac or C:\Users\YourName\.gradle\gradle.properties on Windows).

Add the following lines:

gpr.user=YourGitHubUsername
gpr.key=ghp_YourCopiedTokenHere...

Step 3: Update build.gradle

In your mod's build.gradle, add the repository and the dependency.

Add the Repository:

repositories {
    maven {
        name = "GitHubPackages"
        url = uri("https://maven.pkg.github.com/borukva/IDiedMyItemsDidnt")
        credentials {
            username = project.findProperty("gpr.user") ?: System.getenv("GITHUB_ACTOR")
            password = project.findProperty("gpr.key") ?: System.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN")
        }
    }
}

Add the Dependency:

dependencies {
    // Replace VERSION with the specific version tag (e.g., 1.0.2-1.21.8)
    modImplementation "net.diemond_player.idmid:idmid:VERSION"
}

CI/CD Note (GitHub Actions)

If you are building your mod using GitHub Actions, you don't need to create a manual token. GitHub Actions provides GITHUB_TOKEN automatically. Just ensure your workflow passes the environment variables:

env:
  GITHUB_ACTOR: ${{ github.actor }}
  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}