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Metadata and KDL

NilKit API includes a general-purpose KDL parser/writer and historically also experimented with SDK-specific metadata.

General-purpose KDL toolkit

The reusable KDL utilities include:

  • KdlParser
  • KdlWriter
  • KdlDocument
  • KdlNode
  • KdlValue
  • KdlParseException

These classes are useful independently of NilLoader metadata.

Historical SDK-specific metadata

The 4.0.0 codebase contains support for .nilsdkmod.kdl, including metadata bridge/bootstrap classes.

This area should be treated as legacy/experimental during the NilKit migration.

It should not be presented as a replacement for NilLoader's own metadata/loading machinery, and any implementation that depends on NilLoader internals should be reviewed before being kept in future releases.

Relevant historical classes include:

  • SdkModMetadata
  • SdkMetadataKdl
  • SdkMetadataIO
  • NilMetadataBridge
  • NilMetadataPatchInstaller
  • KdlOnlyModBootstrapper

Direction going forward

General-purpose KDL parsing can remain a standalone utility.

NilLoader integration should go through supported NilLoader mechanisms rather than sideloading data into internal structures.