Private Github Repo & Github Maven Packages support

[Tuchan]

Minecraft Development for IntelliJ plugin version

2024.2-1.8.2

Description of the feature request

Custom templates are very useful, but they come with the drawback that everything needs to be accessible via a public link. For teams working on larger servers, this isn’t an ideal solution. To address this, I propose two enhancements:

• Support for private organization repositories in remote templates
• Support for private organization maven.pkg.github.com/.../maven-metadata.xml links

Private Repositories

A new GitHub option would appear in the template repositories dropdown menu, allowing you to select it as an additional provider. This selection would require authentication with your GitHub account, either through a web pop-up or by entering a token. From there, you could paste a direct link to a zip file or folder hosted in the repository. Additionally, there would be an option to enable automatic updates, similar to how it works with the remote provider.

Private GitHub Packages Versions

If you're unfamiliar with GitHub Packages, learn more here. Since MavenArtifactVersionCreatorProperty.kt is available, it could be used to select the latest version automatically, eliminating the need for constant template updates.

The challenge is that when using GitHub Packages within an organization, the maven-metadata.xml file isn’t publicly accessible. Attempting to use a URL like https://maven.pkg.github.com/OWNER/REPOSITORY/org/example/project/maven-metadata.xml will fail to load...

This happens because the site requires you to log in with your Username and Token:

To make private packages work, you need to authenticate with a token in .m2/settings.xml. What if Minecraft Development for IntelliJ could utilize this authentication data? When it detects a GitHub Maven repository link, it could automatically attempt to authenticate using the credentials stored in settings.xml, allowing for fully private developement within an organization.