Adds removal-detection: when --previous-manifest <path> is given, the converter diffs the previous publish against current packwiz state and emits modify[].type=remove entries for mods/resourcepacks/etc that disappeared, using simple-mod-sync's on-disk naming convention as the regex pattern. Reverse-engineered from upstream source: - simple-mod-sync writes <sanitized_name>-<sanitized_version>.<ext> - StringUtils.sanitize strips [^a-zA-Z0-9.\-_] - GetOlderVersion() finds files starting with <name>- and auto-deletes on version bumps. So version upgrades need no converter handling; only full removals do. 8 new tests including end-to-end CLI verification with a synthetic previous manifest. 23/23 pass.
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packwiz-to-sms
Convert a packwiz pack to a simple-mod-sync manifest (sync_version: 3).
Why
Use packwiz to author the modpack (Modrinth/CurseForge integration, git-friendly TOML, optional/side-aware mods, .mrpack export for free), and simple-mod-sync for delivery to clients that can't or won't use Prism/MMC pre-launch hooks (vanilla launcher, TLauncher, cracked players).
One source of truth, two distribution channels — .mrpack export and simple-mod-sync manifest are both produced from the same packwiz repo.
Install
Requires Python 3.11+ (uses tomllib). Zero runtime deps.
git clone https://git.timemachine.center/Timemachine/packwiz-to-sms.git
cd packwiz-to-sms
python3 packwiz_to_sms.py --help
Usage
# Minimal — emit manifest to stdout
python3 packwiz_to_sms.py /path/to/packwiz/pack
# Write to file
python3 packwiz_to_sms.py /path/to/packwiz/pack -o manifest.json
# Bundle non-mod files (config/, options.txt, servers.dat) into a zip
# and add a 'packed' entry pointing at where you'll host it
python3 packwiz_to_sms.py /path/to/packwiz/pack \
-o manifest.json \
--bundle-non-mods overrides.zip \
--bundle-url https://packs.example.com/overrides.zip
# Generate removal entries for mods dropped since the previous publish
python3 packwiz_to_sms.py /path/to/packwiz/pack \
-o manifest.json \
--previous-manifest /path/to/last-published-manifest.json
Mod removal
Two cases, handled differently:
| What changed | Who handles cleanup |
|---|---|
| Mod version bump (Sodium 0.5 → 0.6) | simple-mod-sync itself — it writes downloaded files as <sanitized_name>-<sanitized_version>.<ext> and on update looks for any prior file starting with <name>- and deletes it. No converter intervention needed. |
| Mod removed entirely (no longer in pack) | Converter emits an explicit modify[].type=remove entry with a regex matching simple-mod-sync's on-disk naming. Triggered by --previous-manifest <path> flag. |
Without --previous-manifest, removed mods stay on player disk forever. In CI, keep the last-published manifest and feed it in as the previous one on every run.
The regex follows simple-mod-sync's StringUtils.sanitize() rules: [^a-zA-Z0-9.\-_] characters are stripped. So "Fabric API (Old)" → pattern ^mods/FabricAPIOld-.*\.jar$.
What gets emitted
| Packwiz path | Becomes simple-mod-sync type |
|---|---|
mods/*.pw.toml (side=client or both) |
mod |
mods/*.pw.toml (side=server) |
dropped |
resourcepacks/*.pw.toml |
resourcepack |
shaderpacks/*.pw.toml |
shader |
**/datapacks/*.pw.toml |
datapack |
Any non-metafile (e.g. options.txt, config/*) |
bundled into zip via --bundle-non-mods, emitted as one packed entry pointing at directory: "." |
CurseForge mods that use mode = "metadata:curseforge" (no direct URL) are skipped with a warning. Either switch to Modrinth equivalents or run packwiz cf reexport first to inline resolved URLs.
What's not handled
- Optional mods — simple-mod-sync has no per-client toggle UI. All non-server mods are emitted unconditionally. Ship two manifests (with/without optional) if you need this.
- Rename / regex transforms — packwiz has no equivalent concept, so we don't generate
modify.renameentries.
How it works
- Reads
pack.toml+index.toml. - For each entry marked
metafile = true: reads the.pw.toml, pullsdownload.url, picks the simple-mod-synctypefrom the parent directory. - Drops
side = "server". - Drops entries where
download.urlis missing (CF metadata mode). - Optionally zips non-metafile files into a single archive for
packeddistribution.
Output schema matches sync_version: 3 exactly (see simple-mod-sync DOCS.md).
Tests
python3 -m pytest tests/
Covers conversion logic + CLI + bundle pipeline + a network integration test that converts the official packwiz-example-pack (auto-skipped if offline).
Upstream contribution
This tool fits the model used by other simple-mod-sync translators. It can be PR'd upstream as translators/packwiz.py.
License
MIT.