*Internally screams* A unified save core handles save cases where things go wrong.

GeneralMods/SaveAnywhere/API/SaveAnywhereAPI.cs

@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-using System;
-using Omegasis.SaveAnywhere.Framework;
-
-namespace Omegasis.SaveAnywhere.API
-{
-    public class SaveAnywhereAPI : ISaveAnywhereAPI
-    {
-        public event EventHandler BeforeSave;
-        public event EventHandler AfterSave;
-        public event EventHandler AfterLoad;
-
-
-        public SaveAnywhereAPI(SaveManager manager)
-        {
-            BeforeSave = new EventHandler(empty);
-            AfterSave= new EventHandler(empty);
-            AfterLoad= new EventHandler(empty);
-            manager.BeforeSave += (sender, e) => { BeforeSave.Invoke(sender, e); };
-            manager.AfterSave += (sender, e) => { AfterSave.Invoke(sender, e); };
-            manager.AfterLoad += (sender, e) => { AfterLoad.Invoke(sender, e); };
-        }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Used to initialize empty event handlers.
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="o"></param>
-        /// <param name="args"></param>
-        private void empty(object o, EventArgs args){
-
-        }
-    }
-}

GeneralMods/SaveAnywhere/Framework/SaveManager.cs

@@ -35,21 +35,7 @@ namespace Omegasis.SaveAnywhere.Framework
         /// <summary> Currently displayed save menu (null if no menu is displayed) </summary>
         private NewSaveGameMenu currentSaveMenu;
 
-        /*********
+
-        ** Events
-        *********/
-        /// <summary>
-        ///     Event that fires before game save
-        /// </summary>
-        public event EventHandler BeforeSave;
-        /// <summary>
-        ///     Event that fires after game save
-        /// </summary>
-        public event EventHandler AfterSave;
-        /// <summary>
-        ///     Event that fires after game load
-        /// </summary>
-        public event EventHandler AfterLoad;
 
         /*********
         ** Public methods
@@ -64,10 +50,6 @@ namespace Omegasis.SaveAnywhere.Framework
             this.Reflection = reflection;
             this.OnLoaded = onLoaded;
 
-            this.BeforeSave = new EventHandler(empty);
-            this.AfterSave = new EventHandler(empty);
-            this.AfterLoad = new EventHandler(empty);
-
         }
 
         private void empty(object o, EventArgs args)
@@ -97,8 +79,8 @@ namespace Omegasis.SaveAnywhere.Framework
         {
             currentSaveMenu.SaveComplete -= CurrentSaveMenu_SaveComplete;
             currentSaveMenu = null;
-            AfterSave.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+            //AfterSave.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
-            
+            UnifiedSaveCore.UnifiedSaveCore.SaveEvents_AfterSave(this, EventArgs.Empty);
         }
 
         /// <summary>Clear saved data.</summary>
@@ -111,8 +93,8 @@ namespace Omegasis.SaveAnywhere.Framework
         /// <summary>Initiate a game save.</summary>
         public void BeginSaveData()
         {
-            // Fire Event before saving data
+            SaveAnywhere.ModMonitor.Log("SVE ANYWHERE WHAT YOU DOING???");
-            BeforeSave.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+            UnifiedSaveCore.UnifiedSaveCore.SaveEvents_BeforeSave(this, EventArgs.Empty);
             
             // save game data
             Farm farm = Game1.getFarm();
@@ -164,8 +146,8 @@ namespace Omegasis.SaveAnywhere.Framework
             this.OnLoaded?.Invoke();
 
             // Notify other mods that load is complete
-            AfterLoad.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
+            //AfterLoad.Invoke(this, EventArgs.Empty);
-            
+            UnifiedSaveCore.UnifiedSaveCore.SaveEvents_AfterLoad(this, EventArgs.Empty);
         }
 
         /// <summary>

GeneralMods/SaveAnywhere/SaveAnywhere.cs

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using Omegasis.SaveAnywhere.API;
 using Omegasis.SaveAnywhere.Framework;
 using StardewModdingAPI;
 using StardewModdingAPI.Events;
@@ -69,16 +68,6 @@ namespace Omegasis.SaveAnywhere
             customMenuOpen = false;
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        ///     Exposes the SaveAnywhere API to other SMAPI mods
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public override object GetApi()
-        {
-            SaveAnywhereAPI api = new SaveAnywhereAPI(SaveManager);
-            return api;
-        }
-
         /*Notes. Mods that want to support save anywhere will get the api for Save anywhere and then add their clean up code to the events that happen for Before/After Save and Loading. 
         Example with pseudo code.
         SaveAnywhere.api.BeforeSave+=StardustCore.Objects.CleanUpBeforeSave;

GeneralMods/SaveAnywhere/SaveAnywhere.csproj

@@ -70,13 +70,14 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
+    <Reference Include="UnifiedSaveCore">
+      <HintPath>..\UnifiedSaveCore\bin\Release\UnifiedSaveCore.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Include="..\GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs">
       <Link>Properties\GlobalAssemblyInfo.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="API\ISaveAnywhereAPI.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="API\SaveAnywhereAPI.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\ModConfig.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\Models\CharacterType.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Framework\Models\PositionData.cs" />

GeneralMods/SaveAnywhere/manifest.json

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 {
   "Name": "Save Anywhere",
   "Author": "Alpha_Omegasis",
-  "Version": "2.8.1",
+  "Version": "3.0.0",
   "Description": "Lets you save almost anywhere.",
   "UniqueID": "Omegasis.SaveAnywhere",
   "EntryDll": "SaveAnywhere.dll",
-  "MinimumApiVersion": "2.3",
+  "MinimumApiVersion": "2.4",
-  "UpdateKeys": [ "Nexus:444" ]
+  "Dependencies": [
+	]
 }

GeneralMods/StardewMods.sln

@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "Vocalization", "Vocalizatio
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 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "AUnifiedSaveCore", "UnifiedSaveCore\AUnifiedSaveCore.csproj", "{ACAF0BAE-6495-4F1B-8B1F-E34BF7CCF51A}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -401,6 +403,18 @@ Global
 		{1651701C-DB36-43C7-B66D-2700171DD9A9}.x86|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 		{1651701C-DB36-43C7-B66D-2700171DD9A9}.x86|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
 		{1651701C-DB36-43C7-B66D-2700171DD9A9}.x86|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{ACAF0BAE-6495-4F1B-8B1F-E34BF7CCF51A}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{ACAF0BAE-6495-4F1B-8B1F-E34BF7CCF51A}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{ACAF0BAE-6495-4F1B-8B1F-E34BF7CCF51A}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{ACAF0BAE-6495-4F1B-8B1F-E34BF7CCF51A}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{ACAF0BAE-6495-4F1B-8B1F-E34BF7CCF51A}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{ACAF0BAE-6495-4F1B-8B1F-E34BF7CCF51A}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{ACAF0BAE-6495-4F1B-8B1F-E34BF7CCF51A}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{ACAF0BAE-6495-4F1B-8B1F-E34BF7CCF51A}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{ACAF0BAE-6495-4F1B-8B1F-E34BF7CCF51A}.x86|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{ACAF0BAE-6495-4F1B-8B1F-E34BF7CCF51A}.x86|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{ACAF0BAE-6495-4F1B-8B1F-E34BF7CCF51A}.x86|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{ACAF0BAE-6495-4F1B-8B1F-E34BF7CCF51A}.x86|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE

GeneralMods/UnifiedSaveCore/AUnifiedSaveCore.csproj

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
+    <ProjectGuid>{ACAF0BAE-6495-4F1B-8B1F-E34BF7CCF51A}</ProjectGuid>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
+    <RootNamespace>UnifiedSaveCore</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyName>UnifiedSaveCore</AssemblyName>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.5.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
+    <NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+    </NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
+    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+    <Prefer32Bit>false</Prefer32Bit>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
+    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
+    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+    <Prefer32Bit>false</Prefer32Bit>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <StartupObject />
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Core" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Data" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Net.Http" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="Framework\IInformationHandler.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Framework\LocationHandler.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ISaveCoreAPI.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="ModCore.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="SaveCoreAPI.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="App.config" />
+    <None Include="manifest.json" />
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Analyzer Include="..\packages\Pathoschild.Stardew.ModBuildConfig.2.1.0\analyzers\dotnet\cs\StardewModdingAPI.ModBuildConfig.Analyzer.dll" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
+  <Import Project="..\packages\Pathoschild.Stardew.ModBuildConfig.2.1.0\build\Pathoschild.Stardew.ModBuildConfig.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\Pathoschild.Stardew.ModBuildConfig.2.1.0\build\Pathoschild.Stardew.ModBuildConfig.targets')" />
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\Pathoschild.Stardew.ModBuildConfig.2.1.0\build\Pathoschild.Stardew.ModBuildConfig.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\Pathoschild.Stardew.ModBuildConfig.2.1.0\build\Pathoschild.Stardew.ModBuildConfig.targets'))" />
+  </Target>
+</Project>

GeneralMods/UnifiedSaveCore/App.config

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<configuration>
+    <startup> 
+        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.5.2"/>
+    </startup>
+</configuration>

GeneralMods/UnifiedSaveCore/Framework/IInformationHandler.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace UnifiedSaveCore.Framework
+{
+    public interface IInformationHandler
+    {
+
+        void beforeSave();
+        void afterSave();
+        void afterLoad();
+    }
+}

GeneralMods/UnifiedSaveCore/Framework/LocationHandler.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+using Microsoft.Xna.Framework;
+using StardewValley;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace UnifiedSaveCore.Framework
+{
+    public class LocationHandler:IInformationHandler
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The locations to store while saving is occuring.
+        /// </summary>
+        public List<GameLocation> locations;
+
+        public GameLocation oldLocation;
+        public Vector2 position;
+        public int oldFacingDirection;
+
+        public LocationHandler()
+        {
+            this.locations = new List<GameLocation>();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Restores all game locations once the game is finished loading.
+        /// </summary>
+        public void afterSave()
+        {
+            foreach (var loc in locations)
+            {
+                Game1.locations.Add(loc);
+            }
+            locations.Clear();
+            Game1.warpFarmer(oldLocation.name, (int)position.X*Game1.tileSize, (int)position.Y*Game1.tileSize, oldFacingDirection);
+        }
+
+        //Removes all game locations for the game to save.
+        public void beforeSave()
+        {
+            UnifiedSaveCore.monitor.Log("BEFORE SAVE HAS BEEN CALLED!");
+
+            oldLocation = Game1.player.currentLocation;
+            position = Game1.player.position;
+            oldFacingDirection = Game1.player.facingDirection;
+
+            Vector2 bed = Game1.player.mostRecentBed;
+            Game1.warpFarmer("Farmhouse", (int)bed.X, (int)bed.Y, 2);
+            foreach (var loc in Game1.locations)
+            {
+                UnifiedSaveCore.monitor.Log(loc.GetType().ToString());
+                //ModCore.monitor.Log();
+                foreach (var type in UnifiedSaveCore.modTypes)
+                {
+                    if (loc.GetType().ToString() == type.ToString())
+                    {
+                        UnifiedSaveCore.monitor.Log("Temporarily removing unexpected location type: " + loc.GetType().ToString());
+                        locations.Add(loc);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            foreach (var v in locations)
+            {
+                Game1.locations.Remove(v);
+            }
+        }
+
+        public void afterLoad()
+        {
+            //do nothing
+        }
+
+    }
+}

GeneralMods/UnifiedSaveCore/ISaveCoreAPI.cs

@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
-namespace Omegasis.SaveAnywhere.API
+namespace UnifiedSaveCore
 {
-    /// <summary>
+    public interface ISaveCoreAPI
-    ///     Interface for the Save Anywhere API
-    ///     Other mods can use this interface to get the
-    ///         API from the SMAPI helper
-    /// </summary>
-    public interface ISaveAnywhereAPI
     {
         /*********
         ** Events

GeneralMods/UnifiedSaveCore/ModCore.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+using StardewModdingAPI;
+using StardewValley;
+using StardewValley.Characters;
+using StardewValley.Monsters;
+using StardewValley.Quests;
+using StardewValley.TerrainFeatures;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Reflection.Emit;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using UnifiedSaveCore.Framework;
+
+namespace UnifiedSaveCore
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Bare bones mod that interfaces events for saving.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class UnifiedSaveCore:Mod
+    {
+        //https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14663763/how-to-add-an-attribute-to-a-property-at-runtime
+
+        public static List<Type> modTypes;
+
+        public static List<IInformationHandler> dataHandlers;
+
+
+        public static SaveCoreAPI saveCoreAPI;
+
+        public static IMonitor monitor;
+        public static IModHelper helper;
+
+        public override void Entry(IModHelper helper)
+        {
+            
+            monitor = this.Monitor;
+            helper = this.Helper;
+            StackFrame[] frames = new StackTrace().GetFrames();
+            Assembly initialAssembly = (from f in frames
+                                        select f.GetMethod().ReflectedType.Assembly
+                          ).Distinct().ElementAt(1);
+            Monitor.Log(initialAssembly.FullName);
+
+
+            Assembly[] assemblies = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies();
+
+            modTypes = new List<Type>();
+
+            List<string> namespacesToIgnore = new List<string>()
+            {
+                "System",
+                "Mono",
+                "StardewModdingAPI",
+                "Lidgren",
+                "Microsoft",
+                "Monogames",
+                "Monogame",
+                "MonoGame",
+                "Netcode",
+                "Steamworks",
+                "GalaxyCSharp",
+                "xTile",
+                "StardewModdingAPI"
+            };
+
+            foreach (Assembly asm in assemblies)
+            {
+
+                bool ignoreNamespace = false;
+                AssemblyName name2= asm.GetName();
+                
+                foreach (var t in asm.GetTypes())
+                {
+                    string[] nameSpace = t.ToString().Split('.');
+
+                    foreach (var name in namespacesToIgnore)
+                    {
+                        if (name.ToString() == nameSpace.ElementAt(0).ToString() || name.ToString()==name2.Name.ToString())
+                        {
+                            ignoreNamespace = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (ignoreNamespace) break;
+
+                    var type = t;
+                    if(t.IsInterface)
+                    {
+                        Monitor.Log(t.ToString()+" is an interface. Skipping XML Serialization ignore.");
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                    var aName = name2;
+                    var ab = AppDomain.CurrentDomain.DefineDynamicAssembly(aName, AssemblyBuilderAccess.Run);
+                    var mb = ab.DefineDynamicModule(aName.Name);
+                    var tb = mb.DefineType(type.Name + "Proxy", System.Reflection.TypeAttributes.Public| TypeAttributes.NotPublic, type);
+
+
+                    var attrCtorParams = new Type[] {};
+                    var attrCtorInfo = typeof(System.Xml.Serialization.XmlIgnoreAttribute).GetConstructor(attrCtorParams);
+                    var attrBuilder = new CustomAttributeBuilder(attrCtorInfo, new object[] { });
+                    tb.SetCustomAttribute(attrBuilder);
+                    Monitor.Log("XML Serialization Ignore: "+type.ToString());
+                    modTypes.Add(t);
+
+                }
+                if (ignoreNamespace) continue;
+                Monitor.Log(asm.FullName);
+                //Monitor.Log(name2.Name.ToString());
+                //FileVersionInfo fvi = FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(asm.Location);
+                //AssemblyName asmName = asm.GetName();
+                //string name = asmName.Name;
+                //Version asmV = asmName.Version;
+                //string fileV = fvi.FileVersion;
+                //string prodV = fvi.ProductVersion;
+                //Console.WriteLine("{0} VERSIONS: (A){1}  (F){2}  (P){3}", name, asmV, fileV, prodV);
+            }
+
+            StardewModdingAPI.Events.SaveEvents.BeforeSave += SaveEvents_BeforeSave;
+            StardewModdingAPI.Events.SaveEvents.AfterSave += SaveEvents_AfterSave;
+            StardewModdingAPI.Events.SaveEvents.AfterLoad += SaveEvents_AfterLoad;
+            saveCoreAPI = new SaveCoreAPI();
+
+            dataHandlers = new List<IInformationHandler>();
+            dataHandlers.Add(new LocationHandler());
+
+        }
+
+
+        public static void SaveEvents_AfterLoad(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            saveCoreAPI.invoke_AfterLoad(sender, e); //give priority to mod authors first then use brute force methods.
+            foreach (IInformationHandler handler in dataHandlers)
+            {
+                handler.afterLoad();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void SaveEvents_AfterSave(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            saveCoreAPI.invoke_AfterSave(sender, e);//give priority to mod authors first then use brute force methods.
+            foreach (IInformationHandler handler in dataHandlers)
+            {
+                handler.afterSave();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public static void SaveEvents_BeforeSave(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            saveCoreAPI.invoke_BeforeSave(sender, e);//give priority to mod authors first then use brute force methods.
+            foreach (IInformationHandler handler in dataHandlers)
+            {
+                handler.beforeSave();
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override object GetApi()
+        {
+            return new SaveCoreAPI();
+        }
+    }
+}

GeneralMods/UnifiedSaveCore/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following
+// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
+// associated with an assembly.
+[assembly: AssemblyTitle("UnifiedSaveCore")]
+[assembly: AssemblyDescription("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyConfiguration("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCompany("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyProduct("UnifiedSaveCore")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright ©  2018")]
+[assembly: AssemblyTrademark("")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCulture("")]
+
+// Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible
+// to COM components.  If you need to access a type in this assembly from
+// COM, set the ComVisible attribute to true on that type.
+[assembly: ComVisible(false)]
+
+// The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM
+[assembly: Guid("acaf0bae-6495-4f1b-8b1f-e34bf7ccf51a")]
+
+// Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values:
+//
+//      Major Version
+//      Minor Version
+//      Build Number
+//      Revision
+//
+// You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
+// by using the '*' as shown below:
+// [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]

GeneralMods/UnifiedSaveCore/SaveCoreAPI.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace UnifiedSaveCore
+{
+    public class SaveCoreAPI
+    {
+        public event EventHandler BeforeSave;
+        public event EventHandler AfterSave;
+        public event EventHandler AfterLoad;
+
+
+        public SaveCoreAPI()
+        {
+            BeforeSave = new EventHandler(empty);
+            AfterSave = new EventHandler(empty);
+            AfterLoad = new EventHandler(empty);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Used to initialize empty event handlers.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="o"></param>
+        /// <param name="args"></param>
+        private void empty(object o, EventArgs args)
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        public void invoke_BeforeSave(object sender, EventArgs args)
+        {
+            if(BeforeSave!=null)
+            BeforeSave.Invoke(sender, args);
+        }
+
+        public void invoke_AfterSave(object sender, EventArgs args)
+        {
+            if(AfterSave!=null)
+            AfterSave.Invoke(sender, args);
+        }
+
+        public void invoke_AfterLoad(object sender, EventArgs args)
+        {
+            if(AfterLoad!=null)
+            AfterLoad.Invoke(sender, args);
+        }
+    }
+}

GeneralMods/UnifiedSaveCore/manifest.json

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "Name": "Unified Save core",
+  "Author": "Alpha_Omegasis",
+  "Version": "0.0.1",
+  "Description": "Allows for a core api for mod authors to handle saving/loading.",
+  "UniqueID": "Omegasis.UnifiedSaveCore",
+  "EntryDll": "UnifiedSaveCore.dll",
+  "MinimumApiVersion": "2.0",
+  "UpdateKeys": [ "" ]
+}

GeneralMods/UnifiedSaveCore/packages.config

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="Pathoschild.Stardew.ModBuildConfig" version="2.1.0" targetFramework="net461" />
+</packages>