Space Engineers Remote API Client

Java client for interacting with Space Engineers Dedicated Server Remote API.

Setup

Add to your build.gradle:

dependencies {
    implementation 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.15.2'
}

Usage

Initialize client:

SpaceEngineersRemoteClient client = new SpaceEngineersRemoteClient(
    "http://localhost:8080",  // Server URL
    "your-base64-security-key"
);

Available methods:

// Check server status
client.pingServer();

// Get current players
client.getCurrentPlayers();

API Authentication

The client handles HMAC-SHA1 authentication automatically:

• Generates RFC1123 formatted UTC timestamp
• Creates random nonce
• Builds authentication message string
• Computes HMAC using provided security key
• Adds required headers (Date, Authorization)