Timeline

This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.

Timelines control game behavior and visuals based on the absolute day time through environment attributes.

JSON format

[NBT Compound / JSON Object]: The root element of the timeline.
- [Int] period_ticks: Optional. Defines the duration in ticks over which the timeline will repeat. If omitted, the timeline will not repeat.
- [String] clock^{[upcoming JE 26.1]}: One world clock (an [String] ID) to use for this timeline.
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] tracks: A map between namespaced environment attribute IDs and a corresponding attribute track object.
  - [NBT Compound / JSON Object]: An attribute track.
    - [String][NBT Compound / JSON Object] ease: The easing type used to ease the interpolation between keyframes. Either a [String] string name of the interpolation type (see below) or an [NBT Compound / JSON Object] object with the field listed below. Default is linear. Note that easing only has an effect for attributes which support interpolation.
      - [NBT List / JSON Array] cubic_bezier: A list of 4 [Double] doubles providing the coordinates of the 2 control points in the order x1, y1, x2, y2.
    - [String] modifier: The ID of an environment attribute modifier. The default is override.
    - [NBT List / JSON Array] keyframes: A list of keyframes for the track.
      - [NBT Compound / JSON Object]: A keyframe.
        [Int] ticks: A value between 0 and period_ticks (if specified) which defines the tick within the period at which the keyframe's value will be active.
        
        [NBT Compound / JSON Object] value: The value for the attribute modifier.
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] time_markers^{[upcoming JE 26.1]}: Map defining time markers.
  - [Int][NBT Compound / JSON Object] <time marker id>: Definition of a time marker. Either an [Int] integer representing the tick of the marker or an [NBT Compound / JSON Object] object with the following fields:
    - [Int] ticks: The tick of this marker.
    - [Boolean] show_in_commands: Whether this marker should be suggested for the /time command. Defaults to false.

Easing types

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An easing type specifies the interpolation easing between keyframes of an attribute track.

Two easing types are available which do not interpolate into or out from keyframes:

Easing type	Behavior
`constant`	Always selects the value from the previous keyframe.
`linear`	Linearly interpolates between the previous and next keyframes, also known as lerp.

The rest of the easing types are all variations of a set of interpolation kinds, resized and moved to fit each segment of the track. Each is available in three forms; in_, out_, and in_out_. in_ applies the easing from the value of a keyframe after it's been passed, out_ applies the easing into the value of a keyframe before it's been passed, and in_out_ combines the two and applies the easing both from a keyframe and into the next one.

The types of easing which support in_, out_, and in_out_ are as follows:

Interpolation kind	Ease in	Ease out	Ease in and out	Easing behavior	Ease-out formula
`back`	`in_back`	`out_back`	`in_out_back`	Pulls back beyond the target value before easing into it.	$y = 1 + 2.70158 (x - 1)^{3} + 1.70158 (x - 1)^{2}$
`bounce`	`in_bounce`	`out_bounce`	`in_out_bounce`	Bounces against the target value 3 times before stopping.	$f (x) = {\begin{matrix} 7.5625 x^{2}, & if 0 \leq x < \frac{4}{11} \\ 7.5625 {(x - \frac{6}{11})}^{2} + \frac{3}{4}, & if \frac{4}{11} \leq x < \frac{8}{11} \\ 7.5625 {(x - \frac{9}{11})}^{2} + \frac{15}{16}, & if \frac{8}{11} \leq x < \frac{10}{11} \\ 7.5625 {(x - \frac{21}{22})}^{2} + \frac{63}{64}, & if \frac{10}{11} \leq x \leq 1 \end{matrix}$
`circ`	`in_circ`	`out_circ`	`in_out_circ`	Uses a circular curve to ease into the target value.	$y = \sqrt{1 - (x - 1)^{2}}$
`elastic`	`in_elastic`	`out_elastic`	`in_out_elastic`	Wobbles around the target value 4 times.	$y = 2^{- 10 x} \sin (\frac{2 π}{3} (10 x - 0.75)) + 1$
`sine`	`in_sine`	`out_sine`	`in_out_sine`	Eases into the target value with a sinusoidal curve.	$y = \sin (\frac{π x}{2})$
`quad`	`in_quad`	`out_quad`	`in_out_quad`	A quadratic curve with its origin at the target value.	$y = 1 - (1 - x)^{2}$
`cubic`	`in_cubic`	`out_cubic`	`in_out_cubic`	A cubic curve with its origin at the target value.	$y = 1 - (1 - x)^{3}$
`quart`	`in_quart`	`out_quart`	`in_out_quart`	A quartic curve with its origin at the target value.	$y = 1 - (1 - x)^{4}$
`quint`	`in_quint`	`out_quint`	`in_out_quint`	A quintic curve with its origin at the target value.	$y = 1 - (1 - x)^{5}$
`expo`	`in_expo`	`out_expo`	`in_out_expo`	An exponential curve with its origin at the starting value.	$y = 1 - 2^{- 10 x}$

History

Java Edition
1.21.11	25w45a	Added timelines to data packs.
Upcoming Java Edition
26.1	snap3	Added a `clock` field
26.1	snap3	Added an optional `time_markers` field

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