Funny you mention java, just recently made a private mod to enable reverse engineering all possible Hullmods and Weaponry
If you're interested, heres the mod itself:
Athena-Research:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/2ZDww8kM
Sadly it only works on new games, after that a timer will initiate that will initiate the "quest-line" for the player to reach a very.. specific system.
I don't want to spoil too much, but let me just say: you better do a speedrun to get some good gear in the first couple of ingame months, cuz you're going to get visited
And as a bonus I'll throw in the source too, since you've mentioned you're learning some java.
Athena-Src:
https://pixeldrain.com/u/g12FuRFC
(I never actually tested the mod on other systems than Windows or Linux, so if you're on MacOS: I don't know what'll happen ^^)