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Added - PlaceholderAPI support (papi-output) for chat formatting and placeholders. - Recommended default configuration for LuckPerms Chat Formatter (LPC) setup. Fixed - An issue where LPC 4.x dropped or failed to send chat messages. Removed - Nothing

Added - Automatic documentation sync with https://busybeedev.net/docs/chatcolor/intro. Fixed - An issue where modified game clients sending raw color symbols (§) caused chat formatting to break or show raw code text. Removed - Nothing

Added - The option to hide player permissions in the menu interface - A clear notification message when a player attempts to open a menu without the required permissions - Support for HeadDatabase (HDB) custom heads in menus, if installed Fixed - None Removed - None

Added * Added support for the /colors command alias. Fixed * Improved stability and reliability when handling dynamic placeholders. Removed * Removed the /cc command alias.

Added • Support for custom hex colors (like #FF5733) in the /color set command! • Hex color code suggestions while typing the command. Fix • Corrected color display issues when changing chat styles. Remove • None

Added - Automatic preservation of your custom game settings when installing new updates - Automatic background cleanup of old settings backups Fixed - Issue where updating the game could reset saved player preferences and options Removed - Obsolete settings files and outdated configuration backups

Added - `/color debug` command to test and troubleshoot chat color settings. - Updated player and staff documentation regarding chat features and permissions. [Click Here](https://busybeedev.net/docs/chatcolor/introduction) to view new updated docs. Fixed - Chat message formatting stability and detection issues. Removed - None

Added - `chat-hook` option in config.yml to configure chat event integration (AUTO, MODERN, LEGACY). - Improved player display name support across chat configurations. Fixed - Chat event handling reliability and event listener registration. - Data saving and loading synchronization to ensure thread safety and stability. - Configuration loading performance and internal data handling. Removed - None Special Thanks to tinseltuner (Docker) for bringing the issue to my attention.

Added - safeSetItem method for improved slot validation in GUI item setting logic Fixed - Exception handling in ColorUtil to catch Throwable instead of generic Exception - Legacy text parsing in ColorUtil for improved compatibility Removed - Nothing

## Added * Enhanced MiniMessage support in `ColorUtil` for smoother tag parsing (gradients, rainbow, hover/click events) and safer fallback handling for invalid tags. * Expanded HEX color support in `ColorUtil` with broader pattern recognition (`&#RRGGBB`, `#RRGGBB`, and `<color:#RRGGBB>`). ## Fixed * Overhauled legacy text handling in `ColorUtil` to properly process `&` and `§` codes and prevent formatting leaks across wrapped chat messages. * Fixed bug in `ChatListener` where message color processing could unintentionally override player prefixes or group ranks. * Resolved double-parsing issues during chat events by streamlining format assembly logic. ## Removed * Removed redundant legacy formatting passes in `ChatListener` to optimize chat event processing speed and reduce server overhead.

To view the full changelog [click here](https://busybeedev.net/changelog?project=chatcolor) Added - Nothing Fixed - Console filter cleanup when the plugin disables (prevents shutdown errors) Removed - Nothing

To view the full changelog please [click here](https://busybeedev.net/changelog?project=chatcolor) ### ✨ Enhancements & Fixes * **🎨 Improved Color & Placeholder Application:** Refactored internal formatting logic to ensure smoother, glitch-free color application and more reliable placeholder processing. * **⚡ Priority Detection Overhaul:** Rewrote color priority evaluation for a more consistent experience across rank and permission setups. * **🔌 Enhanced Plugin Compatibility:** * Improved integrations and smooth operation alongside **EssentialsChat**. * Upgraded **PlaceholderAPI** handling for reliable expansion parsing and seamless text injection. --- ### ⚠️ Placeholder Changes > **Notice for Server Admins:** Placeholder syntax or names have been updated in this release. Please review the updated documentation at [busybeedev.net/docs/chatcolor/papi](https://busybeedev.net/docs/chatcolor/papi) to adjust your configurations.

To view the full changelog please go to https://busybeedev.net/changelog?project=chatcolor ### 🎨 Chat & Visual Updates * **Vibrant New Colors & Gradients:** We've massively upgraded our text coloring system! You'll now see smoother color gradients, dynamic text patterns, and much more consistent formatting across chat and menus. * **Smarter Color Handling:** Improved how the system handles default colors. This eliminates weird formatting glitches and ensures text looks exactly how it should, even when mixing custom colors. * **For Server Owners & Devs:** We've expanded the `ChatColorAPI` with brand new tools and improved the documentation, making it easier than ever to customize server text and build colorful add-ons! ### 🛠️ Performance & Stability * **Smoother Menus & Inventories:** We've overhauled the background code that handles custom menus (`FastInvManager`). By modernizing the logic, opening custom containers and clicking through interfaces is now faster, more stable, and less likely to cause lag or micro-stutters.

FEATURES * **Configurable Element Toggles:** Added new toggle options inside `config.yml` to completely control the visibility and loading of **standard colors**, **gradients**, and **patterns**. * **Dynamic Content Loading:** Rewrote the color engine to conditionally load elements depending on your active config settings, reducing unnecessary memory allocation. * FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS * **Automatic Config Self-Healing:** Implemented a failsafe mechanism that automatically re-adds any missing keys or sections to `config.yml` without overriding your existing settings. * **Enhanced Performance:** Optimizing configuration checks ensures smoother server startup times when parsing active formatting modules.

🚀 FEATURES - EssentialsC Compatibility: Full formatting integration added for servers running EssentialsC. - Event-Priority Controls: Added a new `event-priority` option to the configuration file, allowing you to fine-tune how ChatColors interacts with other chat-altering plugins. - Late-Bind Config Option: Introduced a `late-bind` toggle to delay plugin initialization, ensuring perfect compatibility with late-loading chat management suites. - **Beta:** Emojis from Nexo should work. 🐛 FIXES & IMPROVEMENTS - Enhanced Debugging: The plugin now explicitly logs the active listener priority on startup, making it much easier to isolate chat conflicts. - Updated FastStats for better reporting on errors. - Documentation Overhaul: The official wiki has been fully updated! Check out the improved command details, permission tables, and config setup at https://busybeedev.net/docs/chatcolor/introduction

## 🚀 Features & Enhancements * **Smart Chat & Event Priority Handling:** * Updated `config.yml` to recommend the **MONITOR** event priority, significantly improving out-of-the-box compatibility with EssentialsX. * Implemented automatic priority adjustment logic to seamlessly handle EssentialsChat compatibility without breaking formatting.

### 🛠️ Fixes & Improvements * **Internal refactoring:** Introduced a new internal helper method (`isFastInv`) to streamline how the plugin detects custom menus. * **Enhanced Stability:** Improved safety checks to prevent rare null-pointer exceptions when players interact with non-plugin inventories. * **Code Clean-up:** Optimized inventory type handling, making future menu updates faster and easier to implement.

To view the full changelog please visit [ChatColors Changelog](https://busybeedev.net/changelog?project=chatcolor) ### 📝 Note for Server Admins > If you are upgrading from an older version, your old `gui.yml` and `players.yml` have automatically been migrated to the new `/configs/` folder. You can safely delete any orphaned `colors.yml` or `patterns.yml` files in the root plugin directory! ### 🌟 New Features & Enhancements * **Next-Gen Server Support:** Full compatibility added for **Folia** (multi-threaded servers) and **Canvas**. Expect seamless, lag-free color formatting no matter what engine your server runs on. * **Overhauled Color Systems:** We’ve introduced a new custom asset system. Managing your **Gradients** and **Patterns** is now entirely separated, meaning more unique and stable chat colors are coming your way soon. ### 🛠️ Menu & GUI Refurbishing * **Snappier Menus:** The entire Graphical User Interface (GUI) has been rewritten from scratch. Color menus will load instantly with zero click delay. * **Unified Localizations:** Menus now adapt much cleaner to server-wide chat styles and translations. No more broken color tags or raw text bleeding into menu titles.

To view the full changelog please check out [ChatColors Changelog](https://busybeedev.net/changelog?project=chatcolor) ### 📊 Performance Monitoring & Analytics * **Dedicated Metrics Managers:** Added `BStatsManager` and `FastStatsManager` to handle extended data tracking, giving you more robust, real-time insights into server performance and health. * **Framework Integration:** Fully integrated the **BStats** and **FastStats** metrics frameworks for enhanced backend monitoring.

To view the full changelog click the link or view the [chatcolor changelog](https://busybeedev.net/changelog?project=chatcolor). ## 🌟 What's New? * **MiniMessage Tag Support:** Added full support for modern MiniMessage formatting tags! * *Note: Players will need the new `chatcolor.minimessage` permission node to use these tags in chat.* * **Console Cleanup Feature:** Added a new `clean-console` option in your `config.yml`. When enabled, it dynamically strips legacy color codes from logger outputs, keeping your server console crisp and readable. * **Smart Integration Detector:** Added an `IntegrationChecker` that automatically scans for active **DiscordSRV** and **LPC** plugins on startup, printing helpful setup and configuration guidance straight to your console. ## 🛠️ Enhancements & Fixes * **Refactored Color Utilities:** Built a much sturdier backend handler to bridge legacy color codes and modern MiniMessage components. Includes under-the-hood automatic conversion utilities (`translateLegacyToMiniMessage`) and stricter text safety checks. * **Streamlined PlaceholderAPI Integration:** Completely reworked our placeholders for better stability and formatting logic. * Reorganized the placeholder structures for better clarity. * Added a dedicated `%color_legacy%` placeholder. * Improved stability when handling null or empty message inputs. * **Paper Server Optimization:** Modified the `ChatListener` to bypass redundant last-message tracking on Paper-based servers, saving processing overhead. * **Compatibility Recommendation:** Added a configuration comment recommending that server owners set their event-priority to `HIGHEST` for seamless operation alongside LPC or DiscordSRV. * **Stability Fix:** Fixed a critical initialization bug caused by a missing structural brace in the main initialization logic, ensuring smooth reloads and clean server starts.

### ✨ FEATURES * **Default Color Logic:** Implemented automatic default color application via `ConfigManager` for messages and display names when no custom selection is made. ### 🐛 FIXES * **Formatting Cleanup:** Resolved an issue where non-legacy colors would incorrectly append `</color>` tags to messages. * **Legacy Handling:** Replaced outdated serialization methods with a unified legacy serializer and added `stripLegacy` support to keep chat clean. ### ⚡ PERFORMANCE * **Color Engine Overhaul:** Centralized all color tag applications within `ColorUtil` for significantly better consistency and reduced overhead. * **Pattern Precision:** Improved the `PatternApplier` to handle complex string formatting more efficiently. Big thank you to [fernsehheft](https://github.com/fernsehheft) for helping with this update. You can view his commit [here. ](https://github.com/BusyBee-Development/ChatColor/commit/0ebd26d5465cb53ff542c1978aeaf1ff175884de)

### 🐛 FIXES * **Data Saving:** Fixed a critical issue where player color data would occasionally fail to save during server shutdowns. * **Menu Logic:** Resolved a minor glitch where the GUI would flicker when switching between gradient pages. ### ⚡ PERFORMANCE * **Cache Management:** Optimized player data caching to reduce memory overhead on high-population servers.

### ✨ FEATURES * **UI Framework Migration:** Completely replaced the legacy GUI system with **FastInv**, making all in-game menus snappier and more reliable. * **MiniMessage Native:** Full support for modern Adventure components, gradients, and hex styling. * **Live Preview:** Players can now see a real-time preview of their selected color before applying. ### 🔧 CHANGES * **Command Streamlining:** Refined `/colors` subcommands and logic for better usability. * **Target Update:** The plugin now natively targets the **Minecraft 1.21 API**.

### ✨ FEATURES * **Folia Support:** Verified and optimized for Folia’s regional threading model. * **Hex Precision:** Added support for exact HEX code input via command for staff and donors. ### 🐛 FIXES * **PAPI Integration:** Fixed a bug where certain placeholders would return raw MiniMessage tags instead of formatted text.

### 🐛 FIXES * **Initialization:** Resolved an error occurring when the plugin loaded on legacy Java versions. * **Config Safety:** Added a failsafe to prevent the plugin from disabling if `config.yml` contains minor formatting errors. ### 🔧 CHANGES * **Wiki:** Fully updated the documentation website with new command and permission guides.

### ✨ FEATURES * **Migration Tool:** Added an automated system to migrate old v3.x data to the new 2026 data format. * **Modern GUI Layout:** Completely redesigned the initial inventory layout for a better "out of the box" feel. ### ⚡ PERFORMANCE * **Event Handling:** Optimized the chat listener to ensure zero-latency impact on high-speed chat environments.

### ✨ FEATURES * **RGB Engine:** Introduced the core RGB and Gradient engine. * **Java 17:** Upgraded the minimum required runtime to Java 17. * **Permission Logic:** Implemented granular permissions for every individual color and gradient.

# Warning: This version of the plugin is no longer being updated by the Original Dev. This is the last update from the original plugin developer. I was permitted to continue the plugin with an updated version. Last Changelog from MattyHD0: - Updated dependencies - Added compatibility with +1.21 - Uploaded correct version, download again https://www.spigotmc.org/resources/chatcolor-%E2%9C%A8-custom-patterns-%E2%9C%85-full-configurable.93186/