[Suggestion for Bukkit API] Serverwarp

Hello,

A really nice feature that would benefit to the Bukkit Development community is a way to send a player to another server. Proxies like BungeeCord handle the task well, so I don't see why CraftBukkit can't. Here's an example usage of using ServerWarp:

Player.serverwarp("192.168.1.2", 25566);

Player.serverwarp(String ip, int port);

Again, many plugin developers and server owners will benefit from this, including servers with a huge amount of players, for instance, the shotbow network. With the upcoming release of the stable build 1.7.2, it would be an excellent opportunity to add something like this.

Thanks,
baseman101

 

baseman101 As amazing as this would be, I think we're dreaming here.

 

Of course, with all the insecurities aside...

 

Yes, it would be very neat, but wouldn't there be many security issues?

 

reider45
What sort of security issues?

 

baseman101 Meh, nevermind really, just thinking that connecting to other servers that wouldn't want to be connected to, also using the port but I don't see that as an issue

 

I could only think of sending players to a server that the developer has, therefore having more players on his server (muhahaha).
But then again, this could be easily recognized and removed, so I don't see any issues either. (but I'm just narrow-minded, so please correct me if I'm wrong)

 

Im pretty sure this is not possible. That's exactly why servers use proxy-servers (Bungee/Lilypad) in the first place.

 

Bukkit is to give you want you NEED.

Not everyone needs a server conntecter, there'd be A LOT of code just for that and a hell lot of a waste if someone doesn't use it.

 

This. It's not even possible, unless you host all Minecraft servers in the world at the same place. And it'd need all the complicated proxying BungeeCord and Lilypad do.

 

Considering this is already done via BungeeCord etc- I don't see the need for Bukkit to implement this. It's already well distributed and widely used/accepted. Who's standing around refusing to use such proxies because it's not from Bukkit? I guess it may just be me, but I believe it'd be unnecessary considering how it's already well made and already so universally used within the Minecraft community.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that right now there's no problems so I don't see the need for the Bukkit team to shift development over to an already made (optional) feature. It's not necessarily detrimental to running a server (which Bukkit focuses on- extending the functionality of a Minecraft server).