Util Scoreboards without flashing on refresh (class)

This enables you to refresh your scoreboard without it flashing.

It should acheive this effect w/o any packet modification!


Usage:
1. Paste into a new class in your project.
2. Include this class in your constructor(s).
3. Configure all the names & settings.
4. Use addPlayer(player) to add them to the scoreboard.
5. Use refresh() to update the values.

PLEASE NOTE: This is just a working implementation of other people's code and ideas If you use this for a Github repo, maybe provide a link? <3

Credit:
- Wolvereness - the idea. http://sbnc.khobbits.co.uk/log/logs/old/bukkitdev_[2014-06-09].htm
- @fireblast709 - providing some sample code. https://bukkit.org/threads/update-a-scoreboard-every-second-without-flashing.288265/

The class - http://pastebin.com/u7bYnVR4

Code:

package me.package.test;

import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
import org.bukkit.scoreboard.DisplaySlot;
import org.bukkit.scoreboard.Objective;
import org.bukkit.scoreboard.Scoreboard;
import org.bukkit.scoreboard.ScoreboardManager;
import org.bukkit.scoreboard.Team;

// Credit: http://spongybacon.com/scoreboards
public class Scoreboards {

    private ScoreboardManager manager;
    private Scoreboard board;
    private Team team;
    private Objective o;
    private Objective buffer;
    private Objective t;

    public Scoreboards() {
        // Setting up all the scoreboard variables
        this.manager = plugin.getServer().getScoreboardManager();
        this.board = manager.getNewScoreboard();
        this.team = board.registerNewTeam("team");
        // Two objectives for buffer & normal
        this.o = board.registerNewObjective("test", "dummy");
        this.buffer = board.registerNewObjective("buffer", "dummy");

        // Setting up the scoreboard display stuff
        this.o.setDisplaySlot(DisplaySlot.SIDEBAR);
        this.o.setDisplayName("SCOREBOARD!!!");
    }

    public void setScore(String name, int score) {
        // First you update the buffer
        buffer.getScore(name).setScore(score);
        // Then you tell the scoreboard to use the buffer
        // and swap the variables for our convenience
        swapBuffer();
        // And update the -what used to be objective- buffer
        buffer.getScore(name).setScore(score);
    }

    public void swapBuffer() {
        // Simply change the slot, the scoreboard will now
        // push all updating packets to the player
        // Thus wasting not a single ms on executing this at
        // a later time
        buffer.setDisplaySlot(o.getDisplaySlot());
        buffer.setDisplayName(o.getDisplayName());
        // Simply changing references for naming convenience
        t = o;
        o = buffer;
        buffer = t;
    }

    // A simple method to set the scores again, and therefore refresh it.
    public void refresh() {
        setScore("Red Team", Scores.redScore);
        setScore("Blue Team", Scores.blueScore);
    }

    // Adding the player to the scoreboard
    public void addPlayer(Player p) {
        team.addPlayer(p);
        p.setScoreboard(board);
    }

    // Removing the player from the scoreboard
    public void removePlayer(Player p) {
        team.removePlayer(p);
        p.setScoreboard(manager.getNewScoreboard());
    }

}

If you need help, reply here or shoot me a private message!

 

Yus!
Thanks.
Many people will find this horribly useful.
*Meaning awesomely useful

 

@SpongyBacon

Thanks for this method but I seem to have an issue. When I implemented the buffer system to stop the flashy scoreboard, I can't seem to add more than 1 score. The rest would not show. What seems to be the problem? Here are my 2 classes:

Hud.java
http://pastebin.com/rnn5HDKB

CustomScore.java
http://pastebin.com/6cgBKSwQ

It still flashes.

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

@T0pAz7 Looks like an issue with your modifications. Try it without your CustomScore object.

 

@SpongyBacon I got to stop the flashing by replacing it with team prefixes and suffixes. But there is a character limit. Anyway I use that example and when I setScore, it duplicates the values. Is there a way to fix it without resetting scores since it is what causes the flashing issue.

 

hello i have a problem,

setScore("Red Team", Scores.redScore);
setScore("Blue Team", >>>>>>>Scores<<<<<<<<<<.blueScore);
Scores <-------- IS REDLINED what is the problem?¿

 

y think yes

 

@PistoFrancoPuumm http://bukkit.org/threads/plugin-dev-sticky-learning-java-where-to-learn.395662/