Inactive [CHAT] iChat 2.4.4 - Custom Chat Formatting [1337]

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    Drakia

    iChat 2.x - Custom Chat Formatting
    Version: 2.4.4
    CraftBukkit: 1337

    Plugin Support:
    PermissionsBukkit
    bPermissions
    Permissions 2.x
    Permissions 3.x

    If you are requesting help, post your entire server log (From the time it opens, until somebody talks), your entire Permission config file (As well as what it's named), and iChat config files. This information is REQUIRED for me to help you.
    http://pastebin.com/ <-- Post configs there when asking for help

    =============
    Description
    =============
    Custom chat formatting.
    Based on the idea of iChat v1.5 by Nijikokun.
    Includes code and concepts from mChat by MiracleM4n <https://github.com/MiracleM4n/mChat/>

    Before downloading: iChat 2.4.x has quite a few changes over the 2.3.x branches. All permissions plugins are handled in one plugin, and they all operate in relatively the same way now. This means you WILL need to redo your configs.
    Download (Direct JAR): http://thedgtl.net/bukkit/iChat.jar
    Source: https://github.com/TheDgtl/iChat

    =============
    Features
    =============
    Supports Permissions (Both 2.0 and 2.1), and SuperPerms handlers (PermissionsBukkit, bPermissions, and PermissionsEx).
    Allows you to specify a prefix/suffix/variable for users and groups on a per-world or global basis.
    A user-specific prefix/suffix/variable will take priority over a group prefix/suffix/variable, a world-based prefix/suffix/variable will take priority over a global prefix/suffix/variable.
    Unlimited amount of custom variables for use in chat format.
    Colors are supported in all parts of the formatting and chat text.
    Usable health bar and health amount in the formatting.
    Support for formatting of /me

    =============
    Formatting
    =============
    Message formatting is defined in the file plugins/iChat/config.yml
    The message formats can contain characters, color codes, and variables.
    To use colors use the standard Minecraft color codes found here: http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Classic_Server_Protocol#Color_Codes

    Available variables:
    +prefix - The prefix for this user, or this users group if they don't have one defined.
    +suffix - The suffix for this user, or this users group if they don't have one defined.
    +name - The users name
    +displayname - The users display name (Set by plugins such as Towny)
    +iname - The iChat formatted player name (Defined by iname-format)
    +group - The users group
    +healthbar - A visual health bar for this user
    +health - The users current health value (Between 0 and 20)
    +message - The message the player typed
    +world - What world the player is currently in
    +time - Timestamp, configurable in config.yml. Uses the format for SimpleDateFormat - http://bit.ly/dscw40

    Example (Default):
    Code:
    iname-format: '[+prefix+group+suffix&f] +displayname'
    message-format: '+iname: +message'
    me-format: '* +name +message'
    date-format: 'HH:mm:ss'
    handle-me: true
    Example date-format (Default):
    date-format: 'HH:mm:ss'

    As of iChat 2.4.0 there have been a few changes in the way variables and groups are handled.

    ==========
    Groups
    ==========
    As of iChat 2.4.3 native groups are supported in Permissions 2.x/3.x, PermissionsBukkit, bPermissions, and PermissionsEx.

    ==========
    Variables
    ==========
    Variables are now defined in variables.yml in the iChat directory. This includes prefixes, suffixes, and custom variables.
    You can define an unlimited number of custom variables for groups and users, if these variables contain the static variables such as +prefix,
    +suffix, +health, etc then those variables will be replaced with their respective values.
    If a variable does not exist then it will be replaced with a blank string.

    As of iChat 2.4.4 you can now specify world-specific variables. To specify a per-world group or user variable (Prefix, suffix, or variable) you just specify it under the world as shown in the 'world' example in the default variables.yml below. Anything specified in the parent 'users' or 'groups' nodes will be considered global for all worlds.

    Default variables.yml:
    ---------------------
    Code:
    # iChat Variable Config
    # This is now the only method for defining variables
    users:
        Drakia:
            prefix: '&e'
    groups:
        Admin:
            prefix: '&c'
            suffix: ''
        Default:
            prefix: ''
            suffix: ''
    world:
      users:
        Drakia:
          prefix: '&a'
    Default config.yml:
    ---------------------
    Code:
    handle-me: true
    date-format: HH:mm:ss
    message-format: '+iname: +message'
    me-format: '* +name +message'
    iname-format: '[+prefix+group+suffix&f] +displayname'
    =============
    Examples
    =============
    To make a group colored:
    variables.yml:
    Code:
    groups:
        Default:
            prefix: '&4'
            suffix: ''
    config.yml:
    Code:
    message-format: '[+prefix+group&f] +name: +message'
    To make a single username colored:
    variables.yml:
    Code:
    users:
        Drakia:
            prefix: ''
            suffix: '&1'
    Config:
    Code:
    message-format: '[+prefix+group&f] +suffix+name&f: +message'
    As you can see, suffixes and prefixes can be used anywhere, in any combination. In this example we use prefix as a method for coloring group names, while suffix is used to color individual users. On our server we have prefixes such as "&f[&2Mod&f] " so that we can have custom tags per group instead of just the groups name. There is no end to the combination of things you can do, please TRY things before you come asking for someone else to do it for you. There are too many combinations of things for me to answer every question about how to color specific things.
    I will not be offering answers to questions such as "How do I color names?" or really anything else to do with specifics of formatting. It's pretty straightforward what you can do, and if you can't take the time to experiment then I'm not going to take the time to answer your questions.

    =============
    Configuration
    =============
    iname-format - The format used for +iname (Default: '[+prefix+group+suffix&f] +displayname')
    message-format - The format used for basic chat (Default: '+iname: +message')
    date-format - The format used for +date (Default: 'HH:mm:ss')
    me-format - The format used for /me commands (Default: '* +name +message')
    handle-me - Whether to handle /me commands (Default: true)

    =============
    Permissions
    =============
    ichat.color - Allow this group/user to use color in their chat messages.
    ichat.reload - Allow this group/user to use "/ichat reload"

    =============
    Commands
    =============
    /ichat reload - Reload the iChat config file

    =============
    F.A.Q.
    =============
    Q) Why is my custom message format not working? I just get the default output. Or output with no variables filled in.
    A) If you're using Permissions 2.1, make sure your Permissions config file is named "{worldname}.yml" where {worldname} is the name of your world. If you're using Permissions 2.0, make sure your Permissions config is named config.yml

    Q) How do I set the brackets color to the same as the group?
    A) Normally you have the brackets in the message-format variable, but you can just as easily move them into prefix/suffix and that way they can be per-group colored!

    Q) Why is my entire string colored? I just put a color code beside +name!
    A) A color code will persists until another color code is encountered, or the end of the line is reached. To change the line back to white use &f after the variable/string you want colored.

    Q) Why are my OPs names red?
    A) Essentials has this functionality built in. Change "ops-name-color" to 'none' in your Essentials config file.

    Q) Why does {PluginX} not work with iChat?
    A) There's a good chance it does, but you need to use +displayname instead of +name.

    Q) Why does Towny not work with iChat?
    A) iChat no longer uses %1$s for the player name, it uses player.getName() and player.getDisplayName(), until such a time that Towny is updated to use the proper method of setting a players name (Set their displayName) it will not work with iChat.

    =============
    Changes
    =============
    [Version 2.4.4]
    - Updated to new FileConfiguration class
    - Fixed bypass exploit for colors in messages
    - Multi-world support for variables.yml
    - Resolved an issue with /me not reloading player variables
    [Version 2.4.3]
    - Permissions overhaul. No longer require group.{name} node unless not using a permissions handler
    [Version 2.4.2]
    - Fixed issue with inheritance in Permissions
    - Implemented start of online time variable. Need output format.
    [Version 2.4.1]
    - Remove plugin-specific group referencing. All groups are now managed via group.* nodes,
    the exception being pure Permissions 2.x/3.x
    - Fixed /ichat reload not reloading variables.yml
    - Updated /me to use BroadcastMessage
    [Version 2.4.0-final]
    - Took out variable caching, there's no hook for PermissionChange.
    - Updated README to include info on group.* nodes
    [Version 2.4.0-beta]
    - Merged all branches into one
    - Supports Perms 2.x/3.x, SuperPerms, GroupManager
    - Added a more advanded API based on the mChat API
    - Massive thanks to MiracleM4n for code and concepts
    - All variables are now retrieved from variables.yml instead of Permissions
    - Removed censor code
    [Version 2.3.2-p3]
    - Set Permissions as a dependency in plugin.yml
    - Added Permissions 3 support to the -p3 jar
    [Version 2.3.1]
    - Added iChat.ichat.parseChat(Player, String, Format) API
    - Added hook for /me chat formatting using the "me-format" config option
    [Version 2.3.0]
    - Added external iChat.ichat.parseChat(Player, String) API
    [Version 2.2.3]
    - Added +displayname/+d for player.getDisplayName()
    [Version 2.2.2]
    - Updated to latest RB
    [Version 2.2.1]
    - Updated how Permissions is loaded
    [Version 2.2.0]
    - Added the ability to have an unlimited amount of variables in message-format
    - Changed versioning scheme
    [Version 2.11]
    - Now uses per-world permissions information
    [Version 2.10]
    - Allow admins to enable color on a permissions basis
    [Version 2.09]
    - Another small update to Permissions (Returned false when I should have returned true)
    [Version 2.08]
    - Pushes PacketCollisions PermVersion change. Fixes issues with 2.5.2
    [Version 2.07]
    - Added +time tag
    [Version 2.06]
    - Added +world tag
    [Version 2.05]
    - Ignore whether the plugin is GM, just treat everything as Permissions! Means you need FakePermissions.
    [Version 2.04]
    - Added the ability to use variables in the suffix and prefix (More customizeable messages)
    [Version 2.03]
    - Verify that all available variables aren't null before calling parse
    - Fixed crash caused by color code at end of message (Basic fix, added a space)
    [Version 2.02]
    - Fix for possible NPE
    [Version 2.01]
    - There's a bug in Permissions 2.1 in getPermissionString, switched to getUserPermissionString
    [Version 2.00]
    - Initial re-write of Niji's plugin.
    - Added Permissions 2.0/2.1, and GroupManager support.[/b]
     
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    123abt

    Can anyone help me? All my groups have a prefix ["GroupName"Noob] like that and I can't change it. Like every person that talks would look like [TrustNoob]Random: BLAH. Even in my Permissions it doesn't say Noob in prefix.
     
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    Rsccman

    how can i get this to work with 'Jobs' plugin?
     
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    piousminion

    I just left herochat and I noticed a serious flaw with ichat on my "production" server.

    1. No default config means interupting all my players to restart the server to generate configs.
    2. After making initial config changes, there is no ichat command to reload configs, meaning I have to interupt my players again for another restart.
    For a home server I'm sure the above is fine, but it's a serious problem for a medium to large production server interested in your plugin.
    Is there anything we can do about either or both of these problems?

    thanks in advance

    EDIT:
    Also, refixes aren't working at all. I see group names in white, but no color or anything else in prefixes. :/ Ideas?
     
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    fishncrabs

    I'm having trouble with a player with a user called "Drwyz". Getting this:

    Code:
    2011-07-11 07:03:52 [SEVERE] Could not pass event PLAYER_CHAT to iChat
    java.util.UnknownFormatConversionException: Conversion = 'D'
        at org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerChatEvent.setFormat(PlayerChatEvent.java:96)
        at net.TheDgtl.iChat.playerListener.onPlayerChat(playerListener.java:40)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader$6.execute(JavaPluginLoader.java:279)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.RegisteredListener.callEvent(RegisteredListener.java:58)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.callEvent(SimplePluginManager.java:321)
        at net.minecraft.server.NetServerHandler.chat(NetServerHandler.java:681)
        at net.minecraft.server.NetServerHandler.a(NetServerHandler.java:669)
        at net.minecraft.server.Packet3Chat.a(Packet3Chat.java:33)
        at net.minecraft.server.NetworkManager.b(NetworkManager.java:226)
        at net.minecraft.server.NetServerHandler.a(NetServerHandler.java:84)
        at net.minecraft.server.NetworkListenThread.a(SourceFile:105)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.h(MinecraftServer.java:451)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:361)
    It isn't coming up in the format I usually use, just plain white text.
     
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    fishncrabs

    And his name in permissions is fine
     
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    Viannima

    This was one of the most useful plugins ever :) thanks a lot.
     
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    DivineKyuuji

    So this says it requires Permissions 2.x, but does it work with Permissions 3.x?
     
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    DCBSupafly

    Lots of fun and improved readability thanks!
     
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    Nachocuban


    There is a 3.x download link in the OP.
     
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    Drakia

    [Version 2.3.3]
    - Added Permissions as a dependency
    - Added "/ichat reload" command

    [Version 2.3.3-p3]
    - Added "/ichat reload" command
     
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    morizuki

    hmm.. don't know where to ask.. but.. can you make this compatible to bukkitcontrib? In bukkitcontrib when you type and press enter, you can press up to get your text back.. but using iChat, it won't work..
     
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    Pawel

    Why Ichat is not working with Permission 3.1.6 [Yeti] and Ichat is being Disabled -,- is there any how this would work (i dont want to change permission)
     
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    Drakia

    Download the 3.x compatible version.
     
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    Pawel

    I just did :) and works fine TY
     
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    McSushi

    hey guys, is it possible to add a local chat to this? or is it already on? or does someone know a compatible plugin?
     
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    ChadTheDJ

    Any way to make it use the Multiverse aliases instead of the full name?
     
  19. Hello, great plugin!

    Can we configure the chat format when writing from console? I seen other plugins do this
     
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    Drakia

    No

    I have no clue how they implement aliases so if it's not +displayname then no.

    No because that isn't chat, it's a command
     
  21. i dont understand then, why can u format /me ?
     
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    Drakia

    Because I chose to as it is ingame chat from a player still.
    How exactly would you want me to format console chat? There is no player attached to lookup permission variables, no name I can throw in, no world or health. There is nothing to format anyways.
     
  23. The text is pink, i wanted to change that. And it just says [console] i wanted to change that
     
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    Drakia

    Not a feature I will be implementing.
     
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    ChadTheDJ

    Clarifying, not usernames, but world name alias. Even if you cannot add it, it seems the newest ichat blocks the plugin for adding in their own prefixes in the front.
     
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    Rowtag

    I'm using Mcmyadmin for manage groups and users. Now i updated ichat and permissions. Ichat for perm 3x and permissions 3.6. Now i just get a color for the Default group. all other groups doesn't show up with color in chat.
    Any idea?
     
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    Drakia

    Because permissions 3 is stupid and mcmyadmin doesn't integrate with it properly. Use permissions 2 unless you have an explicit reason to use 3.
     
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    thestriker095

    Hi there i was just wondering if there is anyway the get the Jobs plugin "titles" to work with iChat?
     
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    BlackPandemic

    I'll assume that's why mine isn't working either? Using Permissions 3.1.6:
    Code:
    Administrators:
            default: False
            info:
                prefix: '&4'
                suffix: ''
    
    censor-list: []
    censor-color: '&f'
    date-format: HH:mm:ss
    message-format: '+prefix+name [+healthbar]: +message'
    me-format: '* +name +message'
    censor-char: '*'
    censor-string-color: '&f'
    censor-colored: false
    I'm getting the healthbar, but no name coloring.

    Also, just realized you do Tombstone too - keep truckin' man, love your plugins :D
     
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    PhonicUK

    McMyAdmin does integrate properly now with Permissions 3 as of version 0.9.5.0
     
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    Drakia

    And yet Permissions 3 is still a terrible plugin ;)
     
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