[INFO] Announcer 0.5 - display a message periodically [766]

Announcer:
Version: v0.5
This is my first plugin - it allows server owners to write their own announcements in the file "Announcements.txt", which will be displayed at random every 2 minutes.

Features:

• Capability to add and alter custom announcements.
• Announces a random one of these announcements server-wide every X minutes - you get to choose whatever X is - that said, please use integers (whole numbers). I will add support for Floats (partial numbers like 1.5) later.

Changelog:

Version 0.5

• Compatibility issues fixed - sorry it took a while!

Version 0.4

• Various Bug Fixes

Version 0.3

• Now supports custom delay on announcements - you can set this in the first line of the Announcements.txt file.
• Removed on-the-fly announcement alteration - was necessary to get custom delay, but will be fixed in the next release

Version 0.2

• Updated to non-testing version - so no message spam now.
• Fixed issue where on VERY rare occasion the plugin would attempt to read a non-existent line. Less common the more lines in the Announcements file - but fixed now.
• Removed an unnecessary line in the OnEnable.
• Credited @eisental

Version 0.1

• Custom Announcement Support
• Announcements set to every 2 minutes

Intended Features:

• Customisable message colour
• Capability to disable/enable the announcements using commands

Any ideas for improvements on this one are welcome, so please feel free to criticise and suggest!

Note: Extract the entire contents of the .zip into your plugins folder! Otherwise, it will notify you in-game that the announcements file doesn't exist!
EDIT: Now updated - it will now force a frequent announcement of the missing file (30 seconds between each), and actually do that.

 

you need to use plugin.yml in /src

drop by irc, mixx is the name if you want help

 

My plugin.yml is in the new format suggested by Bones himself, so idk what else could be goin wrong - and yes it's in the src...

Code:

name: Announcer
main: com.bukkit.Haerar.Announcer.Announcer
version: 0.4
website: none
author: Haerar
description: Announces things
commands:

No commands as of yet... but it should be working, afaik?

 

Can someone fix this to work with new version of craftbukkit?

 

Does not work with #493b

 

I'm aware of this, it hasn't been working since the posts before - that question was aimed at any developers who could see something wrong with the Plugin.yml >_>

Unfortunately college work has kept me busy but if I get some spare time i'll let you know if i've fixed it.

 

Updated at last - found the problem. It wasn't my plugin.yml, and so I had been looking in the wrong place the entire time! Anyway, Uploading the new version now.

 

very nice thanks! is it possible to make the messages colored?so im using i chat.

i do

&4-&4blablabla

would that be correct?^^^^

 

Can you add permission, So lets say I had the message going off for a Unpaid groups and the message said 5 dollars for a higher group. And if they do but it and move to a diffenerent group it shouldn't pop up for the group...
Can you do this

 

For some reason i am getting an error please help
im running build 556 and i am on a mac
Could not load plugins/Announcer.jar in plugins: null
org.bukkit.plugin.InvalidPluginException
at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.loadPlugin(JavaPluginLoader.java:113)
at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.loadPlugin(SimplePluginManager.java:159)
at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.loadPlugins(SimplePluginManager.java:107)
at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.loadPlugins(CraftServer.java:61)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.e(MinecraftServer.java:204)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.a(MinecraftServer.java:191)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.d(MinecraftServer.java:131)
at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:246)
at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:366)
Caused by: java.lang.UnsupportedClassVersionError: Bad version number in .class file
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:676)
at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:124)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:260)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$100(URLClassLoader.java:56)
at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:195)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:188)
at org.bukkit.plugin.java.PluginClassLoader.findClass(PluginClassLoader.java:30)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:317)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:252)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(ClassLoader.java:375)
at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:242)
at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.loadPlugin(JavaPluginLoader.java:105)
... 8 more

 

This would be sending messages to individual players rather than the broadcast system I have in place - it'd be a complete rewrite, essentially. I'll consider it.

Ryan, I don't have a Mac so I'm not sure what's going on there - I'll take a look into it.

Chernobyl - please read "intended features". I fully intend on adding coloured text as an option

EDIT - Ryan, I'm not getting that error on the latest windows version, and since I don't have a Mac to work with I'm not sure I can fix this one for you.

If any mac developers wander by here, I'd appreciate a pointer or two

 

change the number at the of the file from 1 to like 5

 

Hi.
I installed it, great consept! But, hey.. The colour dont work! And the its not possible to jump down a line..
My announcement is like this:

Code:

1
&4 Noticed a Griefer? Use the /tell command to write to an admin!
&1 Type /rules to read the rules!
&a Play fair!

The 2 downer lines dissapear, and the colour dont work..

Sondre-

 

Please read the posts above: I have not implemented coloured text yet, it is in intended features not current ones.

Chances are the reason it's not working is due to some issue with the & symbol, unless that's not what you're getting at Could you post in more detail?

 

Nah, I figured it out, and edited the mod, so that I now can have coloured text. Thanks !

 

Awesome, good job Sondre If it's not too much trouble could you throw a bit of your code my way? Would help alot >.< I've looked at iChat's code briefly and its left me very much confused.

 

How did you get colored text to work?

 

Oh, did not see this post..
I found the Announcer useless, p.g.a it messes up the chat.
But I may download again, then change the code, and send it to you!

 

Hi there, i would like to use this plugin, but! please let me choose the interval time (maybe even per message?) And just wondering is this compatible with #617?

 

Yes is does nanashi. I am also curious if it works with 617.

 

god we're onto 617 already? I'll test it
Also Nanashi - it already has custom interval times - albeit not per message. I'd need to rewrite a lot of the code to enable that.... also, why would you need intervals for different messages? surely you wouldn't want more than 1 appearing at once?

EDIT: erm, seems I can't actually get a hold of the latest build... download is dead?

 

How do colours work?
Quote my post.

 

Colours are currently not supported in this version of the plugin, as stated in previous posts. I fully intend on adding this at a later date however with the backlog of coursework I have at the moment, it'll be a while in coming.

EDIT: Fully functional with the Bukkit API as of build 684 on 19/04/2011

 

awesome

 

CraftBukkitUpToDate is bugging me to give it your download link

 

Loving the plugin, well done Haerar. Cant wait for colors. You still working on this?

 

Is there a way to make messages appear at different times? Like if I wanted message A to appear every 5 minutes but message B every 2 minutes? If not, please do add this feature! Good luck!

 

I love this plugin! But it would be nice if you could add colors to the announcements.
eg. &1-10 Thanks for this great plugin though! =]

 

For some reason when it plays the message it will appear in the consol but not on the chat...