improve feedback for invalid patterns

Co-authored-by: Resi <unconfigured@null.spigotmc.org>

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ body:
       description: Which server version version you using? If your server version is not listed, it is not supported. Update to a supported version first.
       multiple: false
       options:
+        - '1.19.2'
+        - '1.19.1'
         - '1.19'
         - '1.18.2'
         - '1.18.1'
-        - '1.18'
         - '1.17.1'
         - '1.16.5'
     validations:

Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/BukkitPlatform.java

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import com.plotsquared.bukkit.listener.PlayerEventListener;
 import com.plotsquared.bukkit.listener.ProjectileEventListener;
 import com.plotsquared.bukkit.listener.ServerListener;
 import com.plotsquared.bukkit.listener.SingleWorldListener;
+import com.plotsquared.bukkit.listener.SpigotListener;
 import com.plotsquared.bukkit.listener.WorldEvents;
 import com.plotsquared.bukkit.placeholder.PAPIPlaceholders;
 import com.plotsquared.bukkit.placeholder.PlaceholderFormatter;
@@ -360,6 +361,8 @@ public final class BukkitPlatform extends JavaPlugin implements Listener, PlotPl
                 } else {
                     getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(injector().getInstance(PaperListener.class), this);
                 }
+            } else {
+                getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(injector().getInstance(SpigotListener.class), this);
             }
             this.plotListener.startRunnable();
         }
@@ -656,20 +659,15 @@ public final class BukkitPlatform extends JavaPlugin implements Listener, PlotPl
             final @NonNull SQLiteUUIDService sqLiteUUIDService,
             final @NonNull CacheUUIDService cacheUUIDService
     ) {
-        // Load all uuids into a big chunky boi queue
+        // Record all unique UUID's and put them into a queue
-        final Queue<UUID> uuidQueue = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>();
+        final Set<UUID> uuidSet = new HashSet<>();
         PlotSquared.get().forEachPlotRaw(plot -> {
-            final Set<UUID> uuids = new HashSet<>();
+            uuidSet.add(plot.getOwnerAbs());
-            uuids.add(plot.getOwnerAbs());
+            uuidSet.addAll(plot.getMembers());
-            uuids.addAll(plot.getMembers());
+            uuidSet.addAll(plot.getTrusted());
-            uuids.addAll(plot.getTrusted());
+            uuidSet.addAll(plot.getDenied());
-            uuids.addAll(plot.getDenied());
-            for (final UUID uuid : uuids) {
-                if (!uuidQueue.contains(uuid)) {
-                    uuidQueue.add(uuid);
-                }
-            }
         });
+        final Queue<UUID> uuidQueue = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>(uuidSet);
 
         LOGGER.info("(UUID) {} UUIDs will be cached", uuidQueue.size());
 
@@ -732,6 +730,11 @@ public final class BukkitPlatform extends JavaPlugin implements Listener, PlotPl
         this.getServer().getPluginManager().disablePlugin(this);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void shutdownServer() {
+        getServer().shutdown();
+    }
+
     private void registerCommands() {
         final BukkitCommand bukkitCommand = new BukkitCommand();
         final PluginCommand plotCommand = getCommand("plots");

Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/BlockEventListener.java

@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 public class BlockEventListener implements Listener {
@@ -121,6 +123,11 @@ public class BlockEventListener implements Listener {
             Material.TURTLE_EGG,
             Material.TURTLE_SPAWN_EGG
     );
+    private static final Set<Material> SNOW = Stream.of(Material.values()) // needed as Tag.SNOW isn't present in 1.16.5
+            .filter(material -> material.name().contains("SNOW"))
+            .filter(Material::isBlock)
+            .collect(Collectors.toUnmodifiableSet());
+
     private final PlotAreaManager plotAreaManager;
     private final WorldEdit worldEdit;
 
@@ -435,6 +442,7 @@ public class BlockEventListener implements Listener {
             case "TWISTING_VINES":
             case "CAVE_VINES":
             case "VINE":
+            case "GLOW_BERRIES":
                 if (!plot.getFlag(VineGrowFlag.class)) {
                     plot.debug("Vine could not grow because vine-grow = false");
                     event.setCancelled(true);
@@ -529,7 +537,7 @@ public class BlockEventListener implements Listener {
             event.setCancelled(true);
             return;
         }
-        if (Tag.SNOW.isTagged(event.getNewState().getType())) {
+        if (SNOW.contains(event.getNewState().getType())) {
             if (!plot.getFlag(SnowFormFlag.class)) {
                 plot.debug("Snow could not form because snow-form = false");
                 event.setCancelled(true);
@@ -561,7 +569,7 @@ public class BlockEventListener implements Listener {
             return;
         }
         Class<? extends BooleanFlag<?>> flag;
-        if (Tag.SNOW.isTagged(event.getNewState().getType())) {
+        if (SNOW.contains(event.getNewState().getType())) {
             flag = SnowFormFlag.class;
         } else if (Tag.ICE.isTagged(event.getNewState().getType())) {
             flag = IceFormFlag.class;
@@ -678,7 +686,7 @@ public class BlockEventListener implements Listener {
             }
             return;
         }
-        if (Tag.SNOW.isTagged(blockType)) {
+        if (SNOW.contains(blockType)) {
             if (!plot.getFlag(SnowMeltFlag.class)) {
                 plot.debug("Snow could not melt because snow-melt = false");
                 event.setCancelled(true);
@@ -692,7 +700,7 @@ public class BlockEventListener implements Listener {
             }
             return;
         }
-        if (Tag.CORAL_BLOCKS.isTagged(blockType) || Tag.CORALS.isTagged(blockType)) {
+        if (Tag.CORAL_BLOCKS.isTagged(blockType) || Tag.CORALS.isTagged(blockType) || Tag.WALL_CORALS.isTagged(blockType)) {
             if (!plot.getFlag(CoralDryFlag.class)) {
                 plot.debug("Coral could not dry because coral-dry = false");
                 event.setCancelled(true);

Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/EntitySpawnListener.java

@@ -126,16 +126,16 @@ public class EntitySpawnListener implements Listener {
         Plot plot = location.getOwnedPlotAbs();
         EntityType type = entity.getType();
         if (plot == null) {
-            if (!area.isMobSpawning()) {
-                if (type == EntityType.PLAYER) {
-                    return;
-                }
             if (type == EntityType.DROPPED_ITEM) {
                 if (Settings.Enabled_Components.KILL_ROAD_ITEMS) {
                     event.setCancelled(true);
                 }
                 return;
             }
+            if (!area.isMobSpawning()) {
+                if (type == EntityType.PLAYER) {
+                    return;
+                }
                 if (type.isAlive()) {
                     event.setCancelled(true);
                 }

Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/PaperListener.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  */
 package com.plotsquared.bukkit.listener;
 
+import com.destroystokyo.paper.event.block.BeaconEffectEvent;
 import com.destroystokyo.paper.event.entity.EntityPathfindEvent;
 import com.destroystokyo.paper.event.entity.PlayerNaturallySpawnCreaturesEvent;
 import com.destroystokyo.paper.event.entity.PreCreatureSpawnEvent;
@@ -36,8 +37,11 @@ import com.plotsquared.core.permissions.Permission;
 import com.plotsquared.core.player.PlotPlayer;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.Plot;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.PlotArea;
+import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.FlagContainer;
+import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations.BeaconEffectsFlag;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations.DoneFlag;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations.ProjectilesFlag;
+import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.types.BooleanFlag;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.world.PlotAreaManager;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.Permissions;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.Template;
@@ -229,17 +233,17 @@ public class PaperListener implements Listener {
         Plot plot = location.getOwnedPlotAbs();
         if (plot == null) {
             EntityType type = event.getType();
-            if (!area.isMobSpawning()) {
+            // PreCreatureSpawnEvent **should** not be called for DROPPED_ITEM, just for the sake of consistency
-                if (type == EntityType.PLAYER) {
-                    return;
-                }
             if (type == EntityType.DROPPED_ITEM) {
                 if (Settings.Enabled_Components.KILL_ROAD_ITEMS) {
-                        event.setShouldAbortSpawn(true);
                     event.setCancelled(true);
                 }
                 return;
             }
+            if (!area.isMobSpawning()) {
+                if (type == EntityType.PLAYER) {
+                    return;
+                }
                 if (type.isAlive()) {
                     event.setShouldAbortSpawn(true);
                     event.setCancelled(true);
@@ -400,4 +404,50 @@ public class PaperListener implements Listener {
         }
     }
 
+    @EventHandler(ignoreCancelled = true)
+    public void onBeaconEffect(final BeaconEffectEvent event) {
+        Block block = event.getBlock();
+        Location beaconLocation = BukkitUtil.adapt(block.getLocation());
+        Plot beaconPlot = beaconLocation.getPlot();
+
+        PlotArea area = beaconLocation.getPlotArea();
+        if (area == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Player player = event.getPlayer();
+        Location playerLocation = BukkitUtil.adapt(player.getLocation());
+
+        PlotPlayer<Player> plotPlayer = BukkitUtil.adapt(player);
+        Plot playerStandingPlot = playerLocation.getPlot();
+        if (playerStandingPlot == null) {
+            FlagContainer container = area.getRoadFlagContainer();
+            if (!getBooleanFlagValue(container, BeaconEffectsFlag.class, true) ||
+                    (beaconPlot != null && Settings.Enabled_Components.DISABLE_BEACON_EFFECT_OVERFLOW)) {
+                event.setCancelled(true);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        FlagContainer container = playerStandingPlot.getFlagContainer();
+        boolean plotBeaconEffects = getBooleanFlagValue(container, BeaconEffectsFlag.class, true);
+        if (playerStandingPlot.equals(beaconPlot)) {
+            if (!plotBeaconEffects) {
+                event.setCancelled(true);
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (!plotBeaconEffects || Settings.Enabled_Components.DISABLE_BEACON_EFFECT_OVERFLOW) {
+            event.setCancelled(true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean getBooleanFlagValue(@NonNull FlagContainer container,
+                                        @NonNull Class<? extends BooleanFlag<?>> flagClass,
+                                        boolean defaultValue) {
+        BooleanFlag<?> flag = container.getFlag(flagClass);
+        return flag == null ? defaultValue : flag.getValue();
+    }
+
 }

Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/PlayerEventListener.java

@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
 import org.bukkit.event.block.Action;
 import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityPickupItemEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityPlaceEvent;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityPotionEffectEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.entity.PlayerDeathEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.hanging.HangingBreakByEntityEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.hanging.HangingPlaceEvent;
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ import org.bukkit.inventory.meta.ItemMeta;
 import org.bukkit.metadata.FixedMetadataValue;
 import org.bukkit.metadata.MetadataValue;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
+import org.bukkit.potion.PotionEffect;
 import org.bukkit.util.Vector;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 
@@ -204,6 +206,29 @@ public class PlayerEventListener implements Listener {
         this.plotListener = plotListener;
     }
 
+    @EventHandler(ignoreCancelled = true)
+    public void onEffect(@NonNull EntityPotionEffectEvent event) {
+        if (Settings.Enabled_Components.DISABLE_BEACON_EFFECT_OVERFLOW ||
+                event.getCause() != EntityPotionEffectEvent.Cause.BEACON ||
+                !(event.getEntity() instanceof Player player)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        UUID uuid = player.getUniqueId();
+        PotionEffect effect = event.getNewEffect();
+        if (effect == null) {
+            PotionEffect oldEffect = event.getOldEffect();
+            if (oldEffect != null) {
+                String name = oldEffect.getType().getName();
+                plotListener.addEffect(uuid, name, -1);
+            }
+        } else {
+            long expiresAt = System.currentTimeMillis() + effect.getDuration() * 50L; //Convert ticks to milliseconds
+            String name = effect.getType().getName();
+            plotListener.addEffect(uuid, name, expiresAt);
+        }
+    }
+
     @EventHandler
     public void onVehicleEntityCollision(VehicleEntityCollisionEvent e) {
         if (e.getVehicle().getType() == EntityType.BOAT) {

Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/SpigotListener.java

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * PlotSquared, a land and world management plugin for Minecraft.
+ * Copyright (C) IntellectualSites <https://intellectualsites.com>
+ * Copyright (C) IntellectualSites team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package com.plotsquared.bukkit.listener;
+
+import com.plotsquared.bukkit.util.BukkitUtil;
+import com.plotsquared.core.location.Location;
+import com.plotsquared.core.plot.Plot;
+import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.FlagContainer;
+import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations.BeaconEffectsFlag;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
+import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
+import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityPotionEffectEvent;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
+
+/**
+ * Fallback listener for paper events on spigot
+ */
+public class SpigotListener implements Listener {
+
+    @EventHandler(ignoreCancelled = true)
+    public void onEffect(@NonNull EntityPotionEffectEvent event) {
+        if (event.getCause() != EntityPotionEffectEvent.Cause.BEACON) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Entity entity = event.getEntity();
+        Location location = BukkitUtil.adapt(entity.getLocation());
+        Plot plot = location.getPlot();
+        if (plot == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        FlagContainer container = plot.getFlagContainer();
+        BeaconEffectsFlag effectsEnabled = container.getFlag(BeaconEffectsFlag.class);
+        if (effectsEnabled != null && !effectsEnabled.getValue()) {
+            event.setCancelled(true);
+        }
+    }
+
+}

Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/player/BukkitPlayer.java

@@ -47,13 +47,13 @@ import org.bukkit.event.EventException;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerTeleportEvent;
 import org.bukkit.permissions.PermissionAttachmentInfo;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.RegisteredListener;
+import org.bukkit.potion.PotionEffectType;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.index.qual.NonNegative;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
-import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import static com.sk89q.worldedit.world.gamemode.GameModes.ADVENTURE;
 import static com.sk89q.worldedit.world.gamemode.GameModes.CREATIVE;
@@ -348,6 +348,14 @@ public class BukkitPlayer extends PlotPlayer<Player> {
         return BukkitUtil.BUKKIT_AUDIENCES.player(this.player);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void removeEffect(@NonNull String name) {
+        PotionEffectType type = PotionEffectType.getByName(name);
+        if (type != null) {
+            player.removePotionEffect(type);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean canSee(final PlotPlayer<?> other) {
         if (other instanceof ConsolePlayer) {

Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/util/BukkitUtil.java

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ import org.bukkit.block.BlockFace;
 import org.bukkit.block.Sign;
 import org.bukkit.block.data.Directional;
 import org.bukkit.block.data.type.WallSign;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Allay;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Ambient;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Animals;
 import org.bukkit.entity.AreaEffectCloud;
@@ -437,6 +438,9 @@ public class BukkitUtil extends WorldUtil {
                 allowedInterfaces.add(Animals.class);
                 allowedInterfaces.add(WaterMob.class);
                 allowedInterfaces.add(Ambient.class);
+                if (PlotSquared.platform().serverVersion()[1] >= 19) {
+                    allowedInterfaces.add(Allay.class);
+                }
             }
             case "tameable" -> allowedInterfaces.add(Tameable.class);
             case "vehicle" -> allowedInterfaces.add(Vehicle.class);

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/PlotPlatform.java

@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ public interface PlotPlatform<P> extends LocaleHolder {
      */
     void shutdown();
 
+    /**
+     * Completely shuts down the server.
+     */
+    void shutdownServer();
+
     /**
      * Get the name of the plugin
      *

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/PlotSquared.java

@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ public class PlotSquared {
             this.loadCaptionMap();
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error("Failed to load caption map", e);
+            LOGGER.error("Shutting down server to prevent further issues");
+            this.platform.shutdownServer();
+            throw new RuntimeException("Abort loading PlotSquared");
         }
 
         // Setup the global flag container
@@ -267,7 +270,7 @@ public class PlotSquared {
             captionMap = this.captionLoader.loadAll(this.platform.getDirectory().toPath().resolve("lang"));
         } else {
             String fileName = "messages_" + Settings.Enabled_Components.DEFAULT_LOCALE + ".json";
-            captionMap = this.captionLoader.loadSingle(this.platform.getDirectory().toPath().resolve("lang").resolve(fileName));
+            captionMap = this.captionLoader.loadOrCreateSingle(this.platform.getDirectory().toPath().resolve("lang").resolve(fileName));
         }
         this.captionMaps.put(TranslatableCaption.DEFAULT_NAMESPACE, captionMap);
         LOGGER.info(

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/command/Auto.java

@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ public class Auto extends SubCommand {
                     TranslatableCaption.of("permission.no_permission"),
                     Template.of("node", String.valueOf(Permission.PERMISSION_AUTO_MEGA))
             );
+            return false;
         }
         if (!force && sizeX * sizeZ > Settings.Claim.MAX_AUTO_AREA) {
             player.sendMessage(

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/command/Grant.java

@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import com.plotsquared.core.util.TabCompletions;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.task.RunnableVal;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.task.RunnableVal2;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.task.RunnableVal3;
-import com.plotsquared.core.uuid.UUIDMapping;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.Template;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ public class Grant extends Command {
                                 Template.of("value", String.valueOf(uuids))
                         );
                     } else {
-                        final UUIDMapping uuid = uuids.toArray(new UUIDMapping[0])[0];
+                        final UUID uuid = uuids.iterator().next();
-                        PlotPlayer<?> pp = PlotSquared.platform().playerManager().getPlayerIfExists(uuid.getUuid());
+                        PlotPlayer<?> pp = PlotSquared.platform().playerManager().getPlayerIfExists(uuid);
                         if (pp != null) {
                             try (final MetaDataAccess<Integer> access = pp.accessPersistentMetaData(
                                     PlayerMetaDataKeys.PERSISTENT_GRANTED_PLOTS)) {
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class Grant extends Command {
                                 }
                             }
                         } else {
-                            DBFunc.getPersistentMeta(uuid.getUuid(), new RunnableVal<>() {
+                            DBFunc.getPersistentMeta(uuid, new RunnableVal<>() {
                                 @Override
                                 public void run(Map<String, byte[]> value) {
                                     final byte[] array = value.get("grantedPlots");
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public class Grant extends Command {
                                         boolean replace = array != null;
                                         String key = "grantedPlots";
                                         byte[] rawData = Ints.toByteArray(amount);
-                                        DBFunc.addPersistentMeta(uuid.getUuid(), key, rawData, replace);
+                                        DBFunc.addPersistentMeta(uuid, key, rawData, replace);
                                         player.sendMessage(
                                                 TranslatableCaption.of("grants.added"),
                                                 Template.of("grants", String.valueOf(amount))

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/command/Remove.java

@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ public class Remove extends SubCommand {
             }
             if (count == 0) {
                 player.sendMessage(
-                        TranslatableCaption.of("errors.invalid_player"),
+                        TranslatableCaption.of("member.player_not_removed"),
-                        Template.of("value", args[0])
+                        Template.of("player", args[0])
                 );
             } else {
                 player.sendMessage(

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/configuration/Settings.java

@@ -808,6 +808,8 @@ public class Settings extends Config {
         );
         @Comment("Whether PlotSquared should hook into MvDWPlaceholderAPI or not")
         public static boolean USE_MVDWAPI = true;
+        @Comment("Prevent cross plot beacon effects")
+        public static boolean DISABLE_BEACON_EFFECT_OVERFLOW = true;
 
     }
 

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/configuration/caption/load/CaptionLoader.java

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public final class CaptionLoader {
     public @NonNull CaptionMap loadAll(final @NonNull Path directory) throws IOException {
         final Map<Locale, CaptionMap> localeMaps = new HashMap<>();
         try (final Stream<Path> files = Files.list(directory)) {
-            final List<Path> captionFiles = files.filter(Files::isRegularFile).collect(Collectors.toList());
+            final List<Path> captionFiles = files.filter(Files::isRegularFile).toList();
             for (Path file : captionFiles) {
                 try {
                     final CaptionMap localeMap = loadSingle(file);
@@ -190,13 +190,14 @@ public final class CaptionLoader {
 
     /**
      * Load a message file into a new CaptionMap. The file name must match
-     * the pattern {@code messages_<locale>.json} where {@code <locale>}
+     * the pattern expected by the {@link #localeExtractor}.
-     * is a valid {@link Locale} string.
+     * Note that this method does not attempt to create a new file.
      *
      * @param file The file to load
      * @return A new CaptionMap containing the loaded messages
      * @throws IOException              if the file couldn't be accessed or read successfully.
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the file name doesn't match the specified format.
+     * @see #loadOrCreateSingle(Path)
      */
     public @NonNull CaptionMap loadSingle(final @NonNull Path file) throws IOException {
         final Locale locale = this.localeExtractor.apply(file);
@@ -205,14 +206,42 @@ public final class CaptionLoader {
             if (patch(map, locale)) {
                 save(file, map); // update the file using the modified map
             }
-            return new LocalizedCaptionMap(locale, map.entrySet().stream()
+            return new LocalizedCaptionMap(locale, mapToCaptions(map));
-                    .collect(Collectors.toMap(
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Load a message file into a new CaptionMap. The file name must match
+     * the pattern expected by the {@link #localeExtractor}.
+     * If no file exists at the given path, this method will
+     * attempt to create one and fill it with default values.
+     *
+     * @param file The file to load
+     * @return A new CaptionMap containing the loaded messages
+     * @throws IOException              if the file couldn't be accessed or read successfully.
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the file name doesn't match the specified format.
+     * @see #loadSingle(Path)
+     * @since 6.9.3
+     */
+    public @NonNull CaptionMap loadOrCreateSingle(final @NonNull Path file) throws IOException {
+        final Locale locale = this.localeExtractor.apply(file);
+        if (!Files.exists(file) ) {
+            Map<String, String> map = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+            patch(map, locale);
+            save(file, map);
+            return new LocalizedCaptionMap(locale, mapToCaptions(map));
+        } else {
+            return loadSingle(file);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private @NonNull Map<TranslatableCaption, String> mapToCaptions(Map<String, String> map) {
+        return map.entrySet().stream().collect(
+                Collectors.toMap(
                         entry -> TranslatableCaption.of(this.namespace, entry.getKey()),
                         Map.Entry::getValue
-                            )
                 ));
     }
-    }
 
     /**
      * Add missing entries to the given map.

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/generator/ClassicPlotWorld.java

@@ -28,13 +28,17 @@ import com.plotsquared.core.inject.annotations.WorldConfig;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.BlockBucket;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.PlotId;
 import com.plotsquared.core.queue.GlobalBlockQueue;
+import com.sk89q.worldedit.function.pattern.Pattern;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.block.BlockTypes;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("WeakerAccess")
 public abstract class ClassicPlotWorld extends SquarePlotWorld {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LogManager.getLogger("PlotSquared/" + ClassicPlotWorld.class.getSimpleName());
 
     public int ROAD_HEIGHT = 62;
     public int PLOT_HEIGHT = 62;
@@ -121,15 +125,15 @@ public abstract class ClassicPlotWorld extends SquarePlotWorld {
         super.loadConfiguration(config);
         this.PLOT_BEDROCK = config.getBoolean("plot.bedrock");
         this.PLOT_HEIGHT = Math.min(getMaxGenHeight(), config.getInt("plot.height"));
-        this.MAIN_BLOCK = new BlockBucket(config.getString("plot.filling"));
+        this.MAIN_BLOCK = createCheckedBlockBucket(config.getString("plot.filling"), MAIN_BLOCK);
-        this.TOP_BLOCK = new BlockBucket(config.getString("plot.floor"));
+        this.TOP_BLOCK = createCheckedBlockBucket(config.getString("plot.floor"), TOP_BLOCK);
-        this.WALL_BLOCK = new BlockBucket(config.getString("wall.block"));
+        this.WALL_BLOCK = createCheckedBlockBucket(config.getString("wall.block"), WALL_BLOCK);
         this.ROAD_HEIGHT = Math.min(getMaxGenHeight(), config.getInt("road.height"));
-        this.ROAD_BLOCK = new BlockBucket(config.getString("road.block"));
+        this.ROAD_BLOCK = createCheckedBlockBucket(config.getString("road.block"), ROAD_BLOCK);
-        this.WALL_FILLING = new BlockBucket(config.getString("wall.filling"));
+        this.WALL_FILLING = createCheckedBlockBucket(config.getString("wall.filling"), WALL_FILLING);
         this.PLACE_TOP_BLOCK = config.getBoolean("wall.place_top_block");
         this.WALL_HEIGHT = Math.min(getMaxGenHeight() - (PLACE_TOP_BLOCK ? 1 : 0), config.getInt("wall.height"));
-        this.CLAIMED_WALL_BLOCK = new BlockBucket(config.getString("wall.block_claimed"));
+        this.CLAIMED_WALL_BLOCK = createCheckedBlockBucket(config.getString("wall.block_claimed"), CLAIMED_WALL_BLOCK);
     }
 
     int schematicStartHeight() {
@@ -140,4 +144,19 @@ public abstract class ClassicPlotWorld extends SquarePlotWorld {
         return Math.min(WALL_HEIGHT, plotRoadMin);
     }
 
+    private static BlockBucket createCheckedBlockBucket(String input, BlockBucket def) {
+        final BlockBucket bucket = new BlockBucket(input);
+        Pattern pattern = null;
+        try {
+            pattern = bucket.toPattern();
+        } catch (Exception ignore) {
+        }
+        if (pattern == null) {
+            LOGGER.error("Failed to parse pattern '{}', check your worlds.yml", input);
+            LOGGER.error("Falling back to {}", def);
+            return def;
+        }
+        return bucket;
+    }
+
 }

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/listener/PlotListener.java

@@ -67,10 +67,13 @@ import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.item.ItemType;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.world.item.ItemTypes;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.Template;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ public class PlotListener {
 
     private final HashMap<UUID, Interval> feedRunnable = new HashMap<>();
     private final HashMap<UUID, Interval> healRunnable = new HashMap<>();
+    private final Map<UUID, List<StatusEffect>> playerEffects = new HashMap<>();
 
     private final EventDispatcher eventDispatcher;
 
@@ -131,6 +135,17 @@ public class PlotListener {
                     }
                 }
             }
+
+            if (!playerEffects.isEmpty()) {
+                long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+                for (Iterator<Map.Entry<UUID, List<StatusEffect>>> iterator =
+                     playerEffects.entrySet().iterator(); iterator.hasNext(); ) {
+                    Map.Entry<UUID, List<StatusEffect>> entry = iterator.next();
+                    List<StatusEffect> effects = entry.getValue();
+                    effects.removeIf(effect -> currentTime > effect.expiresAt);
+                    if (effects.isEmpty()) iterator.remove();
+                }
+            }
         }, TaskTime.seconds(1L));
     }
 
@@ -360,6 +375,17 @@ public class PlotListener {
         try (final MetaDataAccess<Plot> lastPlot = player.accessTemporaryMetaData(PlayerMetaDataKeys.TEMPORARY_LAST_PLOT)) {
             final Plot previous = lastPlot.remove();
             this.eventDispatcher.callLeave(player, plot);
+
+            List<StatusEffect> effects = playerEffects.remove(player.getUUID());
+            if (effects != null) {
+                long currentTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
+                effects.forEach(effect -> {
+                    if (currentTime <= effect.expiresAt) {
+                        player.removeEffect(effect.name);
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+
             if (plot.hasOwner()) {
                 PlotArea pw = plot.getArea();
                 if (pw == null) {
@@ -468,6 +494,23 @@ public class PlotListener {
     public void logout(UUID uuid) {
         feedRunnable.remove(uuid);
         healRunnable.remove(uuid);
+        playerEffects.remove(uuid);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Marks an effect as a status effect that will be removed on leaving a plot
+     * @param uuid The uuid of the player the effect belongs to
+     * @param name The name of the status effect
+     * @param expiresAt The time when the effect expires
+     * @since 6.10.0
+     */
+    public void addEffect(@NonNull UUID uuid, @NonNull String name, long expiresAt) {
+        List<StatusEffect> effects = playerEffects.getOrDefault(uuid, new ArrayList<>());
+        effects.removeIf(effect -> effect.name.equals(name));
+        if (expiresAt != -1) {
+            effects.add(new StatusEffect(name, expiresAt));
+        }
+        playerEffects.put(uuid, effects);
     }
 
     private static class Interval {
@@ -485,4 +528,13 @@ public class PlotListener {
 
     }
 
+    private record StatusEffect(@NonNull String name, long expiresAt) {
+
+        private StatusEffect(@NonNull String name, long expiresAt) {
+                this.name = name;
+                this.expiresAt = expiresAt;
+            }
+
+        }
+
 }

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/player/ConsolePlayer.java

@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ public class ConsolePlayer extends PlotPlayer<Actor> {
         return PlotSquared.platform().consoleAudience();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void removeEffect(@NonNull String name) {
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean canSee(final PlotPlayer<?> other) {
         return true;

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/player/PlotPlayer.java

@@ -1016,6 +1016,14 @@ public abstract class PlotPlayer<P> implements CommandCaller, OfflinePlotPlayer,
         return this.lockRepository;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Removes any effects present of the given type.
+     *
+     * @param name the name of the type to remove
+     * @since 6.10.0
+     */
+    public abstract void removeEffect(@NonNull String name);
+
     @FunctionalInterface
     public interface PlotPlayerConverter<BaseObject> {
 

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/flag/GlobalFlagContainer.java

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations.AnalysisFlag;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations.AnimalAttackFlag;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations.AnimalCapFlag;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations.AnimalInteractFlag;
+import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations.BeaconEffectsFlag;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations.BlockBurnFlag;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations.BlockIgnitionFlag;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations.BlockedCmdsFlag;
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ public final class GlobalFlagContainer extends FlagContainer {
         this.addFlag(AnimalAttackFlag.ANIMAL_ATTACK_FALSE);
         this.addFlag(AnimalInteractFlag.ANIMAL_INTERACT_FALSE);
         this.addFlag(BlockBurnFlag.BLOCK_BURN_FALSE);
+        this.addFlag(BeaconEffectsFlag.BEACON_EFFECT_TRUE);
         this.addFlag(BlockIgnitionFlag.BLOCK_IGNITION_TRUE);
         this.addFlag(ChatFlag.CHAT_FLAG_TRUE);
         this.addFlag(CopperOxideFlag.COPPER_OXIDE_FALSE);

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/plot/flag/implementations/BeaconEffectsFlag.java

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * PlotSquared, a land and world management plugin for Minecraft.
+ * Copyright (C) IntellectualSites <https://intellectualsites.com>
+ * Copyright (C) IntellectualSites team and contributors
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations;
+
+import com.plotsquared.core.configuration.caption.TranslatableCaption;
+import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.types.BooleanFlag;
+import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
+
+public class BeaconEffectsFlag extends BooleanFlag<BeaconEffectsFlag> {
+
+    public static final BeaconEffectsFlag BEACON_EFFECT_TRUE = new BeaconEffectsFlag(true);
+    public static final BeaconEffectsFlag BEACON_EFFECT_FALSE = new BeaconEffectsFlag(false);
+
+    private BeaconEffectsFlag(boolean value){
+        super(value, TranslatableCaption.of("flags.flag_description_beacon_effect"));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected BeaconEffectsFlag flagOf(@NonNull final Boolean value) {
+        return value ? BEACON_EFFECT_TRUE : BEACON_EFFECT_FALSE;
+    }
+
+}

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/util/Permissions.java

@@ -30,9 +30,18 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
  * The Permissions class handles checking user permissions.<br>
  * - This will respect * nodes and plots.admin and can be used to check permission ranges (e.g. plots.plot.5)<br>
  * - Checking the PlotPlayer class directly will not take the above into account<br>
+ *
+ * @deprecated all logic that may once have been in the class lives elsewhere. We also want to do away with statically-accessed
+ * classes
  */
+@Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "6.9.3")
 public class Permissions {
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated all logic that may once have been in the class lives elsewhere. We also want to do away with statically-accessed
+     * classes
+     */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "6.9.3")
     public static boolean hasPermission(PlotPlayer<?> player, Permission permission, boolean notify) {
         return hasPermission(player, permission.toString(), notify);
     }
@@ -43,18 +52,25 @@ public class Permissions {
      * @param caller     permission holder
      * @param permission Permission
      * @return {@code true} if the owner has the given permission, else {@code false}
+     * @deprecated all logic that may once have been in the class lives elsewhere. We also want to do away with statically-accessed
+     * classes
      */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "6.9.3")
     public static boolean hasPermission(final @NonNull PermissionHolder caller, final @NonNull Permission permission) {
         return caller.hasPermission(permission.toString());
     }
 
     /**
-     * Check if the owner of the profile has a given (global) permission
+     * Check if the owner of the profile has a given (global) permission. There is no guarantee that per-world permissions will
+     * be checked because unmaintained crap plugins like PEX exist.
      *
      * @param caller     permission holder
      * @param permission Permission
      * @return {@code true} if the owner has the given permission, else {@code false}
+     * @deprecated all logic that may once have been in the class lives elsewhere. We also want to do away with statically-accessed
+     * classes
      */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "6.9.3")
     public static boolean hasPermission(final @NonNull PermissionHolder caller, final @NonNull String permission) {
         return caller.hasPermission(permission);
     }
@@ -68,7 +84,10 @@ public class Permissions {
      * @param key        Permission "key"
      * @return {@code true} if the owner has the given permission, else {@code false}
      * @since 6.0.10
+     * @deprecated all logic that may once have been in the class lives elsewhere. We also want to do away with statically-accessed
+     * classes
      */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "6.9.3")
     public static boolean hasKeyedPermission(
             final @NonNull PermissionHolder caller, final @NonNull String permission,
             final @NonNull String key
@@ -83,7 +102,10 @@ public class Permissions {
      * @param permission permission
      * @param notify     if to notify the permission holder
      * @return if permission is had
+     * @deprecated all logic that may once have been in the class lives elsewhere. We also want to do away with statically-accessed
+     * classes
      */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "6.9.3")
     public static boolean hasPermission(PlotPlayer<?> player, String permission, boolean notify) {
         if (!hasPermission(player, permission)) {
             if (notify) {
@@ -97,6 +119,11 @@ public class Permissions {
         return true;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @deprecated all logic that may once have been in the class lives elsewhere. We also want to do away with statically-accessed
+     * classes
+     */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "6.9.3")
     public static int hasPermissionRange(PlotPlayer<?> player, Permission Permission, int range) {
         return hasPermissionRange(player, Permission.toString(), range);
     }
@@ -110,7 +137,10 @@ public class Permissions {
      * @param stub   The permission stub to check e.g. for `plots.plot.#` the stub is `plots.plot`
      * @param range  The range to check
      * @return The highest permission they have within that range
+     * @deprecated all logic that may once have been in the class lives elsewhere. We also want to do away with statically-accessed
+     * classes
      */
+    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "6.9.3")
     public static int hasPermissionRange(PlotPlayer<?> player, String stub, int range) {
         return player.hasPermissionRange(stub, range);
     }

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/util/placeholders/PlaceholderRegistry.java

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ public final class PlaceholderRegistry {
                     PlayerManager.getPlayerList(plot.getDenied(), player));
         });
         this.createPlaceholder("currentplot_creationdate", (player, plot) -> {
-            if (plot.getTimestamp() == 0) {
+            if (plot.getTimestamp() == 0 || !plot.hasOwner()) {
                 return legacyComponent(TranslatableCaption.of("info.unknown"), player);
             }
             long creationDate = plot.getTimestamp();

Core/src/main/resources/lang/messages_en.json

@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@
   "kick.you_got_kicked": "<prefix><dark_aqua>You got kicked from the plot!</dark_aqua>",
   "trusted.trusted_added": "<prefix><dark_aqua>You successfully trusted a user to the plot.</dark_aqua>",
   "trusted.plot_removed_user": "<prefix><red>Plot <plot> of which you were added to has been deleted due to owner inactivity.</red>",
+  "member.player_not_removed": "<prefix><gray><player></gray><red> is neither added, trusted or denied on the plot, thus doesn't need to be removed.</red>",
   "member.removed_players": "<prefix><gray>Removed <amount> player(s) from this plot.</gray>",
   "member.plot_left": "<prefix><gray><player> left the plot.</gray>",
   "member.plot_cant_leave_owner": "<prefix><red>You are the plot owner. You cannot leave this plot.</red>",
@@ -617,6 +618,7 @@
   "flags.flag_description_prevent_creative_copy": "<gray>Prevents people from copying item NBT data in the plot unless they're added as members.</gray>",
   "flags.flag_description_leaf_decay": "<gray>Set to `false` to prevent leaves from decaying.",
   "flags.flag_description_projectiles": "<gray>Prevents guests from shooting projectiles on the plot when set to false.</gray>",
+  "flags.flag_description_beacon_effect": "<gray>Enables beacon effects on the plot.</gray>",
   "flags.flag_error_boolean": "Flag value must be a boolean (true | false).",
   "flags.flag_error_enum": "Must be one of: <list>",
   "flags.flag_error_integer": "Flag value must be a whole positive number.",

build.gradle.kts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = "com.plotsquared"
-version = "6.9.2"
+version = "6.10.1-SNAPSHOT"
 
 subprojects {
     group = rootProject.group
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ subprojects {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        implementation(platform("com.intellectualsites.bom:bom-1.18.x:1.9"))
+        implementation(platform("com.intellectualsites.bom:bom-1.18.x:1.15"))
     }
 
     dependencies {
         // Tests
-        testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.8.2")
+        testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.9.1")
     }
 
     plugins.withId("java") {
@@ -174,10 +174,7 @@ subprojects {
     tasks {
 
         compileJava {
-            options.compilerArgs.addAll(arrayOf("-Xmaxerrs", "1000"))
+            options.compilerArgs.add("-parameters")
-            options.compilerArgs.add("-Xlint:all")
-            for (disabledLint in arrayOf("processing", "path", "fallthrough", "serial"))
-                options.compilerArgs.add("-Xlint:$disabledLint")
             options.isDeprecation = true
             options.encoding = "UTF-8"
         }

gradle/libs.versions.toml

@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@
 # Platform expectations
 paper = "1.18.1-R0.1-SNAPSHOT"
 guice = "5.1.0"
-spotbugs = "4.7.1"
+spotbugs = "4.7.2"
 
 # Plugins
-worldedit = "7.2.10"
+worldedit = "7.2.12"
 placeholderapi = "2.11.2"
 luckperms = "5.4"
-essentialsx = "2.19.4"
+essentialsx = "2.19.7"
 mvdwapi = "3.1.1"
 
 # Third party
 prtree = "2.0.0"
 aopalliance = "1.0"
-cloud-services = "1.7.0"
+cloud-services = "1.7.1"
 arkitektonika = "2.1.1"
 squirrelid = "0.3.1"
 http4j = "1.3"

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.4.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5.1-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists

gradlew

@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ set -- \
         org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain \
         "$@"
 
+# Stop when "xargs" is not available.
+if ! command -v xargs >/dev/null 2>&1
+then
+    die "xargs is not available"
+fi
+
 # Use "xargs" to parse quoted args.
 #
 # With -n1 it outputs one arg per line, with the quotes and backslashes removed.

gradlew.bat

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
 
 set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
 %JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
-if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto execute
+if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto execute
 
 echo.
 echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
@@ -75,13 +75,15 @@ set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
 
 :end
 @rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" goto mainEnd
+if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto mainEnd
 
 :fail
 rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
 rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
-if  not "" == "%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit 1
+set EXIT_CODE=%ERRORLEVEL%
-exit /b 1
+if %EXIT_CODE% equ 0 set EXIT_CODE=1
+if not ""=="%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit %EXIT_CODE%
+exit /b %EXIT_CODE%
 
 :mainEnd
 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal

renovate.json

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
   "extends": [
     "config:base",
-    ":disableDependencyDashboard"
+    ":semanticCommitsDisabled"
   ],
   "labels": ["Renovate"],
-  "commitMessagePrefix": "build: ",
   "rebaseWhen": "conflicted"
 }