Release 6.10.0

add allay to animals

.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/build.gradle.kts

@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation(libs.arkitektonika)
     implementation(libs.http4j)
     implementation("com.intellectualsites.paster:Paster")
+    implementation("com.intellectualsites.informative-annotations:informative-annotations")
 
     // Adventure
     implementation("net.kyori:adventure-platform-bukkit")
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ tasks.named<ShadowJar>("shadowJar") {
     relocate("javax.inject", "com.plotsquared.core.annotation.inject")
     relocate("net.jcip", "com.plotsquared.core.annotations.jcip")
     relocate("edu.umd.cs.findbugs", "com.plotsquared.core.annotations.findbugs")
+    relocate("com.intellectualsites.informative-annotations", "com.plotsquared.core.annotation.informative")
 
     // Get rid of all the libs which are 100% unused.
     minimize()
@@ -103,5 +105,6 @@ tasks {
         opt.links("https://jd.adventure.kyori.net/api/4.9.3/")
         opt.links("https://google.github.io/guice/api-docs/" + libs.guice.get().versionConstraint.toString() + "/javadoc/")
         opt.links("https://checkerframework.org/api/")
+        opt.encoding("UTF-8")
     }
 }

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;
 
@@ -265,14 +272,8 @@ public class BlockEventListener implements Listener {
         BukkitPlayer pp = BukkitUtil.adapt(player);
         Plot plot = area.getPlot(location);
         if (plot != null) {
-            if (!area.buildRangeContainsY(location.getY()) && !Permissions
+            if (area.notifyIfOutsideBuildArea(pp, location.getY())) {
-                    .hasPermission(pp, Permission.PERMISSION_ADMIN_BUILD_HEIGHT_LIMIT)) {
                 event.setCancelled(true);
-                pp.sendMessage(
-                        TranslatableCaption.of("height.height_limit"),
-                        Template.of("minHeight", String.valueOf(area.getMinBuildHeight())),
-                        Template.of("maxHeight", String.valueOf(area.getMaxBuildHeight()))
-                );
                 return;
             }
             if (!plot.hasOwner()) {
@@ -351,14 +352,8 @@ public class BlockEventListener implements Listener {
                     event.setCancelled(true);
                     return;
                 }
-            } else if (!area.buildRangeContainsY(location.getY()) && !Permissions
+            } else if (area.notifyIfOutsideBuildArea(plotPlayer, location.getY())) {
-                    .hasPermission(plotPlayer, Permission.PERMISSION_ADMIN_BUILD_HEIGHT_LIMIT)) {
                 event.setCancelled(true);
-                plotPlayer.sendMessage(
-                        TranslatableCaption.of("height.height_limit"),
-                        Template.of("minHeight", String.valueOf(area.getMinBuildHeight())),
-                        Template.of("maxHeight", String.valueOf(area.getMaxBuildHeight()))
-                );
                 return;
             }
             if (!plot.hasOwner()) {
@@ -447,6 +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);
@@ -541,7 +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);
@@ -573,7 +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;
@@ -690,7 +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);
@@ -704,7 +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);
@@ -1083,14 +1079,8 @@ public class BlockEventListener implements Listener {
         Plot plot = area.getOwnedPlot(location1);
         if (player != null) {
             BukkitPlayer pp = BukkitUtil.adapt(player);
-            if (!area.buildRangeContainsY(location1.getY()) && !Permissions
+            if (area.notifyIfOutsideBuildArea(pp, location1.getY())) {
-                    .hasPermission(pp, Permission.PERMISSION_ADMIN_BUILD_HEIGHT_LIMIT)) {
                 event.setCancelled(true);
-                pp.sendMessage(
-                        TranslatableCaption.of("height.height_limit"),
-                        Template.of("minHeight", String.valueOf(area.getMinBuildHeight())),
-                        Template.of("maxHeight", String.valueOf(area.getMaxBuildHeight()))
-                );
                 return;
             }
             if (plot == null) {
@@ -1245,15 +1235,7 @@ public class BlockEventListener implements Listener {
                 event.setCancelled(true);
                 break;
             }
-            if (Permissions.hasPermission(pp, Permission.PERMISSION_ADMIN_BUILD_HEIGHT_LIMIT)) {
+            if (area.notifyIfOutsideBuildArea(pp, currentLocation.getY())) {
-                continue;
-            }
-            if (!area.buildRangeContainsY(currentLocation.getY())) {
-                pp.sendMessage(
-                        TranslatableCaption.of("height.height_limit"),
-                        Template.of("minHeight", String.valueOf(area.getMinBuildHeight())),
-                        Template.of("maxHeight", String.valueOf(area.getMaxBuildHeight()))
-                );
                 event.setCancelled(true);
                 break;
             }

Bukkit/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/bukkit/listener/BlockEventListener117.java

@@ -21,15 +21,11 @@ package com.plotsquared.bukkit.listener;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.plotsquared.bukkit.player.BukkitPlayer;
 import com.plotsquared.bukkit.util.BukkitUtil;
-import com.plotsquared.core.configuration.caption.TranslatableCaption;
 import com.plotsquared.core.location.Location;
-import com.plotsquared.core.permissions.Permission;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.Plot;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.PlotArea;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations.CopperOxideFlag;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations.MiscInteractFlag;
-import com.plotsquared.core.util.Permissions;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.Template;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.block.Block;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Entity;
@@ -88,14 +84,8 @@ public class BlockEventListener117 implements Listener {
 
         if (entity instanceof Player player) {
             plotPlayer = BukkitUtil.adapt(player);
-            if (!area.buildRangeContainsY(location.getY()) && !Permissions
+            if (area.notifyIfOutsideBuildArea(plotPlayer, location.getY())) {
-                    .hasPermission(plotPlayer, Permission.PERMISSION_ADMIN_BUILD_HEIGHT_LIMIT)) {
                 event.setCancelled(true);
-                plotPlayer.sendMessage(
-                        TranslatableCaption.of("height.height_limit"),
-                        Template.of("minHeight", String.valueOf(area.getMinBuildHeight())),
-                        Template.of("maxHeight", String.valueOf(area.getMaxBuildHeight()))
-                );
                 return;
             }
         }

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;
 
@@ -156,7 +158,7 @@ import java.util.UUID;
  * Player Events involving plots.
  */
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
-public class PlayerEventListener extends PlotListener implements Listener {
+public class PlayerEventListener implements Listener {
 
     private static final Set<Material> MINECARTS = Set.of(
             Material.MINECART,
@@ -175,6 +177,7 @@ public class PlayerEventListener extends PlotListener implements Listener {
     private final EventDispatcher eventDispatcher;
     private final WorldEdit worldEdit;
     private final PlotAreaManager plotAreaManager;
+    private final PlotListener plotListener;
     // To prevent recursion
     private boolean tmpTeleport = true;
     private Field fieldPlayer;
@@ -194,12 +197,36 @@ public class PlayerEventListener extends PlotListener implements Listener {
     public PlayerEventListener(
             final @NonNull PlotAreaManager plotAreaManager,
             final @NonNull EventDispatcher eventDispatcher,
-            final @NonNull WorldEdit worldEdit
+            final @NonNull WorldEdit worldEdit,
+            final @NonNull PlotListener plotListener
     ) {
-        super(eventDispatcher);
         this.eventDispatcher = eventDispatcher;
         this.worldEdit = worldEdit;
         this.plotAreaManager = plotAreaManager;
+        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
@@ -352,7 +379,7 @@ public class PlayerEventListener extends PlotListener implements Listener {
         if (area != null) {
             Plot plot = area.getPlot(location);
             if (plot != null) {
-                plotEntry(pp, plot);
+                plotListener.plotEntry(pp, plot);
             }
         }
         // Delayed
@@ -404,7 +431,7 @@ public class PlayerEventListener extends PlotListener implements Listener {
                 PlotArea area = location.getPlotArea();
                 if (area == null) {
                     if (lastPlot != null) {
-                        plotExit(pp, lastPlot);
+                        plotListener.plotExit(pp, lastPlot);
                         lastPlotAccess.remove();
                     }
                     try (final MetaDataAccess<Location> lastLocationAccess =
@@ -538,7 +565,7 @@ public class PlayerEventListener extends PlotListener implements Listener {
             if (now == null) {
                 try (final MetaDataAccess<Boolean> kickAccess =
                              pp.accessTemporaryMetaData(PlayerMetaDataKeys.TEMPORARY_KICK)) {
-                    if (lastPlot != null && !plotExit(pp, lastPlot) && this.tmpTeleport && !kickAccess.get().orElse(false)) {
+                    if (lastPlot != null && !plotListener.plotExit(pp, lastPlot) && this.tmpTeleport && !kickAccess.get().orElse(false)) {
                         pp.sendMessage(
                                 TranslatableCaption.of("permission.no_permission_event"),
                                 Template.of("node", String.valueOf(Permission.PERMISSION_ADMIN_EXIT_DENIED))
@@ -556,7 +583,7 @@ public class PlayerEventListener extends PlotListener implements Listener {
                 }
             } else if (now.equals(lastPlot)) {
                 ForceFieldListener.handleForcefield(player, pp, now);
-            } else if (!plotEntry(pp, now) && this.tmpTeleport) {
+            } else if (!plotListener.plotEntry(pp, now) && this.tmpTeleport) {
                 pp.sendMessage(
                         TranslatableCaption.of("deny.no_enter"),
                         Template.of("plot", now.toString())
@@ -628,7 +655,7 @@ public class PlayerEventListener extends PlotListener implements Listener {
             if (plot == null) {
                 try (final MetaDataAccess<Boolean> kickAccess =
                              pp.accessTemporaryMetaData(PlayerMetaDataKeys.TEMPORARY_KICK)) {
-                    if (lastPlot != null && !plotExit(pp, lastPlot) && this.tmpTeleport && !kickAccess.get().orElse(false)) {
+                    if (lastPlot != null && !plotListener.plotExit(pp, lastPlot) && this.tmpTeleport && !kickAccess.get().orElse(false)) {
                         pp.sendMessage(
                                 TranslatableCaption.of("permission.no_permission_event"),
                                 Template.of("node", String.valueOf(Permission.PERMISSION_ADMIN_EXIT_DENIED))
@@ -646,7 +673,7 @@ public class PlayerEventListener extends PlotListener implements Listener {
                 }
             } else if (plot.equals(lastPlot)) {
                 ForceFieldListener.handleForcefield(player, pp, plot);
-            } else if (!plotEntry(pp, plot) && this.tmpTeleport) {
+            } else if (!plotListener.plotEntry(pp, plot) && this.tmpTeleport) {
                 pp.sendMessage(
                         TranslatableCaption.of("deny.no_enter"),
                         Template.of("plot", plot.toString())
@@ -793,7 +820,7 @@ public class PlayerEventListener extends PlotListener implements Listener {
             lastLocationAccess.remove();
         }
         if (plot != null) {
-            plotExit(pp, plot);
+            plotListener.plotExit(pp, plot);
         }
         if (this.worldEdit != null) {
             if (!Permissions.hasPermission(pp, Permission.PERMISSION_WORLDEDIT_BYPASS)) {
@@ -807,7 +834,7 @@ public class PlayerEventListener extends PlotListener implements Listener {
         if (location.isPlotArea()) {
             plot = location.getPlot();
             if (plot != null) {
-                plotEntry(pp, plot);
+                plotListener.plotEntry(pp, plot);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1280,7 +1307,7 @@ public class PlayerEventListener extends PlotListener implements Listener {
         TaskManager.removeFromTeleportQueue(event.getPlayer().getName());
         BukkitPlayer pp = BukkitUtil.adapt(event.getPlayer());
         pp.unregister();
-        this.logout(pp.getUUID());
+        plotListener.logout(pp.getUUID());
     }
 
     @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.HIGHEST, ignoreCancelled = true)
@@ -1739,16 +1766,8 @@ public class PlayerEventListener extends PlotListener implements Listener {
             if (area == null) {
                 continue;
             }
-            if (pp != null && !area.buildRangeContainsY(location.getY()) && !Permissions.hasPermission(
+            if (area.notifyIfOutsideBuildArea(pp, location.getY())) {
-                    pp,
-                    Permission.PERMISSION_ADMIN_BUILD_HEIGHT_LIMIT
-            )) {
                 event.setCancelled(true);
-                pp.sendMessage(
-                        TranslatableCaption.of("height.height_limit"),
-                        Template.of("minHeight", String.valueOf(area.getMinBuildHeight())),
-                        Template.of("maxHeight", String.valueOf(area.getMaxBuildHeight()))
-                );
                 return;
             }
             Plot plot = location.getOwnedPlot();

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

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class ProjectileEventListener implements Listener {
         }
     }
 
-    @EventHandler
+    @EventHandler(ignoreCancelled = true)
     public void onProjectileLaunch(ProjectileLaunchEvent event) {
         Projectile entity = event.getEntity();
         ProjectileSource shooter = entity.getShooter();
@@ -149,6 +149,18 @@ public class ProjectileEventListener implements Listener {
         Plot plot = area.getPlot(location);
         ProjectileSource shooter = entity.getShooter();
         if (shooter instanceof Player) {
+            if (!((Player) shooter).isOnline()) {
+                if (plot != null) {
+                    if (plot.isAdded(((Player) shooter).getUniqueId()) || plot.getFlag(ProjectilesFlag.class)) {
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                entity.remove();
+                event.setCancelled(true);
+                return;
+            }
+
             PlotPlayer<?> pp = BukkitUtil.adapt((Player) shooter);
             if (plot == null) {
                 if (!Permissions.hasPermission(pp, Permission.PERMISSION_ADMIN_PROJECTILE_UNOWNED)) {

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/queue/GenChunk.java

@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 package com.plotsquared.bukkit.queue;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+import com.intellectualsites.annotations.DoNotUse;
 import com.plotsquared.bukkit.util.BukkitBlockUtil;
 import com.plotsquared.bukkit.util.BukkitUtil;
 import com.plotsquared.core.location.ChunkWrapper;
 import com.plotsquared.core.location.Location;
 import com.plotsquared.core.queue.ScopedQueueCoordinator;
-import com.plotsquared.core.util.AnnotationHelper;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.ChunkUtil;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.PatternUtil;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.bukkit.BukkitAdapter;
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
-@AnnotationHelper.ApiDescription(info = "Internal use only. Subject to changes at any time.")
+@DoNotUse
 public class GenChunk extends ScopedQueueCoordinator {
 
     public final Biome[] biomes;

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/build.gradle.kts

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ dependencies {
     api(libs.cloudServices)
     api(libs.arkitektonika)
     api("com.intellectualsites.paster:Paster")
+    api("com.intellectualsites.informative-annotations:informative-annotations")
 }
 
 tasks.processResources {
@@ -62,5 +63,7 @@ tasks {
         opt.links("https://jd.adventure.kyori.net/api/4.9.3/")
         opt.links("https://google.github.io/guice/api-docs/" + libs.guice.get().versionConstraint.toString() + "/javadoc/")
         opt.links("https://checkerframework.org/api/")
+        opt.links("https://javadoc.io/doc/com.intellectualsites.informative-annotations/informative-annotations/latest/")
+        opt.encoding("UTF-8")
     }
 }

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

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import cloud.commandframework.services.ServicePipeline;
 import com.google.inject.Injector;
 import com.google.inject.Key;
 import com.google.inject.TypeLiteral;
+import com.intellectualsites.annotations.DoNotUse;
 import com.plotsquared.core.backup.BackupManager;
 import com.plotsquared.core.configuration.caption.LocaleHolder;
 import com.plotsquared.core.generator.GeneratorWrapper;
@@ -33,7 +34,6 @@ import com.plotsquared.core.permissions.PermissionHandler;
 import com.plotsquared.core.player.PlotPlayer;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.world.PlotAreaManager;
 import com.plotsquared.core.queue.GlobalBlockQueue;
-import com.plotsquared.core.util.AnnotationHelper;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.ChunkManager;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.EconHandler;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.PlatformWorldManager;
@@ -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
      *
@@ -308,7 +313,7 @@ public interface PlotPlatform<P> extends LocaleHolder {
      * @return worldedit implementations
      * @since 6.3.0
      */
-    @AnnotationHelper.ApiDescription(info = "Internal use only")
+    @DoNotUse
     @NonNull String worldEditImplementations();
 
     /**

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/FlagCommand.java

@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ public final class FlagCommand extends Command {
             return;
         }
         final Plot plot = player.getLocation().getPlotAbs();
+        final PlotFlag<?, ?> flagWithOldValue = plot.getFlagContainer().getFlag(flag.getClass());
         PlotFlagRemoveEvent event = eventDispatcher.callFlagRemove(flag, plot);
         if (event.getEventResult() == Result.DENY) {
             player.sendMessage(
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ public final class FlagCommand extends Command {
                     if (plot.removeFlag(flag)) {
                         player.sendMessage(TranslatableCaption.of("flag.flag_removed"), Template.of("flag", args[0]), Template.of(
                                 "value",
-                                String.valueOf(flag)
+                                String.valueOf(flagWithOldValue)
                         ));
                         return;
                     } else {
@@ -544,7 +545,7 @@ public final class FlagCommand extends Command {
         }
         player.sendMessage(TranslatableCaption.of("flag.flag_removed"), Template.of("flag", args[0]), Template.of(
                 "value",
-                String.valueOf(flag)
+                String.valueOf(flagWithOldValue)
         ));
     }
 

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/HybridPlotWorld.java

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ package com.plotsquared.core.generator;
 
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.assistedinject.Assisted;
+import com.intellectualsites.annotations.DoNotUse;
+import com.intellectualsites.annotations.NotPublic;
 import com.plotsquared.core.PlotSquared;
 import com.plotsquared.core.configuration.ConfigurationSection;
 import com.plotsquared.core.configuration.Settings;
@@ -33,7 +35,6 @@ import com.plotsquared.core.plot.PlotId;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.PlotManager;
 import com.plotsquared.core.plot.schematic.Schematic;
 import com.plotsquared.core.queue.GlobalBlockQueue;
-import com.plotsquared.core.util.AnnotationHelper;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.FileUtils;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.MathMan;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.SchematicHandler;
@@ -74,9 +75,6 @@ public class HybridPlotWorld extends ClassicPlotWorld {
     public short PATH_WIDTH_UPPER;
     public HashMap<Integer, BaseBlock[]> G_SCH;
     public HashMap<Integer, BiomeType> G_SCH_B;
-    /**
-     * The Y level at which schematic generation will start, lowest of either road or plot schematic generation.
-     */
     public int SCHEM_Y;
     private Location SIGN_LOCATION;
     private File root = null;
@@ -269,57 +267,33 @@ public class HybridPlotWorld extends ClassicPlotWorld {
         int oddshift = (this.ROAD_WIDTH & 1);
 
         SCHEM_Y = schematicStartHeight();
-
-        // plotY and roadY are important to allow plot and/or road schematic "overflow" into each other without causing AIOOB
-        //  exceptions when attempting either to set blocks to, or get block from G_SCH
-        // Default plot schematic start height, normalized to the minimum height schematics are pasted from.
         int plotY = PLOT_HEIGHT - SCHEM_Y;
         int minRoadWall = Settings.Schematics.USE_WALL_IN_ROAD_SCHEM_HEIGHT ? Math.min(ROAD_HEIGHT, WALL_HEIGHT) : ROAD_HEIGHT;
-        // Default road schematic start height, normalized to the minimum height schematics are pasted from.
         int roadY = minRoadWall - SCHEM_Y;
 
-        int worldGenHeight = getMaxGenHeight() - getMinGenHeight() + 1;
+        int worldHeight = getMaxGenHeight() - getMinGenHeight() + 1;
-
-        int maxSchematicHeight = 0;
 
         // SCHEM_Y should be normalised to the plot "start" height
         if (schematic3 != null) {
-            if ((maxSchematicHeight = schematic3.getClipboard().getDimensions().getY()) == worldGenHeight) {
+            if (schematic3.getClipboard().getDimensions().getY() == worldHeight) {
-                SCHEM_Y = getMinGenHeight();
+                SCHEM_Y = plotY = 0;
-                plotY = 0;
             } else if (!Settings.Schematics.PASTE_ON_TOP) {
-                SCHEM_Y = getMinBuildHeight();
+                SCHEM_Y = plotY = getMinBuildHeight() - getMinGenHeight();
-                plotY = 0;
             }
         }
 
         if (schematic1 != null) {
-            if ((maxSchematicHeight = Math.max(
+            if (schematic1.getClipboard().getDimensions().getY() == worldHeight) {
-                    schematic1.getClipboard().getDimensions().getY(),
+                SCHEM_Y = roadY = getMinGenHeight();
-                    maxSchematicHeight
+                if (schematic3 != null && schematic3.getClipboard().getDimensions().getY() != worldHeight
-            )) == worldGenHeight) {
+                        && !Settings.Schematics.PASTE_ON_TOP) {
-                SCHEM_Y = getMinGenHeight();
+                    plotY = PLOT_HEIGHT;
-                roadY = 0; // Road is the lowest schematic
-                if (schematic3 != null && schematic3.getClipboard().getDimensions().getY() != worldGenHeight) {
-                    // Road is the lowest schematic. Normalize plotY to it.
-                    if (Settings.Schematics.PASTE_ON_TOP) {
-                        plotY = PLOT_HEIGHT - getMinGenHeight();
-                    } else {
-                        plotY = getMinBuildHeight() - getMinGenHeight();
-                    }
                 }
             } else if (!Settings.Schematics.PASTE_ROAD_ON_TOP) {
-                if (SCHEM_Y == getMinGenHeight()) { // Only possible if plot schematic is enabled
+                SCHEM_Y = roadY = getMinBuildHeight();
-                    // Plot is still the lowest schematic, normalize roadY to it
+                if (schematic3 != null && schematic3.getClipboard().getDimensions().getY() != worldHeight
-                    roadY = getMinBuildHeight() - getMinGenHeight();
+                        && !Settings.Schematics.PASTE_ON_TOP) {
-                } else if (schematic3 != null) {
+                    plotY = PLOT_HEIGHT;
-                    SCHEM_Y = getMinBuildHeight();
-                    roadY = 0;// Road is the lowest schematic
-                    if (Settings.Schematics.PASTE_ON_TOP) {
-                        // Road is the lowest schematic. Normalize plotY to it.
-                        plotY = PLOT_HEIGHT - getMinBuildHeight();
-                    }
-                    // If plot schematic is not paste-on-top, it will be from min build height thus plotY = 0 as well already.
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -357,6 +331,7 @@ public class HybridPlotWorld extends ClassicPlotWorld {
                                 y + min.getBlockY(),
                                 z + min.getBlockZ()
                         ));
+                        if (!id.getBlockType().getMaterial().isAir()) {
                             schem3PopulationNeeded |= id.hasNbtData();
                             addOverlayBlock(
                                     (short) (x + shift + oddshift + centerShiftX),
@@ -364,9 +339,10 @@ public class HybridPlotWorld extends ClassicPlotWorld {
                                     (short) (z + shift + oddshift + centerShiftZ),
                                     id,
                                     false,
-                                maxSchematicHeight
+                                    h3
                             );
                         }
+                    }
                     if (blockArrayClipboard3.hasBiomes()) {
                         BiomeType biome = blockArrayClipboard3.getBiome(BlockVector2.at(
                                 x + min.getBlockX(),
@@ -415,24 +391,19 @@ public class HybridPlotWorld extends ClassicPlotWorld {
                             y + min.getBlockY(),
                             z + min.getBlockZ()
                     ));
+                    if (!id.getBlockType().getMaterial().isAir()) {
                         schem1PopulationNeeded |= id.hasNbtData();
-                    addOverlayBlock(
+                        addOverlayBlock((short) (x - shift), (short) (y + roadY), (short) (z + shift + oddshift), id, false, h1);
-                            (short) (x - shift),
-                            (short) (y + roadY),
-                            (short) (z + shift + oddshift),
-                            id,
-                            false,
-                            maxSchematicHeight
-                    );
                         addOverlayBlock(
                                 (short) (z + shift + oddshift),
                                 (short) (y + roadY),
                                 (short) (shift - x + (oddshift - 1)),
                                 id,
                                 true,
-                            maxSchematicHeight
+                                h1
                         );
                     }
+                }
                 if (blockArrayClipboard1.hasBiomes()) {
                     BiomeType biome = blockArrayClipboard1.getBiome(BlockVector2.at(x + min.getBlockX(), z + min.getBlockZ()));
                     addOverlayBiome((short) (x - shift), (short) (z + shift + oddshift), biome);
@@ -459,15 +430,10 @@ public class HybridPlotWorld extends ClassicPlotWorld {
                             y + min.getBlockY(),
                             z + min.getBlockZ()
                     ));
+                    if (!id.getBlockType().getMaterial().isAir()) {
                         schem2PopulationNeeded |= id.hasNbtData();
-                    addOverlayBlock(
+                        addOverlayBlock((short) (x - shift), (short) (y + roadY), (short) (z - shift), id, false, h2);
-                            (short) (x - shift),
+                    }
-                            (short) (y + roadY),
-                            (short) (z - shift),
-                            id,
-                            false,
-                            maxSchematicHeight
-                    );
                 }
                 if (blockArrayClipboard2.hasBiomes()) {
                     BiomeType biome = blockArrayClipboard2.getBiome(BlockVector2.at(x + min.getBlockX(), z + min.getBlockZ()));
@@ -477,10 +443,6 @@ public class HybridPlotWorld extends ClassicPlotWorld {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @deprecated This method should not be available for public API usage and will be made private.
-     */
-    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "TODO")
     public void addOverlayBlock(short x, short y, short z, BaseBlock id, boolean rotate, int height) {
         if (z < 0) {
             z += this.SIZE;
@@ -498,7 +460,7 @@ public class HybridPlotWorld extends ClassicPlotWorld {
         int pair = MathMan.pair(x, z);
         BaseBlock[] existing = this.G_SCH.computeIfAbsent(pair, k -> new BaseBlock[height]);
         if (y >= height) {
-            if (y != lastOverlayHeightError) {
+            if (y > lastOverlayHeightError) {
                 lastOverlayHeightError = y;
                 LOGGER.error(String.format("Error adding overlay block. `y > height`. y=%s, height=%s", y, height));
             }
@@ -507,10 +469,6 @@ public class HybridPlotWorld extends ClassicPlotWorld {
         existing[y] = id;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @deprecated This method should not be available for public API usage and will be made private.
-     */
-    @Deprecated(forRemoval = true, since = "TODO")
     public void addOverlayBiome(short x, short z, BiomeType id) {
         if (z < 0) {
             z += this.SIZE;
@@ -531,7 +489,7 @@ public class HybridPlotWorld extends ClassicPlotWorld {
      *
      * @since 6.9.0
      */
-    @AnnotationHelper.ApiDescription(info = "Internal use only. Subject to changes at any time.")
+    @DoNotUse
     public @Nullable List<Entity> getPlotSchematicEntities() {
         return schem3Entities;
     }
@@ -541,7 +499,7 @@ public class HybridPlotWorld extends ClassicPlotWorld {
      *
      * @since 6.9.0
      */
-    @AnnotationHelper.ApiDescription(info = "Internal use only. Subject to changes at any time.")
+    @DoNotUse
     public @Nullable BlockVector3 getPlotSchematicMinPoint() {
         return schem3MinPoint;
     }
@@ -551,7 +509,7 @@ public class HybridPlotWorld extends ClassicPlotWorld {
      *
      * @since 6.9.0
      */
-    @AnnotationHelper.ApiDescription(info = "Internal use only. Subject to changes at any time.")
+    @DoNotUse
     public boolean populationNeeded() {
         return schem1PopulationNeeded || schem2PopulationNeeded || schem3PopulationNeeded;
     }

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

@@ -189,13 +189,13 @@ public class HybridUtils {
                 if (X == ctx) {
                     maxX = tx & 15;
                 } else {
-                    maxX = 16;
+                    maxX = 15;
                 }
                 int maxZ;
                 if (Z == ctz) {
                     maxZ = tz & 15;
                 } else {
-                    maxZ = 16;
+                    maxZ = 15;
                 }
 
                 int chunkBlockX = X << 4;
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public class HybridUtils {
                 }
             });
 
-            final Runnable run = () -> TaskManager.runTaskAsync(() -> {
+            final Runnable run = () -> {
                 int size = width * length;
                 int[] changes = new int[size];
                 int[] faces = new int[size];
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public class HybridUtils {
                 analysis.variety_sd = (int) (MathMan.getSD(variety, analysis.variety) * 100);
                 whenDone.value = analysis;
                 whenDone.run();
-            });
+            };
             queue.setCompleteTask(run);
             queue.enqueue();
         });

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/location/Location.java

@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public sealed class Location extends BlockLoc implements Comparable<Location> pe
     /**
      * Get the absolute {@link Plot}, if any, that contains this location
      *
-     * @return (Absolute) plot containing the location, or {code null}
+     * @return (Absolute) plot containing the location, or {@code null}
      */
     public @Nullable Plot getPlotAbs() {
         final PlotArea area = this.getPlotArea();
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ public sealed class Location extends BlockLoc implements Comparable<Location> pe
     /**
      * Get the {@link Plot}, if any, that contains this location
      *
-     * @return plot containing the location, or {code null}
+     * @return plot containing the location, or {@code null}
      */
     public @Nullable Plot getPlot() {
         final PlotArea area = this.getPlotArea();

Core/src/main/java/com/plotsquared/core/location/UncheckedWorldLocation.java

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 package com.plotsquared.core.location;
 
-import com.plotsquared.core.util.AnnotationHelper;
+import com.intellectualsites.annotations.DoNotUse;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.math.BlockVector3;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
  *
  * @since 6.9.0
  */
-@AnnotationHelper.ApiDescription(info = "Internal use only. Subject to changes at any time.")
+@DoNotUse
 public final class UncheckedWorldLocation extends Location {
 
     private final String worldName;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public final class UncheckedWorldLocation extends Location {
      *
      * @since 6.9.0
      */
-    @AnnotationHelper.ApiDescription(info = "Internal use only. Subject to changes at any time.")
+    @DoNotUse
     public static @NonNull UncheckedWorldLocation at(
             final @NonNull String world, final int x, final int y, final int z
     ) {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public final class UncheckedWorldLocation extends Location {
     }
 
     @Override
-    @AnnotationHelper.ApiDescription(info = "Internal use only. Subject to changes at any time.")
+    @DoNotUse
     public @NonNull String getWorldName() {
         return this.worldName;
     }

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/PlotArea.java

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import com.plotsquared.core.location.BlockLoc;
 import com.plotsquared.core.location.Direction;
 import com.plotsquared.core.location.Location;
 import com.plotsquared.core.location.PlotLoc;
+import com.plotsquared.core.permissions.Permission;
 import com.plotsquared.core.player.ConsolePlayer;
 import com.plotsquared.core.player.MetaDataAccess;
 import com.plotsquared.core.player.PlayerMetaDataKeys;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ import com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag.implementations.DoneFlag;
 import com.plotsquared.core.queue.GlobalBlockQueue;
 import com.plotsquared.core.queue.QueueCoordinator;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.MathMan;
+import com.plotsquared.core.util.Permissions;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.PlotExpression;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.RegionUtil;
 import com.plotsquared.core.util.StringMan;
@@ -625,7 +627,7 @@ public abstract class PlotArea {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Get if the PlotArea's build range (min build height -> max build height) contains the given y value
+     * Get if the {@code PlotArea}'s build range (min build height -> max build height) contains the given y value
      *
      * @param y y height
      * @return if build height contains y
@@ -634,6 +636,28 @@ public abstract class PlotArea {
         return y >= minBuildHeight && y < maxBuildHeight;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Utility method to check if the player is attempting to place blocks outside the build area, and notify of this if the
+     * player does not have permissions.
+     *
+     * @param player Player to check
+     * @param y      y height to check
+     * @return true if outside build area with no permissions
+     * @since 6.9.1
+     */
+    public boolean notifyIfOutsideBuildArea(PlotPlayer<?> player, int y) {
+        if (!buildRangeContainsY(y) && !Permissions.hasPermission(player, Permission.PERMISSION_ADMIN_BUILD_HEIGHT_LIMIT)) {
+            player.sendMessage(
+                    TranslatableCaption.of("height.height_limit"),
+                    Template.of("minHeight", String.valueOf(minBuildHeight)),
+                    Template.of("maxHeight", String.valueOf(maxBuildHeight))
+            );
+            // Return true if "failed" as the method will always be inverted otherwise
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     public @NonNull Set<Plot> getPlotsAbs(final UUID uuid) {
         if (uuid == null) {
             return Collections.emptySet();

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

@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ package com.plotsquared.core.plot.flag;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+import com.intellectualsites.annotations.NotPublic;
 import com.plotsquared.core.configuration.caption.CaptionUtility;
-import com.plotsquared.core.util.AnnotationHelper;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Objects;
 
 /**
  * Container type for {@link PlotFlag plot flags}.
@@ -353,7 +352,7 @@ public class FlagContainer {
      * @return a new Runnable that cleans up once the FlagContainer isn't needed anymore.
      * @since 6.0.10
      */
-    @AnnotationHelper.ApiDescription(info = "This method should not be considered as public or API.")
+    @NotPublic
     public Runnable createCleanupHook() {
         return () -> GlobalFlagContainer.getInstance().unsubscribe(unknownsRef);
     }

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/queue/BlockArrayCacheScopedQueueCoordinator.java

@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
  */
 package com.plotsquared.core.queue;
 
+import com.intellectualsites.annotations.DoNotUse;
 import com.plotsquared.core.location.Location;
-import com.plotsquared.core.util.AnnotationHelper;
 import com.sk89q.jnbt.CompoundTag;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.function.pattern.Pattern;
 import com.sk89q.worldedit.math.BlockVector3;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
  * in {@link BlockArrayCacheScopedQueueCoordinator#setOffsetX(int)} and
  * {@link BlockArrayCacheScopedQueueCoordinator#setOffsetZ(int)}
  */
-@AnnotationHelper.ApiDescription(info = "Internal use only. Subject to change at any time and created for specific use cases.")
+@DoNotUse
 public class BlockArrayCacheScopedQueueCoordinator extends ScopedQueueCoordinator {
 
     private final BlockState[][][] blockStates;

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

@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 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.util;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
-import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
-import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.MODULE;
-import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PACKAGE;
-import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.RECORD_COMPONENT;
-import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
-
-/**
- * @since 6.2.2
- */
-@AnnotationHelper.ApiDescription(info = "An internal class for custom annotations." +
-        "This is in no form part of the API and is subject to change at any time.")
-public final class AnnotationHelper {
-
-    private AnnotationHelper() {
-    }
-
-    @Documented
-    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
-    @Target(value = {METHOD, PACKAGE, MODULE, RECORD_COMPONENT, TYPE})
-    public @interface ApiDescription {
-        /**
-         * Returns additional information how to use a class for the API
-         *
-         * @return the version string
-         * @since 6.2.2
-         */
-        String info() default "";
-    }
-
-}

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

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 package com.plotsquared.core.util;
 
 import com.google.common.eventbus.EventBus;
+import com.intellectualsites.annotations.DoNotUse;
 import com.plotsquared.core.configuration.Settings;
 import com.plotsquared.core.configuration.caption.TranslatableCaption;
 import com.plotsquared.core.events.PlayerAutoPlotEvent;
@@ -81,8 +82,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
-@AnnotationHelper.ApiDescription(info = "This is an internal class used by PlotSquared to dispatch events." +
+@DoNotUse
-        "This is in no form part of the API and is subject to change at any time.")
 public class EventDispatcher {
 
     private final EventBus eventBus = new EventBus("PlotSquaredEvents");

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 = "6.9.1-SNAPSHOT"
+version = "6.10.0"
 
 subprojects {
     group = rootProject.group
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ subprojects {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-        implementation(platform("com.intellectualsites.bom:bom-1.18.x:1.5"))
+        implementation(platform("com.intellectualsites.bom:bom-1.18.x:1.14"))
     }
 
     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 = "4.7.0"
+spotbugs = "4.7.2"
 
 # Plugins
-worldedit = "7.2.10"
+worldedit = "7.2.12"
-placeholderapi = "2.11.1"
+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

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 @rem limitations under the License.
 @rem
 
-@if "%DEBUG%" == "" @echo off
+@if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################
 @rem
 @rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
 
 set DIRNAME=%~dp0
-if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
+if "%DIRNAME%"=="" set DIRNAME=.
 set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
 set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
 
@@ -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

@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
   "extends": [
     "config:base",
-    ":disableDependencyDashboard"
+    ":semanticCommitsDisabled"
-  ],
-  "timezone": "Europe/Berlin",
-  "schedule": [
-    "every monday"
   ],
   "labels": ["Renovate"],
-  "commitMessagePrefix": "build: ",
   "rebaseWhen": "conflicted"
 }