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+package com.gmail.nossr50.commands;
+
+import java.text.DecimalFormat;
+
+import org.bukkit.command.Command;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandExecutor;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.PlayerProfile;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.datatypes.SkillType;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.locale.LocaleLoader;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.util.Misc;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.util.Page;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.util.Permissions;
+import com.gmail.nossr50.util.Users;
+
+public abstract class SkillCommand implements CommandExecutor{
+    private SkillType skill;
+    private String skillString;
+    private String permission;
+
+    private Player player;
+    private PlayerProfile profile;
+    private float skillValue;
+
+    private DecimalFormat percent = new DecimalFormat("##0.00%");
+    private Permissions permInstance = Permissions.getInstance();
+
+    public SkillCommand(SkillType skill, String permission) {
+        this.skill = skill;
+        this.skillString = Misc.getCapitalized(skill.toString());
+        this.permission = permission;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, String[] args) {
+        if (CommandHelper.noConsoleUsage(sender)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (CommandHelper.noCommandPermissions(sender, permission)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        player = (Player) sender;
+        profile = Users.getProfile(player);
+
+        skillValue = (float) profile.getSkillLevel(skill);
+        dataCalculations();
+        permissionsCheck();
+
+        player.sendMessage(LocaleLoader.getString("Skills.Header", new Object[] { LocaleLoader.getString(skillString + ".SkillName") }));
+        player.sendMessage(LocaleLoader.getString("Commands.XPGain", new Object[] { LocaleLoader.getString("Commands.XPGain." + skillString) }));
+        player.sendMessage(LocaleLoader.getString("Effects.Level", new Object[] { profile.getSkillLevel(skill), profile.getSkillXpLevel(skill), profile.getXpToLevel(skill) }));
+
+        if (effectsHeaderPermissions()) {
+            player.sendMessage(LocaleLoader.getString("Skills.Header", new Object[] { LocaleLoader.getString("Effects.Effects") }));
+        }
+
+        effectsDisplay();
+
+        if (statsHeaderPermissions()) {
+            player.sendMessage(LocaleLoader.getString("Skills.Header", new Object[] { LocaleLoader.getString("Commands.Stats.Self") }));
+        }
+
+        statsDisplay();
+
+        Page.grabGuidePageForSkill(skill, player, args);
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    protected abstract void dataCalculations();
+
+    protected abstract void permissionsCheck();
+
+    protected abstract boolean effectsHeaderPermissions();
+
+    protected abstract void effectsDisplay();
+
+    protected abstract boolean statsHeaderPermissions();
+
+    protected abstract boolean statsDisplay();
+}