PlayerDataSync

[1.2.4-SNAPSHOT] - 2025-12-29

Added

• Extended Version Support: Full compatibility with Minecraft 1.8 to 1.21.11
  • Comprehensive version detection and compatibility checking
  • Maven build profiles for all major Minecraft versions (1.8, 1.9-1.16, 1.17, 1.18-1.20, 1.21+)
  • Automatic feature detection and disabling based on server version
  • VersionCompatibility utility class for runtime version checks
• Project Structure Reorganization: Complete package restructuring
  • Organized code into logical packages: core, database, integration, listeners, managers, utils, commands, api
  • Improved code maintainability and organization
  • All imports and package declarations updated accordingly
• Version-Based Feature Management: Automatic feature disabling
  • Offhand sync automatically disabled on 1.8 (requires 1.9+)
  • Attribute sync automatically disabled on 1.8 (requires 1.9+)
  • Advancement sync automatically disabled on 1.8-1.11 (requires 1.12+)
  • Features are checked and disabled during plugin initialization

Fixed

• Issue #43 - Experience Synchronization Error: Fixed experience synchronization issues
  • Changed from reset + giveExp() to direct setTotalExperience() method
  • Added validation for negative experience values
  • More reliable experience restoration across all versions
• Issue #42 - Vault Reset on Server Restart: Fixed economy balance not being restored on server restart
  • Economy integration is now reconfigured during shutdown to ensure availability
  • Balance restoration with 5-tick delay and retry mechanism
  • Improved Vault provider availability checking
• Issue #41 - Potion Effect on Death: Fixed potion effects being restored after death
  • Effects are only restored if player is not dead or respawning
  • Added death/respawn state checking before effect restoration
  • Effects are properly cleared on death as expected
• Issue #40 - Heartbeat HTTP 500: Improved error handling for HTTP 500 errors
  • Enhanced error handling with detailed logging
  • Specific error messages for different HTTP status codes (400, 401, 404, 500+)
  • Connection timeout and socket timeout handling
  • Better debugging information for API issues

Changed

• Minecraft Version Support: Extended from 1.20.4-1.21.9 to 1.8-1.21.11
  • Default Java version set to 8 for maximum compatibility
  • Maven profiles for different Java versions (8, 16, 17, 21)
  • Plugin API version set to 1.8 (lowest supported version)
• Build System: Enhanced Maven configuration
  • Compiler plugin now uses variables for source/target versions
  • Multiple build profiles for different Minecraft versions
  • Proper Java version handling per Minecraft version
• Code Organization: Complete package restructure
  • core/: Main plugin class (PlayerDataSync)
  • database/: Database management (DatabaseManager, ConnectionPool)
  • integration/: Plugin integrations (EditorIntegrationManager, InventoryViewerIntegrationManager)
  • listeners/: Event listeners (PlayerDataListener, ServerSwitchListener)
  • managers/: Manager classes (AdvancementSyncManager, BackupManager, ConfigManager, MessageManager)
  • utils/: Utility classes (InventoryUtils, OfflinePlayerData, PlayerDataCache, VersionCompatibility)
  • commands/: Command handlers (SyncCommand)
  • api/: API and update checker (UpdateChecker)
• Version Compatibility Checking: Enhanced startup version validation
  • Detects Minecraft version range (1.8 to 1.21.11)
  • Logs feature availability based on version
  • Provides warnings for unsupported versions
  • Tests critical API methods with version checks

Technical Details

• Build Profiles:
  • mvn package -Pmc-1.8 for Minecraft 1.8 (Java 8)
  • mvn package -Pmc-1.9 through -Pmc-1.16 for 1.9-1.16 (Java 8)
  • mvn package -Pmc-1.17 for Minecraft 1.17 (Java 16)
  • mvn package -Pmc-1.18 through -Pmc-1.20 for 1.18-1.20 (Java 17)
  • mvn package -Pmc-1.21 for Minecraft 1.21+ (Java 21) - Default
• Code Quality: Improved error handling and version compatibility
• Resource Management: Better cleanup and memory management
• Exception Handling: More specific error messages and recovery mechanisms

Compatibility

• Minecraft 1.8: Full support (some features disabled)
• Minecraft 1.9-1.11: Full support (advancements disabled)
• Minecraft 1.12-1.16: Full support
• Minecraft 1.17: Full support
• Minecraft 1.18-1.20: Full support
• Minecraft 1.21-1.21.11: Full support