gChat

A simple global chat plugin for Velocity, based on lucko/gChat.

• Downloads - https://github.com/N3FS/gChat/releases

Features

• Global chat channel throughout your network
• Placeholders to customize chat formatting
• Multiple formats selected using weight
• API for adding additional placeholders, or listening to chat events

Placeholders

Standard Placeholders

These placeholders are provided by gChat.

• {username} or {name} - the players username
• {server_name} - the name of the players current server
• {uuid} - the players unique id
• {display_name} - the players display name
• {message} - the chat message being sent by the player.

Plugin Hooks

gChat also provides hooks for the following plugins.

• LuckPerms - gChat will hook with LuckPerms if it's installed on the proxy, and allows you to use any of the placeholders listed here.

Configuration

# gChat Configuration

# If a player doesn't have permission for any of the formats, should the chat message be passed through to the
# backend server or just ignored.
passthrough: true

# if permissions are required to send/receive chat messages
require-permission:
  # if true, players will need to have the "gchat.send" permission to send messages
  send: false

  # the message to send if a player doesn't have permission to chat
  # will only be sent if the 'passthrough' option below is false
  send-fail: "&cYou do not have permission to use the chat!"

  # if true, players will need to have the "gchat.receive" permission to receive messages
  receive: false

  # if a player doesn't have permission to send a message, should it be passed through to the backend server?
  passthrough: true

# Defines the formats to be used.
formats:

  # a default format for everyone on the server
  everyone:

    # the priority of the format. higher number = higher priority.
    # if a user has permission for multiple formats, the one with the highest priority will be used.
    priority: 100

    # if this format requires a permission.
    # permissions are in the format: "gchat.format.<format name>"
    # for example: "gchat.format.everyone"
    check-permission: true

    # the actual format for the chat message
    format: "{luckperms_prefix}{name}{luckperms_suffix}{message}"

    format-extra:

      # the format for the message tooltip
      hover: ""

      # what should happen when the message is clicked?
      click:

        # type: can be either "none", "suggest_command", "run_command" or "open_url"
        type: "none"

        # the value to suggest or run.
        value: ""

  # another format without all the comments!
  staff:
    priority: 150
    check-permission: true
    format: "* {luckperms_prefix}{name}{luckperms_suffix}&c: &b&l{message}"
    format-extra:
      hover: |-
        &e{name} is a staff member!

        &6Feel free to message them any time, by
        &6clicking this message!
      click:
        type: suggest_command
        value: "/msg {name} "