Changelog

All notable changes to CladeWelcome will be documented in this file.

[1.2.0.0.a] - 2026-05-26

Added

• Performance Mode: Added light/heavy mode for performance optimization
  • Light mode: Disables animations, particles, and caching for best performance
  • Heavy mode: All features enabled with caching for improved performance
• Debug Mode: Added debug mode for troubleshooting with detailed logging
• Configuration Validation: Added automatic validation of configuration on startup
  • Validates animation types
  • Validates bossbar color formats
  • Validates clickable actions
  • Validates URL formats
• Component Caching: Implemented caching system with TTL (5 minutes) for parsed components
  • Improves performance for repeated calls
  • Automatically clears cache on reload and disable
• Custom Sounds for Groups: Added support for group-specific sounds
  • Different sounds for different player ranks (vip, admin, etc.)
  • Configurable volume and pitch per group
  • Fallback to old config structure for compatibility
• Gradient Colors for BossBar: Added gradient color support for bossbar
  • Configurable gradient colors
  • Works with gradient animation type
• Multiple Commands in Clickable: Added support for multiple commands separated by semicolon
• Async Language Loading: Language files now load asynchronously for better performance
• JavaDoc Documentation: Added comprehensive JavaDoc documentation to key methods
• README.md: Created comprehensive README with installation, configuration, and troubleshooting guides

Fixed

• Hex Codes in Animations: Fixed all 6 animation types to properly skip hex color codes
  • RainbowAnimation
  • GradientAnimation
  • TypingAnimation
  • ScrollingAnimation
  • WaveAnimation
  • PulsingAnimation
• Clickable Chat: Fixed clickable chat functionality
  • Improved URL detection and conversion to clickable links
  • Fixed click event application
  • Added fallback to old config structure for compatibility
• Deprecated Methods: Fixed deprecated method warnings
  • Added @SuppressWarnings("deprecation") to hideJoinMessage, hideQuitMessage, sendLegacyTitle
  • These methods serve as fallbacks for older Minecraft versions
• Update Checker Display: Fixed update checker version display in startup banner
  • Now shows "Checking..." when version is not yet retrieved
  • Prevents empty version display
• Error Handling: Improved error handling with try-catch blocks
  • Added to sendJoinMessage, sendSubtitle, playSound
  • Better logging and stack trace output
• Sound System: Fixed sound playback with fallback to old config structure
• Player Settings: Added logging for player settings file creation

Changed

• Startup/Shutdown Banners: Updated console messages with comprehensive information
  • Added update checker status
  • Added MySQL status
  • Added animations status
  • Added platform support information (Spigot/Paper/Purpur 1.17.x-1.21.x)
• Discord Links: Updated all Discord links to https://discord.gg/S3gkVgxk
  • Updated in README.md
  • Updated in all language files (en, ru, de, es, fr, it, pl, pt, tr, uz)
• Config Structure: Added new configuration sections
  • performance-mode
  • debug
  • sounds.default
  • sounds.groups
  • bossbar.gradient-enabled
  • bossbar.gradient-colors

Removed

• Hover Hints: Removed all hover hints from clickable chat for cleaner UI

Technical Improvements

• Code Quality: Improved code organization and readability
• Performance: Optimized string operations and caching
• Compatibility: Better fallback mechanisms for different server versions
• Logging: Enhanced logging with debug mode support
• Error Recovery: Graceful degradation when features fail

Configuration

• Added performance-mode setting (light/heavy)
• Added debug.enabled setting
• Added sounds.default.sound, sounds.default.volume, sounds.default.pitch
• Added sounds.groups section for group-specific sounds
• Added bossbar.gradient-enabled setting
• Added bossbar.gradient-colors list

Language Files

• Updated Discord links in all language files
• Improved translations for better consistency