PlexVariables v1.0.2 - Modern Paper Compatibility

PlexVariables is now compatible with newer Minecraft Paper versions, including Paper 26.3!

This update focuses on modern server compatibility, safer configuration reloads, and improved reliability while preserving all existing variable functionality.

Modern Paper Compatibility

Successfully tested on:

• Paper 1.21.1
• Paper 1.21.4
• Paper 1.21.11
• Paper 26.1.1 (alpha build)
• Paper 26.1.2
• Paper 26.2
• Paper 26.3

Tested with PlaceholderAPI 2.12.3.

The plugin retains Java 21-compatible bytecode. Paper 26.x servers require Java 25 to run.

Fixes & Improvements

• Improved YAML parsing with clearer file, line, and column error messages.
• Fixed malformed variable definitions potentially causing incomplete configuration reloads.
• Improved reload rollback to preserve working variables, settings, and messages when validation fails.
• Improved error handling when configuration reload callbacks fail.
• Resolved a Gradle resource-processing deprecation warning.
• Updated documentation and modern Paper installation guidance.

Backward Compatibility

All existing functionality remains available:

• Static, conditional, expression, and stored variables
• Existing PlaceholderAPI identifiers
• YAML variable configurations
• SQLite player and global data
• Commands and permissions
• Public developer API v1

No database migration or configuration reset is required.

Testing

• 133 automated tests passed with zero failures.
• Runtime checks completed across seven Paper builds.
• Verified variable resolution, PlaceholderAPI integration, configuration reloads, persistent storage, developer API access, and plugin lifecycle handling.

Updating

1. Stop your server.
2. Back up plugins/PlexVariables/.
3. Replace the previous JAR with PlexVariables-1.0.2.jar.
4. Keep your existing YAML files and data.db.
5. Restart your server.

Make sure you are running the appropriate Java version and have PlaceholderAPI installed.

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