YoChat is a Paper chat plugin for formatted chat, channel-based messaging and built-in moderation. It supports MiniMessage, legacy & colors, mentions, custom player prefixes/suffixes and Discord webhook logging for mute actions.

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Features

• MiniMessage chat with legacy colors and hex support
• Channels with radius, world restrictions and per-channel formatting
• Temporary and permanent mutes with optional webhook logging
• Blocked words, mention highlighting and mention sounds
• Prefix/suffix priority support for LuckPerms, Vault and YoChat
• Optional PlaceholderAPI support
• Developer API for channels, mutes, formatting and pipeline hooks

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Requirements

• Java 21
• Paper 1.21.x
• LuckPerms or Vault
• PlaceholderAPI optional

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Installation

1. Put YoChat.jar into the plugins folder.
2. Make sure Java 21 is in use.
3. Install LuckPerms or Vault.
4. Start the server at once.
5. Edit config.yml as needed.
6. Use /yochat reload after config changes.

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Commands

• /yochat help
• /yochat reload
• /yochat mute <perm|temp> <player> <time if temp> [reason]
• /yochat unmute <player> [reason]
• /yochat channels ...
• /yochat player <player> <info|setprefix|removeprefix|setsuffix|removesuffix>
• /yochat debug <pipeline>

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For Developers

YoChat includes an API for:

• channel lookup and management
• mute lookup and management
• message parsing and formatting
• custom chat pipeline steps and execution

JitPack dependency:

<repository>
    <id>jitpack.io</id>
    <url>https://jitpack.io</url>
</repository>

<dependency>
    <groupId>me.tyyni</groupId>
    <artifactId>YoChat</artifactId>
    <version>1.2.0</version>
    <scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>

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