• Added auto updating config files so any new methods will get automatically added when you update!

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• Fixed some DB logic to ensure gifts cannot be claimed twice.
• The [allow-expired-claims] field is now an integer representing how many days late you can claim.
  • The legacy boolean values are still supported
  • A value of [true] is now [-1] representing infinite days
  • A value of [false] is now [0] representing no days

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Just a small update that adds a join notifier to tell players if they haven't claimed today's gift!

If using an old config make sure to add [notify-player-on-join: true] to your config and [notify-on-join-message: "%prefix% &aAdvent Calendar not claimed today!"] to your strings!

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• Ensured all DB tasks are threaded properly
• Ensured DB is updated before rewards are given
• Added an update notifer for notifying of newer versions
  • if you would like to disable it, set notify-on-new-version to false!
• Added a debug info command

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Fix a bug that prevents setting the filler material to air. Happy Holidays!

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Fixes an InventoryClickEvent error present on older minecraft versions.

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Hopefully fixes an issue where the timer displays negative time after changing time zones. Happy Holidays!

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Fixes a bug where opening the menu and then leaving the server would make you unable to open the menu until a server restart. Happy Holidays!

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Just a small update that adds support for Folia!

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• Added support for adding / removing aliases for /adventcalendar with the command-alias field in the config.
  • Command aliases should be separated with the pipe symbol, |
• The config version is now 1.4.1

The new aliases will only be processed after a restart!

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Happy Holidays! We are back with the first update of the 2025 advent calendar season!

• Added support for the newest versions of 1.21
• Added IP address tracking and limits, to prevent alt account boosting
• Migrated data storage from the userdata folder to a SQLite DB
• Added 3 new commands for viewing player's claims, and removing some or all of their claims

Any of the new features will require the new config version, so make sure your config.yml and strings.yml are up to date!

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A couple last minute additions people have been requesting! Happy Holidays!

• Added the ability to have 25 days instead of 24
• Added customizable prefix string that can be used anywhere using `%prefix%`
• Removed some leftover log messages from testing

You will need to either generate a new config or add the new lines to your config to use the new features!

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• Fixed a bug where players appeared to have items in their inventory when shift clicking items out of the menu

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Happy Holidays! Here is the first AdventCalendar update of the 2024 season:

- Ensured support for 1.21
- Added the ability to customize claimed and unclaimed versions of gifts including:
- Removed the /ac editor command, as the feature has been delayed

You will need to remove your config so that the newer config will generate, or things will break

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Prevents players from using hotkeys on the presents, which could cause the items to be duplicated if lagging. I'd also like to thank everyone for downloading and using my plugin this winter and for getting us to over 1K downloads, it means a lot!

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Fixed a bug with slots required where it was counting armor and offhand, it should now be working as intended.

Fixed a bug where you couldn't run /ac force <player> from the console.

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Added a new lines into the config for slots-required so that the user cannot claim the gift if they don't have enough space. If you are updating from an older version, you need to regen the config or add these lines manually, otherwise it will break!

Swapped the message and command order so that the claim message displays before the user gets claimed items.

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By request, there is now a check in place to prevent players from claiming the calendar unless they have 1 free inventory spot. The error message that it sends can be customized in strings.yml. Please make sure to delete strings.yml or manually add the new line so it doesnt cause an error.

I also rewrote the code that does player head textures again in the hopes that the bugs for it finally stop!

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Added a PlaceholderAPI placeholder %adventcalendar_total_claims% which can be used in any other plugin that supports PlaceholderAPI to show how many gifts the player has claimed! PlaceholderAPI is still not required if you don't want the features so don't worry!

I also removed a line I left over from testing that would print "LEFT" every time you clicked an item in the preview calendar... sorry!

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This update should (hopefully) fix all of the annoying inconsistencies with player head rendering between different versions of spigot and paper.

This update also adds support for PlaceholderAPI placeholders for commands only. Placeholder API is not required, so if you don't want to use it you don't have to!

I also added the ability to claim items without the GUI closing by Right Clicking them instead of Left Clicking. This should hopefully make it a bit easier for testing out all of the gifts in the preview calendar.

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Fixed some weird behavior with textures not displaying correctly in certain Spigot versions

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Fixed a bug where on some versions the calendar would error out instead of opening due to the gift textures.

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As we approach the holiday season, it's time for an Advent Calendar update! This update adds some small (but needed) changes ahead of the 2.0.0 rework that will (hopefully) be done before December 2023.

Changes:

• Restructured Commands
  • I know if feels like I change the command structure like every update, but this one sets us up for long term success and i promise they wont change (much) again.
• Gifts now use NBT Data
  • This means that if you don't want to have the %day% in the name of your gifts, you don't have to! This was a much needed change.
• All strings now get processed with Iridium Color API
  • Kind of a nerd change but this enables support for hex color codes, as well as gradients and rainbows. Learn more here:
    IridiumColorAPI - Github
• Added the ability to change the month and day the calendar opens
  • Just in case you don't want your calendar in December, its the start of options that will make the use cases much more flexible if you wanted something like a summer calendar instead!
• More Detailed Admin Permissions
  • Just separates reload and preview into separate sub permissions under admin in case you want to restrict access to those things

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As we approach the holiday season, it's time for an Advent Calendar update! This update adds some small (but needed) changes ahead of the 2.0.0 rework that will (hopefully) be done before December 2023.

Changes:

• Restructured Commands
  • I know if feels like I change the command structure like every update, but this one sets us up for long term success and i promise they wont change (much) again.
• Gifts now use NBT Data
  • This means that if you don't want to have the %day% in the name of your gifts, you don't have to! This was a much needed change.
• All strings now get processed with Iridium Color API
  • Kind of a nerd change but this enables support for hex color codes, as well as gradients and rainbows. Learn more here:
    IridiumColorAPI - Github
• Added the ability to change the month and day the calendar opens
  • Just in case you don't want your calendar in December, its the start of options that will make the use cases much more flexible if you wanted something like a summer calendar instead!
• More Detailed Admin Permissions
  • Just separates reload and preview into separate sub permissions under admin in case you want to restrict access to those things

If you encounter any bugs or have any suggestions, please join my development discord ( https://discord.gg/GMkjWd2Kun). As this plugin is free, if you would like to contribute, please consider buying me a coffee. I am open to any and all feedback! Happy Holidays and thank you for using my plugin!

Fixed an issue where due to funky Spigot stuff the presents were appearing as Steve heads.

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Important Info

The config.yml file has been updated so you might have to delete your config so the plugin can generate a new one. User data is not affected.

Updates

• Added the ability to customize the Advent Calendar title
• Added the ability to customize the Advent Calendar filler item
• Added the ability to customize the Advent Calendar expired item
• Added the ability to turn on and off displaying numbers on the gifts
• Removed some accidental leftover log messages (sorry)
• /adventcalendar reloadconfig is now /adventcalendar reload - they do the same thing its just less to type and clearer
• /adventcalendar force has been removed
• /adventcalendar forceopen <player> has been added. Unlike the old force command this does not bypass the time restriction and just allows admins or npc's to open the GUI for a player
• /adventcalendar preview has been added. Allows admins to preview how the GUI looks and test the claim commands without affecting the regular calendar.