Hex Support, Color Code support, Large Anvil improvements, Implemented shears
Added hex support in the config as well as color codes. I am a bit concerned about the potential for performance issues for the hex lookup so I added a config to disable this. I couldnt detect any noticeable lag but I do not have access to a server with a large amount of players to properly test that. Just something to keep in the back of your mind if you notice any new performance hits. Disabling hex in the config and running the "/simpletoolstats reload" command will take care of it if you have issues. I am planning on implementing some form of performance tracker based around this and giving it as debug option in the config or a command.
Major overhaul of the anvil stat merging mechanism to help with changing your config colors. I tried to explain it in the Overview page but I tried to give you a way to update your items seamlessly without needing to utilize any commands since commands are not user friendly.
Added shears stats. This works for everything except beehives/beenests, this might be an issue in the spigot api but I was never able to get information in my plugin when you shear them. I even implementing code to add stats to your shears when you utilize an automatics sheep farmer. The plugin will set stats on the shears inside the dispenser.
Resolved issue with protected objects counting stats even when you are not allowed to break the item. My code no longer fires when another plugin cancels the event such as the "BreakBlock" event. Hopefully this will end up giving support for all protection based plugins but let me know if you notice any issues.
Resolved update notification again. It turns out spigots web API is completely unreliable for returning the version so I now make 3 different URL calls with 3 different number of slashes at the end of the URL and use the largest returned value for my alert. I will have to look into an alternate method for this down the road.
Implemented logic to help me update your config.yml files while preserving all your custom settings as well as my comments. Again please let me know if you notice any issues. It will save a backup named config.yml.old when it does the upgrade.