Remove Essentials dependency

build.gradle.kts

@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ repositories {
 /* ---------------------- Java project deps ---------------------------- */
 dependencies {
     compileOnly("org.purpurmc.purpur:purpur-api:1.19.4-R0.1-SNAPSHOT") // Declare Purpur API version to be packaged.
-    compileOnly("net.essentialsx:EssentialsX:2.21.0") // Import EssentialsX API (internally deprecated).
     compileOnly(
         files("libs/AnnouncerPlus-1.4.1.jar")
     ) // Import AnnouncerPlus API (binary-compatible with AnnouncerPlus-OG API).

src/main/kotlin/nl/skbotnl/chatog/ChatOG.kt

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package nl.skbotnl.chatog
 
-import com.earth2me.essentials.Essentials
 import java.util.*
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock
 import kotlin.concurrent.read
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@ internal class ChatOG : JavaPlugin() {
         var translator: OpenAITranslator? = null
         var discordBridge: DiscordBridge? = null
         val discordBridgeLock = ReentrantReadWriteLock()
-        var essentials = Bukkit.getServer().pluginManager.getPlugin("Essentials-OG") as Essentials
         var lastMessagedMap: MutableMap<UUID, UUID> = HashMap()
 
         fun isConfigInitialized() = ::config.isInitialized

src/main/resources/plugin.yml

@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ depend:
   - LuckPerms
   - AnnouncerPlus
   - Utilities-OG
-softdepend:
-  - Essentials-OG
+  - Vanish-OG
 commands:
   translatemessage:
     description: Internal command for translating messages