2.8.0 - Bump required Java verison from 8 -> 17, warn 1.20.5/1.20.6 users about incompatible ProtocolLib versions, also disable prefer-protocollib by default in favor of Paper handler

build.gradle

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ plugins {
 // --
 // Variables
 // --
-version = '2.7.0'
+version = '2.8.0'
 group = 'net.tcpshield.tcpshield'
 archivesBaseName = 'TCPShield'
 
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ sourceSets {
 }
 
 compileJava {
-    sourceCompatibility = "8"
-    targetCompatibility = "8"
+    sourceCompatibility = 17
+    targetCompatibility = 17
     options.encoding = 'UTF-8'
 }
 
@@ -82,10 +82,7 @@ repositories {
         url = 'https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots'
     }
     maven {
-        url = 'https://papermc.io/repo/repository/maven-public/'
-    }
-    maven {
-        url = 'https://repo.velocitypowered.com/snapshots/'
+        url = 'https://repo.papermc.io/repository/maven-public/'
     }
     maven {
         url = "https://repo.opencollab.dev/maven-snapshots/"
@@ -94,17 +91,16 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     // Bukkit
-    compileOnly group: 'org.spigotmc', name: 'spigot-api', version: '1.11-R0.1-SNAPSHOT'
     compileOnly group: 'com.comphenix.protocol', name: 'ProtocolLib', version: '5.1.0'
 
-    // Paper
-    compileOnly group: 'com.destroystokyo.paper', name: 'paper-api', version: '1.15.2-R0.1-SNAPSHOT'
+    // Paper - 1.19.4 so we can bump from JDK 8 -> JDK 17, using 1.20.x as a dependency would require bumping from JDK 8 -> JDK 21
+    compileOnly group: 'io.papermc.paper', name: 'paper-api', version: '1.19.4-R0.1-SNAPSHOT'
 
     // BungeeCord
     compileOnly group: 'net.md-5', name: 'bungeecord-api', version: '1.14-SNAPSHOT'
 
     // Velocity
-    compileOnly group: 'com.velocitypowered', name: 'velocity-api', version: '1.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
+    compileOnly group: 'com.velocitypowered', name: 'velocity-api', version: '3.3.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
     // Testing
     testImplementation group: 'org.junit.jupiter', name: 'junit-jupiter-api', version: '5.7.0-M1'

src/main/java/net/tcpshield/tcpshield/bukkit/TCPShieldBukkit.java

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package net.tcpshield.tcpshield.bukkit;
 
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import net.tcpshield.tcpshield.TCPShieldPacketHandler;
 import net.tcpshield.tcpshield.TCPShieldPlugin;
 import net.tcpshield.tcpshield.bukkit.paper.BukkitPaper;
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ import net.tcpshield.tcpshield.geyser.GeyserUtils;
 import net.tcpshield.tcpshield.provider.ConfigProvider;
 import net.tcpshield.tcpshield.util.Debugger;
 import net.tcpshield.tcpshield.util.exception.phase.InitializationException;
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 
 /**
@@ -31,7 +33,25 @@ public class TCPShieldBukkit extends JavaPlugin implements TCPShieldPlugin {
 
 			// check force plib option -> paper -> plib -> error
 			if (this.configProvider.preferProtocolLib() && getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugin("ProtocolLib") != null) {
-				bukkitImpl = new BukkitProtocolLib(this);
+				try {
+					String[] protocolLibVersion = getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugin("ProtocolLib").getDescription().getVersion().split("-")[0].split("\\.");
+					int major = Integer.parseInt(protocolLibVersion[0]);
+					int minor = Integer.parseInt(protocolLibVersion[1]);
+					int patch = Integer.parseInt(protocolLibVersion[2]);
+
+					String paperVersion = Bukkit.getServer().getMinecraftVersion();
+					if (major <= 5 && minor <= 2 && patch <= 1 && (paperVersion.equals("1.20.5") || paperVersion.equals("1.20.6"))) {
+						getLogger().severe("TCPShield is incompatible with ProtocolLib <= 5.2.1 on Paper 1.20.5/1.20.6 due to lack of support from ProtocolLib. Reverting to default Paper handler to prevent issues. This error can be avoided by disabling 'prefer-protocollib' in the config.");
+						bukkitImpl = new BukkitPaper(this);
+					} else {
+						bukkitImpl = new BukkitProtocolLib(this);
+					}
+				} catch (Exception t) {
+					getLogger().warning("Failed to check Paper or ProtocolLib version. This is not a critical error unless you are running Paper 1.20.5/1.20.6 with ProtocolLib version 5.2.1 or below.");
+					getDebugger().exception(t);
+
+					bukkitImpl = new BukkitProtocolLib(this);
+				}
 			} else if (BukkitImplProvider.hasPaperEvent()) {
 				bukkitImpl = new BukkitPaper(this);
 			} else if (getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugin("ProtocolLib") != null) {
@@ -72,4 +92,9 @@ public class TCPShieldBukkit extends JavaPlugin implements TCPShieldPlugin {
 		return configProvider;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public Logger getLogger() {
+		return super.getLogger();
+	}
+
 }

src/main/resources/bungee.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: TCPShield
-version: 2.7.0
+version: 2.8.0
 main: net.tcpshield.tcpshield.bungee.TCPShieldBungee
 author: https://tcpshield.com
 softdepends:

src/main/resources/config.yml

@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ debug-mode: false
 enable-geyser-support: false
 
 # Spigot/Paper option only, does not affect bungeecord
-prefer-protocollib: true
+prefer-protocollib: false

src/main/resources/plugin.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: TCPShield
-version: 2.7.0
+version: 2.8.0
 main: net.tcpshield.tcpshield.bukkit.TCPShieldBukkit
 softdepend:
 - ProtocolLib

src/main/resources/velocity-plugin.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "tcpshield",
   "name": "TCPShield",
-  "version": "2.7.0",
+  "version": "2.8.0",
   "description": "TCPShield IP parsing capabilities for Velocity",
   "authors": [
     "TCPShield"