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Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java

@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ public class Essentials extends JavaPlugin implements IEssentials
 
 	public void onEnable()
 	{
+		if (!Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace()[5].getMethodName().equals("loadPlugin")) {
+			logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Another plugin is trying to enable Essentials manually. Don't do this! It's probably "
+					+ Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace()[5].getClassName());
+		}
 		if (enableErrorLogging)
 		{
 			logger.addHandler(errorHandler);

Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/api/Economy.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package com.earth2me.essentials.api;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.Essentials;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.EssentialsConf;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.User;
-import com.earth2me.essentials.UserData;
 import com.earth2me.essentials.Util;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
@@ -79,8 +78,7 @@ public final class Economy
 		if (user == null) {
 			throw new UserDoesNotExistException(name);
 		}
-		// Use UserData to avoid calls to iConomy and Register
-		return ((UserData)user).getMoney();
+		return user.getMoney();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -100,8 +98,7 @@ public final class Economy
 		{
 			throw new NoLoanPermittedException();
 		}
-		// Use UserData to avoid calls to iConomy and Register
-		((UserData)user).setMoney(balance);
+		user.setMoney(balance);
 	}
 
 	/**

Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/register/payment/Methods.java

@@ -68,14 +68,6 @@ public class Methods {
             if(method.getDescription().getName().equals(name)) plugin = method; else  plugin = manager.getPlugin(name);
             if(plugin == null) continue;
 
-            if(!plugin.isEnabled()) {
-                this.self = true;
-				Logger.getLogger("Minecraft").log(Level.SEVERE, name + " Plugin was found, but not enabled before Essentials. Read the Essentials thread for help."); 
-                //manager.enablePlugin(plugin);
-            }
-
-            if(plugin == null) continue;
-
             Method current = this.createMethod(plugin);
             if(current == null) continue;
 
@@ -99,9 +91,7 @@ public class Methods {
                             break;
                         }
 
-                        if(this.preferred.isEmpty()) this.Method = attached;
-
-                        if(count == 0) {
+                        if(count != 0) {
                             if(this.preferred.equalsIgnoreCase(attached.getName()))
                                 this.Method = attached;
                         } else {

EssentialsGroupBridge/src/com/nijikokun/bukkit/Permissions/Permissions.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.nijikokun.bukkit.Permissions;
 import com.nijiko.Misc;
 import com.nijiko.configuration.DefaultConfiguration;
 import com.nijiko.permissions.PermissionHandler;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import org.anjocaido.groupmanager.GroupManager;
 import org.anjocaido.groupmanager.permissions.NijikoPermissionsProxy;
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ public class Permissions extends JavaPlugin {
 
     @Override
     public void onEnable() {
+		if (!Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace()[5].getMethodName().equals("loadPlugin")) {
+			Logger.getLogger("Minecraft").log(Level.SEVERE, "Another plugin is trying to enable Permissions manually. Don't do this! It's probably "
+					+ Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace()[5].getClassName());
+		}
         Server = this.getServer();
         PluginDescriptionFile pdfFile = this.getDescription();
 

EssentialsGroupManager/src/org/anjocaido/groupmanager/GroupManager.java

@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ public class GroupManager extends JavaPlugin {
 
     @Override
     public void onEnable() {
+		if (!Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace()[5].getMethodName().equals("loadPlugin")) {
+			logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Another plugin is trying to enable GroupManager manually. Don't do this! It's probably "
+					+ Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace()[5].getClassName());
+		}
         GroupManager.logger.setUseParentHandlers(false);
         GMLoggerHandler ch = new GMLoggerHandler();
         GroupManager.logger.addHandler(ch);

EssentialsSpawn/src/com/earth2me/essentials/spawn/EssentialsSpawnPlayerListener.java

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerRespawnEvent;
 public class EssentialsSpawnPlayerListener extends PlayerListener
 {
 	@Override
-	public void onPlayerRespawn(PlayerRespawnEvent event)
+	public void onPlayerRespawn(final PlayerRespawnEvent event)
 	{
 		final IEssentials ess = Essentials.getStatic();
 		final User user = ess.getUser(event.getPlayer());
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ public class EssentialsSpawnPlayerListener extends PlayerListener
 			if (ess.getSettings().getRespawnAtHome())
 			{
 				Location home = user.getHome(user.getLocation());
-				if (home == null) {
+				if (home == null)
+				{
 					throw new Exception();
 				}
 				event.setRespawnLocation(home);
@@ -36,28 +37,38 @@ public class EssentialsSpawnPlayerListener extends PlayerListener
 		{
 		}
 		Location spawn = ess.getSpawn().getSpawn(user.getGroup());
-		if (spawn == null) {
+		if (spawn == null)
+		{
 			return;
 		}
 		event.setRespawnLocation(spawn);
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent event)
+	public void onPlayerJoin(final PlayerJoinEvent event)
 	{
 		final IEssentials ess = Essentials.getStatic();
 		final User user = ess.getUser(event.getPlayer());
-		
+
 		if (!user.isNew())
 		{
 			return;
 		}
 		user.setNew(false);
-		try {
-			user.getTeleport().now(ess.getSpawn().getSpawn(ess.getSettings().getNewbieSpawn()));
-		} catch (Exception ex) {
-			Logger.getLogger("Minecraft").log(Level.WARNING, Util.i18n("teleportNewPlayerError"), ex);
-		}
+		ess.scheduleSyncDelayedTask(new Runnable()
+		{
+			public void run()
+			{
+				try
+				{
+					user.getTeleport().now(ess.getSpawn().getSpawn(ess.getSettings().getNewbieSpawn()));
+				}
+				catch (Exception ex)
+				{
+					Logger.getLogger("Minecraft").log(Level.WARNING, Util.i18n("teleportNewPlayerError"), ex);
+				}
+			}
+		});
 
 		if (ess.getSettings().getAnnounceNewPlayers())
 		{