AeroChat — lightweight chat for Paper 1.21.x

Small, fast chat formatter with modern color features (MiniMessage, gradients, HEX) plus optional LuckPerms & PlaceholderAPI integration.

✨ Features

• Chat formatting with MiniMessage, gradients, &#RRGGBB hex and legacy & codes.
• LuckPerms group/prefix integration (fallback via PlaceholderAPI).
• Welcome + broadcast join messages (supports show_player_their_broadcast).
• Commands: reload config, clear chat.
• Very lightweight (JAR ~23 KB) with no shaded dependencies.

📦 Requirements

• Java 21
• Paper 1.21.x
• Optional: PlaceholderAPI, LuckPerms

🔧 Installation

1. Drop the JAR into plugins/.
2. Start the server (generates config.yml).
3. Edit config.yml and run /aerochat reload to apply changes.

⚙️ Quick config (minimal example)

player_color: "&f"
prefix:
  default: "<b><gradient:#857D7D:#D6D6D6>PLAYER</gradient></b>"
chat-format: "{prefix} &7{player}&7: &f{message}"
join:
  welcome:
    enabled: true
    message: "&aWelcome, {player}&a!"
  broadcast:
    enabled: true
    message: "{player} &ejoined the server"
    show_player_their_broadcast: true

🧪 Commands & permissions

• /aerochat reload — Permission: aerochat.reload (op)
• /clearchat [lines] — Permission: aerochat.clearchat (op)

📚 Full documentation

• GitHub profile: https://github.com/sanepe
• Full docs & extended examples live in the GitHub repository.

📄 License

MIT