PrivateChest v2.3.1

PrivateChest v1.6

New Feature: Smart Auto-Cleanup on Startup
• The plugin now detects and removes invalid chest entries from data.yml when the server starts.
• If a chest no longer exists in the world (e.g., was broken externally or by other plugins), it will be skipped and cleaned.
• Keep your data file clean and accurate without running manual cleanup commands.

🛠 Configurable Option:
• Toggle this behavior in config.yml:
auto-cleanup-on-start: true

Console Feedback:
• [PrivateChest] Loaded locked chests: 48
• [PrivateChest] Auto-cleaned 3 invalid chest entries.

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Multilingual Ready
• All messages and settings remain fully translatable via messages.yml and config.yml.

Compatibility
• Minecraft Versions: 1.16.x → 1.21.5
• Supported Forks: Paper, Pufferfish, Purpur

Plugin Statistics:
https://bstats.org/plugin/bukkit/PrivateChest

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PrivateChest Plus is now available!

Features include:
• Shared chest access with trusted players
• Timed auto-unlock
• GUI-based password input
• Holograms and visual effects
• Separate storage for Plus chests
• And much more...

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PrivateChest v1.5

New Features:

Block Whitelist for Lockable Blocks
➤ You can now define which block types can be protected.
➤ Controlled via the new config section:
protectable-blocks:
- CHEST
- TRAPPED_CHEST
- BARREL

Player Feedback on Locked Chest Interactions
➤ Players who attempt to open a protected chest they don't own will now receive a configurable message.
➤ New config entry:
locked-chest-message: "&cThis chest is locked and you cannot open it."

Configuration Changes:
• config.yml updated with new keys: protectable-blocks and locked-chest-message.
• Fully reloadable with /privatechest reload.

Multilingual Ready:
• All messages remain customizable in messages.yml and config.yml.

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Unlock premium features including:

Shared chest access
Timed auto-unlock
GUI-based lock system
Sounds and holograms
And much more...

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Fully tested on:
• Minecraft 1.16.x → 1.21.5
• Compatible with Paper, Purpur, Pufferfish

Plugin stats: https://bstats.org/plugin/bukkit/PrivateChest

PrivateChest v1.4

New: Public Developer API

• Introduced PrivateChestAPI under me.tuplugin.privatechest.api.
• Developers can now easily:
- Check if a block is locked ➔ isLocked(Block)
- Check if a player is the owner ➔ isOwner(Block, Player)
- Get the UUID of the owner ➔ getOwner(Block)
- Lock a block programmatically ➔ lockBlock(Block, Player, String)
- Unlock a block programmatically ➔ unlockBlock(Block)
• Static, safe, and ready for direct integration without touching internal classes!

New: API Documentation

• Added a dedicated section in README.md showing how to use the PrivateChestAPI with examples.

🛠 Improvements:

• Better internal structure for future feature expansion.
• Clean and separated API to prevent future compatibility issues.

Multilingual Ready:

• All messages and configurations remain fully editable for translations!

Tested and verified on:

• Minecraft 1.16.x → 1.21.5
• Paper, Pufferfish, Purpur forks

Plugin Statistics:

• View anonymous plugin usage at: bStats - PrivateChest

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Tip: Even though the plugin is in English by default, you can fully translate it by editing messages.yml and config.yml!

PrivateChest v1.3

New Features:

✔ Added /clearchests command (Admin only)
↳ Automatically clears orphaned chest entries from data.yml if the chest no longer exists.
↳ Requires permission: privatechest.admin

✔ Added full prefix control in config.yml:
↳ New options:
- use-prefix: true/false
- prefix: "&7[&6PrivateChest&7] "
↳ Admins can now enable/disable or customize the plugin prefix easily.

🛠 Improvements:

• Messages.yml is now purely for messages, no longer holds prefix settings.
• Prefix changes and config updates are hot-reloadable using /privatechest reload.
• Internal optimizations for data and location handling.
• Cleaner Maven build with shaded and relocated bStats.

Multilingual Ready:

• While the plugin is by default in English, all messages are fully configurable.
• You can easily translate the plugin into any language by editing messages.yml and config.yml!

Tested on:

• PaperMC 1.16.5 – 1.21.5
• Compatible with forks: Paper, Pufferfish, Purpur.

View plugin usage stats at:

https://bstats.org/plugin/bukkit/PrivateChest

PrivateChest 1.2.1 - BugFix Update​

Changes:

• Fixed a critical issue with bStats integration that caused the plugin to disable on server startup.
• No gameplay or feature changes. This is an internal fix only.

Recommended for all users to update for full stability and proper metrics reporting.

Quick Summary:​

• Compatible with Minecraft 1.16.x – 1.21.x.
• This update ensures PrivateChest runs correctly without startup errors.

Thank you for supporting PrivateChest!
If you enjoy the plugin, consider leaving a on Spigot!
Have any issues? Feel free to report them!

PrivateChest v1.2

New Features:
✔ Added support for bStats! Now we can see anonymous stats like plugin usage and Minecraft versions.
✔ New admin command: /privatechest reload
↳ Allows reloading config.yml and messages.yml without restarting the server.
↳ Requires permission: privatechest.admin

Improvements:
• Internal code optimizations.
• Updated plugin metadata for better compatibility.

Bug Fixes:
• None in this release — everything is stable!

Permissions:
• privatechest.use → Allows use of /lockchest and /unlockchest
• privatechest.admin → Allows use of /privatechest reload

You can view usage statistics at:
https://bstats.org/plugin/bukkit/PrivateChest

Tested on: Paper 1.16.5 – 1.21.5

Update v1.1:

Added support for barrels (/lockchest now works on barrels too!)


Thanks for the feedback — more features coming soon!