Update 3.5.2

Fixed MobSpawning protection to use Paper spigot method which doesn't cause lag like the old method I was using. NOTE: This option now only works on Paper/Folia servers

Author: Dart2112

.idea/dictionaries/project.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2025 Benjamin Martin
+ * Copyright 2026 Benjamin Martin
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ plugins {
 
 group = 'net.lapismc'
 archivesBaseName = "AFKPlus"
-version = '3.5.1'
+version = '3.5.2'
 description = 'AFK for professional servers'
 sourceCompatibility = '21'
 targetCompatibility = '21'
@@ -50,9 +50,13 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'net.lapismc:LapisCore:1.13.9'
+    implementation 'net.lapismc:LapisCore:1.13.11'
     implementation 'org.ocpsoft.prettytime:prettytime:5.0.8.Final'
-    compileOnly 'net.essentialsx:EssentialsX:2.20.1'
+    compileOnly 'io.papermc.paper:paper-api:1.21.11-R0.1-SNAPSHOT'
+    compileOnly('net.essentialsx:EssentialsX:2.20.1') {
+        //This exclusion is so we can use the paper api without class collisions
+        exclude group: "org.spigotmc", module: "spigot-api"
+    }
     compileOnly 'net.luckperms:api:5.4'
     compileOnly 'com.discordsrv:discordsrv:1.29.0'
 }

.idea/modules.xml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2025 Benjamin Martin
+ * Copyright 2026 Benjamin Martin
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -53,23 +53,27 @@ public void onEnable() {
         registerConfiguration(new AFKPlusConfiguration(this, 20, 8));
         registerPermissions(new AFKPlusPermissions(this));
         registerLuckPermsContext();
-        update();
+        checkForUpdate();
         fileWatcher = new LapisCoreFileWatcher(this);
         Locale loc = new Locale(config.getMessage("PrettyTimeLocale"));
         prettyTime = new PrettyTime(loc);
         prettyTime.removeUnit(JustNow.class);
         prettyTime.removeUnit(Millisecond.class);
+        //Register Commands
         new AFK(this);
         new AFKPlusCmd(this);
         listeners = new AFKPlusListeners(this);
+        //Provide main class to API classes
         new AFKPlusAPI(this);
         new AFKPlusPlayerAPI(this);
+        //Setup BStats
         new Metrics(this, 424);
         //Safely handle the stopping of AFKPlus in regard to player data
         tasks.addShutdownTask(() -> {
             players.values().forEach(player -> player.stopAFK(true));
             players.clear();
         });
+        //This task is for processing AFK start, warn and kick
         tasks.addTask(tasks.runTaskTimer(getRepeatingTasks(), 20, 20, true));
         getLogger().info(getName() + " v." + getDescription().getVersion() + " has been enabled!");
     }
@@ -128,7 +132,7 @@ public void storeAFKSession(AFKSession session) {
         playerSessions.put(session.getUUID(), session);
     }
 
-    private void update() {
+    private void checkForUpdate() {
         //Don't check for updates if the update check setting is set to false
         if (!getConfig().getBoolean("UpdateCheck"))
             return;

.idea/modules/IdeaProjects.AFKPlus.main.iml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2025 Benjamin Martin
+ * Copyright 2026 Benjamin Martin
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import net.lapismc.afkplus.api.AFKMachineDetectEvent;
 import net.lapismc.afkplus.playerdata.AFKPlusPlayer;
 import net.lapismc.afkplus.playerdata.AFKSession;
-import net.lapismc.afkplus.util.EntitySpawnManager;
 import net.lapismc.afkplus.util.PlayerMovementMonitoring;
 import net.lapismc.afkplus.util.PlayerMovementStorage;
 import net.lapismc.lapiscore.commands.CommandRegistry;
@@ -35,7 +34,9 @@
 import org.bukkit.event.block.Action;
 import org.bukkit.event.block.BlockBreakEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.block.BlockPlaceEvent;
-import org.bukkit.event.entity.*;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityDamageByEntityEvent;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityDamageEvent;
+import org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityTargetLivingEntityEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.inventory.InventoryInteractEvent;
 import org.bukkit.event.player.*;
 
@@ -47,14 +48,12 @@ public class AFKPlusListeners implements Listener {
     private final AFKPlus plugin;
     private final HashMap<UUID, Location> playerLocations = new HashMap<>();
     private LapisTaskHandler.LapisTask AfkMachineDetectionTask;
-    private final EntitySpawnManager spawnManager;
     private final PlayerMovementMonitoring monitoring;
 
     AFKPlusListeners(AFKPlus plugin) {
         this.plugin = plugin;
         monitoring = new PlayerMovementMonitoring();
         startAFKMachineDetection();
-        spawnManager = new EntitySpawnManager(plugin);
         Bukkit.getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, plugin);
     }
 
@@ -250,34 +249,6 @@ public void onPlayerHurt(EntityDamageEvent e) {
             e.setCancelled(true);
     }
 
-    /*
-    Mob Spawning Protections
-     */
-
-    @EventHandler
-    public void onNaturalMonsterSpawn(CreatureSpawnEvent e) {
-        if (!plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("Protections.MobSpawning"))
-            return;
-        //Return if it's not a monster or if it isn't natural
-        if (!(e.getEntity() instanceof Monster) || !e.getSpawnReason().equals(CreatureSpawnEvent.SpawnReason.NATURAL))
-            return;
-        boolean shouldSpawn = spawnManager.shouldNaturalSpawn(e.getLocation());
-        if (!shouldSpawn)
-            e.setCancelled(true);
-    }
-
-    @EventHandler
-    public void onSpawnerMonsterSpawn(SpawnerSpawnEvent e) {
-        if (!plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("Protections.MobSpawning"))
-            return;
-        //Return if it's not a monster
-        if (!(e.getEntity() instanceof Monster))
-            return;
-        boolean shouldSpawn = spawnManager.shouldSpawnerSpawn(e.getSpawner());
-        if (!shouldSpawn)
-            e.setCancelled(true);
-    }
-
     /*
     Mob targeting protection
      */
@@ -289,7 +260,6 @@ public void onEntityTarget(EntityTargetLivingEntityEvent e) {
             return;
         if (!(e.getTarget() instanceof Player player))
             return;
-        if (player == null) return;
         if (!plugin.getPlayer(player).isAFK())
             return;
         e.setCancelled(true);

build.gradle

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2025 Benjamin Martin
+ * Copyright 2026 Benjamin Martin
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import net.lapismc.afkplus.api.AFKStopEvent;
 import net.lapismc.afkplus.util.AFKPlusDiscordSRVHook;
 import net.lapismc.afkplus.util.EssentialsAFKHook;
+import net.lapismc.lapiscore.compatibility.ServerImplementations;
 import net.lapismc.lapiscore.compatibility.XSound;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
@@ -251,6 +252,14 @@ public void forceStartAFK() {
                 p.setSleepingIgnored(true);
             }
         }
+        //Set the player as being ignored for mob spawning on paper servers if it is enabled
+        if (plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("Protections.MobSpawning")) {
+            if (new ServerImplementations().getImplementations().contains(ServerImplementations.imp.Paper)) {
+                Player p = Bukkit.getPlayer(getUUID());
+                if (p != null)
+                    p.setAffectsSpawning(false);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /**
@@ -319,6 +328,14 @@ public void forceStopAFK() {
                 p.setSleepingIgnored(false);
             }
         }
+        //Set the player as being included for mob spawning on paper servers if it is enabled
+        if (plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("Protections.MobSpawning")) {
+            if (new ServerImplementations().getImplementations().contains(ServerImplementations.imp.Paper)) {
+                Player p = Bukkit.getPlayer(getUUID());
+                if (p != null)
+                    p.setAffectsSpawning(true);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     /**

src/main/java/net/lapismc/afkplus/AFKPlus.java

@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ Protections:
   #Same as HurtByPlayer but stops any non-player damage
   HurtByOther: true
   #When enabled, mobs will not spawn if the AFK player is the cause of the spawning
-  #This only applies to natural and spawner spawning
-  #This may cause minor lag on high-end servers
+  #This feature uses an API only available on Paper based servers, so will not function on Spigot/Bukkit
   MobSpawning: false
   #When enabled AFK players will not be targeted by mobs
   MobTargeting: false