Enhance /grim sendalert with Hybrid MiniMessage & Legacy Formatting

[GigaZelensky]

This PR updates the /grim sendalert command to support both MiniMessage and traditional legacy & color code formatting for staff alerts. This allows for richer alert messages using features like hover/click events and gradients, while maintaining compatibility with existing legacy formatted messages.

Changes

• Input Pre-processing:

  • Trims whitespace and strips optional wrapping quotes ("/') from the input message.
  • Replaces standard %placeholders%.
  • Translates legacy & color codes to § section codes. This helps the MiniMessage parser correctly interpret legacy codes embedded within MiniMessage tag attributes (e.g., hover_text).

• Hybrid Parsing Strategy:

  1. MiniMessage Attempt: The pre-processed string (with § codes) is first parsed using a strict MiniMessage instance.
     • If MiniMessage tags are successfully processed, this result is used.
     • If no MiniMessage tags were effectively applied (e.g., the input was pure legacy like &cHello), the logic proceeds to the fallback.
  2. Legacy/Fallback (MessageUtil.miniMessage):
     • If the MiniMessage attempt indicates the input was pure legacy/plain text, MessageUtil.miniMessage() is used with the original (pre-§ translation) string to ensure correct legacy & code handling.
     • If the strict MiniMessage parser encounters an exception (e.g., malformed MiniMessage or a complex mix it can't handle), MessageUtil.miniMessage() is used as a fallback with the original string.

This ensures pure MiniMessage, pure legacy codes, and MiniMessage containing embedded legacy codes are all handled appropriately.

How to Test

1. Legacy: /grim sendalert &cLegacy &lAlert
   • Expected: Colored and bolded alert.
2. MiniMessage: /grim sendalert "<red>MiniMessage <click:run_command:/say Test>Click</click>"
   • Expected: Red text, clickable "Click".
3. MiniMessage with & in attributes: /grim sendalert "<hover:show_text:'&aTooltip &6Example'>Hover Me</hover>"
   • Expected: "Hover Me" displays; hovering shows colored "Tooltip Example".
4. Quoted Input: /grim sendalert ""'<blue>Quoted MiniMessage</blue>'""
   • Expected: Blue "Quoted MiniMessage", quotes are stripped.

This provides a robust and flexible way for staff to create alerts, without impacting any current configurations.

[ManInMyVan]

MessageUtil.miniMessage already handles legacy formatting codes

[GigaZelensky]

MessageUtil.miniMessage already handles legacy formatting codes

the sendalert command doesn't handle minimessage tho

[GigaZelensky]

(This isn't ready yet too) i tested on lightninggrim and it doesnt work on here lmao

edit: i think the reason it's not working is because packetevents broke it: retrooper/packetevents#1241

i love my life

Edit 2: More research has led me to conclude the issue is somehow packetevents. I guess I'll wait for a fix...

[ManInMyVan]

the sendalert command doesn't handle minimessage tho

it does

[GigaZelensky]

the sendalert command doesn't handle minimessage tho

it does

i might just be stupid ill test it further lol

[GigaZelensky]

I would like to take this moment of utter stupidity to address the fact that hovering and clicking does not work with current PacketEvents. Or maybe I'm just being stupid again lol.

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