ClearDrops+

ClearDropsPlus 1.3 - Smart Entity Cleanup Update

ClearDropsPlus 1.3 adds a new smart entity cleanup system and improves protection for custom items and player-owned entities.

Added

- Added Smart Entity Cleanup for animals and mobs - Added separate global timed entity cleanup - Added optional chunk-load entity cleanup - Added per-group entity limits for farms and mob-heavy chunks - Added separate animal limits for cows, pigs, chickens and sheep - Added entity protection for named, tamed, leashed and saddled entities - Added protection for villagers with professions - Added protection for named villagers and named iron golems - Added /cd entityscan to inspect entity groups in the current chunk - Added /cd entityclear to clean entity overflow in the current chunk - Added custom item protection for names, lore, CustomModelData and PersistentDataContainer items

Changed

- Entity cleanup is now separated from item cleanup - Item cleanup and entity cleanup can use different timers - Entity cleanup only scans already loaded chunks and never force-loads chunks - Messages now visually separate item cleanup and entity cleanup - Entity cleanup messages now show nearby block coordinates and chunk coordinates

Improved

- Better protection for custom items - Better admin tools for checking farms and crowded chunks - More readable config structure for entity cleanup - More control over low-end server performance

Notes

The material blacklist still only applies to dropped items by material type. Custom item protection is configured in config.yml under item-protection. It is recommended to back up your old config before updating and compare it with the new default config.

ClearDropsPlus 1.2

This update improves usability, configuration handling, admin tools, and overall plugin maintenance.

Added

- Added automatic update checking through Modrinth - Added console update notifications when a newer version is available - Added in-game admin update notifications on join - Added a clickable Modrinth link in the in-game update message - Added /cd info command to quickly view plugin and config information - Added tab completion for /cd commands - Added version fields for: - config.yml - messages.yml - blacklist.yml

Improved

- Improved automatic config updating for existing installations - Missing keys in config.yml, messages.yml, and blacklist.yml are now added automatically on startup or reload - Existing user settings are preserved during updates - Improved /cd help so players only see commands they are allowed to use - Improved /cd status and /cd stats output for better readability - Improved global clear world statistics so they now reflect actually removed items - Improved notification handling with more configurable options - Improved debug throttling for chunk queue and chunk scan logging - Improved reload behavior so update checking is refreshed after /cd reload

Changed

- Reworked notification settings for: - warnings before clear - global clear start - global clear finish - low TPS stop message - Updated internal handling for YAML merging and version checks - Cleaned up runtime state resets during reload and shutdown

Fixed

- Fixed missing command suggestions by adding tab completion - Fixed inaccurate global per-world clear counts - Fixed several reload/update edge cases with cached state - Fixed permission visibility issues in command help output

Notes

This version is fully compatible with existing ClearDropsPlus installations. If you already have a plugin folder from an older version, you can simply replace the .jar file. Missing config and message keys will be added automatically without overwriting your existing settings. - Bukkit compatibility is not officially tested

ClearDropsPlus 1.1.1

Added

- Added anonymous usage statistics via bStats - Helps track how many servers use ClearDropsPlus - No personal data is collected - Can be disabled globally via the bStats config

Internal

- Build improvements and dependency shading - Minor internal cleanup

ClearDrops+ v1.1.0

Added

- Smart chunk-load cleanup (safe, queue-based, no force-loading) - Dynamic TPS-based scaling for cleanup limits - Cleanup cooldowns per chunk - Optional admin notifications for chunk cleanup - New commands: - /cd stats - /cd cleanhere - /cd debug start|stop - Debug logging system (console & file) - Detailed statistics tracking (global clears & chunk cleans)

Improved

- Stronger TPS protection for global item clearing - Cleanup automatically pauses on low TPS - Optimized item processing using per-tick limits - Improved internal performance and safety checks

Configuration

- Added new configuration sections: - chunk-cleanup.* - dynamic-limits.* - debug.* - world-settings.<world>.chunk-cleanup.* - Old configurations remain compatible (new options use safe defaults)

Fixed

- Minor edge cases related to low TPS situations - Improved stability during high item or chunk load scenarios

Initial Release

- Automatic clearing of dropped items at configurable intervals - Warning messages before clearing - TPS protection (skip or stop clearing on low TPS) - Per-world control (ALL / WHITELIST) - Material blacklist via blacklist.yml - Item age filter (do not remove fresh drops) - Batch removal (items per tick) for better performance - Admin commands for manual clear and reload - /cd next available for all players - Built with Java 21 - Compatible with Paper and Spigot (1.21.x)