📦 ImprovedHoppers v1.0.6

✨ New Features

• GitHub Release Update Checker
  Integrated directly with GitHub releases to notify users when new versions are available.
  PR: #796 by @JakeHoolz

• Website Link in Update Notifications
  Update messages now include a direct project website link for easier access.
  PR: #799 by @JakeHoolz

⚙️ Improvements

• Storage Prioritization
  In average mode, storage links are now prioritized before void links for better consistency.
  PR: #797 by @JakeHoolz

• Startup Banner Enhancements
  Update info is now shown directly in the startup banner for improved visibility.
  PR: #800 by @JakeHoolz

• Improved Release Parsing
  More reliable parsing of release data during update checks.
  PR: #802 by @JakeHoolz

• API-Based Update Checker Restored
  Restored API-based update checking for stability and accuracy.
  PR: #804 by @JakeHoolz

🐞 Fixes

• Update Checker Patterns
  Fixed escaping issues with single quotes in update checker patterns.
  PR: #803 by @JakeHoolz

• Update Checker Tests
  Rewritten to support JSON responses, improving validation robustness.
  PR: #805 by @JakeHoolz

🔧 Technical Enhancements

• Scraping GitHub Releases
  Update checker now scrapes GitHub releases in addition to using the API, providing redundancy.
  PR: #798 by @JakeHoolz

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📦 Previous Releases

v1.0.5

• Unified cleanup flow for remote/manual unclaims (loads hopper chunk, refunds smelts, clears containers, and returns Improved Hopper if inventory space allows; otherwise cancels with warning).
• Remote controllers now validate ownership/trust before opening, preventing stale access.
• Network menu quick links skip secondary destinations without coordinates, preventing NullPointerException.

v1.0.4

• Fixed chest-linking issues when single → double chest conversion happens.
• Prevented compilation failure caused by missing location comparison helper.
• Streamlined test dependencies to remove Paper API conflicts.
• Added planned logic to drop links when linked containers are destroyed.
• Enhanced double-chest linking so links persist if one half is removed.

v1.0.3

• Added TransferMode enum (PRIORITY, AVERAGE) for per-hopper item distribution control.
• Expanded HopperNode to remember next destination index per material and mode.
• Added GUI toggle for transfer mode display.
• Updated smelt-output and transfer logic to rotate evenly in AVERAGE mode.
• Persisted transfer mode across YAML and SQLite backends.

v1.0.2

• Enabled Maven resource filtering (#769 by @JakeHoolz).
• Dropped Improved Hopper item on node break (#770 by @JakeHoolz).

v1.0.1

• Seamless Startup: Bundled bStats into plugin JAR, fixing NoClassDefFoundError.
• Modern Compatibility: Standardized builds on Java 17 for Paper compatibility.