MC Data Bridge - Release Notes (v2.1.8)

Overview

Version 2.1.8 introduces Item Duplication Exploit Protection, Full Tab Completion, Interactive Inventory & Ender Chest Inspection (invsee & endersee) with read-only and edit modes, Granular Permissions, Database Schema Auto-Migration, and Paper 26.2 Platform Parity.

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Key Changes

🛡 Item Duplication Exploit Protection (#30)

• Special Thanks: Special thanks to @AllenLinong for discovering and reporting this critical exploit (#30)!
• Safe Inventory Closure: Open inventory views are automatically closed before player data snapshots are captured during server switches.
• Transfer Lock Enforcement: Cancels item drops, item pickups, container clicks, inventory drags, and block/entity interactions while a player transfer or database save is in progress.

🔍 Interactive Inventory & Ender Chest Inspector (invsee / endersee)

• New Subcommands & Aliases:
  • /databridge inspect <player> [inventory|enderchest] [--edit]
  • /databridge invsee <player> [--edit]
  • /databridge endersee <player> [--edit]
• Safe View-Only Mode (Default): Inspection GUIs open in read-only mode by default (Left-Click in Overview GUI) to prevent accidental item modifications or unintended edits.
• Interactive Edit Mode (--edit flag or Right-Click): Admins with databridge.inspect.edit permission can interactively edit items (Right-Click in Overview GUI or using --edit flag) in offline/cross-server player inventories or ender chests directly inside the GUI.
• Database Auto-Save: Closing an editable GUI (InventoryCloseEvent) automatically serializes modified item stacks back to the database so changes apply when the player logs in.

🔑 Granular Permission Nodes

• databridge.inspect (or databridge.admin): Permission to view player data, inventories, and ender chests in safe read-only mode.
• databridge.inspect.edit (or databridge.admin): Elevated permission required to open interactive edit mode using the --edit flag.
• databridge.admin: Full administrative access to all commands and subcommands.

⌨️ Full Command Tab Completion

• TabExecutor / Brigadier Integration: Added dynamic auto-completion for subcommands (unlock, inspect, invsee, endersee, migrate), online player names, view types (inventory, enderchest), and the --edit flag.

🗄 Database Schema Maintenance & Upgrades

• Auto-Update Schema: Added auto-update-schema configuration toggle (default true) to automatically manage table upgrades.
• Column Expansion: Upgraded vanilla_stats_json column to LONGTEXT (MySQL/MariaDB) / TEXT (SQLite) to accommodate large recipe books, advancements, and vanilla statistics.

⚡ Paper 26.2 & Dependency Upgrades

• Updated Target API: Compiled and tested against Paper API 26.2 and verified on Paper 26.2+ servers.
• HikariCP: Upgraded connection pool library to 7.1.0.
• Platform Reflection: Retains full backward compatibility for pre-26.2 Spigot/Paper versions via dynamic reflection.

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For installation instructions and configuration details, please refer to the README.md and config.yml.