Version 1.2.1

Overview

This release introduces Markdown formatting support for AI responses.

New Features

• Markdown Formatting: AI responses are now automatically converted from Markdown to Minecraft-compatible formatting.

Changes

• Formatter Integration: ConfigManager now manages Markdown formatting settings with configurable options in config.yml

Technical

• Markdown conversion supports: headers, bold, italic, strikethrough, code blocks, lists, blockquotes, links, and horizontal rules

Version 1.2.0

Overview

This release introduces Folia server compatibility and refactors the search module

New Features

• Folia Compatibility: New scheduler abstraction layer compatible with Bukkit, Spigot, Paper, and Folia

Changes

• Web Search Module Restructured: Moved WebSearchService, BochaSearchService, and BraveSearchService into dedicated com.ollamachat.search package for better code organization

Version 1.1.9

Overview

This release focuses on improving the help system, enhancing the plugin API, and adding bStats metrics integration for better usage analytics.

New Features

• Enhanced Help System: Added /ollamachat help command with detailed subcommand documentation, providing clearer usage instructions for all commands
• API Improvements: Refined the public API interface for better third-party plugin integration, with more consistent method naming and error handling
• bStats Integration: Added anonymous usage statistics collection via bStats (https://bstats.org/). You can opt-out by modifying the plugins/bStats/config.yml file

Changes

• Improved command feedback messages with better formatting and color coding
• Updated language files with comprehensive help entries

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Version 1.1.8

Overview

This major release introduces comprehensive web search capabilities with multi-engine support (Bocha and Brave), enhanced configuration management, and improved user experience with new commands and language switching. The update focuses on bringing real-time information retrieval to AI conversations while maintaining flexibility for international users. This version supports Minecraft 1.20.x through 1.21.x.

New Features

• Web Search Integration:

  • Added support for two search engines: Bocha (Chinese-focused) and Brave (International)
  • Automatic web search when messages contain trigger keywords (configurable)
  • Manual search command /ollamachat search query <text> for on-demand searches
  • Search results are formatted and fed to AI for informed responses
  • Configurable result count (1-50), site filtering, and time range restrictions

• Multi-Engine Support:

  • Bocha Search Engine: Chinese-focused search with site inclusion/exclusion, time range, and freshness filters
  • Brave Search Engine: International search with country, language, and safe search settings
  • Easy switching between engines via /ollamachat search engine <name>

• New Search Management Commands:

  • /ollamachat search toggle - Enable/disable web search
  • /ollamachat search status - View current search configuration
  • /ollamachat search engine [name] - Show/change search engine
  • /ollamachat search setkey <engine> <key> - Set API key for engines
  • /ollamachat search setcount <number> - Configure result count
  • /ollamachat search addkeyword <word> - Add trigger keywords
  • /ollamachat search removekeyword <word> - Remove trigger keywords
  • /ollamachat search listkeywords - List all trigger keywords

• Language System Improvements:

  • Hot-reload language files with /ollamachat reload

Enhancements

• Configuration:

  • Added complete web-search configuration section with detailed comments
  • Engine-specific configuration blocks for Bocha and Brave
  • Configurable trigger keywords for automatic search
  • Customizable search prompt template for AI context
  • Removed config-version for simpler upgrades

• Performance:

  • Asynchronous search operations to prevent server lag
  • Efficient result parsing and formatting
  • Connection pooling for search API requests

Configuration Example

web-search:
  enabled: false
  auto-trigger: true
  trigger-keywords:
    - "search"
    - "find"
    - "what is"
  result-count: 5
  engine: "brave"
  
  bocha:
    api-key: ""
    include-sites: false
    include-sites-list: []
    exclude-sites: false
    exclude-sites-list: []
    time-range: 0
    freshness: ""
  
  brave:
    api-key: ""
    country: "US"
    search-lang: "en"
    ui-lang: "en"
    safe-search: "moderate"
  
  prompt-template: "Based on the following search results... {search_results} ... {prompt}"

Permissions:

• New permissions added for search management:
  • ollamachat.search.toggle - Enable/disable search
  • ollamachat.search.status - View search status
  • ollamachat.search.query - Perform manual searches
  • ollamachat.search.setkey - Set API keys
  • ollamachat.search.setcount - Configure result count
  • ollamachat.search.keywords - Manage trigger keywords
  • ollamachat.search.engine - Change search engine

Commands Usage Examples

# Enable web search
/ollamachat search toggle

# Change search engine to Bocha
/ollamachat search engine bocha

# Set Brave API key
/ollamachat search setkey brave your-api-key-here

# Perform manual search
/ollamachat search query latest Minecraft updates

# Add trigger keyword
/ollamachat search addkeyword research

# Check search status
/ollamachat search status

# Reload configuration with new language
/ollamachat reload

• API Keys:

  • Bocha API key: Get from https://www.bochaai.com/
  • Brave API key: Get from https://api.search.brave.com/app/keys
  • Both engines require valid API keys to function

• Language Files:

  • Update language files to include new search-related keys

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Version 1.1.7

Overview

This release introduces web search capabilities through Brave Search API integration, allowing AI responses to leverage real-time information from the internet. Players can now trigger web searches directly in chat to get up-to-date, informed answers from the AI.

New Features

• Brave Search Integration:
  • Added web search functionality using Brave Search API for real-time information retrieval.
  • Players can trigger searches with @web <query> in chat messages.
  • Search results are automatically fed into AI prompts for context-aware responses.
• Configurable Search Settings:
  • Added brave-search section to config.yml with enabled and api-key options.
  • New language messages for search feedback: search-searching, search-empty-query, and search-error.
• Chat-based Search:
  • Added @web prefix support for triggering web searches directly from chat.