allowed partial name matching

src/main/java/org/bukkit/craftbukkit/CraftServer.java

@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ import org.bukkit.plugin.SimpleCommandManager;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader;
 
-public final class CraftServer implements Server {
+public final class CraftServer implements Server
+{
     private final String serverName = "Craftbukkit";
     private final String serverVersion = "1.2_01";
     private final PluginManager pluginManager = new SimplePluginManager(this);
     private final CommandManager commandManager = new SimpleCommandManager();
-
     protected final MinecraftServer console;
     protected final ServerConfigurationManager server;
 
@@ -77,13 +77,20 @@ public final class CraftServer implements Server {
     public Player getPlayer(final String name) {
         Player[] players = getOnlinePlayers();
 
+        Player found = null;
+        String lowerName = name.toLowerCase();
+        int delta = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
         for (Player player : players) {
-            if (player.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(name)) {
-                return player;
+            if (player.getName().toLowerCase().startsWith(lowerName)) {
+                int curDelta = player.getName().length() - lowerName.length();
+                if(curDelta == 0) break;
+                if (curDelta < delta) {
+                    found = player;
+                    delta = curDelta;
                 }
             }
-
-        return null;
+        }
+        return found;
     }
 
     public int broadcastMessage(String message) {