Strongly recommend Java 8

If you must use Java 7, set 'ignoreJava: true' in the config.

modules/API/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/utility/Util.java

@@ -60,4 +60,13 @@ public class Util {
 	public static boolean isUsingSpigot() {
 		return Bukkit.getServer().getVersion().contains("Spigot");
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Gets the currently running major Java version.
+	 * @return The version
+	 */
+	public static int getJavaVersion() {
+		String version = Runtime.class.getPackage().getSpecificationVersion();
+		return (int) (Double.valueOf(version) * 10 % 10);
+	}
 }

modules/ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/Application.java

@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-/*
- *  ProtocolLib - Bukkit server library that allows access to the Minecraft protocol.
- *  Copyright (C) 2012 Kristian S. Stangeland
- *
- *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the 
- *  GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of 
- *  the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
- *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; 
- *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 
- *  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; 
- *  if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 
- *  02111-1307 USA
- */
-
-package com.comphenix.protocol;
-
-import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
-
-/**
- * Ignore this class.
- * 
- * @author Kristian
- */
-public class Application {
-	private static Thread mainThread;
-	private static boolean primaryMethod = true;
-	
-	public static void main(String[] args) {
-		// For now, though we might consider making a proper application
-		System.out.println("This is a Bukkit library. Place it in the plugin-folder and restart the server!");
-	}
-
-	/**
-	 * Determine if we are running on the main thread.
-	 * @return TRUE if we are, FALSE otherwise.
-	 */
-	public static boolean isPrimaryThread() {
-		if (primaryMethod) {
-			try {
-				return Bukkit.isPrimaryThread();
-			} catch (LinkageError e) {
-				primaryMethod = false;
-			}
-		}
-		// Fallback method
-		return Thread.currentThread().equals(mainThread);
-	}
-	
-	/**
-	 * Register the calling thread as the primary thread.
-	 */
-	static void registerPrimaryThread() {
-		mainThread = Thread.currentThread();
-	}
-}

modules/ProtocolLib/src/main/java/com/comphenix/protocol/ProtocolLib.java

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import com.comphenix.protocol.updater.Updater.UpdateType;
 import com.comphenix.protocol.utility.ChatExtensions;
 import com.comphenix.protocol.utility.EnhancerFactory;
 import com.comphenix.protocol.utility.MinecraftVersion;
+import com.comphenix.protocol.utility.Util;
 import com.google.common.base.Splitter;
 import com.google.common.collect.Iterables;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
@@ -149,10 +150,16 @@ public class ProtocolLib extends JavaPlugin {
 	@Override
 	public void onLoad() {
 		// Logging
-		logger = getLoggerSafely();
+		logger = getLogger();
 		ProtocolLogger.init(this);
 
-		Application.registerPrimaryThread();
+		int java = Util.getJavaVersion();
+		if (java < 8 && !getConfig().getBoolean("ignoreJava", false)) {
+			logger.warning("Detected outdated Java version: Java " + java);
+			logger.warning("It is recommended that you update to Java 8 as soon as possible.");
+			logger.warning("Future versions of ProtocolLib many not support Java " + java + ".");
+			logger.warning("Java 8 will allow for much faster reflection performance.");
+		}
 
 		// Initialize enhancer factory
 		EnhancerFactory.getInstance().setClassLoader(getClassLoader());
@@ -650,26 +657,6 @@ public class ProtocolLib extends JavaPlugin {
 		reporter = new BasicErrorReporter();
 	}
 
-	// Get the Bukkit logger first, before we try to create our own
-	private Logger getLoggerSafely() {
-		Logger log = null;
-
-		try {
-			log = getLogger();
-		} catch (OutOfMemoryError e) {
-			throw e;
-		} catch (ThreadDeath e) {
-			throw e;
-		} catch (Throwable e) {
-			// Ignore
-		}
-
-		// Use the default logger instead
-		if (log == null)
-			log = Logger.getLogger("Minecraft");
-		return log;
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Retrieve the metrics instance used to measure users of this library.
 	 * <p>