Merge branch 'dev/1.1.0' into further-native-tweaks

# Conflicts:
#	native/compile-linux.sh

api/build.gradle

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 apply from: '../gradle/checkstyle.gradle'
+apply from: '../gradle/publish.gradle'
 apply plugin: 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow'
 
 sourceSets {
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ dependencies {
     api "net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-gson:${adventureVersion}"
     api "net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-legacy:${adventureVersion}"
     api "net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-plain:${adventureVersion}"
-    api "net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-legacy-text3:${adventureVersion}"
+    api "net.kyori:adventure-text-serializer-legacy-text3:${adventurePlatformVersion}"
 
     api "org.slf4j:slf4j-api:${slf4jVersion}"
     api 'com.google.inject:guice:4.2.3'
@@ -78,8 +79,8 @@ javadoc {
             'http://www.slf4j.org/apidocs/',
             'https://google.github.io/guava/releases/25.1-jre/api/docs/',
             'https://google.github.io/guice/api-docs/4.2/javadoc/',
-            'https://jd.kyori.net/text-api/3.0.0/',
+            'https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/',
-            'https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/'
+            'https://jd.adventure.kyori.net/api/4.0.0/'
     )
 
     // Disable the crazy super-strict doclint tool in Java 8

api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/command/CommandManager.java

@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ public interface CommandManager {
    * @param command the command to register
    * @param otherAliases additional aliases
    * @throws IllegalArgumentException if one of the given aliases is already registered
-   * @deprecated Prefer {@link #register(CommandMeta, Command)} instead.
    */
-  @Deprecated
   void register(String alias, Command command, String... otherAliases);
 
   /**
@@ -122,4 +120,12 @@ public interface CommandManager {
    *         Can be completed exceptionally if an exception is thrown during execution.
    */
   CompletableFuture<Boolean> executeImmediatelyAsync(CommandSource source, String cmdLine);
+
+  /**
+   * Returns whether the given alias is registered on this manager.
+   *
+   * @param alias the command alias to check
+   * @return {@code true} if the alias is registered
+   */
+  boolean hasCommand(String alias);
 }

api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/command/CommandSource.java

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package com.velocitypowered.api.command;
 
 import com.velocitypowered.api.permission.PermissionSubject;
-import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ProxyAudience;
+import net.kyori.adventure.audience.Audience;
+import net.kyori.adventure.audience.MessageType;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identified;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacytext3.LegacyText3ComponentSerializer;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
@@ -9,19 +12,21 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 /**
  * Represents something that can be used to run a {@link Command}.
  */
-public interface CommandSource extends PermissionSubject, ProxyAudience {
+public interface CommandSource extends Audience, PermissionSubject {
 
   /**
    * Sends the specified {@code component} to the invoker.
    *
    * @param component the text component to send
-   * @deprecated Use {@link #sendMessage(Component)} instead
+   * @deprecated Use {@link #sendMessage(Identified, Component)}
+   *     or {@link #sendMessage(Identity, Component)} instead
    */
   @Deprecated
   void sendMessage(net.kyori.text.Component component);
 
   @Override
-  default void sendMessage(@NonNull Component message) {
+  default void sendMessage(@NonNull Identity identity, @NonNull Component message,
+                           @NonNull MessageType type) {
     this.sendMessage(LegacyText3ComponentSerializer.get().serialize(message));
   }
 }

api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/network/ProtocolVersion.java

@@ -40,9 +40,13 @@ public enum ProtocolVersion {
   MINECRAFT_1_16(735, "1.16"),
   MINECRAFT_1_16_1(736, "1.16.1"),
   MINECRAFT_1_16_2(751, "1.16.2"),
-  MINECRAFT_1_16_3(753, "1.16.3");
+  MINECRAFT_1_16_3(753, "1.16.3"),
+  MINECRAFT_1_16_4(754, "1.16.4");
+
+  private static final int SNAPSHOT_BIT = 30;
 
   private final int protocol;
+  private final int snapshotProtocol;
   private final String name;
 
   /**
@@ -68,7 +72,13 @@ public enum ProtocolVersion {
   static {
     Map<Integer, ProtocolVersion> versions = new HashMap<>();
     for (ProtocolVersion version : values()) {
-      versions.put(version.protocol, version);
+      // For versions where the snapshot is compatible with the prior release version, Mojang will
+      // default to that. Follow that behavior since there is precedent (all the Minecraft 1.8
+      // minor releases use the same protocol version).
+      versions.putIfAbsent(version.protocol, version);
+      if (version.snapshotProtocol != -1) {
+        versions.put(version.snapshotProtocol, version);
+      }
     }
 
     ID_TO_PROTOCOL_CONSTANT = ImmutableMap.copyOf(versions);
@@ -92,6 +102,16 @@ public enum ProtocolVersion {
   }
 
   ProtocolVersion(int protocol, String name) {
+    this(protocol, -1, name);
+  }
+
+  ProtocolVersion(int protocol, int snapshotProtocol, String name) {
+    if (snapshotProtocol != -1) {
+      this.snapshotProtocol = (1 << SNAPSHOT_BIT) | snapshotProtocol;
+    } else {
+      this.snapshotProtocol = -1;
+    }
+
     this.protocol = protocol;
     this.name = name;
   }

api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/Player.java

@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ import com.velocitypowered.api.util.title.Title;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.UUID;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identified;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 
 /**
  * Represents a player who is connected to the proxy.
  */
-public interface Player extends CommandSource, InboundConnection, ChannelMessageSource,
+public interface Player extends CommandSource, Identified, InboundConnection,
-    ChannelMessageSink {
+    ChannelMessageSource, ChannelMessageSink {
 
   /**
    * Returns the player's current username.
@@ -76,7 +78,8 @@ public interface Player extends CommandSource, InboundConnection, ChannelMessage
    * Sends a chat message to the player's client.
    *
    * @param component the chat message to send
-   * @deprecated Use {@link #sendMessage(net.kyori.adventure.text.Component)}
+   * @deprecated Use {@link #sendMessage(Identified, Component)}
+   *     or {@link #sendMessage(Identity, Component)} instead
    */
   @Deprecated
   @Override
@@ -89,8 +92,9 @@ public interface Player extends CommandSource, InboundConnection, ChannelMessage
    *
    * @param component the chat message to send
    * @param position the position for the message
-   * @deprecated Use @deprecated Use {@link #sendMessage(net.kyori.adventure.text.Component)} or
+   * @deprecated Use @deprecated Use {@link #sendMessage(Identified, Component)} or
-   *             {@link #sendActionBar(net.kyori.adventure.text.Component)}
+   *     {@link #sendMessage(Identity, Component)} for chat messages, or
+   *     {@link #sendActionBar(net.kyori.adventure.text.Component)} for action bar messages
    */
   @Deprecated
   void sendMessage(net.kyori.text.Component component, MessagePosition position);

api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/ProxyAudience.java

@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-package com.velocitypowered.api.proxy;
-
-import net.kyori.adventure.audience.Audience;
-import net.kyori.adventure.audience.MessageType;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
-
-/**
- * Indicates an {@link Audience} that is on the proxy. This interface contains no-op default methods
- * that are used to bridge compatibility issues with the new adventure API. This interface will go
- * away in Velocity 2.0.0.
- *
- * @deprecated Only used to handle compatibility problems, will go away in Velocity 2.0.0
- */
-@Deprecated
-public interface ProxyAudience extends Audience {
-
-  @Override
-  void sendMessage(@NonNull Component message);
-
-  @Override
-  default void sendMessage(@NonNull Component message, @NonNull MessageType type) {
-    sendMessage(message);
-  }
-}

api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/ProxyServer.java

@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import net.kyori.adventure.audience.Audience;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identified;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 
 /**
@@ -26,7 +29,7 @@ import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 public interface ProxyServer extends Audience {
 
   /**
-   * Shuts down the proxy, kicking players with the specified {@param reason}.
+   * Shuts down the proxy, kicking players with the specified {@code reason}.
    *
    * @param reason message to kick online players with
    */
@@ -58,7 +61,8 @@ public interface ProxyServer extends Audience {
    * Broadcasts a message to all players currently online.
    *
    * @param component the message to send
-   * @deprecated Use {@link #sendMessage(net.kyori.adventure.text.Component)} instead
+   * @deprecated Use {@link #sendMessage(Identified, Component)}
+   *     or {@link #sendMessage(Identity, Component)} instead
    */
   @Deprecated
   void broadcast(net.kyori.text.Component component);

api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/proxy/server/ServerPing.java

@@ -133,8 +133,9 @@ public final class ServerPing {
 
   /**
    * Returns a copy of this {@link ServerPing} instance as a builder so that it can be modified.
-   * It is guaranteed that {@code ping.asBuilder().ping().equals(ping)}: that is, if no other
+   * It is guaranteed that {@code ping.asBuilder().build().equals(ping)} is true: that is, if no
-   * changes are made to the returned builder, the built instance will equal the original instance.
+   * other changes are made to the returned builder, the built instance will equal the original
+   * instance.
    *
    * @return a copy of this instance as a {@link Builder}
    */

api/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/api/util/title/package-info.java

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
  * Provides data structures for creating and manipulating titles.
  *
- * @deprecated Replaced with {@link net.kyori.adventure.title}
+ * @deprecated Replaced with {@link net.kyori.adventure.title.Title}
  */
 package com.velocitypowered.api.util.title;

build.gradle

@@ -21,13 +21,14 @@ allprojects {
     ext {
         // dependency versions
         textVersion = '3.0.4'
-        adventureVersion = '4.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
+        adventureVersion = '4.1.1'
-        junitVersion = '5.3.0-M1'
+        adventurePlatformVersion = '4.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
-        slf4jVersion = '1.7.25'
+        junitVersion = '5.7.0'
+        slf4jVersion = '1.7.30'
         log4jVersion = '2.13.3'
-        nettyVersion = '4.1.51.Final'
+        nettyVersion = '4.1.52.Final'
         guavaVersion = '25.1-jre'
-        checkerFrameworkVersion = '2.7.0'
+        checkerFrameworkVersion = '3.6.1'
         configurateVersion = '3.7.1'
 
         getCurrentShortRevision = {

gradle/publish.gradle

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+publishing {
+    repositories {
+        maven {
+            credentials {
+                username System.getenv("NEXUS_USERNAME")
+                password System.getenv("NEXUS_PASSWORD")
+            }
+
+            name = 'velocity-nexus'
+            def base = 'https://nexus.velocitypowered.com/repository/velocity-artifacts'
+            def releasesRepoUrl = "$base-releases/"
+            def snapshotsRepoUrl = "$base-snapshots/"
+            url = version.endsWith('SNAPSHOT') ? snapshotsRepoUrl : releasesRepoUrl
+        }
+    }
+}

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.6-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.6.1-all.zip

native/build.gradle

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 plugins {
     id 'java-library'
     id 'checkstyle'
+    id 'maven-publish'
 }
 
 apply from: '../gradle/checkstyle.gradle'
+apply from: '../gradle/publish.gradle'
 
 dependencies {
     implementation "com.google.guava:guava:${guavaVersion}"
@@ -12,4 +14,12 @@ dependencies {
 
     testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:${junitVersion}"
     testImplementation "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:${junitVersion}"
+}
+
+publishing {
+    publications {
+        mavenJava(MavenPublication) {
+            from components.java
+        }
+    }
 }

native/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/natives/compression/LibdeflateVelocityCompressor.java

@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ public class LibdeflateVelocityCompressor implements VelocityCompressor {
   public void inflate(ByteBuf source, ByteBuf destination, int uncompressedSize)
       throws DataFormatException {
     ensureNotDisposed();
-    source.memoryAddress();
-    destination.memoryAddress();
 
     // libdeflate recommends we work with a known uncompressed size - so we work strictly within
     // those parameters. If the uncompressed size doesn't match the compressed size, then we will

proxy/build.gradle

@@ -56,16 +56,16 @@ dependencies {
 
     implementation 'net.sf.jopt-simple:jopt-simple:5.0.4' // command-line options
     implementation 'net.minecrell:terminalconsoleappender:1.2.0'
-    runtimeOnly 'org.jline:jline-terminal-jansi:3.12.1' // Needed for JLine
+    runtimeOnly 'org.jline:jline-terminal-jansi:3.16.0' // Needed for JLine
     runtimeOnly 'com.lmax:disruptor:3.4.2' // Async loggers
 
-    implementation 'it.unimi.dsi:fastutil:8.2.3'
+    implementation 'it.unimi.dsi:fastutil:8.4.1'
     implementation 'net.kyori:event-method-asm:4.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
     implementation 'net.kyori:adventure-nbt:4.0.0-SNAPSHOT'
 
-    implementation 'org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client:2.10.4'
+    implementation 'org.asynchttpclient:async-http-client:2.12.1'
 
-    implementation 'com.spotify:completable-futures:0.3.2'
+    implementation 'com.spotify:completable-futures:0.3.3'
 
     implementation 'com.electronwill.night-config:toml:3.6.3'
 

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/VelocityServer.java

@@ -344,14 +344,14 @@ public class VelocityServer implements ProxyServer, ForwardingAudience {
           player.createConnectionRequest(next.get()).connectWithIndication()
               .whenComplete((success, ex) -> {
                 if (ex != null || success == null || !success) {
-                  player.disconnect(TextComponent.of("Your server has been changed, but we could "
+                  player.disconnect(Component.text("Your server has been changed, but we could "
                       + "not move you to any fallback servers."));
                 }
                 latch.countDown();
               });
         } else {
           latch.countDown();
-          player.disconnect(TextComponent.of("Your server has been changed, but we could "
+          player.disconnect(Component.text("Your server has been changed, but we could "
               + "not move you to any fallback servers."));
         }
       }
@@ -425,8 +425,11 @@ public class VelocityServer implements ProxyServer, ForwardingAudience {
                   .toArray((IntFunction<CompletableFuture<Void>[]>) CompletableFuture[]::new));
 
           playersTeardownFuture.get(10, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
-        } catch (TimeoutException | ExecutionException e) {
+        } catch (TimeoutException e) {
           timedOut = true;
+        } catch (ExecutionException e) {
+          timedOut = true;
+          logger.error("Exception while tearing down player connections", e);
         }
 
         eventManager.fireShutdownEvent();
@@ -456,8 +459,12 @@ public class VelocityServer implements ProxyServer, ForwardingAudience {
       }
     };
 
-    Thread thread = new Thread(shutdownProcess);
+    if (explicitExit) {
-    thread.start();
+      Thread thread = new Thread(shutdownProcess);
+      thread.start();
+    } else {
+      shutdownProcess.run();
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -466,7 +473,7 @@ public class VelocityServer implements ProxyServer, ForwardingAudience {
    * @param explicitExit whether the user explicitly shut down the proxy
    */
   public void shutdown(boolean explicitExit) {
-    shutdown(explicitExit, TextComponent.of("Proxy shutting down."));
+    shutdown(explicitExit, Component.text("Proxy shutting down."));
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -520,7 +527,7 @@ public class VelocityServer implements ProxyServer, ForwardingAudience {
     } else {
       ConnectedPlayer existing = connectionsByUuid.get(connection.getUniqueId());
       if (existing != null) {
-        existing.disconnect(TranslatableComponent.of("multiplayer.disconnect.duplicate_login"));
+        existing.disconnect(Component.translatable("multiplayer.disconnect.duplicate_login"));
       }
 
       // We can now replace the entries as needed.

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/command/VelocityCommandManager.java

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.TextComponent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
 
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ public class VelocityCommandManager implements CommandManager {
       boolean isSyntaxError = !e.getType().equals(
               CommandSyntaxException.BUILT_IN_EXCEPTIONS.dispatcherUnknownCommand());
       if (isSyntaxError) {
-        source.sendMessage(TextComponent.of(e.getMessage(), NamedTextColor.RED));
+        source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), Component.text(e.getMessage(), NamedTextColor.RED));
         // This is, of course, a lie, but the API will need to change...
         return true;
       } else {
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ public class VelocityCommandManager implements CommandManager {
    * @param alias the command alias to check
    * @return {@code true} if the alias is registered
    */
+  @Override
   public boolean hasCommand(final String alias) {
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(alias, "alias");
     return dispatcher.getRoot().getChild(alias.toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH)) != null;

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/command/builtin/GlistCommand.java

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ProxyServer;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.server.RegisteredServer;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.TextComponent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
 
@@ -58,10 +60,11 @@ public class GlistCommand {
   private int totalCount(final CommandContext<CommandSource> context) {
     final CommandSource source = context.getSource();
     sendTotalProxyCount(source);
-    source.sendMessage(
+    source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(),
-        TextComponent.builder("To view all players on servers, use ", NamedTextColor.YELLOW)
+        Component.text().content("To view all players on servers, use ")
-            .append("/glist all", NamedTextColor.DARK_AQUA)
+            .color(NamedTextColor.YELLOW)
-            .append(".", NamedTextColor.YELLOW)
+            .append(Component.text("/glist all", NamedTextColor.DARK_AQUA))
+            .append(Component.text(".", NamedTextColor.YELLOW))
             .build());
     return 1;
   }
@@ -77,8 +80,8 @@ public class GlistCommand {
     } else {
       Optional<RegisteredServer> registeredServer = server.getServer(serverName);
       if (!registeredServer.isPresent()) {
-        source.sendMessage(
+        source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(),
-            TextComponent.of("Server " + serverName + " doesn't exist.", NamedTextColor.RED));
+            Component.text("Server " + serverName + " doesn't exist.", NamedTextColor.RED));
         return -1;
       }
       sendServerPlayers(source, registeredServer.get(), false);
@@ -87,9 +90,10 @@ public class GlistCommand {
   }
 
   private void sendTotalProxyCount(CommandSource target) {
-    target.sendMessage(TextComponent.builder("There are ", NamedTextColor.YELLOW)
+    target.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), Component.text()
-        .append(Integer.toString(server.getAllPlayers().size()), NamedTextColor.GREEN)
+        .content("There are ").color(NamedTextColor.YELLOW)
-        .append(" player(s) online.", NamedTextColor.YELLOW)
+        .append(Component.text(server.getAllPlayers().size(), NamedTextColor.GREEN))
+        .append(Component.text(" player(s) online.", NamedTextColor.YELLOW))
         .build());
   }
 
@@ -99,22 +103,22 @@ public class GlistCommand {
       return;
     }
 
-    TextComponent.Builder builder = TextComponent.builder()
+    TextComponent.Builder builder = Component.text()
-        .append(TextComponent.of("[" + server.getServerInfo().getName() + "] ",
+        .append(Component.text("[" + server.getServerInfo().getName() + "] ",
             NamedTextColor.DARK_AQUA))
-        .append("(" + onServer.size() + ")", NamedTextColor.GRAY)
+        .append(Component.text("(" + onServer.size() + ")", NamedTextColor.GRAY))
-        .append(": ")
+        .append(Component.text(": "))
         .resetStyle();
 
     for (int i = 0; i < onServer.size(); i++) {
       Player player = onServer.get(i);
-      builder.append(player.getUsername());
+      builder.append(Component.text(player.getUsername()));
 
       if (i + 1 < onServer.size()) {
-        builder.append(", ");
+        builder.append(Component.text(", "));
       }
     }
 
-    target.sendMessage(builder.build());
+    target.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), builder.build());
   }
 }

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/command/builtin/ServerCommand.java

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.TextComponent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.event.ClickEvent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ public class ServerCommand implements SimpleCommand {
     final String[] args = invocation.arguments();
 
     if (!(source instanceof Player)) {
-      source.sendMessage(TextComponent.of("Only players may run this command.",
+      source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), Component.text("Only players may run this command.",
           NamedTextColor.RED));
       return;
     }
@@ -45,8 +47,8 @@ public class ServerCommand implements SimpleCommand {
       String serverName = args[0];
       Optional<RegisteredServer> toConnect = server.getServer(serverName);
       if (!toConnect.isPresent()) {
-        player.sendMessage(
+        player.sendMessage(Identity.nil(),
-            TextComponent.of("Server " + serverName + " doesn't exist.", NamedTextColor.RED));
+            Component.text("Server " + serverName + " doesn't exist.", NamedTextColor.RED));
         return;
       }
 
@@ -59,45 +61,45 @@ public class ServerCommand implements SimpleCommand {
   private void outputServerInformation(Player executor) {
     String currentServer = executor.getCurrentServer().map(ServerConnection::getServerInfo)
         .map(ServerInfo::getName).orElse("<unknown>");
-    executor.sendMessage(TextComponent.of("You are currently connected to " + currentServer + ".",
+    executor.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), Component.text(
-        NamedTextColor.YELLOW));
+        "You are currently connected to " + currentServer + ".", NamedTextColor.YELLOW));
 
     List<RegisteredServer> servers = BuiltinCommandUtil.sortedServerList(server);
     if (servers.size() > MAX_SERVERS_TO_LIST) {
-      executor.sendMessage(TextComponent.of(
+      executor.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), Component.text(
           "Too many servers to list. Tab-complete to show all servers.", NamedTextColor.RED));
       return;
     }
 
     // Assemble the list of servers as components
-    TextComponent.Builder serverListBuilder = TextComponent.builder("Available servers: ")
+    TextComponent.Builder serverListBuilder = Component.text().content("Available servers: ")
         .color(NamedTextColor.YELLOW);
     for (int i = 0; i < servers.size(); i++) {
       RegisteredServer rs = servers.get(i);
       serverListBuilder.append(formatServerComponent(currentServer, rs));
       if (i != servers.size() - 1) {
-        serverListBuilder.append(TextComponent.of(", ", NamedTextColor.GRAY));
+        serverListBuilder.append(Component.text(", ", NamedTextColor.GRAY));
       }
     }
 
-    executor.sendMessage(serverListBuilder.build());
+    executor.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), serverListBuilder.build());
   }
 
   private TextComponent formatServerComponent(String currentPlayerServer, RegisteredServer server) {
     ServerInfo serverInfo = server.getServerInfo();
-    TextComponent serverTextComponent = TextComponent.of(serverInfo.getName());
+    TextComponent serverTextComponent = Component.text(serverInfo.getName());
 
     String playersText = server.getPlayersConnected().size() + " player(s) online";
     if (serverInfo.getName().equals(currentPlayerServer)) {
       serverTextComponent = serverTextComponent.color(NamedTextColor.GREEN)
           .hoverEvent(
-              showText(TextComponent.of("Currently connected to this server\n" + playersText))
+              showText(Component.text("Currently connected to this server\n" + playersText))
           );
     } else {
       serverTextComponent = serverTextComponent.color(NamedTextColor.GRAY)
           .clickEvent(ClickEvent.runCommand("/server " + serverInfo.getName()))
           .hoverEvent(
-              showText(TextComponent.of("Click to connect to this server\n" + playersText))
+              showText(Component.text("Click to connect to this server\n" + playersText))
           );
     }
     return serverTextComponent;

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/command/builtin/VelocityCommand.java

@@ -3,19 +3,37 @@ package com.velocitypowered.proxy.command.builtin;
 import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.MoreExecutors;
+import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.google.gson.JsonParseException;
+import com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.command.CommandSource;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.command.SimpleCommand;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.permission.Tristate;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.PluginContainer;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.PluginDescription;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ProxyServer;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.server.RegisteredServer;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.util.ProxyVersion;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.VelocityServer;
+import com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.InformationUtils;
+
+import java.net.ConnectException;
+import java.net.UnknownHostException;
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.TextComponent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.event.ClickEvent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.event.HoverEvent;
@@ -23,6 +41,10 @@ import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.TextDecoration;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
+import org.asynchttpclient.AsyncHttpClient;
+import org.asynchttpclient.BoundRequestBuilder;
+import org.asynchttpclient.ListenableFuture;
+import org.asynchttpclient.Response;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.NonNull;
 
 public class VelocityCommand implements SimpleCommand {
@@ -50,6 +72,7 @@ public class VelocityCommand implements SimpleCommand {
         .put("version", new Info(server))
         .put("plugins", new Plugins(server))
         .put("reload", new Reload(server))
+        .put("dump", new Dump(server))
         .build();
   }
 
@@ -59,7 +82,7 @@ public class VelocityCommand implements SimpleCommand {
         .map(Map.Entry::getKey)
         .collect(Collectors.joining("|"));
     String commandText = "/velocity <" + availableCommands + ">";
-    source.sendMessage(TextComponent.of(commandText, NamedTextColor.RED));
+    source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), Component.text(commandText, NamedTextColor.RED));
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -142,15 +165,16 @@ public class VelocityCommand implements SimpleCommand {
     public void execute(CommandSource source, String @NonNull [] args) {
       try {
         if (server.reloadConfiguration()) {
-          source.sendMessage(TextComponent.of("Configuration reloaded.", NamedTextColor.GREEN));
+          source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), Component.text(
+              "Configuration reloaded.", NamedTextColor.GREEN));
         } else {
-          source.sendMessage(TextComponent.of(
+          source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), Component.text(
               "Unable to reload your configuration. Check the console for more details.",
               NamedTextColor.RED));
         }
       } catch (Exception e) {
         logger.error("Unable to reload configuration", e);
-        source.sendMessage(TextComponent.of(
+        source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), Component.text(
             "Unable to reload your configuration. Check the console for more details.",
             NamedTextColor.RED));
       }
@@ -173,39 +197,39 @@ public class VelocityCommand implements SimpleCommand {
     @Override
     public void execute(CommandSource source, String @NonNull [] args) {
       if (args.length != 0) {
-        source.sendMessage(TextComponent.of("/velocity version", NamedTextColor.RED));
+        source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), Component.text("/velocity version", NamedTextColor.RED));
         return;
       }
 
       ProxyVersion version = server.getVersion();
 
-      TextComponent velocity = TextComponent.builder(version.getName() + " ")
+      TextComponent velocity = Component.text().content(version.getName() + " ")
           .decoration(TextDecoration.BOLD, true)
           .color(NamedTextColor.DARK_AQUA)
-          .append(TextComponent.of(version.getVersion()).decoration(TextDecoration.BOLD, false))
+          .append(Component.text(version.getVersion()).decoration(TextDecoration.BOLD, false))
           .build();
-      TextComponent copyright = TextComponent
+      TextComponent copyright = Component
-          .of("Copyright 2018-2020 " + version.getVendor() + ". " + version.getName()
+          .text("Copyright 2018-2020 " + version.getVendor() + ". " + version.getName()
               + " is freely licensed under the terms of the MIT License.");
-      source.sendMessage(velocity);
+      source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), velocity);
-      source.sendMessage(copyright);
+      source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), copyright);
 
       if (version.getName().equals("Velocity")) {
-        TextComponent velocityWebsite = TextComponent.builder()
+        TextComponent velocityWebsite = Component.text()
             .content("Visit the ")
-            .append(TextComponent.builder("Velocity website")
+            .append(Component.text().content("Velocity website")
                 .color(NamedTextColor.GREEN)
                 .clickEvent(
                     ClickEvent.openUrl("https://www.velocitypowered.com"))
                 .build())
-            .append(TextComponent.of(" or the "))
+            .append(Component.text(" or the "))
-            .append(TextComponent.builder("Velocity GitHub")
+            .append(Component.text().content("Velocity GitHub")
                 .color(NamedTextColor.GREEN)
                 .clickEvent(ClickEvent.openUrl(
                     "https://github.com/VelocityPowered/Velocity"))
                 .build())
             .build();
-        source.sendMessage(velocityWebsite);
+        source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), velocityWebsite);
       }
     }
 
@@ -226,7 +250,7 @@ public class VelocityCommand implements SimpleCommand {
     @Override
     public void execute(CommandSource source, String @NonNull [] args) {
       if (args.length != 0) {
-        source.sendMessage(TextComponent.of("/velocity plugins", NamedTextColor.RED));
+        source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), Component.text("/velocity plugins", NamedTextColor.RED));
         return;
       }
 
@@ -234,49 +258,50 @@ public class VelocityCommand implements SimpleCommand {
       int pluginCount = plugins.size();
 
       if (pluginCount == 0) {
-        source.sendMessage(TextComponent.of("No plugins installed.", NamedTextColor.YELLOW));
+        source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), Component.text(
+            "No plugins installed.", NamedTextColor.YELLOW));
         return;
       }
 
-      TextComponent.Builder output = TextComponent.builder("Plugins: ")
+      TextComponent.Builder output = Component.text().content("Plugins: ")
           .color(NamedTextColor.YELLOW);
       for (int i = 0; i < pluginCount; i++) {
         PluginContainer plugin = plugins.get(i);
         output.append(componentForPlugin(plugin.getDescription()));
         if (i + 1 < pluginCount) {
-          output.append(TextComponent.of(", "));
+          output.append(Component.text(", "));
         }
       }
 
-      source.sendMessage(output.build());
+      source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), output.build());
     }
 
     private TextComponent componentForPlugin(PluginDescription description) {
       String pluginInfo = description.getName().orElse(description.getId())
           + description.getVersion().map(v -> " " + v).orElse("");
 
-      TextComponent.Builder hoverText = TextComponent.builder(pluginInfo);
+      TextComponent.Builder hoverText = Component.text().content(pluginInfo);
 
       description.getUrl().ifPresent(url -> {
-        hoverText.append(TextComponent.newline());
+        hoverText.append(Component.newline());
-        hoverText.append(TextComponent.of("Website: " + url));
+        hoverText.append(Component.text("Website: " + url));
       });
       if (!description.getAuthors().isEmpty()) {
-        hoverText.append(TextComponent.newline());
+        hoverText.append(Component.newline());
         if (description.getAuthors().size() == 1) {
-          hoverText.append(TextComponent.of("Author: " + description.getAuthors().get(0)));
+          hoverText.append(Component.text("Author: " + description.getAuthors().get(0)));
         } else {
-          hoverText.append(TextComponent.of("Authors: " + Joiner.on(", ")
+          hoverText.append(Component.text("Authors: " + Joiner.on(", ")
               .join(description.getAuthors())));
         }
       }
       description.getDescription().ifPresent(pdesc -> {
-        hoverText.append(TextComponent.newline());
+        hoverText.append(Component.newline());
-        hoverText.append(TextComponent.newline());
+        hoverText.append(Component.newline());
-        hoverText.append(TextComponent.of(pdesc));
+        hoverText.append(Component.text(pdesc));
       });
 
-      return TextComponent.of(description.getId(), NamedTextColor.GRAY)
+      return Component.text(description.getId(), NamedTextColor.GRAY)
           .hoverEvent(HoverEvent.showText(hoverText.build()));
     }
 
@@ -285,4 +310,140 @@ public class VelocityCommand implements SimpleCommand {
       return source.getPermissionValue("velocity.command.plugins") == Tristate.TRUE;
     }
   }
+
+  private static class Dump implements SubCommand {
+
+    private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(Dump.class);
+    private final ProxyServer server;
+
+    private Dump(ProxyServer server) {
+      this.server = server;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void execute(CommandSource source, String @NonNull [] args) {
+      if (args.length != 0) {
+        source.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), Component.text("/velocity dump", NamedTextColor.RED));
+        return;
+      }
+
+      Collection<RegisteredServer> allServers = ImmutableSet.copyOf(server.getAllServers());
+      JsonObject servers = new JsonObject();
+      for (RegisteredServer iter : allServers) {
+        servers.add(iter.getServerInfo().getName(),
+                InformationUtils.collectServerInfo(iter));
+      }
+      JsonArray connectOrder = new JsonArray();
+      List<String> attemptedConnectionOrder = ImmutableList.copyOf(
+              server.getConfiguration().getAttemptConnectionOrder());
+      for (int i = 0; i < attemptedConnectionOrder.size(); i++) {
+        connectOrder.add(attemptedConnectionOrder.get(i));
+      }
+
+      JsonObject proxyConfig = InformationUtils.collectProxyConfig(server.getConfiguration());
+      proxyConfig.add("servers", servers);
+      proxyConfig.add("connectOrder", connectOrder);
+      proxyConfig.add("forcedHosts",
+              InformationUtils.collectForcedHosts(server.getConfiguration()));
+
+      JsonObject dump = new JsonObject();
+      dump.add("versionInfo", InformationUtils.collectProxyInfo(server.getVersion()));
+      dump.add("platform", InformationUtils.collectEnvironmentInfo());
+      dump.add("config", proxyConfig);
+      dump.add("plugins", InformationUtils.collectPluginInfo(server));
+
+      source.sendMessage(Component.text().content("Uploading gathered information...").build());
+      AsyncHttpClient httpClient = ((VelocityServer) server).getAsyncHttpClient();
+
+      BoundRequestBuilder request =
+              httpClient.preparePost("https://dump.velocitypowered.com/documents");
+      request.setHeader("Content-Type", "text/plain");
+      request.addHeader("User-Agent", server.getVersion().getName() + "/"
+              + server.getVersion().getVersion());
+      request.setBody(
+              InformationUtils.toHumanReadableString(dump).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+
+      ListenableFuture<Response> future = request.execute();
+      future.addListener(() -> {
+        try {
+          Response response = future.get();
+          if (response.getStatusCode() != 200) {
+            source.sendMessage(Component.text()
+                    .content("An error occurred while communicating with the Velocity servers. "
+                            + "The servers may be temporarily unavailable or there is an issue "
+                            + "with your network settings. You can find more information in the "
+                            + "log or console of your Velocity server.")
+                    .color(NamedTextColor.RED).build());
+            logger.error("Invalid status code while POST-ing Velocity dump: "
+                    + response.getStatusCode());
+            logger.error("Headers: \n--------------BEGIN HEADERS--------------\n"
+                    + response.getHeaders().toString()
+                    + "\n---------------END HEADERS---------------");
+            return;
+          }
+          JsonObject key = InformationUtils.parseString(
+                  response.getResponseBody(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+          if (!key.has("key")) {
+            throw new JsonSyntaxException("Missing Dump-Url-response");
+          }
+          String url = "https://dump.velocitypowered.com/"
+                  + key.get("key").getAsString() + ".json";
+          source.sendMessage(Component.text()
+                  .content("Created an anonymised report containing useful information about "
+                          + "this proxy. If a developer requested it, you may share the "
+                          + "following link with them:")
+                  .append(Component.newline())
+                  .append(Component.text(">> " + url)
+                          .color(NamedTextColor.GREEN)
+                          .clickEvent(ClickEvent.openUrl(url)))
+                 .append(Component.newline())
+                 .append(Component.text("Note: This link is only valid for a few days")
+                          .color(NamedTextColor.GRAY)
+                 ).build());
+        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+          source.sendMessage(Component.text()
+                  .content("Could not complete the request, the command was interrupted."
+                          + "Please refer to the proxy-log or console for more information.")
+                  .color(NamedTextColor.RED).build());
+          logger.error("Failed to complete dump command, "
+                  + "the executor was interrupted: " + e.getMessage());
+          e.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (ExecutionException e) {
+          TextComponent.Builder message = Component.text()
+                  .content("An error occurred while attempting to upload the gathered "
+                          + "information to the Velocity servers.")
+                  .append(Component.newline())
+                  .color(NamedTextColor.RED);
+          if (e.getCause() instanceof UnknownHostException
+              || e.getCause() instanceof ConnectException) {
+            message.append(Component.text(
+                    "Likely cause: Invalid system DNS settings or no internet connection"));
+          }
+          source.sendMessage(message
+                  .append(Component.newline()
+                  .append(Component.text(
+                          "Error details can be found in the proxy log / console"))
+                  ).build());
+
+          logger.error("Failed to complete dump command, "
+                  + "the executor encountered an Exception: " + e.getCause().getMessage());
+          e.getCause().printStackTrace();
+        } catch (JsonParseException e) {
+          source.sendMessage(Component.text()
+                  .content("An error occurred on the Velocity-servers and the dump could not "
+                          + "be completed. Please contact the Velocity staff about this problem. "
+                          + "If you do, provide the details about this error from the Velocity "
+                          + "console or server log.")
+                  .color(NamedTextColor.RED).build());
+          logger.error("Invalid response from the Velocity servers: " + e.getMessage());
+          e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+      }, MoreExecutors.directExecutor());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean hasPermission(final CommandSource source, final String @NonNull [] args) {
+      return source.getPermissionValue("velocity.command.plugins") == Tristate.TRUE;
+    }
+  }
 }

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/config/VelocityConfiguration.java

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import com.electronwill.nightconfig.toml.TomlFormat;
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+import com.google.gson.annotations.Expose;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.config.ProxyConfig;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.util.Favicon;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.AddressUtil;
@@ -42,20 +43,20 @@ public class VelocityConfiguration implements ProxyConfig {
 
   private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(VelocityConfiguration.class);
 
-  private String bind = "0.0.0.0:25577";
+  @Expose private String bind = "0.0.0.0:25577";
-  private String motd = "&3A Velocity Server";
+  @Expose private String motd = "&3A Velocity Server";
-  private int showMaxPlayers = 500;
+  @Expose private int showMaxPlayers = 500;
-  private boolean onlineMode = true;
+  @Expose private boolean onlineMode = true;
-  private boolean preventClientProxyConnections = false;
+  @Expose private boolean preventClientProxyConnections = false;
-  private PlayerInfoForwarding playerInfoForwardingMode = PlayerInfoForwarding.NONE;
+  @Expose private PlayerInfoForwarding playerInfoForwardingMode = PlayerInfoForwarding.NONE;
   private byte[] forwardingSecret = generateRandomString(12).getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-  private boolean announceForge = false;
+  @Expose private boolean announceForge = false;
-  private boolean onlineModeKickExistingPlayers = false;
+  @Expose private boolean onlineModeKickExistingPlayers = false;
-  private PingPassthroughMode pingPassthrough = PingPassthroughMode.DISABLED;
+  @Expose private PingPassthroughMode pingPassthrough = PingPassthroughMode.DISABLED;
   private final Servers servers;
   private final ForcedHosts forcedHosts;
-  private final Advanced advanced;
+  @Expose private final Advanced advanced;
-  private final Query query;
+  @Expose private final Query query;
   private final Metrics metrics;
   private final Messages messages;
   private net.kyori.adventure.text.@MonotonicNonNull Component motdAsComponent;
@@ -622,18 +623,18 @@ public class VelocityConfiguration implements ProxyConfig {
 
   private static class Advanced {
 
-    private int compressionThreshold = 256;
+    @Expose private int compressionThreshold = 256;
-    private int compressionLevel = -1;
+    @Expose private int compressionLevel = -1;
-    private int loginRatelimit = 3000;
+    @Expose private int loginRatelimit = 3000;
-    private int connectionTimeout = 5000;
+    @Expose private int connectionTimeout = 5000;
-    private int readTimeout = 30000;
+    @Expose private int readTimeout = 30000;
-    private boolean proxyProtocol = false;
+    @Expose private boolean proxyProtocol = false;
-    private boolean tcpFastOpen = false;
+    @Expose private boolean tcpFastOpen = false;
-    private boolean bungeePluginMessageChannel = true;
+    @Expose private boolean bungeePluginMessageChannel = true;
-    private boolean showPingRequests = false;
+    @Expose private boolean showPingRequests = false;
-    private boolean failoverOnUnexpectedServerDisconnect = true;
+    @Expose private boolean failoverOnUnexpectedServerDisconnect = true;
-    private boolean announceProxyCommands = true;
+    @Expose private boolean announceProxyCommands = true;
-    private boolean logCommandExecutions = false;
+    @Expose private boolean logCommandExecutions = false;
 
     private Advanced() {
     }
@@ -725,10 +726,10 @@ public class VelocityConfiguration implements ProxyConfig {
 
   private static class Query {
 
-    private boolean queryEnabled = false;
+    @Expose private boolean queryEnabled = false;
-    private int queryPort = 25577;
+    @Expose private int queryPort = 25577;
-    private String queryMap = "Velocity";
+    @Expose private String queryMap = "Velocity";
-    private boolean showPlugins = false;
+    @Expose private boolean showPlugins = false;
 
     private Query() {
     }

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/BackendPlaySessionHandler.java

@@ -149,7 +149,11 @@ public class BackendPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
                 Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(copy));
             playerConnection.write(copied);
           }
-        }, playerConnection.eventLoop());
+        }, playerConnection.eventLoop())
+        .exceptionally((ex) -> {
+          logger.error("Exception while handling plugin message {}", packet, ex);
+          return null;
+        });
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -186,7 +190,11 @@ public class BackendPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
 
     server.getEventManager().fire(
         new PlayerAvailableCommandsEvent(serverConn.getPlayer(), rootNode))
-        .thenAcceptAsync(event -> playerConnection.write(commands), playerConnection.eventLoop());
+        .thenAcceptAsync(event -> playerConnection.write(commands), playerConnection.eventLoop())
+        .exceptionally((ex) -> {
+          logger.error("Exception while handling available commands for {}", playerConnection, ex);
+          return null;
+        });
     return true;
   }
 

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/BungeeCordMessageResponder.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.StringJoiner;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.ComponentSerializer;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson.GsonComponentSerializer;
@@ -155,9 +156,10 @@ class BungeeCordMessageResponder {
 
     Component messageComponent = serializer.deserialize(message);
     if (target.equals("ALL")) {
-      proxy.sendMessage(messageComponent);
+      proxy.sendMessage(Identity.nil(), messageComponent);
     } else {
-      proxy.getPlayer(target).ifPresent(player -> player.sendMessage(messageComponent));
+      proxy.getPlayer(target).ifPresent(player -> player.sendMessage(Identity.nil(),
+          messageComponent));
     }
   }
 

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/backend/LoginSessionHandler.java

@@ -20,18 +20,20 @@ import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.packet.SetCompression;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.util.except.QuietRuntimeException;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.security.InvalidKeyException;
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
 import javax.crypto.Mac;
 import javax.crypto.SecretKey;
 import javax.crypto.spec.SecretKeySpec;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.TextComponent;
 
 public class LoginSessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
 
-  private static final TextComponent MODERN_IP_FORWARDING_FAILURE = TextComponent
+  private static final TextComponent MODERN_IP_FORWARDING_FAILURE = Component
-      .of("Your server did not send a forwarding request to the proxy. Is it set up correctly?");
+      .text("Your server did not send a forwarding request to the proxy. Is it set up correctly?");
 
   private final VelocityServer server;
   private final VelocityServerConnection serverConn;
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ public class LoginSessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
     if (configuration.getPlayerInfoForwardingMode() == PlayerInfoForwarding.MODERN && packet
         .getChannel().equals(VelocityConstants.VELOCITY_IP_FORWARDING_CHANNEL)) {
       ByteBuf forwardingData = createForwardingData(configuration.getForwardingSecret(),
-          serverConn.getPlayer().getRemoteAddress().getHostString(),
+          cleanRemoteAddress(serverConn.getPlayer().getRemoteAddress()),
           serverConn.getPlayer().getGameProfile());
       LoginPluginResponse response = new LoginPluginResponse(packet.getId(), true, forwardingData);
       mc.write(response);
@@ -126,6 +128,16 @@ public class LoginSessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
     }
   }
 
+  private static String cleanRemoteAddress(InetSocketAddress address) {
+    String addressString = address.getAddress().getHostAddress();
+    int ipv6ScopeIdx = addressString.indexOf('%');
+    if (ipv6ScopeIdx == -1) {
+      return addressString;
+    } else {
+      return addressString.substring(0, ipv6ScopeIdx);
+    }
+  }
+
   private static ByteBuf createForwardingData(byte[] hmacSecret, String address,
       GameProfile profile) {
     ByteBuf forwarded = Unpooled.buffer(2048);

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ClientPlaySessionHandler.java

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.client;
 
 import static com.velocitypowered.api.network.ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_13;
+import static com.velocitypowered.api.network.ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_16;
 import static com.velocitypowered.api.network.ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_8;
 import static com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.util.PluginMessageUtil.constructChannelsPacket;
 
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Queue;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.TextComponent;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
@@ -137,8 +139,8 @@ public class ClientPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
           .exceptionally(e -> {
             logger.info("Exception occurred while running command for {}",
                 player.getUsername(), e);
-            player.sendMessage(
+            player.sendMessage(Identity.nil(),
-                TextComponent.of("An error occurred while running this command.",
+                Component.text("An error occurred while running this command.",
                     NamedTextColor.RED));
             return null;
           });
@@ -155,7 +157,11 @@ public class ClientPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
                 smc.write(packet);
               }
             }
-          }, smc.eventLoop());
+          }, smc.eventLoop())
+          .exceptionally((ex) -> {
+            logger.error("Exception while handling player chat for {}", player, ex);
+            return null;
+          });
     }
     return true;
   }
@@ -223,7 +229,12 @@ public class ClientPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
                       Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(copy));
                   backendConn.write(message);
                 }
-              }, backendConn.eventLoop());
+              }, backendConn.eventLoop())
+                  .exceptionally((ex) -> {
+                    logger.error("Exception while handling plugin message packet for {}",
+                        player, ex);
+                    return null;
+                  });
             }
           }
         }
@@ -328,20 +339,18 @@ public class ClientPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
       // Most notably, by having the client accept the join game packet, we can work around the need
       // to perform entity ID rewrites, eliminating potential issues from rewriting packets and
       // improving compatibility with mods.
-      player.getConnection().delayedWrite(joinGame);
+
-      // Since 1.16 this dynamic changed:
+      int sentOldDim = joinGame.getDimension();
-      // We don't need to send two dimension swiches anymore!
+      if (player.getProtocolVersion().compareTo(MINECRAFT_1_16) < 0) {
-      if (player.getProtocolVersion().compareTo(ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_16) < 0) {
+        // Before Minecraft 1.16, we could not switch to the same dimension without sending an
-        int tempDim = joinGame.getDimension() == 0 ? -1 : 0;
+        // additional respawn. On older versions of Minecraft this forces the client to perform
-        player.getConnection().delayedWrite(
+        // garbage collection which adds additional latency.
-                new Respawn(tempDim, joinGame.getPartialHashedSeed(), joinGame.getDifficulty(),
+        joinGame.setDimension(joinGame.getDimension() == 0 ? -1 : 0);
-                    joinGame.getGamemode(), joinGame.getLevelType(),
-                    false, joinGame.getDimensionInfo(), joinGame.getPreviousGamemode(),
-                    joinGame.getCurrentDimensionData()));
       }
+      player.getConnection().delayedWrite(joinGame);
 
       player.getConnection().delayedWrite(
-          new Respawn(joinGame.getDimension(), joinGame.getPartialHashedSeed(),
+          new Respawn(sentOldDim, joinGame.getPartialHashedSeed(),
               joinGame.getDifficulty(), joinGame.getGamemode(), joinGame.getLevelType(),
               false, joinGame.getDimensionInfo(), joinGame.getPreviousGamemode(),
               joinGame.getCurrentDimensionData()));
@@ -423,7 +432,12 @@ public class ClientPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
             resp.getOffers().addAll(offers);
             player.getConnection().write(resp);
           }
-        }, player.getConnection().eventLoop());
+        }, player.getConnection().eventLoop())
+        .exceptionally((ex) -> {
+          logger.error("Exception while handling command tab completion for player {} executing {}",
+              player, command, ex);
+          return null;
+        });
     return true; // Sorry, handler; we're just gonna have to lie to you here.
   }
 
@@ -475,7 +489,13 @@ public class ClientPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
                 player.getUsername(),
                 command, e);
           }
-        }, player.getConnection().eventLoop());
+        }, player.getConnection().eventLoop())
+        .exceptionally((ex) -> {
+          logger.error(
+              "Exception while finishing command tab completion, with request {} and response {}",
+              request, response, ex);
+          return null;
+        });
   }
 
   private void finishRegularTabComplete(TabCompleteRequest request, TabCompleteResponse response) {
@@ -490,7 +510,13 @@ public class ClientPlaySessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
             response.getOffers().add(new Offer(s));
           }
           player.getConnection().write(response);
-        }, player.getConnection().eventLoop());
+        }, player.getConnection().eventLoop())
+        .exceptionally((ex) -> {
+          logger.error(
+              "Exception while finishing regular tab completion, with request {} and response{}",
+              request, response, ex);
+          return null;
+        });
   }
 
   private CompletableFuture<Void> processCommandExecuteResult(String originalCommand,

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/ConnectedPlayer.java

@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.CompletionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
 import net.kyori.adventure.audience.MessageType;
 import net.kyori.adventure.bossbar.BossBar;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
-import net.kyori.adventure.text.TextComponent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.TranslatableComponent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.gson.GsonComponentSerializer;
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
 
   private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(ConnectedPlayer.class);
 
+  private final Identity identity = new IdentityImpl();
   /**
    * The actual Minecraft connection. This is actually a wrapper object around the Netty channel.
    */
@@ -128,6 +129,11 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
     this.onlineMode = onlineMode;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public @NonNull Identity identity() {
+    return this.identity;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public String getUsername() {
     return profile.getName();
@@ -258,27 +264,29 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void sendMessage(net.kyori.adventure.text.@NonNull Component message) {
+  public void sendMessage(@NonNull Identity identity, @NonNull Component message) {
-    connection.write(Chat.createClientbound(message, this.getProtocolVersion()));
+    connection.write(Chat.createClientbound(identity, message, this.getProtocolVersion()));
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void sendMessage(@NonNull Component message, @NonNull MessageType type) {
+  public void sendMessage(@NonNull Identity identity, @NonNull Component message,
+      @NonNull MessageType type) {
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(message, "message");
     Preconditions.checkNotNull(type, "type");
 
-    Chat packet = Chat.createClientbound(message, this.getProtocolVersion());
+    Chat packet = Chat.createClientbound(identity, message, this.getProtocolVersion());
     packet.setType(type == MessageType.CHAT ? Chat.CHAT_TYPE : Chat.SYSTEM_TYPE);
     connection.write(packet);
   }
 
   @Override
   public void sendActionBar(net.kyori.adventure.text.@NonNull Component message) {
-    if (getProtocolVersion().compareTo(ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_11) >= 0) {
+    ProtocolVersion playerVersion = getProtocolVersion();
-      // We can use the title packet instead.
+    if (playerVersion.compareTo(ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_11) >= 0) {
+      // Use the title packet instead.
       TitlePacket pkt = new TitlePacket();
       pkt.setAction(TitlePacket.SET_ACTION_BAR);
-      pkt.setComponent(ProtocolUtils.getJsonChatSerializer(this.getProtocolVersion())
+      pkt.setComponent(ProtocolUtils.getJsonChatSerializer(playerVersion)
           .serialize(message));
       connection.write(pkt);
     } else {
@@ -288,7 +296,7 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
       object.addProperty("text", LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection().serialize(message));
       Chat chat = new Chat();
       chat.setMessage(object.toString());
-      chat.setType((byte) 1);
+      chat.setType(Chat.GAME_INFO_TYPE);
       connection.write(chat);
     }
   }
@@ -311,9 +319,9 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
     TitlePacket timesPkt = TitlePacket.timesForProtocolVersion(this.getProtocolVersion());
     net.kyori.adventure.title.Title.Times times = title.times();
     if (times != null) {
-      timesPkt.setFadeIn((int) DurationUtils.convertDurationToTicks(times.fadeIn()));
+      timesPkt.setFadeIn((int) DurationUtils.toTicks(times.fadeIn()));
-      timesPkt.setStay((int) DurationUtils.convertDurationToTicks(times.stay()));
+      timesPkt.setStay((int) DurationUtils.toTicks(times.stay()));
-      timesPkt.setFadeOut((int) DurationUtils.convertDurationToTicks(times.fadeOut()));
+      timesPkt.setFadeOut((int) DurationUtils.toTicks(times.fadeOut()));
     }
     connection.delayedWrite(timesPkt);
 
@@ -504,7 +512,7 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
       userMessage = "Unable to connect to " + server.getServerInfo().getName() + ". Try again "
           + "later.";
     }
-    handleConnectionException(server, null, TextComponent.of(userMessage,
+    handleConnectionException(server, null, Component.text(userMessage,
         NamedTextColor.RED), safe);
   }
 
@@ -527,7 +535,7 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
     if (connectedServer != null && connectedServer.getServerInfo().equals(server.getServerInfo())) {
       logger.error("{}: kicked from server {}: {}", this, server.getServerInfo().getName(),
           plainTextReason);
-      handleConnectionException(server, disconnectReason, TextComponent.builder()
+      handleConnectionException(server, disconnectReason, Component.text()
           .append(messages.getKickPrefix(server.getServerInfo().getName()))
           .color(NamedTextColor.RED)
           .append(disconnectReason)
@@ -535,7 +543,7 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
     } else {
       logger.error("{}: disconnected while connecting to {}: {}", this,
           server.getServerInfo().getName(), plainTextReason);
-      handleConnectionException(server, disconnectReason, TextComponent.builder()
+      handleConnectionException(server, disconnectReason, Component.text()
           .append(messages.getDisconnectPrefix(server.getServerInfo().getName()))
           .color(NamedTextColor.RED)
           .append(disconnectReason)
@@ -623,7 +631,7 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
                           getProtocolVersion()), ((Impl) status).isSafe());
                       break;
                     case SUCCESS:
-                      sendMessage(server.getConfiguration().getMessages()
+                      sendMessage(Identity.nil(), server.getConfiguration().getMessages()
                           .getMovedToNewServerPrefix().append(friendlyReason));
                       break;
                     default:
@@ -634,7 +642,7 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
           } else if (event.getResult() instanceof Notify) {
             Notify res = (Notify) event.getResult();
             if (event.kickedDuringServerConnect() && previouslyConnected) {
-              sendMessage(res.getMessageComponent());
+              sendMessage(Identity.nil(), res.getMessageComponent());
             } else {
               disconnect(res.getMessageComponent());
             }
@@ -749,7 +757,13 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
     }
 
     DisconnectEvent event = new DisconnectEvent(this, status);
-    server.getEventManager().fire(event).thenRun(() -> this.teardownFuture.complete(null));
+    server.getEventManager().fire(event).whenComplete((val, ex) -> {
+      if (ex == null) {
+        this.teardownFuture.complete(null);
+      } else {
+        this.teardownFuture.completeExceptionally(ex);
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   public CompletableFuture<Void> getTeardownFuture() {
@@ -871,6 +885,13 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
     return minecraftOrFmlMessage || knownChannels.contains(message.getChannel());
   }
 
+  private class IdentityImpl implements Identity {
+    @Override
+    public @NonNull UUID uuid() {
+      return ConnectedPlayer.this.getUniqueId();
+    }
+  }
+
   private class ConnectionRequestBuilderImpl implements ConnectionRequestBuilder {
 
     private final RegisteredServer toConnect;
@@ -967,10 +988,10 @@ public class ConnectedPlayer implements MinecraftConnectionAssociation, Player {
 
             switch (status.getStatus()) {
               case ALREADY_CONNECTED:
-                sendMessage(ConnectionMessages.ALREADY_CONNECTED);
+                sendMessage(Identity.nil(), ConnectionMessages.ALREADY_CONNECTED);
                 break;
               case CONNECTION_IN_PROGRESS:
-                sendMessage(ConnectionMessages.IN_PROGRESS);
+                sendMessage(Identity.nil(), ConnectionMessages.IN_PROGRESS);
                 break;
               case CONNECTION_CANCELLED:
                 // Ignored; the plugin probably already handled this.

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/HandshakeSessionHandler.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
 import java.util.Optional;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.TextComponent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.TranslatableComponent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ public class HandshakeSessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
   @Override
   public boolean handle(LegacyHandshake packet) {
     connection.closeWith(LegacyDisconnect
-        .from(TextComponent.of("Your client is old, please upgrade!", NamedTextColor.RED)));
+        .from(Component.text("Your client is old, please upgrade!", NamedTextColor.RED)));
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -100,13 +101,13 @@ public class HandshakeSessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
 
   private void handleLogin(Handshake handshake, InitialInboundConnection ic) {
     if (!ProtocolVersion.isSupported(handshake.getProtocolVersion())) {
-      ic.disconnectQuietly(TranslatableComponent.of("multiplayer.disconnect.outdated_client"));
+      ic.disconnectQuietly(Component.translatable("multiplayer.disconnect.outdated_client"));
       return;
     }
 
     InetAddress address = ((InetSocketAddress) connection.getRemoteAddress()).getAddress();
     if (!server.getIpAttemptLimiter().attempt(address)) {
-      ic.disconnectQuietly(TextComponent.of("You are logging in too fast, try again later."));
+      ic.disconnectQuietly(Component.text("You are logging in too fast, try again later."));
       return;
     }
 
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ public class HandshakeSessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
     // and lower, otherwise IP information will never get forwarded.
     if (server.getConfiguration().getPlayerInfoForwardingMode() == PlayerInfoForwarding.MODERN
         && handshake.getProtocolVersion().compareTo(ProtocolVersion.MINECRAFT_1_13) < 0) {
-      ic.disconnectQuietly(TextComponent.of("This server is only compatible with 1.13 and above."));
+      ic.disconnectQuietly(Component.text("This server is only compatible with 1.13 and above."));
       return;
     }
 

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/LoginSessionHandler.java

@@ -183,7 +183,11 @@ public class LoginSessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
           } else {
             initializePlayer(GameProfile.forOfflinePlayer(login.getUsername()), false);
           }
-        }, mcConnection.eventLoop());
+        }, mcConnection.eventLoop())
+        .exceptionally((ex) -> {
+          logger.error("Exception in pre-login stage", ex);
+          return null;
+        });
   }
 
   private EncryptionRequest generateEncryptionRequest() {
@@ -202,6 +206,7 @@ public class LoginSessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
         server.getConfiguration().getPlayerInfoForwardingMode());
     GameProfileRequestEvent profileRequestEvent = new GameProfileRequestEvent(inbound, profile,
         onlineMode);
+    final GameProfile finalProfile = profile;
 
     server.getEventManager().fire(profileRequestEvent).thenCompose(profileEvent -> {
       if (mcConnection.isClosed()) {
@@ -229,6 +234,9 @@ public class LoginSessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
               completeLoginProtocolPhaseAndInitialize(player);
             }
           }, mcConnection.eventLoop());
+    }).exceptionally((ex) -> {
+      logger.error("Exception during connection of {}", finalProfile, ex);
+      return null;
     });  
   }
 
@@ -274,7 +282,11 @@ public class LoginSessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
             server.getEventManager().fire(new PostLoginEvent(player))
                 .thenRun(() -> connectToInitialServer(player));
           }
-        }, mcConnection.eventLoop());
+        }, mcConnection.eventLoop())
+        .exceptionally((ex) -> {
+          logger.error("Exception while completing login initialisation phase for {}", player, ex);
+          return null;
+        });
   }
 
   private void connectToInitialServer(ConnectedPlayer player) {
@@ -291,7 +303,11 @@ public class LoginSessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
             return;
           }
           player.createConnectionRequest(toTry.get()).fireAndForget();
-        }, mcConnection.eventLoop());
+        }, mcConnection.eventLoop())
+        .exceptionally((ex) -> {
+          logger.error("Exception while connecting {} to initial server", player, ex);
+          return null;
+        });
   }
 
   @Override

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/client/StatusSessionHandler.java

@@ -163,7 +163,11 @@ public class StatusSessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
         .thenCompose(ping -> server.getEventManager().fire(new ProxyPingEvent(inbound, ping)))
         .thenAcceptAsync(event -> connection.closeWith(
             LegacyDisconnect.fromServerPing(event.getPing(), packet.getVersion())),
-            connection.eventLoop());
+            connection.eventLoop())
+        .exceptionally((ex) -> {
+          logger.error("Exception while handling legacy ping {}", packet, ex);
+          return null;
+        });
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -189,7 +193,11 @@ public class StatusSessionHandler implements MinecraftSessionHandler {
                   .toJson(event.getPing(), json);
               connection.write(new StatusResponse(json));
             },
-            connection.eventLoop());
+            connection.eventLoop())
+        .exceptionally((ex) -> {
+          logger.error("Exception while handling status request {}", packet, ex);
+          return null;
+        });
     return true;
   }
 

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/util/ConnectionMessages.java

@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 package com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.util;
 
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.TextComponent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
 
 public class ConnectionMessages {
 
-  public static final TextComponent ALREADY_CONNECTED = TextComponent
+  public static final TextComponent ALREADY_CONNECTED = Component
-      .of("You are already connected to this server!", NamedTextColor.RED);
+      .text("You are already connected to this server!", NamedTextColor.RED);
-  public static final TextComponent IN_PROGRESS = TextComponent
+  public static final TextComponent IN_PROGRESS = Component
-      .of("You are already connecting to a server!", NamedTextColor.RED);
+      .text("You are already connecting to a server!", NamedTextColor.RED);
-  public static final TextComponent INTERNAL_SERVER_CONNECTION_ERROR = TextComponent
+  public static final TextComponent INTERNAL_SERVER_CONNECTION_ERROR = Component
-      .of("An internal server connection error occurred.", NamedTextColor.RED);
+      .text("An internal server connection error occurred.", NamedTextColor.RED);
 
   private ConnectionMessages() {
     throw new AssertionError();

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/console/VelocityConsole.java

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import com.velocitypowered.api.permission.Tristate;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ConsoleCommandSource;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.VelocityServer;
 import java.util.List;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
 import net.kyori.text.TextComponent;
 import net.kyori.text.format.TextColor;
 import net.minecrell.terminalconsole.SimpleTerminalConsole;
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@ public final class VelocityConsole extends SimpleTerminalConsole implements Cons
   }
 
   @Override
-  public void sendMessage(net.kyori.adventure.text.@NonNull Component message) {
+  public void sendMessage(@NonNull Identity identity, @NonNull Component message) {
     logger.info(net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer.legacySection()
         .serialize(message));
   }

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/VelocityEventManager.java

@@ -115,12 +115,10 @@ public class VelocityEventManager implements EventManager {
       return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(event);
     }
 
-    CompletableFuture<E> eventFuture = new CompletableFuture<>();
+    return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> {
-    service.execute(() -> {
       fireEvent(event);
-      eventFuture.complete(event);
+      return event;
-    });
+    }, service);
-    return eventFuture;
   }
 
   @Override

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/plugin/VelocityPluginManager.java

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class VelocityPluginManager implements PluginManager {
 
   private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(VelocityPluginManager.class);
 
-  private final Map<String, PluginContainer> plugins = new HashMap<>();
+  private final Map<String, PluginContainer> plugins = new LinkedHashMap<>();
   private final Map<Object, PluginContainer> pluginInstances = new IdentityHashMap<>();
   private final VelocityServer server;
 

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/ProtocolUtils.java

@@ -271,10 +271,6 @@ public enum ProtocolUtils {
    * @param stringArray the array to write
    */
   public static void writeStringArray(ByteBuf buf, String[] stringArray) {
-    if (stringArray == null) {
-      writeVarInt(buf, 0);
-      return;
-    }
     writeVarInt(buf, stringArray.length);
     for (String s : stringArray) {
       writeString(buf, s);
@@ -292,7 +288,7 @@ public enum ProtocolUtils {
       writeString(buf, property.getName());
       writeString(buf, property.getValue());
       String signature = property.getSignature();
-      if (signature != null) {
+      if (signature != null && !signature.isEmpty()) {
         buf.writeBoolean(true);
         writeString(buf, signature);
       } else {

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/netty/GS4QueryHandler.java

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.plain.PlainComponentSerializer;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
 
 public class GS4QueryHandler extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler<DatagramPacket> {
 
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ public class GS4QueryHandler extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler<DatagramPacket>
 
         // Build initial query response
         QueryResponse response = createInitialResponse();
-        boolean isBasic = queryMessage.isReadable();
+        boolean isBasic = !queryMessage.isReadable();
 
         // Call event and write response
         server.getEventManager()
@@ -162,7 +163,12 @@ public class GS4QueryHandler extends SimpleChannelInboundHandler<DatagramPacket>
               // Send the response
               DatagramPacket responsePacket = new DatagramPacket(queryResponse, msg.sender());
               ctx.writeAndFlush(responsePacket, ctx.voidPromise());
-            }, ctx.channel().eventLoop());
+            }, ctx.channel().eventLoop())
+            .exceptionally((ex) -> {
+              LogManager.getLogger(getClass()).error(
+                  "Exception while writing GS4 response for query from {}", senderAddress, ex);
+              return null;
+            });
         break;
       }
       default:

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/packet/Chat.java

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.velocitypowered.proxy.connection.MinecraftSessionHandler;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.MinecraftPacket;
 import com.velocitypowered.proxy.protocol.ProtocolUtils;
 import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import net.kyori.adventure.identity.Identity;
 import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 import java.util.UUID;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ public class Chat implements MinecraftPacket {
 
   public static final byte CHAT_TYPE = (byte) 0;
   public static final byte SYSTEM_TYPE = (byte) 1;
+  public static final byte GAME_INFO_TYPE = (byte) 2;
 
   public static final int MAX_SERVERBOUND_MESSAGE_LENGTH = 256;
   public static final UUID EMPTY_SENDER = new UUID(0, 0);
@@ -109,9 +111,9 @@ public class Chat implements MinecraftPacket {
         .serialize(component), type, sender);
   }
 
-  public static Chat createClientbound(net.kyori.adventure.text.Component component,
+  public static Chat createClientbound(Identity identity,
-      ProtocolVersion version) {
+      net.kyori.adventure.text.Component component, ProtocolVersion version) {
-    return createClientbound(component, CHAT_TYPE, EMPTY_SENDER, version);
+    return createClientbound(component, CHAT_TYPE, identity.uuid(), version);
   }
 
   public static Chat createClientbound(net.kyori.adventure.text.Component component, byte type,

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/util/ByteBufDataOutput.java

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 
 /**
- * A {@link DataOutput} equivalent to {@link ByteBufDataInput}.
+ * A {@link ByteArrayDataOutput} equivalent to {@link ByteBufDataInput}.
  */
 public class ByteBufDataOutput extends OutputStream implements ByteArrayDataOutput {
 

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/protocol/util/VelocityLegacyHoverEventSerializer.java

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class VelocityLegacyHoverEventSerializer implements LegacyHoverEventSeria
   }
 
   private static Key legacyIdToFakeKey(byte id) {
-    return Key.of("velocity", "legacy_hover/id_" + id);
+    return Key.key("velocity", "legacy_hover/id_" + id);
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class VelocityLegacyHoverEventSerializer implements LegacyHoverEventSeria
     if (idIfString.isEmpty()) {
       key = legacyIdToFakeKey(item.getByte("id"));
     } else {
-      key = Key.of(idIfString);
+      key = Key.key(idIfString);
     }
 
     byte count = item.getByte("Count", (byte) 1);
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ public class VelocityLegacyHoverEventSerializer implements LegacyHoverEventSeria
     try {
       name = componentDecoder.decode(item.getString("name"));
     } catch (Exception e) {
-      name = TextComponent.of(item.getString("name"));
+      name = Component.text(item.getString("name"));
     }
 
-    return ShowEntity.of(Key.of(item.getString("type")),
+    return ShowEntity.of(Key.key(item.getString("type")),
         UUID.fromString(item.getString("id")),
         name);
   }
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class VelocityLegacyHoverEventSerializer implements LegacyHoverEventSeria
       builder.put("tag", TagStringIO.get().asCompound(nbt.string()));
     }
 
-    return TextComponent.of(TagStringIO.get().asString(builder.build()));
+    return Component.text(TagStringIO.get().asString(builder.build()));
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -102,6 +102,6 @@ public class VelocityLegacyHoverEventSerializer implements LegacyHoverEventSeria
     if (name != null) {
       tag.putString("name", componentEncoder.encode(name));
     }
-    return TextComponent.of(TagStringIO.get().asString(tag.build()));
+    return Component.text(TagStringIO.get().asString(tag.build()));
   }
 }

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/BrigadierUtils.java

@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 package com.velocitypowered.proxy.util;
 
-import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.base.Splitter;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.Command;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.arguments.StringArgumentType;
-import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.ArgumentBuilder;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.LiteralArgumentBuilder;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.builder.RequiredArgumentBuilder;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.context.CommandContext;
@@ -13,7 +11,6 @@ import com.mojang.brigadier.tree.CommandNode;
 import com.mojang.brigadier.tree.LiteralCommandNode;
 import com.velocitypowered.api.command.CommandSource;
 import java.util.Locale;
-import org.checkerframework.checker.nullness.qual.Nullable;
 
 /**
  * Provides utilities for working with Brigadier commands.

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/DurationUtils.java

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ public final class DurationUtils {
    * @param duration the duration to convert into Minecraft ticks
    * @return the duration represented as the number of Minecraft ticks
    */
-  public static long convertDurationToTicks(Duration duration) {
+  public static long toTicks(Duration duration) {
     return duration.toMillis() / ONE_TICK_IN_MILLISECONDS;
   }
 }

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/InformationUtils.java

@@ -0,0 +1,240 @@
+package com.velocitypowered.proxy.util;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+import com.google.gson.Gson;
+import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
+import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.PluginContainer;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.PluginDescription;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.plugin.meta.PluginDependency;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.ProxyServer;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.config.ProxyConfig;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.proxy.server.RegisteredServer;
+import com.velocitypowered.api.util.ProxyVersion;
+
+import java.net.Inet4Address;
+import java.net.Inet6Address;
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+public enum InformationUtils {
+  ;
+
+  /**
+   * Retrieves a {@link JsonArray} containing basic information about all
+   * running plugins on the {@link ProxyServer} instance.
+   *
+   * @param proxy the proxy instance to retrieve from
+   * @return {@link JsonArray} containing zero or more {@link JsonObject}
+   */
+  public static JsonArray collectPluginInfo(ProxyServer proxy) {
+    List<PluginContainer> allPlugins = ImmutableList.copyOf(
+            proxy.getPluginManager().getPlugins());
+    JsonArray plugins = new JsonArray();
+
+    for (PluginContainer plugin : allPlugins) {
+      PluginDescription desc = plugin.getDescription();
+      JsonObject current = new JsonObject();
+      current.addProperty("id", desc.getId());
+      if (desc.getName().isPresent()) {
+        current.addProperty("name", desc.getName().get());
+      }
+      if (desc.getVersion().isPresent()) {
+        current.addProperty("version", desc.getVersion().get());
+      }
+      if (!desc.getAuthors().isEmpty()) {
+        JsonArray authorsArray = new JsonArray();
+        for (String author : desc.getAuthors()) {
+          authorsArray.add(author);
+        }
+        current.add("authors", authorsArray);
+      }
+      if (desc.getDescription().isPresent()) {
+        current.addProperty("description", desc.getDescription().get());
+      }
+      if (desc.getUrl().isPresent()) {
+        current.addProperty("url", desc.getUrl().get());
+      }
+      if (!desc.getDependencies().isEmpty()) {
+        JsonArray dependencies = new JsonArray();
+        for (PluginDependency dependency : desc.getDependencies()) {
+          dependencies.add(dependency.getId());
+        }
+        current.add("dependencies", dependencies);
+      }
+      plugins.add(current);
+    }
+    return plugins;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a {@link JsonObject} containing information about the
+   * current environment the project is run under.
+   *
+   * @return {@link JsonObject} containing environment info
+   */
+  public static JsonObject collectEnvironmentInfo() {
+    JsonObject envInfo = new JsonObject();
+    envInfo.addProperty("operatingSystemType", System.getProperty("os.name"));
+    envInfo.addProperty("operatingSystemVersion", System.getProperty("os.version"));
+    envInfo.addProperty("operatingSystemArchitecture", System.getProperty("os.arch"));
+    envInfo.addProperty("javaVersion", System.getProperty("java.version"));
+    envInfo.addProperty("javaVendor", System.getProperty("java.vendor"));
+    return envInfo;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a {@link JsonObject} containing information about the
+   * forced hosts of the {@link ProxyConfig} instance.
+   *
+   * @return {@link JsonArray} containing forced hosts
+   */
+  public static JsonObject collectForcedHosts(ProxyConfig config) {
+    JsonObject forcedHosts = new JsonObject();
+    Map<String, List<String>> allForcedHosts = ImmutableMap.copyOf(
+            config.getForcedHosts());
+    for (Map.Entry<String, List<String>> entry : allForcedHosts.entrySet()) {
+      JsonArray host = new JsonArray();
+      for (int i = 0; i < entry.getValue().size(); i++) {
+        host.add(entry.getValue().get(i));
+      }
+      forcedHosts.add(entry.getKey(), host);
+    }
+    return forcedHosts;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Anonymises or redacts a given {@link InetAddress}
+   * public address bits.
+   *
+   * @param address The address to redact
+   * @return {@link String} address with public parts redacted
+   */
+  public static String anonymizeInetAddress(InetAddress address) {
+    if (address instanceof Inet4Address) {
+      Inet4Address v4 = (Inet4Address) address;
+      if (v4.isAnyLocalAddress() || v4.isLoopbackAddress()
+              || v4.isLinkLocalAddress()
+              || v4.isSiteLocalAddress()) {
+        return address.getHostAddress();
+      } else {
+        byte[] addr = v4.getAddress();
+        return (addr[0] & 0xff) + "." + (addr[1] & 0xff) + ".XXX.XXX";
+      }
+    } else if (address instanceof Inet6Address) {
+      Inet6Address v6 = (Inet6Address) address;
+      if (v6.isAnyLocalAddress() || v6.isLoopbackAddress()
+              || v6.isSiteLocalAddress()
+              || v6.isSiteLocalAddress()) {
+        return address.getHostAddress();
+      } else {
+        String[] bits = v6.getHostAddress().split(":");
+        String ret = "";
+        boolean flag = false;
+        for (int iter = 0; iter < bits.length; iter++) {
+          if (flag) {
+            ret += ":X";
+            continue;
+          }
+          if (!bits[iter].equals("0")) {
+            if (iter == 0) {
+              ret = bits[iter];
+            } else {
+              ret = "::" + bits[iter];
+            }
+            flag = true;
+          }
+        }
+        return ret;
+      }
+    } else {
+      return address.getHostAddress();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a {@link JsonObject} containing most relevant
+   * information of the {@link RegisteredServer} for diagnosis.
+   *
+   * @param server the server to evaluate
+   * @return {@link JsonObject} containing server and diagnostic info
+   */
+  public static JsonObject collectServerInfo(RegisteredServer server) {
+    JsonObject info = new JsonObject();
+    info.addProperty("currentPlayers", server.getPlayersConnected().size());
+    InetSocketAddress iaddr = server.getServerInfo().getAddress();
+    if (iaddr.isUnresolved()) {
+      // Greetings form Netty 4aa10db9
+      info.addProperty("host", iaddr.getHostString());
+    } else {
+      info.addProperty("host", anonymizeInetAddress(iaddr.getAddress()));
+    }
+    info.addProperty("port", iaddr.getPort());
+    return info;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a {@link JsonObject} containing information about the
+   * current environment the project is run under.
+   *
+   * @param version the proxy instance to retrieve from
+   * @return {@link JsonObject} containing environment info
+   */
+  public static JsonObject collectProxyInfo(ProxyVersion version) {
+    return (JsonObject) serializeObject(version, false);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a {@link JsonObject} containing most relevant
+   * information of the {@link ProxyConfig} for diagnosis.
+   *
+   * @param config the config instance to retrieve from
+   * @return {@link JsonObject} containing select config values
+   */
+  public static JsonObject collectProxyConfig(ProxyConfig config) {
+    return (JsonObject) serializeObject(config, true);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a human-readable String from a {@link JsonElement}.
+   *
+   * @param json the {@link JsonElement} object
+   * @return the human-readable String
+   */
+  public static String toHumanReadableString(JsonElement json) {
+    return GSON_WITHOUT_EXCLUDES.toJson(json);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a {@link JsonObject} from a String.
+   *
+   * @param toParse the String to parse
+   * @return {@link JsonObject} object
+   */
+  public static JsonObject parseString(String toParse) {
+    return GSON_WITHOUT_EXCLUDES.fromJson(toParse, JsonObject.class);
+  }
+
+  private static JsonElement serializeObject(Object toSerialize, boolean withExcludes) {
+    return JsonParser.parseString(
+            withExcludes ? GSON_WITH_EXCLUDES.toJson(toSerialize) :
+            GSON_WITHOUT_EXCLUDES.toJson(toSerialize));
+  }
+
+  private static final Gson GSON_WITH_EXCLUDES = new GsonBuilder()
+          .setPrettyPrinting()
+          .excludeFieldsWithoutExposeAnnotation()
+          .create();
+
+  private static final Gson GSON_WITHOUT_EXCLUDES = new GsonBuilder()
+          .setPrettyPrinting()
+          .create();
+
+
+}

proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/util/VelocityChannelRegistrar.java

@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ public class VelocityChannelRegistrar implements ChannelRegistrar {
   public void register(ChannelIdentifier... identifiers) {
     for (ChannelIdentifier identifier : identifiers) {
       Preconditions.checkArgument(identifier instanceof LegacyChannelIdentifier
-              || identifier instanceof MinecraftChannelIdentifier,
+          || identifier instanceof MinecraftChannelIdentifier, "identifier is unknown");
-          "identifier is unknown");
     }
 
     for (ChannelIdentifier identifier : identifiers) {