Skript: [dev26d] Links in plain chat no longer clickable

[RoyCurtis]

In dev25 and older, links that were printed out in chat with the message effect were clickable. In dev26d, it appears such links are no longer clickable.

Testing

• Tested, not reproducible with Skript dev25
• Tested and reproducible on a local testing PaperSpigot (git-Paper-1081 (MC: 1.11.2)) server with 1 plugin
  
  
  
  • Skript dev26d
  
  

Setup

• Skript's config.sk

Test skript

command /links:
    description: Shows a list of useful server websites
    aliases: /www
    executable by: players and console
    trigger:
        message "&B&LServer &flinks:"
        message "&f• &3google.com &f- Google"
        message "&f• &3reddit.com &f- Reddit"
        message "&f• http://zombo.com &f- Zombocom"

Reproduction

1. Save above snippet into plugins/Skript/scripts/test.sk
2. /sk reload all - Reloads Skripts
3. /www - Executes above skript
4. Try clicking any of the links in chat
   
   
   
   • In dev25 and older, the links will open
   
   
   • In dev26d, the links do nothing
   
   

Workaround

Use the new JSON chat system to create links, e.g.

message "&f• <link:http://reddit.com>&3reddit.com<reset> &f- Reddit"

Notes

I realize we can use the new JSON system for links. However, I think this is an issue as:

• It breaks backwards-compatibility with older scripts
• It is subjectively simpler and cleaner to just use raw links in messages
• In normal CraftBukkit chat, links in players' chat messages are automatically made clickable. This creates an expectation that links in any messages will be automatically clickable.

[bensku]

This is simply because with JSON chat the client doesn't interpret anything as link if it is not marked to be so. Note that Bukkit, by default, does not use JSON chat.

[bensku]

I guess I can add config option to try to auto-parse http(s):// as link declaration. Will come in some of next releases.

[bensku]

Done.

[RoyCurtis]

Thank you very much for this!