AutoBroadcast

An Endstone plugin that periodically broadcasts configurable messages to all online players.

Features

• Cycle through a list of messages at a configurable interval.
• Choose between sequential (ordered) or random broadcast mode.
• Optional colour-coded prefix applied to every message.
• Reload configuration live with /autobroadcast reload — no server restart required.
• Zero console spam on startup/shutdown.

Installation

1. Build the plugin with CMake (see Building).
2. Copy the resulting AutoBroadcast.dll / libAutoBroadcast.so into the server's plugins/ folder.
3. Start (or restart) the server.
   A default config.yml is created automatically in plugins/AutoBroadcast/.

Configuration

plugins/AutoBroadcast/config.yml is created on first start with sensible defaults:

# How many seconds between each broadcast message. Minimum: 1
interval: 60

# Message order: sequential (default) or random
order: sequential

# Prefix prepended to every message. Supports § colour codes. Leave empty to disable.
prefix: "§6[Info] §r"

# Messages to cycle through. § colour codes are supported.
messages:
    - "§aWelcome to the server! Type /help for a list of commands."
    - "§ePlease respect all players and follow the server rules."
    - "§bHaving trouble? Ask a staff member for help!"

Options

Key	Type	Default	Description
interval	integer	60	Seconds between broadcasts (minimum 1).
order	string	sequential	sequential — messages in order; random — random pick each time.
prefix	string	§6[Info] §r	Prepended to every message. Set to "" to disable.
messages	list	(3 examples)	List of strings to broadcast.

Colour codes

Minecraft colour codes (§a, §b, …) work in both prefix and messages.

Commands

Command	Description	Permission
/autobroadcast reload	Reload config.yml without restarting.	autobroadcast.command.reload

Permissions

Permission	Default	Description
autobroadcast.command.reload	Operator	Allows running /autobroadcast reload.

Building

cmake -B build -S .
cmake --build build --config Release

The plugin binary will be in build/ (exact path depends on platform).

License

MIT — see LICENSE.