Adding features to the org.bukkit.entity.Player class?

I'm working on a plugin, while the other is on hold right now and I'm curious how I can implement the Player class in org.bukkit.entity so I can add new methods to the Player instance.

However, doing it on "extends" I can not find it. However, doing 'implements' would cause the class to spam up with methods that return no value (all Player methods) and I do not want that.

Is there a loophole I can use to get past this?

 

Well, what exacly are you trying to add ? And why add it to the existing Player class ?

 

I'm working on a plugin that does check the uptime of a player and I need to know how to extends the Player class so I can add a few variables and methods.

 

You're going to want to use a Player Wrapper for this, as 'extending the Player class' really isn't an easy task to accomplish.

 

class MyPlayer extends Player
{

Player realPlayer;
MyPlayer(Player p)
{
realPlayer=p;
}

MyPlayer(String s)
{
try{
realPlayer=Bukkit.getPlayer(s);
} catch(Exception e) {}
}

Player getPlayer()
{
return realPlayer;
}

}

That should be a start. You'd construct a MyPlayer object rather than a Player object. Keep in mind that this is just written out from school and it may not work. I'm not sure that Player is a class that can be extended actually.

 

A metadata system has also recently been added. You can use getMetadata and setMetadata to add data to a Player object. I haven't actually used it myself yet, but it is in there.

 

wat? is it really here?

 

No.
Fucking.
Way.

Please kick me to Mars.