Solved Just Wondering...

How exactly does Bukkit "label" someone as the killer of another. I looked through the source code, and all I found was the getKiller() method in the interface LivingEntity (which obviously didn't help since its just an interface). I'm just curious because I want to know whether a plugin I am working on (which incorporates its own PvP system) will still be able to accurately label a killer.

Thanks!

Edit: I figured out the solution by looking through the original net.minecraft.server source code. Here is an example below:

Player killer;
Player victim;
EntityDamageSource d = new EntityDamageSource("player", killer);
victim.damageEntity(DamageSource.d, Float.MAX_VALUE);

 

You need to look through the implementation (CraftBukkit, Spigot) source code. It is most likely in net.minecraft.server, but I am not precisely sure where.

 

I looked through net.minecraft.server. I found that it labels killers by "Damage Source", which I am pretty sure means was whatever thing dealt the last strike, whether it be mob, anvil, etc. So to have someone kill something and be labeled, I figure you can do this:

Player killer;
Player victim;
EntityDamageSource d = new EntityDamageSource("player", killer);
victim.damageEntity(DamageSource.d, Float.MAX_VALUE);

Guess that answers my own question..

 

@Arjuncraft, not many people would be willing to dig through the server code to answer their own question. I applaud you for that.

Please mark as solved.