Simple Player Badges

Simple Player Badges is a mod that enhances your in-game chat by allowing custom player badges to appear next to player names. This mod lets you assign various badges to players and adds a timestamp feature for better chat readability.
The timestamp functionality was inspired by Beautified Chat by Serilum. Thanks to Serilum for the inspiration, as some of their features were recreated into this mod.

Configuration:

To configure the badges, you'll need to create a badgenames.json file in the config folder of your Minecraft Server. The JSON configuration contains two primary sections:

players: This is where you assign badges to specific players by name.

badges: Here you define the properties of each badge, including its symbol, color, and hover text.

Here's an example configuration:

{
    "players": [
        {
            "name": "Player1", 
            "badges": ["badge1", "badge2", "badge3"]
        },
        {
            "name": "Player2", 
            "badges": ["badge2"]
        }
    ],
    "badges": {
        "badge1": { 
            "symbol": "★",
            "color": "gold",
            "hover": "Badge1 Title" 
        },
        "badge2": { 
            "symbol": "α",
            "color": "blue",
            "hover": "Badge2 Title" 
        },
        "badge3": { 
            "symbol": "⚔",
            "color": "red",
            "hover": "Badge3 Title" 
        }
    }
}

The configuration file should be saved in UTF-8 format to ensure special characters display correctly.

Operators can use /badges reload on runtime to update any changes made to badgenames.json.

Explanation of Fields:

To-Do:

• Automatic Config Generation if Config doesn't already exist
• Creating and assigning badges with commands
• Option to enable and disable certain features