Support multiple named billboards per arena

README.md

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ slightly faster round. Last player standing wins.
 All admin/config commands live under `/blockparty` (alias `/bp`) and work from console
 where it makes sense (`create`, `delete`, `enable`, `disable`, `info`, `list`, `reload`).
 Commands that require a physical location (`setlobby`, `setspawn`, `setspectator`,
-`setbillboard`, `pos1`, `pos2`) require a player sender.
+`setbillboard`, `pos1`, `pos2`) require a player sender. `delbillboard`, `billboards`, `info`
+work fine from console.
 
 ### Admin
 | Command | Description |
@@ -38,8 +39,9 @@ Commands that require a physical location (`setlobby`, `setspawn`, `setspectator
 | `/blockparty setlobby <arena>` | Set the waiting-room location |
 | `/blockparty setspawn <arena>` | Set the in-game spawn location |
 | `/blockparty setspectator <arena>` | Set the spectator/eliminated location |
-| `/blockparty setbillboard <arena>` | (Optional) place a display block here that mirrors the current target color |
+| `/blockparty setbillboard <arena> [name]` | (Optional) place a named display block here that mirrors the current target color; `name` defaults to `default`, so you can have any number by giving each a unique name |
-| `/blockparty delbillboard <arena>` | Remove the billboard, if one is set |
+| `/blockparty delbillboard <arena> [name]` | Remove a named billboard (defaults to `default`) |
+| `/blockparty billboards <arena>` | List an arena's billboards and whether each is enabled |
 | `/blockparty pos1 <arena>` | Set floor region corner 1 |
 | `/blockparty pos2 <arena>` | Set floor region corner 2 |
 | `/blockparty setfloor <arena> <mat1,mat2,...>` | Set the allowed floor materials |
@@ -86,8 +88,9 @@ Commands that require a physical location (`setlobby`, `setspawn`, `setspectator
      each round (BlockParty does not scan the world every round — it restores from the saved
      layout for performance and determinism).
 8. Optionally, stand somewhere visible near/above the floor and run `/bp setbillboard lobby1`
+   (or `/bp setbillboard lobby1 <name>` to add more than one, e.g. one per side of the arena)
    to place a big display block that mirrors the round's target color — purely cosmetic and
-   entirely optional (see "Billboard" below).
+   entirely optional (see "Billboards" below).
 9. `/bp info lobby1` to confirm there are no validation errors.
 10. `/bp enable lobby1`.
 11. Players run `/bp join lobby1`. Once `min-players` is reached the countdown starts
@@ -112,22 +115,29 @@ Commands that require a physical location (`setlobby`, `setspawn`, `setspectator
   (`generated-layout`) so it can be restored exactly, every round, without re-scanning or
   re-randomizing the world.
 
-### Billboard
+### Billboards
 
 An arena billboard is a `BlockDisplay` entity that visually shows the currently selected
-target color/block each round, in addition to the title/actionbar/hotbar-item cues. It is
+target color/block each round, in addition to the title/actionbar/hotbar-item cues. An arena
-entirely optional:
+may have any number of them (e.g. one visible from each side of the floor), each independently
+named, positioned and toggled. Entirely optional:
 
-- Per-arena: only spawned if `/bp setbillboard <arena>` has been run (stored as `billboard`
+- Per-billboard: `/bp setbillboard <arena> [name]` places/updates one at your current location;
-  in the arena's yml). `/bp delbillboard <arena>` removes it.
+  `name` defaults to `default` if omitted, so the simple single-billboard flow needs no name at
-- Per-arena toggle: `billboard-enabled` in the arena's yml (default `true`) lets you keep the
+  all. Give each a distinct `name` to have several at once (e.g. `/bp setbillboard lobby1 north`,
-  location set but temporarily turn it off without deleting it.
+  `/bp setbillboard lobby1 south`). `/bp delbillboard <arena> [name]` removes one. `/bp billboards
-- Global toggle: `ui.billboard` in `config.yml` (default `true`) disables billboards across
+  <arena>` lists an arena's billboards and whether each is enabled.
+- Per-billboard toggle: stored per name in the arena's yml (`billboards.<name>.enabled`, default
+  `true`) — set to `false` to keep the location saved but temporarily stop displaying it, without
+  running `delbillboard`.
+- Global toggle: `ui.billboard` in `config.yml` (default `true`) disables every billboard on
   every arena at once, e.g. for performance-constrained servers.
 
-The entity is non-persistent (not saved to the world, so it never survives a server restart on
+Every billboard shows the same current target color in sync — they're just multiple vantage
-its own — BlockParty re-creates it on demand) and is despawned automatically when the arena is
+points on the same information. Entities are non-persistent (not saved to the world, so they
-disabled, deleted, or the plugin shuts down, so it never leaks entities.
+never survive a server restart on their own — BlockParty re-creates them on demand) and are all
+despawned automatically when the arena is disabled, deleted, or the plugin shuts down, so
+nothing leaks.
 
 ## Player usage
 

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/billboard/BillboardManager.java

@@ -10,14 +10,16 @@ import org.joml.Vector3f;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.BlockPartyPlugin;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.config.ArenaConfig;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 
 /**
- * Owns an optional {@link BlockDisplay} entity that visually mirrors an arena's currently
+ * Owns any number of named, optional {@link BlockDisplay} entities that visually mirror an
- * selected target color. Purely cosmetic: fully optional (global toggle + per-arena
+ * arena's currently selected target color. Purely cosmetic: fully optional (global toggle +
- * toggle/location), and every method safely no-ops when disabled, unset, or the arena's
+ * per-billboard toggle/location), and every method safely no-ops when disabled, unset, or the
- * world isn't loaded.
+ * arena's world isn't loaded.
  */
 public class BillboardManager {
 
@@ -25,75 +27,96 @@ public class BillboardManager {
 
     private final BlockPartyPlugin plugin;
     private final ArenaConfig config;
-    private UUID entityId;
+    /** billboard name -> live display entity id, only present while spawned. */
+    private final Map<String, UUID> entityIds = new HashMap<>();
 
     public BillboardManager(BlockPartyPlugin plugin, ArenaConfig config) {
         this.plugin = plugin;
         this.config = config;
     }
 
-    private boolean isActive() {
+    private boolean globallyActive() {
-        return plugin.getConfigManager().isBillboardEnabled() && config.hasBillboard()
+        return plugin.getConfigManager().isBillboardEnabled() && config.hasAnyBillboards();
-                && config.getBillboard().getWorld() != null;
     }
 
-    /** Shows (spawning the display entity if needed) the given material as the current target. */
+    /** Shows the given material as the current target on every enabled, valid billboard. */
     public void show(Material material) {
-        if (!isActive()) {
+        if (!globallyActive()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        for (String name : config.getBillboards().keySet()) {
+            showOne(name, material);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void showOne(String name, Material material) {
+        Location loc = config.getBillboard(name);
+        if (loc == null || loc.getWorld() == null || !config.isBillboardEnabled(name)) {
             return;
         }
         try {
-            BlockDisplay display = resolve();
+            BlockDisplay display = resolve(name);
             if (display == null) {
-                display = spawn();
+                display = spawn(name, loc);
             }
             if (display != null) {
                 display.setBlock(material.createBlockData());
             }
         } catch (Exception ex) {
-            plugin.getLogger().log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to update billboard for arena '" + config.getName() + "'", ex);
+            plugin.getLogger().log(Level.WARNING, "Failed to update billboard '" + name
+                    + "' for arena '" + config.getName() + "'", ex);
         }
     }
 
-    /** Blanks the display (e.g. between matches) without destroying the entity. */
+    /** Blanks every spawned display (e.g. between matches) without destroying the entities. */
     public void clear() {
-        BlockDisplay display = resolve();
+        for (String name : entityIds.keySet().toArray(new String[0])) {
-        if (display != null) {
+            BlockDisplay display = resolve(name);
-            display.setBlock(Material.AIR.createBlockData());
+            if (display != null) {
+                display.setBlock(Material.AIR.createBlockData());
+            }
         }
     }
 
-    /** Fully removes the display entity. Safe to call even if nothing was ever spawned. */
+    /** Fully removes every display entity. Safe to call even if nothing was ever spawned. */
     public void despawn() {
-        BlockDisplay display = resolve();
+        for (String name : entityIds.keySet().toArray(new String[0])) {
+            BlockDisplay display = resolve(name);
+            if (display != null) {
+                display.remove();
+            }
+            entityIds.remove(name);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /** Removes a single named billboard's live entity (e.g. after deletion or relocation). */
+    public void despawnOne(String name) {
+        BlockDisplay display = resolve(name);
         if (display != null) {
             display.remove();
         }
-        entityId = null;
+        entityIds.remove(name);
     }
 
-    /** Forces the entity to be re-created at its (possibly updated) configured location next time it's shown. */
+    /** Forces a specific billboard to be re-created at its (possibly updated) location next show(). */
-    public void invalidate() {
+    public void invalidate(String name) {
-        despawn();
+        despawnOne(name);
     }
 
-    private BlockDisplay resolve() {
+    private BlockDisplay resolve(String name) {
-        if (entityId == null) {
+        UUID id = entityIds.get(name);
+        if (id == null) {
             return null;
         }
-        Entity entity = plugin.getServer().getEntity(entityId);
+        Entity entity = plugin.getServer().getEntity(id);
         if (entity instanceof BlockDisplay display && !display.isDead()) {
             return display;
         }
-        entityId = null;
+        entityIds.remove(name);
         return null;
     }
 
-    private BlockDisplay spawn() {
+    private BlockDisplay spawn(String name, Location loc) {
-        Location loc = config.getBillboard();
-        if (loc == null || loc.getWorld() == null) {
-            return null;
-        }
         BlockDisplay display = loc.getWorld().spawn(loc, BlockDisplay.class, bd -> {
             bd.setPersistent(false);
             bd.setGlowing(true);
@@ -103,7 +126,7 @@ public class BillboardManager {
                     new Vector3f(1.5f, 1.5f, 1.5f),
                     NO_ROTATION));
         });
-        entityId = display.getUniqueId();
+        entityIds.put(name, display.getUniqueId());
         return display;
     }
 }

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/command/BlockPartyCommand.java

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ public class BlockPartyCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
             case "setspectator" -> setSpectator(sender, args);
             case "setbillboard" -> setBillboard(sender, args);
             case "delbillboard" -> delBillboard(sender, args);
+            case "billboards" -> listBillboards(sender, args);
             case "pos1" -> pos1(sender, args);
             case "pos2" -> pos2(sender, args);
             case "setfloor" -> setFloor(sender, args);
@@ -78,8 +79,9 @@ public class BlockPartyCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
                 "/blockparty setlobby <arena>",
                 "/blockparty setspawn <arena>",
                 "/blockparty setspectator <arena>",
-                "/blockparty setbillboard <arena>",
+                "/blockparty setbillboard <arena> [name]",
-                "/blockparty delbillboard <arena>",
+                "/blockparty delbillboard <arena> [name]",
+                "/blockparty billboards <arena>",
                 "/blockparty pos1 <arena>",
                 "/blockparty pos2 <arena>",
                 "/blockparty setfloor <arena>",
@@ -198,25 +200,56 @@ public class BlockPartyCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
 
     private void setBillboard(CommandSender sender, String[] args) {
         if (!requireAdmin(sender, "blockparty.admin.setup") || !requirePlayer(sender)) return;
+        String billboardName = args.length > 2 ? args[2] : "default";
         withArena(sender, args, arena -> {
-            arena.getConfig().setBillboard(((Player) sender).getLocation());
+            arena.getConfig().setBillboard(billboardName, ((Player) sender).getLocation());
-            arena.getConfig().setBillboardEnabled(true);
+            arena.getConfig().setBillboardEnabled(billboardName, true);
-            arena.getBillboardManager().invalidate();
+            arena.getBillboardManager().invalidate(billboardName);
             plugin.getArenaManager().save(arena);
-            sender.sendMessage(plugin.getMessages().get("admin.billboard-set", Map.of("arena", arena.getConfig().getName())));
+            sender.sendMessage(plugin.getMessages().get("admin.billboard-set",
+                    Map.of("arena", arena.getConfig().getName(), "name", billboardName)));
         });
     }
 
     private void delBillboard(CommandSender sender, String[] args) {
         if (!requireAdmin(sender, "blockparty.admin.setup")) return;
+        String billboardName = args.length > 2 ? args[2] : "default";
         withArena(sender, args, arena -> {
-            arena.getBillboardManager().despawn();
+            if (!arena.getConfig().hasBillboard(billboardName)) {
-            arena.getConfig().setBillboard(null);
+                sender.sendMessage(plugin.getMessages().get("admin.billboard-unknown",
+                        Map.of("arena", arena.getConfig().getName(), "name", billboardName)));
+                return;
+            }
+            arena.getBillboardManager().despawnOne(billboardName);
+            arena.getConfig().removeBillboard(billboardName);
             plugin.getArenaManager().save(arena);
-            sender.sendMessage(plugin.getMessages().get("admin.billboard-removed", Map.of("arena", arena.getConfig().getName())));
+            sender.sendMessage(plugin.getMessages().get("admin.billboard-removed",
+                    Map.of("arena", arena.getConfig().getName(), "name", billboardName)));
         });
     }
 
+    private void listBillboards(CommandSender sender, String[] args) {
+        String name = argOrCurrentArenaless(args);
+        if (name == null) {
+            sender.sendMessage("Usage: /blockparty billboards <arena>");
+            return;
+        }
+        var opt = plugin.getArenaManager().get(name);
+        if (opt.isEmpty()) {
+            sender.sendMessage(plugin.getMessages().get("errors.unknown-arena", Map.of("arena", name)));
+            return;
+        }
+        ArenaConfig cfg = opt.get().getConfig();
+        sender.sendMessage("§6=== Billboards: " + cfg.getName() + " ===");
+        if (cfg.getBillboards().isEmpty()) {
+            sender.sendMessage("§7(none set)");
+            return;
+        }
+        for (String bbName : cfg.getBillboards().keySet()) {
+            sender.sendMessage("§7- §f" + bbName + " §7(enabled: " + cfg.isBillboardEnabled(bbName) + ")");
+        }
+    }
+
     private void pos1(CommandSender sender, String[] args) {
         if (!requireAdmin(sender, "blockparty.admin.setup") || !requirePlayer(sender)) return;
         withArena(sender, args, arena -> {
@@ -335,7 +368,7 @@ public class BlockPartyCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
         sender.sendMessage("§7Lobby set: §f" + (cfg.getLobby() != null));
         sender.sendMessage("§7Spawn set: §f" + (cfg.getSpawn() != null));
         sender.sendMessage("§7Spectator set: §f" + (cfg.getSpectator() != null));
-        sender.sendMessage("§7Billboard set: §f" + (cfg.getBillboard() != null) + (cfg.getBillboard() != null ? " (enabled: " + cfg.isBillboardEnabled() + ")" : ""));
+        sender.sendMessage("§7Billboards: §f" + cfg.getBillboards().size() + " (see /bp billboards " + cfg.getName() + ")");
         sender.sendMessage("§7Floor region set: §f" + cfg.hasFloorRegion());
         sender.sendMessage("§7Floor generated: §f" + cfg.hasGeneratedLayout());
         sender.sendMessage("§7Floor materials: §f" + cfg.getFloorMaterials().size());
@@ -453,7 +486,7 @@ public class BlockPartyCommand implements CommandExecutor, TabCompleter {
     public List<String> onTabComplete(CommandSender sender, Command command, String alias, String[] args) {
         if (args.length == 1) {
             return List.of("help", "join", "leave", "arenas", "stats", "create", "delete", "enable", "disable",
-                            "setlobby", "setspawn", "setspectator", "setbillboard", "delbillboard", "pos1", "pos2", "setfloor", "generate", "info", "list", "reload")
+                            "setlobby", "setspawn", "setspectator", "setbillboard", "delbillboard", "billboards", "pos1", "pos2", "setfloor", "generate", "info", "list", "reload")
                     .stream().filter(s -> s.startsWith(args[0].toLowerCase())).collect(Collectors.toList());
         }
         if (args.length == 2) {

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/config/ArenaConfig.java

@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.World;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 /** Mutable POJO describing a single arena's configuration, mirrors arenas/<name>.yml. */
 public class ArenaConfig {
@@ -15,8 +20,10 @@ public class ArenaConfig {
     private Location lobby;
     private Location spawn;
     private Location spectator;
-    private Location billboard;
+    /** Named billboards: displays that mirror the current round's target color. Any number
-    private boolean billboardEnabled = true;
+     *  may be set (e.g. one per side of the arena), each independently enabled/disabled. */
+    private final Map<String, Location> billboards = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+    private final Set<String> disabledBillboards = new HashSet<>();
     private int[] pos1; // x,y,z block coords
     private int[] pos2;
 
@@ -86,24 +93,42 @@ public class ArenaConfig {
         this.spectator = spectator;
     }
 
-    public Location getBillboard() {
+    /** All configured billboards by name, in insertion order. */
-        return billboard;
+    public Map<String, Location> getBillboards() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableMap(billboards);
     }
 
-    public void setBillboard(Location billboard) {
+    public Location getBillboard(String name) {
-        this.billboard = billboard;
+        return billboards.get(name);
     }
 
-    public boolean isBillboardEnabled() {
+    public void setBillboard(String name, Location location) {
-        return billboardEnabled;
+        billboards.put(name, location);
     }
 
-    public void setBillboardEnabled(boolean billboardEnabled) {
+    public void removeBillboard(String name) {
-        this.billboardEnabled = billboardEnabled;
+        billboards.remove(name);
+        disabledBillboards.remove(name);
     }
 
-    public boolean hasBillboard() {
+    public boolean hasBillboard(String name) {
-        return billboard != null && billboardEnabled;
+        return billboards.containsKey(name);
+    }
+
+    public boolean hasAnyBillboards() {
+        return !billboards.isEmpty();
+    }
+
+    public boolean isBillboardEnabled(String name) {
+        return !disabledBillboards.contains(name);
+    }
+
+    public void setBillboardEnabled(String name, boolean enabled) {
+        if (enabled) {
+            disabledBillboards.remove(name);
+        } else {
+            disabledBillboards.add(name);
+        }
     }
 
     public int[] getPos1() {

src/main/java/us/tss3/blockparty/config/ArenaConfigLoader.java

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package us.tss3.blockparty.config;
 
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
+import org.bukkit.configuration.ConfigurationSection;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
 import us.tss3.blockparty.logic.ArenaConfigValidator;
@@ -57,8 +59,21 @@ public class ArenaConfigLoader {
         cfg.setLobby(LocationUtil.fromSection(yml.getConfigurationSection("lobby")));
         cfg.setSpawn(LocationUtil.fromSection(yml.getConfigurationSection("spawn")));
         cfg.setSpectator(LocationUtil.fromSection(yml.getConfigurationSection("spectator")));
-        cfg.setBillboard(LocationUtil.fromSection(yml.getConfigurationSection("billboard")));
+        ConfigurationSection billboardsSection = yml.getConfigurationSection("billboards");
-        cfg.setBillboardEnabled(yml.getBoolean("billboard-enabled", true));
+        if (billboardsSection != null) {
+            for (String bbName : billboardsSection.getKeys(false)) {
+                ConfigurationSection bbSection = billboardsSection.getConfigurationSection(bbName);
+                if (bbSection == null) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                Location loc = LocationUtil.fromSection(bbSection.getConfigurationSection("location"));
+                if (loc == null) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+                cfg.setBillboard(bbName, loc);
+                cfg.setBillboardEnabled(bbName, bbSection.getBoolean("enabled", true));
+            }
+        }
         if (yml.contains("pos1")) {
             cfg.setPos1(new int[]{yml.getInt("pos1.x"), yml.getInt("pos1.y"), yml.getInt("pos1.z")});
         }
@@ -108,10 +123,14 @@ public class ArenaConfigLoader {
         if (cfg.getSpectator() != null) {
             LocationUtil.toSection(yml.createSection("spectator"), cfg.getSpectator());
         }
-        if (cfg.getBillboard() != null) {
+        if (!cfg.getBillboards().isEmpty()) {
-            LocationUtil.toSection(yml.createSection("billboard"), cfg.getBillboard());
+            ConfigurationSection billboardsSection = yml.createSection("billboards");
+            for (var entry : cfg.getBillboards().entrySet()) {
+                ConfigurationSection bbSection = billboardsSection.createSection(entry.getKey());
+                LocationUtil.toSection(bbSection.createSection("location"), entry.getValue());
+                bbSection.set("enabled", cfg.isBillboardEnabled(entry.getKey()));
+            }
         }
-        yml.set("billboard-enabled", cfg.isBillboardEnabled());
         if (cfg.getPos1() != null) {
             yml.set("pos1.x", cfg.getPos1()[0]);
             yml.set("pos1.y", cfg.getPos1()[1]);

src/main/resources/messages.yml

@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ admin:
   lobby-set: "<green>Lobby set for '%arena%'.</green>"
   spawn-set: "<green>Spawn set for '%arena%'.</green>"
   spectator-set: "<green>Spectator location set for '%arena%'.</green>"
-  billboard-set: "<green>Billboard set for '%arena%'. It will display the target color each round.</green>"
+  billboard-set: "<green>Billboard '%name%' set for '%arena%'. It will display the target color each round.</green>"
-  billboard-removed: "<green>Billboard removed for '%arena%'.</green>"
+  billboard-removed: "<green>Billboard '%name%' removed for '%arena%'.</green>"
+  billboard-unknown: "<red>No billboard named '%name%' exists for '%arena%'.</red>"
   pos1-set: "<green>Position 1 set for '%arena%'.</green>"
   pos2-set: "<green>Position 2 set for '%arena%'.</green>"
   pos1-set-we: "<green>Position 1 set for '%arena%' from your WorldEdit selection.</green>"