Contributing to Metropolis

This is the single onboarding entry point for new contributors. Shared rules for people and coding agents are in AGENTS.md; read them before editing, especially the scraper-metadata preservation and operational-safety rules.

First Contribution

Read README.md for supported server versions, installation, configuration, and commands.
Trace the relevant implementation using the source map below and check nearby tests before changing behavior.
Make a focused change. Add or update automated tests for behavior changes; update the manual pre-release checklist for behavior that needs a real server.
Run ./gradlew test and ./gradlew build. Report any manual scenarios that were not run rather than describing them as passing.
Update user-facing descriptions if setup, supported versions, commands, dependencies, or behavior changed.

Architecture and Source Map

MetropolisPlugin loads configuration, connects Bukkit to WorldGuard and WorldEdit, allocates plots, generates blocks, and manages regions.
Plot, PlayerHome, grid/layout/support classes, and home stores implement plot geometry, region ownership, allocation, and selected-home persistence.
commands/ contains the command handlers; eventlisteners/ contains join behavior.
src/main/resources/plugin.yml declares dependencies, commands, and command permissions. config.yml is the bundled configuration template.
src/test/ contains isolated JUnit/Mockito tests. src/integrationTest/ contains the opt-in tests that require a running server and RCON.
build.gradle defines dependencies, Java/Gradle versions, formatting, and test tasks. .github/workflows/gradle.yml runs tests and builds on changes to main and develop, and any v* tags.

Prerequisites and Checks

JDK 25. The Gradle wrapper uses Gradle 9.8 and can download the required Gradle distribution; dependencies resolve from Maven Central, PaperMC, and EngineHub.
./gradlew test runs server-free JUnit tests.
./gradlew build runs the normal build and verification lifecycle. The plugin jar is written under build/libs/.
CI compiles against Paper API 26.2, runs test, then builds. It does not start a Minecraft server or run integrationTest.

The opt-in integrationTest source set currently has two tests: checking that Metropolis appears in /plugins, and creating a coordinate reservation then checking WorldGuard's regions.yml. It mutates the configured server's WorldGuard data and needs a running Paper server with RCON, WorldGuard, and WorldEdit. Use a disposable server, bind RCON to a trusted interface, and use a temporary password:

METROPOLIS_RCON_HOST=127.0.0.1 \
METROPOLIS_RCON_PORT=25575 \
METROPOLIS_RCON_PASSWORD=... \
METROPOLIS_SERVER_DIR=/path/to/server \
./gradlew integrationTest

Set METROPOLIS_WORLD if the test world is not named world. These tests do not cover the broader in-game workflows in human-tests.md.

Operational Safety

Use the build/test commands above for ordinary contribution work. The scripts under tools/ also include server start/stop, deployment, backup/restore, and publishing operations; they are not required for a normal build. Read a script before use and get explicit authorization before running operational or release actions. In particular, stop-server.sh matches Paper jar processes by command line, and restore-server.sh replaces matching top-level server items from an archive. Never commit .env, credentials, server state, or generated build output.

Optional References

README.md: player/server-admin usage reference.
human-tests.md: manual pre-release checklist, not an automated test report.
TODO.md: historical backlog; the maintained plan is modernization-plan.md.
Modrinth description: hosting copy reference.
Scraper metadata and schema: consuming-site project entry.

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