Customize Messages

All player-visible text is stored in plugins/EzAuction/messages/. You can change wording, add a translation, or completely rebrand without touching the plugin JAR.

File layout

Four files per language (replace en with es, nl, or zh):

File	Contains
`messages_en.yml`	Notifications and system messages
`gui-messages_en.yml`	GUI item names, lore lines, button labels
`menu-interactions_en.yml`	Chat prompts and input instructions
`menu-layout_en.yml`	Slot assignments and layout metadata

Step 1 - Open the target file

For example, to change the “item listed” success message:

plugins/EzAuction/messages/messages_en.yml

Step 2 - Edit the value

Messages use MiniMessage formatting:

listing-created: "<green>Your item has been listed for <gold>{price}</gold>.</green>"

Do not use legacy § colour codes. EzAuction uses the Adventure/MiniMessage API exclusively.

Step 3 - Apply changes

/auction reload

No restart needed for message changes.

Translating to a new language

EzAuction ships with en, es, nl, and zh. To add a custom language:

Copy the four *_en.yml files and rename them (e.g. messages_de.yml).
Translate all values. Keep the keys unchanged.
In auction.yml, set language: de.
Run /auction reload.

Translations contributed back to the project are welcome - see CONTRIBUTING.md.

Placeholder reference

Common placeholders used across message files:

Placeholder	Meaning
`{player}`	Player display name
`{price}`	Formatted price
`{item}`	Item description
`{quantity}`	Stack size
`{duration}`	Human-friendly duration
`{listingId}`	Internal listing ID

Messages configuration - file-level reference
Configuration overview