Events

Events Skill — Purpur

Purpose

Reference this skill when handling Purpur-specific events that are not available in Paper. All Paper events are also available in Purpur — this skill covers only the additional events provided by Purpur's API.

When to Use This Skill

• Detecting when a player goes AFK or returns from AFK
• Responding to Purpur-extended entity/damage events
• Writing a plugin that specifically targets Purpur (not cross-platform)

API Quick Reference

Code Pattern

package com.yourorg.myplugin.events;

import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
import org.bukkit.event.EventPriority;
import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
import org.purpurmc.purpur.event.entity.EntityAirChangeEvent;
import org.purpurmc.purpur.event.player.PlayerAFKEvent;
import org.purpurmc.purpur.event.player.PlayerNotAFKEvent;

import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
import net.kyori.adventure.text.format.NamedTextColor;
import org.bukkit.entity.Player;

public class PurpurEventListener implements Listener {

    // --- AFK Events ---

    @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.NORMAL)
    public void onPlayerAFK(PlayerAFKEvent event) {
        Player player = event.getPlayer();

        // Notify the player
        player.sendActionBar(
            Component.text("You are now AFK.").color(NamedTextColor.GRAY)
        );

        // Broadcast to the server
        player.getServer().broadcast(
            Component.text(player.getName() + " is now AFK.")
                .color(NamedTextColor.YELLOW)
        );
    }

    @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.NORMAL)
    public void onPlayerReturnFromAFK(PlayerNotAFKEvent event) {
        Player player = event.getPlayer();

        player.sendActionBar(
            Component.text("Welcome back!").color(NamedTextColor.GREEN)
        );

        player.getServer().broadcast(
            Component.text(player.getName() + " is no longer AFK.")
                .color(NamedTextColor.YELLOW)
        );
    }

    // --- Entity Air Change ---

    @EventHandler(priority = EventPriority.NORMAL)
    public void onEntityAirChange(EntityAirChangeEvent event) {
        // Example: prevent players from losing air underwater
        if (event.getEntity() instanceof Player player
                && player.hasPermission("myplugin.no-drown")) {
            event.setCancelled(true);
        }
    }
}

Guard Purpur-only registration:

// In main class onEnable — only register if running on Purpur
try {
    Class.forName("org.purpurmc.purpur.event.player.PlayerAFKEvent");
    getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(new PurpurEventListener(), this);
    getSLF4JLogger().info("Purpur events registered.");
} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
    getSLF4JLogger().info("Not running on Purpur — Purpur-specific events skipped.");
}

Common Pitfalls

• Registering Purpur listeners on a Paper server: If your plugin runs on plain Paper, Purpur event classes are absent. The registration itself (calling registerEvents) will throw ClassNotFoundException at plugin load time. Always guard with a try/catch or softdepend: [Purpur] and a runtime check.

• Depending on AFK without configuring purpur.yml: PlayerAFKEvent only fires if gameplay-mechanics.afk-timeout is set to a positive value in purpur.yml. With the default of 0 (disabled), the event never fires.

• Assuming Purpur event package paths are the same as Paper: Purpur events are under org.purpurmc.purpur.event.*, NOT io.papermc.paper.event.*.

Version Notes

• Purpur 1.21.1: PlayerAFKEvent and PlayerNotAFKEvent are stable. EntityAirChangeEvent is available.
• Purpur does not have a dedicated SemVer release cycle tied to Paper patch versions — always verify the Purpur changelog for your build.

Related Skills

• ../OVERVIEW.md — Purpur platform setup
• ../../paper/events/SKILL.md — All Paper events (available in Purpur too)
• ../../paper/events/player-events.md — Player event reference