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src/main/java/me/totalfreedom/totalfreedommod/command/Command_nickgradient.java

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+package me.totalfreedom.totalfreedommod.command;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import me.totalfreedom.totalfreedommod.rank.Rank;
+import me.totalfreedom.totalfreedommod.util.FUtil;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
+import org.bukkit.Color;
+import org.bukkit.command.Command;
+import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
+import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
+
+@CommandPermissions(level = Rank.OP, source = SourceType.ONLY_IN_GAME)
+@CommandParameters(description = "Essentials Interface Command - Rainbowify your nickname.", usage = "/<command> <hex> <hex> <nick>")
+public class Command_nickgradient extends FreedomCommand
+{
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean run(CommandSender sender, Player playerSender, Command cmd, String commandLabel, String[] args, boolean senderIsConsole)
+    {
+        if (args.length != 3)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        String nick = args[2].trim();
+
+        if (nick.length() < 3 || nick.length() > 30)
+        {
+            msg("Your nickname must be between 3 and 30 characters long.");
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        for (Player player : Bukkit.getOnlinePlayers())
+        {
+            if (player == playerSender)
+            {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (player.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(nick) || ChatColor.stripColor(player.getDisplayName()).trim().equalsIgnoreCase(nick))
+            {
+                msg("That nickname is already in use.");
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        java.awt.Color awt1, awt2;
+        try
+        {
+            awt1 = java.awt.Color.decode(args[0]);
+            awt2 = java.awt.Color.decode(args[1]);
+        }
+        catch (NumberFormatException ex)
+        {
+            msg("Invalid hex values.");
+            return true;
+        }
+        Color c1 = FUtil.fromAWT(awt1);
+        Color c2 = FUtil.fromAWT(awt2);
+        List<Color> gradient = FUtil.createColorGradient(c1, c2, nick.length());
+        String[] splitNick = nick.split("");
+        for (int i = 0; i < splitNick.length; i++)
+        {
+            splitNick[i] = net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor.of(FUtil.toAWT(gradient.get(i))) + splitNick[i];
+        }
+        nick = StringUtils.join(splitNick, "");
+        final String outputNick = FUtil.colorize(nick);
+
+        plugin.esb.setNickname(sender.getName(), outputNick);
+
+        msg("Your nickname is now: " + outputNick);
+
+        return true;
+    }
+}