/**
* Gets a message using the provided filters
*
* <p>You can use this method instead of the sendMessage methods if you want to manipulate the
* string outside of the provided filters before sending the message.
*
* <p>If the key is not in the language configuration, null will be returned
*
* @param key key for the language message
* @param player whether or not it is for a player
* @param filterType type of built-in filter to use
* @param filters custom filters to use
* @return filtered message or null if an invalid key
*/
public List<String> getMessage(
String key, boolean player, FilterType filterType, CustomFilter... filters) {
List<String> lines;
if (!getConfig().has(key)) return null;
else if (getConfig().isList(key)) {
lines = getConfig().getList(key);
} else {
lines = new ArrayList<String>();
lines.add(getConfig().getString(key));
}
List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
// Filter each line
for (String line : lines) {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(line);
// Apply custom filters
for (CustomFilter filter : filters) {
filter.apply(sb);
}
// Filter colors
if (filterType == FilterType.COLOR || filterType == FilterType.ALL) {
TextFormatter.colorString(sb);
}
// Filter specials
if (filterType == FilterType.SPECIAL || filterType == FilterType.ALL) {
filterSizer(sb, true, player);
filterSizer(sb, false, player);
filterBreak(sb);
}
sb.append(ChatColor.RESET);
result.add(sb.toString());
}
return result;
}
