feat: Added support for returning strings instead of

converting placeholder to component

Author: 4drian3d

README.md

@@ -22,3 +22,10 @@ Its operation would be similar to running the `/papi parse me (placeholders)` co
 
 This placeholder requires two online players to work.
 The functioning of this placeholder depends on whether the plugin in which it is used has relational placeholder support
+
+If you want to nest the result of the placeholder inside another placeholder, add the string argument.
+For example: `<placeholderapi_player:%player_name%:string>`
+
+## Downloads
+
+[![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Prospector/badges/master/modrinth-badge-72h-padded.png)](https://modrinth.com/plugin/miniplaceholders-placeholderapi-expansion)

gradle.properties

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 group = io.github.miniplaceholders
-version = 1.0.0
+version = 1.1.0
 description = PlaceholderAPI-Expansion

paper/src/main/java/io/github/miniplaceholders/expansion/placeholderapi/paper/PaperPlugin.java

@@ -2,14 +2,17 @@
 
 import io.github.miniplaceholders.api.utils.LegacyUtils;
 import me.clip.placeholderapi.PlaceholderAPI;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tag.resolver.ArgumentQueue;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 
 import io.github.miniplaceholders.api.Expansion;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tag.Tag;
 
+import static net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage.miniMessage;
 import static net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer.*;
 
+@SuppressWarnings("unused")
 public final class PaperPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
 
     @Override
@@ -25,7 +28,11 @@ public void onEnable(){
                         argument
                 ).replace(SECTION_CHAR, AMPERSAND_CHAR);
 
-                return Tag.selfClosingInserting(LegacyUtils.parsePossibleLegacy(papiParsed));
+                if (parseString(queue)) {
+                    return Tag.preProcessParsed(miniMessage().serialize(LegacyUtils.parsePossibleLegacy(papiParsed)));
+                } else {
+                    return Tag.selfClosingInserting(LegacyUtils.parsePossibleLegacy(papiParsed));
+                }
             })
             .audiencePlaceholder("player", (aud, queue, ctx) -> {
                 final String argument = queue.popOr("You need to provide a placeholder").value();
@@ -34,7 +41,11 @@ public void onEnable(){
                         argument
                 ).replace(SECTION_CHAR, AMPERSAND_CHAR);
 
-                return Tag.selfClosingInserting(LegacyUtils.parsePossibleLegacy(papiParsed));
+                if (parseString(queue)) {
+                    return Tag.preProcessParsed(miniMessage().serialize(LegacyUtils.parsePossibleLegacy(papiParsed)));
+                } else {
+                    return Tag.selfClosingInserting(LegacyUtils.parsePossibleLegacy(papiParsed));
+                }
             })
             .relationalPlaceholder("relational", (player, toShow, queue, ctx) -> {
                 final String argument = queue.popOr("You need to provide a placeholder").value();
@@ -44,9 +55,17 @@ public void onEnable(){
                         argument
                 ).replace(SECTION_CHAR, AMPERSAND_CHAR);
 
-                return Tag.selfClosingInserting(LegacyUtils.parsePossibleLegacy(papiParsed));
+                if (parseString(queue)) {
+                    return Tag.preProcessParsed(miniMessage().serialize(LegacyUtils.parsePossibleLegacy(papiParsed)));
+                } else {
+                    return Tag.selfClosingInserting(LegacyUtils.parsePossibleLegacy(papiParsed));
+                }
             })
             .build()
             .register();
     }
+
+    private boolean parseString(ArgumentQueue queue) {
+        return queue.hasNext() && queue.pop().lowerValue().equals("string");
+    }
 }