A Minecraft Forge mod that synchronizes player data across multiple servers using a MySQL backend.
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laforetbrut 746cb56275 Phase 3: anti-loss infrastructure (shutdown hook + heartbeat + crash recovery)
Adds three utilities to harden PlayerSync against ungraceful server exits:

CrashRecovery.java
  - installShutdownHook: registers a non-daemon JVM shutdown hook that calls
    VanillaSync.emergencyFlushAll() synchronously when the process is killed
    (SIGTERM, kill, OOM, host reboot). Covers the case where the normal
    ServerStoppingEvent path never runs.
  - clearOrphanedOnlineFlags: on startup, clears any online=1 player_data
    rows pointing to this server_id (left by a previous crash). Reports the
    count via SyncLogger so admins can see recovery activity.
  - reportZombiePeers: logs peer server_ids whose heartbeat is missing or
    stale (>60s), exposing the root of doPlayerJoin poll timeouts.

HeartbeatService.java
  - Single-thread daemon scheduler pinging server_info.last_update every 10s.
  - Lets peer servers distinguish live from dead via isPeerServerStale().
  - Stopped explicitly in VanillaSync.onServerShutdown before pool close.

VanillaSync.emergencyFlushAll()
  - Synchronous best-effort flush for every online player. No executor, no
    locks — the server is dying, we just want data on disk. Writes player_data,
    backpacks, SS, RS2 directly; logs SAVE/SKIPPED/FAILED per player via
    SyncLogger so post-mortem analysis is possible.

PlayerSync.onServerStarting wires the four new calls after table init.

Fixes the production issue where players remained online=1 forever after
kill -9 and the 30s poll timeouts waiting for zombie server_ids.
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gradle/wrapper migrate from ForgeGradle to ModDevGradle legacy 2025-05-02 22:40:39 +00:00
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build.gradle perf: zero JDBC on server thread + HikariCP + parallel shutdown + audit fixes 2026-03-29 18:58:27 +02:00
docker-compose.yml use volume for docker-compose db to persist data 2025-05-01 18:42:58 +00:00
gradle.properties perf: zero JDBC on server thread + HikariCP + parallel shutdown + audit fixes 2026-03-29 18:58:27 +02:00
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PlayerSync

PlayerSync is a Minecraft Forge mod that synchronizes player data across multiple servers using a MySQL backend. It allows players to maintain their inventory, equipment, experience, advancements, and more when moving between servers in a network.

Mod Support

Any other mods support is also possible.

Development Setup

Database Setup (Docker)

A docker-compose.yml file is provided for easily setting up a MariaDB database instance for development testing.

  1. Make sure Docker is installed.
  2. Inside your work directory run:
    docker compose up -d
    
    This will download the MariaDB image (if not already present) and start a database container in the background.
  3. Stoppinng the Database
    docker compose down
    

Data Persistence: The database uses a Docker volume, ensuring your data persists even if you stop and restart the containers.

Database Management Tool

The docker-compose.yml also includes an Adminer service, a lightweight database management tool.

For debugging purposes, you can enable use_legacy_serialization to have readable database fields. This can cause crashes and unintended side-effects. Do not enable this on a production server if not absolutely necessary!

Running the Mod

The project uses Gradle for building and running. Use the provided Gradle wrapper (gradlew for Linux/macOS, gradlew.bat for Windows).

  1. Make sure that the MySQL database you configured is running.
  2. Run the Server
    ./gradlew runServer
    
    or on Windows:
    .\gradlew.bat runServer
    
    This task compiles the mod and starts a dedicated Minecraft server instance with the mod loaded in the run directory.
  3. Run the Client
    ./gradlew runClient
    
    or on Windows:
    .\gradlew.bat runClient