Minecraft plugin EconomyBridge

🔌 About EconomyBridge

EconomyBridge — is a lightweight Minecraft library plugin that unifies access to multiple currency providers and item‑based currencies. EconomyBridge is intended as a developer‑facing API and integration layer so other plugins can deposit, withdraw and query balances across different economy systems with minimal code.

🎯 Purpose

EconomyBridge solves the problem of fragmented economy providers on a Minecraft server. When a server uses different economy or item‑currency plugins, EconomyBridge gives plugin authors a single API to:

• deposit, withdraw and check balances
• format numeric values according to currency rules
• support offline player balances where the underlying provider allows it
• handle item‑based currencies from supported item plugins

EconomyBridge is designed for Spigot/Paper style servers and for plugin developers who need a common currency layer across multiple economy providers.

⚙ Main features

• Developer API to deposit/withdraw/check balance
• Numeric formatting with configurable currency display and symbol
• Support for multiple currency plugins (integrations listed in official docs)
• Support for custom item‑based currencies (NBT support, beta for some handlers)
• Ability to disable specific currency registrations or item handlers via configuration
• PlaceholderAPI support for placeholders
• Handles offline balances if supported by the original provider

🧩 Who is it for

EconomyBridge is suitable for:

• plugin authors who need a unified economy API
• network operators running multiple servers with varying economy plugins
• server administrators seeking consistent currency behavior across plugins
• projects that require item currency support

Not intended as a standalone economy provider — EconomyBridge is a bridge/library and relies on supported currency plugins.

🏗 Usage examples

• A shop plugin uses EconomyBridge to accept multiple underlying economy plugins without custom code per provider.
• A proxy network enforces a common currency format across mini‑servers by relying on EconomyBridge integrations.
• A dev creates a custom item currency handler (NBT‑based) and registers it with EconomyBridge.

⌨️ Commands

The plugin does not add new plugin commands.

🔐 Permissions

EconomyBridge does not expose plugin permissions by itself.

⚙ Installation

📥 Installation

• Download the EconomyBridge .jar from an official source.
• Place the .jar into your server's plugins/ folder.
• Fully restart the Minecraft server (do not use /reload).
• Install and configure any economy or item plugins you want EconomyBridge to bridge.

📦 Dependencies

• Java 21 or higher (required).
• NightCore (integration/requirement noted in official docs).
• PlaceholderAPI (optional integration; EconomyBridge supports placeholders).

Other economy plugins are not bundled — EconomyBridge integrates with supported currency/item plugins listed in its documentation.

🧾 Configuration

• EconomyBridge provides configuration options to enable/disable specific currencies and item handlers, and to customize currency display/format/icon. Official docs indicate a configuration is generated on first run.
• The plugin exposes a developer API (documentation available) for registering custom item handlers and custom currencies.
• Information about MySQL/SQLite persistence is not present in the official documentation for EconomyBridge (it is primarily an API/bridge, not a storage backend).

🧠 Additional information

⚠ Known status and compatibility

• EconomyBridge was archived on Modrinth and the project documentation notes it was merged into NightCore since v2.9.0. The library remains available but the project status is archived; check the NightCore project if you need continued development.
• Latest release (library) listed: v1.2.0 (GitHub release date recorded as Jan 6, 2025).
• Official compatibility notes list Java 21 and Spigot/Paper server support for Minecraft versions including 1.19.4, 1.20.x and 1.21.x (see official docs for exact supported builds).

❓ FAQ

Q1: Does EconomyBridge act as a standalone economy?
A1: No. EconomyBridge is a bridge/library. It relies on existing economy or item plugins to provide balances.

Q2: Does EconomyBridge add plugin commands or permissions?
A2: No — EconomyBridge itself does not add runtime commands or permissions; those are provided by the plugins that use the EconomyBridge API.

Q3: Is there a developer API to register custom item currencies?
A3: Yes — since v1.2.0 EconomyBridge provides an API to register custom item handlers (some features marked BETA in docs).

Q4: Does EconomyBridge collect telemetry (bStats)?
A4: Official documentation does not state whether bStats is used. Information about metrics collection is absent in available official sources.

Q5: Is there Discord support?
A5: The official project pages list a Discord support link in their documentation and Modrinth listing.

🔎 Where to get it

See the official project pages and GitHub repository for downloads, releases and developer API documentation.

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