PremiumVanish config option, AutoVanishOnJoin, makes the plugin behave unexpectedly

[heyibear]

Thank you very much for providing such a great plugin—it’s really useful.

I’ve noticed that when the AutoVanishOnJoin option is enabled in the PremiumVanish plugin, players who have vanish permission may occasionally trigger join and quit messages when they join the server. These messages can still be seen by other players, which reduces the effectiveness of the vanish feature.

Sorry if this isn’t explained very clearly—this message was translated with the help of AI. Thank you for your understanding.

[EarthCow]

Hi! Thank you for reporting this issue. Could you tell me what version of NetworkJoinMessages, PremiumVanish, and proxy (BungeeCord or Velocity) you are using?

[EarthCow]

Since the PremiumVanish configuration key, AutoVanishOnJoin, is for backend servers, it is the backend servers that set the player as vanished. This means that the player joins the proxy unvanished and is not vanished until they reach the backend server. By the time they reach the backend server the join network message was already broadcasted.

The best solution to this problem that I can see is to add a new NJM configuration key, TreatVanishedOnJoin, that makes the plugin not send a join message for players who join with the pv.joinvanished permission.