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+name: MCbot
+version: 1.0
+main: src/MCbot.class
+description: A custom bot for interacting with Minecraft server stats.
+author: Bryce
+api-version: 1.20.4
+commands:
+  players:
+    description: Command description here
+    usage: /players
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+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.PrintWriter;
+import java.net.ServerSocket;
+import java.net.Socket;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
+
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
+
+public class MCbot extends JavaPlugin {
+
+    @Override
+    public void onEnable() {
+        getLogger().info("MCbot enabled");
+        // Start your socket server here
+        startSocketServer();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onDisable() {
+        getLogger().info("MCbot disabled");
+        // Stop your socket server here if needed
+    }
+
+    private void startSocketServer() {
+        // Implement your socket server logic here
+        // Example: Create a new thread for socket server
+        new Thread(() -> {
+            try {
+                try (// Create a socket server on port 8888
+                ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(8888)) {
+                    getLogger().info("Socket server started on port 8888");
+
+                    while (true) {
+                        // Accept incoming client connections
+                        Socket clientSocket = serverSocket.accept();
+                        getLogger().info("Client connected: " + clientSocket.getInetAddress());
+
+                        // Handle client communication (e.g., read commands and send responses)
+                        handleClient(clientSocket);
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                getLogger().severe("Error starting socket server: " + e.getMessage());
+            }
+        }).start();
+    }
+
+    private void handleClient(Socket clientSocket) {
+        // Implement logic to handle client communication here
+        // Example: Read commands from client and send responses
+        try {
+            BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(clientSocket.getInputStream()));
+            PrintWriter writer = new PrintWriter(clientSocket.getOutputStream(), true);
+
+            // Read command from client
+            String command = reader.readLine();
+            getLogger().info("Received command from client: " + command);
+
+            // Process command and send response
+            String response = processCommand(command);
+            writer.println(response);
+
+            // Close client connection
+            clientSocket.close();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            getLogger().severe("Error handling client: " + e.getMessage());
+        }
+    }
+
+    private String processCommand(String command) {
+        // Implement logic to process commands here
+        // Example: If command is "!players", return player list from Minecraft server
+        if (command.equals("!players")) {
+            // Use Spigot API to get player list
+            String playerList = String.join(", ", getServer().getOnlinePlayers().stream()
+                    .map(player -> player.getName())
+                    .collect(Collectors.toList()));
+            return "Players online: " + playerList;
+        }
+    
+        // Add more command processing logic as needed
+        return "Unknown command: " + command;
+    }
+}