fix: something in the old metrics class was triggering certain antivirus

src/main/java/com/sekwah/advancedportals/bukkit/AdvancedPortalsPlugin.java

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public class AdvancedPortalsPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
         saveDefaultConfig();
 
         /*Metrics metrics = */
-        new Metrics(this);
+        new Metrics(this, 4814);
 
         ConfigAccessor config = new ConfigAccessor(this, "config.yml");
 

src/main/java/com/sekwah/advancedportals/bukkit/metrics/Metrics.java

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.sekwah.advancedportals.bukkit.metrics;
 import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
 import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
 import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
+import com.google.gson.JsonPrimitive;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
@@ -18,6 +19,10 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.Callable;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadFactory;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream;
 
@@ -29,19 +34,12 @@ import java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream;
 @SuppressWarnings({"WeakerAccess", "unused"})
 public class Metrics {
 
-    static {
-        // You can use the property to disable the check in your test environment
-        if (System.getProperty("bstats.relocatecheck") == null || !System.getProperty("bstats.relocatecheck").equals("false")) {
-            // Maven's Relocate is clever and changes strings, too. So we have to use this little "trick" ... :D
-            final String defaultPackage = new String(
-                    new byte[]{'o', 'r', 'g', '.', 'b', 's', 't', 'a', 't', 's', '.', 'b', 'u', 'k', 'k', 'i', 't'});
-            final String examplePackage = new String(new byte[]{'y', 'o', 'u', 'r', '.', 'p', 'a', 'c', 'k', 'a', 'g', 'e'});
-            // We want to make sure nobody just copy & pastes the example and use the wrong package names
-            if (Metrics.class.getPackage().getName().equals(defaultPackage) || Metrics.class.getPackage().getName().equals(examplePackage)) {
-                throw new IllegalStateException("bStats Metrics class has not been relocated correctly!");
-            }
-        }
-    }
+    // This ThreadFactory enforces the naming convention for our Threads
+    private final ThreadFactory threadFactory = task -> new Thread(task, "bStats-Metrics");
+
+    // Executor service for requests
+    // We use an executor service because the Bukkit scheduler is affected by server lags
+    private final ScheduledExecutorService scheduler = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(1, threadFactory);
 
     // The version of this bStats class
     public static final int B_STATS_VERSION = 1;
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ public class Metrics {
     private static final String URL = "https://bStats.org/submitData/bukkit";
 
     // Is bStats enabled on this server?
-    private final boolean enabled;
+    private boolean enabled;
 
     // Should failed requests be logged?
     private static boolean logFailedRequests;
@@ -67,6 +65,9 @@ public class Metrics {
     // The plugin
     private final Plugin plugin;
 
+    // The plugin id
+    private final int pluginId;
+
     // A list with all custom charts
     private final List<CustomChart> charts = new ArrayList<>();
 
@@ -74,12 +75,15 @@ public class Metrics {
      * Class constructor.
      *
      * @param plugin The plugin which stats should be submitted.
+     * @param pluginId The id of the plugin.
+     *                 It can be found at <a href="https://bstats.org/what-is-my-plugin-id">What is my plugin id?</a>
      */
-    public Metrics(Plugin plugin) {
+    public Metrics(Plugin plugin, int pluginId) {
         if (plugin == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Plugin cannot be null!");
         }
         this.plugin = plugin;
+        this.pluginId = pluginId;
 
         // Get the config file
         File bStatsFolder = new File(plugin.getDataFolder().getParentFile(), "bStats");
@@ -163,22 +167,24 @@ public class Metrics {
      * Starts the Scheduler which submits our data every 30 minutes.
      */
     private void startSubmitting() {
-        final Timer timer = new Timer(true); // We use a timer cause the Bukkit scheduler is affected by server lags
-        timer.scheduleAtFixedRate(new TimerTask() {
-            @Override
-            public void run() {
-                if (!plugin.isEnabled()) { // Plugin was disabled
-                    timer.cancel();
-                    return;
-                }
-                // Nevertheless we want our code to run in the Bukkit main thread, so we have to use the Bukkit scheduler
-                // Don't be afraid! The connection to the bStats server is still async, only the stats collection is sync ;)
-                Bukkit.getScheduler().runTask(plugin, () -> submitData());
+        final Runnable submitTask = () -> {
+            if (!plugin.isEnabled()) { // Plugin was disabled
+                scheduler.shutdown();
+                return;
             }
-        }, 1000 * 60 * 5, 1000 * 60 * 30);
-        // Submit the data every 30 minutes, first time after 5 minutes to give other plugins enough time to start
-        // WARNING: Changing the frequency has no effect but your plugin WILL be blocked/deleted!
-        // WARNING: Just don't do it!
+            // Nevertheless we want our code to run in the Bukkit main thread, so we have to use the Bukkit scheduler
+            // Don't be afraid! The connection to the bStats server is still async, only the stats collection is sync ;)
+            Bukkit.getScheduler().runTask(plugin, this::submitData);
+        };
+
+        // Many servers tend to restart at a fixed time at xx:00 which causes an uneven distribution of requests on the
+        // bStats backend. To circumvent this problem, we introduce some randomness into the initial and second delay.
+        // WARNING: You must not modify and part of this Metrics class, including the submit delay or frequency!
+        // WARNING: Modifying this code will get your plugin banned on bStats. Just don't do it!
+        long initialDelay = (long) (1000 * 60 * (3 + Math.random() * 3));
+        long secondDelay = (long) (1000 * 60 * (Math.random() * 30));
+        scheduler.schedule(submitTask, initialDelay, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        scheduler.scheduleAtFixedRate(submitTask, initialDelay + secondDelay, 1000 * 60 * 30, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -194,6 +200,7 @@ public class Metrics {
         String pluginVersion = plugin.getDescription().getVersion();
 
         data.addProperty("pluginName", pluginName); // Append the name of the plugin
+        data.addProperty("id", pluginId); // Append the id of the plugin
         data.addProperty("pluginVersion", pluginVersion); // Append the version of the plugin
         JsonArray customCharts = new JsonArray();
         for (CustomChart customChart : charts) {
@@ -288,7 +295,6 @@ public class Metrics {
                                 if (logFailedRequests) {
                                     this.plugin.getLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, "Encountered unexpected exception", e);
                                 }
-                                continue; // continue looping since we cannot do any other thing.
                             }
                         }
                     } catch (NullPointerException | NoSuchMethodException | IllegalAccessException | InvocationTargetException ignored) { }
@@ -299,17 +305,14 @@ public class Metrics {
         data.add("plugins", pluginData);
 
         // Create a new thread for the connection to the bStats server
-        new Thread(new Runnable() {
-            @Override
-            public void run() {
-                try {
-                    // Send the data
-                    sendData(plugin, data);
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    // Something went wrong! :(
-                    if (logFailedRequests) {
-                        plugin.getLogger().log(Level.WARNING, "Could not submit plugin stats of " + plugin.getName(), e);
-                    }
+        new Thread(() -> {
+            try {
+                // Send the data
+                sendData(plugin, data);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                // Something went wrong! :(
+                if (logFailedRequests) {
+                    plugin.getLogger().log(Level.WARNING, "Could not submit plugin stats of " + plugin.getName(), e);
                 }
             }
         }).start();
@@ -330,7 +333,7 @@ public class Metrics {
             throw new IllegalAccessException("This method must not be called from the main thread!");
         }
         if (logSentData) {
-            plugin.getLogger().info("Sending data to bStats: " + data.toString());
+            plugin.getLogger().info("Sending data to bStats: " + data);
         }
         HttpsURLConnection connection = (HttpsURLConnection) new URL(URL).openConnection();
 
@@ -348,22 +351,20 @@ public class Metrics {
 
         // Send data
         connection.setDoOutput(true);
-        DataOutputStream outputStream = new DataOutputStream(connection.getOutputStream());
-        outputStream.write(compressedData);
-        outputStream.flush();
-        outputStream.close();
-
-        InputStream inputStream = connection.getInputStream();
-        BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(inputStream));
+        try (DataOutputStream outputStream = new DataOutputStream(connection.getOutputStream())) {
+            outputStream.write(compressedData);
+        }
 
         StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
-        String line;
-        while ((line = bufferedReader.readLine()) != null) {
-            builder.append(line);
+        try (BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(connection.getInputStream()))) {
+            String line;
+            while ((line = bufferedReader.readLine()) != null) {
+                builder.append(line);
+            }
         }
-        bufferedReader.close();
+
         if (logResponseStatusText) {
-            plugin.getLogger().info("Sent data to bStats and received response: " + builder.toString());
+            plugin.getLogger().info("Sent data to bStats and received response: " + builder);
         }
     }
 
@@ -379,9 +380,9 @@ public class Metrics {
             return null;
         }
         ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-        GZIPOutputStream gzip = new GZIPOutputStream(outputStream);
-        gzip.write(str.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
-        gzip.close();
+        try (GZIPOutputStream gzip = new GZIPOutputStream(outputStream)) {
+            gzip.write(str.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+        }
         return outputStream.toByteArray();
     }
 
@@ -658,7 +659,7 @@ public class Metrics {
             }
             for (Map.Entry<String, Integer> entry : map.entrySet()) {
                 JsonArray categoryValues = new JsonArray();
-                categoryValues.add(entry.getValue());
+                categoryValues.add(new JsonPrimitive(entry.getValue()));
                 values.add(entry.getKey(), categoryValues);
             }
             data.add("values", values);
@@ -702,7 +703,7 @@ public class Metrics {
                 allSkipped = false;
                 JsonArray categoryValues = new JsonArray();
                 for (int categoryValue : entry.getValue()) {
-                    categoryValues.add(categoryValue);
+                    categoryValues.add(new JsonPrimitive(categoryValue));
                 }
                 values.add(entry.getKey(), categoryValues);
             }
@@ -715,4 +716,4 @@ public class Metrics {
         }
     }
 
-}
+}