Adding permission node to speak, with config option to enable the node

Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/EssentialsPlayerListener.java

@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ public class EssentialsPlayerListener implements Listener
 			user.sendMessage(_("playerMuted"));
 			LOGGER.info(_("mutedUserSpeaks", user.getName()));
 		}
+		if(ess.getSettings().isChatPermEnabled() && !user.isAuthorized("essentials.chat.allowed"))
+		{
+			event.setCancelled(true);
+			user.sendMessage(_("playerChatDenied"));
+			LOGGER.info(_("mutedUserSpeaks", user.getName()));
+		}
 		final Iterator<Player> it = event.getRecipients().iterator();
 		while (it.hasNext())
 		{

Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/ISettings.java

@@ -187,4 +187,6 @@ public interface ISettings extends IConf
 	public void setEssentialsChatActive(boolean b);
 
 	long getMaxTempban();
+
+	boolean isChatPermEnabled();
 }

Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java

@@ -1014,4 +1014,10 @@ public class Settings implements ISettings
 	{
 		return config.getLong("max-tempban-time", -1);
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean isChatPermEnabled()
+	{
+		return config.getBoolean("enable-chat-perm", false);
+	}
 }

Essentials/src/config.yml

@@ -351,6 +351,9 @@ mails-per-minute: 1000
 # Set to -1 to disable, and essentials.tempban.unlimited can be used to override.
 max-tempban-time: -1
 
+# Require users have essentials.chat before they can speak? Any users without this node will not be able to speak
+enable-chat-perm: false
+
 ############################################################
 # +------------------------------------------------------+ #
 # |                   EssentialsHome                     | #

Essentials/src/messages.properties

@@ -478,3 +478,4 @@ recipeGridItem=\ \u00a7{0}X \u00a76is \u00a7c{1}
 recipeMore=\u00a76Type /{0} \u00a7c{1}\u00a76 <number> to see other recipes for \u00a7c{2}
 recipeWhere=\u00a76Where: {0}
 recipeShapeless=\u00a76Combine \u00a7c{0}
+playerChatDenied=\u00a76You do not have permission to speak.

Essentials/src/messages_cs.properties

@@ -481,3 +481,4 @@ recipeGridItem=\ \u00a7{0}X \u00a76is \u00a7c{1}
 recipeMore=\u00a76Type /{0} \u00a7c{1}\u00a76 <number> to see other recipes for \u00a7c{2}
 recipeWhere=\u00a76Where: {0}
 recipeShapeless=\u00a76Combine \u00a7c{0}
+playerChatDenied=\u00a76You do not have permission to speak.

Essentials/src/messages_da.properties

@@ -478,3 +478,4 @@ recipeGridItem=\ \u00a7{0}X \u00a76is \u00a7c{1}
 recipeMore=\u00a76Type /{0} \u00a7c{1}\u00a76 <number> to see other recipes for \u00a7c{2}
 recipeWhere=\u00a76Where: {0}
 recipeShapeless=\u00a76Combine \u00a7c{0}
+playerChatDenied=\u00a76You do not have permission to speak.

Essentials/src/messages_de.properties

@@ -478,3 +478,4 @@ recipeGridItem=\ \u00a7{0}X \u00a76is \u00a7c{1}
 recipeMore=\u00a76Type /{0} \u00a7c{1}\u00a76 <number> to see other recipes for \u00a7c{2}
 recipeWhere=\u00a76Where: {0}
 recipeShapeless=\u00a76Combine \u00a7c{0}
+playerChatDenied=\u00a76You do not have permission to speak.

Essentials/src/messages_en.properties

@@ -478,3 +478,4 @@ recipeGridItem=\ \u00a7{0}X \u00a76is \u00a7c{1}
 recipeMore=\u00a76Type /{0} \u00a7c{1}\u00a76 <number> to see other recipes for \u00a7c{2}
 recipeWhere=\u00a76Where: {0}
 recipeShapeless=\u00a76Combine \u00a7c{0}
+playerChatDenied=\u00a76You do not have permission to speak.

Essentials/src/messages_es.properties

@@ -478,3 +478,4 @@ recipeGridItem=\ \u00a7{0}X \u00a76is \u00a7c{1}
 recipeMore=\u00a76Type /{0} \u00a7c{1}\u00a76 <number> to see other recipes for \u00a7c{2}
 recipeWhere=\u00a76Where: {0}
 recipeShapeless=\u00a76Combine \u00a7c{0}
+playerChatDenied=\u00a76You do not have permission to speak.

Essentials/src/messages_fi.properties

@@ -478,3 +478,4 @@ recipeGridItem=\ \u00a7{0}X \u00a76is \u00a7c{1}
 recipeMore=\u00a76Type /{0} \u00a7c{1}\u00a76 <number> to see other recipes for \u00a7c{2}
 recipeWhere=\u00a76Where: {0}
 recipeShapeless=\u00a76Combine \u00a7c{0}
+playerChatDenied=\u00a76You do not have permission to speak.

Essentials/src/messages_fr.properties

@@ -478,3 +478,4 @@ recipeGridItem=\ \u00a7{0}X \u00a76is \u00a7c{1}
 recipeMore=\u00a76Type /{0} \u00a7c{1}\u00a76 <number> to see other recipes for \u00a7c{2}
 recipeWhere=\u00a76Where: {0}
 recipeShapeless=\u00a76Combine \u00a7c{0}
+playerChatDenied=\u00a76You do not have permission to speak.

Essentials/src/messages_it.properties

@@ -478,3 +478,4 @@ recipeGridItem=\ \u00a7{0}X \u00a76is \u00a7c{1}
 recipeMore=\u00a76Type /{0} \u00a7c{1}\u00a76 <number> to see other recipes for \u00a7c{2}
 recipeWhere=\u00a76Where: {0}
 recipeShapeless=\u00a76Combine \u00a7c{0}
+playerChatDenied=\u00a76You do not have permission to speak.

Essentials/src/messages_nl.properties

@@ -478,3 +478,4 @@ recipeGridItem=\ \u00a7{0}X \u00a76is \u00a7c{1}
 recipeMore=\u00a76Type /{0} \u00a7c{1}\u00a76 <number> to see other recipes for \u00a7c{2}
 recipeWhere=\u00a76Where: {0}
 recipeShapeless=\u00a76Combine \u00a7c{0}
+playerChatDenied=\u00a76You do not have permission to speak.

Essentials/src/messages_pl.properties

@@ -478,3 +478,4 @@ recipeGridItem=\ \u00a7{0}X \u00a76is \u00a7c{1}
 recipeMore=\u00a76Type /{0} \u00a7c{1}\u00a76 <number> to see other recipes for \u00a7c{2}
 recipeWhere=\u00a76Where: {0}
 recipeShapeless=\u00a76Combine \u00a7c{0}
+playerChatDenied=\u00a76You do not have permission to speak.

Essentials/src/messages_pt.properties

@@ -478,3 +478,4 @@ recipeGridItem=\ \u00a7{0}X \u00a76is \u00a7c{1}
 recipeMore=\u00a76Type /{0} \u00a7c{1}\u00a76 <number> to see other recipes for \u00a7c{2}
 recipeWhere=\u00a76Where: {0}
 recipeShapeless=\u00a76Combine \u00a7c{0}
+playerChatDenied=\u00a76You do not have permission to speak.

Essentials/src/messages_se.properties

@@ -478,3 +478,4 @@ recipeGridItem=\ \u00a7{0}X \u00a76is \u00a7c{1}
 recipeMore=\u00a76Type /{0} \u00a7c{1}\u00a76 <number> to see other recipes for \u00a7c{2}
 recipeWhere=\u00a76Where: {0}
 recipeShapeless=\u00a76Combine \u00a7c{0}
+playerChatDenied=\u00a76You do not have permission to speak.