Split providers into classes

src/main/java/com/jaimemartz/playerbalancer/connection/ProviderType.java

@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection;
 
 import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.PlayerBalancer;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider.AbstractProvider;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider.types.*;
 import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.ping.ServerStatus;
 import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.section.ServerSection;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.settings.props.features.BalancerProps;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ServerInfo;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
 
@@ -12,97 +15,65 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
 
 public enum ProviderType {
     NONE {
+        NullProvider provider = new NullProvider();
+
         @Override
         public ServerInfo requestTarget(PlayerBalancer plugin, ServerSection section, List<ServerInfo> servers, ProxiedPlayer player) {
-            return null;
+            return provider.requestTarget(plugin, section, servers, player);
         }
     },
 
     RANDOM {
+        RandomProvider provider = new RandomProvider();
+
         @Override
         public ServerInfo requestTarget(PlayerBalancer plugin, ServerSection section, List<ServerInfo> servers, ProxiedPlayer player) {
-            return ProviderType.getRandom(servers);
+            return provider.requestTarget(plugin, section, servers, player);
         }
     },
 
     LOWEST {
+        LowestProvider provider = new LowestProvider();
+
         @Override
         public ServerInfo requestTarget(PlayerBalancer plugin, ServerSection section, List<ServerInfo> servers, ProxiedPlayer player) {
-            int min = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+            return provider.requestTarget(plugin, section, servers, player);
-            ServerInfo target = null;
-
-            for (ServerInfo server : servers) {
-                int count = plugin.getNetworkManager().getPlayers(server);
-
-                if (count < min) {
-                    min = count;
-                    target = server;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return target;
         }
     },
 
     BALANCED {
+        BalancedProvider provider = new BalancedProvider();
+
         @Override
         public ServerInfo requestTarget(PlayerBalancer plugin, ServerSection section, List<ServerInfo> servers, ProxiedPlayer player) {
-            List<ServerInfo> results = new ArrayList<>();
+            return provider.requestTarget(plugin, section, servers, player);
-            int min = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
-
-            for (ServerInfo server : servers) {
-                int count = plugin.getNetworkManager().getPlayers(server);
-
-                if (count <= min) {
-                    if (count < min) {
-                        min = count;
-                        results.clear();
-                    }
-                    results.add(server);
-                }
-            }
-
-            return ProviderType.getRandom(results);
         }
     },
 
     PROGRESSIVE {
+        ProgressiveProvider provider = new ProgressiveProvider();
+
         @Override
         public ServerInfo requestTarget(PlayerBalancer plugin, ServerSection section, List<ServerInfo> servers, ProxiedPlayer player) {
-            for (ServerInfo server : servers) {
+            return provider.requestTarget(plugin, section, servers, player);
-                ServerStatus status = plugin.getStatusManager().getStatus(server);
-                if (plugin.getNetworkManager().getPlayers(server) < status.getMaximum()) {
-                    return server;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return ProviderType.getRandom(servers);
         }
     },
 
     FILLER {
+        FillerProvider provider = new FillerProvider();
+
         @Override
         public ServerInfo requestTarget(PlayerBalancer plugin, ServerSection section, List<ServerInfo> servers, ProxiedPlayer player) {
-            int max = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
+            return provider.requestTarget(plugin, section, servers, player);
-            ServerInfo target = null;
+        }
+    },
 
-            for (ServerInfo server : servers) {
+    EXTERNAL {
-                ServerStatus status = plugin.getStatusManager().getStatus(server);
+        @Override
-                int count = plugin.getNetworkManager().getPlayers(server);
+        public ServerInfo requestTarget(PlayerBalancer plugin, ServerSection section, List<ServerInfo> servers, ProxiedPlayer player) {
-
+            return section.getExternalProvider().requestTarget(plugin, section, servers, player);
-                if (count > max && count <= status.getMaximum()) {
-                    max = count;
-                    target = server;
-                }
-            }
-
-            return target;
         }
     };
 
     public abstract ServerInfo requestTarget(PlayerBalancer plugin, ServerSection section, List<ServerInfo> servers, ProxiedPlayer player);
-
-    private static ServerInfo getRandom(List<ServerInfo> list) {
-        return list.get(ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextInt(list.size()));
-    }
 }

src/main/java/com/jaimemartz/playerbalancer/connection/ServerAssignRegistry.java

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
+//todo improve this
 public class ServerAssignRegistry {
     private static final Table<ProxiedPlayer, ServerSection, ServerInfo> table = HashBasedTable.create();
 

src/main/java/com/jaimemartz/playerbalancer/connection/provider/AbstractProvider.java

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider;
+
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.PlayerBalancer;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.section.ServerSection;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ServerInfo;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public abstract class AbstractProvider {
+    public abstract ServerInfo requestTarget(
+            PlayerBalancer plugin,
+            ServerSection section,
+            List<ServerInfo> servers,
+            ProxiedPlayer player
+    );
+}

src/main/java/com/jaimemartz/playerbalancer/connection/provider/types/BalancedProvider.java

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider.types;
+
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.PlayerBalancer;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider.AbstractProvider;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.section.ServerSection;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ServerInfo;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
+
+public class BalancedProvider extends AbstractProvider {
+    @Override
+    public ServerInfo requestTarget(PlayerBalancer plugin, ServerSection section, List<ServerInfo> servers, ProxiedPlayer player) {
+        List<ServerInfo> results = new ArrayList<>();
+        int min = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+
+        for (ServerInfo server : servers) {
+            int count = plugin.getNetworkManager().getPlayers(server);
+
+            if (count <= min) {
+                if (count < min) {
+                    min = count;
+                    results.clear();
+                }
+                results.add(server);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return results.get(ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextInt(results.size()));
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/jaimemartz/playerbalancer/connection/provider/types/FillerProvider.java

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider.types;
+
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.PlayerBalancer;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider.AbstractProvider;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.ping.ServerStatus;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.section.ServerSection;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ServerInfo;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class FillerProvider extends AbstractProvider {
+    @Override
+    public ServerInfo requestTarget(PlayerBalancer plugin, ServerSection section, List<ServerInfo> servers, ProxiedPlayer player) {
+        int max = Integer.MIN_VALUE;
+        ServerInfo target = null;
+
+        for (ServerInfo server : servers) {
+            ServerStatus status = plugin.getStatusManager().getStatus(server);
+            int count = plugin.getNetworkManager().getPlayers(server);
+
+            if (count > max && count <= status.getMaximum()) {
+                max = count;
+                target = server;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return target;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/jaimemartz/playerbalancer/connection/provider/types/LowestProvider.java

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider.types;
+
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.PlayerBalancer;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider.AbstractProvider;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.section.ServerSection;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ServerInfo;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class LowestProvider extends AbstractProvider {
+    @Override
+    public ServerInfo requestTarget(PlayerBalancer plugin, ServerSection section, List<ServerInfo> servers, ProxiedPlayer player) {
+        int min = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        ServerInfo target = null;
+
+        for (ServerInfo server : servers) {
+            int count = plugin.getNetworkManager().getPlayers(server);
+
+            if (count < min) {
+                min = count;
+                target = server;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return target;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/jaimemartz/playerbalancer/connection/provider/types/NullProvider.java

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider.types;
+
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.PlayerBalancer;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider.AbstractProvider;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.section.ServerSection;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ServerInfo;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+public class NullProvider extends AbstractProvider {
+    @Override
+    public ServerInfo requestTarget(PlayerBalancer plugin, ServerSection section, List<ServerInfo> servers, ProxiedPlayer player) {
+        return null;
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/jaimemartz/playerbalancer/connection/provider/types/ProgressiveProvider.java

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider.types;
+
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.PlayerBalancer;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.ProviderType;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider.AbstractProvider;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.ping.ServerStatus;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.section.ServerSection;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ServerInfo;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
+
+public class ProgressiveProvider extends AbstractProvider {
+    @Override
+    public ServerInfo requestTarget(PlayerBalancer plugin, ServerSection section, List<ServerInfo> servers, ProxiedPlayer player) {
+        for (ServerInfo server : servers) {
+            ServerStatus status = plugin.getStatusManager().getStatus(server);
+            if (plugin.getNetworkManager().getPlayers(server) < status.getMaximum()) {
+                return server;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return servers.get(ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextInt(servers.size()));
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/jaimemartz/playerbalancer/connection/provider/types/RandomProvider.java

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider.types;
+
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.PlayerBalancer;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider.AbstractProvider;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.section.ServerSection;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ServerInfo;
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.connection.ProxiedPlayer;
+
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
+
+public class RandomProvider extends AbstractProvider {
+    @Override
+    public ServerInfo requestTarget(PlayerBalancer plugin, ServerSection section, List<ServerInfo> servers, ProxiedPlayer player) {
+        return servers.get(ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextInt(servers.size()));
+    }
+}

src/main/java/com/jaimemartz/playerbalancer/manager/PasteHelper.java

@@ -15,17 +15,18 @@ import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
+import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 public enum PasteHelper {
-    PLUGIN((sender, url) -> {
+    PLUGIN((sender, address) -> {
         if (sender instanceof ProxiedPlayer) {
             sender.sendMessage(new ComponentBuilder("Click me for the PlayerBalancer configuration")
-                    .event(new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.OPEN_URL, url.toString()))
+                    .event(new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.OPEN_URL, address.toString()))
                     .color(ChatColor.GREEN)
                     .create()
             );
         } else {
-            sender.sendMessage(new ComponentBuilder("PlayerBalancer configuration link: " + url.toString()).create());
+            sender.sendMessage(new ComponentBuilder("PlayerBalancer configuration link: " + address.toString()).create());
         }
     }) {
         @Override
@@ -52,15 +53,15 @@ public enum PasteHelper {
         }
     },
 
-    BUNGEE((sender, url) -> {
+    BUNGEE((sender, address) -> {
         if (sender instanceof ProxiedPlayer) {
             sender.sendMessage(new ComponentBuilder("Click me for the BungeeCord configuration")
-                    .event(new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.OPEN_URL, url.toString()))
+                    .event(new ClickEvent(ClickEvent.Action.OPEN_URL, address.toString()))
                     .color(ChatColor.GREEN)
                     .create()
             );
         } else {
-            sender.sendMessage(new ComponentBuilder("BungeeCord configuration link: " + url.toString()).create());
+            sender.sendMessage(new ComponentBuilder("BungeeCord configuration link: " + address.toString()).create());
         }
     }) {
         @Override

src/main/java/com/jaimemartz/playerbalancer/manager/PlayerLocker.java

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.UUID;
 
-//TODO I don't like it, improve it
+//TODO improve this
 public class PlayerLocker {
     private static final Set<UUID> storage = Collections.synchronizedSet(new HashSet<UUID>());
 

src/main/java/com/jaimemartz/playerbalancer/section/SectionManager.java

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public class SectionManager {
     private ServerSection principal;
     private ScheduledTask refreshTask;
 
+    private final Map<String, Stage> stages = Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap<>());
     private final Map<String, ServerSection> sections = Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap<>());
     private final Map<ServerInfo, ServerSection> servers = Collections.synchronizedMap(new HashMap<>());
 
@@ -34,10 +35,131 @@ public class SectionManager {
         plugin.getLogger().info("Executing section initialization stages, this may take a while...");
         long starting = System.currentTimeMillis();
 
-        for (Stage stage : stages) {
+        stages.put("constructing-sections", new SectionStage("Constructing sections") {
+            @Override
+            public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
+                ServerSection object = new ServerSection(sectionName, sectionProps);
+                sections.put(sectionName, object);
+            }
+        });
+
+        stages.put("processing-principal-section", new Stage("Processing principal section") {
+            @Override
+            public void execute() {
+                principal = sections.get(props.getPrincipalSectionName());
+                if (principal == null) {
+                    throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format(
+                            "Could not set principal section, there is no section called \"%s\"",
+                            props.getPrincipalSectionName()
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        stages.put("processing-parents", new SectionStage("Processing parents") {
+            @Override
+            public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
+                if (sectionProps.getParentName() != null) {
+                    ServerSection parent = getByName(sectionProps.getParentName());
+                    if (principal.equals(section) && parent == null) {
+                        throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format(
+                                "The section \"%s\" has an invalid parent set",
+                                section.getName()
+                        ));
+                    } else {
+                        section.setParent(parent);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        stages.put("validating-parents", new SectionStage("Validating parents") {
+            @Override
+            public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
+                ServerSection parent = section.getParent();
+                if (parent != null && parent.getParent() == section) {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException(String.format(
+                            "The sections \"%s\" and \"%s\" are parents of each other",
+                            section.getName(),
+                            parent.getName()
+                    ));
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        stages.put("validating-providers", new SectionStage("Validating providers") {
+            @Override
+            public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
+                if (sectionProps.getProvider() == null) {
+                    ServerSection current = section.getParent();
+                    if (current != null) {
+                        while (current.getExplicitProvider() == null) {
+                            current = current.getParent();
+                        }
+
+                        plugin.getLogger().info(String.format(
+                                "The section \"%s\" inherits the provider from the section \"%s\"",
+                                section.getName(),
+                                current.getName()
+                        ));
+
+                        section.setInherited(true);
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    section.setInherited(false);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        stages.put("calculating-positions", new SectionStage("Calculating positions") {
+            @Override
+            public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
+                section.setPosition(calculatePosition(section));
+            }
+        });
+
+        stages.put("resolving-servers", new SectionStage("Resolving servers") {
+            @Override
+            public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
+                calculateServers(section);
+            }
+        });
+
+        stages.put("section-server-processing", new SectionStage("Section server processing") {
+            @Override
+            public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
+                if (sectionProps.getServerName() != null) {
+                    SectionServer server = new SectionServer(props, section);
+                    section.setServer(server);
+                    plugin.getSectionManager().register(server, section);
+                    FixedAdapter.getFakeServers().put(server.getName(), server);
+                    plugin.getProxy().getServers().put(server.getName(), server);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        stages.put("section-command-processing", new SectionStage("Section command processing") {
+            @Override
+            public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
+                if (sectionProps.getCommandProps() != null) {
+                    SectionCommand command = new SectionCommand(plugin, section);
+                    section.setCommand(command);
+                    plugin.getProxy().getPluginManager().registerCommand(plugin, command);
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
+        stages.put("finishing-loading", new SectionStage("Finishing loading sections") {
+            @Override
+            public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
+                section.setValid(true);
+            }
+        });
+
+        stages.forEach((name, stage) -> {
             plugin.getLogger().info("Executing stage \"" + stage.title + "\"");
             stage.execute();
-        }
+        });
 
         if (plugin.getSettings().getServerRefreshProps().isEnabled()) {
             plugin.getLogger().info("Starting automatic server refresh task");
@@ -136,120 +258,6 @@ public class SectionManager {
         return getByServer(server.getInfo());
     }
 
-    private final Stage[] stages = {
-            new SectionStage("Constructing sections") {
-                @Override
-                public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
-                    ServerSection object = new ServerSection(sectionName, sectionProps);
-                    sections.put(sectionName, object);
-                }
-            },
-            new Stage("Processing principal section") {
-                @Override
-                public void execute() {
-                    principal = sections.get(props.getPrincipalSectionName());
-                    if (principal == null) {
-                        throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format(
-                                "Could not set principal section, there is no section called \"%s\"",
-                                props.getPrincipalSectionName()
-                        ));
-                    }
-                }
-            },
-            new SectionStage("Processing parents") {
-                @Override
-                public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
-                    if (sectionProps.getParentName() != null) {
-                        ServerSection parent = getByName(sectionProps.getParentName());
-                        if (principal.equals(section) && parent == null) {
-                            throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format(
-                                    "The section \"%s\" has an invalid parent set",
-                                    section.getName()
-                            ));
-                        } else {
-                            section.setParent(parent);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            },
-            new SectionStage("Validating parents") {
-                @Override
-                public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
-                    ServerSection parent = section.getParent();
-                    if (parent != null && parent.getParent() == section) {
-                        throw new IllegalStateException(String.format(
-                                "The sections \"%s\" and \"%s\" are parents of each other",
-                                section.getName(),
-                                parent.getName()
-                        ));
-                    }
-                }
-            },
-            new SectionStage("Validating providers") {
-                @Override
-                public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
-                    if (sectionProps.getProvider() == null) {
-                        ServerSection current = section.getParent();
-                        if (current != null) {
-                            while (current.getExplicitProvider() == null) {
-                                current = current.getParent();
-                            }
-
-                            plugin.getLogger().info(String.format(
-                                    "The section \"%s\" inherits the provider from the section \"%s\"",
-                                    section.getName(),
-                                    current.getName()
-                            ));
-
-                            section.setInherited(true);
-                        }
-                    } else {
-                        section.setInherited(false);
-                    }
-                }
-            },
-            new SectionStage("Calculating positions") {
-                @Override
-                public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
-                    section.setPosition(calculatePosition(section));
-                }
-            },
-            new SectionStage("Resolving servers") {
-                @Override
-                public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
-                    calculateServers(section);
-                }
-            },
-            new SectionStage("Section server processing") {
-                @Override
-                public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
-                    if (sectionProps.getServerName() != null) {
-                        SectionServer server = new SectionServer(props, section);
-                        section.setServer(server);
-                        plugin.getSectionManager().register(server, section);
-                        FixedAdapter.getFakeServers().put(server.getName(), server);
-                        plugin.getProxy().getServers().put(server.getName(), server);
-                    }
-                }
-            },
-            new SectionStage("Section command processing") {
-                @Override
-                public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
-                    if (sectionProps.getCommandProps() != null) {
-                        SectionCommand command = new SectionCommand(plugin, section);
-                        section.setCommand(command);
-                        plugin.getProxy().getPluginManager().registerCommand(plugin, command);
-                    }
-                }
-            },
-            new SectionStage("Finishing loading sections") {
-                @Override
-                public void execute(String sectionName, SectionProps sectionProps, ServerSection section) throws RuntimeException {
-                    section.setValid(true);
-                }
-            },
-    };
-
     public void calculateServers(ServerSection section) {
         Set<ServerInfo> results = new HashSet<>();
 
@@ -352,6 +360,10 @@ public class SectionManager {
         return sections;
     }
 
+    public Stage getStage(String name) {
+        return stages.get(name);
+    }
+
     private abstract class Stage {
         private final String title;
 

src/main/java/com/jaimemartz/playerbalancer/section/ServerSection.java

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.section;
 
 import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.ProviderType;
+import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.connection.provider.AbstractProvider;
 import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.settings.props.shared.SectionProps;
 import com.jaimemartz.playerbalancer.utils.AlphanumComparator;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.config.ServerInfo;
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ public class ServerSection {
     private ServerInfo server;
     private SectionCommand command;
     private Set<ServerInfo> servers;
+    private AbstractProvider externalProvider;
 
     private boolean valid = false;
 
@@ -82,6 +84,14 @@ public class ServerSection {
         inherited = false;
     }
 
+    public void setExternalProvider(AbstractProvider externalProvider) {
+        this.externalProvider = externalProvider;
+    }
+
+    public AbstractProvider getExternalProvider() {
+        return externalProvider;
+    }
+
     public ServerInfo getServer() {
         return server;
     }