🆙 Bump version to 4.1.11 [skip ci]

🆕 News API

Database Updates/000_all_database_updates.sql

@@ -1,37 +1,3 @@
--- =============================================================================
--- Consolidated Database Updates - All-in-One
--- =============================================================================
--- This file combines ALL individual update scripts from SQL/Database Updates/
--- into a single idempotent migration. Every statement is safe to re-run:
---   - ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS  (MariaDB 10.0+)
---   - ALTER TABLE CHANGE/MODIFY COLUMN IF EXISTS
---   - CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS
---   - INSERT IGNORE / ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE for settings
---   - TRUNCATE + re-insert for reference data (breeding)
---
--- Run order: This file FIRST, then 001_optimize_gameserver.sql
---
--- Source files (in applied order):
---   1.  UpdateDatabase_Allow_diagonale.sql
---   2.  UpdateDatabase_BOT.sql
---   3.  UpdateDatabase_Banners.sql
---   4.  UpdateDatabase_DanceCMD.sql
---   5.  UpdateDatabase_Happiness.sql
---   6.  UpdateDatabase_Websocket.sql
---   7.  UpdateDatabase_unignorable.sql
---   8.  Default_Camera.sql
---   9.  07012026_UpdateDatabase_to_4-0-1.sql
---   10. 09012026_UpdateDatabase_to_4-0-2.sql
---   11. 12012026_Battle Banzai.sql  (same as #10, deduplicated)
---   12. 12012026_Breeding Fixes.sql
---   13. 12012026_ChatBubbles.sql
---   14. 16032026_updateall_command.sql
---   15. 17032026_allow_underpass.sql
---   16. 19032026_hotel_timezone.sql
---   17. 21022026_user_prefixes.sql
---   18. 06042026_builders_club_catalog_offers.sql
--- =============================================================================
-
 SET NAMES utf8mb4;
 SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0;
 SET @OLD_SQL_MODE = @@SQL_MODE;
@@ -512,8 +478,13 @@ ALTER TABLE `users_settings`
   ADD COLUMN IF NOT EXISTS `builders_club_bonus_furni` INT(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 AFTER `hc_gifts_claimed`;
 
 
+INSERT INTO `permission_definitions` (`permission_key`, `max_value`, `comment`)
+VALUES ( 'acc_staff_chat', 1, 'Grants access to the in-game Staff Chat group buddy: receives broadcasts from other staff and can broadcast to anyone holding this permission.' )
+ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `max_value` = VALUES(`max_value`), `comment`   = VALUES(`comment`);
+
 -- =============================================================================
--- Done
+-- Done.
 -- =============================================================================
+
 SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 1;
 SET SQL_MODE = @OLD_SQL_MODE;

Emulator/pom.xml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.eu.habbo</groupId>
     <artifactId>Habbo</artifactId>
-    <version>4.1.8</version>
+    <version>4.1.11</version>
 
     <properties>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>

Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/habbohotel/messenger/Messenger.java

@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ public class Messenger {
         } catch (SQLException e) {
             LOGGER.error("Caught SQL exception", e);
         }
+
+        if (habbo.hasPermission(StaffChatBuddy.PERMISSION_KEY)) {
+            this.friends.putIfAbsent(StaffChatBuddy.BUDDY_ID, new StaffChatBuddy(habbo.getHabboInfo().getId()));
+        }
     }
 
     public MessengerBuddy loadFriend(Habbo habbo, int userId) {

Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/habbohotel/messenger/StaffChatBuddy.java

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.messenger;
+
+import com.eu.habbo.Emulator;
+import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.commands.CommandHandler;
+import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.users.Habbo;
+import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.users.HabboGender;
+import com.eu.habbo.messages.ServerMessage;
+import com.eu.habbo.messages.outgoing.friends.FriendChatMessageComposer;
+
+public class StaffChatBuddy extends MessengerBuddy {
+    public static final int BUDDY_ID = -1;
+    public static final String PERMISSION_KEY = "acc_staff_chat";
+    public static final String DISPLAY_NAME = "Staff Chat";
+    public static final String DEFAULT_LOOK = "ADM";
+
+    public StaffChatBuddy(int userOne) {
+        super(BUDDY_ID, DISPLAY_NAME, DEFAULT_LOOK, (short) 0, userOne);
+        this.setOnline(true);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onMessageReceived(Habbo from, String message) {
+        if (from == null || message == null || message.isEmpty()) return;
+        // Re-check permission so a staff member who was demoted mid-session
+        // can no longer broadcast to the staff channel.
+        if (!from.hasPermission(PERMISSION_KEY)) return;
+
+        if (message.charAt(0) == ':') {
+            CommandHandler.handleCommand(from.getClient(), message);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Message chatMessage = new Message(from.getHabboInfo().getId(), BUDDY_ID, message);
+        Emulator.getGameServer().getGameClientManager().sendBroadcastResponse(
+                new FriendChatMessageComposer(chatMessage, BUDDY_ID, from.getHabboInfo().getId()).compose(),
+                PERMISSION_KEY,
+                from.getClient());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void serialize(ServerMessage message) {
+        message.appendInt(this.getId());
+        message.appendString(this.getUsername());
+        message.appendInt(this.getGender().equals(HabboGender.M) ? 0 : 1);
+        message.appendBoolean(true);  // online
+        message.appendBoolean(false); // not in room
+        message.appendString(this.getLook());
+        message.appendInt(0);         // category
+        message.appendString("");     // motto
+        message.appendString("");     // last seen
+        message.appendString("");     // realname
+        message.appendBoolean(true);  // offline messaging supported
+        message.appendBoolean(false);
+        message.appendBoolean(false);
+        message.appendShort(0);       // relation
+    }
+}

Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/messages/incoming/users/ActivateEffectEvent.java

@@ -1,14 +1,30 @@
 package com.eu.habbo.messages.incoming.users;
 
+import com.eu.habbo.Emulator;
+import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.rooms.Room;
+import com.eu.habbo.habbohotel.users.Habbo;
 import com.eu.habbo.messages.incoming.MessageHandler;
 
 public class ActivateEffectEvent extends MessageHandler {
     @Override
     public void handle() throws Exception {
         int effectId = this.packet.readInt();
+        Habbo habbo = this.client.getHabbo();
+        if (habbo == null) return;
 
-        if (this.client.getHabbo().getInventory().getEffectsComponent().ownsEffect(effectId)) {
+        if (habbo.getInventory().getEffectsComponent().ownsEffect(effectId)) {
-            this.client.getHabbo().getInventory().getEffectsComponent().activateEffect(effectId);
+            habbo.getInventory().getEffectsComponent().activateEffect(effectId);
-        }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        int rankId = habbo.getHabboInfo().getRank().getId();
+        if (Emulator.getGameEnvironment().getPermissionsManager().isEffectBlocked(effectId, rankId)) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        Room room = habbo.getHabboInfo().getCurrentRoom();
+        if (room == null || habbo.getHabboInfo().getRiding() != null) return;
+
+        room.giveEffect(habbo, effectId, -1);
     }
 }

Emulator/src/main/java/com/eu/habbo/networking/gameserver/auth/AuthHttpHandler.java

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public class AuthHttpHandler extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter {
     private static final String CHECK_EMAIL_PATH     = "/api/auth/check-email";
     private static final String CHECK_USERNAME_PATH  = "/api/auth/check-username";
     private static final String ROOM_TEMPLATES_PATH  = "/api/auth/room-templates";
+    private static final String NEWS_PATH            = "/api/auth/news";
     private static final String REMEMBER_PATH        = "/api/auth/remember";
     private static final String REFRESH_PATH         = "/api/auth/refresh";
     private static final String SERVER_KEY_PATH      = "/api/auth/server-key";
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ public class AuthHttpHandler extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter {
                 && !path.equals(FORGOT_PATH) && !path.equals(LOGOUT_PATH)
                 && !path.equals(CHECK_EMAIL_PATH) && !path.equals(CHECK_USERNAME_PATH)
                 && !path.equals(ROOM_TEMPLATES_PATH)
+                && !path.equals(NEWS_PATH)
                 && !path.equals(REMEMBER_PATH)
                 && !path.equals(REFRESH_PATH)
                 && !path.equals(SERVER_KEY_PATH)
@@ -98,6 +100,22 @@ public class AuthHttpHandler extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter {
             return;
         }
 
+        if (path.equals(NEWS_PATH)) {
+            if (req.method() != HttpMethod.GET && req.method() != HttpMethod.HEAD) {
+                sendJson(ctx, req, HttpResponseStatus.METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, errorPayload("Use GET."));
+                return;
+            }
+            String ip = resolveClientIp(ctx, req);
+            if (!AuthRateLimiter.tryProbe(ip)) {
+                long secs = AuthRateLimiter.secondsUntilProbeReset(ip);
+                sendJson(ctx, req, HttpResponseStatus.TOO_MANY_REQUESTS,
+                        errorPayload("Too many requests. Try again in " + secs + "s."));
+                return;
+            }
+            handleNews(ctx, req);
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (path.equals(SERVER_KEY_PATH)) {
             if (req.method() != HttpMethod.GET && req.method() != HttpMethod.HEAD) {
                 sendJson(ctx, req, HttpResponseStatus.METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED, errorPayload("Use GET."));
@@ -682,6 +700,76 @@ public class AuthHttpHandler extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter {
         sendJson(ctx, req, HttpResponseStatus.OK, res);
     }
 
+    private static final long NEWS_CACHE_TTL_MS = 30_000L;
+    private static final int NEWS_IMAGE_MAX_BYTES = 512 * 1024;
+    private static volatile NewsCacheEntry NEWS_CACHE = null;
+
+    private static final class NewsCacheEntry {
+        final byte[] jsonBytes;
+        final long expiresAt;
+        NewsCacheEntry(byte[] j, long e) { jsonBytes = j; expiresAt = e; }
+    }
+
+    private void handleNews(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, FullHttpRequest req) {
+        long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
+        NewsCacheEntry cached = NEWS_CACHE;
+
+        if (cached == null || cached.expiresAt < now) {
+            JsonArray items = new JsonArray();
+            int limit = Math.max(1, Math.min(20, Emulator.getConfig().getInt("login.news.limit", 5)));
+            try (Connection conn = Emulator.getDatabase().getDataSource().getConnection();
+                 PreparedStatement stmt = conn.prepareStatement(
+                         "SELECT id, title, body, image, link_text, link_url " +
+                                 "FROM ui_news WHERE enabled = 1 " +
+                                 "ORDER BY sort_order ASC, id DESC LIMIT ?")) {
+                stmt.setInt(1, limit);
+                try (ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery()) {
+                    while (rs.next()) {
+                        int id = rs.getInt("id");
+                        JsonObject n = new JsonObject();
+                        n.addProperty("id", id);
+                        n.addProperty("title", rs.getString("title"));
+                        n.addProperty("body", rs.getString("body"));
+
+                        String image = rs.getString("image");
+                        if (image != null && image.length() > NEWS_IMAGE_MAX_BYTES) {
+                            LOGGER.warn("ui_news id={} image is {} bytes (>{}KB cap), omitting in response",
+                                    id, image.length(), NEWS_IMAGE_MAX_BYTES / 1024);
+                            image = null;
+                        }
+                        n.addProperty("image", image); // gson encodes null as JSON null
+
+                        n.addProperty("linkText", rs.getString("link_text"));
+                        n.addProperty("linkUrl", rs.getString("link_url"));
+                        items.add(n);
+                    }
+                }
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                LOGGER.error("ui_news list failed", e);
+                sendJson(ctx, req, HttpResponseStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, errorPayload("Server error."));
+                return;
+            }
+
+            JsonObject res = new JsonObject();
+            res.add("news", items);
+            byte[] bytes = res.toString().getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
+            cached = new NewsCacheEntry(bytes, now + NEWS_CACHE_TTL_MS);
+            NEWS_CACHE = cached;
+        }
+
+        FullHttpResponse response = new DefaultFullHttpResponse(
+                HttpVersion.HTTP_1_1, HttpResponseStatus.OK,
+                Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(cached.jsonBytes));
+        response.headers().set(HttpHeaderNames.CONTENT_TYPE, "application/json; charset=utf-8");
+        response.headers().setInt(HttpHeaderNames.CONTENT_LENGTH, cached.jsonBytes.length);
+        response.headers().set(HttpHeaderNames.CACHE_CONTROL, "public, max-age=30");
+        applyCors(req, response);
+        boolean keepAlive = isKeepAlive(req);
+        if (keepAlive) response.headers().set(HttpHeaderNames.CONNECTION, HttpHeaderValues.KEEP_ALIVE);
+        var future = ctx.writeAndFlush(response);
+        if (!keepAlive) future.addListener(ChannelFutureListener.CLOSE);
+    }
+
     private void handleServerKey(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, FullHttpRequest req) {
         try {
             JsonObject ok = new JsonObject();