ScoreboardAPI: VelaBoard's Singleton Entry Point

ScoreboardAPI is the static entry point for VelaBoard. Use it to check initialization status, access the handler, and read the Minecraft server version.

ScoreboardAPI is the singleton entry point for VelaBoard. All access to scoreboard functionality starts here.

ScoreboardAPI is initialized by the VelaBoard plugin automatically — you do not instantiate it yourself.

Methods

ScoreboardAPI.isInitialized()

Returns boolean — true if VelaBoard has been initialized and is ready to use.

Use this as a safety check before calling any other ScoreboardAPI methods. Calling other methods before initialization can result in exceptions.

if (!ScoreboardAPI.isInitialized()) return;

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ScoreboardAPI.getHandler()

Returns ScoreboardHandler — never null.

The main gateway to creating and managing scoreboards. Throws NullPointerException if called before VelaBoard has been initialized.

Always guard calls to this method with isInitialized().

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ScoreboardAPI.getMinecraftVersion()

Returns String — the Minecraft version the server is currently running.

String version = ScoreboardAPI.getMinecraftVersion();
// e.g. "1.20.1"

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Safe usage pattern

Always verify that VelaBoard is initialized before accessing any API methods.

if (!ScoreboardAPI.isInitialized()) {
    getLogger().warning("VelaBoard is not loaded!");
    return;
}
ScoreboardHandler handler = ScoreboardAPI.getHandler();
String version = ScoreboardAPI.getMinecraftVersion();