Chat Lag Fix

// A simplified view of the code.
private static final long BLOCKLIST_REQUEST_COOLDOWN = 120;
private Instant nextRequest;
private final blockList Set;

// This method is called when receiving a chat message public boolean isBlockedPlayer(UUID playerID) { // If we don't have the blocklist yet, fetch it // Note that when there's an error, fetchBlockList returns null // if (this.blockList == null) { this.blockList = fetchBlockList(); // If we still don't have it, assume the player is not blocked if (this.blockList == null) { return false; } } return this.blockList.contains(playerID); }

public Set<UUID> fetchBlockList() { // Only check at least every 2 minutes. // This is why the lagspike only occurs every 2 minutes or later if (this.nextRequest == null || Instant.now().isAfter(this.nextRequest)) { return null; } // Reset the 2 minute timer this.nextRequest = Instant.now().plusSeconds(BLOCKLIST_REQUEST_COOLDOWN); try { // Make the HTTP request BlockListResponse response = minecraftClient.get(routeBlocklist, BlockListResponse.class); return response.getBlockedProfiles(); } catch (/* exception */) { // If there's an error return null return null; } }