feat: Add support for Minecraft 1.21.8

- Upgrade PacketEvents from 2.9.1 to 2.9.3 for 1.21.8 compatibility
- Add V1_21_8PacketFactory with full protocol support
- Update version support range in README.md to include 1.21.8
- Update test configuration to use Minecraft 1.21.8

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>

README.md

@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ Looking for up-to-date builds of the plugin? Check out our [Jenkins](https://ci.
 ## Why is it so good?
 - 100% Packet Based - Nothing is ran on the main thread
 - Performance & stability oriented code
-- Support for all versions from 1.8 to 1.20.4
+- Support for all versions from 1.8 to 1.21.8
 - Support for multiple different storage options
 - Intuitive command system
 
 ### Requirements, Extensions & Supported Software
 Requirements:
 - Java 8+
-- Minecraft 1.8 - 1.21
+- Minecraft 1.8 - 1.21.8
 
 Supported Softwares:
 - Spigot ([Website](https://www.spigotmc.org/))

plugin/build.gradle

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ runServer {
     javaLauncher = javaToolchains.launcherFor {
         languageVersion = JavaLanguageVersion.of(21)
     }
-    minecraftVersion "1.21.4"
+    minecraftVersion "1.21.8"
 }
 
 processResources {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dependencies {
     compileOnly "me.clip:placeholderapi:2.11.6" // Placeholder support
     implementation "com.google.code.gson:gson:2.10.1" // JSON parsing
     implementation "org.bstats:bstats-bukkit:3.0.2" // Plugin stats
-    implementation "com.github.retrooper:packetevents-spigot:2.9.1" // Packets
+    implementation "com.github.retrooper:packetevents-spigot:2.9.3" // Packets
     implementation "space.arim.dazzleconf:dazzleconf-ext-snakeyaml:1.2.1" // Configs
     implementation "lol.pyr:director-adventure:2.1.2" // Commands
 

plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/ZNpcsPlus.java

@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@ public class ZNpcsPlus {
         versions.put(ServerVersion.V_1_19_3, LazyLoader.of(() -> new V1_19_3PacketFactory(scheduler, packetEvents, propertyRegistry, textSerializer, configManager)));
         versions.put(ServerVersion.V_1_20_2, LazyLoader.of(() -> new V1_20_2PacketFactory(scheduler, packetEvents, propertyRegistry, textSerializer, configManager)));
         versions.put(ServerVersion.V_1_21_3, LazyLoader.of(() -> new V1_21_3PacketFactory(scheduler, packetEvents, propertyRegistry, textSerializer, configManager)));
+        versions.put(ServerVersion.V_1_21_8, LazyLoader.of(() -> new V1_21_8PacketFactory(scheduler, packetEvents, propertyRegistry, textSerializer, configManager)));
 
         ServerVersion version = packetEvents.getServerManager().getVersion();
         if (versions.containsKey(version)) return versions.get(version).get();

plugin/src/main/java/lol/pyr/znpcsplus/packets/V1_21_8PacketFactory.java

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package lol.pyr.znpcsplus.packets;
+
+import com.github.retrooper.packetevents.PacketEventsAPI;
+import lol.pyr.znpcsplus.config.ConfigManager;
+import lol.pyr.znpcsplus.entity.EntityPropertyRegistryImpl;
+import lol.pyr.znpcsplus.scheduling.TaskScheduler;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.legacy.LegacyComponentSerializer;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
+
+/**
+ * PacketFactory implementation for Minecraft 1.21.8.
+ * 
+ * Since 1.21.8 is a hotfix release focusing on graphical and stability improvements
+ * without major protocol changes, this factory inherits all functionality from
+ * V1_21_3PacketFactory. Future version-specific optimizations can be added here
+ * if needed.
+ */
+public class V1_21_8PacketFactory extends V1_21_3PacketFactory {
+    public V1_21_8PacketFactory(TaskScheduler scheduler, PacketEventsAPI<Plugin> packetEvents, 
+                                EntityPropertyRegistryImpl propertyRegistry, LegacyComponentSerializer textSerializer, 
+                                ConfigManager configManager) {
+        super(scheduler, packetEvents, propertyRegistry, textSerializer, configManager);
+    }
+}