Chat Filter
IntermediateUtilityFilters chat messages based on keywords. Demonstrates chat event handling and message filtering.
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What It Does
Filters chat messages based on keywords. Demonstrates chat event handling and message filtering.
Source Code
java
1package com.example;
2
3import net.runelite.api.Client;
4import net.runelite.api.events.ChatMessage;
5import net.runelite.client.eventbus.Subscribe;
6import net.runelite.client.plugins.Plugin;
7import net.runelite.client.plugins.PluginDescriptor;
8import javax.inject.Inject;
9
10@PluginDescriptor(
11 name = "Chat Filter",
12 description = "Filters chat messages"
13)
14public class ChatFilterPlugin extends Plugin {
15 @Inject
16 private Client client;
17
18 private final String[] filterWords = {"spam", "advertisement"};
19
20 @Subscribe
21 public void onChatMessage(ChatMessage event) {
22 String message = event.getMessage().toLowerCase();
23 for (String word : filterWords) {
24 if (message.contains(word)) {
25 // Hide message by not processing it
26 return;
27 }
28 }
29 // Process normal messages
30 }
31}Code Annotations
Line 18
Keywords to filter
Line 21
Listen for chat messages
Line 24
Check if message contains filter words
API Classes Used
ChatMessage
ClientKey Concepts
- •Keywords to filter
- •Listen for chat messages
- •Check if message contains filter words
Next Steps
- Learn about ChatMessage events
- Add configurable filter list
- Implement message hiding