Configuration

Style rules are stored in config/embellish-chat/styles.json under the top-level style_rules object.

Configuration Structure

{
  "pattern": "\\*\\*(.+?)\\*\\*()",
  "comment": "<blue><b>Pattern</b></blue>: **Text**\n<dark_aqua><b>Comment</b></dark_aqua>: bold formatting\n",
  "styles": [
    {
      "styleType": "BOLD",
      "preset": ""
    }
  ]
}

• pattern: A regular expression used to scan chat text. It must contain two capture groups: group 1 is the text that will be styled, and group 2 is the option value passed to the style.
• comment: Help text shown in /embellish-chat help style.
• styles: The styles applied to capture group 1. styleType selects the behavior, and preset provides a fixed option value. If preset is empty, the content of capture group 2 is used instead. See Style Type for the full list.

File Layout

{
  "style_rules": {
    "embellish-chat.chat": [
      {
        "pattern": "\\*\\*(.+?)\\*\\*()",
        "comment": "<blue><b>Pattern</b></blue>: **Text**\n<dark_aqua><b>Comment</b></dark_aqua>: bold formatting\n",
        "styles": [
          {
            "styleType": "BOLD",
            "preset": ""
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

• style_rules: Top-level container for all styling rules.
• Permission node keys: Each key such as embellish-chat.chat is treated as a permission node.
• Rule order matters: Rules are processed from top to bottom, so broad matches should stay below more specific rules.

Usage Patterns

Single Style

{
  "pattern": "__(.+?)__()",
  "styles": [
    {
      "styleType": "UNDERLINE",
      "preset": ""
    }
  ]
}

This is the simplest style rule.

Multiple Style

{
  "pattern": "_\\*(.+?)\\*_()",
  "styles": [
    {
      "styleType": "UNDERLINE",
      "preset": ""
    },
    {
      "styleType": "BOLD",
      "preset": ""
    }
  ]
}

You can combine multiple style types in a single rule.

Preset

{
  "pattern": "\\[([^\\]]+?)]<(RAINBOW)>",
  "styles": [
    {
      "styleType": "COLOR_RAINBOW",
      "preset": "0.7"
    }
  ]
}

You can hard-code a preset value, or leave it empty to use the option captured from the player's message.