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+@file:Suppress("MemberVisibilityCanBePrivate", "unused")
+
+package net.axay.kspigot.chat
+
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.ChatColor
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.BaseComponent
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.ClickEvent
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.HoverEvent
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.TextComponent
+import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.hover.content.Text
+
+/**
+ * Opens a [LiteralTextBuilder].
+ *
+ * @param baseText the text you want to begin with, it is okay to let this empty
+ * @param builder the builder which can be used to set the style and add child text components
+ */
+inline fun literalText(
+    baseText: String = "",
+    builder: LiteralTextBuilder.() -> Unit = { }
+) = LiteralTextBuilder(baseText).apply(builder).build() as TextComponent
+
+class LiteralTextBuilder(val internalText: BaseComponent, ) {
+    constructor(text: String) : this(TextComponent(text))
+
+    var bold: Boolean? = null
+    var italic: Boolean? = null
+    var underline: Boolean? = null
+    var strikethrough: Boolean? = null
+
+    /**
+     * The text color.
+     * This can be set in the following way:
+     *
+     * e.g. Medium turquoise:
+     *  - `color = col(0x4BD6CB)`
+     *  - `color = col(4970187)`
+     *  - `color = col("#4970187")`
+     *  - `color = KColors.MEDIUMTURQUOISE`
+     */
+    var color: ChatColor? = null
+
+    var clickEvent: ClickEvent? = null
+    var hoverEvent: HoverEvent? = null
+
+    val siblingText = TextComponent("")
+
+    /**
+     * Append text to the parent.
+     *
+     * @param text the raw text (without formatting)
+     * @param builder the builder which can be used to set the style and add child text components
+     */
+    inline fun text(
+        text: String = "",
+        builder: LiteralTextBuilder.() -> Unit = { }
+    ) {
+        siblingText.addExtra(LiteralTextBuilder(text).apply(builder).build())
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Append text to the parent.
+     *
+     * @param text the text instance
+     * @param builder the builder which can be used to set the style and add child text components
+     */
+    inline fun text(
+        text: BaseComponent,
+        builder: LiteralTextBuilder.() -> Unit = { }
+    ) {
+        siblingText.addExtra(LiteralTextBuilder(text).apply(builder).build())
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the text which should be displayed when hovering
+     * over the text in the chat.
+     *
+     * @param text the raw text (without formatting)
+     * @param builder the builder which can be used to set the style and add child text components
+     */
+    inline fun hoverText(
+        text: String = "",
+        builder: LiteralTextBuilder.() -> Unit = { }
+    ) {
+        hoverEvent = HoverEvent(
+            HoverEvent.Action.SHOW_TEXT,
+            Text(arrayOf(LiteralTextBuilder(text).apply(builder).build()))
+        )
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds a line break.
+     */
+    fun newLine() {
+        siblingText.addExtra(TextComponent("\n"))
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Adds an empty line.
+     */
+    fun emptyLine() {
+        newLine()
+        newLine()
+    }
+
+    fun build() = internalText.apply {
+        this@LiteralTextBuilder.bold?.let { isBold = it }
+        this@LiteralTextBuilder.italic?.let { isItalic = it }
+        this@LiteralTextBuilder.underline?.let { isUnderlined = it }
+        this@LiteralTextBuilder.strikethrough?.let { isStrikethrough = it }
+        this@LiteralTextBuilder.color?.let { color = it }
+        this@LiteralTextBuilder.clickEvent?.let { clickEvent = it }
+        this@LiteralTextBuilder.hoverEvent?.let { hoverEvent = it }
+
+        if (siblingText.extra.isNotEmpty())
+            addExtra(siblingText)
+    }
+}