Month Date Totals

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Month Date Totals

🧪 Feature Overview

This feature is still a WIP, but is considered stable for general use.

By default, VotingPlugin stores monthly totals under the key MonthTotal, which resets automatically each month.
However, this default system doesn’t preserve previous months’ totals after a reset.

The Month Date Totals system introduces a new format:
MonthTotal-MONTH-YEAR, for example:
MonthTotal-DECEMBER-2024

This allows VotingPlugin to:

• ✠Automatically reset monthly totals instantly on the first of each month
• 📊 Keep a full history of past months’ totals (viewable anytime)
• 🔄 Keep the standard MonthTotal value in sync for legacy features

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📘 Example Behavior

Setting	Behavior
Disabled (default)	Uses a single MonthTotal key, resets each month, overwriting prior data.
Enabled	Stores month totals in the format MonthTotal-MONTH-YEAR and automatically updates MonthTotal.

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🧾 Command

Use /vote previousmonthtotals
→ Lists all previous months with available vote total data.

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⚙� Configuration Example

    ###########################################
    # Month Date Totals
    # Experimental feature
    # Same options apply for proxy servers
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    # Copies MonthTotal into a new format (MonthTotal-MONTH-YEAR)
    # Safe to enable; keeps MonthTotal synced
    StoreMonthTotalsWithDate: false

    # Uses MonthTotal-MONTH-YEAR as the active total tracker
    # Requires StoreMonthTotalsWithDate enabled
    # Early-stage feature; may still have minor bugs
    UseMonthDateTotalsAsPrimaryTotal: false

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� Notes

• Enabling StoreMonthTotalsWithDate is safe and recommended for networks wanting monthly tracking history.
• Enabling UseMonthDateTotalsAsPrimaryTotal switches all total tracking to this new date-based format — only enable this if you understand the implications.
• Both options support proxy setups and automatically synchronize across servers when GlobalData is enabled.

🧠 Tip: Keep StoreMonthTotalsWithDate enabled even if you don’t use the new system yet — it future-proofs your data with no downside.