diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 28253e7..1ed211e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@
 
     <groupId>org.spigotmc</groupId>
     <artifactId>plugin-annotations</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>Plugin Annotations</name>
     <url>http://www.spigotmc.org/</url>
-    <description>A annotaion-based compiletime plugin.yml generator.</description>
+    <description>A annotation-based compile time plugin.yml generator.</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <maven.compiler.source>1.6</maven.compiler.source>
-        <maven.compiler.target>1.6</maven.compiler.target>
+        <maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     </properties>
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bukkit</groupId>
             <artifactId>bukkit</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+            <version>1.12.2-R0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- we don't currently have tests
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>1.13</version>
+                <version>1.16</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <phase>process-classes</phase>
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <signature>
                         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>java16</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.1</version>
+                        <artifactId>java18</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.0</version>
                     </signature>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@
             </resource>
         </resources>
     </build>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Commands.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Commands.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c730b59..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Commands.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-/**
- *  Part of the plugin annotations framework.
- *  <p>
- *  Represents a list of this plugin's registered commands.
- */
-
-@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
-public @interface Commands { // TODO: in java 8, make repeatable.
-
-    public Cmd[] value();
-
-    @Target({})
-    public static @interface Cmd {
-
-        /**
-         * This command's name.
-         */
-        public String value();
-
-        /**
-         * This command's description.
-         */
-
-        public String desc() default "";
-
-        /**
-         * This command's aliases.
-         */
-        public String[] aliases() default {};
-
-        /**
-         * This command's permission node.
-         */
-        public String permission() default "";
-
-        /**
-         * This command's permission-check-fail message.
-         */
-        public String permissionMessage() default "";
-
-        /**
-         * This command's usage message.
-         */
-        public String usage() default "";
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/DependsOn.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/DependsOn.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 892a267..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/DependsOn.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-/**
- *  Part of the plugin annotations framework.
- *  <p>
- *  Represents the plugin's hard dependencies.
- */
-
-@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
-public @interface DependsOn {
-
-    public String[] value();
-
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/LoadBefore.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/LoadBefore.java
deleted file mode 100644
index d0802f4..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/LoadBefore.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-/**
- *  Part of the plugin annotations framework.
- *  <p>
- *  Represents the plugins this plugin should be loaded before
- */
-
-@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
-public @interface LoadBefore {
-
-    public String[] value();
-
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Permissions.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Permissions.java
deleted file mode 100644
index c6097c3..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Permissions.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation;
-
-import org.bukkit.permissions.PermissionDefault;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-/**
- *  Part of the plugin annotations framework.
- *  <p>
- *  Represents a list of this plugin's registered permissions.
- */
-
-@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
-public @interface Permissions { // TODO: in java 8, make repeatable.
-
-    public Perm[] value();
-
-    @Target({})
-    public static @interface Perm {
-
-        /**
-         * This perm's name.
-         */
-        public String value();
-
-        /**
-         * This perm's description.
-         */
-
-        public String desc() default "";
-
-        /**
-         * This perm's default.
-         */
-        public PermissionDefault defaultValue() default PermissionDefault.OP;
-
-        /**
-         * This perm's child nodes
-         */
-        public String[] children() default {};
-
-        /**
-         * This perms's negated child nodes
-         */
-        public String[] antichildren() default {};
-
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/PluginAnnotationProcessor.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/PluginAnnotationProcessor.java
index 9266c97..9557b79 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/PluginAnnotationProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/PluginAnnotationProcessor.java
@@ -1,163 +1,220 @@
 package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation;
 
-import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginLoadOrder;
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.command.Command;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.dependency.Dependency;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.dependency.LoadBefore;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.dependency.SoftDependency;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.permission.ChildPermission;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.permission.Permission;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin.Description;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin.LoadOn;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin.LogPrefix;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin.Plugin;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin.UsesDatabase;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin.Website;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin.author.Author;
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.DumperOptions;
 import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.nodes.Tag;
 
-import javax.annotation.processing.*;
+
+import javax.annotation.processing.AbstractProcessor;
+import javax.annotation.processing.RoundEnvironment;
+import javax.annotation.processing.SupportedAnnotationTypes;
+import javax.annotation.processing.SupportedSourceVersion;
 import javax.lang.model.SourceVersion;
 import javax.lang.model.element.Element;
 import javax.lang.model.element.Modifier;
 import javax.lang.model.element.PackageElement;
 import javax.lang.model.element.TypeElement;
 import javax.lang.model.type.TypeMirror;
+import javax.swing.text.DateFormatter;
 import javax.tools.Diagnostic;
 import javax.tools.FileObject;
 import javax.tools.StandardLocation;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.Writer;
 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.time.LocalDateTime;
+import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 @SupportedAnnotationTypes("org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.*")
-@SupportedSourceVersion(SourceVersion.RELEASE_6)
+@SupportedSourceVersion(SourceVersion.RELEASE_8)
 public class PluginAnnotationProcessor extends AbstractProcessor {
 
     private boolean hasMainBeenFound = false;
 
-    private static final DateFormat dFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss");
+    private static final DateTimeFormatter dFormat = DateTimeFormatter.ofPattern("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss", Locale.ENGLISH);
 
     @Override
     public boolean process(Set<? extends TypeElement> annots, RoundEnvironment rEnv) {
         Element main = null;
-        for(Element el : rEnv.getElementsAnnotatedWith(Main.class)) {
-            if(main != null){
-                raiseError("More than one class with @Main found, aborting!");
-                return false;
-            }
-            main = el;
-        }
+        hasMainBeenFound = false;
 
-        if(main == null) return false;
-
-        if(hasMainBeenFound){
-            raiseError("More than one class with @Main found, aborting!");
+        Set<? extends Element> elements = rEnv.getElementsAnnotatedWith(Plugin.class);
+        if(elements.size() > 1) {
+            raiseError("Found more than one plugin main class");
             return false;
         }
+
+        if(elements.isEmpty()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if(hasMainBeenFound){
+            raiseError("The plugin class has already been located, aborting!");
+            return false;
+        }
+        main = elements.iterator().next();
         hasMainBeenFound = true;
 
         TypeElement mainType;
         if(main instanceof TypeElement){
             mainType = (TypeElement) main;
         } else {
-            raiseError("Element annotated with @Main is not a type!");
+            raiseError("Element annotated with @Main is not a type!", main);
             return false;
         }
 
         if(!(mainType.getEnclosingElement() instanceof PackageElement) && !mainType.getModifiers().contains(Modifier.STATIC)){
-            raiseError("Element annotated with @Main is not top-level or static nested!");
+            raiseError("Element annotated with @Main is not top-level or static nested!", mainType);
             return false;
         }
 
         if(!processingEnv.getTypeUtils().isSubtype(mainType.asType(), fromClass(JavaPlugin.class))){
-            raiseError("Class annotated with @Main is not an subclass of JavaPlugin!");
+            raiseError("Class annotated with @Main is not an subclass of JavaPlugin!", mainType);
         }
 
-        Map<String, Object> yml = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+        Map<String, Object> yml = Maps.newLinkedHashMap(); // linked so we can maintain the same output into file for sanity
 
+        // populate mainName
         final String mainName = mainType.getQualifiedName().toString();
-        yml.put("main", mainName);
+        yml.put("main", mainName); // always override this so we make sure the main class name is correct
 
-        processAndPut(yml, "name", mainType, mainName.substring(mainName.lastIndexOf('.') + 1), Name.class, String.class);
+        // populate plugin name
+        processAndPut(yml, "name", mainType, mainName.substring(mainName.lastIndexOf('.') + 1), Plugin.class, String.class, "name");
 
-        processAndPut(yml, "version", mainType, Version.DEFAULT_VERSION, Version.class, String.class);
+        // populate version
+        processAndPut(yml, "version", mainType, Plugin.DEFAULT_VERSION, Plugin.class, String.class, "version");
 
-        processAndPut(yml, "description", mainType, null, Description.class, String.class);
+        // populate plugin description
+        processAndPut(yml, "description", mainType, null, Description.class, String.class, "desc");
 
-        processAndPut(yml, "load", mainType, null, LoadOn.class, String.class);
+        // populate plugin load order
+        processAndPut(yml, "load", mainType, null, LoadOn.class, String.class,"loadOn");
 
-        {
-            String[] authors = process(mainType, new String[0], Author.class, String[].class);
-            switch(authors.length) {
-                case 0: break;
-                case 1: yml.put("author", authors[0]); break;
-                default: yml.put("authors", authors); break;
-            }
+        // authors
+        Author[] authors = mainType.getAnnotationsByType(Author.class);
+        List<String> authorMap = Lists.newArrayList();
+        for(Author auth : authors) {
+            authorMap.add(auth.name());
+        }
+        if(authorMap.size() > 1) {
+            yml.put("authors", authorMap);
+        } else if(authorMap.size() == 1) {
+            yml.put("author", authorMap.iterator().next());
         }
 
-        processAndPut(yml, "website", mainType, null, Website.class, String.class);
+        // website
+        processAndPut(yml, "website", mainType, null, Website.class, String.class, "url");
 
-        if(mainType.getAnnotation(UsesDatabase.class) != null) yml.put("database", true);
+        // prefix
+        processAndPut(yml, "prefix", mainType, null, LogPrefix.class, String.class, "prefix");
 
-        processAndPut(yml, "depend", mainType, null, DependsOn.class, String[].class);
+        // dependencies
+        Dependency[] dependencies = mainType.getAnnotationsByType(Dependency.class);
+        List<String> hardDependencies = Lists.newArrayList();
+        for(Dependency dep : dependencies) {
+            hardDependencies.add(dep.plugin());
+        }
+        if(!hardDependencies.isEmpty()) yml.putIfAbsent("depend", hardDependencies);
 
-        processAndPut(yml, "softdepend", mainType, null, SoftDependsOn.class, String[].class);
+        // soft-dependencies
+        SoftDependency[] softDependencies = mainType.getAnnotationsByType(SoftDependency.class);
+        String[] softDepArr = new String[softDependencies.length];
+        for(int i = 0; i < softDependencies.length; i++) {
+            softDepArr[i] = softDependencies[i].plugin();
+        }
+        if(softDepArr.length > 0) yml.putIfAbsent("softdepend", softDepArr);
 
-        processAndPut(yml, "prefix", mainType, null, LogPrefix.class, String.class);
+        // load-before
+        LoadBefore[] loadBefore = mainType.getAnnotationsByType(LoadBefore.class);
+        String[] loadBeforeArr = new String[loadBefore.length];
+        for(int i = 0; i < loadBefore.length; i++) {
+            loadBeforeArr[i] = loadBefore[i].plugin();
+        }
+        if(loadBeforeArr.length > 0) yml.putIfAbsent("loadbefore", loadBeforeArr);
 
-        processAndPut(yml, "loadbefore", mainType, null, LoadBefore.class, String[].class);
-
-        Commands.Cmd[] commands = process(mainType, new Commands.Cmd[0], Commands.class, Commands.Cmd[].class);
-
-        Map<String, Object> commandMap = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-
-        for(Commands.Cmd cmd : commands) {
-            String name = cmd.value();
-            Map<String, Object> desc = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-            if(!cmd.desc().isEmpty()) desc.put("description", cmd.desc());
-            if(cmd.aliases().length != 0) desc.put("aliases", cmd.aliases());
-            if(!cmd.permission().isEmpty()) desc.put("permission", cmd.permission());
-            if(!cmd.permissionMessage().isEmpty()) desc.put("permission-message", cmd.permissionMessage());
-            if(!cmd.usage().isEmpty()) desc.put("usage", cmd.usage());
+        // commands
+        Command[] commands = mainType.getAnnotationsByType(Command.class);
+        Map<String, Object> commandMap = Maps.newLinkedHashMap();
+        for(Command command : commands) {
+            Map<String, Object> desc = Maps.newLinkedHashMap();
+            String name = command.name();
+            if(!command.desc().isEmpty()) desc.put("description", command.desc());
+            if(command.aliases().length != 0) desc.put("aliases", command.aliases());
+            if(!command.permission().isEmpty()) desc.put("permission", command.permission());
+            if(!command.permissionMessage().isEmpty()) desc.put("permission-message", command.permissionMessage());
+            if(!command.usage().isEmpty()) desc.put("usage", command.usage());
             commandMap.put(name, desc);
         }
+        if(!commandMap.isEmpty()) yml.putIfAbsent("commands", commandMap);
 
-        if(!commandMap.isEmpty()) yml.put("commands", commandMap);
-
-        Permissions.Perm[] perms = process(mainType, new Permissions.Perm[0], Permissions.class, Permissions.Perm[].class);
-
-        Map<String, Object> permMap = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-
-        for(Permissions.Perm perm : perms) {
-            String name = perm.value();
-            Map<String, Object> desc = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+        // permissions
+        Permission[] permissions = mainType.getAnnotationsByType(Permission.class);
+        Map<String, Object> permMap = Maps.newLinkedHashMap();
+        for(Permission perm : permissions) {
+            Map<String, Object> desc = Maps.newLinkedHashMap();
+            String name = perm.name();
             if(!perm.desc().isEmpty()) desc.put("description", perm.desc());
             desc.put("default", perm.defaultValue().toString());
-            Map<String, Object> children = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-            for(String p : perm.children()) children.put(p, true);
-            for(String p : perm.antichildren()) children.put(p, false);
+            Map<String, Object> children = Maps.newLinkedHashMap();
+            for(ChildPermission child : perm.children()) {
+                children.put(child.name(), child.inherit());
+            }
             if(!children.isEmpty()) desc.put("children", children);
             permMap.put(name, desc);
         }
+        if(!permMap.isEmpty()) yml.putIfAbsent("permissions", permMap);
 
-        if(!permMap.isEmpty()) yml.put("permissions", permMap);
+        // database D: //TODO: Remove me!
+        if(mainType.getAnnotation(UsesDatabase.class) != null) {
+            yml.put("database", true);
+            processingEnv.getMessager().printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind.MANDATORY_WARNING, "Database support was dropped in Bukkit in version 1.12.", mainType);
+        }
 
         Yaml yaml = new Yaml();
-
         try {
             FileObject file = this.processingEnv.getFiler().createResource(StandardLocation.CLASS_OUTPUT, "", "plugin.yml");
-            Writer w = file.openWriter();
-            try{
-                w.append("# Auto-generated plugin.yml, generated at ").append(dFormat.format(new Date())).append(" by ").append(this.getClass().getName()).append("\n\n");
-                yaml.dump(yml, w);
-            } finally {
+            try(Writer w = file.openWriter()) {
+                w.append("# Auto-generated plugin.yml, generated at ")
+                 .append(LocalDateTime.now().format(dFormat))
+                 .append(" by ")
+                 .append(this.getClass().getName())
+                 .append("\n\n");
+                // have to format the yaml explicitly because otherwise it dumps child nodes as maps within braces.
+                String raw = yaml.dumpAs(yml, Tag.MAP, DumperOptions.FlowStyle.BLOCK);
+                w.write(raw);
                 w.flush();
                 w.close();
             }
-
+            // try with resources will close the Writer since it implements Closeable
         } catch (IOException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         }
 
         processingEnv.getMessager().printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind.WARNING, "NOTE: You are using org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation, an experimental API!");
-
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -165,28 +222,38 @@ public class PluginAnnotationProcessor extends AbstractProcessor {
         this.processingEnv.getMessager().printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind.ERROR, message);
     }
 
+    private void raiseError(String message, Element element) {
+        this.processingEnv.getMessager().printMessage(Diagnostic.Kind.ERROR, message, element);
+    }
+
     private TypeMirror fromClass(Class<?> clazz) {
         return processingEnv.getElementUtils().getTypeElement(clazz.getName()).asType();
     }
 
     private <A extends Annotation, R> R processAndPut(
             Map<String, Object> map, String name, Element el, R defaultVal, Class<A> annotationType, Class<R> returnType) {
-        R result = process(el, defaultVal, annotationType, returnType);
+        return processAndPut(map, name, el, defaultVal, annotationType, returnType, "value");
+    }
+
+    private <A extends Annotation, R> R processAndPut(
+            Map<String, Object> map, String name, Element el, R defaultVal, Class<A> annotationType, Class<R> returnType, String methodName) {
+        R result = process(el, defaultVal, annotationType, returnType, methodName);
         if(result != null)
-            map.put(name, result);
+            map.putIfAbsent(name, result);
         return result;
     }
-    private <A extends Annotation, R> R process(Element el, R defaultVal, Class<A> annotationType, Class<R> returnType) {
+
+    private <A extends Annotation, R> R process(Element el, R defaultVal, Class<A> annotationType, Class<R> returnType, String methodName) {
         R result;
         A ann = el.getAnnotation(annotationType);
         if(ann == null) result = defaultVal;
         else {
             try {
-                Method value = annotationType.getMethod("value");
+                Method value = annotationType.getMethod(methodName);
                 Object res = value.invoke(ann);
                 result = (R) (returnType == String.class ? res.toString() : returnType.cast(res));
             } catch (Exception e) {
-                throw new RuntimeException(e); // shouldn't happen in theory
+                throw new RuntimeException(e); // shouldn't happen in theory (blame Choco if it does)
             }
         }
         return result;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/SoftDependsOn.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/SoftDependsOn.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 81e8662..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/SoftDependsOn.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-/**
- *  Part of the plugin annotations framework.
- *  <p>
- *  Represents the plugin's soft dependencies.
- */
-
-@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
-public @interface SoftDependsOn {
-
-    public String[] value();
-
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/UsesDatabase.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/UsesDatabase.java
deleted file mode 100644
index e73ebfc..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/UsesDatabase.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-/**
- *  Part of the plugin annotations framework.
- *  <p>
- *  Denotes this plugin as using Bukkit's bundled database system.
- */
-
-@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
-public @interface UsesDatabase {}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Website.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Website.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 385483f..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Website.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-/**
- *  Part of the plugin annotations framework.
- *  <p>
- *  Represents the website of the plugin.
- */
-
-@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
-public @interface Website {
-
-    public String value();
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/command/Command.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/command/Command.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d54dee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/command/Command.java
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.command;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Repeatable;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Defines a plugin command
+ */
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+@Repeatable(Commands.class)
+public @interface Command {
+
+    /**
+     * This command's name.
+     */
+    String name();
+
+    /**
+     * This command's description.
+     */
+    String desc() default "";
+
+    /**
+     * This command's aliases.
+     */
+    String[] aliases() default {};
+
+    /**
+     * This command's permission node.
+     */
+    String permission() default "";
+
+    /**
+     * This command's permission-check-fail message.
+     */
+    String permissionMessage() default "";
+
+    /**
+     * This command's usage message.
+     */
+    String usage() default "";
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/command/Commands.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/command/Commands.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c98a77b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/command/Commands.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.command;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ *  Part of the plugin annotations framework.
+ *  <p>
+ *  Represents a list of this plugin's registered command(s).
+ */
+
+@Documented
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+public @interface Commands {
+    Command[] value() default {};
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/Dependency.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/Dependency.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42872f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/Dependency.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.dependency;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Repeatable;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Defines a plugin dependency
+ */
+@Documented
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+@Repeatable(DependsOn.class)
+public @interface Dependency {
+    String plugin();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/DependsOn.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/DependsOn.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e94d612
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/DependsOn.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.dependency;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ *  Part of the plugin annotations framework.
+ *  <p>
+ *  Represents the plugins a plugin depends on in order to be loaded
+ */
+@Documented
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+public @interface DependsOn {
+    Dependency[] value() default {};
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/LoadBefore.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/LoadBefore.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25388ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/LoadBefore.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.dependency;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Repeatable;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ *  Part of the plugin annotations framework.
+ *  <p>
+ *  Represents the plugin this plugin should be loaded before
+ */
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+@Repeatable(LoadBeforePlugins.class)
+public @interface LoadBefore {
+    String plugin();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/LoadBeforePlugins.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/LoadBeforePlugins.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..400d1d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/LoadBeforePlugins.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.dependency;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Defines a list of plugin to load before this plugin
+ */
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+public @interface LoadBeforePlugins {
+    LoadBefore[] value() default {};
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/SoftDependency.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/SoftDependency.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc36edc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/SoftDependency.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.dependency;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Repeatable;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+
+/**
+ * Represents a soft (optional) dependency for this plugin.
+ * If this dependency is not present, the plugin will still load.
+ */
+
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+@Repeatable(SoftDependsOn.class)
+public @interface SoftDependency {
+    String plugin();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/SoftDependsOn.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/SoftDependsOn.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6be9631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/dependency/SoftDependsOn.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.dependency;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ *  Part of the plugin annotations framework.
+ *  <p>
+ *  Represents the plugins this plugin should try to load before this plugin will attempt to load.
+ *  A plugin will still load if a soft dependency is not present.
+ */
+
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+public @interface SoftDependsOn {
+
+    SoftDependency[] value() default {};
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/permission/ChildPermission.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/permission/ChildPermission.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e22789e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/permission/ChildPermission.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.permission;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Defines a child permission for {@link Permission}
+ */
+@Documented
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+public @interface ChildPermission {
+    boolean inherit() default true;
+    String name();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/permission/Permission.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/permission/Permission.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..35a72ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/permission/Permission.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.permission;
+
+import org.bukkit.permissions.PermissionDefault;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin.author.Authors;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Repeatable;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Defines a plugin permission
+ */
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+@Repeatable(Permissions.class)
+public @interface Permission {
+    /**
+     * This perm's name.
+     */
+    String name();
+
+    /**
+     * This perm's description.
+     */
+    String desc() default "";
+
+    /**
+     * This perm's default {@link PermissionDefault}
+     */
+    PermissionDefault defaultValue() default PermissionDefault.OP;
+
+    /**
+     * This permission's child nodes
+     */
+    ChildPermission[] children() default {};
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/permission/Permissions.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/permission/Permissions.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9557769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/permission/Permissions.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.permission;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ *  Part of the plugin annotations framework.
+ *  <p>
+ *  Represents a list of this plugin's registered name.
+ */
+
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+public @interface Permissions {
+    Permission[] value() default {};
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Description.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Description.java
similarity index 51%
rename from src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Description.java
rename to src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Description.java
index 4595d06..4fd72ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Description.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Description.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation;
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin;
 
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 /**
@@ -9,9 +12,10 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  *  Represents a short description for the plugin.
  */
 
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
 public @interface Description {
-
-    public String value();
+    String desc();
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/LoadOn.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/LoadOn.java
similarity index 53%
rename from src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/LoadOn.java
rename to src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/LoadOn.java
index 9e5372d..3a63325 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/LoadOn.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/LoadOn.java
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation;
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin;
 
 import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginLoadOrder;
 
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 /**
@@ -11,8 +14,9 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  *  Represents the optional load order of the plugin.
  */
 
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
 public @interface LoadOn {
-
-    public PluginLoadOrder value();
+    PluginLoadOrder loadOn();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/LogPrefix.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/LogPrefix.java
similarity index 54%
rename from src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/LogPrefix.java
rename to src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/LogPrefix.java
index e8d6ed4..52bd424 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/LogPrefix.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/LogPrefix.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation;
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin;
 
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 /**
@@ -9,8 +12,9 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  *  Represents the prefix used for the plugin's log entries, defaults to plugin name.
  */
 
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
 public @interface LogPrefix {
-
-    public String value();
+    String prefix();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Main.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Main.java
similarity index 69%
rename from src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Main.java
rename to src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Main.java
index ebef467..3a21c6c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Main.java
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation;
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin;
 
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 /**
+ * DEPRECATED: Use {@link Plugin} instead.
  * Marks this class (which <i>must</i> subclass JavaPlugin) as this plugin's main class.
  * <p>
  * This class is part of the plugin annotation framework that automates plugin.yml.
@@ -23,25 +27,25 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  * {@literal @}LogPrefix("Testing")
  * {@literal @}LoadBefore("Essentials")
  * {@literal @}Commands({
- *     {@literal @}Cmd(
- *         value = "foo",
- *         desc = "Foo command",
+ *     {@literal @}Command(
+ *         name = "foo",
+ *         name = "Foo command",
  *         aliases = {"foobar", "fubar"},
  *         permission = "test.foo",
  *         permissionMessage = "You do not have permission!",
  *         usage = "/<command> [test|stop]"
  *     ),
- *     {@literal @}Cmd("bar")
+ *     {@literal @}Command("bar")
  * })
  * {@literal @}Permissions({
  *     {@literal @}Perm(
- *         value = "test.foo",
- *         desc = "Allows foo command",
+ *         name = "test.foo",
+ *         name = "Allows foo command",
  *         defaultValue = PermissionDefault.OP,
  *     ),
  *     {@literal @}Perm(
- *         value = "test.*",
- *         desc = "Wildcard perm",
+ *         name = "test.*",
+ *         name = "Wildcard perm",
  *         defaultValue = PermissionDefault.OP,
  *         children = {"test.foo"}
  *     )
@@ -49,7 +53,10 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  * public class Test extends JavaPlugin { ... }
  * </code>
  * </pre>
+ * @deprecated use {@link Plugin} instead.
  */
-
+@Deprecated
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
 public @interface Main {}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Name.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Name.java
similarity index 54%
rename from src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Name.java
rename to src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Name.java
index 2ef196b..9a11752 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Name.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Name.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation;
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin;
 
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 /**
@@ -9,10 +12,12 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  *  Represents the name of the plugin.
  *  <p>
  *  If not present in a class annotated with {@link Main} the name defaults to Class.getSimpleName() and will emmit a warning.
+ *  @deprecated use {@link Plugin#name()} instead.
  */
-
+@Deprecated
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
 public @interface Name {
-
-    public String value();
+    String name();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Plugin.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Plugin.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bd0a78f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Plugin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+public @interface Plugin {
+    /**
+     * The name of this plugin
+     */
+    String name();
+
+    /**
+     * This version of this plugin
+     */
+    String version();
+
+    String DEFAULT_VERSION = "v0.0";
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/UsesDatabase.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/UsesDatabase.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aedb9e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/UsesDatabase.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ *  Part of the plugin annotations framework.
+ *  <p>
+ *  Denotes this plugin as using Bukkit's bundled database system.
+ *  @deprecated Bukkit no longer supports database(s) in the plugin.yml
+ */
+
+@Deprecated
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+public @interface UsesDatabase {}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Version.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Version.java
similarity index 51%
rename from src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Version.java
rename to src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Version.java
index 2d7ab66..ba8c25e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Version.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Version.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
-package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation;
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin;
 
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 /**
@@ -9,12 +12,15 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  *  Represents the version of the plugin.
  *  <p>
  *  If not present in a class annotated with {@link Main} the name defaults to "v0.0" and will emmit a warning.
+ *  @deprecated use {@link Plugin#version()} instead
  */
 
+@Deprecated
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
 public @interface Version {
+    String version();
 
-    public String value();
-
-    public static final String DEFAULT_VERSION = "v0.0";
+    String DEFAULT_VERSION = "v0.0";
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Website.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Website.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..add83cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/Website.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ *  Part of the plugin annotations framework.
+ *  <p>
+ *  Represents the website of the plugin.
+ */
+
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+public @interface Website {
+    String url();
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Author.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/author/Author.java
similarity index 51%
rename from src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Author.java
rename to src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/author/Author.java
index d226d7d..ef63a56 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/Author.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/author/Author.java
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
-package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation;
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin.author;
 
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Repeatable;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 /**
@@ -9,10 +13,10 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  *  Represents the author(s) of the plugin. Translates to {@code author}
  *  in plugin.yml if a single author, otherwise {@code authors}
  */
-
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+@Repeatable(Authors.class)
 public @interface Author {
-
-    public String[] value();
-
+    String name();
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/author/Authors.java b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/author/Authors.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e2673c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/bukkit/plugin/java/annotation/plugin/author/Authors.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package org.bukkit.plugin.java.annotation.plugin.author;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
+@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
+public @interface Authors {
+    Author[] value();
+}