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+package net.licks92.wirelessredstone.materiallib.services;
+
+import net.licks92.wirelessredstone.materiallib.utilities.ServerVersion;
+import org.bukkit.Server;
+
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+public class ServerService {
+    private final Logger logger;
+    private final Server server;
+    private ServerVersion serverVersion;
+
+    public ServerService(Logger logger, Server server) {
+        this.logger = logger;
+        this.server = server;
+    }
+
+    public ServerVersion getVersion() {
+        if (serverVersion != null) {
+            return serverVersion;
+        }
+        String versionString = "V" + server.getBukkitVersion().split("-", 2)[0].replace(".", "_");
+        try {
+            serverVersion = ServerVersion.valueOf(versionString);
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+            logger.warning("Unknown server version " + versionString + ", assuming newer than " + ServerVersion.getLastKnown());
+            serverVersion = ServerVersion.NEWER;
+        }
+        return serverVersion;
+    }
+}