Previously, we would send the latest supported protocol version in the
server ping packet. This normally works fine since the server will
respond with the protocol version it supports, which we'll use. However,
some server software such as BungeeCord supports _multiple_ protocols,
and the server will match what the client sent in the ping (if it
supports it). Since BungeeCord is a proxy, it forwards to backend
servers which can be of various versions, which won't necessarily be the
latest.
This change adds a command-line option to change the "default" protocol
version, -p or --default-protocol-version, which is used in the ping
packet instead. Current default is 477 (1.14), but if you pass for
example -p 404 (1.13.2), then BungeeCord will respond accordingly:
packet = Some(StatusResponse(StatusResponse { status: "{\"version\":{\"name\":\"BungeeCord 1.8.x-1.14.x\",\"protocol\":404},\"players\":{\"max\":1,\"online\":0},\"description\":{\"extra\":[{\"color\":\"dark_blue\",\"text\":\"Another Bungee server\"}],\"text\":\"\"},\"modinfo\":{\"type\":\"FML\",\"modList\":[]}}" }))
[main.rs:95][INFO] Detected server protocol version 404
and this protocol will be used. Effectively, this option lets you
masquerade as any supported client version.
See https://github.com/iceiix/stevenarella/issues/125#issuecomment-489484701
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