2 files changed, 45 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/leonardobishop/quests/common/tasktype/TaskType.java b/common/src/main/java/com/leonardobishop/quests/common/tasktype/TaskType.java
index 781d78f2..023a2074 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/leonardobishop/quests/common/tasktype/TaskType.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/leonardobishop/quests/common/tasktype/TaskType.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import java.util.*;
 public abstract class TaskType {
 
     private final List<Quest> quests = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final List<String> aliases = new ArrayList<>();
     private final List<ConfigValidator> configValidators = new ArrayList<>();
     private final String type;
     private String author;
@@ -27,6 +28,16 @@ public abstract class TaskType {
      * @param author the name of the person (or people) who wrote it
      * @param description a short, simple description of the task type
      */
+    public TaskType(@NotNull String type, String author, String description, String... aliases) {
+        this(type, author, description);
+        this.aliases.addAll(Arrays.asList(aliases));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param type the name of the task type, should not contain spaces
+     * @param author the name of the person (or people) who wrote it
+     * @param description a short, simple description of the task type
+     */
     public TaskType(@NotNull String type, String author, String description) {
         this(type);
         this.author = author;
@@ -82,6 +93,10 @@ public abstract class TaskType {
         return description;
     }
 
+    public @NotNull List<String> getAliases() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableList(aliases);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Called when Quests has finished registering all quests to the task type.
      * May be called several times if an operator uses /quests admin reload.
@@ -101,17 +116,6 @@ public abstract class TaskType {
         // not implemented here
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Called when Quests reloads the configuration - used to detect errors in the configuration of your task type.
-     *
-     * @param root the root path for the config
-     * @param config the config itself
-     */
-    public @NotNull List<ConfigProblem> validateConfig(@NotNull String root, @NotNull HashMap<String, Object> config) {
-        // not implemented here
-        return Collections.emptyList();
-    }
-
     public void addConfigValidator(@NotNull ConfigValidator validator) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(validator, "validator cannot be null");
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/com/leonardobishop/quests/common/tasktype/TaskTypeManager.java b/common/src/main/java/com/leonardobishop/quests/common/tasktype/TaskTypeManager.java
index 167571b6..d804418d 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/com/leonardobishop/quests/common/tasktype/TaskTypeManager.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/com/leonardobishop/quests/common/tasktype/TaskTypeManager.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import java.util.*;
 public abstract class TaskTypeManager {
 
     private final Map<String, TaskType> taskTypes = new HashMap<>();
+    private final Map<String, String> aliases = new HashMap<>();
     private final List<String> exclusions;
     private int skipped;
     private boolean allowRegistrations;
@@ -69,6 +70,9 @@ public abstract class TaskTypeManager {
             return false;
         }
         taskTypes.put(taskType.getType(), taskType);
+        for (String alias : taskType.getAliases()) {
+            aliases.put(alias, taskType.getType());
+        }
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ public abstract class TaskTypeManager {
         for (Task task : quest.getTasks()) {
             TaskType t;
             if ((t = getTaskType(task.getType())) != null) {
+
                 t.registerQuest(quest);
             }
         }
@@ -100,7 +105,31 @@ public abstract class TaskTypeManager {
     public @Nullable TaskType getTaskType(@NotNull String type) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(type, "type cannot be null");
 
-        return taskTypes.get(type);
+        TaskType taskType = taskTypes.get(type);
+        if (taskType == null) {
+            if (aliases.get(type) != null) {
+                return taskTypes.get(aliases.get(type));
+            }
+        }
+        return taskType;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the actual name of a task type, following aliases
+     *
+     * @param taskType name of task type
+     * @return actual name
+     */
+    public @Nullable String resolveTaskTypeName(@NotNull String taskType) {
+            Objects.requireNonNull(taskType, "taskType cannot be null");
+
+        if (taskTypes.containsKey(taskType)) {
+            return taskType;
+        }
+        if (aliases.containsKey(taskType)) {
+            return aliases.get(taskType);
+        }
+        return null;
     }
 
     /**