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+package dev.micle.totemofreviving.network;
+
+import dev.micle.totemofreviving.TotemOfReviving;
+import dev.micle.totemofreviving.util.MismatchedVersionException;
+import net.minecraft.network.PacketBuffer;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.network.NetworkRegistry;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.network.simple.SimpleChannel;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+
+public class Network {
+	public static final String VERSION = TotemOfReviving.MOD_ID + "-net-1";
+	private static final Pattern NET_VERSION_PATTERN = Pattern.compile(TotemOfReviving.MOD_ID + "-net-\\d+$");
+	private static final Pattern MOD_VERSION_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("^\\d+\\.\\d+\\.\\d+$");
+	
+	public static SimpleChannel channel;
+	
+	public static void init() {
+		channel = NetworkRegistry.ChannelBuilder.named(TotemOfReviving.createResourceLocation("network"))
+				.clientAcceptedVersions(s -> Objects.equals(s, VERSION))
+				.serverAcceptedVersions(s -> Objects.equals(s, VERSION))
+				.networkProtocolVersion(() -> VERSION)
+				.simpleChannel();
+	}
+	
+	public static void writeVersionInfo(PacketBuffer buffer) {
+		buffer.writeUtf(VERSION);
+		buffer.writeUtf(TotemOfReviving.getVersion());
+	}
+	
+	public static void checkVersion(PacketBuffer buffer) {
+		String serverNetVersion = readNetVersion(buffer);
+		String serverModVersion = readModVersion(buffer);
+		
+		if (!VERSION.equals(serverNetVersion) || !TotemOfReviving.getVersion().equals(serverModVersion)) {
+			throw new MismatchedVersionException(
+					String.format("The server and client are running different versions of [Micle's Totem of Reviving]." +
+							"Try updating this mod on either the client and or the server." +
+							"Client version is %s (%s). Server version is %s (%s)",
+							TotemOfReviving.getVersion(), VERSION,
+							serverModVersion, serverNetVersion)
+			);
+		}
+	}
+	
+	public static String readNetVersion(PacketBuffer buffer) {
+		String netVersion = buffer.readUtf(16);
+		if (!NET_VERSION_PATTERN.matcher(netVersion).matches()) {
+			return "UNKNOWN (" + netVersion + ")";
+		}
+		return netVersion;
+	}
+	
+	public static String readModVersion(PacketBuffer buffer) {
+		String modVersion = buffer.readUtf(16);
+		if (!MOD_VERSION_PATTERN.matcher(modVersion).matches()) {
+			return "UNKNOWN (" + modVersion + ")";
+		}
+		return modVersion;
+	}
+}