diff --git a/helpers.py b/helpers.py
index 4aba904..0cb7cbc 100644
--- a/helpers.py
+++ b/helpers.py
@@ -255,4 +255,27 @@ def toggle(player, ls, name = "Toggle", add = None):
         msg(player, "&a%s turned off!" % name)
     elif add != False:
         ls.append(pid)
-        msg(player, "&a%s turned on!" % name)
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+        msg(player, "&a%s turned on!" % name)
+
+def send_JSON_message(playername, message):
+    bukkit.Bukkit.getServer().dispatchCommand(bukkit.Bukkit.getServer().getConsoleSender(), "tellraw " + playername + " " + message)
+
+
+def isIP(tocheck):
+    subsets = ["","","",""]
+    i = 0
+    for j in range(0,len(tocheck)):
+        if not (tocheck[j] in "0123456789."):
+            return False
+        elif tocheck[j] == ".":
+            i += 1
+            if (i >= 4):
+                return False
+        else:
+            subsets[i] +=  tocheck[j]
+    if not (i == 3):
+        return False
+    for j in range(0,3):
+        if not ((int(subsets[j]) >= 0) & (int(subsets[j]) <= 255)):
+            return False
+    return True