spiget is annoying, wtf can files be empty

update-plugins.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from os import path, remove
 from requests import request
 from ast import literal_eval as litEval
+from time import sleep
 
 # Try to load cache
 print("[[  Info  ]] Trying to load installed versions from cache...")
@@ -81,13 +82,32 @@ if spigotPlugins:
             )
         if not knownVersions.get(plugin, "") or knownVersions[plugin] != version:
             with open(f"plugins/{pluginName}-spigot-{version}.jar", "wb") as f:
-                f.write(
-                    request(
+                r = request(
+                    "GET",
+                    f"https://api.spiget.org/v2/resources/{plugin}/versions/{version}/download/proxy",
+                    allow_redirects=True,
+                )
+                while r.status_code == 429:
+                    print("||  Warn  || Spiget has ratelimited me, waiting 1s")
+                    sleep(1)
+                    r = request(
                         "GET",
                         f"https://api.spiget.org/v2/resources/{plugin}/versions/{version}/download/proxy",
                         allow_redirects=True,
-                    ).content
-                )
+                    )
+                if r.content == b"":
+                    print(
+                        f"""
+!! Notice !! For whatever reason, {pluginName} is not available through the download proxy API.
+!! Notice !! The plugin download should be at https://api.spiget.org/v2/resources/{plugin}/versions/{version}/download
+!! Notice !! I apologize for not being able to get this plugin on my own, but there's nothing I can do here.
+!! Notice !! I will mark this plugin's version as 'NULL-{version}'
+!! Notice !! Which will allow you to see if this plugin needs updates on later script runs by comparing the two NULL versions.
+"""
+                    )
+                    version = f"NULL-{version}"
+                else:
+                    f.write(r.content)
             if knownVersions.get(plugin, "") and path.exists(
                 f"plugins/{pluginName}-spigot-{knownVersions.get(plugin, '')}.jar"
             ):