When a faction admin is kicked from his faction for whatever reason (not logging in for too long, a server admin running the /f kick command on him, the player being banned from server), another player will now be promoted to faction admin in his place. If the faction has at least one moderator, one of them will be chosen. Otherwise, a normal member will be promoted. If the faction admin was the last/only member, the faction will of course be disbanded.

src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayer.java

@@ -575,6 +575,13 @@ public class FPlayer extends PlayerEntity implements EconomyParticipator
 	public void leave(boolean makePay)
 	{
 		Faction myFaction = this.getFaction();
+
+		if (myFaction == null)
+		{
+			resetFactionData();
+			return;
+		}
+
 		boolean perm = myFaction.isPermanent();
 		
 		if (!perm && this.getRole() == Role.ADMIN && myFaction.getFPlayers().size() > 1)

src/com/massivecraft/factions/FPlayers.java

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentSkipListMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
 
 import com.google.gson.reflect.TypeToken;
+import com.massivecraft.factions.struct.Role;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.zcore.persist.PlayerEntityCollection;
 
 public class FPlayers extends PlayerEntityCollection<FPlayer>
@@ -61,6 +62,13 @@ public class FPlayers extends PlayerEntityCollection<FPlayer>
 		{
 			if (now - fplayer.getLastLoginTime() > toleranceMillis)
 			{
+				if (Conf.logFactionLeave || Conf.logFactionKick)
+					P.p.log("Player "+fplayer.getName()+" was auto-removed due to inactivity.");
+
+				// if player is faction admin, sort out the faction since he's going away
+				if (fplayer.getRole() == Role.ADMIN)
+					fplayer.getFaction().promoteNewLeader();
+
 				fplayer.leave(false);
 				fplayer.markForDeletion(true);
 			}

src/com/massivecraft/factions/Faction.java

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public class Faction extends Entity implements EconomyParticipator
 	// FIELD: permanent
 	// "permanent" status can only be set by server admins/moderators/ops, and allows the faction to remain even with 0 members
 	private boolean permanent;
-	public boolean isPermanent() { return permanent; }
+	public boolean isPermanent() { return permanent || !this.isNormal(); }
 	public void setPermanent(boolean isPermanent) { permanent = isPermanent; }
 	
 	// FIELD: tag
@@ -432,9 +432,48 @@ public class Faction extends Entity implements EconomyParticipator
 			lastPlayerLoggedOffTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 		}
 	}
-	
+
-	
+	// used when current leader is about to be removed from the faction; promotes new leader, or disbands faction if no other members left
-	
+	public void promoteNewLeader()
+	{
+		if (! this.isNormal()) return;
+
+		FPlayer oldLeader = this.getFPlayerAdmin();
+
+		// get list of moderators, or list of normal members if there are no moderators
+		ArrayList<FPlayer> replacements = this.getFPlayersWhereRole(Role.MODERATOR);
+		if (replacements == null || replacements.isEmpty())
+			replacements = this.getFPlayersWhereRole(Role.NORMAL);
+
+		if (replacements == null || replacements.isEmpty())
+		{	// faction admin is the only member; one-man faction
+			if (this.isPermanent())
+			{
+				oldLeader.setRole(Role.NORMAL);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			// no members left and faction isn't permanent, so disband it
+			if (Conf.logFactionDisband)
+				P.p.log("The faction "+this.getTag()+" ("+this.getId()+") has been disbanded since it has no members left.");
+
+			for (FPlayer fplayer : FPlayers.i.getOnline())
+			{
+				fplayer.msg("The faction %s<i> was disbanded.", this.getTag(fplayer));
+			}
+
+			this.detach();
+		}
+		else
+		{	// promote new faction admin
+			oldLeader.setRole(Role.NORMAL);
+			replacements.get(0).setRole(Role.ADMIN);
+			this.msg("<i>Faction admin <h>%s<i> has been removed. %s<i> has been promoted as the new faction admin.", oldLeader.getName(), replacements.get(0).getName());
+			P.p.log("Faction "+this.getTag()+" ("+this.getId()+") admin was removed. Replacement admin: "+replacements.get(0).getName());
+		}
+	}
+
+
 	//----------------------------------------------//
 	// Messages
 	//----------------------------------------------//

src/com/massivecraft/factions/cmd/CmdKick.java

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import com.massivecraft.factions.FPlayers;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.Faction;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.P;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.struct.Permission;
+import com.massivecraft.factions.struct.Role;
 
 public class CmdKick extends FCommand
 {
@@ -75,24 +76,14 @@ public class CmdKick extends FCommand
 			fme.msg("<i>You kicked %s<i> from the faction %s<i>!", you.describeTo(fme), yourFaction.describeTo(fme));
 		}
 
+		if (Conf.logFactionKick)
+			P.p.log((senderIsConsole ? "A console command" : fme.getName())+" kicked "+you.getName()+" from the faction: "+yourFaction.getTag());
+
+		if (you.getRole() == Role.ADMIN)
+			yourFaction.promoteNewLeader();
+
 		yourFaction.deinvite(you);
 		you.resetFactionData();
-
-		if (Conf.logFactionKick)
-			P.p.log(fme.getName()+" kicked "+you.getName()+" from the faction: "+yourFaction.getTag());
-
-		if (yourFaction.getFPlayers().isEmpty() && !yourFaction.isPermanent())
-		{
-			// Remove this faction
-			for (FPlayer fplayer : FPlayers.i.getOnline())
-			{
-				fplayer.msg("The faction %s<i> was disbanded.", yourFaction.getTag(fplayer));
-			}
-			yourFaction.detach();
-
-			if (Conf.logFactionDisband)
-				P.p.log("The faction "+yourFaction.getTag()+" ("+yourFaction.getId()+") was disbanded since the last player was kicked by "+(senderIsConsole ? "console command" : fme.getName())+".");
-		}
 	}
-	
+
 }

src/com/massivecraft/factions/listeners/FactionsPlayerListener.java

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import com.massivecraft.factions.P;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.integration.SpoutFeatures;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.struct.Permission;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.struct.Relation;
+import com.massivecraft.factions.struct.Role;
 import com.massivecraft.factions.zcore.util.TextUtil;
 
 import java.util.logging.Level;
@@ -620,6 +621,9 @@ public class FactionsPlayerListener extends PlayerListener
 		// if player was banned (not just kicked), get rid of their stored info
 		if (Conf.removePlayerDataWhenBanned && event.getReason().equals("Banned by admin."))
 		{
+			if (badGuy.getRole() == Role.ADMIN)
+				badGuy.getFaction().promoteNewLeader();
+
 			badGuy.leave(false);
 			badGuy.markForDeletion(true);
 		}