Question Chunk unloading core mechanics

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Lord_Tigrou

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Hello everyone,
I have a quite simple yet seemingly hard to answer question about the core functionning of chunk loading and mostly unloading of a mc server, more specifically a paper one. When exactly will a chunk be unloaded from the server's RAM (without considering java's garbage collector btw) ? Will some chunk stay loaded after the last player in range leaves or will some chunk stay loaded under some conditions ?
Just to be clear, I am talking about the server's side and not the client's.
Cheers,
Tigrou/Utorque
 
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electronicboy

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A chunk will be unloaded when there is no ticket keeping the chunk loaded (and the chunk manager does it work; paper will keep chunks loaded with a "delay" ticket in some cases to prevent spurradic reloading of chunks in some cases")