ItemUtil.java

    public static List<ItemStack> parseEssKitToItems(Kit kit, User user) throws Exception {
        final Essentials ess = Essentials.getInstance();
        final List<String> items = kit.getItems(user);

        List<ItemStack> ret = new ArrayList<>();
        IText input = new SimpleTextInput(items);
        IText output = new KeywordReplacer(input, user.getSource(), ess);

        final boolean allowUnsafe = ess.getSettings().allowUnsafeEnchantments();

        for (String kitItem : output.getLines()) {
            // Trade
            if (kitItem.startsWith(ess.getSettings().getCurrencySymbol())) {
                BigDecimal value = new BigDecimal(kitItem.substring(ess.getSettings().getCurrencySymbol().length()).trim());
                Trade t = new Trade(value, ess);
                t.pay(user, Trade.OverflowType.DROP);
                continue;
            }

            // Parts
            final String[] parts = kitItem.split(" +");
            final ItemStack parseStack = ess.getItemDb().get(parts[0], parts.length > 1 ?
                                                                               Integer.parseInt(parts[1]) :
                                                                               1);

            if (parseStack.getType() == Material.AIR) {
                continue;
            }

            final MetaItemStack metaStack = new MetaItemStack(parseStack);

            if (parts.length > 2) {
                // We pass a null sender here because kits should not do perm checks
                metaStack.parseStringMeta(null, allowUnsafe, parts, 2, ess);
            }

            ret.add(metaStack.getItemStack());
        }
        return ret;
    }