Creating config like config.yml?

Hey Guys,
at first I have to say "Sorry for my bad english."

But thats not the problem, today I tried to create a config like the config.yml so that I can add the defaults with the Text Editor of Eclipse, but I can't figure out how this works, because I don't know how to save the file (it's called "messages.yml") from the src package to the plugins/MyPluginName folder.

Has anyone got an idea how I could do this? And no, I don't want to use the YamlConfiguration, because I want to add the defaults in the Text Editor and not in the class.

Thanks for your help,
Best Regards
~Freakey

 

1. You need a File and a FileConfiguration:

Code:

public File f;
public FileConfiguration config;

2. In a method where you load it, get the file. getDataFolder() represents plugins/YourPluginName.

Code:

f = new File(getDataFolder(), "messages.yml");

3. In the same method, load the config:

Code:

config = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(f);

4. In the same method, save the defaults:

Code:

saveDefaults();

5. Create the method to save the defaults:

Code:

public void saveDefaults() {
InputStream defConfigInputStream = getResource("messages.yml");
if (defConfigInputStream != null) {
YamlConfiguration defConfig = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(defConfigInputStream);
config.setDefaults(defConfig);
config.options.copyDefaults(true);
}
saveMessages();
}

6. make a saveMessages method:

Code:

public void saveMessages() {
try {
config.save(f);
} catch(Exception e) {
//Handle exception
}
}

 

Have you file configuration and file? When yes: fileconfiguration.save(file); when no, what is your code?

Other things, write to file, read from file is also fileconfiguration.whatYouNeed, config is fileconfiguration, too, but bukkit added method saveConfig().

I dont saw the post before me, i no refreshed the page, but I dont going to remove this post, it maybe help, but I think post before me answered all.

 

Thank you very much! That's what i needed!