Solved Custom Config Always Resetting

I made a custom config and I've set it so it will set the strings in the config, however, the strings get set but every time I try to change the config and reload the server, the config just resets it self to its original state.

Code:java

File messages = null;
    FileConfiguration messageConf = null;
 
    public void onEnable(){
        Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
        this.messages = new File(getDataFolder(), "messages.yml");
        this.messageConf = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(this.messages);
        this.messageConf.options().copyDefaults(true);
        messageConf.set("Join", "&3[&bJoin&3] &9%PLAYER has arrived!");
        messageConf.set("Quit", "&3[&bQuit&3] &9%PLAYER has left!");
        saveConf();
    }

How would I fix this?

 

Check if the file already exists before trying to load it. Then you can put those defaults in an if condition.

 

BillyGalbreath
I've come up with this:

Code:java

File messages = null;
FileConfiguration messageConf = null;
 
public void onEnable(){
Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
this.messages = new File(getDataFolder(), "messages.yml");
this.messageConf = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(this.messages);
this.messageConf.options().copyDefaults(true);
try {
saveConf();
setupConfig(messageConf);
saveConf();
} catch(Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
 
public void saveConf(){
try{
messageConf.save(messages);
}catch(Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
 
private void setupConfig(FileConfiguration config) throws IOException {
if(!new File(getDataFolder(), "messages.yml").exists()) {
new File(getDataFolder(), "messages.yml").createNewFile();
messageConf.set("Join", "&3[&bJoin&3] &9%PLAYER has arrived!");
messageConf.set("Quit", "&3[&bQuit&3] &9%PLAYER has left!");
}
}

But now, the yml file gets created but the yml file does not generate the strings Join: and Quit: ... Any ideas?

 

instead of

Code:java

messageConf.set(....);
 
//Put
 
messageConf.addDefault(....);
messageConf.options().copyDefaults(true);

 

tbrooks23 It still doesn't work. Ill just show you my whole class.

Code:java

package com.config;
 
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
import org.bukkit.configuration.file.FileConfiguration;
import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerQuitEvent;
import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 
public class Main extends JavaPlugin implements Listener {
 
    public final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("Minecraft");
 
    File messages = null;
    FileConfiguration messageConf = null;
 
    public void onEnable(){
        Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
        this.messages = new File(getDataFolder(), "messages.yml");
        this.messageConf = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(this.messages);
        this.messageConf.options().copyDefaults(true);
        try {
            saveConf();
            setupConfig(messageConf);
            saveConf();
        } catch(Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
 
    public void saveConf(){
        try{
            messageConf.save(messages);
        }catch(Exception e){
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
    @EventHandler
    public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent e) {
        e.setJoinMessage(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes(
                "&".charAt(0), messageConf.getString("Join").replaceAll("%PLAYER",
                        e.getPlayer().getName().toString())));
    }
 
    @EventHandler
    public void onPlayerQuit(PlayerQuitEvent e) {
        e.setQuitMessage(ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes(
                "&".charAt(0), messageConf.getString("Quit").replaceAll("%PLAYER",
                        e.getPlayer().getName().toString())));
    }
 
    private void setupConfig(FileConfiguration config) throws IOException {
        if(!new File(getDataFolder(), "messages.yml").exists()) {
        new File(getDataFolder(), "messages.yml").createNewFile();
        this.messageConf.addDefault("Join", "&3[&bJoin&3] &9%PLAYER has arrived!");
        this.messageConf.addDefault("Quit", "&3[&bQuit&3] &9%PLAYER has left!");
        this.messageConf.addDefault("Test", "testing ^,^");
        this.messageConf.options().copyDefaults(true);
        }
    }
}

 

Epicballzy
Check if the file exists, if it doesn't then create the config.

 

TGRHavoc Isn't that what I did?

Code:java

private void setupConfig(FileConfiguration config) throws IOException {
        if(!new File(getDataFolder(), "messages.yml").exists()) {
        new File(getDataFolder(), "messages.yml").createNewFile();
        this.messageConf.addDefault("Join", "&3[&bJoin&3] &9%PLAYER has arrived!");
        this.messageConf.addDefault("Quit", "&3[&bQuit&3] &9%PLAYER has left!");
        this.messageConf.addDefault("Test", "testing ^,^");
        this.messageConf.options().copyDefaults(true);
        }
    }

 

Epicballzy
Ah sorry, didn't see that My mistake.

 

Yeah, but for some reason. it doesn't generate the Join: and Quit: strings..

 

add this.saveFile(this.messageConf();

this.saveFile(this.messageConf();

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

Minesuchtiiii TGRHavoc tbrooks23 BillyGalbreath
I fixed it... I was putting "messageConf.blahlbah" in the setupConfig() part instead of config.blahblah.... Thanks for the help though guys