external .yml

To make external YAML files, you can use the built-in FileConfiguration class in Bukkit. Just instantiate the object with the YamlConfiguration#loadConfiguration method. From there, you can access all of your stuff through the get and set methods.

[Edit]: An example would something like this:

Code (Java):

File file = new File(getDataFolder(), "kits.yml");
FileConfiguration fileConfig = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(file);
       
// Get some information...
boolean someBoolean = fileConfig.getBoolean("some.boolean.path");
       
// Set some information...
fileConfig.set("some.set.path", "some.value");

 

This is how you create the file in your directory if it does not exist:

Code (Text):

        File dir = this.getDataFolder(); //Your plugin folder
        dir.mkdirs(); //Make sure your plugin folder exists

        File example = new File(this.getDataFolder() + "/example.yml"); //This is your external file
        YamlConfiguration config1 = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(example); //Get the configuration of your external File
        YamlConfiguration config2 = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(this.getResource("example.yml")); //This is optional, so you can predefine your config. You simply add it to your source as same as your plugin.yml
        if(!example.exists()) { //Check if your external file exists
            try {
                example.createNewFile(); //if not so, create a new one
                config1.save(example); //save the configuration of config1 or config2 to your new file
            } catch (IOException e) {
                System.out.println("[PluginName] couldn't create some files!"); //if something goes wrong this is what will be done then
            }
        }

Additional Stuff:

This is an example for adding files to your source. You can simply get their configuration by doing it as same as i did it with the "config2".


Step 1: Right-Click "src"
Step 2: Hit "new"
Step 3: Click on "File"
Step 4: Create your external File

 

Code (Text):

        File external = new File(Main.plugin.getDataFolder() + "/external.yml");
        YamlConfiguration cfg= YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(external);
        cfg.get("path.to.object"))); //This is how to read
 

 

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Did you create the file first?

 

http://www.spigotmc.org/threads/reloading-a-configuration-file-successfully.48140/ - I just replied with my method of making external .yml files on here ;P

 

This is not the correct answer for the question

 

It is...It showed him how to make the config and if he pleases, call the method to reload it ;P