NullPointerException! Why?

This bug is supppperrr annoying! And I dont know why xD I've spent ages on this but I cannot figure out why it is Null! D;
When I do the command /buyscout it gives me an error on this line: permission.playerAddTransient(player,"scout.set");
It doesnt that for all of them. Can someone help? Thanks

Code:

package me.liam.main;



import java.util.ArrayList;

import me.liam.commands.ArcherCommand;
import me.liam.commands.ChestCommand;
import me.liam.commands.FishermanCommand;
import me.liam.commands.GravitatorCommand;
import me.liam.commands.HopperCommand;
import me.liam.commands.JuggernautCommand;
import me.liam.commands.KitCommand;
import me.liam.commands.MarioCommand;
import me.liam.commands.Menu;
import me.liam.commands.PilotCommand;
import me.liam.commands.RageCommand;
import me.liam.commands.RemoverCommand;
import me.liam.commands.ScoutCommand;
import me.liam.commands.SniperCommand;
import me.liam.commands.SoupCommand;
import me.liam.commands.SpawnCommand;
import me.liam.commands.SquashCommand;
import me.liam.commands.SquidCommand;
import me.liam.event.BlockListener;
import me.liam.event.DamageListener;
import me.liam.event.InventoryListener;
import me.liam.event.KillstreakEvent;
import me.liam.event.PlayerListener;
import net.milkbowl.vault.economy.Economy;
import net.milkbowl.vault.economy.EconomyResponse;
import net.milkbowl.vault.permission.Permission;

import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
import org.bukkit.Material;
import org.bukkit.block.Block;
import org.bukkit.command.Command;
import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
import org.bukkit.event.Listener;
import org.bukkit.event.block.Action;
import org.bukkit.event.entity.PlayerDeathEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerInteractEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerQuitEvent;
import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginManager;
import org.bukkit.plugin.RegisteredServiceProvider;
import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;

public class Kitpvp extends JavaPlugin implements Listener{

    public static Economy econ = null;
    public static Kitpvp inst;
    public static Permission permission = null;
    private Menu menu;

    private ArrayList<Player> vanished = new ArrayList<Player>();

    private boolean setupPermissions() {
        RegisteredServiceProvider<Permission> rsp = getServer().getServicesManager().getRegistration(Permission.class);
        permission = rsp.getProvider();
        return permission != null;
    }



    private PlayerListener Events = new PlayerListener(this);
    public ArrayList<String> KitCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> SniperCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> HopperCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> RageCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> FishermanCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> PilotCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> MarioCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> ScoutCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> ArcherCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> SquashCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> SoupCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> ChestCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> SquidCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> BatmanCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> JuggernautCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> GravitatorCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> RemoverCommand = new ArrayList<String>();
    public ArrayList<String> kitused = new ArrayList<String>();

    @Override
    public void onEnable() {
        PluginManager pm = getServer().getPluginManager();
        Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
        inst = this;
        menu = new Menu(this);
        if (!setupEconomy() ) {
            getLogger().severe(String.format("[%s] - Disabled due to no Vault dependency found!", getDescription().getName()));
            getServer().getPluginManager().disablePlugin(this);
            return;
        }

        Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(menu, this);
        pm.registerEvents(new DamageListener(), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new BlockListener(), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new InventoryListener(), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new PlayerListener(this), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new HopperCommand(this), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new JuggernautCommand(this), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new RageCommand(this), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new MarioCommand(this), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new PilotCommand(this), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new SquidCommand(this), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new FishermanCommand(this), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new GravitatorCommand(this), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new RemoverCommand(this), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new SniperCommand(this), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new KillstreakEvent(this), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new Menu(this), this);
        pm.registerEvents(new SquashCommand(this), this);
        getCommand("archer").setExecutor(new ArcherCommand(this));
        getCommand("mario").setExecutor(new MarioCommand(this));
        getCommand("squash").setExecutor(new SquashCommand(this));
        getCommand("hopper").setExecutor(new HopperCommand(this));
        getCommand("pilot").setExecutor(new PilotCommand(this));
        getCommand("rage").setExecutor(new RageCommand(this));
        getCommand("pvp").setExecutor(new KitCommand(this));
        getCommand("scout").setExecutor(new ScoutCommand(this));
        getCommand("sniper").setExecutor(new SniperCommand(this));
        getCommand("squid").setExecutor(new SquidCommand(this));
        getCommand("fisherman").setExecutor(new FishermanCommand(this));
        getCommand("gravitator").setExecutor(new GravitatorCommand(this));
        getCommand("remover").setExecutor(new RemoverCommand(this));
        getCommand("vanish").setExecutor(this);
        getCommand("buyfisherman").setExecutor(this);
        getCommand("buyscout").setExecutor(this);
        getCommand("buypilot").setExecutor(this);
        getCommand("juggernaut").setExecutor(new JuggernautCommand(this));
        getCommand("chest").setExecutor(new ChestCommand(this));
        getCommand("soup").setExecutor(new SoupCommand());
        getCommand("spawn").setExecutor(new SpawnCommand());

        System.out.println("KitPVP Enabled!");
    }



    public void onDisabled(){
        System.out.println("KitPVP Disabled!");
    }
    public void events() {
        PluginManager pm = getServer().getPluginManager();
        pm.registerEvents(this.Events, this);
    }


    private boolean setupEconomy() {
        if (getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugin("Vault") == null) {
            return false;
        }
        RegisteredServiceProvider<Economy> rsp = getServer().getServicesManager().getRegistration(Economy.class);
        if (rsp == null) {
            return false;
        }
        econ = rsp.getProvider();
        return econ != null;
    }



    public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, String[] args) {
        Player player = null;
        if (sender instanceof Player){
            player = (Player) sender;
        }

        if (command.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("buyfisherman")){
            if (player != null){
                EconomyResponse r = econ.withdrawPlayer(player.getName(), 10);
                if (r.transactionSuccess()) {
                    permission.playerAddTransient(player,"fisherman.set");
                    player.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "You bought the Fisherman kit!");
                }

            }
        }else
            if (command.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("buyscout")){
                if (player != null){
                    EconomyResponse r = econ.withdrawPlayer(player.getName(), 10);
                    if (r.transactionSuccess()) {
                        permission.playerAddTransient(player,"scout.set");
                        player.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "You bought the Scout kit!");
                    }
                }
            }else
                if (command.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("buypilot")){
                    if (player != null){
                    EconomyResponse r = econ.withdrawPlayer(player.getName(), 10);
                    if (r.transactionSuccess()) {
                        permission.playerAddTransient(player,"pilot.set");
                        player.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "You bought the Pilot kit!");
                    }
                }
                }
                   
        if (!(sender instanceof Player)) {
            sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "You cannot vanish!");
            return true;
        }


        //VanishCommand
        Player p = (Player) sender;

        if (command.getName().equalsIgnoreCase("vanish")) {
            if(sender.hasPermission("vanish.set")){
                if (!vanished.contains(p)) {
                    for (Player pl : Bukkit.getServer().getOnlinePlayers()) {
                        pl.hidePlayer(p);
                    }
                    vanished.add(p);
                    p.sendMessage(ChatColor.GREEN + "You have been vanished!");
                    return true;
                }
                else {
                    for (Player pl : Bukkit.getServer().getOnlinePlayers()) {
                        pl.showPlayer(p);
                    }
                    vanished.remove(p);
                    p.sendMessage(ChatColor.GREEN + "You have been unvanished!");
                    return true;
                }
            }
        }
        return true;

    }


    @EventHandler
    public void onPlayerDeath(PlayerDeathEvent event){
        if(event.getEntity() instanceof Player) {
            Player p = (Player) event.getEntity().getPlayer();
            if(event.getEntity().getKiller() instanceof Player) {
                econ.depositPlayer(p.getKiller(), 80);
            }

        }
    }
    @EventHandler
    public void onPlayerInteract(PlayerInteractEvent event)  {
        Player player = event.getPlayer();
        if (event.getAction() == Action.PHYSICAL) {
            Block block = event.getClickedBlock();
            if (block == null) return;
            if (block.getType() == Material.SOIL){
                event.setUseInteractedBlock(org.bukkit.event.Event.Result.DENY);
                event.setCancelled(true);
                block.setTypeIdAndData(block.getType().getId(), block.getData(), true);
            }
        }
    }


    @EventHandler
    public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent e) {
        for (Player p : vanished) {
            if(p.hasPermission("vanish.set")){
                e.getPlayer().hidePlayer(p);
            }
        }
    }

    @EventHandler
    public void onPlayerLeave(PlayerQuitEvent e) {
        vanished.remove(e.getPlayer());
    }
}

http://imgur.com/966a6WK - error

 

Your permissions field is initialized as null and is only set otherwise within the setupPermissions() method. Might be my bad eyesight but I don't see where you use the setupPermissions() method, meaning it isn't being set to anything other than null.

 

The only thing I have with setupPermissions() is this

Code:

    private boolean setupPermissions() {
        RegisteredServiceProvider<Permission> rsp = getServer().getServicesManager().getRegistration(Permission.class);
        permission = rsp.getProvider();
        return permission != null;
    }

How do I fix it??

 

Well, since it's a method you created, you need to call it at some point. Logical place would be in the onEnable() method, before the permissions field is needed.

 

Why soooo many array lists!
and yes i kinda agree with
@sirrus86 =)

 

http://bukkit.org/threads/how-to-re...ubleshoot-your-own-plugins-by-yourself.32457/

 

Oh my gawd xD Thank you so much!
But now for some reason it still doesnt save the god dam permission!!! Can someone tell me why it isnt saving permission on server reset? =.=

@mine-care @sirrus86
Do you think you know why my perms arnt saving on server restart? :/

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