custom config won't load on first start up, JoinEvent isn't triggered unless server reloads

If i simply export my plugin into my server and reload, the config works fine. However, if i remote close the server and start it back up, I have to reload the server for my config and JoinEvent listener to work? Otherwise it stores no information. Thanks!

Config class:

Code:

public class ConfigManager {

    private Main plugin;
    public ConfigManager(Main instance) {
        plugin = instance;
    }

    public void setupConfig() {

        plugin.pData = new File(plugin.getDataFolder(), "stats.yml");
        plugin.pDataConfig = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(plugin.pData);


        if (!plugin.getDataFolder().exists()) {

            plugin.getDataFolder().mkdir();

        }
        if (!plugin.pData.exists()) {

            try {

                plugin.pData.createNewFile();
                Bukkit.getServer().getConsoleSender().sendMessage("loading new YAML file...");

            } catch(IOException e) {

                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }

    public int getPoints(String p) {

        YamlConfiguration stats = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(plugin.pData);

        int points = stats.getInt("points." + p);

        return points;

    }

    public void setupPlayerPoints(String p) {

        File statsFile = new File(plugin.getDataFolder(), "stats.yml");
        YamlConfiguration stats = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(plugin.pData);

        if (getPoints(p) > 0) return;
   
        stats.set("points." + p, 0);

        try  {

            stats.save(statsFile);

        } catch (IOException e) {

            e.printStackTrace();

        }
    }

Main class:

Code:

    public ConfigManager cfgm = new ConfigManager(this);
    public File pData;
    public YamlConfiguration pDataConfig;
   
    PluginManager pm = Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager();
   
    public void onEnable() {

    pm.registerEvents(new Join(this), this);
    pm.registerEvents(new Prot(this), this);
    pm.registerEvents(new Kits(this), this);
    pm.registerEvents(new Deaths(this), this);
   
    cfgm.setupConfig();
   
    }
   
    public void onDisable() {
       
    }

Join listener:

Code:

public class Join implements Listener {

    private Main plugin;

    public Join(Main instance) {
        plugin = instance;


    }

    @EventHandler
    public void onJoin(PlayerJoinEvent e) {

        Player p = (Player)e.getPlayer();
        String uuid = p.getName().toString();

        p.getInventory().setArmorContents(null);
        p.getInventory().clear();
        p.getInventory().addItem(new ItemStack(Material.FEATHER));

        plugin.prot.add(p.getName());
        p.teleport(plugin.spawn);
       
        plugin.cfgm.setupPlayerPoints(uuid);
        return;
    }
}

 

add

Code:

reloadConfig();

to your onDisable method.

EDIT:
Sorry, I thought you are using bukkits default config. You have to make a method yourself that reloads your config.

 

I've tried using .options.reloadConfig but can't seem to find out how to do it

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Just make your own method, or save the config again.

 

@TerroDoor Use FileConfiguration#save(File file) and FileConfiguration#load(File file) to save and load the files.

 

@KarimAKL I did some revision and went back to using the default config and played around with the reloadConfig method, which works and updated the config fine, i still get the issue with the server having to be reloaded right after the first start to enable the plugin to work although it registers in my /pl before i reload, quite strange.

When using custom configs, is it better to have a get() save() and reload() method to do this properly?

Thanks for your time

 

@TerroDoor Could you explain exactly what you are doing?

To reload:
1. Make change in file manually.
2. Save the file manually.
3. Reload

To save:
1. Make change in file using code.
2. Save the file using code.

I've done this a lot of times and i haven't had any problems, i'm not sure what else could be wrong.

 

@KarimAKL okay i'll show my full code but basically i just creating a kill counter and saving each players kills to the config, it works but what im trying to solve is this:

1. I export the plugin and delete the config file
2. I run the server to generate a new config(works)
3. I run /pl in the console(plugin works)
4. Now here's where I'm confused. If i join my localhost without reloading the server in console i wont be added or saved to the config, nothing happens. However, everything else in the join event works fine, so the plugin is working, just not the config.