Solved Altering value in config and reloading

Debug Method:

Code:java

 
 
private void debugMessage(String string) {
if(this.plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("debug"))
this.plugin.getServer().broadcastMessage(ChatColor.LIGHT_PURPLE + "[debug] " + string);
}
 

(The following code works in practice, that is, the command itself works perfectly)
Debug Mutator:

Code:java

 
if(command.equals("debug")) {
if(this.plugin.getConfig().get("debug").toString().equals("false")) {
this.plugin.getConfig().set("debug", "true");
this.plugin.saveConfig();
this.plugin.reloadConfig();
debugMessage("Switched debug message to true");
this.plugin.debug = this.plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("debug");
returntrue;
}
else if(this.plugin.getConfig().get("debug").toString().equals("true")) {
debugMessage("Switching debug value to false");
this.plugin.getConfig().set("debug", "false");
this.plugin.saveConfig();
this.plugin.reloadConfig();
this.plugin.debug = this.plugin.getConfig().getBoolean("debug");
returntrue;
}
else
returnfalse;
 

I have an issue where when I mutate the value in the config to show debug messages, I still get debug messages when the value is false (I have confirmed that the config data does change). How do I make it so that I can "turn my debug off?"

 

Huh?


Why are you cehcking for string values of a boolean instead of the actual boolean? That's why YAML api files have a getBoolean() method

Code:

getConfig().getBoolean("My.Path.To.Boolean");

Code:

boolean explosionEnabled(){
return getConfig().getBoolean("All_Explosions.Allowed");
}

From there, I can do :

Code:

if(explosionEnabled()){
// explosions are enabled , meaning 'true' in config file
} else {
// not enabled
}

I don't see what you are doing sorry



Edit: Also I think you should compare your booleans in the config with " == " instead of using toString() methods and such, because it's a a waste of time, code space, and in this case errors


And for what I thought the title of the thread was, you can refresh the file and retrieve the value almost instantaneously by using save() and reload() methods (I think reload())

 

ZeusAllMighty11

I wrote this a long time ago and I wasn't aware of the method. Even still I feel like I will get the same result. I will try it anyway.

EDIT: Actually apparently I was aware of the method because I have used it elsewhere. However, I probably was overthinking it when I did the if-else checks.

 

ohtwo

Not gonna lie your thread was pretty much a TL;DR for me but I looked at some and I see:

Code:

this.plugin.getConfig().set("debug", "true");

Don't do that, you can literally do :

Code:

this.plugin.getConfig().set("debug", true);

And retrieve the boolean with no silly parsing or errors! Just remember to use == or .equals()
I think booleans use == though, and enums use .equals()

 

Just tested it and I still get the same result. I'm not exactly sure how to even approach this problem, and I have about a thousand lines of code spanning across 10 classes. Would it help to show my onEnable()?

EDIT: Sent this before I got your last post. I'll try it. Sorry, I figure I'd give as much information as possible. I hate it when people don't give enough or refuse to give more and expect help.

This worked perfectly. I didn't realize set() was an overloaded method. Good to know, thank you.

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

 

I understand it's fine, no problem! Happy coding