Solved Configuration API problems

Well I have been struggling with this API for a very long time, and this is the second time I have tried to take a stab at using the yaml configuration API in bukkit. All my previous plugins, I reverted to property files because I could never get the YAML config files working. My problem is understanding the API for use with storing data rather than using it for the default config files. I am doing everything that I have read of different threads and watched in tutorials, but I have had do prevail.
For this project, I am trying to create yml files for holding data but I cannot get it to actually get anything on the file. I know that once I understand this API, it will be much better that using property files.
I am starting with a blank yml file and want to be able to create the paths and values like such:

Code:

plots:
        test:
            min: {}
            max: {}
            flags: {}
            owners: {}

So here is what I am working with at the moment.

Code:java

@Override
public boolean onCommand(CommandSender sender, Command command, String label, String[] args) {
if (sender instanceof Player == false) {
sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "This command can only be used in game.");
return true;
}
Player player = (Player)sender;
if (label.equalsIgnoreCase("rem")) {
if (args.length == 2) {
if (args[0].equalsIgnoreCase("create")) {
if (plugin.wg.getWorldEdit() != null) {
Location minPoint = plugin.wg.getSelectionMinPoint(player);
Location maxPoint = plugin.wg.getSelectionMaxPoint(player);
if (maxPoint != null && minPoint != null) {
if (!plugin.config.getPlotConfig().contains("plots."+args[1])) {
ArrayList<String> minCoords = new ArrayList<String>();
ArrayList<String> maxCoords = new ArrayList<String>();
ArrayList<String> flags = new ArrayList<String>();
ArrayList<String> owners = new ArrayList<String>();
minCoords.add("x: " + minPoint.getX());
minCoords.add("Y: " + minPoint.getY());
minCoords.add("Z: " + minPoint.getZ());
maxCoords.add("x: " + maxPoint.getX());
maxCoords.add("Y: " + maxPoint.getY());
maxCoords.add("Z: " + maxPoint.getZ());
Map<String, Object> entry = new HashMap<String, Object>();
entry.put("plots."+args[1]+".min", minCoords);
entry.put("plots."+args[1]+".max", maxCoords);
entry.put("plots."+args[1]+".flags", flags);
entry.put("plots."+args[1]+".owners", owners);
//here is the important code for setting the new paths and values and then saving it to the file
plugin.config.setPlotValues(entry);
plugin.config.savePlotConfig();
} else {
player.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "A plot named" + args[1] + " already exists");
}
} else {
player.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "You must make a WorldEdit Selection first");
}
} else {
player.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "WorldEdit is not loaded on this server");
}
}
}
}
return false;
}

this comes from my FileUtils class and is being called by: "plugin.config" in the code above
This is the important code that I am having problems with.

Code:java

private final Plugin plugin;
 
    private File regionsConfigFile = null;
    private FileConfiguration regionsConfig = null;
 
    public FileUtils(Plugin instance) {
        plugin = instance;
    }
 
    public void reloadRegionsConfig() {
        regionsConfigFile = new File(plugin.mainDirectory + "plots.yml");
        regionsConfig = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(regionsConfigFile);
 
        // Look for defaults in the jar
        InputStream defConfigStream = plugin.getResource("plots.yml");
        if (defConfigStream != null) {
            YamlConfiguration defConfig = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(defConfigStream);
            regionsConfig.setDefaults(defConfig);
        }
    }
 
    public FileConfiguration getPlotConfig() {
        reloadRegionsConfig();
        return regionsConfig;
    }
 
    public void savePlotConfig() {
        if (regionsConfig == null || regionsConfig == null) {
            return;
        }
        try {
            getPlotConfig().save(regionsConfigFile);
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            plugin.getLogger().log(Level.SEVERE, "Could not save config to " + regionsConfigFile, ex);
        }
    }
 
 
    public void setPlotValues(Map<String, Object> map) {
        for (Entry<String, Object> values : map.entrySet()) {
            getPlotConfig().set(values.getKey(), values.getValue());
        }
    }

Thanks for helping me out! I really appreciate it

can anyone help me with this?

Never mind. I figured it out It just took too long.

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