Looking for onReload and onBootup

onEnable is essential and useful but I need a method that is only called on server boot up and one that is called only on reloads. How can I get 2 methods that differ in this way?


Thanks!

 

There is no immediate way to do this, but you can monitor the ServerCommandEvent for a reload command. Write a boolean flag somewhere in YAML or whatever you prefer to indicate a reload rather than startup. Then read the flag as your plugin loads (and reset it to false).

Be warned, this is not a guarantee. The server could be killed during a reload before your plugin loads. Then it would be a startup but think it was a reload.

 

What exactly are you trying to do with such methods?

 

onEnable runs on reload, the current instance of your plugin is 'quarantined' on reload, a new instance is created. If you're trying to "reset variables" or something on reload, it all resets already.

I highly recommend avoiding reload. Try a server stop with batch goto.

Code:

:top
java -jar server.jar
goto top

Replace the java line with whatever command line you use to run your server. When the server is stopped this will automatically reboot it.

 

I know reloading is best avoided but I am working on a public plugin and the plugin needs to be prepared to handle reloads because people will do them.

 

onDisable - save data you need to keep
onEnable - load said data

 

just ignore.

only very "not smart" server admins use reloading feature, you will be fine without them.