Solved MemorySection.get error trying to load item from custom config

SOLVED: I replaced the loading method with:

Code:

if (localeFile == null) {
                File localeFile = new File(this.getDataFolder(), "locale.yml");
            }
            locale = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(localeFile);
        
            // Look for defaults in the jar
            Reader localeStream = new InputStreamReader(this.getResource("locale.yml"));
            if (localeStream != null) {
                YamlConfiguration loc = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(localeStream);
                locale.setDefaults(loc);
            }

This one has been bugging me for quite a while. I have searched all over, and cannot seem to find a solution. Sorry if there is a simple solution and I'm just an idiot.

I have a custom YAML file "locale.yml" where different languages and strings are stored. When the plugin is loaded without the locale file in place, it and the other files are created, but when a command gets a locale string, there is an internal error. Note that this is fixed upon a reload with the file still there.

The code for loading the file is as follows:

Code:

  if (!localeFile.exists()) {
            this.saveResource("locale.yml", false);
            InputStream locStream = this.getResource("locale.yml");
            if(locStream != null){
                locale.setDefaults(locale);
            }
        }

I understand that "locale.setDefaults(locale);" causes infinite recursion, but I cannot think of any other solutions. I have tried to remove that, removing the error but instead returning "null" (since there is no file to load from. this is **NOT** fixed by a server reload).

Stack trace (this is repeated):

Code:

at org.bukkit.configuration.MemorySection.get(MemorySection.java:198) ...

and

Code:

at org.bukkit.configuration.MemorySection.getDefault(MemorySection.java:705) ...

Thanks in advance and again sorry if I'm being an idiot.

 

@Superior_Slime You told us how you solved it. Have my like