Need help with few things.

I started developing plugins today... Well made a plugin called LoginLogout that when you loggin it shows "name" has joined/left the game and I want to make a config file so people can make costume messages, I want some help with this, I am not asking to be spoonfeeded, I am just asking for a few tips/tutorials/help.
Thanks -Omnee-

 

This tutorial is very well written: http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/bukkits-standard-configuration-tutorial.25861/

if you'd like, I can show you a config class I made that automatically updates the config if people are missing certain values.

 

this: http://wiki.bukkit.org/HUGE_Plugin_Tutorial#Plugin_Configuration.2FSettings
and this: PlayerQuitEvent

 

I would like to see it but im gonna read that thread first ;D

 

PHP:

public class Config {
    private static uCreate plugin;
    public Config(uCreate instance) {
        plugin = instance;
    }

    public String directory = "plugins" + File.separator + "uCreate";
    File file = new File(directory + File.separator + "config.yml");
    File file2 = new File(directory + File.separator + "homes.yml");
    File file3 = new File(directory + File.separator + "SpoutInventory.yml");

    public Configuration config;
    public Configuration homes;
    public Configuration spout;


    public void configCheck() {
        try {
            new File(directory).mkdir();
            if (!file.exists()) {
                file.createNewFile();
                config = new Configuration(file);
                //example
                config.setProperty("settings.worlds", "world1, world3, etc");

            }
            if (!file2.exists()) {
                file2.createNewFile();
                homes = new Configuration(file2);
                homes.save();
            }
            if (!file3.exists()) {
                file3.createNewFile();
                spout = new Configuration(file3);
                ArrayList<String> ls = new ArrayList<String>();
                ls.add("1");
                ls.add("2");
                ls.add("35:6");
                spout.setProperty("Inventory 1", ls);
                spout.save();
            }
            config = new Configuration(file);
            homes = new Configuration(file2);
            spout = new Configuration(file3);
            loadconfig();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
 
    public boolean readBoolean(String node) {
        Object v = config.getProperty(node);
        if (v != null) {
            return config.getBoolean(node, false);
        } else {
            config.setProperty(node, false);
            config.save();
            return false;
        }
    }

    public int readInt(String node, int def) {
        Object v = config.getProperty(node);
        if (v != null) {
            return config.getInt(node, 0);
        } else {
            config.setProperty(node, def);
            config.save();
            return def;
        }
    }

    public String readString(String node, String def) {
        Object v = config.getProperty(node);
        if (v != null) {
            return config.getString(node);
        } else {
            config.setProperty(node, def);
            config.save();
            return def;
        }
    }

    public void loadconfig() {
        config.load();
        //Example
        plugin.worlds = readString("settings.worlds", "").replace(" ", "").split(",");
    }
}

That is the code for my uCreate config file, with a few things snipped. It illustrates having multiple configs, and stuff.

In my main class, I do this:

PHP:

private Config config = new Config(this);
public String worlds;

public void onEnable() {
    //This will create the config files if they don't exist, and load the values
    config.configCheck();
}

 

I done this but im confused

Code:

public void onEnable() {
    CONFIG.setProperty("Op Login Prefix", "Op ");
    CONFIG.setProperty("Op Logout Prefix", " has joined the game");
    CONFIG.setProperty("Op Login Prefix", "Op ");
    CONFIG.setProperty("Op Logout Prefix", " has left the game");
    CONFIG.setProperty("Player Login Prefix", "");
    CONFIG.setProperty("Player Logout Prefix", " has joined the game");
    CONFIG.setProperty("Player Login Prefix", "");
    CONFIG.setProperty("Player Logout Prefix", " has left the game");

but now how do I make so when someone joins it shows what its saying in the config.yml?
what do I need to add on PlayerLoginEvent and etc ?
if anyone wants my playerloginevent or playerquitevent tell me and i will pm with it so you can help me

 

You cant have variables with the same name!

Code:java

public void onEnable() {
    CONFIG.setProperty("Op Login Prefix", "Op ");
    CONFIG.setProperty("Op Join Prefix", " has joined the game");
    CONFIG.setProperty("Op Quit Prefix", " has left the game");
    CONFIG.setProperty("Player Login Prefix", "");
    CONFIG.setProperty("Player Join Prefix", " has joined the game");
    CONFIG.setProperty("Player Quit Prefix", " has left the game");
}

Code:java

onPlayerQuit(PlayerQuitEvent event) {
    if (!event.getPlayer().isOp()) {
        event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Player Login Prefix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Player Quit Prefix"));
    } else {
        event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Op Login Prefix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Op Quit Prefix"));
    }
}

 

thank you your help is much apreciated ill add credits to you in my plugin page

I have 2 more questions
i setted the onenable like this:

Code:

    public void onEnable() {
        CONFIG.setProperty("Op Login Sufix", "Op ");
        CONFIG.setProperty("Op Logout Prefix", " has joined the game");
        CONFIG.setProperty("Op Login Sufix", "Op ");
        CONFIG.setProperty("Op Logout Prefix", " has left the game");
        CONFIG.setProperty("Player Login Sufix", "");
        CONFIG.setProperty("Player Logout Prefix", " has joined the game");
        CONFIG.setProperty("Player Login Sufix", "");
        CONFIG.setProperty("Player Logout Prefix", " has left the game");

and when I run the server with the jar file in it it doesnt create a file called config.yml(and if it creates then i dont know where )
what is the problem?

Also i want to make so the basic bukkit Login+Logout Alerts don't show, so only mines does
what do I add to onEnable?
your help will be apreciated and I will give credits in my plugin page

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

 

It needs to look like this:

Code:java

public void onEnable() {
    config = getConfiguration();
    config.load();
//set properties here
    config.save();
}

Code:java

public void onPlayerQuit(PlayerQuitEvent event) {
//remove the current message
    event.setQuitMessage(null);
//make our own message
    if (!event.getPlayer().isOp()) {
        event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Player Login Prefix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Player Quit Prefix"));
    } else {
        event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Op Login Prefix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Op Quit Prefix"));
    }
}

 

wow man I can consider you an ''EPIC EXPERT'' and just btw thank you I will try this out, i will notice you if it works/doesnt work

edit: I get an error and when i click the light bulb it asks me to create the variable config o.o?
isnt config already declared -.-'?

edit2: declared it and now it looks like this

Code:

    protected static Configuration config;
    public void onEnable() {
        config = getConfiguration();
        config.load();
        config.save();

ill test it

edit3:

Code:

public void onPlayerQuit(PlayerQuitEvent event) {
//remove the current message
    event.setQuitMessage(null);
//make our own message
    if (!event.getPlayer().isOp()) {
        event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Player Login Prefix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Player Quit Prefix"));
    } else {
        event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Op Login Prefix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Op Quit Prefix"));
    }
}

plugin.config.getString(the word plugin gets error "plugin cannot be resolved"
why do I get that error? do I need to declare it? if yes how do I do it?

 

You probably declared CONFIG instead, Java is case sensitive...

change:

Code:

protected static Configuration config;

to:

Code:

public static Configuration config;

so you can access it from other classes

 

your giving me a nice tips man you srsly need loads of credits in my plugin page
read the edit 3:
i think i need to declare it, i dont know how :/

 

how many classes do you have?
if only 1 remove "plugin"

if more add this

Code:java

public CLASSNAMEHERE(MAINCLASSHERE instance) {
    plugin = instance;
}

 

thank you I think it is all for now
edit: i still get the error
edit2: woops soz i didnt wait for u to finish the code

and i have 2 classes, LoginLogoutMain and LoginLogoutPlayerListener
wich class do I add it to?

 

the playerlistener like this:

Code:java

public  LoginLogoutPlayerListener(LoginLogoutMain instance) {
    plugin = instance;
}

 

it isnt working... i already tried adding it before
public class LoginLogoutPlayerListener extends PlayerListener{

and before

}
public void onPlayerQuit(PlayerQuitEvent event) {

but it simply get an X in the place of the lightbulb and it doesnt say any error down there

im sorry for beeing so noob xD im failing kind of hard because its my 1st time working with configs

 

could you paste your playerlistener?

 

Code:

package me.omnee.LoginLogout;

import org.bukkit.Server;
import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerListener;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerLoginEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerQuitEvent;

public class LoginLogoutPlayerListener extends PlayerListener{
    public void onPlayerLogin(PlayerLoginEvent event) {
        //remove the current message
            event.setQuitMessage(null);
        //make our own message
        if (!event.getPlayer().isOp()) {
            event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Player Login Sufix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Player Login Prefix"));
        } else {
            event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Op Login Sufix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Op Login Prefix"));

        }
    }

    public void onPlayerQuit(PlayerQuitEvent event) {
        //remove the current message
            event.setQuitMessage(null);
        //make our own message
            if (!event.getPlayer().isOp()) {
                event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Player Logout Sufix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Player Login Prefix"));
            } else {
                event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Op Logout Sufix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Op Logout Prefix"));
            }
        }
}

there you go
the player/op login/logout sufix/prefix need to be changed their wrong
there are missing many things

also about the event.setQuitMessage(null); what about the login one?
event.setJoinMessage(null); ??
or anything else?

 

if you type "event." it should give you some options, there should be an setJoinMessage() there...


add this before the PlayerLoginEvent:

Code:java

    public static LoginLogoutMain plugin;
 
    public LoginLogoutPlayerListener(LoginLogoutMain instance) {
        plugin = instance;
    }

 

Code:

package me.omnee.LoginLogout;

import org.bukkit.Server;
import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerListener;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerLoginEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerQuitEvent;

public class LoginLogoutPlayerListener extends PlayerListener{
    public static LoginLogoutMain plugin;

    public LoginLogoutPlayerListener(LoginLogoutMain instance) {
        plugin = instance;
    }
    public void onPlayerLogin(PlayerLoginEvent event) {
        //remove the current message
            event.setQuitMessage(null);
        //make our own message
        if (!event.getPlayer().isOp()) {
            event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Player Login Sufix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Player Login Prefix"));
        } else {
            event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Op Login Sufix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Op Login Prefix"));

        }
    }

    public void onPlayerQuit(PlayerQuitEvent event) {
        //remove the current message
            event.setQuitMessage(null);
        //make our own message
            if (!event.getPlayer().isOp()) {
                event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Player Logout Sufix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Player Login Prefix"));
            } else {
                event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Op Logout Sufix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Op Logout Prefix"));
            }
        }
}

now i have red line under setQuitMessage of playerLoginEvent only
and yellow line under config of both
man I am getting confused now :S idk what to do!

 

this should not give any errors :

Code:java

 
public class LoginLogoutMain extends JavaPlugin {
 
public Configuration config;
 

Code:java

package me.omnee.LoginLogout;
 
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerJoinEvent;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerListener;
import org.bukkit.event.player.PlayerQuitEvent;
 
public class LoginLogoutPlayerListener extends PlayerListener {
    public static LoginLogoutMain plugin;
 
    public LoginLogoutPlayerListener(LoginLogoutMain instance) {
        plugin = instance;
    }
 
    public void onPlayerJoin(PlayerJoinEvent event) {
// remove the current message
    event.setJoinMessage(null);
// make our own message
        if (!event.getPlayer().isOp()) {
            event.setJoinMessage(plugin.config.getString("Player Login Sufix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Player Login Prefix"));
        } else {
            event.setJoinMessage(plugin.config.getString("Op Login Sufix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Op Login Prefix"));
        }
    }
 
    public void onPlayerQuit(PlayerQuitEvent event) {
// remove the current message
    event.setQuitMessage(null);
// make our own message
        if (!event.getPlayer().isOp()) {
            event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Player Logout Sufix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Player Login Prefix"));
        } else { event.setQuitMessage(plugin.config.getString("Op Logout Sufix") + event.getPlayer() + plugin.config.getString("Op Logout Prefix"));
        }
    }
}

 

Wow man, finaly no errors gonna try it out

Edit:

Code:

    private final LoginLogoutPlayerListener pListener = new LoginLogoutPlayerListener(LoginLogoutMain);

Description Resource Path Location Type
The constructor LoginLogoutPlayerListener() is undefined LoginLogoutMain.java /Login&Logout/src/me/omnee/LoginLogout line 12 Java Problem

Eclipse doesnt want me to get my plugin working xD (this error is in the main class)

 

change

Code:

 public LoginLogoutPlayerListener(LoginLogoutMain instance) {
       plugin = instance;
  }

to

Code:

  public LoginLogoutPlayerListener(LoginLogoutPlayerListener instance) {
    plugin = instance;

   }

Thats what i would try anyway, I dont know if its right, im new to coding also