NPE With custom config file

I am trying to use a custom config file. But when I do it this time, it doesn't work. This is the method I do to load all of my config files and it works fine for everything else.

Code:

    File gemFile;
    FileConfiguration gFile;
   
    public FileConfiguration getGems() {   
        return gFile;
    }
   
    public void saveGems() {
        try {
            gFile.save(gemFile);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println(e);
        }
    }
   
    public void loadFiles() {
       
        gemFile = new File(plugin.getDataFolder(), "gems.yml");

        if(gemFile.exists()) {
            try {
                gFile = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(gemFile);
                plugin.getServer().getConsoleSender().sendMessage(symbol + ChatColor.GREEN + "Gems loaded properly");           
            } catch(Exception e) {
                plugin.getServer().getConsoleSender().sendMessage(symbol + ChatColor.RED + "Gems could not be loaded!");           
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        } else {
            try {
                gemFile.createNewFile();
                gFile = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(gemFile);
                plugin.getServer().getConsoleSender().sendMessage(symbol + ChatColor.GREEN + "Gems created and loaded");           
            } catch(Exception e) {
                plugin.getServer().getConsoleSender().sendMessage(symbol + ChatColor.RED + "Gems could not be created!");           
                e.printStackTrace();               
            }
        }
       
    }

When I use the method in the onEnable it says Gems loaded properly, but when I try to use it as a config I get an NPE.

Code:

Code:

    public boolean hasGems(Player p) {
       
        String uuid = p.getUniqueId().toString();
       
        if(getGems() == null) {
            Bukkit.broadcastMessage("Gems is null");
        }
       
        if(getGems().contains("Players." + uuid + ".Gems")) { // The line that causes NPE, the getGems() returns the config file (Makes things easier to read)
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
       
    }

NPE:

Code:

[13:31:43 ERROR]: Could not pass event PlayerInteractEvent to Prison v1.0
org.bukkit.event.EventException
    at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader$1.execute(JavaPluginLoader.java:310) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    at org.bukkit.plugin.RegisteredListener.callEvent(RegisteredListener.java:62) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.fireEvent(SimplePluginManager.java:502) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.callEvent(SimplePluginManager.java:487) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.v1_8_R3.event.CraftEventFactory.callPlayerInteractEvent(CraftEventFactory.java:227) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PlayerInteractManager.interact(PlayerInteractManager.java:463) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PlayerConnection.a(PlayerConnection.java:759) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PacketPlayInBlockPlace.a(PacketPlayInBlockPlace.java:52) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PacketPlayInBlockPlace.a(PacketPlayInBlockPlace.java:1) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.PlayerConnectionUtils$1.run(SourceFile:13) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    at java.util.concurrent.Executors$RunnableAdapter.call(Executors.java:511) [?:1.8.0_45]
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:266) [?:1.8.0_45]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.SystemUtils.a(SourceFile:44) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.MinecraftServer.B(MinecraftServer.java:714) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.DedicatedServer.B(DedicatedServer.java:374) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.MinecraftServer.A(MinecraftServer.java:653) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    at net.minecraft.server.v1_8_R3.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:556) [craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) [?:1.8.0_45]
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
    at me.bowlerguy66.prison.GemsManager.hasGems(GemsManager.java:89) ~[?:?]
    at me.bowlerguy66.prison.IdInventory.onInteract(IdInventory.java:49) ~[?:?]
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0_45]
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[?:1.8.0_45]
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[?:1.8.0_45]
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497) ~[?:1.8.0_45]
    at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader$1.execute(JavaPluginLoader.java:306) ~[craftbukkit.jar:git-Spigot-fdc1440-53fac9f]
    ... 17 more

 

Ahh, youth. I remember a time before I learned to always null check EVERYTHING.

 

Yes, I know how to read stack traces. I did null check and it is returning null. I just have no clue why

 

@bowlerguy66
Just updated previous post to make it a little more clear what I was talking about.

 

Ok, I changed it up a bit. But it still isn't working

Code:

    public boolean hasGems(Player p) {
      
        String uuid = p.getUniqueId().toString();
      
        if(getGems() == null) {
            Bukkit.broadcastMessage("Gems is null");
        }
      
        if(getGems().get("Players." + uuid + ".Gems") == null) {
            return false;
        }
      
        if(getGems().contains("Players." + uuid + ".Gems")) {
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
      
    }

EDIT: I think the NPE is coming from the getGems() method, therefore the config is null. So what did I do wrong with the loadFiles() method?

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