Saving HashMaps that contain inventories.

So i have 4 hashmaps that contain player inventories:

Code:

    public static HashMap<String, ItemStack[]> armor1 = new HashMap<String, ItemStack[]>();
    public static HashMap<String, ItemStack[]> inv1 = new HashMap<String, ItemStack[]>();
    public static HashMap<String, ItemStack[]> armor2 = new HashMap<String, ItemStack[]>();
    public static HashMap<String, ItemStack[]> inv2 = new HashMap<String, ItemStack[]>();

The inventories are put into and taken from the hash maps in different methods:

Code:

    public static void saveKit1(Player player) {
        armor1.put(player.getName(), player.getInventory().getArmorContents());
        inv1.put(player.getName(), player.getInventory().getContents());
        player.sendMessage(tag + ChatColor.GREEN + " Saved Kit: 1");
    }

    public static void loadKit1(Player player) {
        player.getInventory().setContents(inv1.get(player.getName()));
        player.getInventory().setArmorContents(armor1.get(player.getName()));
        player.sendMessage(tag + ChatColor.GREEN + " Loaded Kit: 1");
        player.updateInventory();
    }

    public static void saveKit2(Player player) {
        armor2.put(player.getName(), player.getInventory().getArmorContents());
        inv2.put(player.getName(), player.getInventory().getContents());
        player.sendMessage(tag + ChatColor.GREEN + " Saved Kit: 2");
    }

    public static void loadKit2(Player player) {
        player.getInventory().setContents(inv2.get(player.getName()));
        player.getInventory().setArmorContents(armor2.get(player.getName()));
        player.sendMessage(tag + ChatColor.GREEN + " Loaded Kit: 2");
        player.updateInventory();
    }

However, when the server is reloaded or someone quits and re-joins, they have to create the kit and save it all over again. How do i save the hashmaps and load them in my onEnable() and onDisable() ?
Thanks

 

This will probably help you:
https://github.com/CodeLanx/Codelan...x/codelanxlib/serialize/SPlayerInventory.java

Note an ItemStack[] is not an inventory.

 

@1Rogue I am not very experienced in Bukkit coding and i am still just starting out, could you please help with showing me how i would implement it into my code?

 

https://github.com/CodeLanx/Codelan...delanxlib/serialize/SPlayerInventory.java#L59

Code:java

Player p = /* your player */;
SPlayerInventory inv = new SPlayerInventory(p.getInventory());
//plugin being your main class instance
plugin.getConfig().set("some-player-inv", inv);

Keep in mind you have to register the class to ConfigurationSerialization first before you can use it: http://docs.codelanx.com/Bukkit/1.8...alization.html#registerClass-java.lang.Class-

 

Im going to be honest.... I have no idea what you are talking about and do not know how to do it :I.. @1Rogue

 

http://wiki.bukkit.org/Configuration_API_Reference

 

@SuperOriginal like i said to @1Rogue , i have no clue how to do any of that, even with reading that page... could you please help a little more by showing me an example?

 

You could always clear the inventory and make a for loop to re add the items using
HashMap<String, ArrayList<ItemStack>> and create a section in configuration for it so it can be modified easily and the ArrayList in the plugin can be modified easier to remove unwanted items and such Hope this helps!

 

If you can't follow the official page for configuration, which provides LOTS of examples, then I suggest learning more Java. Then you can fix your static as well.