Simple, yet not so simple.

Hey Guys,
I didn't know if you had any quick examples.
I know your not gonna "spoonfeed" some code.
How might I check all the plugins, in the server's plugin folder, to see if they depend or soft depend on a plugin.
Thanks,
-Blue

 

BlueMustache

You could try something like this:

Code:java

for (Plugin plugins : Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugins()) {
 
    if (plugins.getDescription().getDepend().contains("pluginname")) {
 
        System.out.println("test");
 
    }
 
}

 

Code:java

public void copyPluginYaml(JarFile jar, File base) {
    for (Enumeration<JarEntry> enu = jar.entries(); enu.hasMoreElements();) {
        JarEntry entry = enu.next();
        if ("plugin.yml".equalsIgnoreCase(entry.getName()) {
            File f = new File(base, jar.getName() + "-plugin.yml");
            InputStream is = jar.getInputStream(entry);
            FileOutputStream fos = new java.io.FileOutputStream(f);
            while (is.available() > 0) {
                fos.write(is.read());
            }
            fos.close();
            is.close();
        }
}

Example implementation:

Code:java

File base = new File(plugin.getDataFolder(), "temp" + File.separator);
for (File f : /* your plugin folder file reference */.listFiles(/* can supply a file filter for just jarfiles */)) {
    JarFile jar = new JarFile(f);
    copyPluginYaml(jar, base);
}

From there it's a matter of just reading all the files for the "softdepend" / "depend" line.

However DoctorDark wrote a much simpler, API-orientated way of doing it rather than reading jarfiles if you'd rather that route.

 

DoctorDark

Thanks!
But, am I doing something wrong here?

Code:java

 static String getDependantPlugins()
{
String toreturn = "DEPENDING: ";
for (Plugin plugins : Bukkit.getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugins()) {
if ((plugins.getDescription().getDepend().contains("ForceResource")) || (plugins.getDescription().getSoftDepend().contains("ForceResource"))) {
toreturn = toreturn + plugins.getName() + ", ";
return toreturn;
}
}
return null;
}

 

You're returning the string as soon a plugin which has a dependency on ForceResource is encountered, so your method will return at most one plugin.

Also, string concatenation inside a loop is a Bad Thing™ - http://kaioa.com/node/59

 

desht

A Bukkit pro has spoken!
Thanks for pointing that out.
I was trying to use List for the first time, but that kinda flopped.
Any alternatives to List and String.
Where can I get the names of all the plugins that are using my plugin?
Thank You.
-Blue