Solved String to ItemStack

So I am working on a plugin which uses item stacks saved to files. I have been able to convert an item stack into a string and save it to file but have been unable to reverse the process.
The item stack in string format looks like this:
ItemStack{DIAMOND_SWORD x 1, UNSPECIFIC_META:{meta-type=UNSPECIFIC, display-name=Test Sword, enchants={DAMAGE_ALL=3}}}

Is there anyway to turn this into a item stack?

What I have so far:

Code:java

 
 String name = args[1];
 File myFile = new File(name + ".dat");
 try {
 FileInputStream inStream = new FileInputStream(myFile);
 int len = (int) myFile.length();
 byte[] data = new byte[len];
 inStream.read(data, 0, len);
 inStream.close();
 String stringFromFile = data.toString();
 //what now?
 } catch (IOException e) {
 e.printStackTrace();
 }
 }
 

 

Bukkit contains actual methods for storing/retrieving items stack objects from a Yaml configuration


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DoggyCode™
Are you suggesting I directly save the item stack to the config?

Code:java

 
ItemStack item = player.getInventory().getItemInMainHand();
String name = item.getItemMeta().getDisplayName();
this.getConfig().set(name, item);
 

 

@TheEnderman Just use FileConfiguration#set(String path, Object yourItemStack) then use FileConfiguration#getItemStack(String path)

 

The original point of the plugin was to have items saved to files, I could specify a .yml file as a config and save to that though.

 

@timtower
Config works fine for what I am currently doing, but may mess with this more in the future.