[Works, but just a question] Simplier Version of /ban

I'm not just simply talking /ban [playername]. I'm talking about /ban [playername] [reason] in which it's stored into a text document that can be opened.

The reason for <i> is because Xenforo kept being stupid and making it italic.

Code:JAVA

if(cmd.startsWith("ban")){
    boolean foundPlayer = false;
    String reason = "";
 
    if(args.length >= 2){
        args[0] = "";
        for(int i=1; i < args.length; i++){
            reason = reason + " " + args<i>;
        }
    } else {
        reason = " You were disconnected because you were banned!";
    }
 
    try {
        for(int i=1; root.getServer().getOnlinePlayers().length > i; i++){
            if(root.getServer().getOnlinePlayers()<i>.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(args[0])){
                foundPlayer = true;
                blist.loadBannedList();
                blist.writeBannedList((root.getServer().getPlayer(args[0]).getName() + " :" + reason).trim());    
            }
        }
    } catch (Exception e){}
 
    if(!foundPlayer){
        try{
            blist.loadBannedList();
            blist.writeBannedList((args[0] + " :" + reason).trim());    
        }catch(Exception e){}
    }
 
    try{ root.getServer().getPlayer(args[0]).kickPlayer(reason); }catch(Exception e){}
 
}

 

For this kind of thing, I always like using the built in yaml functionality in bukkit. I would make another file, bans.yml. It gives a chance for the owner to edit it directly, very easily. If you don't know about custom yamls, there's a great tutorial approximately here. It's sometimes simpler for more complex structures, and it's really easily extendable(e.g. you want to add dates to bans as well).

 

I didn't use YAML because I figured that other admins wouldn't be as skilled as the owner and wouldn't know the Syntax of a YAML file, so I just converted it into a text document that can be opened easily.