[YAML] Select specific configuration section in a list based on data inside it?

Hello,

I'm working on a plugin that will handle many generic things, such as teams, spawns, etc. based on a (YAML) config file. The issue I'm having is referencing a specific configuration section inside a list based on data within said list, for example, a teams name.

Code:

teams:
  - team: Players
    color: dark red
    max: 50
  - team: Spectators
    color: aqua
    max: 50

As you can see, you can't use "getConfigurationSection" on a specific team, as it is a list, and not a "unique" key. So for example, I couldn't easily access the configuration section of just "Players".

Obviously I could order the teams by their name (as the main key, as oppose to -), but I'd like to know if there's an way an easy way to reference a specific configuration section in a list based on the data inside it, as there's other config instances where I'd like to use this way.

 

You could do it like this:

Code:

teams:
  players:
    color: dark read
    max: 50
  spectators:
    color: aqua
    max: 50

And access it like this:

Code:java

for (String key : config.getConfigurationSection("teams").getKeys(false)) {
    if ("players".equalsIgnoreCase(key) {
        //Do your stuff
    } else if ("spectators".equalsIgnoreCase(key) {
        //Do other stuff here
    }
}