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Quote from nerd-boy

See both implementations have their advantages/disadvantages, Retatop's would require far less upkeep as (from the looks of the code) it automatically sorts the properties file. However you cannot write comments in the config file besides the header.

Mine is essentually the opposite, you can write commanets and stuff but it would require more work each time you want to add new properties (and by more work i mean a 5-10 lines or so depending on how long your comments are)

Quote from Retatop

Yeah no problem at all

Quote from nerd-boy

Yeah no problem, although it may take me a bit to do it as i am about to run away to work. PM me with the details you need and the example output (if not I will loose it)

Quote from Retatop

Could you write the file you needed within java using normal output instead of a properties file then get it with properties?



The data is read in as a string normally, thats why i needed an integer cast. To read it in, all you would be doing is calling properties.load and it would do it automatically

Quote from nerd-boy

The properties class automatically takes out any line preceded by a "#".

The only downside of mine is that it actually takes "[Item Ids]" as a property. It isn't really a problem because you don't ever see the actual hashtable (its abstracted) and as long as you don't try and retrieve these dummy properties, there is no problem

Quote from Retatop

The properties class automatically considers the pound symbol to be a comment, and the data is read in as a string so you could make a custom parser to find the varibales


Thats what the purpose of my sortedproperties extended class was, i can post that if you want

Quote from nerd-boy

I have mad my own custom config file. Give me a couple of minutes and I will upload it for you.

Uploaded now.

A bit of explination, this uses the default java properties implementation only for reading from the file & retrieving information at runtime. However when writing the java properties will scramble the order, so I write the file manually.

package net.minecraft.src.battlegear.misc;

import java.io.*;
import java.text.DateFormat;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.Scanner;
import java.util.Set;

import net.minecraft.src.ModLoader;

import org.lwjgl.input.Keyboard;


public class Config {
	
	public static final File ConfigLocation = new File(ModLoader.getMinecraftInstance().getMinecraftDir()+File.separator+"Battlegear.ini");
	
	public Properties props;
	
	//Compatibility Patches
	public static final String currencyCompatibilityKey = "CurrencyCompatibility";
	
	//Item Ids
	public static final String coinIDKey = "CoinID";
	public static final String[] waraxeIdKeys = new String[5];
	public static final String[] maceIdKeys = new String[5];
	public static final String[] spearIdKeys = new String[5];
	
	
	public static final String[] shieldIds = new String[5];
	public static final String rock = "RockId";
	
	public static final String chainId = "ChainID";
	
	//Block Ids
	public static final String bannerIDKey = "BannerID";
	public static final String trainingDummyIDKey = "TrainingDummyID";
	
	//GUI Settings
	public static final String guiPosition = "GUIPosition";
	
	//NPC Settings
	public static final String bannersDespawnKey = "BannersDespawn";
	public static final String meeleAttackCreeper = "MeleeAttacksCreepers";
	public static final String rangedAttackCreeper = "RangedAttacksCreepers";
	public static final String displayIconKey = "DispaySoldierIcons";
	public static final String soldiersAttack = "SoldiersAttackSoldiers";
	
	//Entity Names
	public static final String militiaNameKey = "MilitiaName";
	public static final String footmanNameKey = "FootmanName";
	public static final String knightNameKey = "KnightName";
	public static final String archerNameKey = "ArcherName";
	
	
	public static boolean shouldRenderIcon;
	
	public static boolean shouldSoldiersAttackSoldiers;

	private static String[] toolTypes = {"Wood", "Stone", "Iron", "Diamond", "Gold"};
	
	static{
		
		
		//TODO Change numbers to material names (EnumMaterial)
		for(int i = 0; i < waraxeIdKeys.length; i++){
			waraxeIdKeys[i] = "Battleaxe("+toolTypes[i]+")";
		}
		
		
		for(int i = 0; i < maceIdKeys.length; i++){
			maceIdKeys[i] = "Warhammer("+toolTypes[i]+")";
		}
		
		
		for(int i = 0; i < spearIdKeys.length; i++){
			spearIdKeys[i] = "Spear ("+toolTypes[i]+")";
		}
		
		for(int i = 0; i < shieldIds.length; i++){
			shieldIds[i] = "Shield("+EnumShieldMaterial.values()[i].name()+")";
		}
	}
	
	public static Properties defaultProps(){
		Properties p = new Properties();
		
		p.put(meeleAttackCreeper, "0");
		p.put(rangedAttackCreeper, "1");
		p.put(displayIconKey, "1");
		
		p.put(currencyCompatibilityKey, "0");
		
		p.put(coinIDKey, "14050");
		
		for(int i = 0; i < waraxeIdKeys.length; i++){
			p.put(waraxeIdKeys[i], String.valueOf(14052+i));
		}
		
		for(int i = 0; i < maceIdKeys.length; i++){
			p.put(maceIdKeys[i], String.valueOf(14057+i));
		}
		
		for(int i = 0; i < spearIdKeys.length; i++){
			p.put(spearIdKeys[i], String.valueOf(14062+i));
		}
		
		for(int i = 0; i < 2; i++){
			p.put(shieldIds[i], String.valueOf(14100+i));
		}
		
		for(int i = 2; i < shieldIds.length; i++){
			p.put(shieldIds[i], String.valueOf(14100+(i-1)*17));
		}
		
		p.put(chainId, "14067");
		p.put(rock, "14068");
		
		
		p.put(bannerIDKey, "211");
		p.put(trainingDummyIDKey, "212");
		
		p.put(guiPosition, "0");
		
		p.put(militiaNameKey, "MaB Militia");
		p.put(footmanNameKey, "MaB Footman");
		p.put(knightNameKey, "MaB Knight");
		p.put(archerNameKey, "MaB Archer");
		
		return p;
	}
	
	public Config(){
		props = new Properties(defaultProps());
	}
	
	public String getString(String key){
		return props.getProperty(key);
	}
	
	public int getInt(String key){
		return Integer.parseInt(props.getProperty(key));
	}
	
	public boolean getBoolean(String key){
		return ! props.getProperty(key, "1").equals("0");
	}
	
	public void load(File file) throws IOException{
		props.load(new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file)));
		
		shouldRenderIcon = getBoolean(displayIconKey);
		
		shouldSoldiersAttackSoldiers = getBoolean(soldiersAttack);
	}

	public void save(File outFile) throws IOException{
		
		if(outFile.exists())
			outFile.delete();
		
		BufferedWriter out=new BufferedWriter(new FileWriter(outFile));
		
		
		out.write("#Battlecraft Settings");
		out.newLine();
		out.write("#Generated "+DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance().format(Calendar.getInstance().getTime()));
		out.newLine();
		
		//Compatibility Patches
		out.newLine();
		out.write("[Compatibility Patches]");
		out.newLine();
		out.write("//This will change the default coin recepie from 1 nugget -> 1 coin\n" +
				"//to 2 nuggets next to each other -> 2 coins");
		out.write(currencyCompatibilityKey+"="+props.getProperty(currencyCompatibilityKey, "0"));
		out.newLine();
		
		//Item IDs
		out.newLine();
		out.write("[Item Ids]");
		out.newLine();
		
		out.write(coinIDKey+"="+props.getProperty(coinIDKey, "14050"));
		out.newLine();
		out.write(chainId+"="+props.getProperty(chainId, "14067"));
		out.newLine();
		
		
		for(int i = 0; i < waraxeIdKeys.length; i++){
			out.write(waraxeIdKeys[i]+"="+props.getProperty(waraxeIdKeys[i], String.valueOf(14052+i)));
			out.newLine();
		}
		out.newLine();
		
		for(int i = 0; i < maceIdKeys.length; i++){
			out.write(maceIdKeys[i]+"="+props.getProperty(maceIdKeys[i], String.valueOf(14057+i)));
			out.newLine();
		}
		out.newLine();
		
		for(int i = 0; i < spearIdKeys.length; i++){
			out.write(spearIdKeys[i]+"="+props.getProperty(spearIdKeys[i], String.valueOf(14062+i)));
			out.newLine();
		}
		
		out.newLine();
		
		for(int i = 0; i < shieldIds.length; i++){
			out.write(shieldIds[i]+"="+props.getProperty(shieldIds[i], String.valueOf(14067+i)));
			out.newLine();
		}

		//Block Ids
		out.newLine();
		out.write("[Block Ids]");
		out.newLine();
		out.write(bannerIDKey+"="+props.getProperty(bannerIDKey, "211"));
		out.newLine();
		
		
		out.newLine();
		out.write("[GUI Settings]");
		out.newLine();
		out.write("//Changes the position of the currently selected weapon slots");
		out.newLine();
		out.write("//0 = default, bottom corners");
		out.newLine();
		out.write("//1 = alternate, left and right sides of the screen");
		out.newLine();
		out.write(guiPosition+"="+props.getProperty(guiPosition, "0"));
		out.newLine();

		out.close();
	}
	
}

And the output

#Battlecraft Settings
#Generated 11/02/2012 10:26:50 PM

[Compatibility Patches]
//This will change the default coin recepie from 1 nugget -> 1 coin
//to 2 nuggets next to each other -> 2 coinsCurrencyCompatibility=0

[Item Ids]
CoinID=14050
ChainID=14067
Battleaxe(Wood)=14052
Battleaxe(Stone)=14053
Battleaxe(Iron)=14054
Battleaxe(Diamond)=14055
Battleaxe(Gold)=14056

Warhammer(Wood)=14057
Warhammer(Stone)=14058
Warhammer(Iron)=14059
Warhammer(Diamond)=14060
Warhammer(Gold)=14061

Spear (Wood)=14062
Spear (Stone)=14063
Spear (Iron)=14064
Spear (Diamond)=14065
Spear (Gold)=14066

Shield(WOOD)=14100
Shield(HIDE)=14101
Shield(IRON)=14117
Shield(DIAMOND)=14134
Shield(GOLD)=14151

[Block Ids]
BannerID=211

[GUI Settings]
//Changes the position of the currently selected weapon slots
//0 = default, bottom corners
//1 = alternate, left and right sides of the screen
GUIPosition=0

#Example Config File
#--------------------
#Command Helper Button Configuration
#The first variable is the name of the button. Keep it short to preserve proper formmating
#The second variable is the command that will be performed.
#(Make sure to put the exact command including the slash if it has one.)
#(Use {var1} if you are required to enter some kind of variable such as an item number
# use {var2} if you are required to enter a player name or in some cases will be used as a second variable.
#------------------------------------
#Button 1
button1name=Rollback
button1command=/hk rollback p:{var2}

#Button 2
button2name=Help
button2command=/help

#Button 3
button3name=Ban
button3command=/ban {var2} {var1}

#This list would go on for quite a few buttons but this is
#just an example of what it would be like.
#The pound signs (#) are suppose to be comments thus meaning
#the entire line after it should be ignored.

#{var2} and {var1} would need to be regonized as variables.
#These variables will contain text strings.
#Say var1 holds "Hello World" and var2 holds "Bob"
#When the user hits Button3 it would do /ban Bob(var2) Hello world(var1)

Quote from Retatop

Its pretty sloppy as i learned about properties solely for this purpose, but sure

File configDir = new File(Minecraft.getMinecraftDir(), "/config/");
File config = new File(configDir, "mod_testmod.cfg");
SortedProperties props;
FileInputStream fileIn;

try
{
fileIn = new FileInputStream(config);
props = new SortedProperties(defaultprops);
props.load(fileIn);
fileIn.close();
FileOutputStream fileOut = new FileOutputStream(config);
props.store(fileOut, "Props");
fileOut.close();

testblockID = Integer.parseInt(props.getProperty("testBlockID"));
testitemID = Integer.parseInt(props.getProperty("testitemID"));
}
catch(Exception e)
{
props.put("testblockID", ""+testblockID);
props.put("testitemID", ""+testitemID);

FileOutputStream fileOut;
try {
config = new File(configDir, "mod_testmod.cfg");
fileOut = new FileOutputStream(config);
props.store(fileOut, "Props");
fileOut.close();
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

Note: The sortedproperties class is just something i made that sorts the properties hastable

Quote from Retatop

I actually didnt know that modloader could to the config file so i just did it with javas properties class

Quote from TimoMeijer

You might want to take a look at the BufferedReader and BufferedWriter classes.
No experience with java, but I think those are the classes needed for reading/writing files, you can use those to read and write lines, it's up to you to parse those lines.

#Example Config File
#--------------------
#Command Helper Button Configuration
#The first variable is the name of the button. Keep it short to preserve proper formmating
#The second variable is the command that will be performed.
#(Make sure to put the exact command including the slash if it has one.)
#(Use {var1} if you are required to enter some kind of variable such as an item number
# use {var2} if you are required to enter a player name or in some cases will be used as a second variable.
#------------------------------------
#Button 1
button1name=Rollback
button1command=/hk rollback p:{var2}

#Button 2
button2name=Help
button2command=/help

#Button 3
button3name=Ban
button3command=/ban {var2} {var1}

#This list would go on for quite a few buttons but this is
#just an example of what it would be like.
#The pound signs (#) are suppose to be comments thus meaning
#the entire line after it should be ignored.

#{var2} and {var1} would need to be regonized as variables.
#These variables will contain text strings.
#Say var1 holds "Hello World" and var2 holds "Bob"
#When the user hits Button3 it would do /ban Bob(var2) Hello world(var1)

Quote from Retamapark

I was having a lot of trouble getting MC to start with Modloader enabled (Standard Mojang screen freezes and black screens), but then I loaded it with MCPatcher and it worked perfectly. You may want to try this if nothing else works.

Quote from Stewiecraft

Then google it. If you don't want to use ModLoader's easy functions for this then go find a tutorial for it. At this point it's not minecraft specific so you should be able to find dozens of them.

Quote from Qwertygiy

I assume there are other ways; but I don't know the exact ways they do it. This is the standard ModLoader config file setup. However, by the looks of it, you want something more like the Options file or even maybe a language file, not a standard mod configuration file.

Sorry I can't be of more help; I'd recommend looking at whatever classes generate options.txt and see how Notch did it.

button1
button2
button3
button4

button3
button1
button4
button2

Quote from Qwertygiy

Copy the source files you've modded and put them somewhere safe, then decompile a ModLoader minecraft.jar, then add the source files back in -- it's unlikely ModLoader edits the exact source files you are.

#button1name (java.lang.String:Time Day)
#button2name (java.lang.String:Time Night)
#button3name (java.lang.String:Vote Day)
#button4name (java.lang.String:Vote Night)
#
#Sun Feb 12 18:31:58 EST 2012
button3name=Vote Day
button2name=Time Night
checksum=-11hylm
button4name=Vote Night
button1name=Time Day

	@MLProp public static String button1name = "Time Day";
	@MLProp public static String button2name = "Time Night";
	@MLProp public static String button3name = "Vote Day";
	@MLProp public static String button4name = "Vote Night";