Solved String with dots as a key (config)

It probably sounds very stupid, but what should I do ? Best idea seems to be replacing all dots in key to something else, but I don't want to limit users in any way. (keys are generated) What do you do ?

 

Maybe I'm just idiot but I don't understand what you wrote. Could you post simple example for people like me?

 

I want this key to be able to be stored as config key: "example.key". But it is interpreted as "example: key:" in config. I have kind of abstract storage system on top of that, which interprets keys the same way. I need to get rid of the dot without losing original state of that string, so "this.string" != "this.str.ing". I also do not want to lose ability to have other characters there. If I replaced all dots in keys with "#", I would not be able to translate it back to original string that contained both "#"s and dots.

Edit: stirante

 

I now understand, but i don't see any sense in trying to save it in this format. With dots I haven't tried but it can also read it wrong. Maybe just replace it to '-'.

 

stirante
I can't do that, because I need to get original string back from the key.
"this.super-string" would be changed to "this-super-string", and I wouldn't be able to tell if there were only dots or not. I need to make it work both ways.

Edit: Keys are user input, and I want people to be able to use dots there.

 

Try this(as always untested):

Code:

public void set(String node, String name, Object value){
        final char separator = getConfig().options().pathSeparator();
 
        ConfigurationSection subSection = getConfig().getConfigurationSection(node);
        if (subSection == null) {
       subSection = getConfig().createSection(node);
        }
        subSection.set(name, value);
}

 

I'm not sure if you know what I mean. I need to have 0 subsections, I just need to make toKey(String s) and fromKey(String key) methods that change user input into valid key (no subkeys, only one layer) and then be able to change it back to it's original form. Maybe picking character that is not supported by MC. (I'll take a look at this)

 

You can get through reflection variable map from MemorySection class from FileConfiguration instance and put there your key with value.

 

Too complicated and needs to work with other things than bukkit config. I'll jut use multiple symbols and tell people not to use them. Something like "#&#", then regexing back is simple. Thank you anyway.

 

raGan.
Wait. If you save it as a String into config, it won't conflict because it will automatically be surrounded with single quotes.

Ex:
Blah:
Blah:
Blah: 'blah.blah'

Now, Blah.Blah.Blah will be blah.blah as a String :3

 

skipperguy12 (it appears to be "Grum" today)
I need to have string with dots as single key.
And since
this.is: impossible
I change dots to other group of symbols, because
this#%#is: possible

 

raGan.
But if you will do some reflection it is possible. Here is some pseudo code:

Code:

Field field = MemorySection.class.getDeclaredField("map");
field.setAccessible(true);
Map map = field.get(getConfig());
map.put("this.is", "possible");
field.set(getConfig(), map);

This should add to config 'this.is: possible'.

 

stirante
Maybe, but I use key interface that is implemented by various storage classes, providing various ways of storing data, so I don't actually know if I'm storing into config at that time. And doing instanceof-s is not an option.