[Resource] Simple yet useful getLocation from config

This is a simple thing to do but it is very useful when trying to prevent long unneeded code.

Method:

Code:java

    private Location getLoc(String configString, Main PLUGIN) {
        String stringYaw = PLUGIN.getConfig().getString(configString + ".yaw");
        String stringPitch =  PLUGIN.getConfig().getString(configString + ".pitch");
        String stringX =  PLUGIN.getConfig().getString(configString + ".X");
        String stringY =  PLUGIN.getConfig().getString(configString + ".Y");
        String stringZ =  PLUGIN.getConfig().getString(configString + ".Z");
        World world = Bukkit.getWorld(PLUGIN.getConfig().getString(configString + ".World"));
 
        float yaw = Float.parseFloat(stringYaw);
        float pitch = Float.parseFloat(stringPitch);
        float X = Float.parseFloat(stringX);
        float Y = Float.parseFloat(stringY);
        float Z = Float.parseFloat(stringZ);
 
        Location doneLocation = new Location(world, X, Y, Z, yaw, pitch);
        return doneLocation;
 
    }
 

Example Usage:

Code:java

 Location location = getLoc("Location.redSpawn", plugin);
 

 

RizzelDazz why not just serialize the location to a single string and deserialize that?

 

https://github.com/CraftThatBlock/C...m/craftthatblock/ctbapi/CTBAPI.java#L183-L207

 

For when using a configuration that looks like this:

Code:

red:
  World: world
  X: 347.30000001192093
  Y: 66.0
  Z: 275.84611179198475
  yaw: 0.0
  pitch: 0.0

 

RizzelDazz does that matter? I think if you store a location you don't want it to be modified manually...

 

I have 3 people who I have made plugins for that want to edit it manually

 

Locations does not implement any sort of Serialization. thus it cannot be "just serialized"

 

L33m4n123 well I meant that you can easily serialize it by yourself...

 

RizzelDazz
Too much IO. Not good for performance plugins. Use a single string read instead multiple file interactions.

 

Is this any good? This is what I tend to use.

Code:java

public String shortLoc(Location loc) {
        return loc.getWorld() + "," + loc.getBlockX() + "," + loc.getBlockY() + ","
                + loc.getBlockZ() + "," + loc.getPitch() + "," + loc.getYaw();
    }
 
    public Location longLoc(String string) {
        String args[] = string.split(",");
        return new Location(Bukkit.getWorld(args[0]), Double.parseDouble(args[1]),
                Double.parseDouble(args[2]), Double.parseDouble(args[3]),
                Float.parseFloat(args[4]), Float.parseFloat(args[5]));
    }