Save items in my custom inventory?

Is there an way to save items in an inventory? When im adding an item to my custom inventory, and i do /reload, then its gone! How do i save it, or something?
Here is my inventory and my add item method:

Code:java

    public static Inventory rides = Bukkit.createInventory(null, 9, ChatColor.AQUA + "" + ChatColor.BOLD + "Magic-Saga Navigator");
 
    public void createRideToMenu(String name, Player p) {
        ItemStack chest1 = new ItemStack(Material.EMERALD_BLOCK);
        ItemMeta plate1 = chest1.getItemMeta();
        plate1.setDisplayName(ChatColor.GOLD + "" + ChatColor.BOLD + "=====[ " + name + " ]=====");
        ArrayList<String> iron2 = new ArrayList<String>();
        iron2.add(ChatColor.GRAY + "");
        iron2.add(ChatColor.GRAY + "Click to go to: " + ChatColor.GOLD + name);
        plate1.setLore(iron2);
        chest1.setItemMeta(plate1);
 
        rides.contains(chest1);
        rides.addItem(chest1);
 
        FileConfiguration c = plugin.newConfigz;
        Location loc = p.getLocation();
        String world = p.getWorld().getName();
        int x, y, z;
        float yaw, pitch;
 
        x = loc.getBlockX();
        y = loc.getBlockY();
        z = loc.getBlockZ();
        yaw = loc.getYaw();
        pitch = loc.getPitch();
 
        c.set("Rides." + name + ".x", x);
        c.set("Rides." + name + ".y", y);
        c.set("Rides." + name + ".z", z);
        c.set("Rides." + name + ".yaw", yaw);
        c.set("Rides." + name + ".pitch", pitch);
        c.set("Rides." + name + ".world", world);
        plugin.saveNewConfig();
    }

 

inventory.getContents(); - Returns ItemStack[] of the inventory (excluding armor).
inventory.getArmorContents(); - Returns ItemStack[] of the armor in the inventory.

 

Maulss
i mean, when i do /reload in the server. all the items are gone!
But how do i save the items to the custom inventory, when i do /reload, the items stay in the inventory!

 

What maulss was saying is get all the items with those methods then save them

 

I, personally, would create a special .yml file dedicated to storing inventories. Or multiple, depending on the amount of inventories you want to save.

 

Remember that when reloading or restarting your server, all data stored in list, hashmaps, etc. will be gone. So does your inventory

Thats why you need to save your custom inventory using for example a .yml file in the datafolder of your plugin.

Let me give you a copy of that which I use to save and load config files. It requires you to make 2 class files. One named SaveFile and the other named Saves. You won't need to edit the SaveFile.java

SaveFile.java

Code:java

package net.invasioncraft.dvz.config;
 
import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
import org.bukkit.configuration.file.FileConfiguration;
import org.bukkit.configuration.file.YamlConfiguration;
import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
 
public class SaveFile {
 
private FileConfiguration saveData = null;
private File saveFile = null;
protected String fileName;
 
public SaveFile(String fileName)
{
this.fileName = fileName;
}
 
public SaveFile(String fileName, FileConfiguration saveData){
this.fileName = fileName;
this.saveData = saveData;
}
 
public boolean contains(String key)
{
return saveData.contains(key);
}
 
public void set(String key, Object value)
{
saveData.set(key, value);
save();
}
 
public Object get(String key){
if(saveData.contains(key))
return saveData.get(key);
return null;
}
 
public FileConfiguration getRawData(){
return saveData;
}
 
public void purge()
{
saveData.set(".", null);
save();
}
 
public void load(File dataFolder)
{
if (saveFile == null)
saveFile = new File(dataFolder, fileName);
 
saveData = YamlConfiguration.loadConfiguration(saveFile);
}
 
public void save()
{
if (saveFile == null || saveData == null)
return;
 
try
{
saveData.save(saveFile);
} catch (IOException e)
{
Logger.getLogger(JavaPlugin.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, "Saving (" + saveFile + ") has failed.", e);
}
}
}
 

Saves.java

Code:java

package net.invasioncraft.dvz.config;
 
import java.io.File;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
 
public class Saves {
 
private static Map<String, SaveFile> saves;
 
public static void load(File dataFolder){
if(saves == null){
saves = new HashMap<String, SaveFile>();
saves.put("database", new SaveFile("DataBase.yml"));
}
for(SaveFile s : saves.values()){
s.load(dataFolder);
}
}
 
public static SaveFile getDataBase(){
return saves.get("database");
}
}

Next you need to make sure the existing files are being loaded. And if those files do not exist, you create them. Add this to your main class:

Code:java

public void onLoad(){
//If the DataBase.yml has not been created yet, we copy it from the plugin resources
if(!new File(getDataFolder().getPath() + "/DataBase.yml").exists()){
saveResource("DataBase.yml", true); //Make sure you add a DataBase.yml next to your plugin.ml
}
 
Saves.load(getDataFolder());
}

Now you can load and save data from config files. Such as an inventory. Use the following to load and save your inventory:

Code:java

public void onEnable(){
try{
//Try load the inventory from the database
Inventory inventory = (inventory)Saves.getDataBase().get("inventory");
}
catch(Exception e){
//If the plugin failed to load the inventory from the database (often when there is no saved inventory), we create a new one
Inventory inventory = Bukkit.createInventory(null, 9, ChatColor.AQUA + "" + ChatColor.BOLD + "Magic-Saga Navigator");
}
}
 
public void onDisable(){
Saves.getDataBase().set("inventory", inventory);
}

 

jusjus112 Yes, precisely what jeussa said.

 

jeussa
i have now this in my onEnable:

Code:java

        public void onEnable(){
        try{
            //Try load the inventory from the database
            Inventory inventory = (Inventory)Saves.getDataBase().get("inventory");
            }
            catch(Exception e){
            //If the plugin failed to load the inventory from the database (often when there is no saved inventory), we create a new one
            Inventory inventory = Bukkit.createInventory(null, 9, ChatColor.AQUA + "" + ChatColor.BOLD + "Magic-Saga Navigator");
            }
    }
 
    public void onDisable(){
        Saves.getDataBase().set("inventory", inventory);
    }
 
    public void onLoad(){
        //If the DataBase.yml has not been created yet, we copy it from the plugin resources
        if(!new File(getDataFolder().getPath() + "/DataBase.yml").exists()){
        saveResource("DataBase.yml", true); //Make sure you add a DataBase.yml next to your plugin.ml
        }
 
        Saves.load(getDataFolder());
        }

And this is how i set the item:

Code:java

        plugin.inventory.contains(chest1);
        plugin.inventory.addItem(chest1);

But when i do /reload, it dont save the items!
I have your 2 classes!