Config not being created: File cannot be null Error

I've tried alot -_-

this is my onEnable:

Code:

    private FileConfiguration config;
    public final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("Minecraft");
 
    public void onEnable() {
        File configFile = new File(this.getDataFolder() + "/config.yml");
        if(!configFile.exists())
        {
          this.saveDefaultConfig();
        }
        PluginDescriptionFile pdfFile = getDescription();
        this.logger.info(pdfFile.getName() + " V" + pdfFile.getVersion() + " Has Been Enabled!!!");
        this.config.options().copyDefaults(true);
        saveConfig();
        this.reloadConfig();
        this.saveConfig();
   
        getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
    }

any help?

 

Cryices
You will need to change the :

Code:java

if(!configFile.exists())
{
this.saveDefaultConfig();
}

to :

Code:java

if(!configFile.exists())
{
this.getConfig().createSection("path.to.map");
}
// Not a Tested Code, just going off the top of my Head here

EDIT: Also why do you have 2 this.saveConfig()'s you only need one, also you won't need a reloadConfig() in the onEnable
Everything else how ever should be fine.

 

Still doesn't work, In console it says File cannot be null

 

Cryices
You Could always try :

Code:java

if(!this.getConfig().exists()) {
this.getConfig().createSection("path.to.map");
}else{
this.getConfig().options().copyDefaults();
this.saveConfig();
}
//REST OF onEnable HERE

Note: Not Tested!

Cryices
Here is a working Code :

Code:java

 File configFile = new File(this.getDataFolder() + "/config.yml");
if(configFile.exists()) {
this.getConfig().options().copyDefaults();
this.saveConfig();
}else{
this.getConfig().createSection("path.to.map");
this.saveConfig();
}

Note: This has been Tested!

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

I tested by making a config, and THAT didn't work! the error is: File cannot be null
If you know what that means this is my onEnable() sorry its messy now, i tried so much ;P

Code:

    public void onEnable() {
        FileConfiguration config = this.getConfig();
        Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("Minecraft");
       
        config = getConfig();
        File configFile = new File(this.getDataFolder() + "/config.yml");
        if(configFile.exists()) {
        config.options().copyDefaults(true);
        this.saveConfig();
        }else{
        config.createSection("path.to.map");
        this.saveConfig();
        }
       
        PluginDescriptionFile pdfFile = getDescription();
        logger.info(pdfFile.getName() + " V" + pdfFile.getVersion() + " Has Been Enabled!!!");
       
        getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
    }

Note: I am getting int's from the config, if that has anything to do with it..

 

Cryices
The Code I had put above should work as It is checking if a Config exists, and If it doesn't then it will create one for you.
Steps to make sure it Works :
Step 1 : Please check you Eclipse Directory and tell me if you have a config.yml ready. If so please paste it so I can tell what might be wrong with it.
Step 2 : If you don't have a config.yml in the Eclipse Directory then try adding one. Also make sure that you are using 1.6.4 for your Plugin as the Code above is only tested on that Version.

 

bump :{

 

What is all this? If you're working with one config file, just replace all the code concerning it in your onEnable with:

Code:java

saveDefaultConfig();

and be sure that you've packaged a default "config.yml" in the plugin jar's base directory. saveDefaultConfig already checks if a configuration file exists before trying to copy one.

Other things to note: Bukkit already reports the plugin being enabled/disabled, so you can delete that redundant code; and hard-coding the file separater is going to cause problems running your plugin across different OS.

 

Code:

    public void onEnable() {
        saveDefaultConfig();
        reloadConfig();
     
        Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("Minecraft");
     
     
        PluginDescriptionFile pdfFile = getDescription();
        logger.info(pdfFile.getName() + " V" + pdfFile.getVersion() + " Has Been Enabled!!!");
     
        getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
        getConfig().options().copyDefaults(true);
        saveDefaultConfig();
    }

#MyNewOnEnable
Still doesn't work!D:< Thanks for trying!

 

i was getting errors with my config for my plugin. i had to create a folder with the same name that i have in my plugin.yml and then it generated the config. that may work, then again im using linux

 

Did you package a config.yml with your jar?

reloadConfig() will do nothing, so you can remove that. You only need one instance of saveDefaultConfig(), so remove the duplicate at the end. No need to copyDefaults() either.

getLogger() will return the plugin's logger, so creating a new logger variable for use doesn't make any sense. But like I said, Bukkit already logs when plugins are enabled/disabled, so you should remove that code.

 

Your onEnable only needs this:

Code:java

public void onEnable() {
    this.saveDefaultConfig();
    this.getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
}

And you should have a default config.yml in your resources, in the same place that you have the plugin.yml

 

I do, and yet I STILL have the problem, I honestly hate things like this, that should work, but they don't for probably the most stupid of reasons

 

Cryices
In your original code, change

Code:java

 File configFile = new File(this.getDataFolder() + "/config.yml");

to

Code:java

 File configFile = new File(this.getDataFolder() + "config.yml");

You aren't properly generating the file

 

If you get the same error, then you simply haven't included the config.yml resource in your plugin's jar.

 

Surely you mean:

Code:java

File configFile = new File(this.getDataFolder(), "config.yml");
 
//or
 
File configFile = new File(this.getDataFolder() + File.separatorChar + "config.yml");

Which, altogether is pointless anyhow. You don't need to check if it exists, you can just use saveDefaultConfig()

 

I DEFINATELY have the config.yml IN MY PLUGINS JAR! And I just use saveDefaultConfig() now. THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY PROBLEMS!! Just give suggestions please!!! Any possible things that could be wrong. This is really annoying as i cannot find any solution that would work.

Code:

    public void onEnable() {
        saveDefaultConfig();
        getServer().getPluginManager().registerEvents(this, this);
    }

Isn't it a beauty? Well I have no idea why it won't work
The error is File cannot be null
And it started when i started getting ints. Am I getting them right?
Like?
cooldown: 15

 

Lol I put a plus sign instead of a comma. Silly me
*slaps wrist*

It's been a long weekend