Util Serialization Functions.

Code:

public static String compress (String[][] strings) {
        String ser = new String();
        ser = ser + strings.length + blockSep;
        ser = ser + strings[0].length + blockSep;
        for (int k = 0;k<strings.length/2;k+=2) {
            String[] part = strings[k];
            String[] part2 = strings[k+1];
            for (int i = 0;i<part.length;i++) {
                ser = ser + part[i] + sep + part2[i] + blockSep;
            }
        }
        return ser;
    }

    public static String[][] uncompress (String string) {
        String[] blocks = string.split(blockSep);
        String[][] uncompress = new String[Integer.valueOf(blocks[0])][Integer.valueOf(blocks[1])];
        for (int i = 2;i<blocks.length;i++) {
            String[] attribute = blocks[i].split(sep);
            uncompress[0][i-2] = attribute[0];
            uncompress[1][i-2] = attribute[1];
        }
        return uncompress;
    }

     public static String[] getValues (String string, int level, int index) {
        if (uncompress(string).length>=level) {
            if (uncompress(string)[level].length>=index) {
                String[] value = {
                        uncompress(string)[level-1][index-1],
                        uncompress(string)[level][index-1]
                };
                return value;
            }
        }
        return null;
    }
 
    public static String getValue (String string, int level, int index) {
        if (uncompress(string).length>=level)
            if (uncompress(string)[level].length>=index)
            return uncompress(string)[level-1][index-1] + "==" + uncompress(string)[level][index-1];
        return null;
    }
 
    public static String getValue (String string, int level, String var) {
        for (int i = 0;i<uncompress(string)[level-1].length;i++) {
            if (uncompress(string)[level-1][i].equals(var)) {
                return uncompress(string)[level][i];
            }
        }
        return null;
    }

That can be used as a universal serializer, example below

Code:

String[][] compress = {
                        {
                            "w",
                            "x",
                            "y",
                            "z"
                        },
                        {
                            "1",
                            "2",
                            "3",
                            "4"
                        }
                };
Bukkit.broadcastMessage(Save.compress(compress));
Bukkit.broadcastMessage(Save.getValue(Save.compress(compress), 1, 2)); // Returns 2
Bukkit.broadcastMessage(Save.getValue(Save.compress(compress), 1, "y")); // Returns 2

Example two, which is pretty much what you would use it for

Code:

String[] item = new String[10];
                for (int i = 0;i<10;i++)
                    if (player.getInventory().getItem(i)!=null)
                        item[i] = player.getInventory().getItem(i).getAmount() + "";
                    else
                        item[i] = "0";
                String[][] compress = {
                        {
                            "1",
                            "2",
                            "3",
                            "4",
                            "5",
                            "6",
                            "7",
                            "8",
                            "9",
                            "10"
                        },
                        item
                };
                Bukkit.broadcastMessage(Save.compress(compress));
                Bukkit.broadcastMessage(Save.getValue(Save.compress(compress), 1, 2));
                Bukkit.broadcastMessage(Save.getValue(Save.compress(compress), 1, "1"));