Server Start - Output To Command Line?

Hi there, I'm completely new to Java, but I am more of a hands on learner. So basically I decided that I would start simple, or somewhat simple and make plugin called "simplemob" which of course I don't intend to publish. So at the moment I'm just working on the "Permissions" section. I believe I have everything hooked properly, but now what I need to know is how to make a particular value print to the command line via logger. This is what I have so far:

Code:

package us.fav.simplemob;

import java.util.logging.Logger;

import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
import org.bukkit.plugin.Plugin;
import org.bukkit.plugin.PluginDescriptionFile;
import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;

import com.nijiko.permissions.PermissionHandler;
import com.nijikokun.bukkit.Permissions.Permissions;

public class simplemob extends JavaPlugin {

    public static PermissionHandler permissionHandler;

    private Logger log = Logger.getLogger("Minecraft");

    /*-----------------------------------------*/
    /* Enable/Disable */
    /*-----------------------------------------*/

    @Override
    public void onEnable() {


        setupPermissions();

        this.logMessage("Enabled!");
    }

    @Override
    public void onDisable() {
        this.logMessage("Disabled!");

    }

    protected void logMessage(String msg) {
        PluginDescriptionFile pdFile = this.getDescription();
        this.log.info(pdFile.getName() + " " + pdFile.getVersion() + ": " + msg);
    }

    /*-----------------------------------------*/
    /* Permissions */
    /*-----------------------------------------*/

    public void setupPermissions() {
        Plugin permissionsPlugin = this.getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugin("Permissions");

        if (simplemob.permissionHandler == null) {

            if (permissionsPlugin != null) {
                simplemob.permissionHandler = ((Permissions) permissionsPlugin).getHandler();
            }
        }
        else {
            Logger.getLogger("Minecraft");
            this.logMessage("Permissions plugin has not been detected, defaulting to Op.");
        }
    }

    public boolean hasPermission(Player player, String string) {

        if (null == permissionHandler) {
            return player.isOp();
        }
        if (simplemob.permissionHandler.has(player, string)) {
            return true;
        }
        return false;
    }
}

As you can see, the last two methods are where I put everything for the Permissions. I have it so that onEnable calls setupPermissions, but the problem I am having is trying to get the else function to work as I want it to. So basically, I want the else value "Permission plugin has..." to print to the console just like the onEnable prints "simplemob 0.0.2.1: Enabled!" to the console.

Can anyone enlighten me as to how I can achieve this?

 

Your code only prints "Permissions plugin..." if the permissionHandler is null, which it is at the start of the program. I think I fixed it.

Off-topic, but it seems to me that most plugins are switching to Bukkit's built-in permissions system instead of using the Permissions plugin.

 

I know, I'm just using it to support the bridge between PEX and the plugin. Like I said, its all just for practice.

 

I thought PermissionsEx supports the new Bukkit permissions?

 

Probably does, but it also has a bridge for Permissions. I tried what you suggested and I got some warnings on the else function. I just want to figure out how to get the plugin to detect and notify which perm plugin it hooks into :\ So troublesome this is.