YAML help

I ma using YAML to store data for my plugin and need to get a list of "segments" from each "display" but also need to get the display from each segment. I am currently storing the segment and the display in two places which I don't usually like doing as you have to modify both when making a change to one.

I think I am using YAML too much like SQL but not sure how I could do it so I wouldn't have to loop through all displays to get a segment.

If you don't understand what I mean (I don't expect you too) please ask

An example yml file:

Code:

displays:
    1:
        region:
            world: world
            direction: EAST
            min:
                x: 10
                y: 5
                z: -1
            max:
                x: 12
                y: 7
                z: -1
        segments:
            -118
            -119
            -120
            -121
segments:
    118:
        display: 1
        uid: 8425900181159279153
    119:
        display: 1
        uid: 8425900181159555153
    120:
        display: 1
        uid: 8425966221159279153
    121:
        display: 1
        uid: 8425900188462279153

 

Nogtail
Maybe try something along the lines of this?

Code:

//assuming this is in the config.yml
 
if (getConfig().getKeys(false).contains("segments." + getTheSegmentNum + ".display"){

 

It's not reading it that I have a problem with, it's more the fact that I have display under segment and segment under display. I do this so that I don't need to go through all the displays and call getSegments() then loop through all of them, I want to just get a display from a segment but not have display stored twice, this would be simple with SWL but that is out of the question so I was wondering if it is possible with YAML.

 

Nogtail
I just realized tht what I posted has nothing to do with your problem When I get home I'll figure something out. It sucks doing this on a phone