[1.8]Make booleans stay after quitting Minecraft

[Trusak]

Hey, while making my mod I ran into a stupid problem: Each time I restart Minecraft, my booleans get reset to default. I would like to make them stay like they are even after restarting Minecraft, but I cant find a way on how to do it. I already tried to make it via a config but I dont want to change the config manually (via a text editor) but with a button. I hope you can help me and tell me if you need anything! (Some code or my config)

[Tschipp]

what are you trying to do? Where are you trying to store this boolean? On a block? Item? Entity? World? Explain yourself, show code

[Trusak]

Whenever I push a button, I want my boolean to change AND STAY AFTER QUITTING MINECRAFT. Example:

private static boolean instantRejoin = false;
public static boolean instaRejoinEnabled(){
    return (instantRejoin = !instantRejoin);
}
public static boolean instaRejoinInfo(){
    return (instantRejoin);
}

[Trusak]

Got any specific tutorials? I am not sure what I am looking for

[Trusak]

Does it also work if I am using it in the preInit?

@EventHandler
public static void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent event)
{
	//NoToxic.init();
	//NoToxic.register();
	Configuration config1= new Configuration(event.getSuggestedConfigurationFile());
	config1.load();

	FastExamples.NotResetVariables.PMs = config1.getBoolean("PMs", "Booleans", false, "Disable to disable by default");
	FastExamples.NotResetVariables.PMs = config1.getBoolean("InstantRejoin", "Booleans", false, "Disable to disable by default");
	FastExamples.NotResetVariables.PMs = config1.getBoolean("ShowPartyChat", "Booleans", false, "Disable to disable by default");
	FastExamples.NotResetVariables.PMs = config1.getBoolean("ShowGuildChat", "Booleans", false, "Disable to disable by default");
	config1.save();
}

And if yes, how can I change it inside an event?

[Trusak]

Yes, I have seen that, but I can't find what to do when I want a button inside of a GUI to change it:

if(button == button23) {
            boolean State1 = FastExamples.NotResetVariables.AnnoyingMessagesEnabled();
            Minecraft.getMinecraft().displayGuiScreen(new GUI());
//Here I want that Boolean1, which is "false" by default to change to "true" when I click the button
config1.load();

	Boolean1 = config1.getBoolean("PMs", "Booleans", false, "Disable to disable by default");
	config1.save();
            

[Trusak]

You can change the values in the config file by first getting them as Property instances, check the methods in Configuration.

I am kinda new to modding and dont't know how to do that . (Yet) Anyway, from the methods I figured out that I should probably be using

public Property get(String category, String key, boolean defaultValue)
    {
        return get(category, key, defaultValue, (String) null);
    }

[Draco18s]

You should probably start invoking those methods, yes.

[Trusak]

You should probably start invoking those methods, yes.

But how? Can you give me an example?

[Draco18s]

Property prop = config.get("name","category",false);

prop.getBoolean();

[Trusak]

Property prop = config.get("name","category",false);

prop.getBoolean();

And how can I put it into the button? It only works when it is in the preInit.

[Animefan8888]

Property prop = config.get("name","category",false);

prop.getBoolean();

And how can I put it into the button? It only works when it is in the preInit.

doesStuff = config.get(name, category, false, "").getBoolean();

Loads a boolean called doesStuff into code. Then I can change that boolean and it will change in the file. In case of a button you use Gui#actionPerformed(GuiButton). Check if the button is the button you want then change the boolean called doesStuff in this example.

[Trusak]

Property prop = config.get("name","category",false);

prop.getBoolean();

And how can I put it into the button? It only works when it is in the preInit.

doesStuff = config.get(name, category, false, "").getBoolean();

Loads a boolean called doesStuff into code. Then I can change that boolean and it will change in the file. In case of a button you use Gui#actionPerformed(GuiButton). Check if the button is the button you want then change the boolean called doesStuff in this example.

I just tried

@Override
protected void actionPerformed(GuiButton button) throws IOException {
	if(button == button2) {
		Minecraft.getMinecraft().displayGuiScreen(new GUI2());
		doesStuff = config1.get(name, category, false, "").getBoolean();
	}

but it doesnt work. Am I doing something wrong?

[Animefan8888]

Ok, in preInit load your config into static variables ie

public static boolean doesStuff;

public void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent event) {
     Configuration config = new Configuration(event.getSuggestedConfigurationFile());
     doesStuff = config.get(name, category, defaultValue, comment);
}

Then in your Gui#actionPerformed(GuiButton) change doesStuff to what you want to.

[Trusak]

Ok, in preInit load your config into static variables ie

public static boolean doesStuff;

public void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent event) {
     Configuration config = new Configuration(event.getSuggestedConfigurationFile());
     doesStuff = config.get(name, category, defaultValue, comment);
}

Then in your Gui#actionPerformed(GuiButton) change doesStuff to what you want to.

It says

Cannot convert from Property to Boolean

[Animefan8888]

Ok, in preInit load your config into static variables ie

public static boolean doesStuff;

public void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent event) {
     Configuration config = new Configuration(event.getSuggestedConfigurationFile());
     doesStuff = config.get(name, category, defaultValue, comment);
}

Then in your Gui#actionPerformed(GuiButton) change doesStuff to what you want to.

It says

Cannot convert from Property to Boolean

Do you not know what that means?

[Trusak]

Ok, in preInit load your config into static variables ie

public static boolean doesStuff;

public void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent event) {
     Configuration config = new Configuration(event.getSuggestedConfigurationFile());
     doesStuff = config.get(name, category, defaultValue, comment);
}

Then in your Gui#actionPerformed(GuiButton) change doesStuff to what you want to.

It says

Cannot convert from Property to Boolean

Do you not know what that means?

I guess I should make it

public static Property doesStuff;

public void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent event) {
     Configuration config = new Configuration(event.getSuggestedConfigurationFile());
     doesStuff = config.get(name, category, defaultValue, comment);
}

but then I can't get it in the Button

[trollworkout]

If your GUI is something you made for a block then  use TileEntity and store your booleans as NBT tags. 

 

 

However you do this you must realize that ALL variables in the game are reset to 0 every time you restart the game unless you store them periodically such as a file, config, NBT or meta. To get them back you need to set properties at object construction time with the data you get from all those areas you saved them to. All of this requires  extra code to make them restore data .

 

For ex to restore meta in a block you need to actually have a functions get state from meta and meta from state. To restore NBT you need to read and write NBT .

 

In short

Nothing you place there stays placed there unless you save it. 

[Trusak]

If your GUI is something you made for a block then  use TileEntity and store your booleans as NBT tags. 

 

 

However you do this you must realize that all variables in the game are reset to 0 every time you restart the game unless you store them periodically such as a file, config, NBT or meta. To get them back you need to set properties at object construction time with the data you get from all those areas you saved them to. All of these require code to make them restore data .

I have already made a config with these values but I dont't know how to override them. (When the boolean changes)

[trollworkout]

I have already made a config with these values but I dont't know how to override them. (When the boolean changes)

 

To override them in gui constructor you do something like

 

 

Gui MyGui {

Boolean boolean1

Boolean boolean2

 

public MyGui() {

boolean1 = Config.getmyBoolean1

boolean2 = Config.getmyBoolean2

}

 

all other gui code here

 

}

 

of course how to set up boolean or what type of boolean you use changes how you assign it. but essentially that's how you do it.

 

So when you boot up the game again your gui is set to your variables saved from last time.

 

Everytime the Gui is constructred it will first populate all your variables.

 

Ideally you wanna do Config load/write before everything then do construction. ALL in preInit()

[Trusak]

I have already made a config with these values but I dont't know how to override them. (When the boolean changes)

 

To override them in gui constructor you do something like

 

 

Gui MyGui {

Boolean boolean1

Boolean boolean2

 

public MyGui() {

boolean1 = Config.getmyBoolean1

boolean2 = Config.getmyBoolean2

}

 

all other gui code here

 

}

 

of course how to set up boolean or what type of boolean you use changes how you assign it. but essentially that's how you do it.

 

So when you boot up the game again your gui is set to your variables saved from last time.

 

Everytime the Gui is constructred it will first populate all your variables.

 

Ideally you wanna do Config load/write before everything then do construction. ALL in preInit()

I do know that already, but how do I change the variable in the config by clicking a button?

[trollworkout]

Oh ahah ok ok

 

that's actually a good point. maybe config is not for you then

 

You need to save stuff to config . config only does it the other way around takes it out of config from what the user changed. you need to save to a file your booleans  or save to NBT data or something like that.

[Trusak]

Oh ahah ok ok

 

that's actually really easy

 

config = new Configuration(e.getSuggestedConfigurationFile());

config.load();

 

boolean1  = config.getBoolean("bool1", "savedBooleansCategory", myGui.myBoolean1, "");

 

config.save();

 

if what is inside the config is different it will be re-written with your new value automatically . the value you set overrides the value you get . save and load is all done in one pass. the save is done when you do config.save()]

 

so you need a whole new set of temporary values someplace in the config to check against

But I can only do that in the preInit, dont I? I want to do that in an actionPerformed event

@Override
protected void actionPerformed(GuiButton button) throws IOException {
	if(button == button2) {
		Minecraft.getMinecraft().displayGuiScreen(new GUI2());
                        //Here should be the config change
	}

[trollworkout]

yeah true i updated my comment . you cannot use config that way i misunderstood what you meant . you need to use NBT or save to a file

[Trusak]

yeah true i updated my comment . you cannot use config that way i misunderstood what you meant . you need to use NBT or save to a file

Do you know how to do that?