Config

you can use AbyssalLibs config system if you wish to, this also makes your config appear in the /abyssallib modmenu gui!

Step 1: make your ConfigSpec.

the ConfigSpec will be used to define defaults, aswell as be updated if different from the config file, you can update it from Config class if you want to make it synced even after changes ingame.

ConfigSpec CONFIG = new ConfigSpec();
CONFIG.define(ConfigType.BOOLEAN, "test.boolean", true);
CONFIG.define(ConfigType.STRING, "test.string", "127.0.0.1");
CONFIG.define(ConfigType.INT, "test.int", 8080);
CONFIG.define(ConfigType.RESTRICTED_INT, "test.rint", 8080, List.of(8080, 8181))

RESTRICTED_* types need one extra argument, which is list of allowed values.

or you can load a template config:

ConfigSpec CONFIG = new ConfigSpec(Myplugin.getResource(yourfile)); // this takes in InputSource

.define() is used to define default values for the config.
By default file constructor, you cannot define variables that are of RESTRICTED type, you need to use .define() for it

Step 2: Registering the config

now you need to actually load it in (save it, or load if file exists)

Config.register(MODID, CONFIG);

That's it!, you can access the values by .getInt/Boolean/String etc. The Config file will be located in: server/config/, NOT in server/plugins/<yourplugin>/

Bonus: syncing the config every 10 seconds:

simply:

new BukkitRunnable() {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        CONFIG = Config.get(MODID);
    }
}.runTaskTimer(plugin, 0L, 200L); // 200 ticks = 10 seconds

18 May 2025