4.2.2 working on a config solution

Author: KodySimpson

README.md

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# SimpAPI v4.2.1
+# SimpAPI v4.2.2
 ****
 SimpAPI, finally a good API that can make coding MC Plugins much easier and less painful.
 This API includes all of my primary utilities like *Menu Manager*, *Command Manager*, *ColorTranslator*, and more.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ JavaDocs: https://kodysimpson.github.io/SimpAPI/index.html
 <dependency>
     <groupId>com.github.KodySimpson</groupId>
     <artifactId>SimpAPI</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.1</version>
+    <version>4.2.2</version>
 </dependency>
 ```
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ repositories {
 Groovy/Kotlin:
 ```groovy
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.github.KodySimpson:SimpAPI:4.2.1'
+    implementation 'com.github.KodySimpson:SimpAPI:4.2.2'
 }
 ```
 

pom.xml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>me.kodysimpson</groupId>
     <artifactId>SimpAPI</artifactId>
-    <version>4.2.1</version>
+    <version>4.2.2</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>SimpAPI</name>
@@ -89,6 +89,17 @@
             <version>21.0.1</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+            <version>2.12.4</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-dataformat-yaml</artifactId>
+            <version>2.12.4</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
 <!--    <reporting>-->

src/main/java/me/kodysimpson/simpapi/config/ConfigManager.java

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package me.kodysimpson.simpapi.config;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonFactory;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.dataformat.yaml.YAMLFactory;
+import org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
+
+public class ConfigManager {
+
+    enum FileType{
+        JSON, YAML
+    }
+
+    public static <T> T loadConfig(JavaPlugin plugin, Class<T> configClass, String fileName, FileType fileType) throws NoSuchMethodException, InvocationTargetException, InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException {
+
+        T config = null;
+        File messagesConfigFile = null;
+        ObjectMapper mapper = null;
+
+        if (fileType == FileType.YAML){
+            messagesConfigFile = new File(plugin.getDataFolder(), fileName + ".yml");
+            mapper = new ObjectMapper(new YAMLFactory());
+        }else if(fileType == FileType.JSON){
+            messagesConfigFile = new File(plugin.getDataFolder(), fileName + ".json");
+            mapper = new ObjectMapper(new JsonFactory());
+        }
+
+        if (!messagesConfigFile.exists()){
+            config = configClass.getConstructor().newInstance();
+
+            try {
+                mapper.writeValue(messagesConfigFile, config);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+        }else{
+            //since it exists already, load the values into the object
+            try {
+                return mapper.readValue(messagesConfigFile, configClass);
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+        }
+        return config;
+    }
+
+}