YAML configuration hierarchy
Note the hierarchy when working with ItemStack
in YAML. This is similar to how commands and permissions have nested values in the plugin.yml
files. We can utilize a hierarchy within the config
file to make it easier to use and understand.
We want to give items to two types of mobs, namely Zombie
and Skeleton
. Each type will have a unique armor and weapon. This means that we will need 10 different ItemStack
classes. We can name them ZombieHolding
, SkeletonHolding
, ZombieHelmet
, SkeletonHelmet
, and so on. However, a hierarchy will be much more efficient. We will have a Zombie
key and a Skeleton
key. Within each zombie and skeleton, we will have a key for each item. The following is a sample of the hierarchy of the mob ...
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