Reading a .json file inside my own package

[mrmr32]

Hi, I have to read a .json with information that I'll include before building the plugin.

I've read files before, but they were physical files; not files inside a package.
I've tried to do something similar to the .cslist syntax and I've come with this solution: `SuperController.singleton.GetFilesAtPath("mrmr32.UVSwapper." + PLUGIN_VERSION + ":/" + path)`, but it always return an empty array (but at least it doesn't throw any error).
Anyone has done it before, or knows a plugin that does it?

Thanks.

 

[SPQR]

I don't know about that function, I never used it
but something like this should work:

using SimpleJSON;
using MVR.FileManagementSecure;

void YourFunction(){
    string text = FileManagerSecure.ReadAllText("SPQR.SPQRAlive.34:/Saves/scene/Alive/Alive Demo.json");
    JSONNode jSONNode = JSON.Parse(text);
    //if the string is too long the vam log will be empty, print just the first 100 characters for testing
    SuperController.LogMessage(jSONNode.ToString().Substring(0,100));
}

it's likely not the proper way of doing it but it might do the trick

 

[MacGruber]

SPQR's code should do.

However, to automatically get the "SPQR.SPQRAlive.34:/" part, I recommend using this helpful method from MacGruber_Utils.cs

string text = FileManagerSecure.ReadAllText(Utils.GetPackagePath(this) + "Saves/scene/Alive/Alive Demo.json");

It autodetects the package you are in, so you don't have to worry about version numbers increasing. It also returns just an empty string, if you are just a local plugin not (yet) in a VAR package. So, it still works in that case, too.

If you don't wanna depend on any of my packages or don't want make your plugin CC-BY-SA to be able to include a copy of MacGruber_Utils.cs in your own VAR, you can also use this snippet under CC-BY conditions (so, without the "SA" part):

        // Get path prefix of the package that contains our plugin.
        private string GetPackagePath()
        {              
            string id = name.Substring(0, name.IndexOf('_'));
            string filename = manager.GetJSON()["plugins"][id].Value;
            int idx = filename.IndexOf(":/");
            if (idx >= 0)
                return filename.Substring(0, idx+2);
            else
                return string.Empty;
        }