add preliminary pseudocode for loading buttons from json

src/main/java/com/josyf/macrobuttons/CommandObject.java

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ package com.josyf.macrobuttons;
 
 public class CommandObject {
 
-    public String name;
+    public CommandObject(String name, String command) {
-    public String command;
+    }
 }

src/main/java/com/josyf/macrobuttons/ConfigFile.java

@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@ public class ConfigFile {
     public static void serializeCommand() {
 
         // CREATE OBJECT
-        CommandObject newCommand = new CommandObject();
+        CommandObject newCommand = new CommandObject("Say hello", "hello command");
-        newCommand.name = "Say Hello";
-        newCommand.command = "Hello 2";
 
         // add new object to config
         appendToFile(newCommand);
@@ -101,6 +99,21 @@ public class ConfigFile {
         }
     }
 
+    // TODO: create func initArray to assign global JSONArray masterCommList to commands.json
+    public static JSONArray initArray() {
+        Object obj = null;
+        try {
+            obj = parser.parse(new FileReader("commands.json"));
+            JSONArray array = (JSONArray) parser.parse(obj.toString());
+            return array;
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        } catch (ParseException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     private static void writeToFile(String jsonMessage) {
         try {
             // these both write to the correct location

src/main/java/com/josyf/macrobuttons/MacroButtons.java

@@ -10,15 +10,19 @@ import net.fabricmc.fabric.api.client.keybinding.v1.KeyBindingHelper;
 import net.minecraft.client.MinecraftClient;
 import net.minecraft.client.options.KeyBinding;
 import net.minecraft.client.util.InputUtil;
+import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
 import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFW;
 
 public class MacroButtons implements ModInitializer {
 
     public static final String MOD_ID = "mgbuttons";
+    public static JSONArray masterCommList;
 
     @Override
     public void onInitialize() {
         assignGuiToKey();
+        // TODO: call initArray(); here
+        initArray();
     }
 
     private void assignGuiToKey() {
@@ -37,7 +41,6 @@ public class MacroButtons implements ModInitializer {
             while (keyBinding.wasPressed()) {
                 // client.player.sendMessage(new LiteralText("Key 1 was pressed!"), false);
                 MinecraftClient.getInstance().openScreen(new ButtonGUIScreen(new ButtonGUI()));
-                // printMessage();
             }
         });
     }
@@ -51,7 +54,13 @@ public class MacroButtons implements ModInitializer {
         MinecraftClient.getInstance().player.sendChatMessage(message);
     }
 
-
+    // TODO: create func initArray to assign global JSONArray masterCommList to commands.json
+    private void initArray() {
+        masterCommList = ConfigFile.initArray();
+        if (masterCommList == null) {
+            System.out.println("Error! Master Command List is null");
+        }
+    }
 
 }
 

src/main/java/com/josyf/macrobuttons/gui/ButtonGUI.java

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import io.github.cottonmc.cotton.gui.widget.WButton;
 import io.github.cottonmc.cotton.gui.widget.WGridPanel;
 import io.github.cottonmc.cotton.gui.widget.WTextField;
 import net.minecraft.text.TranslatableText;
+import org.json.simple.JSONArray;
+import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
 
 public class ButtonGUI extends LightweightGuiDescription {
 
@@ -52,6 +54,9 @@ public class ButtonGUI extends LightweightGuiDescription {
         // WLabel label = new WLabel(new LiteralText("Test"), 0xFFFFFF);
         // root.add(label, 0, 4, 2, 1);
 
+        // TODO: addSavedButtons();
+        addSavedButtons();
+
         addCommandSection(root);
 
         root.validate(this);
@@ -112,6 +117,22 @@ public class ButtonGUI extends LightweightGuiDescription {
 
     }
 
+    // TODO: addSavedButtons
+    // TODO: Iterate over masterCommList to add corresponding buttons
+    // Array will contain String class types. Convert these to objects.
+    private void addSavedButtons() {
+        JSONArray stringCommList = MacroButtons.masterCommList;
+        JSONArray objCommList;
+        // Array will contain String class types. Convert these to objects
+        for (int i = 0; i < stringCommList.size(); i++) {
+            Object anObject = stringCommList.get(i);
+            //System.out.println(stringCommList.get(i).getClass());
+            //anObject
+        }
+        // Then convert the objects to buttons
+    }
+
+
     private void adjustBounds() {
         if (xValue % 12 == 0 && xValue != 0) {
             yValue += 2;