read and write json data to/from file

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

@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ public class MacroButtons implements ModInitializer {
         MinecraftClient.getInstance().player.sendChatMessage("/seed");
     }
 
+    public static void sayMessage(String message) {
+        MinecraftClient.getInstance().player.sendChatMessage(message);
+    }
+
 
 
 }

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

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 package com.josyf.macrobuttons;
 
 public class Message {
+
+    public String message;
 }

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

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package com.josyf.macrobuttons.gui;
 
+import com.alibaba.fastjson.JSON;
+import com.alibaba.fastjson.JSONObject;
 import com.josyf.macrobuttons.MacroButtons;
+import com.josyf.macrobuttons.Message;
 import io.github.cottonmc.cotton.gui.client.BackgroundPainter;
 import io.github.cottonmc.cotton.gui.client.LightweightGuiDescription;
 import io.github.cottonmc.cotton.gui.widget.WButton;
@@ -11,11 +14,18 @@ import net.minecraft.client.MinecraftClient;
 import net.minecraft.text.LiteralText;
 import net.minecraft.text.TranslatableText;
 
+import java.io.FileWriter;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
 public class ButtonGUI extends LightweightGuiDescription {
 
     int xValue = 0;
     int yValue = 1;
 
+    private static FileWriter file;
+
+    String JSONMessage = "not yet set";
+
     
 
     public ButtonGUI() {
@@ -27,12 +37,21 @@ public class ButtonGUI extends LightweightGuiDescription {
         // root.add(icon, 0, 2, 1, 1);
 
         // example button to play with
-        WButton button = new WButton(new TranslatableText("Button"));
+        WButton button = new WButton(new TranslatableText("Serialize"));
         button.setOnClick(() -> {
             MacroButtons.printMessage();
+            createMessageForSerialization();
         });
         root.add(button, xValue, yValue, 4, 1);
 
+        // example load serialization button
+        WButton button2 = new WButton(new TranslatableText("Load Serialization"));
+        button2.setOnClick(() -> {
+            MacroButtons.printMessage();
+            loadSerialization();
+        });
+        root.add(button2, xValue + 2, yValue, 4, 1);
+
         WLabel label = new WLabel(new LiteralText("Test"), 0xFFFFFF);
         root.add(label, 0, 4, 2, 1);
 
@@ -41,6 +60,47 @@ public class ButtonGUI extends LightweightGuiDescription {
         root.validate(this);
     }
 
+    private void createMessageForSerialization() {
+        Message myMessage = new Message();
+        myMessage.message = "hello";
+        JSONMessage = JSON.toJSONString(myMessage);
+        writeToFile(JSONMessage);
+    }
+
+    private String getJsonMessage() {
+        return JSONMessage;
+    }
+
+    private void loadSerialization() {
+        String JsonMessage = getJsonMessage();
+        if (JsonMessage.equals("not yet set")) {
+            MacroButtons.sayMessage("not yet set!");
+        } else {
+            String deserializedMessage = JSON.parseObject(JsonMessage, String.class);
+            MacroButtons.sayMessage(deserializedMessage);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    private void writeToFile(String jsonMessage) {
+        try {
+            // these both write to the correct location
+            file = new FileWriter("commands.json");
+            // file = new FileWriter(MinecraftClient.getInstance().runDirectory + "/command.json");
+            file.write(jsonMessage);
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        } finally {
+            try {
+                file.flush();
+                file.close();
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                e.printStackTrace();
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
     private void addCommandSection(WGridPanel root) {
         // Add text field for command entry
         WTextField textField = new WTextField();