[sdz]

i dont think this is how this is supposed to work but

writing stuff to keyvalues file
kv is global variable
.importedfromfile every time it needs to be accessed
making command to rewrite some values
how it should look

"Data"
{
	"Trail Indices"
	{
		"1"			"Generic Laser"
	}

	"Trail"
	{
		"Generic Laser"
		{
			"Material"			"materials/sprites/laser.vmt"
		}
	}

	"Hat Indices"
	{
		"1"			"Watermelon"
		"2"			"TV"
		"3"			"Cone"
	}

	"Hats"
	{
		"Watermelon"
		{
			"Model"			"models/props_junk/watermelon01.mdl"
			"Offset"		"eyes"
			"Scale"			"1.0"
		}

		"TV"
		{
			"Model"			"models/props_c17/tv_monitor01.mdl"
			"Offset"		"0 0 0"
			"Scale"			"1.0"
		}

		"Cone"
		{
			"Model"			"models/props_junk/trafficcone001a.mdl"
			"Offset"		"0 0 8"
			"Scale"			"1.0"
		}
	}
}

what this snippet should be doing is editing a value in the cone section of hats, from 0 0 8 to 0 0 20 (or any string inside hats/trails section)

PHP Code:

public Action Command_EditHatProperty(int client, int args)
{
    if(args < 3)
    {
        CReplyToCommand(client, "{dodgerblue}[RP]{default} Invalid Syntax: sm_edithatproperty <hat> <property> <value>");
        return Plugin_Handled;
    }

    char arg[32]; GetCmdArg(1, arg, sizeof(arg));

    g_ConfigKV.ImportFromFile(g_ConfigPath);
    g_ConfigKV.JumpToKey("Hats");

    //If it failed, the hat doesn't likely exist:
    if(!g_ConfigKV.JumpToKey(arg))
    {
        CReplyToCommand(client, "{dodgerblue}[RP]{default} Invalid Hat: {dodgerblue}%s{default}.", arg);
        return Plugin_Handled;
    }

    char prop[32]; GetCmdArg(2, prop, sizeof(prop));
    char nullCheck[16]; g_ConfigKV.GetString(prop, nullCheck, sizeof(nullCheck), "NULL");

    //Check if our attribute exists:
    if(StrEqual(nullCheck, "NULL", false))
    {
        CReplyToCommand(client, "{dodgerblue}[RP]{default} Invalid Attribute: {dodgerblue}%s{default}.", prop);
        return Plugin_Handled;
    }

    char val[64]; GetCmdArg(3, val, sizeof(val));
    g_ConfigKV.SetString(prop, val);
    CReplyToCommand(client, "{dodgerblue}[RP]{default} Set Attribute {dodgerblue}%s{default} of {dodgerblue}%s{default} to: {dodgerblue}%s{default}.", prop, arg, val);

    //Save:
    g_ConfigKV.Rewind();
    g_ConfigKV.ExportToFile(g_ConfigPath);
    return Plugin_Handled;
} 


what it is doing:

"data"
{
	"Trail Indices"
	{
		"1"		"Generic Laser"
	}
	"Trail"
	{
		"Generic Laser"
		{
			"material"		"materials/sprites/laser.vmt"
		}
	}
	"Hat Indices"
	{
		"1"		"Watermelon"
		"2"		"TV"
		"3"		"Cone"
	}
	"Hats"
	{
		"Watermelon"
		{
			"model"		"models/props_junk/watermelon01.mdl"
			"offset"		"eyes"
			"scale"		"1.000000"
		}
		"TV"
		{
			"model"		"models/props_c17/tv_monitor01.mdl"
			"offset"		"0 0 0"
			"scale"		"1.000000"
		}
		"data"
		{
			"model"		"models/props_junk/trafficcone001a.mdl"
			"offset"		"0 0 8"
			"scale"		"1.000000"
			"Trail Indices"
			{
				"1"		"Generic Laser"
			}
			"Trail"
			{
				"Generic Laser"
				{
					"material"		"materials/sprites/laser.vmt"
				}
			}
			"Hat Indices"
			{
				"1"		"Watermelon"
				"2"		"TV"
				"3"		"Cone"
			}
			"Hats"
			{
				"Watermelon"
				{
					"model"		"models/props_junk/watermelon01.mdl"
					"offset"		"eyes"
					"scale"		"1.000000"
				}
				"TV"
				{
					"model"		"models/props_c17/tv_monitor01.mdl"
					"offset"		"0 0 0"
					"scale"		"1.000000"
				}
				"Cone"
				{
					"model"		"models/props_junk/trafficcone001a.mdl"
					"offset"		"0 0 20"
					"scale"		"1.000000"
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

im not going crazy, right? is this just inherently going to happen with a globally created KeyValues object being edited and something not lining up or...?

[DJ Tsunami]

It simply writes two tabs between the key and value. So if you have keys with different lengths, the values won't necessarily line up.

[sdz]

Originally Posted by DJ Tsunami It simply writes two tabs between the key and value. So if you have keys with different lengths, the values won't necessarily line up.

unless im misunderstanding I think you missed what I was pointing out between the two keyvalues files

if you compared them side by side, you'll notice in the hats section, the section cone is replaced entirely with the whole keyvalues structure starting from "Data" making the entire thing nearly 2x in size
https://www.diffchecker.com/x4M1xAHJ

[ddhoward]

ImportFromFile doesn't clear the existing KV structure in memory before the import takes place. If the current position in the tree is inside of "Hats" then the ImportFromFile will place everything it imports within "Hats."

[sdz]

so what i'm understanding as well as gathering from testing is that I need to delete the file, then export, or else it just kinda repastes the entirely kv into itself..

please correct me if there's a better method of going about that that doesn't include using multiple files

[ddhoward]

No, you don't need to delete the file. This has nothing to do with the file.

You need to clear the KV structure that is in memory.

PHP Code:

delete g_ConfigKV;
g_ConfigKV = new KeyValues("Data"); 


[sdz]

riiiight always something simple
thanks

mightve helped if i actually read the post instead of skimming it over as well