PlayerDataController.java

package co.ppg2.controllers;

import co.ppg2.model.Player;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.ArrayList;


public class PlayerDataController {


    private static final String FILE_NAME = "players.dat";
    public static void savePlayers(ArrayList<Player> players) {
        try (ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(new FileOutputStream(FILE_NAME))) {
            oos.writeObject(players);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }


    public static ArrayList<Player> loadPlayers() {
        ArrayList<Player> players = new ArrayList<>();
        File file = new File(FILE_NAME);
        //TODO: consider adding conditional to check if file exists
        if (file.exists()) {
            try (ObjectInputStream ois = new ObjectInputStream(new FileInputStream(FILE_NAME))) {
                players = (ArrayList<Player>) ois.readObject();
            } catch (IOException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            }
        } else {
            System.out.println("Player file does not exist. Starting with an empty player list.");
        }
        return players;
    }




}