Keybindings can be saved and loaded, and work when Jar'd!

- trying to solve jar file reading issue
- learnt a lot about jars including their lack of file structure
- changed location of keybindings settings to outside of jar
- added new folder/file that is generated on first run

#story[1197]

racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/app/App.java

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public class App extends Application {
 
     @Override
     public void init() {
+        // load the user's personalised key bindings
         keyFactory.load();
 
         ImageView splash = new ImageView(new Image(

racevisionGame/src/main/java/visualiser/gameController/Keys/KeyFactory.java

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package visualiser.gameController.Keys;
 import java.beans.XMLDecoder;
 import java.beans.XMLEncoder;
 import java.io.*;
-import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -71,16 +70,15 @@ public class KeyFactory {
      */
     public void save(){
         try {
-            XMLEncoder encoder = new XMLEncoder(new BufferedOutputStream(
-                    new FileOutputStream(getClass().getResource(
-                            "/visualiser/userSettings/keyFactory.xml")
-                            .toURI().getPath())));
-            encoder.writeObject(this.keyState);
-            encoder.close();
+            // open the filestream and write to it
+            FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(
+                    System.getProperty("user.dir")+
+                            "/settings/keyBindings.xml");
+            XMLEncoder xmlEncoder = new XMLEncoder(fos);
+            xmlEncoder.writeObject(this.keyState);
+            xmlEncoder.close();
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
-        } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
-            e.printStackTrace();
         }
     }
 
@@ -89,18 +87,35 @@ public class KeyFactory {
      */
     public void load(){
         try {
-            XMLDecoder decoder = new XMLDecoder(new BufferedInputStream(
-                    new FileInputStream(getClass().getResource(
-                            "/visualiser/userSettings/keyFactory.xml")
-                            .toURI().getPath())));
+            // access settings folder, create if it doesn't exist
+            File settingsFolder = new File(
+                    System.getProperty("user.dir")+"/settings");
+            if (!settingsFolder.exists()){
+                settingsFolder.mkdir();
+            }
 
+            // access keybindings xml file, create if it doesn't exist
+            File savedFile = new File(
+                    settingsFolder+"/keyBindings.xml");
+            if (!savedFile.exists()){
+                savedFile.createNewFile();
+                FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(savedFile);
+                XMLEncoder xmlEncoder = new XMLEncoder(fos);
+                xmlEncoder.writeObject(this.keyState);
+                xmlEncoder.close();
+            }
+
+            // load the saved settings into the game
+            InputStream is = new FileInputStream(savedFile);
+            XMLDecoder xmlDecoder = new XMLDecoder(is);
             Map<String, ControlKey> savedKeyState
-                    = (Map<String, ControlKey>)decoder.readObject();
-            decoder.close();
+                    = (Map<String, ControlKey>)xmlDecoder.readObject();
+            xmlDecoder.close();
             this.keyState = savedKeyState;
+
         } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
-        } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+        } catch (IOException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }
     }

racevisionGame/src/main/resources/visualiser/userSettings/keyFactory.xml

@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<java version="1.8.0_121" class="java.beans.XMLDecoder">
-    <object class="java.util.HashMap">
-        <void method="put">
-            <string>SPACE</string>
-            <object class="visualiser.gameController.Keys.VMGKey"/>
-        </void>
-        <void method="put">
-            <string>SHIFT</string>
-            <object class="visualiser.gameController.Keys.SailsToggleKey"/>
-        </void>
-        <void method="put">
-            <string>DOWN</string>
-            <object class="visualiser.gameController.Keys.DownWindKey"/>
-        </void>
-        <void method="put">
-            <string>X</string>
-            <object class="visualiser.gameController.Keys.ZoomOutKey"/>
-        </void>
-        <void method="put">
-            <string>ENTER</string>
-            <object class="visualiser.gameController.Keys.TackGybeKey"/>
-        </void>
-        <void method="put">
-            <string>Z</string>
-            <object class="visualiser.gameController.Keys.ZoomInKey"/>
-        </void>
-        <void method="put">
-            <string>UP</string>
-            <object class="visualiser.gameController.Keys.UpWindKey"/>
-        </void>
-    </object>
-</java>