YAML > JSON also writes .yml files if they don't exist yet

Cargo.toml

@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ readme = "README.md"
 [dependencies]
 bevy = "0.12.0"
 serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
-serde_json5 = "0.1.0"
+serde_yaml = "0.9.27"

data/player_data.json

@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  //These values go hard feel free to modify tho
-  "speed":0.3,
-  "movement":[10.0,0.0],
-  //Stay the fuck away from these, please I worked very hard on them :(
-  "direction":[0.0,0.0],
-  "dash":false
-}

data/player_data.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+        #These values you can just go edit no problem
+        speed: 0.3
+        movement: [
+            10.0,
+            0.0
+        ]
+        #These you should leave alone
+        direction: [ 
+            0.0,
+            0.0
+        ]
+        dash: false
+    

data/settings.json

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-{"up":"W","down":"S","left":"A","right":"D"}

data/settings.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+        # Change these to whatever you want
+        up: W
+        down: S
+        left: A
+        right: D        
+    

src/main.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
 
 #[derive(Component, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Settings {
@@ -43,25 +44,43 @@ fn main() {
 fn setup(mut commands: Commands, asset_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
     commands.spawn(Camera2dBundle::default());
 
-    let json_settings = Settings {
+    let mut settings_yaml: String = "
-        up: "W".to_string(),
+        # Change these to whatever you want
-        down: "S".to_string(),
+        up: W
-        left: "A".to_string(),
+        down: S
-        right: "D".to_string(),
+        left: A
-    };
+        right: D        
-    let _ = fs::write(
+    ".to_string();
-        "./data/settings.json",
+    let settings_file = Path::new("./data/settings.yml");
-        serde_json5::to_string(&json_settings).expect("Error writing settings"),
+    if settings_file.exists() {
-    );
+        settings_yaml = fs::read_to_string("./data/settings.yml").expect("Error reading data/settings.yml");
-    let settings_json =
+    } else {
-        fs::read_to_string("./data/settings.json").expect("Error Reading Settings Data");
+        fs::write("./data/settings.yml", settings_yaml.clone()).expect("Error writing data/settings.yml");
-    let settings_data: Settings =
+    }
-        serde_json5::from_str::<Settings>(&settings_json).expect("Error serializing to JSON");
+    let settings_data = serde_yaml::from_str::<Settings>(&settings_yaml).expect("Error serializing to YAML");
-
+    
-    let json_file =
+    //Default player_data 
-        fs::read_to_string("./data/player_data.json").expect("Error Reading Player Data");
+    let mut player_data_yaml: String = "
-    let player_data: Player =
+        #These values you can just go edit no problem
-        serde_json5::from_str::<Player>(&json_file).expect("Error serializing to JSON");
+        speed: 0.3
+        movement: [
+            10.0,
+            0.0
+        ]
+        #These you should leave alone
+        direction: [ 
+            0.0,
+            0.0
+        ]
+        dash: false
+    ".to_string();   
+    let player_data_file = Path::new("./data/player_data.yml");
+    if player_data_file.exists() {
+        player_data_yaml = fs::read_to_string("./data/player_data.yml").expect("Error reading data/player_data.yml");
+    } else {
+        fs::write("./data/player_data.yml", player_data_yaml.clone()).expect("Error writing data/player_data.yml");
+    }
+    let player_data = serde_yaml::from_str::<Player>(&player_data_yaml).expect("Error serializing to YAML");
     commands.spawn((
         SpriteBundle {
             sprite: Sprite {
@@ -74,8 +93,8 @@ fn setup(mut commands: Commands, asset_server: Res<AssetServer>) {
         //TODO: find out how to use vectors in json so I don't have to use this array fuckery
         Player {
             speed: player_data.speed,
-            movement: Vec2::new(player_data.movement[0], player_data.movement[1]),
+            movement: Vec2::new(player_data.movement.x, player_data.movement.y),
-            direction: Vec2::new(player_data.direction[0], player_data.direction[1]),
+            direction: Vec2::new(player_data.direction.x, player_data.direction.y),
             dash: player_data.dash,
         },
     ));