A Java question: Database Vs Serialisation

Quote from SilverSatin

dang, didnt get a chance to check this topic out since I don't visit the forum as often as I used to. Now i'm curious

was this about Database entities vs File system stored objects ?

Exactly that lol.

tbh I use a combination of both.

The database for things I don't want plugin users to manually edit or I want them to only have access to through in game commands (yes ofc you can open the database with a database editor but the average user will not go to the trouble of doing that). Another reason I use a database is to store data in a more concise and easy to read/write manner.

The files (mostly .txt files to make it easy also for computer illiterate users) for settings I want plugin users to have easy access to e.g. Bot names, chat output colours, adjustable plugin related settings, etc.

Yes I too have gone for a mixture of both depending on the requirement.