Base64 serializer redone to support mob spawners & should support ALL NBT

src/main/java/com/massivecraft/factions/util/InventoryUtil.java

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package com.massivecraft.factions.util;
 
+import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.inventory.Inventory;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
 import org.bukkit.util.io.BukkitObjectInputStream;
 import org.bukkit.util.io.BukkitObjectOutputStream;
@@ -42,4 +44,48 @@ public class InventoryUtil {
         }
     }
 
+    public static String toBase64(Inventory inventory) {
+        try {
+            ByteArrayOutputStream outputStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+            BukkitObjectOutputStream dataOutput = new BukkitObjectOutputStream(outputStream);
+
+            // Write the size of the inventory
+            dataOutput.writeInt(inventory.getSize());
+
+            // Save every element in the list
+            for (int i = 0; i < inventory.getSize(); i++) {
+                dataOutput.writeObject(inventory.getItem(i));
+            }
+
+            // Serialize that array
+            dataOutput.close();
+            return Base64Coder.encodeLines(outputStream.toByteArray());
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot into itemstacksz!", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static String toBase64(ItemStack[] is, int size) {
+        Inventory inventory = Bukkit.createInventory(null, size);
+        inventory.setContents(is);
+        return toBase64(inventory);
+    }
+
+    public static Inventory fromBase64(String data) {
+        try {
+            ByteArrayInputStream inputStream = new ByteArrayInputStream(Base64Coder.decodeLines(data));
+            BukkitObjectInputStream dataInput = new BukkitObjectInputStream(inputStream);
+            Inventory inventory = Bukkit.getServer().createInventory(null, dataInput.readInt());
+
+            // Read the serialized inventory
+            for (int i = 0; i < inventory.getSize(); i++) {
+                inventory.setItem(i, (ItemStack) dataInput.readObject());
+            }
+            dataInput.close();
+            return inventory;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
 }