From e9c8ccda5edc0d84b37f8d0809a3f1e53d851c9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bukkit/Spigot <noreply+git-bukkit@papermc.io>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 20:07:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fixed blank yaml config files throwing a null pointer
 exception

By: stevenh <steven.hartland@multiplay.co.uk>
---
 .../src/main/java/org/bukkit/util/config/Configuration.java | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/util/config/Configuration.java b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/util/config/Configuration.java
index 427a94d18a..3b5d95ab0e 100644
--- a/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/util/config/Configuration.java
+++ b/paper-api/src/main/java/org/bukkit/util/config/Configuration.java
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ public class Configuration extends ConfigurationNode {
     @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
     private void read(Object input) throws ConfigurationException {
         try {
-            root = (Map<String, Object>)input;
+            if ( null == input ) {
+                root = new HashMap<String, Object>();
+            } else {
+                root = (Map<String, Object>)input;
+            }
         } catch (ClassCastException e) {
             throw new ConfigurationException("Root document must be an key-value structure");
         }