ModulScript only runs once per call?
Hi ScriptingHelpers Community,
I'm attempting to create a hotel room door which can be purchased by other users, but won't give them the source code.
I've successfully created a module which runs all the functions needed by the model, but for some reason there's an unusual error which I can't get my head around.
If I try and run the script twice in one game, it will only run once. Please see the example below for some context.
Example:
}Player 1 swipes their room key on Door 1.
}Door 1 opens.
}Player 2 swipes their room key on Door 2 a short time after Player 1.
}Door 2 opens.
}Player 1 and Player 2 swipe their keys at the same time at both Door 1 and Door 2.
}The door which was swiped first opens, the other does nothing.
}Once the door has completed the opening function, the other door functions again.
I've tried looking at global functions, but I can't see any relevant materials which I can see that relate to my issue, either that or I'm just being blind.
Thank you in advance.
1 answer
This is simply how ModuleScripts work.
From the wiki: "Its code is executed at the point it is required, and will only be executed once per peer (server/client)."
To avoid this, you can wrap the ModuleScript's code in a function which you can call directly after requiring. This function would contain the module's original body, and return whatever you initially had it return. Example:
(Module)
return function()
--// The module code
end
(Usage)
require(location)() --// Note the parentheses; this requires the module then calls the function it returned.
Hope this helped.