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What is the best way to share a table(that can be changed) between different scripts?

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6 years ago

I'm making a game that uses a table which contains a lot of information that needs to be used by other scripts(on both server and client). I would normally use a ModuleScript for this, but since this table can be changed by a script(both on server and client), I'm not sure if this is the best thing to do.

So, the question is either "does the table in a ModuleScript update automatically over both server and client", "how do I make the table update over both server and client" or "Is there a better way to go about this"?

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climethestair 1663

6 years ago

Edited 6 years ago

What the best thing to do would be to store all your information in a Library (which is a type of table) inside of a Module Script on the Server Side. The Server is the best place to store this type of information because it's more secure from exploiters rather than keeping it completely visible and view-able on the client.

A Module Script takes the whatever side you put it on, Server or Client. ReplicatedFirst would be Client while ServerScriptService would be Server.

To access it from the client, you would want to use a RemoteFunction to Invoke the server and return the data you need.

Example...

Library

1local data = {  sword = {damage = 5, cooldown = 1},
2            bow = {damage  = 10, cooldown = 1.5}
3        }
4 
5local module = {}
6    module.getData(object)  -- Where object is a string
7        return data[object]
8    end
9return module

LibraryConnector Script

1local LibraryConnector = game.ReplicatedStorage.LibraryConnector
2local Library = require(game.ServerScriptService.Library)
3 
4local function onDataRequested(player, object)
5    return Library.getData(object)
6end
7 
8LibraryConnector.OnServerInvoke = onDataRequested

Client Local Script

1local LibraryConnector = game.ReplicatedStorage.LibraryConnector -- RemoteFunction
2 
3local swordData = LibraryConnector:InvokeServer("sword")

Helpful link for understanding... Remote Functions/Events

Alright, thank you very much for your in depth answer, couldn't have wished for anything better! HarrySnotte 7 — 6y

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