I have a module that is using a bunch of other modules to organize code. My issue is that the code from the other modules isn’t showing up when I require the main module!
Please help!
What does the require autofill look like? If it’s not autofilling but the methods exist, it will still work
Just a similar example I wrote
Main Module: (workspace.Module1)
local module = {}
local functions = require(workspace.Module2)
return module
Required Module (workspace.Module2)
local module = {}
function module.Test()
return "Tested!"
end
return module
Example Script:
local module = require(workspace.Module1)
module. --Function doesn't show up from required module!
Module1 doesn’t return anything from Module2 to the example script
That’s my exact issue, I tried changing
return module
to
return module, functions
inside of Module1
return functions
that works for this case, but what if I changed Module1 to this: (like in my actual module)
local module = {}
local functions = require(workspace.Module2)
function module.Test2()
print("Test 2!")
end
return functions
that would only return Module2’s functions, but not Module1’s
In this case, you’d want to use metatables:
return setmetatable(module, {
__index = functions
})
This will return the module table to the script and attach an __index metamethod to it. When you try to access a function or property that doesn’t exist inside module, it will search inside the functions table for it
I recommend reading this for an understanding of metatables:
(Metatables | Roblox Creator Documentation)
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