Ability to execute a singular script

Feature Requests Studio Features
#1

As a Roblox developer, it’s difficult to execute a single script while running, debugging a script without using alternative workarounds that harm current workflows.

In my sandbox, I’ve create some scripts or functions that I want to debug in individual scripts for each one, whenever I run studio, statements or sections of code from other scripts interfere with debugging on a particular script. TMK visual studio code runs a single script file if it’s opened, a tool named ’Execute Script’ (script_lightning) should behave to run a script that’s opened in studio.

Disabling all scripts that I don’t want to execute before running isn’t a viable solution, especially in game environments.

If Roblox is able to address this issue, it would improve my development experience because I can run an script individually without multiple scripts interfering in output or universe.

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#2

I know it’s hacky but does this work?

local Selection = game:GetService("Selection")

local selectedScript = Selection:Get()[1]
if selectedScript and selectedScript:IsA("Script") then
  local moduleScript = Instance.new("ModuleScript")
  moduleScript.Source = selectedScript.Source .. "\nreturn false"

  require(moduleScript)
  moduleScript:Destroy()
end
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#3

You can run it in the output or paste it into InCommand. Although this won’t work for most cases (most people have a script.Parent in the code). So, I would want this feature as well.

#4

This works, however, this isn’t a long term solution to almost each of my scripts, which requires modules, parents, etc. Same goes for pasting code onto an external source, or command bar.

#9

Scripts can edit and pollute the datamodel in a game environment outside of normal runtime. This isn’t very desirable just for the purpose of testing code. You should copy and paste these scripts into a new baseplate in a separate Studio session to test them.

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#10

Maybe a Run Script in Sandbox button which is the same as Run, but only executes the selected script? This would be a somewhat useful feature if you need to test the entire datamodel without any other scripts running.

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