Can you run FireServer in a module script?

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1

Just wondering, as the code im using isnt firing server with what i need
Im requiring it and running the module in a local script if it makes any difference

3

Yes and no. If you have a function in your module script and you call that from a server script, it will not work. But if you call that function from a local script then it will work

4

weird, im running it in a local script and its not firing, could be a issue in my part with the coding

5

That could be possible. Could you post both the local script and module script

6

The problem probably lies within the code not running, so add prints throughout the code to figure out where it stops. Many things could stop it, such as a loop, or even a condition returning false.

7

it goes all the way through, just isnt firing for some reason

Heres the module script code

-- Variables
local Hitboxes = {}
local Event = script.HitboxEvent
local SendOnlyHumanoids = false

-- Functions
local function StartingHitbox(hb, t)
	if not Hitboxes[hb] or Hitboxes[hb] ~= true then Hitboxes[hb] = true end
	if not Hitboxes[hb] and Hitboxes[hb] ~= true then Hitboxes[hb] = true end
	
	while task.wait(1) do
		print("Looping")
		if Hitboxes[hb] and Hitboxes[hb] == true then
			local ThingsTouching = workspace:GetPartsInPart(hb, if t["Op"] then t["Op"] else OverlapParams.new())   --workspace:GetPartBoundsInBox(hb.CFrame, hb.Size, if t["Op"] then t["Op"] else OverlapParams.new())
			if #ThingsTouching > 0 then
				print("l")
				if SendOnlyHumanoids == true then
					local temptable = {}
					for i,v in ipairs(ThingsTouching) do
						if v.Parent:FindFirstChild("Humanoid") and not table.find(temptable, v.Parent) then
							table.insert(v.Parent)
						end
					end
					if #temptable > 0 then Event:FireServer(temptable) end
				else
					print(ThingsTouching)
					Event:FireServer(ThingsTouching)
				end
			end
		else
			coroutine.close()
		end
	end
end

local function AttachPositions(Model)
	local PartSize, PartPosition = nil, nil
	
	local PartSize = Model:GetExtentsSize()
	local PartPosition = Vector3.new(
		Model:GetPivot().X,
		Model:GetPivot().Y,
		Model:GetPivot().Z
	)
	
	return PartSize, PartPosition 
end


-- Module
local HitBoxM = {}
HitBoxM.__index = HitBoxM

HitBoxM.CreateHitbox = function(Tool : Tool, Model : Model)
	local tabled = {}
	local PartHitbox = Instance.new("Part")
	PartHitbox.Anchored = true
	PartHitbox.CanCollide = false
	PartHitbox.Transparency = 1
	PartHitbox.Color = Color3.new(255,255,255)
	
	local HitboxWeld = Instance.new("Weld")
	local PartSize, PartPosition = AttachPositions()
	PartHitbox.Size = PartSize
	PartHitbox.Position = PartPosition
	HitboxWeld.Part0 = Tool.Handle
	HitboxWeld.Part1 = PartHitbox
	PartHitbox.Parent = Tool
	
	tabled["HitBoxPart"] = PartHitbox
	setmetatable(tabled, HitBoxM)
	return tabled
end

HitBoxM.SetupHitbox = function(Hitbox : Part)
	local t = {}
	t["HitBoxPart"] = Hitbox
	setmetatable(t, HitBoxM)
	return t
end

function HitBoxM:StartHitbox()
	if not self["HitBoxPart"] or self["HitBoxPart"].ClassName ~= "Part" then warn("Tried Starting a hitbox without setup/creation") return end
	local Hitbox = self["HitBoxPart"]
	
	local d = coroutine.create(StartingHitbox)
	coroutine.resume(d, Hitbox, self)
end

function HitBoxM:StopHitbox()
	if not self["HitBoxPart"] or self["HitBoxPart"].ClassName ~= "Part" then warn("Tried Stopping a hitbox without setup/creation") return end
	local Hitbox = self["HitBoxPart"]
	
	if Hitboxes[Hitbox] then Hitboxes[Hitbox] = false else warn("There was no hitbox detected for: " .. Hitbox.Name .. ", Creating Detection"); Hitboxes[Hitbox] = false end
end

function HitBoxM:CreateParams(ThingsToFilter : Table)
	local Op = OverlapParams.new()
	Op.FilterType = Enum.RaycastFilterType.Blacklist
	Op.MaxParts = 0
	Op.FilterDescendantsInstances = if ThingsToFilter then ThingsToFilter else {}
	self["Op"] = Op
end


return HitBoxM

And the local script

repeat wait() until game:IsLoaded()

local tool = script.Parent
local Handle = tool.Handle
local SwordModel = tool["Realistc Sword"]
local T_SwordParts = SwordModel:GetChildren()
local Hitboxmod = game.ReplicatedStorage.SimpleHitboxModule
local HBM = require(Hitboxmod)

local Hitbox = HBM.SetupHitbox(tool.HitBox)
local TableParams = {tool}

Hitbox:CreateParams()

Hitbox:StartHitbox()
8

If it does run

print(ThingsTouching)

then the problem is within the server script that handles the event.

9

it does print it, but ive tried hooking up just a blank thing and it doesnt even print

local event = script.Parent:WaitForChild("HitBoxEvent")

local function ToDo(Plr : Player , T)
	print(Plr)
	print(T)
	for i, v in ipairs(T) do
		print(v)
	end
end

event.OnServerEvent:Connect(function()
	print("sd")
end)

^ thats server forgot to add

10

Solved this, apparently scripts cant run in replicated storage which i didnt know