Creating a module to gain access to all other modules?

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1

So one of my friends made an encyclopedia module, that requires everything so it loads, and Utilities. But you can’t require it from the module if you need it. Is there a way I can load all of the modules then return them to easily get? I was thinking maybe loop through and require, and maybe insert into table? would that work?

I tried this just a basic test:
script:

local test = require(game:GetService("ServerScriptService"):WaitForChild("test"))

wait(5)

for i, v in pairs(test.Modules) do
	print(i, v)
end

test.Modules[1].test()

Module:


local test = {}

test.Modules = {}

for i, v in pairs(game:GetService("ServerScriptService"):GetDescendants()) do
	if v:IsA("ModuleScript") then
		table.insert(test.Modules, v)
	end
end

return test
2

He never seemed to require the module that is inside of the table.

local test = require(game:GetService("ServerScriptService"):WaitForChild("test"))

wait(5)

for i, v in pairs(test.Modules) do
	print(i, v)
end

require(test.Modules[1]).test()
3

That wasn’t his script, just a messy one I made quickly. I didn’t notice that, can I return all the required things? Can I return them required or do I have to do it this way and will this even work? Yet alone be efficient

4

then you can simply insert the required stuff instead of the module itself.

local test = {}

test.Modules = {}

for i, v in pairs(game:GetService("ServerScriptService"):GetDescendants()) do
	if v:IsA("ModuleScript") then
		table.insert(test.Modules, require(v))
	end
end

return test
5

And how can I get a specific one any way to just do test.ProfileService or something?

6

oh, you could set the name of the table to the name of the module.

local test = {}

test.Modules = {}

for i, v in pairs(game:GetService("ServerScriptService"):GetDescendants()) do
	if v:IsA("ModuleScript") then
		test.Modules[v.Name] = require(v)
	end
end

return test
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7

One question, say I call this module that has the modules it in from another script again will it require everything again and will that cause issues?

8

Yes, it will require all of the modules again, and no, it should not cause any problems.

9

Doesn’t that mean anything I do reruns? Even if I planned on the module to go once. + When i did it didn’t seem to work. Should I maybe set the table to a global variable