DataStore Editor V3

sleitnick · August 10, 2020, 2:47pm

DataStore Editor V3

DataStore Editor V3 plugin has been released! This is a complete rewrite of V2 from 2017 (which was also a rewrite of V1).

This plugin lets you view and edit data in Roblox DataStores (normal and ordered). Numbers, strings, tables, etc. It also lets you import and export data from a key.

Here’s an overview of the plugin:

LeMustache1 · August 10, 2020, 4:31pm

Can it edit Datastore 2? or only normal Datastore?

sleitnick · August 10, 2020, 4:37pm

All DataStores use name/scope for connecting. As long as you know the name and scope for your DS2 setup, it should work.

Aurarus · August 10, 2020, 5:30pm

A lot of stuff is unreadable in light mode

sleitnick · August 10, 2020, 6:53pm

~~Thanks, I’ll fix that. The colors of the right-side values are tied to the script editor colors btw.~~

This has been fixed in v3.0.2. I have tested the colors on both light and dark themes and have moved away from using the script editor colors.

DavidNet22 · August 10, 2020, 9:20pm

Amazing, I used DataStore Editor V2 a years ago and this new version is way better!

Aurarus · August 10, 2020, 9:21pm

I don’t mind it using script editor colors, that’s kind of cool, but if it did it should use script editor background as well just to be sure
Though it may be easier to just suggest me using darkmode on both, I’ve gotten used to light theme on studio after using it for a decade now

sleitnick · August 11, 2020, 2:01pm

Version 3.0.3 was just pushed. Here’s a list of bug fixes, changes, and improvements since v3.0.0:

Bug fixes:

A connection couldn’t be saved if it matched the same name/scope/ordered properties as another saved property with a different game ID.
OrderedDataStore property wasn’t populating when loading a connection.
Error thrown if connecting to an OrderedDataStore with no data.
Strings with escaped symbols were getting very messed up.
OrderedDataStores would not update if the name or scope was changed.
A weird issue where a return carriage \r was being appended to text boxes.
Numeric indices were not sorted properly.

Changes:

When a request to edit a string with newline characters \n is requested, it forces editing within the expanded editor.

Improvements:

Better color scheme to ensure visibility on light and dark themes.

Thanks to everyone who has given feedback! Almost all of these items were reported/suggested by users.

Noble_Draconian · August 13, 2020, 4:14am

Whenever I go to connect to an ordered datastore, the plugin breaks :

sleitnick · August 13, 2020, 1:48pm

Please try to update the plugin again. There was some weird bug on Roblox’s end where updating wasn’t actually updating the plugin.

If you open the plugin and see “v3.0.3” in the bottom-left, you have the latest version. Otherwise, it needs updated. That problem should be fixed in the latest version.

mvvrgan · August 13, 2020, 2:45pm

Looks really interesting! Will have a look at it once I get back home thanks!

rabbi99 · August 23, 2020, 3:32pm

It doesn’t work. When I try getting data from datastores with this plugin it keeps saying there’s no data. When I try getting the data through the console it says it does have data. Is this a bug?

sleitnick · August 24, 2020, 2:43am

I had one other report of this the other day. I am out of town until tomorrow, so I will look into it tomorrow. I’m not sure what is going on. If you can reproduce this issue, please let me know.

If you can help, please let me know the following info:

DataStore name, scope, and key (You can just DM me if you feel uncomfortable sharing this publicly)
The actual data that is in that key (again, DM me if you feel better about that…unless it’s too sensitive, then we can discuss it more abstractly)
If you’re able to retrieve other data in the DataStore with the plugin

rabbi99 · August 24, 2020, 3:20pm

I’m using a datastore to store: banned players, the ban length, the ban reasons. I’ve banned myself for testing purposes and when I tried to connect to the datastore it wouldn’t give the data.

BannedPlayers was the name, I had no scope, and the key was my userid (31504923)
The data is a boolean. It should’ve been “true” if I was banned (which was the case).
I tried with other data and other datastores but still wouldn’t work.

I have set the boolean to false in the console and still wouldn’t show that data. Even though the console would print out false.

Thanks for responding.

Iifebit · August 25, 2020, 3:35am

Are you ever going to make this free or do you not have any plans too?

R0bl0x10501050 · August 25, 2020, 5:54am

Yes, I wish it was free since it seems like a very helpful tool for developers.

EmeraldLimes · August 25, 2020, 6:09am

I believe that because it is so helpful and well-made, the developer should charge people for the plugin. Personally, if I were to commit to scripting on Roblox, I’d purchase some robux to spend on this plugin, as it would be worth it.

I do somewhat agree with you though, I think charging it for 100 robux would be more affordable for some. I don’t argue with the dev earning something for his hard work however.

R0bl0x10501050 · August 25, 2020, 6:20am

Yea, I guess that makes sense. The reason I say that is because I own a small game studio and don’t have the funds to buy expensive plugins.

sleitnick · August 25, 2020, 1:37pm

150 R$ isn’t that much. It’s less than $2 USD. If a small game studio can’t afford $2, there might be some other budget issues going on. I am charging 150 because I spent hours upon hours building this plugin. For comparison, I only make about $0.37 per purchase. That’s honestly ridiculous and I wish it were more acceptable to charge much more considering the work that went into this.

Pavalineox · August 25, 2020, 1:49pm

Hello! I used this plugin frequently and still do every now and then. Was this plugin always paid access? I am asking because I do not remember paying for the plugin but I also somehow have the item owned.

I am a huge supporter of paying for good plugins so I just want to make sure that I’m not somehow cheating the 150 robux payment because i had the plugin before it was paid access.