GreedyDataService
A datastore solution that simplifies the player data management workflow
About
GreedyDataService is a simple module that allows you to easily edit player data from any server scope.
Highlighted features:
- Simplicity; ability to easily get and edit user data, even if they are not in the server
- Scalability; use in both your personal and professional projects
- Automation for leaderstats; it can easily create leaderstat values for you, and updating the leaderstats value objects will thus update the values internally and still save (for those who use this workflow!)
- Readability; the API is readable and easily understandable, allowing the developer(s) to quickly adjust to it
- Session locking; prevent those pesky data exploits/bugs!
So, why should I use this over other data solutions?
I want to emphasize the ease of use for this resource. It’s simplicity is unrivaled, you will not find an easier data management system.
Many data management modules require more setup, meaning you become the one responsibile for managing datastore limits, setup structure, sanity checking, etc. With GreedyDataService, all of that friction is lifted; simply intialize a player’s data session with one line of code, which, if you want, also manages the public leaderstats values you see in the player list.
I made this resource because it feels like a huge waste of time setting up data management code with other resources. This module satisfies my needs and speeds up development!
Example script
local playersService = game:GetService("Players")
local greedyDataService = require(script.Parent.GreedyDataService)
local function playerAdded(player : Player)
local leaderstatsSession = greedyDataService:loadPlayer(player)
leaderstatsSession.data.Money = 1000 -- Sets "Money" to 1000
leaderstatsSession:set("XP", 500) -- Sets "XP" to 500
-- leaderstatsSession.data.whatever = value is the
-- same as leaderstatsSession:set("whatever", value)
-- For the rest of this, instead of using methods, I'll index .data
leaderstatsSession.data("Joins", function(lastNumberOfJoins)
return lastNumberOfJoins + 1
end) -- Increments "Joins" by 1
-- You can also do leaderstatsSession.data.Joins += 1
if leaderstatsSession.data.Status == "new" then
-- If a player is new, then say they are a rookie
leaderstatsSession.data.Status = "rookie"
elseif leaderstatsSession.data.Joins > 10 then
-- If they joined more than 10 times, they are a visitor!
leaderstatsSession.data.Status = "visitor"
elseif leaderstatsSession.data.Joins > 100 then
-- Wow, over 100 visits! They are now a regular.
leaderstatsSession.data.Status = "regular"
end
print(leaderstatsSession:get("Status"))
-- Prints "rookie", "visitor", or "regular"
print(leaderstatsSession.data.Status)
-- Should print the same thing again!
table.insert(leaderstatsSession.data.Inventory, `DailyReward#{leaderstatsSession.data.Joins}`) -- Add something to a table
print(leaderstatsSession.data.Inventory) -- Will get bigger every time you join!
for i = 1, 3 do
leaderstatsSession.data.TestBool = not leaderstatsSession.data.TestBool
print(leaderstatsSession.data.TestBool)
end
end
for _, player in playersService:GetPlayers() do
playerAdded(player)
end
playersService.PlayerAdded:Connect(playerAdded)
Key takeaway:
local leaderstatsSession = greedyDataService:loadPlayer(player)was the only line of code needed to load and initialize the data.
Installation
There are currently two ways to install this: Wally and Roblox File
Wally
Keep an eye! This is coming to Wally soon.
Roblox File
You can download the Roblox file by going to releases.
More Info
This is a new resource and may be unstable. Let me know about any issues!
- Feel free to forward any suggestions or ideas to the replies section of the DevForum post.
- Read the API Documentation to learn about how to use this.
- The License describes the permissions of this resource.
- You can check out the repository here.
Here is an uncopylocked example place to help you understand this more! Below is the YouTube video walking you through this:
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