How can i get the table from my module script

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#1

Basically i’m really new to oop and i created a system where i store all of the pets properties in the oop like adding the multiplier, name and model in there but i don’t know how i can get that table or pet from another script

local Pets = {}
Pets.__index = Pets

function Pets.new(Name, Model, Multiplier)
	local NewPet = {}
	setmetatable(NewPet, Pets)
	
	NewPet.Name = Name
	NewPet.Model = Model
	NewPet.Multiplier = Multiplier
	
	return NewPet
end

newpet = Pets.new("Cat", script.Pets.Cat, 2)

return Pets

Help is appreciated😁

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#2

You can just say:

return Pets.new("Cat", script.Pets.Cat, 2)

Which would return the metatable from the module

I you meant obtaining this value for a Script, use require() and Specify which ModuleScript you want to be required

local ModuleScript = Example.ModuleScript

local Data = require(ModuleScript)

print(Data)
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#3

i’m supposed to have like 40+ pets in there and i can’t return multiple things

#4

oof, but:

Going off of this, BindableEvents would be useful for Script to Script Communication with Data under the same Context Level.

#5

I’m a bit confused on what you’re planning to do with the object returned, but from what I can understand you’d probably be able to use a ModuleScript which contains all the players’ data (example: the key is set to the Player object, and the value is the data stored)

So then, when you need to access the data, you can do something like this:

local playerData = PlayerDataModule[Player]
for _, pet in playerData.Pets do
	-- pet is the object made by the module
end

And for storing, you could have a Players.PlayerAdded connection such as this:

local function onPlayerAdded(player: Player)
	local playerData = {
		Pets = {}
	}

	-- do something to initialize the playerData table and put the Pet objects in
	-- playerData.Pets

	PlayerDataModule[player] = playerData
end

Just make sure to remove the entry from the module once player leaves… It’ll leak memory otherwise

#6

You are supposed create instances of the class outside the module and add them to some sort of table or array.

local Pet = require(...)

local PetsMap = {}
PetsMap[player] = {
    Pet.new(...),
    Pet.new(...)
}