How do I stop a module script?

[mopsey2017 (Rhino)]

Each skill in my game is a different module script stored in replicated storage that each player can require(). But if the player using the skill is hit I want them to stop using the move. How would I stop the module script from playing?

[DataSigh]

wrap it in a task.spawn() and then use task.cancel(thead) where the argument in the cancel is what’s returned from task.spawn

[mopsey2017 (Rhino)]

Wrap the function call or inside the module script?

[DataSigh]

Well how is your ability module setup?

[mopsey2017 (Rhino)]

Along the lines of

Module:

Ability.Start()
   —do some stuff
   —animation start
   Particles:Emit(10)
End

Client replicator

Remote.OnClientEvent:Connect(function(module, args)
   module.Start(args)
end)

With a server script getting all the inputs and sending out to the script above which modules clients should use

[DataSigh]

Something like below vvv

local abilityTaskHolder = {}

--start it here
Remote.OnServerEvent:Connect(function(player, module, args)
	abilityTaskHolder[player] = task.spawn(module.Start, args)
end)

--how to cancel thread
task.cancel(abilityTaskHolder[player])

As an example for how tasks work, I wrote a demo code you can copy paste into the console below to see it in action:

--creates a while loop that cancels when `count` is 10
local taskExample = task.spawn(function()
	local count = 0
	while count < 10 do
		count+=1
		print(count)
		task.wait(1)
	end
end)

--waits 3 seconds
task.wait(3)

--stops the task from continuing
task.cancel(taskExample)
print("task cancelled")

[mopsey2017 (Rhino)]

Thank you! This is very helpful