Hello! I am currently revamping my game by changing the weapons framework to a modular system, since the method I was using(which is copy and pasting the scripts) was pretty bad.
In my first attempt, I did a simple main module to make a gun deal damage and some placeholder nil variables which would be replaced when the function is fired at my server script, but that did not work, it kept giving me index nil errors…
My main question is, how should I approach that modular framework? should I do a main module script for every weapon(every main module with the same code), a settings module which will be required in the main module, a local script to detect when the player clicks, and a server script which will require the main module and fire the function when a remote event is fired from the local script.
or should I do something like my first attempt, the module does the shoot function with nil variables, which are only given a value when the code is fired on the server script?
If the second option is the best alternative, how could I replicate that? I have no clue how to make placeholder variables which will only be given their actual values when called at the server script.
No, I was unsure how to do a placeholder in the module script which would be replaced when the function is fired on the server, however, I figured out that is not possible.
Another question im having is how could I do a framework with the least amount of module scripts?
for example, having one main module script in replicated storage and a settings module script for every weapon.
the placeholder variable im talking about is a nil variable which when called at the server, will become something not nil.
for example, in the module script, that variable is the model of the gun, but the script still doesn’t know which gun yet, so I keep it nil until the function is called.
however, that script doesn’t work, because I can’t make a nil variable placeholder.
Its actually pretty simple and easy to understand you can practically make anything with it, even connection like the :Connect(function()), there are multiple ways on creating a class it’s up to you on how to use them.
local class = {} -- you can use any variable
class.__index = {}
function class.new() -- you can use any function name .new .create .etc.
local self = setmetatable({"You can add anything in here array or dictionary"}, index) -- you can use any variable
return self
end
function class.idk()
local self= setmetatable({}, index)
return self
end
function class:Trigger()
self.Test = 0 -- self is based on the variable that you have created with either the new or the idk
-- local new = class.new()
--new:Trigger()
--local idk = class.idk()
--idk:Tigger
end
return class
local class = {}
function class.new() -- or classs:new()
local self = {} -- in this case you don't need the metatable since this one is different we don't need to access the entire table
function self:Trigger()
self.Test = 0
end
return self
end
return class
Hey, Just tried to test that code and it gave me a nil error…
I don’t really see what’s wrong here…
--Module
local Gun = {}
function Gun.new(Model)
local newgun = {}
setmetatable(newgun, Gun)
newgun.Model = Model
end
function Gun:Print()
print(self.Model)
end
return Gun
--Local
local M = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Modules.MainGunModuleScript)
local G = M:new()
G.Model = "Model"
M:Print()
