How to filter text without a player?

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#1

I’m trying to write a bug report system
but when retrieving the reports I can’t filter them because the player who reported it isn’t in game.

TextService:FilterStringAsync() of course won’t let me filter it without a player / the player being on the server

I could filter it before storing it, and simply not filter it after retrieving it.

But Roblox did say:

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I’m not sure if that means “recommended” or “required” and I’d rather not find out the hard way

#2

Consider using GetNonChatStringForBroadcastAsync. It does not need a target user ID.

#3

the problem isn’t the target UserId, (wouldn’t that just be the player who views the report?)
the problem is the sender ID, which TextService:FilterStringAsync() still requires

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#4

My bad. Maybe using an external tool for filtering text just like the Roblox chat might work but the issue might be the fact that it might be illegal.

#5

Filter the strings on people’s clients after taking them out of the data stores

#6

When adding the message to the datastore, also add the player’s id to it.

#7

but then that wouldn’t be the player who sent it?
Is that allowed?

#8

Ideally, you need to filter the text BEFORE inserting it into a DataStore.

Afterwards, you can later filter it (this is still required) by using a random player in the server for FilterStringAsync(string, RandomPlayer, Enum.TextFilterContext.PublicChat); Afterwards, use the GetNonChatStringForBroadcastAsync() method to get the compliant string (It returns the version of the string that is safe for ALL users.)