How to handle Scripts with Children (Hierarchy) on local file system?

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I am currently migrating my game to an external IDE using the Script Sync feature. I’ve run into a file system compatibility question regarding script hierarchy

In Roblox Studio, a Script can be a parent of other Scripts (e.g., a Library ModuleScript containing a Services ModuleScript inside it). However, on Window, a file cannot have children, only folders can

To maintain this hierarchy locally, I am planning to use the “Init Script” pattern (similar to Rojo). Could you confirm if this is the correct naming convention for the native Script Sync to recognize them as a single script with children?

My proposed structure:

  • Instead of a file named Library.luau, I create a Folder named Library.
  • Inside that folder, I create the main script as init.luau.
  • I place the child scripts inside that same folder.

For example Library.luau → Libarary.init.luau, GUIs.client.luau → .GUIsinit.client.luau, Framework.server.luau → Framework.init.server.luau

Is this the correct workflow for the new Sync feature to reconstruct the hierarchy properly back in Studio?

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Seems you make things more complex than they are.
Script Sync saves this:
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into this:
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Name “parent” obviously lost (became “init”), but sync does work.
Did I miss something?