How to save a table with plugin

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#1

Im trying to save a table through a plugin, but theres one issue; my table have functions, which json does not support of

local data = plugin:GetSetting("data")
print(data)
--[[
{
[1] = {}
[2] = {}
-- ... and so on
}
]]

any ideas on how to save tables?

#2

Are the functions supplied by the user, or did you define them? If they are defined by you, simply keep a dictionary of the functions, and save the key which contains the function you want to save. Upon loading index the dictionary with the key.

local functions = {
    func1 = function()
        -- 
    end,
    func2 = function()
        --
    end
}

local savedFunctions = {"func1", "func2"}
#3

what do you mean by “supplied by the user or did you define them”

#4

Where are the functions defined, did you write them yourself as part of your plugin code, or are they coming from somewhere else? Show me a sample function and how the plugin receives it basically.

#5 
local function load(x)
	return plugin:GetSetting(x)
end

local function decode(x)
	return HttpService:JSONDecode(x)
end

local CommandData = decode(load('CommandData')) or {}

this?

#6

thats smart, i will try this

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#7

wait, then how do i load the actual data (the user can make changes with the variable and then saves it)

#8

This probably isn’t possible because Luau doesn’t support dumping or loading of arbitrary bytecode, as thats how I would’ve done this if it was possible

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#9

i solved it by using modulescripts