I am currently having trouble with Suphi’s datastore module. I tried watching a youtube video and I dont know what I did wrong. I feel as though potentially there may be something wrong with the module so I tried reading through the module itself however they deleted all the spaces so I was unable to do so. I hope that you guys can help because I really am lost.
Issue
I am trying to use this datastore module called suphis Datastore however its not working for some reason and there are no errors. My goal is to be able to retrieve data. To note this is my ONLY script for it. if i was supposed to configure something else let me know.
I defined my variables. As you can see I require the datastore module and I make a data template
local template = {hi = 0}
local DataStoreModule = require(script["Main Module"])
local dataStore = DataStoreModule.new("Player", userId)
local value = 1000
local key = "hi"
Then I add player added and removed events:
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(plr))
local userid = plr.UserId
local myDataStore= DataStoreModule.new("Player", userid)
myDataStore.StateChanged:Connect(StateChanged)
StateChanged(dataStore.State, myDataStore)
end)
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(plr))
local userId = plr.userId
local myDataStore= DataStoreModule.find("Player", userid)
if myDataStore~= nil then
myDataStore:Destroy()
end
end)
and finally I try to open the data and retrieve the data:
if dataStore:Open() ~= "Success" then
error("issue opening")
else
dataStore.Value[key] = value -- set value
print(dataStore.Value[key]) -- get value
dataStore:Destroy()
end
So why isnt it working? Also to clarify the module is inside a script in workspace.
You really shouldn’t make a whole devforum post about a respected datastore module because of an “issue” you’re having. You haven’t confirmed that it’s the module and not just you. Even if it was the modules fault, that doesn’t mean the module sucks.
And just because the module doesn’t use spaces doesn’t mean it’s written badly. I haven’t looked into the module yet, though.
Hi, I’ve been using Suphi’s datastore a good amount without any issue.
This is how my setup is in a single script (simplified):
local dataDebounce = {}
local function DataStateChanged(player,dataStore)
while dataStore.State == false and player do
if dataStore:Open(con.dataStoreTemplate) ~= con.dataStoreModule.Response.Success then task.wait(6) end
end
if player and dataStore.State == true and not dataDebounce[player] then
dataDebounce[player] = true
-- Custom things to do such as initializing something or doing something special for your game
-- Lastly load their character
player:LoadCharacter()
dataDebounce[player] = nil
end
end
players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
-- Custom things to do...
-- Initialize player datastore
local dataStore = con.dataStoreModule.new("Player",player.userId)
dataStore.StateChanged:Connect(function()
DataStateChanged(player,dataStore)
end)
DataStateChanged(player,dataStore)
end)
players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
-- Custom things to do...
-- Cleanup player datastore
local dataStore = con.dataStoreModule.find("Player",player.userId)
if dataStore ~= nil then dataStore:Destroy() end
end)
Whoops, con is just my modulescript with a lot of variables. It is the same as
DataStoreModule = require(script["Main Module"])
I cannot give you the entire script, since it has a lot of my game specific code.
Whenever I want to receive the datastore in any other script or function, not connected to the playeradded event I do
-- Something something
-- Get datastore
local dataStore = con.dataStoreModule.find("Player",player.UserId)
if dataStore == nil or dataStore.State ~= true then return end
-- Don't go to this line if datastore is not a thing.
okay so I have implemented your setup process (thank you.)
How would I retrieve the data of a player?
I am currently trying to run the code:
local DataStoreModule = require(script["Main Module"])
local dataStore = DataStoreModule.new("Player", userId)
-- open and check for success
if dataStore:Open() ~= "Success" then
-- not successful
error("issue opening")
else
-- Is successful
print(dataStore.Value[key]) -- print value
dataStore:Destroy()
end
If you do the setup I did in my first reply, then in any other function or script where you have a player, and want the datastore do this:
-- Get datastore
local dataStore = con.dataStoreModule.find("Player",player.UserId)
if dataStore == nil or dataStore.State ~= true then return end
-- You can then use dataStore.Value to get all the player's data.
local dataStore = DataStoreModule.find("Player",userId)
if dataStore == nil or dataStore.State ~= true then
error("failed to process")
else
print("successfully retrieved " .. dataStore)
end
Also make sure that the DataStore modulescript is located in ServerStorage, no reason to have it elsewhere, just good practice to have it located there. Also consider renaming it from Main_module to DataStore, so you in fact know what it is, whenever you look into your ServerStorage.
thank you so much for the help. I believe I have it working but I would like you to verify i did everything right before I go.
here is the final code (from your VERY helpful feedback and from the tutorial knowledge)
– Variables
local DataStoreModule = require(workspace["Main Module"])
local dataDebounce = {}
local template = {
hi = 0
}
– Functions
local function DataStateChanged(player,dataStore)
while dataStore.State == false and player do
if dataStore:Open(template) ~= DataStoreModule.Response.Success then task.wait(6) end
end
if player and dataStore.State == true and not dataDebounce[player] then
dataDebounce[player] = true
-- Lastly load their character
player:LoadCharacter()
dataDebounce[player] = nil
end
end
– EVENTS
game.Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player)
-- load data
local dataStore = DataStoreModule.new("Player",player.UserId)
dataStore.StateChanged:Connect(function()
DataStateChanged(player,dataStore)
end)
DataStateChanged(player,dataStore)
-- attempt to retrieve data
local dataStore = DataStoreModule.find("Player",player.UserId)
if dataStore == nil or dataStore.State ~= true then
error("failed to process")
else
print(dataStore.Value["hi"]) -- GET current value
dataStore.Value["hi"] = 999 -- SET value
end
end)
game.Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
-- Cleanup player datastore
local dataStore = DataStoreModule.find("Player",player.UserId)
if dataStore ~= nil then dataStore:Destroy() end
end)
You can try and update “hi” while the game is playing, in a random while-loop script. Check if the datastore is saving and loading correctly .
-- Get datastore
local dataStore = con.dataStoreModule.find("Player",player.UserId)
if dataStore == nil or dataStore.State ~= true then return end
-- You can then use dataStore.Value to get all the player's data.
dataStore.Value.hi += 1 -- This adds +1 to the current value of hi, just make sure that hi is a number.
local dataStore = DataStoreModule.new("Player",player.UserId)
You could perhaps do?
local dataStore = DataStoreModule.new("Global_Bans",1)
Number two variable (in this case “1”) is just the key to a specific datastore (which is Player on the first example, and Global_Bans on this example), You can then just store each name that you want banned in that datastore.
