Is it okay for already required modules to then require each other as well?

[Kripicial]

Just wanting to know if this is bad practice or not: I have a main server script that loads my modules. If I now have 2 already loaded modules that need to use each others functions is it okay for these modules to require each other as well or am I supposed to try and keep the logic in such a way everything will work from the main script alone without the modules requiring each other? Hope that made sense.

[SeargentAUS (Seargent)]

Unfortunately, you can not require a module, say module A, from module B, if module B has already required module A, as it results in a loop situation. From past experience, Roblox errors pretty quickly if you do this.

[SomeFedoraGuy (octav)]

Module 1:

local module = {}

local m = require(Module 2)

return module

Module 2:

local module = {}

local m = require(Module 1)

return module

That is a recursive function. It will error.

[Kripicial]

I have a server script that’s required both previously so what if one module just requires the other once? Is that any different?

[SeargentAUS (Seargent)]

If a server script requires Module A and Module B, then Module A requires Module B, it should be fine, as long as Module B does not then require Module A