Is there any other way to secure this DataStore script?

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#1

I made a data store script to save multiple values I was wondering if there was any other way to further secure it.

local datastoreservice = game:GetService("DataStoreService")
local playerdata = datastoreservice:GetDataStore("Example")

local function settable(plr)
	local newplr_Stats = {}

	for _, v in pairs(game.ServerStorage:WaitForChild("ExampleDataStore"):FindFirstChild(plr.Name.."Folder")) do
		newplr_Stats[v.Name] = v.Value
	end
	return newplr_Stats
end

local function Join(plr)
	local FolderStore = Instance.new("Folder")
	FolderStore.Name = "SAVED"
	FolderStore.Parent = game.ServerStorage:WaitForChild("ExampleDataStore")

	local gems = Instance.new("IntValue")
	gems.Name = "Gems"
	gems.Value = 0
	gems.Parent = FolderStore

	local cash = Instance.new("IntValue")
	cash.Name = "Cash"
	cash.Value = 0
	cash.Parent = FolderStore
	
	-----------------------------------
	local KEY = 'Player_'..plr.UserId
	local data = playerdata:GetAsync(KEY)



	if data then
		gems.Value = data['cash']
		cash.Value = data['cash']
	else
		gems.Value = 0
		cash.Value = 0
	end
end

local function onplayerExit(plr)
	local p_stats = settable(plr)
	local s, e = pcall(function()
		local KEY = 'Player_'..plr.UserId
		playerdata:SetAsync(KEY, p_stats)
		
	end)
	if not s then
		warn("Did Not Save!"..plr.UserId)
	end
end
#2

Use pcall in here to prevent any errors.

Again as well, but consider using UpdateAsync().

#3

Alright thanks, are there any benefits to using updateasync rather than setasync?

#4

I was actually wondering why people say that? I don’t see any reason to prefer UpdateAsync. UpdateAsync even is slower than SetAsync.

#5

UpdateAsync() considers the player’s old data value before making any changes. It needs a function as the update logic, and must return either nil to cancel the update or return the new data. It’s useful to compare the data version number.

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#6

I hope this link helps out

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