Make table from model names inside a folder

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1

How can a make a table that has a list of the names of the models inside a folder so that i dont have to manually edit everyhting each time I add a new item to the folder?

Thanks!

local items = game.ReplicatedStorage.Items


local data =  {
	
	
        Level = 1,
		Gems = 0,

        ItemsOwned = {-------list of items inside  folder
	
			
            nameofiteminsidefolder = false,------
            nameofiteminsidefolder = false,
            nameofiteminsidefolder = false,
            nameofiteminsidefolder = false,



        },
    }
2

It’s possible to use GetChildren and iterate through that, adding every Instance to the dictionary.
Yet also, you can Connect on ChildAdded/ChildRemoved to add/remove that Instance from the dictionary:

local ItemsOwned = {}
local Folder = workspace.Folder --// Example

for _, Item in ipairs(Folder:GetChildren()) do --// Use ipairs for arrays
    ItemsOwned[Item.Name] = Item
end

Folder.ChildAdded:Connect(function(Child)
    ItemsOwned[Child.Name] = Child
end)

Folder.ChildRemoving:Connect(function(Child)
    ItemsOwned[Child.Name] = nil --// Setting it to nil is essentially removing it
end)

FYI: If Items were to share the same name then a method involving setting the Instance names to GUIDs (from HttpService) might be a good idea.