ModuleScript can't reset Table to default

[Tiagogibbon2 (PeepTheHorror)]

The point of this module is to have a Dictionary, every time a player joins, a Key with the player’s name is created, showing information about the player’s character (stuff like if it’s stunned, on cooldown, etc.)

So i was testing it out and it seems to work fine, whenever i change a or add a value from another script, it registers and all scripts that require this module can read it. Only problem is, i want the values to reset to default every time the CharacterAdded function is called(when he respawns).

local Players = game:GetService("Players")

local DefaultCharacterTable = {Cooldowns = {}, Stuns = {}, SpeedMultipliers = {}, Confirmations = {}}

local CharacterTables = {}

-- The problem is isolated to this function here, everything else is just for context
local CharacterAdded = function(Character)
	
	-- Checks what the values of the table were before death 
	-- it is supposed to have a Cooldown
	-- (Another script adds the Cooldown, then kills the character)
	print(CharacterTables[Character.Name])
	CharacterTables[Character.Name] = DefaultCharacterTable
	-- Checks afterwards if the Table is back to default as it should be
	print(CharacterTables[Character.Name])
	
end

local PlayerAdded = function(Player)
	 
	CharacterTables[Player.Name] = DefaultCharacterTable
	Player.CharacterAdded:Connect(CharacterAdded)
	
end

local PlayerRemoved = function(Player)
	
	if CharacterTables[Player.Name] then
		
		CharacterTables[Player.Name] = nil
		
	end
	
end

-- In case a player has already joined before this point
for _, player in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
	task.spawn(PlayerAdded, player)
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(PlayerAdded)

Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(PlayerAdded)


local CharacterDictionary = {}

CharacterDictionary.GetCharacterTables = function()
	
	return CharacterTables
	
end

return CharacterDictionary

After the character dies, the script prints out:

   05:04:48.971   ▼  {
                    ["Cooldowns"] =  ▼  {
                       ["RandomCooldown"] = true
                    },
                    ["Stuns"] = {}
                 }
  05:04:48.971   ▼  {
                    ["Cooldowns"] =  ▼  {
                       ["RandomCooldown"] = true
                    },
                    ["Stuns"] = {}
                 }

Meaning that the other script managed to add a cooldown, but the module script didn’t manage to set everything to default afterwards.

[Sougood]

Hey there,

the issue is that whenever you’re “resetting” the value indexed to the key, you’re not resetting it but referencing to the table DefaultCharacterTable.

CharacterTables[Character.Name] = DefaultCharacterTable

This means that all the keys are pointing to that table and there are no unique ones.

There’s 2 fixes for that.

Simple one:

@Initialize the array

CharacterTables[Character.Name] = {Cooldowns = {}, Stuns = {}, SpeedMultipliers = {}, Confirmations = {}}

And a more advanced an unnecessary one would be deep copying the DefaultCharacterTable.

Hope this helps.