Problem with ProfileService getting Profile

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#1

I use ProfileService as my DataStore. However I am trying to access the player’s profile from a separate ModuleScript so I can access their data, but it says there is no profile.

Here is the code from the ModuleScript called Currency_ (somehow doesn’t work)

function Module.Sell(Player: Player)
	local Profile = DataModule.Profiles[Player] if not Profile or Profile == nil then print("no profile") return end
end

Here’s another ServerScript that also defines Profile (somehow works)

local function Spawn(Player: Player)
	local Profile = Root.Profiles[Player]
	if Profile == nil or not Profile then Player:Kick("Data failed to load") print("here") return end
end

Explorer:
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Inside of Root (The one I use for getting profile)

-- DO NOT MODIFY THE CODE BELOW.
local DataModule = {}
DataModule.Profiles = {}

return DataModule

The slightest bit of help is greatly appreciated.

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#2 
local function Spawn(Player: Player)
	local Profile = Root.Profiles[Player.UserId] -- You forgot userId here
	if Profile == nil or not Profile then Player:Kick("Data failed to load") print("here") return end
end

function Module.Sell(Player: Player)
    -- and here
	local Profile = DataModule.Profiles[Player.UserId] if not Profile or Profile == nil then print("no profile") return end
end
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#3

I don’t think adding .UserId will make a difference, hence it might even create an error, it works fine with just Player but it won’t get Profile on my modulescript for some reason.

#4

Checking if profile is nil is enough, no need for a second check. You should expose a method/function in your dataModule for retrieving a profile. Something like DataModule:GetPlayerProfile(player: Player) and then from a different module require the dataModule and call the method with the required arguments.

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#5

I don’t think I need these, it was already working fine in my modulescripts. I’ll try removing the extra profile == nil though

#6

You also may not be waiting for the profile to even exist. If I mentioned correctly loading of profiles can take anywhere from ~7 seconds or more. So instead of immediately returning, try repeating task.wait() till the profile exists.

#7

This isn’t a problem with my other scripts (which gets Profile right after the player has joined)

#8

Could you please break down what your actual problem is? Simpler terms would be appreciated for further assistance.

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#9

My actual problem is that I cannot get profile on the ModuleScript however getting the profile on the ServerScript works.

#10

That is… odd. Can you show both cases of how you’re trying to access the profile. One for serverscript one for modulescripts.

#11

What do you mean by that? The code I provided above is my method for getting profile.

#12

Yea my bad, somehow missed that lol. If I were you I would really try and expose a method to get the profile tho, directly accessing DataModule.Profiles won’t always work till the profile as loaded. Take this code for example:

local module = {
	sessionProfiles = {}
}

function module:getProfile(player: Player)
	local profile

	repeat task.wait()
	until self.sessionProfiles[player] ~= nil 

	profile = self.sessionProfiles[player]

	return profile
end

function module:Initialize()
	for _, player in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
		coroutine.resume(coroutine.create(function()
			self:onPlayerAdded(player)
		end))
	end

	Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(function(player: Player) 
		self:onPlayerAdded(player)
	end)

	Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player: Player) 
		local profile = self.sessionProfiles[player]
		if profile ~= nil then
			profile:Release()
		end
	end)
end

I would call Initialize at the top-level portion of my main server script and then initialize all other modules and getProfile yields so it waits till the profile is available to be accessed and returns it.

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#13

I think I see the problem now.
I forgot to put Player inside one of my functions where I load player’s Profile, it works now.
Thanks for trying to help me though

#14

will try this though

ignore: egsd

#15

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