Scopes vs Listing and Prefixes

[rogeriodec_games]

Looking for more details by Scopes, I came across this warning:

So I ask:

1. Is Scopes deprecated (it says “legacy scopes”)?
2. What is the advantage (or difference) in using Listing and Prefixes in relation to Scopes?

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@rogeriodec_games

Is Scopes deprecated (it says “legacy scopes”)?

I don’t believe so.

@rogeriodec_games

What is the advantage (or difference) in using Listing and Prefixes in relation to Scopes?

The advantage is sorting the datastore when retrieving it.

You can specify a prefix when listing all data stores or keys, and only objects matching that prefix will be returned. Both functions return a DataStoreListingPages object that you can use to enumerate the list.

The documentation specifically means here that you can get some data at a time by using this function.

The example provided for scopes here can be done just by changing the key or adding a table:

This makes scopes slightly unnecessary, and Roblox wants users to upgrade and move away from the idea.

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I believe scopes will be deprecated in the near future, but this warning appears to be encouraging users to switch to Listing and Prefixes for new work. This is a deprecation warning.