Introduction
Hello!
I’ve created this module to allow individuals to easily convert their tables to instances, and convert those instances back to tables. I created it for my own personal use but decided I may be helping individuals who need it if I provided it for everyone to use.
In terms of customizability, unfortunately there is none that I made readily available but since it’s open-sourced, you can feel free to edit it to your own liking.
Questions you may have
Does it support nested folders and tables?
It does! This module relies heavily on recursion which is one thing I had a hard time with when I first started. I’m hoping this module aids users with datastores and recursion.
What datatypes does it support?
The basic version supports boolean, table, number and string. The advanced version supports boolean, table, number, string, BrickColor, Vector3, CFrame, Color3 and Ray.
Functions:
Module:ToInstance(table, parent)
Converts table variable to instances and parents it to the parent variable assigned above.
Module:ToTable(parent)
Parent of the instances which you want to compile into a table.
You can get the module here:
Second, more advanced option that includes more datatypes:
Advanced Functions:
Module:ToInstance(table, parent)
Converts the table variable to instances which are parented to the parent argument.
Module:ToTableForDataStore(folder)
Converts the instances from the children of the provided folder argument.
Example of how I use it personally:
local data = {
['Coins'] = 0;
['Inventory'] = {
['Accessories'] = {};
['Gear'] = {};
['Trails'] = {};
['Packages'] = {};
};
['Passes'] = {
['Premium'] = false;
};
['Rank'] = 'AlphaTester';
['Permission'] = 1;
['BanInfo'] = {
['Banned'] = false;
['BanReason'] = 'N/A';
['UnbanTime'] = 'N/A';
};
['Settings'] = {
['UIPrimaryColour'] = {
['R'] = 86;
['G'] = 146;
['B'] = 127;
};
['UISecondaryColour'] = {
['R'] = 255;
['G'] = 255;
['B'] = 255;
};
['UIFont'] = 'SourceSans';
['GlobalShadows'] = true;
['PlayerMode'] = 'Visible';
['ResetKeybind'] = 'R';
};
}
Converts to:
This is available on GitHub as well:
