Loader patch

examples/README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div align="center">
 <h1>Library Examples</h3>
 
-![examples](https://img.shields.io/badge/examples-1-blueviolet)
+![examples](https://img.shields.io/badge/examples-2-blueviolet)
 </div>
 
 ## About
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ Examples were created to demonstrate each library provided with Loader. Unlike t
 Examples included:
 - Loader
 - DataSync
-- Interface
 
 ## Examples
 ### Loader Example

examples/datasync.lua

@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ Some useful things to know:
 --]]
 
 --// loader
-local Loader = require(game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage'):WaitForChild('Loader'))
+local require = require(game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage'):WaitForChild('Loader'))
 
 --// variables
 local Cache = {} -- the main DataStore cache table
 
 -- import the modules
-local Manager = Loader('Manager')
-local DataSync = Loader('DataSync')
+local Manager = require('Manager')
+local DataSync = require('DataSync')
 
 -- import the services
-local Players = Loader['Players']
+local Players = game:GetService('Players')
 
 -- create a DataStore
 local Store = DataSync.GetStore('PlayerData',{ -- first parameter is the key of the store

examples/loader.lua

@@ -1,14 +1,35 @@
 -- initialize Loader
-local Loader = require(game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage'):WaitForChild('Loader'))
+local require = require(game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage'):WaitForChild('Loader'))
 
+local Cache = {} -- keep track of the modules
+local List = {'Manager','Roblox','DataSync','Interface','Network'} -- lets set up a list of modules to require
 
+local function Boot() -- a simple function to load the modules
+	for index,module in pairs(List) do -- start up a loop
+        Cache[module] = require(module) -- require the module
+    end
+
+    return Cache
+end
 
--- Built in options, similar to Rusts' "Option" enum, though this compares types
--- Option is created on the global 'shared' by Loader
--- Lua should implement its own Option, would make this so much easier.
-shared.Option:Set('result1','string') -- type: string
-shared.Option:Set('result2',23876) -- type: number
-shared.Option:Set('result3','string') -- type: string
+local Get = Boot() -- get the modules & boot em
+for index,module in pairs(Get) do
+    print(module._Name) -- every module has a _Name
+end
 
-print(shared.Option.result1:Match(shared.Option.result2)) --> false
-print(shared.Option.result1:Match(shared.Option.result3)) --> true
+--[=[
+create a new module, run this in the command bar:
+
+local New = Instance.new('ModuleScript')
+New.Name = 'WackyModule'
+New.Source = 'return {}'
+New.Parent = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage')
+]=]
+
+local Name = 'WackyModule'
+local Find = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage'):FindFirstChild(Name)
+
+local RequireByInstance = require(Find) -- require it by instance
+local RequireByString = require(Name) -- require that same module
+
+print(RequireByInstance == RequireByString) --> true, because their the same require table

src/Manager.lua

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Manager._Connections = {}
 Manager._Timers = {}
 Manager._Bouncers = {}
 Manager._LastIteration = nil
-Manager._Name = script.Name
+Manager._Name = string.upper(script.Name)
 
 local Compression = {}
 Compression.Dictionary = {}

src/Roblox.lua

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
 ]=]
 
 local Roblox = {}
+Roblox._Name = string.upper(script.Name)
 Roblox._ThumbnailCache = {}
 Roblox._SetCoreTypes = {
 	['PromptFriendRequest'] = 'PromptSendFriendRequest';