helpers.lua

-- Function to handle Roblox data serialization

local HttpService = game:GetService('HttpService')

local Helpers = {}

function Helpers.serializeData(data)
    return HttpService:JSONEncode(data)
end

function Helpers.deserializeData(jsonString)
    return HttpService:JSONDecode(jsonString)
end

function Helpers.saveDataToFile(fileName, data)
    local serializedData = Helpers.serializeData(data)
    local success, errorMessage = pcall(function()
        local folder = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage'):FindFirstChild('DataStore') or Instance.new('Folder', game.ReplicatedStorage)
        folder.Name = 'DataStore'

        local file = Instance.new('StringValue')
        file.Name = fileName
        file.Value = serializedData
        file.Parent = folder
    end)
    return success, errorMessage
end

function Helpers.loadDataFromFile(fileName)
    local folder = game:GetService('ReplicatedStorage'):FindFirstChild('DataStore')
    if folder then
        local file = folder:FindFirstChild(fileName)
        if file then
            return Helpers.deserializeData(file.Value)
        end
    end
    return nil
end

return Helpers