Source Code for the plugin Save as JSON
Source.lua is the raw source code, nothing added or modified.
Module.lua is for use in-game, in a module script.
First get the latest API dump.
Fetch the current version hash then fetch the latest API dump by replacing <HASH> in the following URL with the retrieved version hash:
http://setup.roblox.com/<HASH>-API-Dump.json
Then require Module.lua and call setup().
local saveAsJSON = require(module)
saveAsJSON:setup(dumpContent)You can now use ether decode() or encode() depending on what you want.
local saveAsJSON = require(module)
saveAsJSON:setup(dumpContent)
--[[encode takes a table of instances to encode and a "compression mode". Compression mode can be:
- "none" (all properties)
- "lossless" (removes unchanged values)
- "lossy" (compresses some values)]]
local JSONData = saveAsJSON:encode({game.Workspace.Part}, "none")
-- decode just takes JSON data as a string
saveAsJSON:decode(JSONData) jsonExtendedDataTypes.lua is all the functions I use to convert Roblox data types to JSON compatable data types. This is applicable to any JSON project, that's why its a seperate script.
Require the module then index the functions via whatever typeOf(value) spits out.