Types

To ensure compatibility with Roblox DataStore, Roda only supports primitive data types (strings, numbers, booleans). Having nested tables and complex types at runtime in your table can be achieved very easy using the provided code generation.

If for some reasons you don't want to use the code generation, here are some basic examples of converting primitives into complex Roblox types.

Color3

Server.lua Items.lua Colors.lua

Script

local colors = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Colors)   -- Adjust as needed
local items = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Items)     -- Adjust as needed

for _, item in pairs(items) do    
    local colorData = colors[item.colorKey] or error("Color not found: " .. item.colorKey)

    item.color = Color3.fromRGB(colorData.R, colorData.G, colorData.B) 
end

ModuleScript

local items = {
    {
        id = 1,
        colorKey = "orange",
        -- ..
    },
}

return items

ModuleScript

local colors = {
    ["orange"] = {
        colorKey = "orange",
        R = 255,
        G = 176,
        B = 0,
    },
}

return colors

---

Vector3

Server.lua Items.lua Positions.lua

Script

local positions = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Positions) -- Adjust as needed
local items = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Items)         -- Adjust as needed

for _, item in pairs(items) do    
    local pos = positions[item.posKey] or error("Position not found: " .. item.posKey)

    item.position = Vector3.new(pos.X, pos.Y, pos.Z)
end

ModuleScript

local items = {
    {
        id = 1,
        posKey = "startPosition",
        -- ..
    },
    {
        id = 2,
        posKey = "endPosition",
        -- ..
    },
}

return items

ModuleScript

local positions = {
    ["startPosition"] = {
        posKey = "startPosition",
        X = 10,
        Y = 5,
        Z = 0,
    },
    ["endPosition"] = {
        posKey = "endPosition",
        X = 15,
        Y = 8,
        Z = 0,
    },
}

return positions

---

Vector2

Server.lua Items.lua Sizes.lua

Script

local sizes = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Sizes)      -- Adjust as needed
local items = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Items)      -- Adjust as needed

for _, item in pairs(items) do    
    local sizeData = sizes[item.sizeKey] or error("Size not found: " .. item.sizeKey)

    item.size = Vector2.new(sizeData.X, sizeData.Y) 
end

ModuleScript

local items = {
    {
        id = 1,
        sizeKey = "uiSize",
        -- ..
    },
    {
        id = 2,
        sizeKey = "iconSize",
        -- ..
    },
}

return items

ModuleScript

local sizes = {
    ["uiSize"] = {
        sizeKey = "uiSize",
        X = 50,
        Y = 100,
    },
    ["iconSize"] = {
        sizeKey = "iconSize",
        X = 30,
        Y = 30,
    },
}

return sizes

---

UDim2

Server.lua Items.lua UISizes.lua

Script

local uiSizes = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.UISizes) -- Adjust as needed
local items = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Items)     -- Adjust as needed

for _, item in pairs(items) do    
    local sizeData = uiSizes[item.sizeKey] or error("UISize not found: " .. item.sizeKey)

    item.size = UDim2.new(sizeData.ScaleX, sizeData.OffsetX, sizeData.ScaleY, sizeData.OffsetY) 
end

ModuleScript

local items = {
    {
        id = 1,
        sizeKey = "buttonSize",
        -- ..
    },
    {
        id = 2,
        sizeKey = "panelSize",
        -- ..
    },
}

return items

ModuleScript

local uiSizes = {
    ["buttonSize"] = {
        sizeKey = "buttonSize",
        ScaleX = 0.5,
        ScaleY = 0.5,
        OffsetX = 0,
        OffsetY = 0,
    },
    ["panelSize"] = {
        sizeKey = "panelSize",
        ScaleX = 0.8,
        ScaleY = 0.8,
        OffsetX = 0,
        OffsetY = 0,
    },
}

return uiSizes

---

UDim

Server.lua Items.lua UIScales.lua

Script

local uiScales = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.UIScales)   -- Adjust as needed
local items = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Items)         -- Adjust as needed

for _, item in pairs(items) do    
    local scaleData = uiScales[item.scaleKey] or error("UIScale not found: " .. item.scaleKey)

    item.size = UDim.new(scaleData.Scale, scaleData.Offset) 
end

ModuleScript

local items = {
    {
        id = 1,
        scaleKey = "buttonScale",
        -- ..
    },
    {
        id = 2,
        scaleKey = "panelScale",
        -- ..
    },
}

return items

ModuleScript

local uiScales = {
    ["buttonScale"] = {
        scaleKey = "buttonScale",
        Scale = 0.5,
        Offset = 0,
    },
    ["panelScale"] = {
        scaleKey = "panelScale",
        Scale = 0.8,
        Offset = 0,
    },
}

return uiScales

---

CFrame

Server.lua Items.lua CFrames.lua

Script

local cFrames = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.CFrames)   -- Adjust as needed
local items = require(game.ReplicatedStorage.Items)       -- Adjust as needed

for _, item in pairs(items) do    
    local cFrameData = cFrames[item.cFrameKey] or error("CFrame not found: " .. item.cFrameKey)

    item.cFrame = CFrame.new(cFrameData.PositionX, cFrameData.PositionY, cFrameData.PositionZ) 
        * CFrame.fromEulerAngles(math.rad(cFrameData.RotationX), math.rad(cFrameData.RotationY), math.rad(cFrameData.RotationZ)) 
end

ModuleScript

local items = {
    {
        id = 1,
        cFrameKey = "objectPosition1",
        -- ..
    },
    {
        id = 2,
        cFrameKey = "objectPosition2",
        -- ..
    },
}

return items

ModuleScript

local cFrames = {
    ["objectPosition1"] = {
        cFrameKey = "objectPosition1",
        PositionX = 0,
        PositionY = 5,
        PositionZ = 0,
        RotationX = 45, -- In degrees
        RotationY = 0,
        RotationZ = 0,
    },
    ["objectPosition2"] = {
        cFrameKey = "objectPosition2",
        PositionX = 10,
        PositionY = 8,
        PositionZ = 5,
        RotationX = 0,
        RotationY = 0,
        RotationZ = 90, -- In degrees
    },
}

return cFrames