AdorneeData

Bridges attributes and serialization

Installation

npm install @quenty/adorneedata --save

Requirements

These are the requirements for this attribute data library.

• Not like Tie in that it is focused on serialization/boundary between Roblox and our stuff (tie is interfaces separated by network boundary)
• Easy to transform between data and attributes
• No service bag requirements

Centralized definition with no server/client information

return AdorneeData.new({
  CurrencyColor = Color3.new();
  CurrencyNameTranslationKey = "";
  CurrencyFormatTranslationKey = "";
  CurrencyImageId = "";
  CurrencyShowType = CurrencyShowTypes.NONE;
  GivePlayerCurrency = false;
  CurrencySaves = false;
})

Easy to write/author

We should be able to create new data that is validated

CurrencyDefinitionData:CreateData({
  CurrencyKey = CurrencyDefinitionConstants.DEFAULT_CURRENCY_KEY
  CurrencyColor = Color3.fromRGB(55, 180, 74)
  CurrencyTranslationKey = "currency.default.name"
  CurrencyFormatTranslationKey = "currency.default.format"
  DoesSave = true
  ImageId = "rbxassetid://10049671651"
})

We should be able to create partial data

CurrencyDefinitionData:CreatePartialData({
  CurrencyKey = CurrencyDefinitionConstants.DEFAULT_CURRENCY_KEY
  CurrencyColor = Color3.fromRGB(55, 180, 74)
  CurrencyTranslationKey = "currency.default.name"
  CurrencyFormatTranslationKey = "currency.default.format"
  DoesSave = true
  ImageId = "rbxassetid://10049671651"
})

Additional authorship requirements

• Should be able to set optional values

Easy to validate/assert/assign

We should be able to check data types

function CurrencyService:InitCurrencyDefinition(currencyDefinitionData)
  assert(CurrencyDefinitionData:IsData(currencyDefinitionData), "Bad currencyDefinitionData")

  local currencyDefinition = CurrencyDefinition:Create("Folder")
  CurrencyDefinitionData:SetAttributes(currencyDefinition, currencyDefinitionData)

  return currencyDefinition
end

Replacement files

Should replace following files:

• CurrencyDefinitionDataUtils - Files with t interface asserting type
• CurrencyDefinitionConstants - Files with constant attribute names
• CurrencyDefinitionUtils - File that sets certain properties or attributes and do validation

Easy to serialize

Should be able to flash to constant