Sys.get_application_path() not recognising Bundle Resources

Questions
1

I’m refactoring my save system in order for it to work in the bundle.

I’m using sys.resource, and managed to get a output, similar to a File:open() call, however, It cannot be read with File:Read() or any other File Component

This would break every part of my saving system

Is there a way to convert sys.resource() into a readable file? or some alternative which would preserve the File property?

many thanks

2

I’ve tried using sys.get_application_path() and the Filepath

C:\Users\*****\Documents\GitHub\*******\build\x86_64-win32/RoomFiles/UniversalRoomFile.json

using the code

SaveAPI.RoomFilePaths = {
	UNIVERSAL = "RoomFiles/UniversalRoomFile",
	TEST = "RoomFiles/TestStageRoomFile"
}


function SaveAPI.OpenFile(Path,Type)
	local ReadType = "r"
	if Type ~= nil then
		ReadType = Type
	end
	
	local Filepath = sys.get_application_path() ..  "/".. Path .. ".json"
	print(Filepath)
	local File = io.open(Filepath, ReadType)
	return File
end

But the File always equals nil, I’ve tried it as a part of a custom resource and without, why is this code incorrect. Either the Url is wrong, which shouldn’t be because

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This is location of the Json files, But I think I’m addressing it incorrectly

please help

3

You may want to check out these assets and how they handle the situation:

4

You mean sys.load_resource() ?

How are you saving and loading files today? And what is the format of the files you save and load? Binary? Text? JSON?

5

Json

I’ve decided on using bundle resources to store the data, I put them under the file /!RuntimeSaveData and added it to the project settings

there’s just genuinely a lack of info on how this is supposed to be formatted, I’m not even getting a pathway towards the folder

sys.get_application_path() outputs

C:\Users\*****\Documents\GitHub\********\build\x86_64-win32

but doesn’t link the folder, despite it being in the project setting as seen below

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Its under no sub-folder so !RuntimeSaveData should work, but Its not being picked up

I haven’t changed the open file code since last time, but the main issue is that I can’t even understand why Its not outputting the correct filepath

or maybe I just don’t understand how it works

6

Pay attention to the documentation:

You need to put your files in either common or a platform specific sub folder.

Also, the field is called Bundle Resources which means that the files under that folder will only be included when you do a Project->Bundle, not when you do Project->Build.

In general the recommended approach for working with save files is to use sys.get_save_file() and sys.save() and sys.load().

Based on the filenames in your screenshot it seems more like some kind of game or level config files and not save files?

7

Each entry for a room contains 2 separate variable length 2d arrays, a unique ID, a name, and are stored to individual stage files

Each stage will probably have 100+ rooms (it is a roguelike, so I need a lot of variety)

If anything breaks during development, as it has, I need to -

1- Have backups stored though my github desktop (which automatically update if I have them in the source code)

2- have to option to open up the save file and fix any issues

3-fight off any potential save corruptions deleting all the rooms, rendering the game unplayable

The code may not be built for speed, but its built for maintenance, as I am making a in-engine level editor.