Lua code error on ApplySaveData

[dmcrider]

I have some data that I gather in a custom Saver. On the pause screen UI, there's a Save Game button that calls this custom Saver. After I gather the necessary data, I call

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PersistentDataManager.ApplySaveData(gameData)

This, however, throws a Lua code error:

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Dialogue System: Lua code '{"PlayerPosition":"-6.147034,0.1742856,-14.47527,0,-0.1305264,0,-0.9914448","PlayerData":"0,Terithan,20,20,10,10,1,0","PlayerInventory":"25|0,Mom's Elixer,A family secret,20,False,True,False,5,1,Consumable|1,Whitling Knife,A small knife used for carving.,2,False,True,False,1,1,Weapon","NPCPositions":"6.89727,0.1276187,-13.23673,0,0.4483954,0,0.8938354|-13.38935,0.1276187,9.430729,0,0.2463654,0,0.9691771","NPCData":"1,Elaine,35,35,15,15,5,2510|0,Humfort,30,30,10,10,5,2500"}' threw exception 'Code has syntax errors:
Line 1, Col 1 '{': Failed to parse Letter of Name.
Line 1, Col 1 '{': Failed to parse Name of VarName.
Line 1, Col 1 '{': Failed to parse 'nil' of NilLiteral.
Line 1, Col 1 '{': Failed to parse Text of BoolLiteral.
Line 1, Col 1 '{': Failed to parse '0'...'9' of Digit.
Line 1, Col 1 '{': Failed to parse (Digit)+ of FloatNumber.
Line 1, Col 18 ':': Failed to parse '}' of TableConstructor.
Line 1, Col 1 '{': Failed to parse Name of VariableArg.
Line 1, Col 1 '{': Failed to parse firstTerm of OperatorExpr.
Line 1, Col 1 '{': Failed to parse Expr of ExprStmt.
Line 1, Col 1 '{': Failed to parse remaining input.
'
UnityEngine.Debug:LogError (object)
PixelCrushers.DialogueSystem.Lua:RunRaw (string,bool,bool) (at Assets/Plugins/Pixel Crushers/Dialogue System/Scripts/Lua/Lua Wrapper/Lua Interpreter/Lua.cs:228)
PixelCrushers.DialogueSystem.Lua:Run (string,bool,bool) (at Assets/Plugins/Pixel Crushers/Dialogue System/Scripts/Lua/Lua Wrapper/Lua Interpreter/Lua.cs:129)
PixelCrushers.DialogueSystem.Lua:Run (string,bool) (at Assets/Plugins/Pixel Crushers/Dialogue System/Scripts/Lua/Lua Wrapper/Lua Interpreter/Lua.cs:139)
PixelCrushers.DialogueSystem.PersistentDataManager:ApplyLuaInternal (string,bool) (at Assets/Plugins/Pixel Crushers/Dialogue System/Scripts/Save System/PersistentDataManager.cs:261)
PixelCrushers.DialogueSystem.PersistentDataManager:ApplySaveData (string,PixelCrushers.DialogueSystem.DatabaseResetOptions) (at Assets/Plugins/Pixel Crushers/Dialogue System/Scripts/Save System/PersistentDataManager.cs:246)
Anagorth.AnagorthSaver:SaveGame () (at Assets/Scripts/Utility/AnagorthSaver.cs:32)

Does my JSON include bad characters? I've been writing C# code for almost a decade now, but I have no experience with Lua, so I'm not sure where I'm going wrong here. Is my whole implementation bad?

[Tony Li]

Hi,

Saver components use the Save System. You don't need to call PersistentDataManager. Call these methods instead:

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PixelCrushers.SaveSystem.SaveToSlot(#);
...
PixelCrushers.SaveSystem.LoadFromSlot(#);

API Reference: SaveSystem

This is the flowchart that's at the bottom of the Save System manual page:



PersistentDataManager sits between "Dialogue System data" and "Dialogue System Saver". Dialogue System Saver uses PersistentDataManager to save and record the Dialogue System's internal data (variables, quest states, etc.).

Your own savers ("Other savers..." in the flowchart) don't need to worry about PersistentDataManager.

If you have any questions about this, just let me know.