What would be the best way to save multiple values?

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I wanted to create an array with a name such as "currency_array" which would include all the currencies and then create resource's depending on how many values there are inside the array and then also loading and saving those values. But how would I go about making this?

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Would this code work for you? An example of how to use it is at the bottom.

(Needs to placed within a server context):

-- Sets up a "hash" map of player IDs and player objects

-- to allow for quick and easy access of a player object

-- when given that player's id

local playerMap = nil

function CreatePlayerMap()

    playerMap = {}

    for _, player in Game.GetPlayers() do

        playerMap[player.id] = player

    end

end

-- Retrieves a player from the "playerMap" hash map

function GetPlayer(playerID)

    return playerMap[playerID]

end

-- Set the player's resources to the values in the "currency_array"

function SetPlayerCurrencyFromCurrencyArray(player, array)

    for currencyType, amount in pairs(array) do

        -- if the player does not have this currency type as a resource, add 

        -- this currecny type as a resource

        if(player:GetResource(currencyType) == nil) then

            player:SetResource(currencyType, amount)

        end

    end

end

-- Updates one player's currency

function UpdatePlayerCurrency(playerID, data)

    CreatePlayerMap()

    for currencyType, amount in pairs(data) do

        -- Assign resource amounts to the player

        GetPlayer(playerID):SetResource(currencyType, amount)

    end

end

function LoadPlayerCurrency(player)

    -- Get the data from storage

    local data = Storage.GetPlayerData(player)

    if(data ~= nil) then

        UpdatePlayerCurrency(player.id, data)

    end

end

-- save all player resources

function SavePlayerCurrency(player)

    Storage.SetPlayerData(player, player:GetResources())

end

--Example of how to use below:

currency_array = {gold=0, platinum=0}

--Load a palyer's currecy data when they connect

function OnPlayerConnected(player)

    -- Load values of prexisting currencies 

    LoadPlayerCurrency(player)

    -- Give players the currencies listed in the "currency_array"

    SetPlayerCurrencyFromCurrencyArray(player, currency_array)

    -- Save the player's currency data

    SavePlayerCurrency(player)

end

Game.playerjoinedEvent:Connect(OnPlayerConnected)