Repeating Code: how to slim down code into more functions and arguments

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:bust_in_silhouette: Asked By Jasondxevans

Hey Everyone,

I wondered if someone could take a look at this and advise how I would go about perhaps cutting the code down into more functions with arguments. As I am trying not to repeat code in my GD scripts.

Cheers
Jay

extends Node

signal back_pressed

const SAVE_DIR = “user://defined_dir/”

onready var backButton = $PATH
onready var saveOneButton = $PATH
onready var saveTwoButton = $PATH
onready var saveThreeButton = $PATH
onready var saveOnePanel = $PATH
onready var saveTwoPanel = $PATH
onready var saveThreePanel = $PATH

var savePathOne = SAVE_DIR + “saveOne.dat”
var savePathTwo = SAVE_DIR + “saveTwo.dat”
var savePathThree = SAVE_DIR + “saveThree.dat”

var fileSaveOne = File.new()
var fileSaveTwo = File.new()
var fileSaveThree = File.new()

func _ready():

backButton.connect("pressed", self, "on_back_pressed")
saveOneButton.connect("pressed", self, "on_save_one_pressed")
saveTwoButton.connect("pressed", self, "on_save_two_pressed")
saveThreeButton.connect("pressed", self, "on_save_three_pressed")

if (fileSaveOne.file_exists(savePathOne)):
	var viewError1 = fileSaveOne.open_encrypted_with_pass(savePathOne, File.READ, "passwordhidden")
	if (viewError1 == OK):
		var saveDataOne = fileSaveOne.get_var()
		saveOnePanel.text = str("Total Lives: " , saveDataOne.values()[0], "\n", "Continues: " , saveDataOne.values()[1], "\n", "Current Level: " , saveDataOne.values()[2])

if (fileSaveTwo.file_exists(savePathTwo)):
	var viewError2 = fileSaveTwo.open_encrypted_with_pass(savePathTwo, File.READ, "passwordhidden")
	if (viewError2 == OK):
		var saveDataTwo = fileSaveTwo.get_var()
		saveTwoPanel.text = str("Total Lives: " , saveDataTwo.values()[0], "\n", "Continues: " , saveDataTwo.values()[1], "\n", "Current Level: " , saveDataTwo.values()[2])

if (fileSaveThree.file_exists(savePathThree)):
	var viewError3 = fileSaveThree.open_encrypted_with_pass(savePathThree, File.READ, "passwordhidden")
	if (viewError3 == OK):
		var saveDataThree = fileSaveThree.get_var()
		saveThreePanel.text = str("Total Lives: " , saveDataThree.values()[0], "\n", "Continues: " , saveDataThree.values()[1], "\n", "Current Level: " , saveDataThree.values()[2])

func on_back_pressed():
emit_signal(“back_pressed”)

func on_save_one_pressed():

	saveOneButton.disabled = true
	
	var dataSaveOne = {
		"total lives" : Helpers.totalLives,
		"total continues" : Helpers.currentContinues,
		"current level" : $"/root/LevelManager".currentLevelIndex
	}
	# Making Directories #
	
	var dir = Directory.new()
	if (!dir.dir_exists(SAVE_DIR)):
		dir.make_dir_recursive(SAVE_DIR)
	
	
	var saveError = fileSaveOne.open_encrypted_with_pass(savePathOne, File.WRITE, "passwordhidden")
	if (saveError == OK):
		fileSaveOne.store_var(dataSaveOne)
		saveOnePanel.text = str("Total Lives: " , dataSaveOne.values()[0], "\n", "Continues: " , dataSaveOne.values()[1], "\n", "Current Level: " , dataSaveOne.values()[2])
		fileSaveOne.close()
	else:
		emit_signal("back_pressed")

func on_save_two_pressed():

saveTwoButton.disabled = true

var dataSaveTwo = {
	"total lives" : Helpers.totalLives,
	"total continues" : Helpers.currentContinues,
	"current level" : $"/root/LevelManager".currentLevelIndex
}
# Making Directories #

var dir = Directory.new()
if (!dir.dir_exists(SAVE_DIR)):
	dir.make_dir_recursive(SAVE_DIR)


var saveError = fileSaveTwo.open_encrypted_with_pass(savePathTwo, File.WRITE, "passwordhidden")
if (saveError == OK):
	fileSaveTwo.store_var(dataSaveTwo)
	saveTwoPanel.text = str("Total Lives: " , dataSaveTwo.values()[0], "\n", "Continues: " , dataSaveTwo.values()[1], "\n", "Current Level: " , dataSaveTwo.values()[2])
	fileSaveTwo.close()
else:
	emit_signal("back_pressed")

func on_save_three_pressed():

saveThreeButton.disabled = true

var dataSaveThree = {
	"total lives" : Helpers.totalLives,
	"total continues" : Helpers.currentContinues,
	"current level" : $"/root/LevelManager".currentLevelIndex
}
# Making Directories #

var dir = Directory.new()
if (!dir.dir_exists(SAVE_DIR)):
	dir.make_dir_recursive(SAVE_DIR)


var saveError = fileSaveThree.open_encrypted_with_pass(savePathThree, File.WRITE, "passwordhidden")
if (saveError == OK):
	fileSaveThree.store_var(dataSaveThree)
	saveThreePanel.text = str("Total Lives: " , dataSaveThree.values()[0], "\n", "Continues: " , dataSaveThree.values()[1], "\n", "Current Level: " , dataSaveThree.values()[2])
	fileSaveThree.close()
else:
	emit_signal("back_pressed")