Game #3: Space Shooter

space-shooter/Scenes/SaveLoad.gd

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+extends Node
+
+# Use user://save.json to automatically use user app config folders
+# Leaving as res to avoid storing json files for test games
+const SAVE_DATA_PATH = "res://save.json"
+
+var default_save_data = {
+	"hi_score": 0
+}
+
+func store_save_data(data):
+	var save_file = File.new()
+	save_file.open(SAVE_DATA_PATH, File.WRITE)
+	save_file.store_line(to_json(data))
+	save_file.close()
+
+func load_save_data():
+	var save_file = File.new()
+	
+	if not save_file.file_exists(SAVE_DATA_PATH):
+		store_save_data(default_save_data)
+		return default_save_data
+
+	save_file.open(SAVE_DATA_PATH, File.READ)
+	var save_data = parse_json(save_file.get_as_text())
+	save_file.close()
+
+	return save_data