data is the new res folder

.gitignore

@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 res/
+data/
 bot/config.lua

bot/bot.lua

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ json = (loadfile "./libs/JSON.lua")()
 serpent = (loadfile "./libs/serpent.lua")()
 require("./bot/utils")
 
-VERSION = '0.8.1'
+VERSION = '0.8.2'
 
 function on_msg_receive (msg)
   vardump(msg)

plugins/get.lua

@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
-local f = io.open('./res/values.json', "r+")
-if f == nil then
-  f = io.open('./res/values.json', "w+")
-  f:write("{}") -- Write empty table
-  f:close()
-  _values = {}
-else
-  local c = f:read "*a"
-  f:close()
-  _values = json:decode(c)
+local _file_values = './data/values.lua'
+
+function read_file_values( )
+  local f = io.open(_file_values, "r+")
+  -- If file doesn't exists
+  if f == nil then
+    -- Create a new empty table
+    print ('Created value file '.._file_values)
+    serialize_to_file({}, _file_values)
+  else
+    print ('Stats loaded: '.._file_values)
+    f:close() 
+  end
+  return loadfile (_file_values)()
 end
 
+_values = read_file_values()
+
 function fetch_value(chat, value_name)
   if (_values[chat] == nil) then
     return nil

plugins/set.lua

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+local _file_values = './data/values.lua'
+
 function save_value(chat, text )
 	var_name, var_value = string.match(text, "!set (%a+) (.+)")
 	if (var_name == nil or var_value == nil) then
@@ -8,10 +10,8 @@ function save_value(chat, text )
 	end
 	_values[chat][var_name] = var_value
 
-	local json_text = json:encode_pretty(_values) 
-	file = io.open ("./res/values.json", "w+")
-	file:write(json_text)
-	file:close()
+	-- Save values to file
+	serialize_to_file(_values, _file_values)
 
 	return "Saved "..var_name.." = "..var_value
 end

plugins/stats.lua

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 do
 
 local socket = require('socket') 
-local _file_stats = './res/stats.lua'
+local _file_stats = './data/stats.lua'
 local _stats
 
 function update_user_stats(msg)