ZEND

ZEND is an enterprise-grade DataStore session locking, serialization, and critical state persistence framework for Luau on Roblox. It features binary bit-packing via buffer, custom Base64 string encoding, session theft protection, and automated periodic saves.

Documentation Index

• API Reference: DataStore methods, session locking, and squash schemas.
• Architecture & Design: Session lock lifecycle, heartbeat timers, and Base64 buffer encoding.
• Performance & Memory Profile: Binary serialization throughput and DataStore request batching.
• Failure Modes & Exception Guarantees: Session steal detection, dead session override (630s), and critical error handling.
• Executable Examples: Initializing player data schemas and session management.

Quick Start

local ZEND = require(path.to.ZEND)

-- ZEND manages DataStore session lifecycle automatically