Add script data to allow persistence of unknown recipes

plugins/inventory_sync/module/serialize.lua

@@ -344,8 +344,9 @@ function serialize.deserialize_crafting_queue(player, serialized)
 end
 
 ---@param player LuaPlayer
+---@param failed string[]?
 ---@return string?
-function serialize.serialize_crafting_notifications(player)
+function serialize.serialize_crafting_notifications(player, failed)
 	-- Get all unlocked recipes
 	local recipes = {}
 	for _, recipe in pairs(player.force.recipes) do
@@ -360,8 +361,8 @@ function serialize.serialize_crafting_notifications(player)
 	end
 
 	-- Convert to a list of names
-	local index = 1
-	local recipe_names = {}
+	local recipe_names = failed or {} -- Includes previous recipes if any
+	local index = #recipe_names + 1
 	for name in pairs(recipes) do
 		recipe_names[index] = name
 		index = index + 1
@@ -372,6 +373,7 @@ end
 
 --- @param player LuaPlayer
 --- @param serialized string
+--- @return string[]? failed Recipe names that do not exist
 function serialize.deserialize_crafting_notifications(player, serialized)
 	-- Decode the recipe name strings
 	local recipe_names = helpers.json_to_table(assert(helpers.decode_string(serialized)))
@@ -379,6 +381,7 @@ function serialize.deserialize_crafting_notifications(player, serialized)
 	local clear_notification = player.clear_recipe_notification
 	local add_notification = player.add_recipe_notification
 	local notifications = {}
+	local failed = {}
 
 	-- Assume all recipes need a notification
 	for _, recipe in pairs(player.force.recipes) do
@@ -391,6 +394,9 @@ function serialize.deserialize_crafting_notifications(player, serialized)
 	for _, recipe_name in pairs(recipe_names) do
 		if notifications[recipe_name] then
 			notifications[recipe_name] = false
+		else
+			-- Recipe does not exist on this server
+			failed[#failed+1] = recipe_name
 		end
 	end
 
@@ -408,6 +414,9 @@ function serialize.deserialize_crafting_notifications(player, serialized)
 			add_notification(recipe_name)
 		end
 	end
+
+	-- Return failed recipes if any
+	return next(failed) and failed or nil
 end
 
 local controller_to_name = {}
@@ -416,6 +425,7 @@ for name, value in pairs(defines.controllers) do
 end
 
 --- @class SerializedPlayerData
+--- @field generation number
 --- @field name string
 --- @field controller string
 --- @field color Color
@@ -433,10 +443,12 @@ end
 --- @field recipe_notifications string?
 
 --- @param player LuaPlayer
+--- @param failed_deserialization FailedDeserializationPlayerData
 --- @return SerializedPlayerData
-function serialize.serialize_player(player)
+function serialize.serialize_player(player, failed_deserialization)
 	--- @type SerializedPlayerData
 	local serialized = {
+		generation = 0, -- Gets replaced later
 		controller = controller_to_name[player.controller_type],
 		name = player.name,
 		color = player.color,
@@ -492,15 +504,21 @@ function serialize.serialize_player(player)
 
 	-- Serialize recipe notifications
 	if recipe_notifications_api then
-		serialized.recipe_notifications = serialize.serialize_crafting_notifications(player)
+		serialized.recipe_notifications = serialize.serialize_crafting_notifications(player, failed_deserialization.recipe_notifications)
 	end
 
 	return serialized
 end
 
+--- @class FailedDeserializationPlayerData
+--- @field recipe_notifications string[]?
+
 --- @param player LuaPlayer
 --- @param serialized SerializedPlayerData
+--- @return FailedDeserializationPlayerData?
 function serialize.deserialize_player(player, serialized)
+	local failed_deserialization = {}
+
 	if player.controller_type ~= defines.controllers[serialized.controller] or serialized.controller == "ghost" then
 		-- If targeting the character or ghost controller then create a character
 		if serialized.controller == "character" or serialized.controller == "ghost" then
@@ -582,8 +600,11 @@ function serialize.deserialize_player(player, serialized)
 
 	-- Deserialize recipe notifications
 	if recipe_notifications_api and serialized.recipe_notifications then
-		serialize.deserialize_crafting_notifications(player, serialized.recipe_notifications)
+		failed_deserialization.recipe_notifications =
+			serialize.deserialize_crafting_notifications(player, serialized.recipe_notifications)
 	end
+
+	return next(failed_deserialization) and failed_deserialization or nil
 end
 
 return serialize