getscripthash - Mintlify Starter Kit

Returns a SHA-384 hash of a script’s bytecode. Most commonly used to detect when a script’s source has been modified or recompiled.

getscripthash(script: LuaSourceContainer): string

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`script`	`LuaSourceContainer`	The script to hash.

Returns

string - a 96-character hexadecimal string (48 bytes).

Example

local hash = getscripthash(workspace.Part.LocalScript)

local animate = cloneref(game:GetService("Players")).LocalPlayer.Character.Animate
local hash = getscripthash(animate)

while task.wait(0.5) do
    local newHash = getscripthash(animate)
    if newHash ~= hash then
        print("Script has changed - re-hooking.")
        hash = newHash
    end
end

Comparing two hashes is much cheaper than comparing the bytecode strings returned by getscriptbytecode. Good for polling loops.