Custom Store not working

[somber nymph]

Hey guys,

I tried myself on writing a custom store

import { Piece, Store } from '@sapphire/framework';

export class InfrastructureDiscordServiceStore extends Store<Piece, 'infrastructure-discord-services'> {
    public constructor() {
        super(Piece, { name: 'infrastructure-discord-services' });
    }
}

I try to register it in my client with this code piece

const root = getRootData().root;
this.stores.register(new InfrastructureDiscordServiceStore()).registerPath(join(root, 'infrastructure', 'discord', 'service'));

Log output:

2025-05-26 10:39:14 - INFO  - └─ Loaded 0   infrastructure-discord-services.

Path should be correct. But at the end no store will be registered. My stores are all built like this

export class RoleService extends Piece {
    public constructor(context: Piece.LoaderContext, options: Piece.Options) {
        super(context, { ...options, name: 'role-service' });
    }
}

In the end it's not working. Funny thing is that when I try to register the store manually with

void this.stores.loadPiece({
            store: 'infrastructure-discord-services',
            name: 'role-service',
            piece: RoleService
        });

the Service is registered in the store.
Log output:

2025-05-26 10:39:14 - INFO  - └─ Loaded 6   infrastructure-discord-services.

What am I doing wrong?
I am thankful for all help 🥲

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[fickle zealot]

have you tried mimicking how stores are registered for plugins?

specifically plugins dont do this.stores.register(new InfrastructureDiscordServiceStore()) but this.stores.register(this.server.routes) and assign this.server beforehand. They also dont do registerPath which is implied to be join(getRootData().root, nameOfTheStore)

[somber nymph]

Yes I tried to, but I'm not sure how, where and when to mimick the preInitialization hook for example from the util-store plugin from the register.ts. I understand the logic but I'm not sure how am I supposed to do it. Are there any examples on custom stores outside of the plugins?

[fickle zealot]

how, where and when to mimick the preInitialization hook

in your entrypoint file. index.ts, setup.ts, etc.

[somber nymph]

Can I use hooks like as the plugins use? As for some services I need a logged in Bot for example.

2nd question:
Can I still do the .registerPath() method somewhere in the files then? My pieces do not live in the path join(getRootData().root, nameOfTheStore) as I'm using some other folder structure

[fickle zealot]

yes and yes

[somber nymph]

Alright. I tried to copy and edit the most of the utilities plugin.

This is my store register call

public static [preInitialization](this: SapphireClient): void {
        this.discordServices = new DiscordServices();
        this.stores.register(this.discordServices.store).registerPath(join(getRootData().root, 'infrastructure', 'discord', 'service'));
    }

import { Store } from '@sapphire/framework';
import { DiscordService } from './DiscordService';
import { join } from 'path';
import { getRootData } from '@sapphire/pieces';

export class InfrastructureDiscordServiceStore extends Store<DiscordService, 'discordServices'> {
    public constructor() {
        super(DiscordService, { name: 'discordServices', paths: [join(getRootData().root, 'infrastructure', 'discord', 'service')] });
    }
}

Now there are 2 paths set. First the
discord-bot\dist\infrastructure\discord\serviceand discord-bot\dist\discordServices. I tried to set paths in the Store itself. How can I prevent the 2nd store path prevent beeing registered?

[fickle zealot]

uhm not sure tbh

but it doesnt really matter

just dont create the direct ory and dont put files in it

take for example sapphire Args. If I dont have Args that doesnt mean that the Argument store doesnt have the path registered. It's just sitting there doing nothing.

[somber nymph]

Alright, then this will do the trick. It's working by now. Thanks for the help