Added a to_str function for all classes. __str__ function uses it. highscores_data uses the to_str function for saving.

data/category.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Category:
         Returns:
             str: Category class as a string
         """
-        return json.dumps(self.to_dict(), indent=4)
+        return self.to_str()
 
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, name: str, data: dict):
@@ -158,3 +158,12 @@ class Category:
             data["scores"][score.user] = score.value
 
         return data
+
+    def to_str(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Returns Category object as a string.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: string of json representation of Category
+        """
+        return json.dumps(self.to_dict(), indent=4)

data/guild.py

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Guild:
         Returns:
             str: Guild class as a string
         """
-        return json.dumps(self.to_dict(), indent=4)
+        return self.to_str()
 
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, guild_id: int, data: dict):
@@ -226,3 +226,12 @@ class Guild:
             data["tables"][table.name] = table.to_dict()
 
         return data
+
+    def to_str(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Returns Guild object as a string.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: string of json representation of Guild
+        """
+        return json.dumps(self.to_dict(), indent=4)

data/highscores_data.py

@@ -125,4 +125,4 @@ class HighscoresData:
         with open(
             f"{HIGHSCORES_DATA_DIR}/{guild.guild_id}.json", encoding="utf-8", mode="w"
         ) as file:
-            file.write(guild)  # should use str function
+            file.write(guild.to_str())  # should use str function

data/score.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class Score:
         Returns:
             str: Score class as a string
         """
-        return f"{self.user}: {self.get_str()}"
+        return self.to_str()
 
     @property
     def user(self) -> str:
@@ -67,6 +67,15 @@ class Score:
         """
         return str(self._value)
 
+    def to_str(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Returns Score object as a string.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: string of json representation of Score
+        """
+        return f"{self.user}: {self.get_str()}"
+
 
 class ScoreTime(Score):
     """Class for a time based score. Inherits from Score."""

data/table.py

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Table:
         Returns:
             str: Table class as a string
         """
-        return json.dumps(self.to_dict(), indent=4)
+        return self.to_str()
 
     @classmethod
     def from_dict(cls, table_name: str, data: dict):
@@ -129,3 +129,12 @@ class Table:
             data["categories"][category.name] = category.to_dict()
 
         return data
+
+    def to_str(self) -> str:
+        """
+        Returns Table object as a string.
+
+        Returns:
+            str: string of json representation of Table
+        """
+        return json.dumps(self.to_dict(), indent=4)