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@Event
def round_prestart(game_event):
    loadDatabase()
    for players in CPlayerGenerator():
        dndPlayer(players)  # The class saves players into the global dictionary, player_database{}

@Event
def round_end(game_event):
    saveDatabase()
    msg('No more XP saved this round!')

def loadDatabase():
    global player_database
    str_path = ADDON_PATH.join('dnd') + '/player_database.db'
    if os.path.isfile(str_path):
        file_users = open(str_path, 'rb')
        player_database = pickle.load(file_users)
        file_users.close()
        msg('Levels loaded')
    
def saveDatabase():
    global player_database
    str_path = open(ADDON_PATH.join('dnd') + '/player_database.db', 'wb')
    pickle.dump(player_database, str_path)
    str_path.close()
    msg('Levels saved')

# Store the data as an empty dictionary in case the database has never been stored
player_database = {}

# Get the Path instance to the database file
data_path = ADDON_PATH.joinpath('dnd', 'player_database.db')

# Does the database file exist?
if data_path.isfile():

    # Open/close the database file in read/byte
    with data_path.open('rb') as file_users:

        # Load the database into the global variable
        player_database = pickle.load(file_users)


@Event
def round_end(game_event):
    saveDatabase()


def saveDatabase():
    # Open/close the database file in write/byte
    with data_path.open('wb') as file_users:

        # Dump the database
        pickle.dump(player_database, file_users)