// C# doesn't treat static classes like objects but rather like namespaces with variables inside them.
// So to get static class objects we create a single instance of the object and return it in this function.
public static CheaterSet Init()
{
// we've already created one so we want all future instances to just be a reference to the original.
// that way we don't differing values between instances.
if (_cheaters is not null)
{
return(_cheaters);
}
using var reader = new StreamReader(path);
var jsonString = reader.ReadToEnd();
_cheaters = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject <CheaterSet>(jsonString, JsonSettings) ?? new CheaterSet();
return(_cheaters);
}
