local ProfileTemplate = {
                            -- data template
                            }

local ProfileService = require(script.ProfileService)

local Players = game:GetService("Players")
local repStor = game:GetService("ReplicatedStorage")
local ServerStorage = game:GetService("ServerStorage")

local GameProfileStore = ProfileService.GetProfileStore(
    "PlayerData",
    ProfileTemplate
)

local cachedProfiles = {}

local function PlayerDataLoader(player, profile)
    -- Load profile here, leaderstats, etc.
end

local function PlayerAdded(player)
    local profile = GameProfileStore:LoadProfileAsync(
        "Player_" .. player.UserId,
        "ForceLoad"
    )
    if profile ~= nil then
        profile:ListenToRelease(function()
            cachedProfiles[player] = nil
            player:Kick()
        end)
        if player:IsDescendantOf(Players) == true then
            cachedProfiles[player] = profile
            PlayerDataLoader(player, profile)
        else
            profile:Release()
        end
    else
        player:Kick()
    end
end

for _, player in ipairs(Players:GetPlayers()) do
    spawn(function()
                        PlayerAdded(player)
                    end)
end

Players.PlayerAdded:Connect(PlayerAdded)

Players.PlayerRemoving:Connect(function(player)
    local profile = cachedProfiles[player]
    if profile ~= nil then
        profile:Release()
    end
end)

return cachedProfiles