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contracts...SimpleStorageFacotry.sol

pragma solidity  ^0.6.0;

import "./SimpleStorage.sol";

contract SimpleStorageFactory is SimpleStorage{
    //goals
    //Create instances of the simple storage contract
    //To allow users to interact with the various instances
    //Users can store and retrieve data from individual contracts\
    
    //This array allows us to store instances of the simple storage contract
    SimpleStorage[] public simpleStorageContracts;
    mapping(address=>SimpleStorage) public deployerToContract;

    function createNewInstances() public{
        //Task 1
        //Create a new instance of the contract
        SimpleStorage simpleStorageContractsInstance = new SimpleStorage();
        //Push the details of the deployed instance to the  array
        simpleStorageContracts.push(simpleStorageContractsInstance);
        deployerToContract[msg.sender] = simpleStorageContractsInstance;
    }

    //interaction functions

    function allowInstanceToAddPerson(address deployer, uint256 _favouriteNumber, string memory _name) public{
        SimpleStorage mySimpleStorageContract = SimpleStorage(deployerToContract[deployer]);
        mySimpleStorageContract.addPerson(_favouriteNumber, _name);
    }

    function retrieveDataFromInstance(address deployer, string memory _name) public returns(uint256){
        SimpleStorage mySimpleStorageContract = SimpleStorage(deployerToContract[deployer]);
        uint256 favouriteNumber = mySimpleStorageContract.retrieve(_name);
        return favouriteNumber;
    }

}