Changes to reduce the latency between changing node selection in the editor and seeing the new node reflected in the Inspector tab
- Use Vector instead of List for ThemeOwner::get_theme_type_dependencies and related functions
- Use Vector instead of List for ThemeContext::themes, set_themes(), and get_themes()
- Add ClassDB:get_inheritance_chain_nocheck to get all parent/ancestor classes at once, to avoid repeated ClassDB locking overhead
- Update BIND_THEME_ITEM macros and ThemeDB::update_class_instance_items to use provided StringNames for call to ThemeItemSetter, instead of creating a new StringName in each call
These changes reduce the time taken by EditorInspector::update_tree by around 30-35%
Editor code is not instantiable outside of the editor
(1d14c054a1/core/object/class_db.cpp (L369)).
This is fine for editor plugins and the like, but the GDScript analyzer
balks at it, causing F5 runs to fail: #73525.
Instead, we really just want to know if the type is abstract - so add
a new ClassDB method to check that and nothing else.
Update core/object/class_db.cpp
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Co-Authored-By: Bryce <1522777+baptr@users.noreply.github.com>
- Isolated the generation of extensions's docs. They're now not cached and refreshed as needed.
- Removed superfluous sorting of the class list.
- Removed some superfluous/unused elements.
- Renamed some items for clarity.
- Implements `ClassDB::get_method_list_with_compatibility` to retrieve all methods from a class including compat methods.
- C# bindings generator now also generates compat methods.
- All generated C# methods now use `ClassDB::get_method_with_compatibility`.
This adds a way to ensure that methods that were modified in the Godot API will continue working in older builds of GDExtension even if the new signature is different.
```C++
// New version (changed)
ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("add_sphere","radius","position"),&MyShapes::add_sphere);
// Compatibility version (still available to extensions).
ClassDB::bind_compatibility_method(D_METHOD("add_sphere","radius"),&MyShapes::_compat_add_sphere);
```
**Q**: If I add an extra argument and provide a default value (hence can still be called the same), do I still have to provide the compatibility version?
**A**: Yes, you must still provide a compatibility method. Most language bindings use the raw method pointer to do the call and process the default parameters in the binding language, hence if the actual method signature changes it will no longer work.
**Q**: If I removed a method, can I still bind a compatibility version even though the main method no longer exists?
**A**: Yes, for methods that were removed or renamed, compatibility versions can still be provided.
**Q**: Would it be possible to automate checking that methods were removed by mistake?
**A**: Yes, as part of a future PR, the idea is to add a a command line option to Godot that can be run like : `$ godot --test-api-compatibility older_api_dump.json`, which will also be integrated to the CI runs.
