Review change: wording

* Don't show in changelog

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - run:
           name: Clean dist folder to keep only installers/binaries.
-          command: rm -rf "newIDE/electron-app/dist/mac/GDevelop 5.app"
+          command: rm -rf "newIDE/electron-app/dist/mac/GDevelop 5.app" && rm -rf "newIDE/electron-app/dist/mac-arm64/GDevelop 5.app"
 
       # Upload artifacts (CircleCI)
       - store_artifacts:
@@ -143,11 +143,11 @@ jobs:
       # Build GDevelop IDE (seems like we need to allow Node.js to use more space than usual)
       - run:
           name: Build GDevelop IDE
-          command: export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=7168" && cd newIDE/electron-app && npm run build -- --linux AppImage zip deb --publish=never
+          command: export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=7168" && cd newIDE/electron-app && npm run build -- --linux --publish=never
 
       - run:
           name: Clean dist folder to keep only installers/binaries.
-          command: rm -rf newIDE/electron-app/dist/linux-unpacked
+          command: rm -rf newIDE/electron-app/dist/linux-unpacked && rm -rf newIDE/electron-app/dist/linux-arm64-unpacked
 
       # Upload artifacts (CircleCI)
       - store_artifacts:

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--asset-store-submission.md

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+name: "📦 Asset Store submission"
+about: Submit a free asset pack for the GDevelop Asset Store.
+title: ''
+labels: "📦 Asset Store submission" 
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+BEFORE opening a new submission, please make sure that you:
+
+- You have packaged the asset pack according [these rules](https://wiki.gdevelop.io/gdevelop5/community/contribute-to-the-assets-store). Otherwise, your package may be rejected or we will ask you to do the changes.
+
+## Description
+
+- License:
+- Author:
+- Link to the original website:
+- Zip file:

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/--feature-request.md

@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ assignees: ''
 
 BEFORE opening a new feature request, please make sure that you:
 
--   Discussed it on the discord or the forum,
--   There is not already a suggestion about it in the issues or in the roadmap: https://trello.com/b/qf0lM7k8/gdevelop-roadmap
--   Consider commenting on the roadmap if something is important for you
+-   Understand the implications of your feature with the help of [the Forum](https://forum.gdevelop.io/c/gdevelop-general/feature-requests/35), OR
+-   Peer-reviewed it with other users on Discord,
+-   Consider commenting on the [Feature Request Forum](https://forum.gdevelop.io/c/gdevelop-general/feature-requests/35) if something is important for you
 
-AFTER opening the feature request, the issue will be closed by a maintainer (@4ian or someone else) and a card will be added in the roadmap if it's relevant and does not exist yet :)
+AFTER opening the feature request, the issue will be closed by a maintainer (@4ian or someone else) and a card will be added in [the public roadmap](https://trello.com/b/qf0lM7k8/gdevelop-ideas-box) if it's relevant and does not exist yet :)
 
 ## Description
 

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/config.yml

@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ contact_links:
     url: https://discord.gg/rjdYHvj
     about: Discuss on the forum or on the Discord to get help creating a game or identifying a bug.
   - name: GDevelop Forums
-    url: https://forum.gdevelop-app.com
+    url: https://forum.gdevelop.io
     about: You can also discuss game creation, new feature requests and bugs on the forum.
   - name: GDevelop Roadmap
     url: https://trello.com/b/qf0lM7k8/gdevelop-roadmap
     about: Look at the roadmap and vote on features that you want to see in GDevelop.
   - name: Submit a new game example that you created
     url: https://github.com/GDevelopApp/GDevelop-examples/issues/new/choose
-    about: You can submit a game that you made to be added to examples in the "GDevelop-examples" repository 
+    about: You can submit a game that you made to be added to examples in the "GDevelop-examples" repository
   - name: Submit a new game extension that you created
     url: https://github.com/4ian/GDevelop-extensions/issues/new/choose
-    about: You can submit an extension that you made in the "GDevelop-extensions" repository 
+    about: You can submit an extension that you made in the "GDevelop-extensions" repository

.github/workflows/issues.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         type: "body"
         regex: ".*Scroll down to '\\.\\.\\.\\.'.*"
-        message: "Hi @${issue.user.login}! 👋 This issue was automatically closed because it seems that you have not included any steps to reproduce the bug.\n\nGitHub is a place for the technical development of GDevelop itself - you may want to go on the [forum](https://forum.gdevelop-app.com/), the Discord chat or [read the documentation](https://wiki.gdevelop.io/gdevelop5/start) to learn more about GDevelop. Thanks!"
+        message: "Hi @${issue.user.login}! 👋 This issue was automatically closed because it seems that you have not included any steps to reproduce the bug.\n\nGitHub is a place for the technical development of GDevelop itself - you may want to go on the [forum](https://forum.gdevelop.io/), the Discord chat or [read the documentation](https://wiki.gdevelop.io/gdevelop5/start) to learn more about GDevelop. Thanks!"
     - name: Autoclose known beta 105 web-app update bug
       uses: arkon/issue-closer-action@v1.1
       with:

Core/GDCore/Events/Builtin/CommentEvent.cpp

@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ vector<gd::String> CommentEvent::GetAllSearchableStrings() const {
 
 bool CommentEvent::ReplaceAllSearchableStrings(
     std::vector<gd::String> newSearchableString) {
+  if (newSearchableString[0] == com1) return false;
   SetComment(newSearchableString[0]);
-  return newSearchableString[0] == com1;
+  return true;
 }
 
 void CommentEvent::SerializeTo(SerializerElement &element) const {

Core/GDCore/Events/Builtin/ForEachChildVariableEvent.cpp

@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ void ForEachChildVariableEvent::SerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const {
       conditions, element.AddChild("conditions"));
   gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeInstructionsTo(
       actions, element.AddChild("actions"));
-  gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeEventsTo(events,
-                                                 element.AddChild("events"));
+
+  if (!events.IsEmpty())
+    gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeEventsTo(events,
+                                                  element.AddChild("events"));
 }
 
 void ForEachChildVariableEvent::UnserializeFrom(gd::Project& project,
@@ -66,8 +68,12 @@ void ForEachChildVariableEvent::UnserializeFrom(gd::Project& project,
       project, conditions, element.GetChild("conditions", 0, "Conditions"));
   gd::EventsListSerialization::UnserializeInstructionsFrom(
       project, actions, element.GetChild("actions", 0, "Actions"));
-  gd::EventsListSerialization::UnserializeEventsFrom(
-      project, events, element.GetChild("events", 0, "Events"));
+
+  events.Clear();
+  if (element.HasChild("events", "Events")) {
+    gd::EventsListSerialization::UnserializeEventsFrom(
+        project, events, element.GetChild("events", 0, "Events"));
+  }
 }
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Events/Builtin/ForEachEvent.cpp

@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ void ForEachEvent::SerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const {
       conditions, element.AddChild("conditions"));
   gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeInstructionsTo(
       actions, element.AddChild("actions"));
-  gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeEventsTo(events,
-                                                 element.AddChild("events"));
+
+  if (!events.IsEmpty())
+    gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeEventsTo(events,
+                                                  element.AddChild("events"));
 }
 
 void ForEachEvent::UnserializeFrom(gd::Project& project,
@@ -86,8 +88,12 @@ void ForEachEvent::UnserializeFrom(gd::Project& project,
       project, conditions, element.GetChild("conditions", 0, "Conditions"));
   gd::EventsListSerialization::UnserializeInstructionsFrom(
       project, actions, element.GetChild("actions", 0, "Actions"));
-  gd::EventsListSerialization::UnserializeEventsFrom(
-      project, events, element.GetChild("events", 0, "Events"));
+
+  events.Clear();
+  if (element.HasChild("events", "Events")) {
+    gd::EventsListSerialization::UnserializeEventsFrom(
+        project, events, element.GetChild("events", 0, "Events"));
+  }
 }
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Events/Builtin/GroupEvent.cpp

@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ vector<gd::String> GroupEvent::GetAllSearchableStrings() const {
 
 bool GroupEvent::ReplaceAllSearchableStrings(
     std::vector<gd::String> newSearchableString) {
+  if (newSearchableString[0] == name) return false;
   SetName(newSearchableString[0]);
-  return newSearchableString[0] == name;
+  return true;
 }
 
 void GroupEvent::SerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const {

Core/GDCore/Events/Builtin/RepeatEvent.cpp

@@ -75,8 +75,10 @@ void RepeatEvent::SerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const {
       conditions, element.AddChild("conditions"));
   gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeInstructionsTo(
       actions, element.AddChild("actions"));
-  gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeEventsTo(events,
-                                                 element.AddChild("events"));
+
+  if (!events.IsEmpty())
+    gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeEventsTo(events,
+                                                  element.AddChild("events"));
 }
 
 void RepeatEvent::UnserializeFrom(gd::Project& project,
@@ -89,8 +91,12 @@ void RepeatEvent::UnserializeFrom(gd::Project& project,
       project, conditions, element.GetChild("conditions", 0, "Conditions"));
   gd::EventsListSerialization::UnserializeInstructionsFrom(
       project, actions, element.GetChild("actions", 0, "Actions"));
-  gd::EventsListSerialization::UnserializeEventsFrom(
-      project, events, element.GetChild("events", 0, "Events"));
+
+  events.Clear();
+  if (element.HasChild("events", "Events")) {
+    gd::EventsListSerialization::UnserializeEventsFrom(
+        project, events, element.GetChild("events", 0, "Events"));
+  }
 }
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Events/Builtin/StandardEvent.cpp

@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ void StandardEvent::SerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const {
       conditions, element.AddChild("conditions"));
   gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeInstructionsTo(
       actions, element.AddChild("actions"));
-  gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeEventsTo(events,
-                                                 element.AddChild("events"));
+
+  if (!events.IsEmpty())
+    gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeEventsTo(events,
+                                                  element.AddChild("events"));
 }
 
 void StandardEvent::UnserializeFrom(gd::Project& project,

Core/GDCore/Events/Builtin/WhileEvent.cpp

@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ void WhileEvent::SerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const {
       conditions, element.AddChild("conditions"));
   gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeInstructionsTo(
       actions, element.AddChild("actions"));
-  gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeEventsTo(events,
-                                                 element.AddChild("events"));
+
+  if (!events.IsEmpty())
+    gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeEventsTo(events,
+                                                  element.AddChild("events"));
 }
 
 void WhileEvent::UnserializeFrom(gd::Project& project,
@@ -68,8 +70,12 @@ void WhileEvent::UnserializeFrom(gd::Project& project,
       project, conditions, element.GetChild("conditions", 0, "Conditions"));
   gd::EventsListSerialization::UnserializeInstructionsFrom(
       project, actions, element.GetChild("actions", 0, "Actions"));
-  gd::EventsListSerialization::UnserializeEventsFrom(
-      project, events, element.GetChild("events", 0, "Events"));
+
+  events.Clear();
+  if (element.HasChild("events", "Events")) {
+    gd::EventsListSerialization::UnserializeEventsFrom(
+        project, events, element.GetChild("events", 0, "Events"));
+  }
 }
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Events/CodeGeneration/EventsCodeGenerator.cpp

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateRelationalOperatorCall(
   std::size_t relationalOperatorIndex = instrInfos.parameters.size();
   for (std::size_t i = startFromArgument; i < instrInfos.parameters.size();
        ++i) {
-    if (instrInfos.parameters[i].type == "relationalOperator")
+    if (instrInfos.parameters[i].GetType() == "relationalOperator")
       relationalOperatorIndex = i;
   }
   // Ensure that there is at least one parameter after the relational operator
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateOperatorCall(
   std::size_t operatorIndex = instrInfos.parameters.size();
   for (std::size_t i = startFromArgument; i < instrInfos.parameters.size();
        ++i) {
-    if (instrInfos.parameters[i].type == "operator") operatorIndex = i;
+    if (instrInfos.parameters[i].GetType() == "operator") operatorIndex = i;
   }
 
   // Ensure that there is at least one parameter after the operator
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateCompoundOperatorCall(
   std::size_t operatorIndex = instrInfos.parameters.size();
   for (std::size_t i = startFromArgument; i < instrInfos.parameters.size();
        ++i) {
-    if (instrInfos.parameters[i].type == "operator") operatorIndex = i;
+    if (instrInfos.parameters[i].GetType() == "operator") operatorIndex = i;
   }
 
   // Ensure that there is at least one parameter after the operator
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateMutatorCall(
   std::size_t operatorIndex = instrInfos.parameters.size();
   for (std::size_t i = startFromArgument; i < instrInfos.parameters.size();
        ++i) {
-    if (instrInfos.parameters[i].type == "operator") operatorIndex = i;
+    if (instrInfos.parameters[i].GetType() == "operator") operatorIndex = i;
   }
 
   // Ensure that there is at least one parameter after the operator
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateConditionCode(
 
   // Verify that there are no mismatchs between object type in parameters.
   for (std::size_t pNb = 0; pNb < instrInfos.parameters.size(); ++pNb) {
-    if (ParameterMetadata::IsObject(instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type)) {
+    if (ParameterMetadata::IsObject(instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
       gd::String objectInParameter =
           condition.GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString();
 
@@ -303,11 +303,11 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateConditionCode(
           !GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups().GetObjectGroups().Has(
               objectInParameter)) {
         return "/* Unknown object - skipped. */";
-      } else if (!instrInfos.parameters[pNb].supplementaryInformation.empty() &&
+      } else if (!instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetExtraInfo().empty() &&
                  gd::GetTypeOfObject(GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups(),
                                      GetObjectsAndGroups(),
                                      objectInParameter) !=
-                     instrInfos.parameters[pNb].supplementaryInformation) {
+                     instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetExtraInfo()) {
         return "/* Mismatched object type - skipped. */";
       }
     }
@@ -468,6 +468,14 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateActionCode(
         action, *this, context);
   }
 
+  // Get the correct function name depending on whether it should be async or
+  // not.
+  const gd::String& functionCallName =
+      instrInfos.IsAsync() &&
+              (!instrInfos.IsOptionallyAsync() || action.IsAwaited())
+          ? instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.asyncFunctionCallName
+          : instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.functionCallName;
+
   // Be sure there is no lack of parameter.
   while (action.GetParameters().size() < instrInfos.parameters.size()) {
     vector<gd::Expression> parameters = action.GetParameters();
@@ -477,7 +485,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateActionCode(
 
   // Verify that there are no mismatchs between object type in parameters.
   for (std::size_t pNb = 0; pNb < instrInfos.parameters.size(); ++pNb) {
-    if (ParameterMetadata::IsObject(instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type)) {
+    if (ParameterMetadata::IsObject(instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
       gd::String objectInParameter = action.GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString();
       if (!GetObjectsAndGroups().HasObjectNamed(objectInParameter) &&
           !GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups().HasObjectNamed(objectInParameter) &&
@@ -485,11 +493,11 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateActionCode(
           !GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups().GetObjectGroups().Has(
               objectInParameter)) {
         return "/* Unknown object - skipped. */";
-      } else if (!instrInfos.parameters[pNb].supplementaryInformation.empty() &&
+      } else if (!instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetExtraInfo().empty() &&
                  gd::GetTypeOfObject(GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups(),
                                      GetObjectsAndGroups(),
                                      objectInParameter) !=
-                     instrInfos.parameters[pNb].supplementaryInformation) {
+                     instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetExtraInfo()) {
         return "/* Mismatched object type - skipped. */";
       }
     }
@@ -522,6 +530,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateActionCode(
               action.GetParameters(), instrInfos.parameters, context);
           actionCode += GenerateObjectAction(realObjects[i],
                                              objInfo,
+                                             functionCallName,
                                              arguments,
                                              instrInfos,
                                              context,
@@ -556,6 +565,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateActionCode(
             GenerateBehaviorAction(realObjects[i],
                                    action.GetParameter(1).GetPlainString(),
                                    autoInfo,
+                                   functionCallName,
                                    arguments,
                                    instrInfos,
                                    context,
@@ -567,8 +577,11 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateActionCode(
   } else {
     vector<gd::String> arguments = GenerateParametersCodes(
         action.GetParameters(), instrInfos.parameters, context);
-    actionCode +=
-        GenerateFreeAction(arguments, instrInfos, context, optionalAsyncCallbackName);
+    actionCode += GenerateFreeAction(functionCallName,
+                                     arguments,
+                                     instrInfos,
+                                     context,
+                                     optionalAsyncCallbackName);
   }
 
   return actionCode;
@@ -657,8 +670,20 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateActionsListCode(
   return outputCode;
 }
 
+const gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateRelationalOperatorCodes(const gd::String &operatorString) {
+    if (operatorString == "=") {
+        return "==";
+    }
+    if (operatorString != "<" && operatorString != ">" &&
+        operatorString != "<=" && operatorString != ">=" && operatorString != "!=") {
+      cout << "Warning: Bad relational operator: Set to == by default." << endl;
+      return "==";
+    }
+    return operatorString;
+}
+
 gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateParameterCodes(
-    const gd::String& parameter,
+    const gd::Expression& parameter,
     const gd::ParameterMetadata& metadata,
     gd::EventsCodeGenerationContext& context,
     const gd::String& lastObjectName,
@@ -666,30 +691,25 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateParameterCodes(
         supplementaryParametersTypes) {
   gd::String argOutput;
 
-  if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("number", metadata.type)) {
+  if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("number", metadata.GetType())) {
     argOutput = gd::ExpressionCodeGenerator::GenerateExpressionCode(
-        *this, context, "number", parameter);
-  } else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("string", metadata.type)) {
+        *this, context, "number", parameter, lastObjectName);
+  } else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("string", metadata.GetType())) {
     argOutput = gd::ExpressionCodeGenerator::GenerateExpressionCode(
-        *this, context, "string", parameter);
-  } else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", metadata.type)) {
+        *this, context, "string", parameter, lastObjectName);
+  } else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", metadata.GetType())) {
     argOutput = gd::ExpressionCodeGenerator::GenerateExpressionCode(
-        *this, context, metadata.type, parameter, lastObjectName);
-  } else if (ParameterMetadata::IsObject(metadata.type)) {
+        *this, context, metadata.GetType(), parameter, lastObjectName);
+  } else if (ParameterMetadata::IsObject(metadata.GetType())) {
     // It would be possible to run a gd::ExpressionCodeGenerator if later
     // objects can have nested objects, or function returning objects.
-    argOutput = GenerateObject(parameter, metadata.type, context);
-  } else if (metadata.type == "relationalOperator") {
-    argOutput += parameter == "=" ? "==" : parameter;
-    if (argOutput != "==" && argOutput != "<" && argOutput != ">" &&
-        argOutput != "<=" && argOutput != ">=" && argOutput != "!=") {
-      cout << "Warning: Bad relational operator: Set to == by default." << endl;
-      argOutput = "==";
-    }
-
+    argOutput =
+        GenerateObject(parameter.GetPlainString(), metadata.GetType(), context);
+  } else if (metadata.GetType() == "relationalOperator") {
+    argOutput += GenerateRelationalOperatorCodes(parameter.GetPlainString());
     argOutput = "\"" + argOutput + "\"";
-  } else if (metadata.type == "operator") {
-    argOutput += parameter;
+  } else if (metadata.GetType() == "operator") {
+    argOutput += parameter.GetPlainString();
     if (argOutput != "=" && argOutput != "+" && argOutput != "-" &&
         argOutput != "/" && argOutput != "*") {
       cout << "Warning: Bad operator: Set to = by default." << endl;
@@ -697,48 +717,52 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateParameterCodes(
     }
 
     argOutput = "\"" + argOutput + "\"";
-  } else if (ParameterMetadata::IsBehavior(metadata.type)) {
-    argOutput = GenerateGetBehaviorNameCode(parameter);
-  } else if (metadata.type == "key") {
-    argOutput = "\"" + ConvertToString(parameter) + "\"";
-  } else if (metadata.type == "audioResource" ||
-             metadata.type == "bitmapFontResource" ||
-             metadata.type == "fontResource" ||
-             metadata.type == "imageResource" ||
-             metadata.type == "jsonResource" ||
-             metadata.type == "videoResource" ||
+  } else if (ParameterMetadata::IsBehavior(metadata.GetType())) {
+    argOutput = GenerateGetBehaviorNameCode(parameter.GetPlainString());
+  } else if (metadata.GetType() == "key") {
+    argOutput = "\"" + ConvertToString(parameter.GetPlainString()) + "\"";
+  } else if (metadata.GetType() == "audioResource" ||
+             metadata.GetType() == "bitmapFontResource" ||
+             metadata.GetType() == "fontResource" ||
+             metadata.GetType() == "imageResource" ||
+             metadata.GetType() == "jsonResource" ||
+             metadata.GetType() == "videoResource" ||
              // Deprecated, old parameter names:
-             metadata.type == "password" || metadata.type == "musicfile" ||
-             metadata.type == "soundfile" || metadata.type == "police") {
-    argOutput = "\"" + ConvertToString(parameter) + "\"";
-  } else if (metadata.type == "mouse") {
-    argOutput = "\"" + ConvertToString(parameter) + "\"";
-  } else if (metadata.type == "yesorno") {
-    argOutput += (parameter == "yes" || parameter == "oui") ? GenerateTrue()
-                                                            : GenerateFalse();
-  } else if (metadata.type == "trueorfalse") {
+             metadata.GetType() == "password" || metadata.GetType() == "musicfile" ||
+             metadata.GetType() == "soundfile" || metadata.GetType() == "police") {
+    argOutput = "\"" + ConvertToString(parameter.GetPlainString()) + "\"";
+  } else if (metadata.GetType() == "mouse") {
+    argOutput = "\"" + ConvertToString(parameter.GetPlainString()) + "\"";
+  } else if (metadata.GetType() == "yesorno") {
+    auto parameterString = parameter.GetPlainString();
+    argOutput += (parameterString == "yes" || parameterString == "oui")
+                     ? GenerateTrue()
+                     : GenerateFalse();
+  } else if (metadata.GetType() == "trueorfalse") {
+    auto parameterString = parameter.GetPlainString();
     // This is duplicated in AdvancedExtension.cpp for GDJS
-    argOutput += (parameter == "True" || parameter == "Vrai") ? GenerateTrue()
-                                                              : GenerateFalse();
+    argOutput += (parameterString == "True" || parameterString == "Vrai")
+                     ? GenerateTrue()
+                     : GenerateFalse();
   }
   // Code only parameter type
-  else if (metadata.type == "inlineCode") {
-    argOutput += metadata.supplementaryInformation;
+  else if (metadata.GetType() == "inlineCode") {
+    argOutput += metadata.GetExtraInfo();
   } else {
     // Try supplementary types if provided
     if (supplementaryParametersTypes) {
       for (std::size_t i = 0; i < supplementaryParametersTypes->size(); ++i) {
-        if ((*supplementaryParametersTypes)[i].first == metadata.type)
+        if ((*supplementaryParametersTypes)[i].first == metadata.GetType())
           argOutput += (*supplementaryParametersTypes)[i].second;
       }
     }
 
     // Type unknown
     if (argOutput.empty()) {
-      if (!metadata.type.empty())
-        cout << "Warning: Unknown type of parameter \"" << metadata.type
+      if (!metadata.GetType().empty())
+        cout << "Warning: Unknown type of parameter \"" << metadata.GetType()
              << "\"." << std::endl;
-      argOutput += "\"" + ConvertToString(parameter) + "\"";
+      argOutput += "\"" + ConvertToString(parameter.GetPlainString()) + "\"";
     }
   }
 
@@ -758,7 +782,7 @@ vector<gd::String> EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateParametersCodes(
       parametersInfo,
       [this, &context, &supplementaryParametersTypes, &arguments](
           const gd::ParameterMetadata& parameterMetadata,
-          const gd::String& parameterValue,
+          const gd::Expression& parameterValue,
           const gd::String& lastObjectName) {
         gd::String argOutput =
             GenerateParameterCodes(parameterValue,
@@ -1011,7 +1035,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateFreeCondition(
   for (std::size_t i = 0; i < instrInfos.parameters.size();
        ++i)  // Some conditions already have a "conditionInverted" parameter
   {
-    if (instrInfos.parameters[i].type == "conditionInverted")
+    if (instrInfos.parameters[i].GetType() == "conditionInverted")
       conditionAlreadyTakeCareOfInversion = true;
   }
   if (!conditionAlreadyTakeCareOfInversion && conditionInverted)
@@ -1032,7 +1056,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateObjectCondition(
   // Prepare call
   // Add a static_cast if necessary
   gd::String objectFunctionCallNamePart =
-      (!instrInfos.parameters[0].supplementaryInformation.empty())
+      (!instrInfos.parameters[0].GetExtraInfo().empty())
           ? "static_cast<" + objInfo.className + "*>(" +
                 GetObjectListName(objectName, context) + "[i])->" +
                 instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.functionCallName
@@ -1079,6 +1103,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateBehaviorCondition(
 }
 
 gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateFreeAction(
+      const gd::String& functionCallName,
     const std::vector<gd::String>& arguments,
     const gd::InstructionMetadata& instrInfos,
     gd::EventsCodeGenerationContext& context,
@@ -1092,21 +1117,21 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateFreeAction(
       call = GenerateOperatorCall(
           instrInfos,
           arguments,
-          instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.functionCallName,
+          functionCallName,
           instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.optionalAssociatedInstruction);
     else if (instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.accessType ==
              gd::InstructionMetadata::ExtraInformation::Mutators)
       call =
           GenerateMutatorCall(instrInfos,
                               arguments,
-                              instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.functionCallName);
+                              functionCallName);
     else
       call = GenerateCompoundOperatorCall(
           instrInfos,
           arguments,
-          instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.functionCallName);
+          functionCallName);
   } else {
-    call = instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.functionCallName + "(" +
+    call = functionCallName + "(" +
            GenerateArgumentsList(arguments) + ")";
   }
 
@@ -1120,6 +1145,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateFreeAction(
 gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateObjectAction(
     const gd::String& objectName,
     const gd::ObjectMetadata& objInfo,
+    const gd::String& functionCallName,
     const std::vector<gd::String>& arguments,
     const gd::InstructionMetadata& instrInfos,
     gd::EventsCodeGenerationContext& context,
@@ -1133,27 +1159,25 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateObjectAction(
       call = GenerateOperatorCall(
           instrInfos,
           arguments,
-          instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.functionCallName,
+          functionCallName,
           instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.optionalAssociatedInstruction,
           2);
     else
       call = GenerateCompoundOperatorCall(
-          instrInfos,
-          arguments,
-          instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.functionCallName,
-          2);
+          instrInfos, arguments, functionCallName, 2);
 
     return "For each picked object \"" + objectName + "\", call " + call +
            ".\n";
   } else {
     gd::String argumentsStr = GenerateArgumentsList(arguments, 1);
 
-    call = instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.functionCallName + "(" +
-           argumentsStr + ")";
+    call = functionCallName + "(" + argumentsStr + ")";
 
     return "For each picked object \"" + objectName + "\", call " + call + "(" +
            argumentsStr + ")" +
-           (optionalAsyncCallbackName.empty() ? "" : (", then call" + optionalAsyncCallbackName)) +
+           (optionalAsyncCallbackName.empty()
+                ? ""
+                : (", then call" + optionalAsyncCallbackName)) +
            ".\n";
   }
 }
@@ -1162,6 +1186,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateBehaviorAction(
     const gd::String& objectName,
     const gd::String& behaviorName,
     const gd::BehaviorMetadata& autoInfo,
+    const gd::String& functionCallName,
     const std::vector<gd::String>& arguments,
     const gd::InstructionMetadata& instrInfos,
     gd::EventsCodeGenerationContext& context,
@@ -1175,26 +1200,28 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateBehaviorAction(
       call = GenerateOperatorCall(
           instrInfos,
           arguments,
-          instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.functionCallName,
+          functionCallName,
           instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.optionalAssociatedInstruction,
           2);
     else
       call = GenerateCompoundOperatorCall(
           instrInfos,
           arguments,
-          instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.functionCallName,
+          functionCallName,
           2);
     return "For each picked object \"" + objectName + "\", call " + call +
            " for behavior \"" + behaviorName + "\".\n";
   } else {
     gd::String argumentsStr = GenerateArgumentsList(arguments, 2);
 
-    call = instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.functionCallName + "(" +
+    call = functionCallName + "(" +
            argumentsStr + ")";
 
     return "For each picked object \"" + objectName + "\", call " + call + "(" +
            argumentsStr + ")" + " for behavior \"" + behaviorName + "\"" +
-           (optionalAsyncCallbackName.empty() ? "" : (", then call" + optionalAsyncCallbackName)) +
+           (optionalAsyncCallbackName.empty()
+                ? ""
+                : (", then call" + optionalAsyncCallbackName)) +
            ".\n";
   }
 }
@@ -1243,7 +1270,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateArgumentsList(
   return argumentsStr;
 }
 
-EventsCodeGenerator::EventsCodeGenerator(gd::Project& project_,
+EventsCodeGenerator::EventsCodeGenerator(const gd::Project& project_,
                                          const gd::Layout& layout,
                                          const gd::Platform& platform_)
     : platform(platform_),
@@ -1260,7 +1287,7 @@ EventsCodeGenerator::EventsCodeGenerator(gd::Project& project_,
 
 EventsCodeGenerator::EventsCodeGenerator(
     const gd::Platform& platform_,
-    gd::ObjectsContainer& globalObjectsAndGroups_,
+    const gd::ObjectsContainer& globalObjectsAndGroups_,
     const gd::ObjectsContainer& objectsAndGroups_)
     : platform(platform_),
       globalObjectsAndGroups(globalObjectsAndGroups_),

Core/GDCore/Events/CodeGeneration/EventsCodeGenerator.h

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
    * \brief Construct a code generator for the specified
    * platform/project/layout.
    */
-  EventsCodeGenerator(gd::Project& project_,
+  EventsCodeGenerator(const gd::Project& project_,
                       const gd::Layout& layout,
                       const gd::Platform& platform_);
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
    * objects/groups and platform
    */
   EventsCodeGenerator(const gd::Platform& platform,
-                      gd::ObjectsContainer& globalObjectsAndGroups_,
+                      const gd::ObjectsContainer& globalObjectsAndGroups_,
                       const gd::ObjectsContainer& objectsAndGroups_);
   virtual ~EventsCodeGenerator(){};
 
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
    * \param context Context used for generation
    * \return Code
    */
-  gd::String GenerateActionCode(gd::Instruction& action,
-                                EventsCodeGenerationContext& context,
-                                const gd::String& optionalAsyncCallbackName = "");
+  gd::String GenerateActionCode(
+      gd::Instruction& action,
+      EventsCodeGenerationContext& context,
+      const gd::String& optionalAsyncCallbackName = "");
 
   struct CallbackDescriptor {
     CallbackDescriptor(const gd::String functionName_,
@@ -174,7 +175,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
      */
     const gd::String argumentsList;
     /**
-     * A set of all objects that need to be backed up to be passed to the callback code.
+     * A set of all objects that need to be backed up to be passed to the
+     * callback code.
      */
     const std::set<gd::String> requiredObjects;
   };
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
   /**
    * \brief Get the global objects/groups used for code generation.
    */
-  gd::ObjectsContainer& GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups() const {
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer& GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups() const {
     return globalObjectsAndGroups;
   }
 
@@ -348,7 +350,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
    * \brief Get the project the code is being generated for.
    * \warning This is only valid if HasProjectAndLayout() is true.
    */
-  gd::Project& GetProject() const { return *project; }
+  const gd::Project& GetProject() const { return *project; }
 
   /**
    * \brief Get the layout the code is being generated for.
@@ -479,6 +481,9 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
    */
   size_t GenerateSingleUsageUniqueIdForEventsList();
 
+  virtual const gd::String GenerateRelationalOperatorCodes(
+      const gd::String& operatorString);
+
  protected:
   /**
    * \brief Generate the code for a single parameter.
@@ -507,17 +512,17 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
    * - currentScene: Reference to the current runtime scene.
    * - objectList : a map containing lists of objects which are specified by the
   object name in another parameter.
-   * - objectListOrEmptyIfJustDeclared : Same as `objectList` but do not pick object if
-  they are not already picked.
-   * - objectPtr: Return a reference to the object specified by the object name in
-  another parameter. Example:
+   * - objectListOrEmptyIfJustDeclared : Same as `objectList` but do not pick
+  object if they are not already picked.
+   * - objectPtr: Return a reference to the object specified by the object name
+  in another parameter. Example:
    * \code
   .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
   .AddParameter("objectPtr", _("Target object"))
    * \endcode
    */
   virtual gd::String GenerateParameterCodes(
-      const gd::String& parameter,
+      const gd::Expression& parameter,
       const gd::ParameterMetadata& metadata,
       gd::EventsCodeGenerationContext& context,
       const gd::String& lastObjectName,
@@ -700,6 +705,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
       gd::EventsCodeGenerationContext& context);
 
   virtual gd::String GenerateFreeAction(
+      const gd::String& functionCallName,
       const std::vector<gd::String>& arguments,
       const gd::InstructionMetadata& instrInfos,
       gd::EventsCodeGenerationContext& context,
@@ -708,6 +714,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
   virtual gd::String GenerateObjectAction(
       const gd::String& objectName,
       const gd::ObjectMetadata& objInfo,
+      const gd::String& functionCallName,
       const std::vector<gd::String>& arguments,
       const gd::InstructionMetadata& instrInfos,
       gd::EventsCodeGenerationContext& context,
@@ -717,6 +724,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
       const gd::String& objectName,
       const gd::String& behaviorName,
       const gd::BehaviorMetadata& autoInfo,
+      const gd::String& functionCallName,
       const std::vector<gd::String>& arguments,
       const gd::InstructionMetadata& instrInfos,
       gd::EventsCodeGenerationContext& context,
@@ -770,13 +778,13 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
 
   const gd::Platform& platform;  ///< The platform being used.
 
-  gd::ObjectsContainer& globalObjectsAndGroups;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer& globalObjectsAndGroups;
   const gd::ObjectsContainer& objectsAndGroups;
 
   bool hasProjectAndLayout;  ///< true only if project and layout are valid
                              ///< references. If false, they should not be used.
-  gd::Project* project;      ///< The project being used.
-  const gd::Layout* scene;   ///< The scene being generated.
+  const gd::Project* project;  ///< The project being used.
+  const gd::Layout* scene;     ///< The scene being generated.
 
   bool errorOccurred;          ///< Must be set to true if an error occured.
   bool compilationForRuntime;  ///< Is set to true if the code generation is

Core/GDCore/Events/CodeGeneration/ExpressionCodeGenerator.cpp

@@ -25,36 +25,38 @@
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionValidator.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionTypeFinder.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder.h"
 
 namespace gd {
 
 gd::String ExpressionCodeGenerator::GenerateExpressionCode(
     EventsCodeGenerator& codeGenerator,
     EventsCodeGenerationContext& context,
-    const gd::String& type,
-    const gd::String& expression,
-    const gd::String& objectName) {
-  gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
-                               codeGenerator.GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups(),
-                               codeGenerator.GetObjectsAndGroups());
-  ExpressionCodeGenerator generator(codeGenerator, context);
+    const gd::String& rootType,
+    const gd::Expression& expression,
+    const gd::String& rootObjectName) {
+  ExpressionCodeGenerator generator(rootType, rootObjectName, codeGenerator, context);
 
-  auto node = parser.ParseExpression(type, expression, objectName);
+  auto node = expression.GetRootNode();
   if (!node) {
-    std::cout << "Error: error while parsing: \"" << expression << "\" ("
-              << type << ")" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Error: error while parsing: \"" << expression.GetPlainString()
+              << "\" (" << rootType << ")" << std::endl;
 
-    return generator.GenerateDefaultValue(type);
+    return generator.GenerateDefaultValue(rootType);
   }
 
-  gd::ExpressionValidator validator;
+  gd::ExpressionValidator validator(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
+                                    codeGenerator.GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                    codeGenerator.GetObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                    rootType);
   node->Visit(validator);
   if (!validator.GetErrors().empty()) {
     std::cout << "Error: \"" << validator.GetErrors()[0]->GetMessage()
-              << "\" in: \"" << expression << "\" (" << type << ")"
-              << std::endl;
+              << "\" in: \"" << expression.GetPlainString() << "\" ("
+              << rootType << ")" << std::endl;
 
-    return generator.GenerateDefaultValue(type);
+    return generator.GenerateDefaultValue(rootType);
   }
 
   node->Visit(generator);
@@ -97,15 +99,24 @@ void ExpressionCodeGenerator::OnVisitTextNode(TextNode& node) {
 void ExpressionCodeGenerator::OnVisitVariableNode(VariableNode& node) {
   // This "translation" from the type to an enum could be avoided
   // if all types were moved to an enum.
+  auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
+                                            codeGenerator.GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                            codeGenerator.GetObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                            rootType,
+                                            node);
   EventsCodeGenerator::VariableScope scope =
-      node.type == "globalvar"
+      type == "globalvar"
           ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::PROJECT_VARIABLE
-          : ((node.type == "scenevar")
+          : ((type == "scenevar")
                  ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::LAYOUT_VARIABLE
                  : gd::EventsCodeGenerator::OBJECT_VARIABLE);
-
+  auto objectName = gd::ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder::GetObjectName(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
+                                        codeGenerator.GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                        codeGenerator.GetObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                        rootObjectName,
+                                        node);
   output += codeGenerator.GenerateGetVariable(
-      node.name, scope, context, node.objectName);
+      node.name, scope, context, objectName);
   if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
 }
 
@@ -117,7 +128,7 @@ void ExpressionCodeGenerator::OnVisitVariableAccessorNode(
 
 void ExpressionCodeGenerator::OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(
     VariableBracketAccessorNode& node) {
-  ExpressionCodeGenerator generator(codeGenerator, context);
+  ExpressionCodeGenerator generator("string", "", codeGenerator, context);
   node.expression->Visit(generator);
   output +=
       codeGenerator.GenerateVariableBracketAccessor(generator.GetOutput());
@@ -125,39 +136,79 @@ void ExpressionCodeGenerator::OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(
 }
 
 void ExpressionCodeGenerator::OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) {
-  if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(node.type)) {
+  auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
+                                            codeGenerator.GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                            codeGenerator.GetObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                            rootType,
+                                            node);
+  if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type)) {
     output +=
-        codeGenerator.GenerateObject(node.identifierName, node.type, context);
-  } else {
+        codeGenerator.GenerateObject(node.identifierName, type, context);
+  } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", type)) {
+      EventsCodeGenerator::VariableScope scope =
+          type == "globalvar"
+              ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::PROJECT_VARIABLE
+              : ((type == "scenevar")
+                    ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::LAYOUT_VARIABLE
+                    : gd::EventsCodeGenerator::OBJECT_VARIABLE);
+
+      auto objectName = gd::ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder::GetObjectName(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
+                                            codeGenerator.GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                            codeGenerator.GetObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                            rootObjectName,
+                                            node);
+      output += codeGenerator.GenerateGetVariable(
+          node.identifierName, scope, context, objectName);
+      if (!node.childIdentifierName.empty()) {
+        output += codeGenerator.GenerateVariableAccessor(node.childIdentifierName);
+      }
+  } else if (node.childIdentifierName.empty()) {
     output += "/* Error during generation, unrecognized identifier type: " +
-              codeGenerator.ConvertToString(node.type) + " with value " +
+              codeGenerator.ConvertToString(type) + " with value " +
               codeGenerator.ConvertToString(node.identifierName) + " */ " +
               codeGenerator.ConvertToStringExplicit(node.identifierName);
   }
+  else {
+    // This is for function names that are put in IdentifierNode
+    // because the type is needed to tell them appart from variables.
+    output += GenerateDefaultValue(type);
+  }
 }
 
 void ExpressionCodeGenerator::OnVisitFunctionCallNode(FunctionCallNode& node) {
-  if (gd::MetadataProvider::IsBadExpressionMetadata(node.expressionMetadata)) {
+  auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
+                                            codeGenerator.GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                            codeGenerator.GetObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                            rootType,
+                                            node);
+
+  const gd::ExpressionMetadata &metadata = MetadataProvider::GetFunctionCallMetadata(
+      codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
+      codeGenerator.GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups(),
+      codeGenerator.GetObjectsAndGroups(),
+      node);
+
+  if (gd::MetadataProvider::IsBadExpressionMetadata(metadata)) {
     output += "/* Error during generation, function not found: " +
               codeGenerator.ConvertToString(node.functionName) + " */ " +
-              GenerateDefaultValue(node.type);
+              GenerateDefaultValue(type);
     return;
   }
 
   if (!node.objectName.empty()) {
     if (!node.behaviorName.empty()) {
-      output += GenerateBehaviorFunctionCode(node.type,
+      output += GenerateBehaviorFunctionCode(type,
                                              node.objectName,
                                              node.behaviorName,
                                              node.parameters,
-                                             node.expressionMetadata);
+                                             metadata);
     } else {
       output += GenerateObjectFunctionCode(
-          node.type, node.objectName, node.parameters, node.expressionMetadata);
+          type, node.objectName, node.parameters, metadata);
     }
   } else {
     output +=
-        GenerateFreeFunctionCode(node.parameters, node.expressionMetadata);
+        GenerateFreeFunctionCode(node.parameters, metadata);
   }
 }
 
@@ -305,18 +356,21 @@ gd::String ExpressionCodeGenerator::GenerateParametersCodes(
 
     auto& parameterMetadata = expressionMetadata.parameters[i];
     if (!parameterMetadata.IsCodeOnly()) {
-      ExpressionCodeGenerator generator(codeGenerator, context);
       if (nonCodeOnlyParameterIndex < parameters.size()) {
+        auto objectName = gd::ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder::GetObjectName(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
+                                              codeGenerator.GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                              codeGenerator.GetObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                              rootObjectName,
+                                              *parameters[nonCodeOnlyParameterIndex].get());
+        ExpressionCodeGenerator generator(parameterMetadata.GetType(), objectName, codeGenerator, context);
         parameters[nonCodeOnlyParameterIndex]->Visit(generator);
         parametersCode += generator.GetOutput();
       } else if (parameterMetadata.IsOptional()) {
+        ExpressionCodeGenerator generator(parameterMetadata.GetType(), "", codeGenerator, context);
         // Optional parameters default value were not parsed at the time of the
         // expression parsing. Parse them now.
-        ExpressionParser2 parser(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
-                                 codeGenerator.GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups(),
-                                 codeGenerator.GetObjectsAndGroups());
-        auto node = parser.ParseExpression(parameterMetadata.GetType(),
-                                           parameterMetadata.GetDefaultValue());
+        ExpressionParser2 parser;
+        auto node = parser.ParseExpression(parameterMetadata.GetDefaultValue());
 
         node->Visit(generator);
         parametersCode += generator.GetOutput();
@@ -374,12 +428,22 @@ gd::String ExpressionCodeGenerator::GenerateDefaultValue(
 }
 
 void ExpressionCodeGenerator::OnVisitEmptyNode(EmptyNode& node) {
-  output += GenerateDefaultValue(node.type);
+  auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
+                                            codeGenerator.GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                            codeGenerator.GetObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                            rootType,
+                                            node);
+  output += GenerateDefaultValue(type);
 }
 
 void ExpressionCodeGenerator::OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(
     ObjectFunctionNameNode& node) {
-  output += GenerateDefaultValue(node.type);
+  auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
+                                            codeGenerator.GetGlobalObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                            codeGenerator.GetObjectsAndGroups(),
+                                            rootType,
+                                            node);
+  output += GenerateDefaultValue(type);
 }
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Events/CodeGeneration/ExpressionCodeGenerator.h

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
-#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2Node.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
@@ -35,9 +34,11 @@ namespace gd {
  */
 class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCodeGenerator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
  public:
-  ExpressionCodeGenerator(EventsCodeGenerator& codeGenerator_,
+  ExpressionCodeGenerator(const gd::String &rootType_,
+                          const gd::String &rootObjectName_,
+                          EventsCodeGenerator& codeGenerator_,
                           EventsCodeGenerationContext& context_)
-      : codeGenerator(codeGenerator_), context(context_){};
+      : rootType(rootType_), rootObjectName(rootObjectName_), codeGenerator(codeGenerator_), context(context_){};
   virtual ~ExpressionCodeGenerator(){};
 
   /**
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCodeGenerator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
   static gd::String GenerateExpressionCode(EventsCodeGenerator& codeGenerator,
                                            EventsCodeGenerationContext& context,
                                            const gd::String& type,
-                                           const gd::String& expression,
+                                           const gd::Expression& expression,
                                            const gd::String& objectName = "");
 
   const gd::String& GetOutput() { return output; };
@@ -103,6 +104,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCodeGenerator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
   gd::String output;
   EventsCodeGenerator& codeGenerator;
   EventsCodeGenerationContext& context;
+  const gd::String rootType;
+  const gd::String rootObjectName;
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Events/Event.cpp

@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ void BaseEvent::PreprocessAsyncActions(const gd::Platform& platform) {
       const auto& action = actionsList->at(aId);
       const gd::InstructionMetadata& actionMetadata =
           gd::MetadataProvider::GetActionMetadata(platform, action.GetType());
-      if (actionMetadata.IsAsync()) {
+      if (actionMetadata.IsAsync() &&
+          (!actionMetadata.IsOptionallyAsync() || action.IsAwaited())) {
         gd::InstructionsList remainingActions;
         remainingActions.InsertInstructions(
             *actionsList, aId + 1, actionsList->size() - 1);

Core/GDCore/Events/Expression.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+
+#include "GDCore/Events/Expression.h"
+
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2.h"
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+
+Expression::Expression() : node(nullptr) {};
+
+Expression::Expression(gd::String plainString_)
+    : node(nullptr), plainString(plainString_) {};
+
+Expression::Expression(const char* plainString_)
+    : node(nullptr), plainString(plainString_) {};
+
+Expression::Expression(const Expression& copy)
+    : node(nullptr), plainString{copy.plainString} {};
+
+Expression& Expression::operator=(const Expression& expression) {
+  plainString = expression.plainString;
+  node = nullptr;
+  return *this;
+};
+
+Expression::~Expression(){};
+
+ExpressionNode* Expression::GetRootNode() const {
+  if (!node) {
+    gd::ExpressionParser2 parser = ExpressionParser2();
+    node = std::move(parser.ParseExpression(plainString));
+  }
+  return node.get();
+}
+
+}  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Events/Expression.h

@@ -6,7 +6,15 @@
 
 #ifndef GDCORE_EXPRESSION_H
 #define GDCORE_EXPRESSION_H
+
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace gd {
+class ExpressionParser2;
+class ObjectsContainer;
+struct ExpressionNode;
+}  // namespace gd
 
 namespace gd {
 
@@ -24,32 +32,49 @@ class GD_CORE_API Expression {
   /**
    * \brief Construct an empty expression
    */
-  Expression(){};
+  Expression();
 
   /**
    * \brief Construct an expression from a string
    */
-  Expression(gd::String plainString_) : plainString(plainString_){};
+  Expression(gd::String plainString_);
 
   /**
    * \brief Construct an expression from a const char *
    */
-  Expression(const char* plainString_) : plainString(plainString_){};
+  Expression(const char* plainString_);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Copy construct an expression.
+   */
+  Expression(const Expression& copy);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Expression affectation overriding.
+   */
+  Expression& operator=(const Expression& expression);
 
   /**
    * \brief Get the plain string representing the expression
    */
   inline const gd::String& GetPlainString() const { return plainString; };
 
+  /**
+   * @brief Get the expression node.
+   * @return std::unique_ptr<gd::ExpressionNode>
+   */
+  gd::ExpressionNode* GetRootNode() const;
+
   /**
    * \brief Mimics std::string::c_str
    */
   inline const char* c_str() const { return plainString.c_str(); };
 
-  virtual ~Expression(){};
+  virtual ~Expression();
 
  private:
   gd::String plainString;  ///< The expression string
+  mutable std::unique_ptr<gd::ExpressionNode> node;
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Events/Instruction.h

@@ -72,6 +72,22 @@ class GD_CORE_API Instruction {
    */
   void SetInverted(bool inverted_) { inverted = inverted_; }
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the async instruction should be awaited.
+   * This is not relevant if the instruction is not optionally asynchronous.
+   *
+   * \return true if the instruction is to be awaited
+   */
+  bool IsAwaited() const { return awaitAsync; }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Set if the async instruction is to be awaited or not.
+   * This is not relevant if the instruction is not optionally asynchronous.
+   *
+   * \param inverted true if the instruction must be awaited
+   */
+  void SetAwaited(bool awaited) { awaitAsync = awaited; }
+
   /**
    * \brief Return the number of parameters of the instruction.
    */
@@ -139,7 +155,9 @@ class GD_CORE_API Instruction {
    * Useful to get reference to the original instruction in memory during code
    * generation, to ensure stable unique identifiers.
    */
-  std::weak_ptr<Instruction> GetOriginalInstruction() { return originalInstruction; };
+  std::weak_ptr<Instruction> GetOriginalInstruction() {
+    return originalInstruction;
+  };
 
   friend std::shared_ptr<Instruction> CloneRememberingOriginalElement(
       std::shared_ptr<Instruction> instruction);
@@ -148,6 +166,9 @@ class GD_CORE_API Instruction {
   gd::String type;  ///< Instruction type
   bool inverted;  ///< True if the instruction if inverted. Only applicable for
                   ///< instruction used as conditions by events
+  bool awaitAsync =
+      false;  ///< Tells the code generator whether the optionally asynchronous
+              ///< instruction should be generated as asynchronous (awaited) or not.
   mutable std::vector<gd::Expression>
       parameters;                        ///< Vector containing the parameters
   gd::InstructionsList subInstructions;  ///< Sub instructions, if applicable.

Core/GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2.cpp

@@ -26,132 +26,16 @@ namespace gd {
 
 gd::String ExpressionParser2::NAMESPACE_SEPARATOR = "::";
 
-ExpressionParser2::ExpressionParser2(
-    const gd::Platform& platform_,
-    const gd::ObjectsContainer& globalObjectsContainer_,
-    const gd::ObjectsContainer& objectsContainer_)
+ExpressionParser2::ExpressionParser2()
     : expression(""),
-      currentPosition(0),
-      platform(platform_),
-      globalObjectsContainer(globalObjectsContainer_),
-      objectsContainer(objectsContainer_) {}
-
-namespace {
-/**
- * Return the minimum number of parameters, starting from a given parameter
- * (by convention, 1 for object functions and 2 for behavior functions).
- */
-size_t GetMinimumParametersNumber(
-    const std::vector<gd::ParameterMetadata>& parameters,
-    size_t initialParameterIndex) {
-  size_t nb = 0;
-  for (std::size_t i = initialParameterIndex; i < parameters.size(); ++i) {
-    if (!parameters[i].optional && !parameters[i].codeOnly) nb++;
-  }
-
-  return nb;
-}
-
-/**
- * Return the maximum number of parameters, starting from a given parameter
- * (by convention, 1 for object functions and 2 for behavior functions).
- */
-size_t GetMaximumParametersNumber(
-    const std::vector<gd::ParameterMetadata>& parameters,
-    size_t initialParameterIndex) {
-  size_t nb = 0;
-  for (std::size_t i = initialParameterIndex; i < parameters.size(); ++i) {
-    if (!parameters[i].codeOnly) nb++;
-  }
-
-  return nb;
-}
-}  // namespace
-
-std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserDiagnostic> ExpressionParser2::ValidateFunction(
-    const gd::String& type,
-    const gd::FunctionCallNode& function,
-    size_t functionStartPosition) {
-  if (gd::MetadataProvider::IsBadExpressionMetadata(
-          function.expressionMetadata)) {
-    return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-        "invalid_function_name",
-        _("Cannot find an expression with this name: ") +
-            function.functionName + "\n" +
-            _("Double check that you've not made any typo in the name."),
-        functionStartPosition,
-        GetCurrentPosition());
-  }
-
-  // Validate the type of the function
-  const gd::String& returnType = function.expressionMetadata.GetReturnType();
-  if (returnType == "number") {
-    if (type == "string")
-      return RaiseTypeError(
-          _("You tried to use an expression that returns a number, but a "
-            "string is expected. Use `ToString` if you need to convert a "
-            "number to a string."),
-          functionStartPosition);
-    else if (type != "number" && type != "number|string")
-      return RaiseTypeError(_("You tried to use an expression that returns a "
-                              "number, but another type is expected:") +
-                              " " + type,
-                            functionStartPosition);
-  } else if (returnType == "string") {
-    if (type == "number")
-      return RaiseTypeError(
-          _("You tried to use an expression that returns a string, but a "
-            "number is expected. Use `ToNumber` if you need to convert a "
-            "string to a number."),
-          functionStartPosition);
-    else if (type != "string" && type != "number|string")
-      return RaiseTypeError(_("You tried to use an expression that returns a "
-                              "string, but another type is expected:") +
-                              " " + type,
-                            functionStartPosition);
-  } else {
-    if (type != returnType)
-      return RaiseTypeError(
-          _("You tried to use an expression with the wrong return type:") + " " +
-            returnType,
-          functionStartPosition);
-  }
-
-  // Validate parameters count
-  size_t minParametersCount = GetMinimumParametersNumber(
-      function.expressionMetadata.parameters,
-      WrittenParametersFirstIndex(function.objectName, function.behaviorName));
-  size_t maxParametersCount = GetMaximumParametersNumber(
-      function.expressionMetadata.parameters,
-      WrittenParametersFirstIndex(function.objectName, function.behaviorName));
-  if (function.parameters.size() < minParametersCount ||
-      function.parameters.size() > maxParametersCount) {
-    gd::String expectedCountMessage =
-        minParametersCount == maxParametersCount
-            ? _("The number of parameters must be exactly ") +
-                  gd::String::From(minParametersCount)
-            : _("The number of parameters must be: ") +
-                  gd::String::From(minParametersCount) + "-" +
-                  gd::String::From(maxParametersCount);
-
-    if (function.parameters.size() < minParametersCount) {
-      return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-          "too_few_parameters",
-          "You have not entered enough parameters for the expression. " +
-              expectedCountMessage,
-          functionStartPosition,
-          GetCurrentPosition());
-    }
-  }
-
-  return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserDiagnostic>();
-}
+      currentPosition(0) {}
 
 std::unique_ptr<TextNode> ExpressionParser2::ReadText() {
   size_t textStartPosition = GetCurrentPosition();
   SkipAllWhitespaces();
   if (!CheckIfChar(IsQuote)) {
     auto text = gd::make_unique<TextNode>("");
+	  // It can't happen.
     text->diagnostic =
         RaiseSyntaxError(_("A text must start with a double quote (\")."));
     text->location =

Core/GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2.h

@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ namespace gd {
  */
 class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
  public:
-  ExpressionParser2(const gd::Platform &platform_,
-                    const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer_,
-                    const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer_);
+  ExpressionParser2();
   virtual ~ExpressionParser2(){};
 
   /**
@@ -58,13 +56,11 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
    * \return The node representing the expression as a parsed tree.
    */
   std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> ParseExpression(
-      const gd::String &type,
-      const gd::String &expression_,
-      const gd::String &objectName = "") {
+      const gd::String &expression_) {
     expression = expression_;
 
     currentPosition = 0;
-    return Start(type, objectName);
+    return Start();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -88,18 +84,16 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
    * Each method is a part of the grammar.
    */
   ///@{
-  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> Start(const gd::String &type,
-                                        const gd::String &objectName = "") {
+  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> Start() {
     size_t expressionStartPosition = GetCurrentPosition();
-    auto expression = Expression(type, objectName);
-
-    const gd::String &inferredType = expression->type;
+    auto expression = Expression();
 
     // Check for extra characters at the end of the expression
     if (!IsEndReached()) {
-      auto op = gd::make_unique<OperatorNode>(inferredType, ' ');
+      auto op = gd::make_unique<OperatorNode>(' ');
       op->leftHandSide = std::move(expression);
-      op->rightHandSide = ReadUntilEnd("unknown");
+      op->rightHandSide = ReadUntilEnd();
+      op->rightHandSide->parent = op.get();
 
       op->rightHandSide->diagnostic = RaiseSyntaxError(
           _("The expression has extra character at the end that should be "
@@ -113,61 +107,49 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
     return expression;
   }
 
-  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> Expression(
-      const gd::String &type, const gd::String &objectName = "") {
+  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> Expression() {
     SkipAllWhitespaces();
 
     size_t expressionStartPosition = GetCurrentPosition();
-    std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> leftHandSide = Term(type, objectName);
-
-    const gd::String &inferredType = leftHandSide->type;
+    std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> leftHandSide = Term();
 
     SkipAllWhitespaces();
 
     if (IsEndReached()) return leftHandSide;
     if (CheckIfChar(IsExpressionEndingChar)) return leftHandSide;
     if (CheckIfChar(IsExpressionOperator)) {
-      auto op = gd::make_unique<OperatorNode>(inferredType, GetCurrentChar());
+      auto op = gd::make_unique<OperatorNode>(GetCurrentChar());
       op->leftHandSide = std::move(leftHandSide);
-      op->diagnostic = ValidateOperator(inferredType, GetCurrentChar());
+      op->leftHandSide->parent = op.get();
+      op->diagnostic = ValidateOperator(GetCurrentChar());
       SkipChar();
-      op->rightHandSide = Expression(inferredType, objectName);
+      op->rightHandSide = Expression();
+      op->rightHandSide->parent = op.get();
 
       op->location = ExpressionParserLocation(expressionStartPosition,
                                               GetCurrentPosition());
       return std::move(op);
     }
 
-    if (inferredType == "string") {
-      leftHandSide->diagnostic = RaiseSyntaxError(
-          "You must add the operator + between texts or expressions. For "
-          "example: \"Your name: \" + VariableString(PlayerName).");
-    } else if (inferredType == "number") {
-      leftHandSide->diagnostic = RaiseSyntaxError(
-          "No operator found. Did you forget to enter an operator (like +, -, "
-          "* or /) between numbers or expressions?");
-    } else {
-      leftHandSide->diagnostic = RaiseSyntaxError(
-          "More than one term was found. Verify that your expression is "
-          "properly written.");
-    }
+    leftHandSide->diagnostic = RaiseSyntaxError(
+        "More than one term was found. Verify that your expression is "
+        "properly written.");
 
-    auto op = gd::make_unique<OperatorNode>(inferredType, ' ');
+    auto op = gd::make_unique<OperatorNode>(' ');
     op->leftHandSide = std::move(leftHandSide);
-    op->rightHandSide = Expression(inferredType, objectName);
+    op->leftHandSide->parent = op.get();
+    op->rightHandSide = Expression();
+    op->rightHandSide->parent = op.get();
     op->location =
         ExpressionParserLocation(expressionStartPosition, GetCurrentPosition());
     return std::move(op);
   }
 
-  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> Term(const gd::String &type,
-                                       const gd::String &objectName) {
+  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> Term() {
     SkipAllWhitespaces();
 
     size_t expressionStartPosition = GetCurrentPosition();
-    std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> factor = Factor(type, objectName);
-
-    const gd::String &inferredType = factor->type;
+    std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> factor = Factor();
 
     SkipAllWhitespaces();
 
@@ -175,11 +157,13 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
     // to guarantee the proper operator precedence. (Expression could also
     // be reworked to use a while loop).
     while (CheckIfChar(IsTermOperator)) {
-      auto op = gd::make_unique<OperatorNode>(inferredType, GetCurrentChar());
+      auto op = gd::make_unique<OperatorNode>(GetCurrentChar());
       op->leftHandSide = std::move(factor);
-      op->diagnostic = ValidateOperator(inferredType, GetCurrentChar());
+      op->leftHandSide->parent = op.get();
+      op->diagnostic = ValidateOperator(GetCurrentChar());
       SkipChar();
-      op->rightHandSide = Factor(inferredType, objectName);
+      op->rightHandSide = Factor();
+      op->rightHandSide->parent = op.get();
       op->location = ExpressionParserLocation(expressionStartPosition,
                                               GetCurrentPosition());
       SkipAllWhitespaces();
@@ -190,54 +174,35 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
     return factor;
   };
 
-  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> Factor(const gd::String &type,
-                                         const gd::String &objectName) {
+  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> Factor() {
     SkipAllWhitespaces();
     size_t expressionStartPosition = GetCurrentPosition();
 
     if (CheckIfChar(IsQuote)) {
       std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> factor = ReadText();
-      if (type == "number")
-        factor->diagnostic =
-            RaiseTypeError(_("You entered a text, but a number was expected."),
-                           expressionStartPosition);
-      else if (type != "string" && type != "number|string")
-        factor->diagnostic = RaiseTypeError(
-            _("You entered a text, but this type was expected:") + type,
-            expressionStartPosition);
-
       return factor;
     } else if (CheckIfChar(IsUnaryOperator)) {
       auto unaryOperatorCharacter = GetCurrentChar();
       SkipChar();
 
-      auto operatorOperand = Factor(type, objectName);
-      const gd::String &inferredType = operatorOperand->type;
+      auto operatorOperand = Factor();
 
       auto unaryOperator = gd::make_unique<UnaryOperatorNode>(
-          inferredType, unaryOperatorCharacter);
+          unaryOperatorCharacter);
       unaryOperator->diagnostic = ValidateUnaryOperator(
-          inferredType, unaryOperatorCharacter, expressionStartPosition);
+          unaryOperatorCharacter, expressionStartPosition);
       unaryOperator->factor = std::move(operatorOperand);
+      unaryOperator->factor->parent = unaryOperator.get();
       unaryOperator->location = ExpressionParserLocation(
           expressionStartPosition, GetCurrentPosition());
 
       return std::move(unaryOperator);
     } else if (CheckIfChar(IsNumberFirstChar)) {
       std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> factor = ReadNumber();
-      if (type == "string")
-        factor->diagnostic = RaiseTypeError(
-            _("You entered a number, but a text was expected (in quotes)."),
-            expressionStartPosition);
-      else if (type != "number" && type != "number|string")
-        factor->diagnostic = RaiseTypeError(
-            _("You entered a number, but this type was expected:") + type,
-            expressionStartPosition);
-
       return factor;
     } else if (CheckIfChar(IsOpeningParenthesis)) {
       SkipChar();
-      std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> factor = SubExpression(type, objectName);
+      std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> factor = SubExpression();
 
       if (!CheckIfChar(IsClosingParenthesis)) {
         factor->diagnostic =
@@ -247,29 +212,20 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
       SkipIfChar(IsClosingParenthesis);
       return factor;
     } else if (IsIdentifierAllowedChar()) {
-      // This is a place where the grammar differs according to the
-      // type being expected.
-      if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", type)) {
-        return Variable(type, objectName);
-      } else {
-        return Identifier(type);
-      }
+      return Identifier();
     }
 
-    std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> factor = ReadUntilWhitespace(type);
-    factor->diagnostic = RaiseEmptyError(type, expressionStartPosition);
+    std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> factor = ReadUntilWhitespace();
     return factor;
   }
 
-  std::unique_ptr<SubExpressionNode> SubExpression(
-      const gd::String &type, const gd::String &objectName) {
+  std::unique_ptr<SubExpressionNode> SubExpression() {
     size_t expressionStartPosition = GetCurrentPosition();
 
-    auto expression = Expression(type, objectName);
-    const gd::String &inferredType = expression->type;
+    auto expression = Expression();
 
     auto subExpression =
-        gd::make_unique<SubExpressionNode>(inferredType, std::move(expression));
+        gd::make_unique<SubExpressionNode>(std::move(expression));
     subExpression->location =
         ExpressionParserLocation(expressionStartPosition, GetCurrentPosition());
 
@@ -277,7 +233,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
   };
 
   std::unique_ptr<IdentifierOrFunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode>
-  Identifier(const gd::String &type) {
+  Identifier() {
     auto identifierAndLocation = ReadIdentifierName();
     gd::String name = identifierAndLocation.name;
     auto nameLocation = identifierAndLocation.location;
@@ -304,47 +260,28 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
 
     if (CheckIfChar(IsOpeningParenthesis)) {
       ExpressionParserLocation openingParenthesisLocation = SkipChar();
-      return FreeFunction(type, name, nameLocation, openingParenthesisLocation);
+      return FreeFunction(name, nameLocation, openingParenthesisLocation);
     } else if (CheckIfChar(IsDot)) {
       ExpressionParserLocation dotLocation = SkipChar();
       SkipAllWhitespaces();
       return ObjectFunctionOrBehaviorFunction(
-          type, name, nameLocation, dotLocation);
-    } else {
-      auto identifier = gd::make_unique<IdentifierNode>(name, type);
-      if (type == "string") {
-        identifier->diagnostic =
-            RaiseTypeError(_("You must wrap your text inside double quotes "
-                             "(example: \"Hello world\")."),
-                           nameLocation.GetStartPosition());
-      } else if (type == "number") {
-        identifier->diagnostic = RaiseTypeError(
-            _("You must enter a number."), nameLocation.GetStartPosition());
-      } else if (type == "number|string") {
-        identifier->diagnostic = RaiseTypeError(
-            _("You must enter a number or a text, wrapped inside double quotes "
-              "(example: \"Hello world\")."),
-            nameLocation.GetStartPosition());
-      } else if (!gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type)) {
-        identifier->diagnostic = RaiseTypeError(
-            _("You've entered a name, but this type was expected:") + type,
-            nameLocation.GetStartPosition());
-      }
-
+          name, nameLocation, dotLocation);
+    } else if (CheckIfChar(IsOpeningSquareBracket)) {
+      return Variable(name, nameLocation);
+    }
+    else {
+      auto identifier = gd::make_unique<IdentifierNode>(name);
       identifier->location = ExpressionParserLocation(
           nameLocation.GetStartPosition(), GetCurrentPosition());
+      identifier->identifierNameLocation = identifier->location;
       return std::move(identifier);
     }
   }
 
-  std::unique_ptr<VariableNode> Variable(const gd::String &type,
-                                         const gd::String &objectName) {
-    auto identifierAndLocation = ReadIdentifierName();
-    const gd::String &name = identifierAndLocation.name;
-    const auto &nameLocation = identifierAndLocation.location;
-
-    auto variable = gd::make_unique<VariableNode>(type, name, objectName);
+  std::unique_ptr<VariableNode> Variable(const gd::String &name, gd::ExpressionParserLocation nameLocation) {
+    auto variable = gd::make_unique<VariableNode>(name);
     variable->child = VariableAccessorOrVariableBracketAccessor();
+    variable->child->parent = variable.get();
 
     variable->location = ExpressionParserLocation(
         nameLocation.GetStartPosition(), GetCurrentPosition());
@@ -359,8 +296,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
     SkipAllWhitespaces();
     if (CheckIfChar(IsOpeningSquareBracket)) {
       SkipChar();
-      auto child = gd::make_unique<VariableBracketAccessorNode>(
-          Expression("number|string"));
+      auto child = gd::make_unique<VariableBracketAccessorNode>(Expression());
+      child->expression->parent = child.get();
 
       if (!CheckIfChar(IsClosingSquareBracket)) {
         child->diagnostic =
@@ -369,6 +306,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
       }
       SkipIfChar(IsClosingSquareBracket);
       child->child = VariableAccessorOrVariableBracketAccessor();
+      child->child->parent = child.get();
       child->location =
           ExpressionParserLocation(childStartPosition, GetCurrentPosition());
 
@@ -381,6 +319,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
       auto child =
           gd::make_unique<VariableAccessorNode>(identifierAndLocation.name);
       child->child = VariableAccessorOrVariableBracketAccessor();
+      child->child->parent = child.get();
       child->nameLocation = identifierAndLocation.location;
       child->dotLocation = dotLocation;
       child->location =
@@ -389,40 +328,21 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
       return std::move(child);
     }
 
-    return std::move(
-        std::unique_ptr<VariableAccessorOrVariableBracketAccessorNode>());
+    return std::move(gd::make_unique<VariableAccessorOrVariableBracketAccessorNode>());
   }
 
   std::unique_ptr<FunctionCallNode> FreeFunction(
-      const gd::String &type,
       const gd::String &functionFullName,
       const ExpressionParserLocation &identifierLocation,
       const ExpressionParserLocation &openingParenthesisLocation) {
     // TODO: error if trying to use function for type != "number" && != "string"
     // + Test for it
 
-    const gd::ExpressionMetadata &metadata =
-        MetadataProvider::GetAnyExpressionMetadata(platform, functionFullName);
-
-    // In case we can't find a valid expression, ensure the node has the type
-    // that is requested by the parent, so we avoid putting "unknown" (which
-    // would be also correct, but less precise and would prevent completions to
-    // be shown to the user)
-    const gd::String returnType =
-        gd::MetadataProvider::IsBadExpressionMetadata(metadata) == true
-            ? type
-            : metadata.GetReturnType();
-
-    auto parametersNode = Parameters(metadata.parameters);
     auto function =
-        gd::make_unique<FunctionCallNode>(returnType,
-                                          std::move(parametersNode.parameters),
-                                          metadata,
-                                          functionFullName);
+        gd::make_unique<FunctionCallNode>(functionFullName);
+    auto parametersNode = Parameters(function.get());
+    function->parameters = std::move(parametersNode.parameters);
     function->diagnostic = std::move(parametersNode.diagnostic);
-    if (!function->diagnostic)  // TODO: reverse the order of diagnostic?
-      function->diagnostic = ValidateFunction(
-          type, *function, identifierLocation.GetStartPosition());
 
     function->location = ExpressionParserLocation(
         identifierLocation.GetStartPosition(), GetCurrentPosition());
@@ -434,16 +354,15 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
     return std::move(function);
   }
 
-  std::unique_ptr<FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode>
+  std::unique_ptr<IdentifierOrFunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode>
   ObjectFunctionOrBehaviorFunction(
-      const gd::String &type,
-      const gd::String &objectName,
-      const ExpressionParserLocation &objectNameLocation,
-      const ExpressionParserLocation &objectNameDotLocation) {
-    auto identifierAndLocation = ReadIdentifierName();
-    const gd::String &objectFunctionOrBehaviorName = identifierAndLocation.name;
-    const auto &objectFunctionOrBehaviorNameLocation =
-        identifierAndLocation.location;
+      const gd::String &parentIdentifier,
+      const ExpressionParserLocation &parentIdentifierLocation,
+      const ExpressionParserLocation &parentIdentifierDotLocation) {
+    auto childIdentifierAndLocation = ReadIdentifierName();
+    const gd::String &childIdentifierName = childIdentifierAndLocation.name;
+    const auto &childIdentifierNameLocation =
+        childIdentifierAndLocation.location;
 
     SkipAllWhitespaces();
 
@@ -451,87 +370,68 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
       ExpressionParserLocation namespaceSeparatorLocation =
           SkipNamespaceSeparator();
       SkipAllWhitespaces();
-      return BehaviorFunction(type,
-                              objectName,
-                              objectFunctionOrBehaviorName,
-                              objectNameLocation,
-                              objectNameDotLocation,
-                              objectFunctionOrBehaviorNameLocation,
+      return BehaviorFunction(parentIdentifier,
+                              childIdentifierName,
+                              parentIdentifierLocation,
+                              parentIdentifierDotLocation,
+                              childIdentifierNameLocation,
                               namespaceSeparatorLocation);
     } else if (CheckIfChar(IsOpeningParenthesis)) {
       ExpressionParserLocation openingParenthesisLocation = SkipChar();
 
-      gd::String objectType =
-          GetTypeOfObject(globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, objectName);
-
-      const gd::ExpressionMetadata &metadata =
-          MetadataProvider::GetObjectAnyExpressionMetadata(
-              platform, objectType, objectFunctionOrBehaviorName);
-
-      // In case we can't find a valid expression, ensure the node has the type
-      // that is requested by the parent, so we avoid putting "unknown" (which
-      // would be also correct, but less precise and would prevent completions
-      // to be shown to the user)
-      const gd::String returnType =
-          gd::MetadataProvider::IsBadExpressionMetadata(metadata) == true
-              ? type
-              : metadata.GetReturnType();
-
-      auto parametersNode = Parameters(metadata.parameters, objectName);
       auto function = gd::make_unique<FunctionCallNode>(
-          returnType,
-          objectName,
-          std::move(parametersNode.parameters),
-          metadata,
-          objectFunctionOrBehaviorName);
+          parentIdentifier,
+          childIdentifierName);
+      auto parametersNode = Parameters(function.get(), parentIdentifier);
+      function->parameters = std::move(parametersNode.parameters),
       function->diagnostic = std::move(parametersNode.diagnostic);
 
-      if (!function->diagnostic)  // TODO: reverse the order of diagnostic?
-        function->diagnostic = ValidateFunction(
-            type, *function, objectNameLocation.GetStartPosition());
-
-      // If the function needs a capability on the object that may not be covered
-      // by all objects, check it now.
-      if (!metadata.GetRequiredBaseObjectCapability().empty()) {
-        const gd::ObjectMetadata &objectMetadata =
-            MetadataProvider::GetObjectMetadata(platform, objectType);
-
-        if (objectMetadata.IsUnsupportedBaseObjectCapability(
-                metadata.GetRequiredBaseObjectCapability())) {
-          function->diagnostic = RaiseTypeError(
-              _("This expression exists, but it can't be used on this object."),
-              objectNameLocation.GetStartPosition());
-        }
-      }
-
       function->location = ExpressionParserLocation(
-          objectNameLocation.GetStartPosition(), GetCurrentPosition());
-      function->objectNameLocation = objectNameLocation;
-      function->objectNameDotLocation = objectNameDotLocation;
-      function->functionNameLocation = objectFunctionOrBehaviorNameLocation;
+          parentIdentifierLocation.GetStartPosition(), GetCurrentPosition());
+      function->objectNameLocation = parentIdentifierLocation;
+      function->objectNameDotLocation = parentIdentifierDotLocation;
+      function->functionNameLocation = childIdentifierNameLocation;
       function->openingParenthesisLocation = openingParenthesisLocation;
       function->closingParenthesisLocation =
           parametersNode.closingParenthesisLocation;
       return std::move(function);
+    } else if (CheckIfChar(IsDot) || CheckIfChar(IsOpeningSquareBracket)) {
+      auto variable = gd::make_unique<VariableNode>(parentIdentifier);
+      auto child =
+          gd::make_unique<VariableAccessorNode>(childIdentifierName);
+      child->child = VariableAccessorOrVariableBracketAccessor();
+      child->child->parent = child.get();
+      child->nameLocation = childIdentifierNameLocation;
+      child->dotLocation = parentIdentifierDotLocation;
+      child->location = ExpressionParserLocation(
+          parentIdentifierDotLocation.GetStartPosition(), GetCurrentPosition());
+      variable->child = std::move(child);
+      variable->child->parent = variable.get();
+
+      variable->location = ExpressionParserLocation(
+          parentIdentifierLocation.GetStartPosition(), GetCurrentPosition());
+      variable->nameLocation = parentIdentifierLocation;
+
+      return std::move(variable);
     }
 
-    auto node = gd::make_unique<ObjectFunctionNameNode>(
-        type, objectName, objectFunctionOrBehaviorName);
-    node->diagnostic = RaiseSyntaxError(
-        _("An opening parenthesis (for an object expression), or double colon "
-          "(::) was expected (for a behavior expression)."));
-
+    auto node = gd::make_unique<IdentifierNode>(
+        parentIdentifier, childIdentifierName);
+    if (!CheckIfChar(IsParameterSeparator) && !CheckIfChar(IsClosingParenthesis) && !IsEndReached()) {
+      node->diagnostic = RaiseSyntaxError(
+          _("An opening parenthesis (for an object expression), a double colon "
+            "(:: for a behavior expression), a dot or an opening bracket (for "
+            "a child variable) where expected."));
+    }
     node->location = ExpressionParserLocation(
-        objectNameLocation.GetStartPosition(), GetCurrentPosition());
-    node->objectNameLocation = objectNameLocation;
-    node->objectNameDotLocation = objectNameDotLocation;
-    node->objectFunctionOrBehaviorNameLocation =
-        objectFunctionOrBehaviorNameLocation;
+        parentIdentifierLocation.GetStartPosition(), GetCurrentPosition());
+    node->identifierNameLocation = parentIdentifierLocation;
+    node->identifierNameDotLocation = parentIdentifierDotLocation;
+    node->childIdentifierNameLocation = childIdentifierNameLocation;
     return std::move(node);
   }
 
   std::unique_ptr<FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode> BehaviorFunction(
-      const gd::String &type,
       const gd::String &objectName,
       const gd::String &behaviorName,
       const ExpressionParserLocation &objectNameLocation,
@@ -547,35 +447,14 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
     if (CheckIfChar(IsOpeningParenthesis)) {
       ExpressionParserLocation openingParenthesisLocation = SkipChar();
 
-      gd::String behaviorType = GetTypeOfBehavior(
-          globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, behaviorName);
-
-      const gd::ExpressionMetadata &metadata =
-          MetadataProvider::GetBehaviorAnyExpressionMetadata(
-              platform, behaviorType, functionName);
-
-      // In case we can't find a valid expression, ensure the node has the type
-      // that is requested by the parent, so we avoid putting "unknown" (which
-      // would be also correct, but less precise and would prevent completions
-      // to be shown to the user)
-      const gd::String returnType =
-          gd::MetadataProvider::IsBadExpressionMetadata(metadata) == true
-              ? type
-              : metadata.GetReturnType();
-
-      auto parametersNode =
-          Parameters(metadata.parameters, objectName, behaviorName);
       auto function = gd::make_unique<FunctionCallNode>(
-          returnType,
           objectName,
           behaviorName,
-          std::move(parametersNode.parameters),
-          metadata,
           functionName);
+      auto parametersNode =
+          Parameters(function.get(), objectName, behaviorName);
+      function->parameters = std::move(parametersNode.parameters);
       function->diagnostic = std::move(parametersNode.diagnostic);
-      if (!function->diagnostic)  // TODO: reverse the order of diagnostic?
-        function->diagnostic = ValidateFunction(
-            type, *function, objectNameLocation.GetStartPosition());
 
       function->location = ExpressionParserLocation(
           objectNameLocation.GetStartPosition(), GetCurrentPosition());
@@ -591,7 +470,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
       return std::move(function);
     } else {
       auto node = gd::make_unique<ObjectFunctionNameNode>(
-          type, objectName, behaviorName, functionName);
+          objectName, behaviorName, functionName);
       node->diagnostic = RaiseSyntaxError(
           _("An opening parenthesis was expected here to call a function."));
 
@@ -615,7 +494,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
   };
 
   ParametersNode Parameters(
-      std::vector<gd::ParameterMetadata> parameterMetadata,
+      FunctionCallNode *functionCallNode,
       const gd::String &objectName = "",
       const gd::String &behaviorName = "") {
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode>> parameters;
@@ -626,77 +505,25 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
     size_t parameterIndex =
         WrittenParametersFirstIndex(objectName, behaviorName);
 
+    bool previousCharacterIsParameterSeparator = false;
     while (!IsEndReached()) {
       SkipAllWhitespaces();
 
-      if (CheckIfChar(IsClosingParenthesis)) {
+      if (CheckIfChar(IsClosingParenthesis) && !previousCharacterIsParameterSeparator) {
         auto closingParenthesisLocation = SkipChar();
         return ParametersNode{
             std::move(parameters), nullptr, closingParenthesisLocation};
-      } else {
-        if (parameterIndex < parameterMetadata.size()) {
-          const gd::String &type = parameterMetadata[parameterIndex].GetType();
-          if (parameterMetadata[parameterIndex].IsCodeOnly()) {
-            // Do nothing, code only parameters are not written in expressions.
-          } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("number", type)) {
-            parameters.push_back(Expression("number"));
-          } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("string", type)) {
-            parameters.push_back(Expression("string"));
-          } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", type)) {
-            parameters.push_back(Expression(
-                type, lastObjectName.empty() ? objectName : lastObjectName));
-          } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type)) {
-            size_t parameterStartPosition = GetCurrentPosition();
-            std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> objectExpression = Expression(type);
-
-            // Memorize the last object name. By convention, parameters that
-            // require an object (mainly, "objectvar" and "behavior") should be
-            // placed after the object in the list of parameters (if possible,
-            // just after). Search "lastObjectName" in the codebase for other
-            // place where this convention is enforced.
-            if (auto identifierNode =
-                    dynamic_cast<IdentifierNode *>(objectExpression.get())) {
-              lastObjectName = identifierNode->identifierName;
-            } else {
-              objectExpression->diagnostic =
-                  gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-                      "malformed_object_parameter",
-                      _("An object name was expected but something else was "
-                        "written. Enter just the name of the object for this "
-                        "parameter."),
-                      parameterStartPosition,
-                      GetCurrentPosition());
-            }
-
-            parameters.push_back(std::move(objectExpression));
-          } else {
-            size_t parameterStartPosition = GetCurrentPosition();
-            parameters.push_back(Expression("unknown"));
-            parameters.back()->diagnostic =
-                gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-                    "unknown_parameter_type",
-                    _("This function is improperly set up. Reach out to the "
-                      "extension developer or a GDevelop maintainer to fix "
-                      "this issue"),
-                    parameterStartPosition,
-                    GetCurrentPosition());
-          }
-        } else {
-          size_t parameterStartPosition = GetCurrentPosition();
-          parameters.push_back(Expression("unknown"));
-          parameters.back()
-              ->diagnostic = gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-              "extra_parameter",
-              _("This parameter was not expected by this expression. Remove it "
-                "or verify that you've entered the proper expression name."),
-              parameterStartPosition,
-              GetCurrentPosition());
-        }
-
-        SkipAllWhitespaces();
-        SkipIfChar(IsParameterSeparator);
-        parameterIndex++;
       }
+      bool isEmptyParameter = CheckIfChar(IsParameterSeparator)
+          || (CheckIfChar(IsClosingParenthesis) && previousCharacterIsParameterSeparator);
+      auto parameter = isEmptyParameter ? gd::make_unique<EmptyNode>() : Expression();
+      parameter->parent = functionCallNode;
+      parameters.push_back(std::move(parameter));
+
+      SkipAllWhitespaces();
+      previousCharacterIsParameterSeparator = CheckIfChar(IsParameterSeparator);
+      SkipIfChar(IsParameterSeparator);
+      parameterIndex++;
     }
 
     ExpressionParserLocation invalidClosingParenthesisLocation;
@@ -708,92 +535,32 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
   }
   ///@}
 
-  /** \name Validators
-   * Return a diagnostic if any error is found
-   */
-  ///@{
-  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserDiagnostic> ValidateFunction(
-      const gd::String &type,
-      const gd::FunctionCallNode &function,
-      size_t functionStartPosition);
-
   std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserDiagnostic> ValidateOperator(
-      const gd::String &type, gd::String::value_type operatorChar) {
-    if (type == "number") {
-      if (operatorChar == '+' || operatorChar == '-' || operatorChar == '/' ||
-          operatorChar == '*') {
-        return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserDiagnostic>();
-      }
-
-      return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-          "invalid_operator",
-          _("You've used an operator that is not supported. Operator should be "
-            "either +, -, / or *."),
-          GetCurrentPosition());
-    } else if (type == "string") {
-      if (operatorChar == '+') {
-        return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserDiagnostic>();
-      }
-
-      return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-          "invalid_operator",
-          _("You've used an operator that is not supported. Only + can be used "
-            "to concatenate texts."),
-          GetCurrentPosition());
-    } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type)) {
-      return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-          "invalid_operator",
-          _("Operators (+, -, /, *) can't be used with an object name. Remove "
-            "the operator."),
-          GetCurrentPosition());
-    } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", type)) {
-      return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-          "invalid_operator",
-          _("Operators (+, -, /, *) can't be used in variable names. Remove "
-            "the operator from the variable name."),
-          GetCurrentPosition());
+      gd::String::value_type operatorChar) {
+    if (operatorChar == '+' || operatorChar == '-' || operatorChar == '/' ||
+        operatorChar == '*') {
+      return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserDiagnostic>();
     }
-
-    return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserDiagnostic>();
+    return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
+        "invalid_operator",
+        _("You've used an operator that is not supported. Operator should be "
+          "either +, -, / or *."),
+        GetCurrentPosition());
   }
 
   std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserDiagnostic> ValidateUnaryOperator(
-      const gd::String &type,
       gd::String::value_type operatorChar,
       size_t position) {
-    if (type == "number") {
-      if (operatorChar == '+' || operatorChar == '-') {
-        return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserDiagnostic>();
-      }
-
-      return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-          "invalid_operator",
-          _("You've used an \"unary\" operator that is not supported. Operator "
-            "should be "
-            "either + or -."),
-          position);
-    } else if (type == "string") {
-      return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-          "invalid_operator",
-          _("You've used an operator that is not supported. Only + can be used "
-            "to concatenate texts, and must be placed between two texts (or "
-            "expressions)."),
-          position);
-    } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type)) {
-      return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-          "invalid_operator",
-          _("Operators (+, -) can't be used with an object name. Remove the "
-            "operator."),
-          position);
-    } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", type)) {
-      return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-          "invalid_operator",
-          _("Operators (+, -) can't be used in variable names. Remove "
-            "the operator from the variable name."),
-          position);
+    if (operatorChar == '+' || operatorChar == '-') {
+      return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserDiagnostic>();
     }
 
-    return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserDiagnostic>();
+    return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
+        "invalid_operator",
+        _("You've used an \"unary\" operator that is not supported. Operator "
+          "should be "
+          "either + or -."),
+        position);
   }
   ///@}
 
@@ -981,7 +748,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
 
   std::unique_ptr<NumberNode> ReadNumber();
 
-  std::unique_ptr<EmptyNode> ReadUntilWhitespace(gd::String type) {
+  std::unique_ptr<EmptyNode> ReadUntilWhitespace() {
     size_t startPosition = GetCurrentPosition();
     gd::String text;
     while (currentPosition < expression.size() &&
@@ -990,13 +757,13 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
       currentPosition++;
     }
 
-    auto node = gd::make_unique<EmptyNode>(type, text);
+    auto node = gd::make_unique<EmptyNode>(text);
     node->location =
         ExpressionParserLocation(startPosition, GetCurrentPosition());
     return node;
   }
 
-  std::unique_ptr<EmptyNode> ReadUntilEnd(gd::String type) {
+  std::unique_ptr<EmptyNode> ReadUntilEnd() {
     size_t startPosition = GetCurrentPosition();
     gd::String text;
     while (currentPosition < expression.size()) {
@@ -1004,7 +771,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
       currentPosition++;
     }
 
-    auto node = gd::make_unique<EmptyNode>(type, text);
+    auto node = gd::make_unique<EmptyNode>(text);
     node->location =
         ExpressionParserLocation(startPosition, GetCurrentPosition());
     return node;
@@ -1037,34 +804,11 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
     return std::move(gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
         "type_error", message, beginningPosition, GetCurrentPosition()));
   }
-
-  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserError> RaiseEmptyError(
-      const gd::String &type, size_t beginningPosition) {
-    gd::String message;
-    if (type == "number") {
-      message = _("You must enter a number or a valid expression call.");
-    } else if (type == "string") {
-      message = _(
-          "You must enter a text (between quotes) or a valid expression call.");
-    } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", type)) {
-      message = _("You must enter a variable name.");
-    } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type)) {
-      message = _("You must enter a valid object name.");
-    } else {
-      message = _("You must enter a valid expression.");
-    }
-
-    return std::move(RaiseTypeError(message, beginningPosition));
-  }
   ///@}
 
   gd::String expression;
   std::size_t currentPosition;
 
-  const gd::Platform &platform;
-  const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer;
-  const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer;
-
   static gd::String NAMESPACE_SEPARATOR;
 };
 

Core/GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2Node.h

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class ObjectsContainer;
 class Platform;
 class ParameterMetadata;
 class ExpressionMetadata;
+struct FunctionCallNode;
 }  // namespace gd
 
 namespace gd {
@@ -57,6 +58,10 @@ struct GD_CORE_API ExpressionParserDiagnostic {
  * \brief An error that can be attached to a gd::ExpressionNode.
  */
 struct GD_CORE_API ExpressionParserError : public ExpressionParserDiagnostic {
+  ExpressionParserError(const gd::String &type_,
+                        const gd::String &message_,
+                        const ExpressionParserLocation &location_)
+      : type(type_), message(message_), location(location_){};
   ExpressionParserError(const gd::String &type_,
                         const gd::String &message_,
                         size_t position_)
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ struct GD_CORE_API ExpressionParserError : public ExpressionParserDiagnostic {
  * an expression inherits from.
  */
 struct GD_CORE_API ExpressionNode {
-  ExpressionNode(const gd::String &type_) : type(type_){};
+  ExpressionNode() : parent(nullptr) {};
   virtual ~ExpressionNode(){};
   virtual void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker){};
 
@@ -97,17 +102,12 @@ struct GD_CORE_API ExpressionNode {
                                       /// function can store the position of the
                                       /// object name, the dot, the function
                                       /// name, etc...
-
-  gd::String type;  // Actual type of the node.
-                    // "string", "number", type supported by
-                    // gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject, types supported by
-                    // gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression or "unknown".
+  ExpressionNode *parent;
 };
 
 struct GD_CORE_API SubExpressionNode : public ExpressionNode {
-  SubExpressionNode(const gd::String &type_,
-                    std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> expression_)
-      : ExpressionNode(type_), expression(std::move(expression_)){};
+  SubExpressionNode(std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> expression_)
+      : ExpressionNode(), expression(std::move(expression_)){};
   virtual ~SubExpressionNode(){};
   virtual void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker) {
     worker.OnVisitSubExpressionNode(*this);
@@ -120,8 +120,8 @@ struct GD_CORE_API SubExpressionNode : public ExpressionNode {
  * \brief An operator node. For example: "lhs + rhs".
  */
 struct GD_CORE_API OperatorNode : public ExpressionNode {
-  OperatorNode(const gd::String &type_, gd::String::value_type op_)
-      : ExpressionNode(type_), op(op_){};
+  OperatorNode(gd::String::value_type op_)
+      : ExpressionNode(), op(op_){};
   virtual ~OperatorNode(){};
   virtual void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker) {
     worker.OnVisitOperatorNode(*this);
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ struct GD_CORE_API OperatorNode : public ExpressionNode {
  * \brief A unary operator node. For example: "-2".
  */
 struct GD_CORE_API UnaryOperatorNode : public ExpressionNode {
-  UnaryOperatorNode(const gd::String &type_, gd::String::value_type op_)
-      : ExpressionNode(type_), op(op_){};
+  UnaryOperatorNode(gd::String::value_type op_)
+      : ExpressionNode(), op(op_){};
   virtual ~UnaryOperatorNode(){};
   virtual void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker) {
     worker.OnVisitUnaryOperatorNode(*this);
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ struct GD_CORE_API UnaryOperatorNode : public ExpressionNode {
  */
 struct GD_CORE_API NumberNode : public ExpressionNode {
   NumberNode(const gd::String &number_)
-      : ExpressionNode("number"), number(number_){};
+      : ExpressionNode(), number(number_){};
   virtual ~NumberNode(){};
   virtual void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker) {
     worker.OnVisitNumberNode(*this);
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ struct GD_CORE_API NumberNode : public ExpressionNode {
  * Its `type` is always "string".
  */
 struct GD_CORE_API TextNode : public ExpressionNode {
-  TextNode(const gd::String &text_) : ExpressionNode("string"), text(text_){};
+  TextNode(const gd::String &text_) : ExpressionNode(), text(text_){};
   virtual ~TextNode(){};
   virtual void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker) {
     worker.OnVisitTextNode(*this);
@@ -177,32 +177,88 @@ struct GD_CORE_API TextNode : public ExpressionNode {
   gd::String text;
 };
 
+struct GD_CORE_API IdentifierOrFunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode
+    : public ExpressionNode {
+  IdentifierOrFunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode()
+      : ExpressionNode(){};
+};
+
+/**
+ * \brief An identifier node, usually representing an object or a variable
+ * with an optional function name or child variable name respectively.
+ *
+ * The name of a function to call on an object or the behavior,
+ * for example: "MyObject.Function" or "MyObject.Physics".
+ * 
+ * A variable, potentially with accessor to its child,
+ * for example: MyVariable or MyVariable.MyChild
+ */
+struct GD_CORE_API IdentifierNode
+    : public IdentifierOrFunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode {
+  IdentifierNode(
+  const gd::String &identifierName_)
+      : IdentifierOrFunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(),
+        identifierName(identifierName_),
+        childIdentifierName(""){};
+  IdentifierNode(
+  const gd::String &identifierName_,
+  const gd::String &childIdentifierName_)
+      : IdentifierOrFunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(),
+        identifierName(identifierName_),
+        childIdentifierName(childIdentifierName_){};
+  virtual ~IdentifierNode(){};
+  virtual void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker) {
+    worker.OnVisitIdentifierNode(*this);
+  };
+
+  gd::String identifierName;  ///< The object or variable name.
+  gd::String childIdentifierName;  ///< The object function or variable child name.
+
+
+  ExpressionParserLocation
+      identifierNameLocation;  ///< Location of the object or variable name.
+  ExpressionParserLocation
+      identifierNameDotLocation;  ///< Location of the "." after the object or variable name.
+  ExpressionParserLocation childIdentifierNameLocation;  ///< Location of object
+                                                         /// function, behavior or
+                                                         /// child variable name.
+};
+
+struct GD_CORE_API FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode
+    : public IdentifierOrFunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode {
+  FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode()
+      : IdentifierOrFunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(){};
+  virtual ~FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(){};
+  void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker) override{};
+};
+
 struct GD_CORE_API VariableAccessorOrVariableBracketAccessorNode : public ExpressionNode {
-  VariableAccessorOrVariableBracketAccessorNode() : ExpressionNode(""){};
+  VariableAccessorOrVariableBracketAccessorNode() : ExpressionNode(){};
 
   std::unique_ptr<VariableAccessorOrVariableBracketAccessorNode> child;
 };
 
 /**
- * \brief A variable, potentially with accessor to its children.
- *
- * Example: MyVariable or MyVariable.MyChildren
+ * \brief A variable with bracket accessor or at least 2 "dot" accessors.
  *
+ * Example: MyVariable[MyChildren] or MyVariable.MyChildren.MyGranChildren.
+ * 
+ * Other cases like "MyVariable" or "MyVariable.MyChildren" are IdentifierNode
+ * to allow handling ambiguities.
+ * 
+ * \see gd::IdentifierNode
  * \see gd::VariableAccessorNode
  * \see gd::VariableBracketAccessorNode
  */
-struct GD_CORE_API VariableNode : public ExpressionNode {
-  VariableNode(const gd::String &type_,
-               const gd::String &name_,
-               const gd::String &objectName_)
-      : ExpressionNode(type_), name(name_), objectName(objectName_){};
+struct GD_CORE_API VariableNode : public FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode {
+  VariableNode(const gd::String &name_)
+      : FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(), name(name_){};
   virtual ~VariableNode(){};
   virtual void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker) {
     worker.OnVisitVariableNode(*this);
   };
 
   gd::String name;
-  gd::String objectName;
 
   std::unique_ptr<VariableAccessorOrVariableBracketAccessorNode>
       child;  // Can be nullptr if no accessor
@@ -216,7 +272,8 @@ struct GD_CORE_API VariableNode : public ExpressionNode {
  */
 struct GD_CORE_API VariableAccessorNode
     : public VariableAccessorOrVariableBracketAccessorNode {
-  VariableAccessorNode(const gd::String &name_) : name(name_){};
+  VariableAccessorNode(const gd::String &name_)
+      : VariableAccessorOrVariableBracketAccessorNode(), name(name_){};
   virtual ~VariableAccessorNode(){};
   virtual void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker) {
     worker.OnVisitVariableAccessorNode(*this);
@@ -234,7 +291,7 @@ struct GD_CORE_API VariableAccessorNode
 struct GD_CORE_API VariableBracketAccessorNode
     : public VariableAccessorOrVariableBracketAccessorNode {
   VariableBracketAccessorNode(std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> expression_)
-      : expression(std::move(expression_)){};
+      : VariableAccessorOrVariableBracketAccessorNode(), expression(std::move(expression_)){};
   virtual ~VariableBracketAccessorNode(){};
   virtual void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker) {
     worker.OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(*this);
@@ -243,55 +300,26 @@ struct GD_CORE_API VariableBracketAccessorNode
   std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode> expression;
 };
 
-struct GD_CORE_API IdentifierOrFunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode
-    : public ExpressionNode {
-  IdentifierOrFunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(
-      const gd::String &type)
-      : ExpressionNode(type){};
-};
-
-/**
- * \brief An identifier node, usually representing an object or a function name.
- */
-struct GD_CORE_API IdentifierNode
-    : public IdentifierOrFunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode {
-  IdentifierNode(const gd::String &identifierName_, const gd::String &type_)
-      : IdentifierOrFunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(type_),
-        identifierName(identifierName_){};
-  virtual ~IdentifierNode(){};
-  virtual void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker) {
-    worker.OnVisitIdentifierNode(*this);
-  };
-
-  gd::String identifierName;
-};
-
-struct GD_CORE_API FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode
-    : public IdentifierOrFunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode {
-  FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(const gd::String &type)
-      : IdentifierOrFunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(type){};
-  virtual ~FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(){};
-  void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker) override{};
-};
-
 /**
  * \brief The name of a function to call on an object or the behavior
- * For example: "MyObject.Function" or "MyObject.Physics" or
- * "MyObject.Physics::LinearVelocity".
+ * For example: "MyObject.Physics::LinearVelocity".
+ * 
+ * Other cases like "MyObject.Function" or "MyObject.Physics" are IdentifierNode
+ * to allow handling ambiguities.
+ * 
+ * \see gd::IdentifierNode
  */
 struct GD_CORE_API ObjectFunctionNameNode
     : public FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode {
-  ObjectFunctionNameNode(const gd::String &type_,
-                         const gd::String &objectName_,
+  ObjectFunctionNameNode(const gd::String &objectName_,
                          const gd::String &objectFunctionOrBehaviorName_)
-      : FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(type_),
+      : FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(),
         objectName(objectName_),
         objectFunctionOrBehaviorName(objectFunctionOrBehaviorName_) {}
-  ObjectFunctionNameNode(const gd::String &type_,
-                         const gd::String &objectName_,
+  ObjectFunctionNameNode(const gd::String &objectName_,
                          const gd::String &behaviorName_,
                          const gd::String &behaviorFunctionName_)
-      : FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(type_),
+      : FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(),
         objectName(objectName_),
         objectFunctionOrBehaviorName(behaviorName_),
         behaviorFunctionName(behaviorFunctionName_) {}
@@ -334,39 +362,24 @@ struct GD_CORE_API ObjectFunctionNameNode
  */
 struct GD_CORE_API FunctionCallNode : public FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode {
   /** \brief Construct a free function call node. */
-  FunctionCallNode(const gd::String &type_,
-                   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode>> parameters_,
-                   const ExpressionMetadata &expressionMetadata_,
-                   const gd::String &functionName_)
-      : FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(type_),
-        parameters(std::move(parameters_)),
-        expressionMetadata(expressionMetadata_),
+  FunctionCallNode(const gd::String &functionName_)
+      : FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(),
         functionName(functionName_){};
 
   /** \brief Construct an object function call node. */
-  FunctionCallNode(const gd::String &type_,
-                   const gd::String &objectName_,
-                   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode>> parameters_,
-                   const ExpressionMetadata &expressionMetadata_,
+  FunctionCallNode(const gd::String &objectName_,
                    const gd::String &functionName_)
-      : FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(type_),
+      : FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(),
         objectName(objectName_),
-        parameters(std::move(parameters_)),
-        expressionMetadata(expressionMetadata_),
         functionName(functionName_){};
 
   /** \brief Construct a behavior function call node. */
-  FunctionCallNode(const gd::String &type_,
-                   const gd::String &objectName_,
+  FunctionCallNode(const gd::String &objectName_,
                    const gd::String &behaviorName_,
-                   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode>> parameters_,
-                   const ExpressionMetadata &expressionMetadata_,
                    const gd::String &functionName_)
-      : FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(type_),
+      : FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(),
         objectName(objectName_),
         behaviorName(behaviorName_),
-        parameters(std::move(parameters_)),
-        expressionMetadata(expressionMetadata_),
         functionName(functionName_){};
   virtual ~FunctionCallNode(){};
   virtual void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker) {
@@ -376,7 +389,6 @@ struct GD_CORE_API FunctionCallNode : public FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrE
   gd::String objectName;
   gd::String behaviorName;
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ExpressionNode>> parameters;
-  const ExpressionMetadata &expressionMetadata;
   gd::String functionName;
 
   ExpressionParserLocation
@@ -401,8 +413,8 @@ struct GD_CORE_API FunctionCallNode : public FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrE
  * encountered and any other node could not make sense.
  */
 struct GD_CORE_API EmptyNode : public FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode {
-  EmptyNode(const gd::String &type_, const gd::String &text_ = "")
-      : FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(type_), text(text_){};
+  EmptyNode(const gd::String &text_ = "")
+      : FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNode(), text(text_){};
   virtual ~EmptyNode(){};
   virtual void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker) {
     worker.OnVisitEmptyNode(*this);

Core/GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodePrinter.h

@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2NodePrinter
   }
   void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) override {
     output += node.identifierName;
+    if (!node.childIdentifierName.empty()) {
+      output += "." + node.childIdentifierName;
+    }
   }
   void OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(ObjectFunctionNameNode& node) override {
     if (!node.behaviorFunctionName.empty()) {

Core/GDCore/Events/Serialization.cpp

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
 #include "GDCore/Events/Serialization.h"
+
 #include "GDCore/CommonTools.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Event.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/EventsList.h"
@@ -183,8 +184,8 @@ void EventsListSerialization::UpdateInstructionsFromGD2x(
     for (std::size_t j = 0;
          j < parameters.size() && j < metadata.parameters.size();
          ++j) {
-      if (metadata.parameters[j].type == "relationalOperator" ||
-          metadata.parameters[j].type == "operator") {
+      if (metadata.parameters[j].GetType() == "relationalOperator" ||
+          metadata.parameters[j].GetType() == "operator") {
         if (j == parameters.size() - 1) {
           std::cout << "ERROR: No more parameters after a [relational]operator "
                        "when trying to update an instruction from GD2.x";
@@ -232,7 +233,8 @@ void EventsListSerialization::SerializeEventsTo(const EventsList& list,
     const gd::BaseEvent& event = list.GetEvent(j);
     SerializerElement& eventElem = events.AddChild("event");
 
-    if (event.IsDisabled()) eventElem.SetAttribute("disabled", event.IsDisabled());
+    if (event.IsDisabled())
+      eventElem.SetAttribute("disabled", event.IsDisabled());
     if (event.IsFolded()) eventElem.SetAttribute("folded", event.IsFolded());
     eventElem.AddChild("type").SetValue(event.GetType());
 
@@ -267,6 +269,9 @@ void gd::EventsListSerialization::UnserializeInstructionsFrom(
         instrElement.GetChild("type", 0, "Type")
             .GetBoolAttribute("inverted", false, "Contraire"));
 
+    instruction.SetAwaited(
+        instrElement.GetChild("type", 0, "Type").GetBoolAttribute("await"));
+
     // Read parameters
     vector<gd::Expression> parameters;
 
@@ -340,9 +345,12 @@ void gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeInstructionsTo(
   instructions.ConsiderAsArrayOf("instruction");
   for (std::size_t k = 0; k < list.size(); k++) {
     SerializerElement& instruction = instructions.AddChild("instruction");
-    instruction.AddChild("type")
-        .SetAttribute("value", list[k].GetType())
-        .SetAttribute("inverted", list[k].IsInverted());
+    instruction.AddChild("type").SetAttribute("value", list[k].GetType());
+
+    if (list[k].IsInverted())
+      instruction.GetChild("type").SetAttribute("inverted", true);
+    if (list[k].IsAwaited())
+      instruction.GetChild("type").SetAttribute("await", true);
 
     // Parameters
     SerializerElement& parameters = instruction.AddChild("parameters");
@@ -352,9 +360,10 @@ void gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeInstructionsTo(
           .SetValue(list[k].GetParameter(l).GetPlainString());
 
     // Sub instructions
-    SerializerElement& subInstructions =
-        instruction.AddChild("subInstructions");
-    SerializeInstructionsTo(list[k].GetSubInstructions(), subInstructions);
+    if (!list[k].GetSubInstructions().empty()) {
+      SerializeInstructionsTo(list[k].GetSubInstructions(),
+                              instruction.AddChild("subInstructions"));
+    }
   }
 }
 

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/AdvancedExtension.cpp

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsAdvancedExtension(
       .AddExpression(
           "GetArgumentAsNumber",
           _("Get function parameter value"),
-          _("Get function parameter (also called \"argument\") value"),
+          _("Get function parameter (also called \"argument\") value."),
           "",
           "res/function16.png")
       .AddParameter("functionParameterName", "Parameter name");
@@ -90,10 +90,34 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsAdvancedExtension(
       .AddStrExpression(
           "GetArgumentAsString",
           _("Get function parameter text"),
-          _("Get function parameter (also called \"argument\") text "),
+          _("Get function parameter (also called \"argument\") text."),
           "",
           "res/function16.png")
       .AddParameter("functionParameterName", "Parameter name");
+
+  extension
+      .AddCondition(
+          "CompareArgumentAsNumber",
+          _("Compare function parameter value"),
+          _("Compare function parameter (also called \"argument\") value."),
+          _("Parameter _PARAM0_"),
+          "",
+          "res/function32.png",
+          "res/function16.png")
+      .AddParameter("functionParameterName", "Parameter name")
+      .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters("number");
+
+  extension
+      .AddCondition(
+          "CompareArgumentAsString",
+          _("Compare function parameter text"),
+          _("Compare function parameter (also called \"argument\") text."),
+          _("Parameter _PARAM0_"),
+          "",
+          "res/function32.png",
+          "res/function16.png")
+      .AddParameter("functionParameterName", "Parameter name")
+      .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters("string");
 }
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/AudioExtension.cpp

@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsAudioExtension(
   extension
       .SetExtensionInformation(
           "BuiltinAudio",
-          _("Sounds and musics"),
+          _("Sounds and music"),
           _("GDevelop provides several conditions and actions to play audio "
-            "files. They can be either long musics or short sound effects."),
+            "files. They can be either long music or short sound effects."),
           "Florian Rival",
           "Open source (MIT License)")
       .SetExtensionHelpPath("/all-features/audio")
       .SetCategory("Audio");
-  extension.AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(_("Sounds and musics"))
+  extension.AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(_("Sounds and music"))
       .SetIcon("res/actions/music24.png");
 
   extension
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsAudioExtension(
 
   extension
       .AddAction("RePlaySoundCanal",
-                 _("Play the sound of a channel"),
-                 _("Play the sound of the channel."),
-                 _("Play the sound of channel _PARAM1_"),
+                 _("Resume playing a sound on a channel"),
+                 _("Resume playing a sound on a channel that was paused."),
+                 _("Resume the sound of channel _PARAM1_"),
                  _("Sounds on channels"),
                  "res/actions/son24.png",
                  "res/actions/son.png")
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsAudioExtension(
 
   extension
       .AddAction("RePlayMusicCanal",
-                 _("Play the music of a channel"),
-                 _("Play the music of the channel."),
-                 _("Play the music of channel _PARAM1_"),
+                 _("Resume playing a music on a channel"),
+                 _("Resume playing a music on a channel that was paused."),
+                 _("Resume the music of channel _PARAM1_"),
                  _("Music on channels"),
                  "res/actions/music24.png",
                  "res/actions/music.png")

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/BaseObjectExtension.cpp

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
   extension.AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(_("Movement using forces"))
       .SetIcon("res/actions/force24.png");
 
-  gd::ObjectMetadata& obj = extension.AddObject<gd::Object>(
+  gd::ObjectMetadata& obj = extension.AddObject<gd::ObjectConfiguration>(
       "", _("Base object"), _("Base object"), "res/objeticon24.png");
 
   obj.AddCondition("PosX",
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                    _("Compare the X position of the object."),
                    _("the X position"),
                    _("Position"),
-                   "res/conditions/position24.png",
-                   "res/conditions/position.png")
+                   "res/conditions/position24_black.png",
+                   "res/conditions/position_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters("number")
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                 _("Change the X position of an object."),
                 _("the X position"),
                 _("Position"),
-                "res/actions/position24.png",
-                "res/actions/position.png")
+                "res/actions/position24_black.png",
+                "res/actions/position_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("number")
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                    _("Compare the Y position of an object."),
                    _("the Y position"),
                    _("Position"),
-                   "res/conditions/position24.png",
-                   "res/conditions/position.png")
+                   "res/conditions/position24_black.png",
+                   "res/conditions/position_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters("number")
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                 _("Change the Y position of an object."),
                 _("the Y position"),
                 _("Position"),
-                "res/actions/position24.png",
-                "res/actions/position.png")
+                "res/actions/position24_black.png",
+                "res/actions/position_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("number")
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                 _("Change the position of _PARAM0_: _PARAM1_ _PARAM2_ (x "
                   "axis), _PARAM3_ _PARAM4_ (y axis)"),
                 _("Position"),
-                "res/actions/position24.png",
-                "res/actions/position.png")
+                "res/actions/position24_black.png",
+                "res/actions/position_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("operator", _("Modification's sign"), "number")
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                   "_PARAM2_ (x "
                   "axis), _PARAM3_ _PARAM4_ (y axis)"),
                 _("Position/Center"),
-                "res/actions/position24.png",
-                "res/actions/position.png")
+                "res/actions/position24_black.png",
+                "res/actions/position_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("operator", _("Modification's sign"), "number")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("X position"))
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
          _("the X position of the center of rotation"),
          _("the X position of the center"),
          _("Position/Center"),
-         "res/actions/position24.png")
+         "res/actions/position24_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .UseStandardParameters("number");
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
          _("the Y position of the center of rotation"),
          _("the Y position of the center"),
          _("Position/Center"),
-         "res/actions/position24.png")
+         "res/actions/position24_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .UseStandardParameters("number");
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                                   "the object) left position"),
                                 _("the bounding box left position"),
                                 _("Position/Bounding Box"),
-                                "res/conditions/bounding-box-left.svg")
+                                "res/conditions/bounding-box-left_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .UseStandardParameters("number");
 
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
          _("the bounding box (the area encapsulating the object) top position"),
          _("the bounding box top position"),
          _("Position/Bounding Box"),
-         "res/conditions/bounding-box-top.svg")
+         "res/conditions/bounding-box-top_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .UseStandardParameters("number");
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                                   "the object) right position"),
                                 _("the bounding box right position"),
                                 _("Position/Bounding Box"),
-                                "res/conditions/bounding-box-right.svg")
+                                "res/conditions/bounding-box-right_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .UseStandardParameters("number");
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                                   "the object) bottom position"),
                                 _("the bounding box bottom position"),
                                 _("Position/Bounding Box"),
-                                "res/conditions/bounding-box-bottom.svg")
+                                "res/conditions/bounding-box-bottom_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .UseStandardParameters("number");
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                                   "the object) center X position"),
                                 _("the bounding box center X position"),
                                 _("Position/Bounding Box"),
-                                "res/conditions/bounding-box-center.svg")
+                                "res/conditions/bounding-box-center_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .UseStandardParameters("number");
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                                   "the object) center Y position"),
                                 _("the bounding box center Y position"),
                                 _("Position/Bounding Box"),
-                                "res/conditions/bounding-box-center.svg")
+                                "res/conditions/bounding-box-center_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .UseStandardParameters("number");
 
@@ -219,11 +219,11 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
 
   obj.AddAction("SetAngle",
                 _("Angle"),
-                _("Change the angle of rotation of an object."),
+                _("Change the angle of rotation of an object (in degrees)."),
                 _("the angle"),
                 _("Angle"),
-                "res/actions/direction24.png",
-                "res/actions/direction.png")
+                "res/actions/direction24_black.png",
+                "res/actions/direction_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("number");
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                   "counterclockwise otherwise."),
                 _("Rotate _PARAM0_ at speed _PARAM1_ deg/second"),
                 _("Angle"),
-                "res/actions/direction24.png",
-                "res/actions/direction.png")
+                "res/actions/rotate24_black.png",
+                "res/actions/rotate_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Angular speed (in degrees per second)"))
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
          _("Rotate an object towards an angle with the specified speed."),
          _("Rotate _PARAM0_ towards _PARAM1_ at speed _PARAM2_ deg/second"),
          _("Angle"),
-         "res/actions/direction24.png",
-         "res/actions/direction.png")
+         "res/actions/rotate24_black.png",
+         "res/actions/rotate_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Angle to rotate towards (in degrees)"))
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
          _("Rotate _PARAM0_ towards _PARAM1_;_PARAM2_ at speed "
            "_PARAM3_ deg/second"),
          _("Angle"),
-         "res/actions/direction24.png",
-         "res/actions/direction.png")
+         "res/actions/rotate24_black.png",
+         "res/actions/rotate_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("X position"))
@@ -289,7 +289,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Speed on X axis (in pixels per second)"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Speed on Y axis (in pixels per second)"))
-      .AddParameter("forceMultiplier", _("Force multiplier"));
+      .AddParameter("forceMultiplier", _("Force multiplier"), "", true)
+      .SetDefaultValue("0");
 
   obj.AddAction("AddForceAL",
                 _("Add a force (angle)"),
@@ -305,7 +306,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Angle"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Speed (in pixels per second)"))
-      .AddParameter("forceMultiplier", _("Force multiplier"))
+      .AddParameter("forceMultiplier", _("Force multiplier"), "", true)
+      .SetDefaultValue("0")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   obj.AddAction(
@@ -323,7 +325,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("expression", _("X position"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Y position"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Speed (in pixels per second)"))
-      .AddParameter("forceMultiplier", _("Force multiplier"))
+      .AddParameter("forceMultiplier", _("Force multiplier"), "", true)
+      .SetDefaultValue("0")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   obj.AddAction(
@@ -390,7 +393,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                 "res/actions/layer.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
-      .AddParameter("layer", _("Move it to this layer (base layer if empty)"))
+      .AddParameter("layer", _("Move it to this layer"))
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
@@ -509,8 +512,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                    _("Compare the angle of the specified object."),
                    _("the angle (in degrees)"),
                    _("Angle"),
-                   "res/conditions/direction24.png",
-                   "res/conditions/direction.png")
+                   "res/conditions/direction24_black.png",
+                   "res/conditions/direction_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters("number")
@@ -756,7 +759,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectPtr", _("Target Object"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Speed (in pixels per second)"))
-      .AddParameter("forceMultiplier", _("Force multiplier"))
+      .AddParameter("forceMultiplier", _("Force multiplier"), "", true)
+      .SetDefaultValue("0")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   obj.AddAction(
@@ -776,7 +780,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("objectPtr", _("Rotate around this object"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Speed (in degrees per second)"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Distance (in pixels)"))
-      .AddParameter("forceMultiplier", _("Force multiplier"))
+      .AddParameter("forceMultiplier", _("Force multiplier"), "", true)
+      .SetDefaultValue("0")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   obj.AddAction("MettreAutour",
@@ -881,7 +886,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
          "res/conditions/timer24.png",
          "res/conditions/timer.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"))
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "objectTimer")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Time in seconds"))
       .SetHidden();
 
@@ -895,7 +900,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
          "res/conditions/timer24.png",
          "res/conditions/timer.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"))
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "objectTimer")
       .AddParameter("relationalOperator", _("Sign of the test"), "time")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Time in seconds"))
       .SetManipulatedType("number");
@@ -908,7 +913,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                    "res/conditions/timerPaused24.png",
                    "res/conditions/timerPaused.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"))
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "objectTimer")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   obj.AddAction(
@@ -921,7 +926,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
          "res/actions/timer24.png",
          "res/actions/timer.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"));
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "objectTimer");
 
   obj.AddAction("PauseObjectTimer",
                 _("Pause an object timer"),
@@ -931,7 +936,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                 "res/actions/pauseTimer24.png",
                 "res/actions/pauseTimer.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"))
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "objectTimer")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   obj.AddAction("UnPauseObjectTimer",
@@ -942,7 +947,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                 "res/actions/unPauseTimer24.png",
                 "res/actions/unPauseTimer.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"))
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "objectTimer")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   obj.AddAction("RemoveObjectTimer",
@@ -953,28 +958,28 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                 "res/actions/timer24.png",
                 "res/actions/timer.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"))
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "objectTimer")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   obj.AddExpression("X",
                     _("X position"),
                     _("X position of the object"),
                     _("Position"),
-                    "res/actions/position.png")
+                    "res/actions/position_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"));
 
   obj.AddExpression("Y",
                     _("Y position"),
                     _("Y position of the object"),
                     _("Position"),
-                    "res/actions/position.png")
+                    "res/actions/position_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"));
 
   obj.AddExpression("Angle",
                     _("Angle"),
                     _("Current angle, in degrees, of the object"),
                     _("Angle"),
-                    "res/actions/direction.png")
+                    "res/actions/direction_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"));
 
   obj.AddExpression("ForceX",
@@ -993,7 +998,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
 
   obj.AddExpression("ForceAngle",
                     _("Angle of the sum of forces"),
-                    _("Angle of the sum of forces"),
+                    _("Angle of the sum of forces (in degrees)"),
                     _("Movement using forces"),
                     "res/actions/force.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"));
@@ -1017,14 +1022,14 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                     _("Width"),
                     _("Width of the object"),
                     _("Size"),
-                    "res/actions/scaleWidth.png")
+                    "res/actions/scaleWidth_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"));
 
   obj.AddExpression("Largeur",
                     _("Width"),
                     _("Width of the object"),
                     _("Size"),
-                    "res/actions/scaleWidth.png")
+                    "res/actions/scaleWidth_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .SetHidden();
 
@@ -1032,14 +1037,14 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                     _("Height"),
                     _("Height of the object"),
                     _("Size"),
-                    "res/actions/scaleHeight.png")
+                    "res/actions/scaleHeight_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"));
 
   obj.AddExpression("Hauteur",
                     _("Height"),
                     _("Height of the object"),
                     _("Size"),
-                    "res/actions/scaleHeight.png")
+                    "res/actions/scaleHeight_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .SetHidden();
 
@@ -1093,7 +1098,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Target Y position"));
 
   obj.AddExpression("Variable",
-                    _("Object variable"),
+                    _("Value of an object variable"),
                     _("Value of an object variable"),
                     _("Variables"),
                     "res/actions/var.png")
@@ -1109,7 +1114,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"));
 
   obj.AddStrExpression("VariableString",
-                       _("Object variable"),
+                       _("Text of an object variable"),
                        _("Text of an object variable"),
                        _("Variables"),
                        "res/actions/var.png")
@@ -1122,14 +1127,15 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                     _("Object timers"),
                     "res/actions/time.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"));
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "objectTimer");
 
   obj.AddExpression("AngleToObject",
                     _("Angle between two objects"),
-                    _("Compute the angle between two objects. If you need the "
-                      "angle to an arbitrary position, use AngleToPosition."),
+                    _("Compute the angle between two objects (in degrees). "
+                      "If you need the angle to an arbitrary position, "
+                      "use AngleToPosition."),
                     _("Angle"),
-                    "res/actions/position.png")
+                    "res/actions/position_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectPtr", _("Object"));
 
@@ -1140,7 +1146,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                       "getting the cartesian coordinates of a 2D vector, using "
                       "its polar coordinates."),
                     _("Position"),
-                    "res/actions/position.png")
+                    "res/actions/position_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Angle, in degrees"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Distance"));
@@ -1152,7 +1158,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                       "getting the cartesian coordinates of a 2D vector, using "
                       "its polar coordinates."),
                     _("Position"),
-                    "res/actions/position.png")
+                    "res/actions/position_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Angle, in degrees"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Distance"));
@@ -1160,10 +1166,10 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
   obj.AddExpression("AngleToPosition",
                     _("Angle between an object and a position"),
                     _("Compute the angle between the object center and a "
-                      "\"target\" position. If you need the angle between two "
-                      "objects, use AngleToObject."),
+                      "\"target\" position (in degrees). If you need the angle "
+                      "between two objects, use AngleToObject."),
                     _("Angle"),
-                    "res/actions/position.png")
+                    "res/actions/position_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Target X position"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Target Y position"));
@@ -1523,7 +1529,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
             "object will become the only one taken into account.\nIf "
             "the condition is inverted, the object to be intersected "
             "will be the farthest one within the ray radius."),
-          _("Cast a ray from from _PARAM1_;_PARAM2_ to _PARAM3_;_PARAM4_ "
+          _("Cast a ray from _PARAM1_;_PARAM2_ to _PARAM3_;_PARAM4_ "
             "against _PARAM0_, and save the "
             "result in _PARAM5_, _PARAM6_"),
           "",
@@ -1559,7 +1565,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                        _("Object name"),
                        _("Return the name of the object"),
                        "",
-                       "res/conditions/text.png")
+                       "res/conditions/text_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"));
 
   obj.AddStrExpression("Layer",

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/CameraExtension.cpp

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
           "object or a position.",
           "Florian Rival",
           "Open source (MIT License)")
+      .SetCategory("Camera")
       .SetExtensionHelpPath("/interface/scene-editor/layers-and-cameras");
   extension.AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(_("Layers and cameras"))
       .SetIcon("res/conditions/camera24.png");
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
   extension
       .AddExpressionAndConditionAndAction(
           "number",
-          "CameraX",
+          "CameraCenterX",
           _("Camera center X position"),
           _("the X position of the center of a camera"),
           _("the X position of camera _PARAM4_ (layer: _PARAM3_)"),
@@ -43,15 +44,25 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
       .SetDefaultValue("0")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
+  // Compatibility with GD <= 5.0.135
+  extension.AddDuplicatedCondition("CameraX", "CameraCenterX")
+      .SetHidden();  // Deprecated
+  extension.AddDuplicatedExpression("CameraX", "CameraCenterX")
+      .SetHidden();  // Deprecated
+  extension.AddDuplicatedAction("SetCameraX", "SetCameraCenterX")
+      .SetHidden();  // Deprecated
+
   extension.AddDuplicatedAction("CameraX", "SetCameraX")
       .SetHidden();  // Deprecated
+
   extension.AddDuplicatedExpression("VueX", "CameraX")
       .SetHidden();  // Deprecated
+  // end of compatibility code
 
   extension
       .AddExpressionAndConditionAndAction(
           "number",
-          "CameraY",
+          "CameraCenterY",
           _("Camera center Y position"),
           _("the Y position of the center of a camera"),
           _("the Y position of camera _PARAM4_ (layer: _PARAM3_)"),
@@ -65,10 +76,20 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
       .SetDefaultValue("0")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
+  // Compatibility with GD <= 5.0.135
+  extension.AddDuplicatedCondition("CameraY", "CameraCenterY")
+      .SetHidden();  // Deprecated
+  extension.AddDuplicatedExpression("CameraY", "CameraCenterY")
+      .SetHidden();  // Deprecated
+  extension.AddDuplicatedAction("SetCameraY", "SetCameraCenterY")
+      .SetHidden();  // Deprecated
+
   extension.AddDuplicatedAction("CameraY", "SetCameraY")
       .SetHidden();  // Deprecated
+
   extension.AddDuplicatedExpression("VueY", "CameraY")
       .SetHidden();  // Deprecated
+  // end of compatibility code
 
   extension
       .AddExpressionAndCondition(
@@ -80,9 +101,9 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
           "",
           "res/conditions/camera24.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer (base layer if empty)"))
+      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer (base layer if empty)"), "", true)
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
-      .AddParameter("expression", _("Camera number"))
+      .AddParameter("expression", _("Camera number"), "", true)
       .UseStandardParameters("number")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
@@ -96,9 +117,77 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
           "",
           "res/conditions/camera24.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer (base layer if empty)"))
+      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer (base layer if empty)"), "", true)
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
-      .AddParameter("expression", _("Camera number"))
+      .AddParameter("expression", _("Camera number"), "", true)
+      .UseStandardParameters("number")
+      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+
+  extension
+      .AddExpressionAndCondition(
+          "number",
+          "CameraBorderLeft",
+          _("Camera left border position"),
+          _("the position of the left border of a camera"),
+          _("the position of the left border of camera _PARAM2_ of layer "
+            "_PARAM1_"),
+          "",
+          "res/conditions/camera24.png")
+      .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
+      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer (base layer if empty)"), "", true)
+      .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
+      .AddParameter("expression", _("Camera number"), "", true)
+      .UseStandardParameters("number")
+      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+
+  extension
+      .AddExpressionAndCondition(
+          "number",
+          "CameraBorderRight",
+          _("Camera right border position"),
+          _("the position of the right border of a camera"),
+          _("the position of the right border of camera _PARAM2_ of layer "
+            "_PARAM1_"),
+          "",
+          "res/conditions/camera24.png")
+      .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
+      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer (base layer if empty)"), "", true)
+      .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
+      .AddParameter("expression", _("Camera number"), "", true)
+      .UseStandardParameters("number")
+      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+
+  extension
+      .AddExpressionAndCondition(
+          "number",
+          "CameraBorderTop",
+          _("Camera top border position"),
+          _("the position of the top border of a camera"),
+          _("the position of the top border of camera _PARAM2_ of layer "
+            "_PARAM1_"),
+          "",
+          "res/conditions/camera24.png")
+      .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
+      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer (base layer if empty)"), "", true)
+      .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
+      .AddParameter("expression", _("Camera number"), "", true)
+      .UseStandardParameters("number")
+      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+
+  extension
+      .AddExpressionAndCondition(
+          "number",
+          "CameraBorderBottom",
+          _("Camera bottom border position"),
+          _("the position of the bottom border of a camera"),
+          _("the position of the bottom border of camera _PARAM2_ of layer "
+            "_PARAM1_"),
+          "",
+          "res/conditions/camera24.png")
+      .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
+      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer (base layer if empty)"), "", true)
+      .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
+      .AddParameter("expression", _("Camera number"), "", true)
       .UseStandardParameters("number")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
@@ -107,7 +196,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
           "number",
           "CameraAngle",
           _("Angle of a camera of a layer"),
-          _("the angle of rotation of a camera"),
+          _("the angle of rotation of a camera (in degrees)"),
           _("the angle of camera (layer: _PARAM3_, camera: _PARAM4_)"),
           "",
           "res/conditions/camera24.png")
@@ -133,7 +222,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
                  "res/actions/camera24.png",
                  "res/actions/camera.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer (base layer if empty)"))
+      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer"))
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Width"), "", true)
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Height"), "", true)
@@ -168,7 +257,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
                  "res/actions/camera24.png",
                  "res/actions/camera.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer (base layer if empty)"))
+      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer"))
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Camera number"))
       .MarkAsComplex();
@@ -184,7 +273,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
                  "res/actions/camera24.png",
                  "res/actions/camera.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer (base layer if empty)"))
+      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer"))
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Camera number"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Width"))
@@ -202,7 +291,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
                  "res/actions/camera24.png",
                  "res/actions/camera.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer (base layer if empty)"))
+      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer"))
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Camera number"))
       .AddParameter(
@@ -221,7 +310,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
 
   extension
       .AddAction("ZoomCamera",
-                 _("Change camera zoom"),
+                 _("Camera zoom"),
                  _("Change camera zoom."),
                  _("Change camera zoom to _PARAM1_ (layer: _PARAM2_, camera: "
                    "_PARAM3_)"),
@@ -325,7 +414,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
                  "res/actions/layer24.png",
                  "res/actions/layer.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer (base layer if empty)"))
+      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer"))
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
@@ -338,7 +427,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
                  "res/actions/layer24.png",
                  "res/actions/layer.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer (base layer if empty)"))
+      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer"))
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
@@ -351,7 +440,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
                     "res/conditions/layer24.png",
                     "res/conditions/layer.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer (base layer if empty)"))
+      .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer"))
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
@@ -488,7 +577,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
 
   extension
       .AddAction("SetLayerDefaultZOrder",
-                 _("Change layer default Z order"),
+                 _("Layer default Z order"),
                  _("Change the default Z order set to objects when they are "
                    "created on a layer."),
                  _("Set the default Z order of objects created on _PARAM1_ to "

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/CommonConversionsExtension.cpp

@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonConversionsExtension(
           "Open source (MIT License)")
       .SetExtensionHelpPath("/all-features/common-conversions");
   extension.AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(_("Conversion"))
-      .SetIcon("res/conditions/toujours24.png");
+      .SetIcon("res/conditions/toujours24_black.png");
 
   extension
       .AddExpression("ToNumber",
                      _("Text > Number"),
                      _("Convert the text to a number"),
                      "",
-                     "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                     "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text to convert to a number"));
 
   extension
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonConversionsExtension(
                         _("Number > Text"),
                         _("Convert the result of the expression to text"),
                         "",
-                        "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                        "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Expression to be converted to text"));
 
   extension
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonConversionsExtension(
                         _("Convert the result of the expression to text, "
                           "without using the scientific notation"),
                         "",
-                        "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                        "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Expression to be converted to text"));
 
   extension
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonConversionsExtension(
           _("Degrees > Radians"),
           _("Converts the angle, expressed in degrees, into radians"),
           "",
-          "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+          "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Angle, in degrees"));
 
   extension
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonConversionsExtension(
           _("Radians > Degrees"),
           _("Converts the angle, expressed in radians, into degrees"),
           "",
-          "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+          "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Angle, in radians"));
 
   extension
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonConversionsExtension(
                         _("Convert scene variable to JSON"),
                         _("Convert a scene variable to JSON"),
                         _("JSON"),
-                        "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                        "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Scene variable to be stringified"));
 
   extension
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonConversionsExtension(
                         _("Convert global variable to JSON"),
                         _("Convert a global variable to JSON"),
                         _("JSON"),
-                        "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                        "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("The global variable to be stringified"));
 
   extension
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonConversionsExtension(
                         _("Convert object variable to JSON"),
                         _("Convert an object variable to JSON"),
                         _("JSON"),
-                        "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                        "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
       .AddParameter("objectPtr", _("The object with the variable"))
       .AddParameter("objectvar", _("The object variable to be stringified"));
 
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonConversionsExtension(
           "JSONToVariableStructure",
           _("Convert JSON to a scene variable"),
           _("Parse a JSON object and store it into a scene variable"),
-          _("Parse JSON string _PARAM0_ and store it into variable _PARAM1_"),
+          _("Convert JSON string _PARAM0_ and store it into variable _PARAM1_"),
           "",
           "res/actions/net24.png",
           "res/actions/net.png")
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonConversionsExtension(
       .AddAction("JSONToGlobalVariableStructure",
                  _("Convert JSON to global variable"),
                  _("Parse a JSON object and store it into a global variable"),
-                 _("Parse JSON string _PARAM0_ and store it into global "
+                 _("Convert JSON string _PARAM0_ and store it into global "
                    "variable _PARAM1_"),
                  "",
                  "res/actions/net24.png",

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/CommonInstructionsExtension.cpp

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonInstructionsExtension(
       .SetExtensionHelpPath("/all-features/advanced-conditions");
   extension
       .AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(_("Events and control flow"))
-      .SetIcon("res/conditions/toujours24.png");
+      .SetIcon("res/conditions/toujours24_black.png");
 
   extension
       .AddCondition("Always",
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonInstructionsExtension(
                       "the condition is inverted)."),
                     _("Always"),
                     "",
-                    "res/conditions/toujours24.png",
-                    "res/conditions/toujours.png")
+                    "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png",
+                    "res/conditions/toujours_black.png")
       .SetHelpPath("/all-features/advanced-conditions")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("conditionInverted", "")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonInstructionsExtension(
                     _("Check if one of the sub conditions is true"),
                     _("If one of these conditions is true:"),
                     "",
-                    "res/conditions/or24.png",
-                    "res/conditions/or.png")
+                    "res/conditions/or24_black.png",
+                    "res/conditions/or_black.png")
       .SetCanHaveSubInstructions()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonInstructionsExtension(
                     _("Check if all sub conditions are true"),
                     _("If all of these conditions are true:"),
                     "",
-                    "res/conditions/and24.png",
-                    "res/conditions/and.png")
+                    "res/conditions/and24_black.png",
+                    "res/conditions/and_black.png")
       .SetCanHaveSubInstructions()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonInstructionsExtension(
           _("Return the contrary of the result of the sub conditions"),
           _("Invert the logical result of these conditions:"),
           "",
-          "res/conditions/not24.png",
-          "res/conditions/not.png")
+          "res/conditions/not24_black.png",
+          "res/conditions/not_black.png")
       .SetCanHaveSubInstructions()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonInstructionsExtension(
                     _("Compare the two numbers."),
                     _("_PARAM0_ _PARAM1_ _PARAM2_"),
                     "",
-                    "res/conditions/egal24.png",
-                    "res/conditions/egal.png")
+                    "res/conditions/egal24_black.png",
+                    "res/conditions/egal_black.png")
       .SetHelpPath("/all-features/advanced-conditions")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("First expression"))
       .AddParameter("relationalOperator", _("Sign of the test"), "number")
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonInstructionsExtension(
                     _("Compare the two strings."),
                     _("_PARAM0_ _PARAM1_ _PARAM2_"),
                     "",
-                    "res/conditions/egal24.png",
-                    "res/conditions/egal.png")
+                    "res/conditions/egal24_black.png",
+                    "res/conditions/egal_black.png")
       .SetHelpPath("/all-features/advanced-conditions")
       .AddParameter("string", _("First string expression"))
       .AddParameter("relationalOperator", _("Sign of the test"), "string")

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/FileExtension.cpp

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsFileExtension(
           "Florian Rival",
           "Open source (MIT License)")
       .SetExtensionHelpPath("/all-features/storage")
-      .SetCategory("Device");
+      .SetCategory("Advanced");
   extension.AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(_("Storage"))
       .SetIcon("res/conditions/fichier24.png");
 

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/MathematicalToolsExtension.cpp

@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsMathematicalToolsExtension(
                      _("Difference between two angles"),
                      "",
                      "res/mathfunction.png")
-      .AddParameter("expression", _("First angle"))
-      .AddParameter("expression", _("Second angle"));
+      .AddParameter("expression", _("First angle, in degrees"))
+      .AddParameter("expression", _("Second angle, in degrees"));
 
   extension
       .AddExpression("AngleBetweenPositions",
                      _("Angle between two positions"),
-                     _("Compute the angle between two positions."),
+                     _("Compute the angle between two positions (in degrees)."),
                      "",
                      "res/mathfunction.png")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("First point X position"))
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsMathematicalToolsExtension(
   extension
       .AddExpression("acos",
                      _("Arccosine"),
-                     _("Arccosine"),
+                     _("Arccosine, return an angle (in radian). "
+                       "`ToDeg` allows to convert it to degrees."),
                      "",
                      "res/mathfunction.png")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Expression"));
@@ -175,7 +176,8 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsMathematicalToolsExtension(
   extension
       .AddExpression("asin",
                      _("Arcsine"),
-                     _("Arcsine"),
+                     _("Arcsine, return an angle (in radian). "
+                       "`ToDeg` allows to convert it to degrees."),
                      "",
                      "res/mathfunction.png")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Expression"));
@@ -191,7 +193,8 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsMathematicalToolsExtension(
   extension
       .AddExpression("atan",
                      _("Arctangent"),
-                     _("Arctangent"),
+                     _("Arctangent, return an angle (in radian). "
+                       "`ToDeg` allows to convert it to degrees."),
                      "",
                      "res/mathfunction.png")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Expression"));
@@ -258,7 +261,8 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsMathematicalToolsExtension(
   extension
       .AddExpression("cos",
                      _("Cosine"),
-                     _("Cosine of a number"),
+                     _("Cosine of an angle (in radian). "
+                       "If you want to use degrees, use`ToRad`: `sin(ToRad(45))`."),
                      "",
                      "res/mathfunction.png")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Expression"));
@@ -400,7 +404,8 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsMathematicalToolsExtension(
   extension
       .AddExpression("sin",
                      _("Sine"),
-                     _("Sine of a number"),
+                     _("Sine of an angle (in radian). "
+                       "If you want to use degrees, use`ToRad`: `sin(ToRad(45))`."),
                      "",
                      "res/mathfunction.png")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Expression"));
@@ -424,7 +429,8 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsMathematicalToolsExtension(
   extension
       .AddExpression("tan",
                      _("Tangent"),
-                     _("Tangent of a number"),
+                     _("Tangent of an angle (in radian). "
+                       "If you want to use degrees, use`ToRad`: `tan(ToRad(45))`."),
                      "",
                      "res/mathfunction.png")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Expression"));
@@ -479,6 +485,13 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsMathematicalToolsExtension(
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Angle, in degrees"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Distance"));
 
+  extension
+      .AddExpression("Pi",
+                     _("Number Pi (3.1415...)"),
+                     _("The number Pi (3.1415...)"),
+                     "",
+                     "res/mathfunction.png")
+      .SetHelpPath("/all-features/expressions");
 }
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SceneExtension.cpp

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSceneExtension(
 
   extension
       .AddAction("SceneBackground",
-                 _("Change background color"),
+                 _("Background color"),
                  _("Change the background color of the scene."),
                  _("Set background color to _PARAM1_"),
                  "",

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/Direction.cpp

@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/Direction.h"
+
 #include <iostream>
 #include <vector>
+
 #include "GDCore/CommonTools.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/Sprite.h"
 #include "GDCore/Serialization/SerializerElement.h"
@@ -29,6 +31,15 @@ const Sprite& Direction::GetSprite(std::size_t nb) const { return sprites[nb]; }
 
 Sprite& Direction::GetSprite(std::size_t nb) { return sprites[nb]; }
 
+const std::vector<gd::String>& Direction::GetSpriteNames() const {
+  static std::vector<gd::String> spriteNames;
+  spriteNames.clear();
+  for (std::size_t i = 0; i < sprites.size(); ++i) {
+    spriteNames.push_back(sprites[i].GetImageName());
+  }
+  return spriteNames;
+}
+
 void Direction::RemoveSprite(std::size_t index) {
   if (index < sprites.size()) sprites.erase(sprites.begin() + index);
 }

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/Direction.h

@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ class GD_CORE_API Direction {
    */
   Sprite& GetSprite(std::size_t nb);
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Return a vector of references to sprite names.
+   *
+   * \return A vector of all sprite names references.
+   */
+  const std::vector<gd::String>& GetSpriteNames() const;
+
   /**
    * \brief Check if the direction contains sprites.
    *

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/SpriteExtension.cpp

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                                "Florian Rival",
                                "Open source (MIT License)")
       .SetExtensionHelpPath("/objects/sprite");
+  extension.AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(_("Sprite"))
+      .SetIcon("CppPlatform/Extensions/spriteicon.png");
 
   gd::ObjectMetadata& obj =
       extension
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
           .SetCategoryFullName(_("General"));
 
   obj.AddAction("Opacity",
-                _("Change sprite opacity"),
+                _("Sprite opacity"),
                 _("Change the opacity of a Sprite. 0 is fully transparent, 255 "
                   "is opaque (default)."),
                 _("the opacity"),
@@ -79,8 +81,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
            "is in 8 directions mode, the valid directions are 0..7"),
          _("the direction"),
          _("Direction"),
-         "res/actions/direction24.png",
-         "res/actions/direction.png")
+         "res/actions/direction24_black.png",
+         "res/actions/direction_black.png")
       .SetHidden()  // Hide as 8 direction is not supported officially in the
                     // interface.
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
@@ -140,8 +142,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                 "Rotate an object towards a position.",
                 "Rotate _PARAM0_ towards _PARAM1_;_PARAM2_",
                 _("Direction"),
-                "res/actions/direction24.png",
-                "res/actions/direction.png")
+                "res/actions/rotate24_black.png",
+                "res/actions/rotate_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object to be rotated"), "Sprite")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("X position"))
@@ -156,8 +158,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                 _("Modify the scale of the specified object."),
                 _("the scale"),
                 _("Size"),
-                "res/actions/scale24.png",
-                "res/actions/scale.png")
+                "res/actions/scale24_black.png",
+                "res/actions/scale_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("number")
@@ -168,8 +170,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                 _("Modify the scale of the width of an object."),
                 _("the width's scale"),
                 _("Size"),
-                "res/actions/scale24.png",
-                "res/actions/scale.png")
+                "res/actions/scaleWidth24_black.png",
+                "res/actions/scaleWidth_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("number")
@@ -180,8 +182,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                 _("Modify the scale of the height of an object."),
                 _("the height's scale"),
                 _("Size"),
-                "res/actions/scale24.png",
-                "res/actions/scale.png")
+                "res/actions/scaleHeight24_black.png",
+                "res/actions/scaleHeight_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("number")
@@ -192,8 +194,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                 _("Change the width of a Sprite object."),
                 _("the width"),
                 _("Size"),
-                "res/actions/scale24.png",
-                "res/actions/scale.png")
+                "res/actions/scaleWidth24_black.png",
+                "res/actions/scaleWidth_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("number")
@@ -204,8 +206,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                    _("Compare the width of a Sprite object."),
                    _("the width"),
                    _("Size"),
-                   "res/conditions/scaleWidth24.png",
-                   "res/conditions/scaleWidth.png")
+                   "res/conditions/scaleWidth24_black.png",
+                   "res/conditions/scaleWidth_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters("number")
@@ -216,8 +218,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                 _("Change the height of a Sprite object."),
                 _("the height"),
                 _("Size"),
-                "res/actions/scale24.png",
-                "res/actions/scale.png")
+                "res/actions/scaleHeight24_black.png",
+                "res/actions/scaleHeight_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("number")
@@ -228,8 +230,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                    _("Compare the height of a Sprite object."),
                    _("the height"),
                    _("Size"),
-                   "res/conditions/scaleHeight24.png",
-                   "res/conditions/scaleHeight.png")
+                   "res/conditions/scaleHeight24_black.png",
+                   "res/conditions/scaleHeight_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters("number")
@@ -240,8 +242,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                 _("Change the size of an object."),
                 _("Change the size of _PARAM0_: set to _PARAM1_x_PARAM2_"),
                 _("Size"),
-                "res/actions/scale24.png",
-                "res/actions/scale.png")
+                "res/actions/scale24_black.png",
+                "res/actions/scale_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Width"))
@@ -281,8 +283,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
            "from 0 to 7. Otherwise, the direction is in degrees."),
          _("the direction"),
          _("Direction"),
-         "res/conditions/direction24.png",
-         "res/conditions/direction.png")
+         "res/conditions/direction24_black.png",
+         "res/conditions/direction_black.png")
       .SetHidden()  // Hide as 8 direction is not supported officially in the
                     // interface.
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
@@ -322,6 +324,19 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                    "res/conditions/animation24.png",
                    "res/conditions/animation.png")
 
+      .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
+      .MarkAsSimple()
+      .SetHidden();
+
+  obj.AddCondition("AnimationEnded2",
+                   _("Animation finished"),
+                   _("Check if the animation being played by the Sprite object "
+                     "is finished."),
+                   _("The animation of _PARAM0_ is finished"),
+                   _("Animations and images"),
+                   "res/conditions/animation24.png",
+                   "res/conditions/animation.png")
+
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
       .MarkAsSimple();
 
@@ -330,8 +345,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                    _("Compare the scale of the width of an object."),
                    _("the width's scale"),
                    _("Size"),
-                   "res/conditions/scaleWidth24.png",
-                   "res/conditions/scaleWidth.png")
+                   "res/conditions/scaleWidth24_black.png",
+                   "res/conditions/scaleWidth_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters("number")
@@ -342,8 +357,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                    _("Compare the scale of the height of an object."),
                    _("the height's scale"),
                    _("Size"),
-                   "res/conditions/scaleHeight24.png",
-                   "res/conditions/scaleHeight.png")
+                   "res/conditions/scaleHeight24_black.png",
+                   "res/conditions/scaleHeight_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters("number")
@@ -449,8 +464,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                 "Rotate an object towards another.",
                 "Rotate _PARAM0_ towards _PARAM1_",
                 _("Direction"),
-                "res/actions/direction24.png",
-                "res/actions/direction.png")
+                "res/actions/rotate24_black.png",
+                "res/actions/rotate_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
       .AddParameter("objectPtr", "Rotate toward this object")
@@ -461,7 +476,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                     _("X position of a point"),
                     _("X position of a point"),
                     _("Position"),
-                    "res/actions/position.png")
+                    "res/actions/position_black.png")
       .SetHidden()
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
       .AddParameter("objectPointName", _("Name of the point"), "", true);
@@ -470,7 +485,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                     _("Y position of a point"),
                     _("Y position of a point"),
                     _("Position"),
-                    "res/actions/position.png")
+                    "res/actions/position_black.png")
       .SetHidden()
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
       .AddParameter("objectPointName", _("Name of the point"), "", true);
@@ -479,7 +494,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                     _("X position of a point"),
                     _("X position of a point"),
                     _("Position"),
-                    "res/actions/position.png")
+                    "res/actions/position_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
       .AddParameter("objectPointName", _("Name of the point"));
@@ -488,7 +503,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                     _("Y position of a point"),
                     _("Y position of a point"),
                     _("Position"),
-                    "res/actions/position.png")
+                    "res/actions/position_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite")
       .AddParameter("objectPointName", _("Name of the point"));
@@ -497,7 +512,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                     _("Direction"),
                     _("Direction of the object"),
                     _("Direction"),
-                    "res/actions/direction.png")
+                    "res/actions/direction_black.png")
       .SetHidden()
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite");
 
@@ -505,7 +520,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                     _("Direction"),
                     _("Direction of the object"),
                     _("Direction"),
-                    "res/actions/direction.png")
+                    "res/actions/direction_black.png")
       .SetHidden()  // Hide as 8 direction is not supported officially in the
                     // interface.
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite");
@@ -550,14 +565,14 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension(
                     _("Scale of the width of an object"),
                     _("Scale of the width of an object"),
                     _("Size"),
-                    "res/actions/scaleWidth.png")
+                    "res/actions/scaleWidth_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite");
 
   obj.AddExpression("ScaleY",
                     _("Scale of the height of an object"),
                     _("Scale of the height of an object"),
                     _("Size"),
-                    "res/actions/scaleHeight.png")
+                    "res/actions/scaleHeight_black.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Sprite");
 
   obj.AddExpression("Opacity",

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/SpriteObject.cpp

@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ namespace gd {
 
 Animation SpriteObject::badAnimation;
 
-SpriteObject::SpriteObject(gd::String name_)
-    : Object(name_), updateIfNotVisible(false) {}
+SpriteObject::SpriteObject() : updateIfNotVisible(false) {}
 
 SpriteObject::~SpriteObject(){};
 

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/SpriteObject.h

@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ namespace gd {
  * \see gd::BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsSpriteExtension
  * \ingroup SpriteObjectExtension
  */
-class GD_CORE_API SpriteObject : public gd::Object {
+class GD_CORE_API SpriteObject : public gd::ObjectConfiguration {
  public:
-  SpriteObject(gd::String name_);
+  SpriteObject();
   virtual ~SpriteObject();
-  std::unique_ptr<gd::Object> Clone() const override {
+  std::unique_ptr<gd::ObjectConfiguration> Clone() const override {
     return gd::make_unique<SpriteObject>(*this);
   }
 

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/StringInstructionsExtension.cpp

@@ -21,20 +21,20 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsStringInstructionsExtension(
           "Open source (MIT License)")
       .SetExtensionHelpPath("" /*TODO: Add a documentation page for this */);
   extension.AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(_("Text manipulation"))
-      .SetIcon("res/actions/text24.png");
+      .SetIcon("res/actions/text24_black.png");
 
   extension.AddStrExpression("NewLine",
                              _("Insert a new line"),
                              _("Insert a new line"),
                              "",
-                             "res/conditions/toujours24.png");
+                             "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png");
 
   extension
       .AddStrExpression("FromCodePoint",
                         _("Get character from code point"),
                         _("Get character from code point"),
                         "",
-                        "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                        "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Code point"));
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsStringInstructionsExtension(
                         _("Uppercase a text"),
                         _("Uppercase a text"),
                         "",
-                        "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                        "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text"));
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsStringInstructionsExtension(
                         _("Lowercase a text"),
                         _("Lowercase a text"),
                         "",
-                        "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                        "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text"));
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsStringInstructionsExtension(
                         _("Get a portion of a text"),
                         _("Get a portion of a text"),
                         "",
-                        "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                        "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text"))
       .AddParameter("expression",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsStringInstructionsExtension(
                         _("Get a character from a text"),
                         _("Get a character from a text"),
                         "",
-                        "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                        "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text"))
       .AddParameter(
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsStringInstructionsExtension(
                         _("Repeat a text"),
                         _("Repeat a text"),
                         "",
-                        "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                        "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text to repeat"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Repetition count"));
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsStringInstructionsExtension(
                      _("Length of a text"),
                      _("Length of a text"),
                      "",
-                     "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                     "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text"));
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsStringInstructionsExtension(
                      _("Search in a text (return the position of the result or "
                        "-1 if not found)"),
                      "",
-                     "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                     "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text to search for"));
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsStringInstructionsExtension(
                      "Search in a text from the end (return the position of "
                      "the result or -1 if not found)",
                      "",
-                     "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                     "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text to search for"))
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsStringInstructionsExtension(
             "the result, from the beginning of the string, or -1 if not "
             "found)"),
           "",
-          "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+          "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text to search for"));
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsStringInstructionsExtension(
                      _("Search in a text, starting from a position (return the "
                        "position of the result or -1 if not found)"),
                      "",
-                     "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+                     "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text to search for"))
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsStringInstructionsExtension(
           "Search in a text from the end, starting from a position (return "
           "the position of the result or -1 if not found)",
           "",
-          "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+          "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text to search for"))
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsStringInstructionsExtension(
             " the position of the result, from the beginning of the string, or "
             "-1 if not found)"),
           "",
-          "res/conditions/toujours24.png")
+          "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
 
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text to search for"))

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/TimeExtension.cpp

@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsTimeExtension(
           "Florian Rival",
           "Open source (MIT License)")
       .SetExtensionHelpPath("/all-features/timers-and-time");
-  extension.AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(
-      _("Timers and time")
-  )
+  extension.AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(_("Timers and time"))
       .SetIcon("res/conditions/timer24.png");
 
   // Deprecated and replaced by CompareTimer
@@ -38,7 +36,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsTimeExtension(
                     "res/conditions/timer.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Time in seconds"))
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"))
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "sceneTimer")
       .SetHidden();
 
   extension
@@ -52,7 +50,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsTimeExtension(
                     "res/conditions/timer24.png",
                     "res/conditions/timer.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"))
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "sceneTimer")
       .AddParameter("relationalOperator", _("Sign of the test"), "time")
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Time in seconds"))
       .SetManipulatedType("number");
@@ -80,7 +78,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsTimeExtension(
                     "res/conditions/timerPaused24.png",
                     "res/conditions/timerPaused.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"))
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "sceneTimer")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsTimeExtension(
           "res/actions/timer24.png",
           "res/actions/timer.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"));
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "sceneTimer");
 
   extension
       .AddAction("PauseTimer",
@@ -107,7 +105,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsTimeExtension(
                  "res/actions/pauseTimer24.png",
                  "res/actions/pauseTimer.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"))
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "sceneTimer")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -120,7 +118,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsTimeExtension(
                  "res/actions/unPauseTimer24.png",
                  "res/actions/unPauseTimer.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"))
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "sceneTimer")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -133,12 +131,12 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsTimeExtension(
                  "res/actions/timer24.png",
                  "res/actions/timer.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"))
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "sceneTimer")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
       .AddAction("ChangeTimeScale",
-                 _("Change time scale"),
+                 _("Time scale"),
                  _("Change the time scale of the scene."),
                  _("Set the time scale of the scene to _PARAM1_"),
                  "",
@@ -155,11 +153,10 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsTimeExtension(
                    "the next actions (and sub-events)."),
                  _("Wait _PARAM0_ seconds"),
                  "",
-                 "res/timer.svg",
-                 "res/timer.svg")
+                 "res/timer_black.svg",
+                 "res/timer_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("expression", "Time to wait in seconds")
-      .SetHelpPath("/all-features/timers-and-time/wait-action")
-      .SetAsync();
+      .SetHelpPath("/all-features/timers-and-time/wait-action");
 
   extension
       .AddExpression("TimeDelta",
@@ -194,7 +191,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsTimeExtension(
                      "",
                      "res/actions/time.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("string", _("Timer's name"));
+      .AddParameter("identifier", _("Timer's name"), "sceneTimer");
 
   extension
       .AddExpression("TimeFromStart",

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/WindowExtension.cpp

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsWindowExtension(
           "these features can be applied.",
           "Florian Rival",
           "Open source (MIT License)")
+      .SetCategory("User interface")
       .SetExtensionHelpPath("/all-features/window");
   extension
       .AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsWindowExtension(
 
   extension
       .AddAction("SetWindowMargins",
-                 _("Change the window's margins"),
+                 _("Window's margins"),
                  _("This action changes the margins, in pixels, between the "
                    "game frame and the window borders."),
                  _("Set margins of game window to "
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsWindowExtension(
 
   extension
       .AddAction("SetGameResolutionSize",
-                 _("Change the resolution of the game"),
+                 _("Game resolution"),
                  _("Changes the resolution of the game, effectively changing "
                    "the game area size. This won't change the size of the "
                    "window in which the game is running."),
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsWindowExtension(
 
   extension
       .AddAction("SetGameResolutionResizeMode",
-                 _("Change the game resolution resize mode"),
+                 _("Game resolution resize mode"),
                  _("Set if the width or the height of the game resolution "
                    "should be changed to fit the game window - or if the game "
                    "resolution should not be updated automatically."),
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsWindowExtension(
 
   extension
       .AddAction("SetWindowIcon",
-                 _("Change the window's icon"),
+                 _("Window's icon"),
                  _("This action changes the icon of the game's window."),
                  _("Use _PARAM1_ as the icon for the game's window."),
                  "",
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsWindowExtension(
 
   extension
       .AddAction("SetWindowTitle",
-                 _("Change the window's title"),
+                 _("Window's title"),
                  _("This action changes the title of the game's window."),
                  _("Change window title to _PARAM1_"),
                  "",

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/BehaviorMetadata.cpp

@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@
 #include "GDCore/Project/Behavior.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/BehaviorsSharedData.h"
 #include "GDCore/Tools/Localization.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/MakeUnique.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/Log.h"
 
 namespace gd {
 
 BehaviorMetadata::BehaviorMetadata(
     const gd::String& extensionNamespace_,
-    const gd::String& name_,
+    const gd::String& nameWithNamespace,
     const gd::String& fullname_,
     const gd::String& defaultName_,
     const gd::String& description_,
@@ -29,21 +31,50 @@ BehaviorMetadata::BehaviorMetadata(
     std::shared_ptr<gd::Behavior> instance_,
     std::shared_ptr<gd::BehaviorsSharedData> sharedDatasInstance_)
     : extensionNamespace(extensionNamespace_),
+      className(className_),
+      iconFilename(icon24x24),
       instance(instance_),
-      sharedDatasInstance(sharedDatasInstance_) {
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
+      sharedDatasInstance(sharedDatasInstance_),
+      isEventBased(false) {
   SetFullName(gd::String(fullname_));
   SetDescription(gd::String(description_));
   SetDefaultName(gd::String(defaultName_));
   SetGroup(group_);
-  className = className_;
-  iconFilename = icon24x24;
-#endif
 
-  if (instance) instance->SetTypeName(name_);
-  if (sharedDatasInstance) sharedDatasInstance->SetTypeName(name_);
+  if (!instance) {
+    gd::LogFatalError(
+        "Trying to create a BehaviorMetadata that has no "
+        "behavior. This will crash - please double check that the "
+        "BehaviorMetadata is valid for: " + nameWithNamespace);
+  }
+
+  if (instance) instance->SetTypeName(nameWithNamespace);
+  if (sharedDatasInstance) sharedDatasInstance->SetTypeName(nameWithNamespace);
 }
 
+BehaviorMetadata::BehaviorMetadata(
+    const gd::String& extensionNamespace,
+    const gd::String& nameWithNamespace,
+    const gd::String& fullname_,
+    const gd::String& defaultName_,
+    const gd::String& description_,
+    const gd::String& group_,
+    const gd::String& icon24x24_): BehaviorMetadata(
+        extensionNamespace,
+        nameWithNamespace,
+        fullname_,
+        defaultName_,
+        description_,
+        group_,
+        icon24x24_,
+        // Class name is the name, actually unused
+        defaultName_,
+        // It is only used to get the name for GetName.
+        gd::make_unique<gd::Behavior>("", nameWithNamespace),
+        nullptr){
+  isEventBased = true;
+};
+
 gd::InstructionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddCondition(
     const gd::String& name,
     const gd::String& fullname,
@@ -52,7 +83,6 @@ gd::InstructionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddCondition(
     const gd::String& group,
     const gd::String& icon,
     const gd::String& smallicon) {
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
   gd::String nameWithNamespace =
       extensionNamespace.empty() ? name : extensionNamespace + name;
   conditionsInfos[nameWithNamespace] = InstructionMetadata(extensionNamespace,
@@ -66,7 +96,6 @@ gd::InstructionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddCondition(
                                            .SetHelpPath(GetHelpPath())
                                            .SetIsBehaviorInstruction();
   return conditionsInfos[nameWithNamespace];
-#endif
 }
 
 gd::InstructionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddAction(
@@ -77,7 +106,6 @@ gd::InstructionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddAction(
     const gd::String& group,
     const gd::String& icon,
     const gd::String& smallicon) {
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
   gd::String nameWithNamespace =
       extensionNamespace.empty() ? name : extensionNamespace + name;
   actionsInfos[nameWithNamespace] = InstructionMetadata(extensionNamespace,
@@ -91,7 +119,6 @@ gd::InstructionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddAction(
                                         .SetHelpPath(GetHelpPath())
                                         .SetIsBehaviorInstruction();
   return actionsInfos[nameWithNamespace];
-#endif
 }
 
 gd::InstructionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddScopedCondition(
@@ -102,7 +129,6 @@ gd::InstructionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddScopedCondition(
     const gd::String& group,
     const gd::String& icon,
     const gd::String& smallicon) {
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
   gd::String nameWithNamespace =
       GetName() + gd::PlatformExtension::GetNamespaceSeparator() + name;
   conditionsInfos[nameWithNamespace] = InstructionMetadata(extensionNamespace,
@@ -116,7 +142,6 @@ gd::InstructionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddScopedCondition(
                                            .SetHelpPath(GetHelpPath())
                                            .SetIsBehaviorInstruction();
   return conditionsInfos[nameWithNamespace];
-#endif
 }
 
 gd::InstructionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddScopedAction(
@@ -127,7 +152,6 @@ gd::InstructionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddScopedAction(
     const gd::String& group,
     const gd::String& icon,
     const gd::String& smallicon) {
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
   gd::String nameWithNamespace =
       GetName() + gd::PlatformExtension::GetNamespaceSeparator() + name;
   actionsInfos[nameWithNamespace] = InstructionMetadata(extensionNamespace,
@@ -141,7 +165,6 @@ gd::InstructionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddScopedAction(
                                         .SetHelpPath(GetHelpPath())
                                         .SetIsBehaviorInstruction();
   return actionsInfos[nameWithNamespace];
-#endif
 }
 
 gd::ExpressionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddExpression(
@@ -150,7 +173,6 @@ gd::ExpressionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddExpression(
     const gd::String& description,
     const gd::String& group,
     const gd::String& smallicon) {
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
   // Be careful, behaviors expression do not have namespace (not necessary as
   // we refer to the behavior name in the expression).
   expressionsInfos[name] = ExpressionMetadata("number",
@@ -162,7 +184,6 @@ gd::ExpressionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddExpression(
                                               smallicon)
                                .SetHelpPath(GetHelpPath());
   return expressionsInfos[name];
-#endif
 }
 
 gd::ExpressionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddStrExpression(
@@ -171,7 +192,6 @@ gd::ExpressionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddStrExpression(
     const gd::String& description,
     const gd::String& group,
     const gd::String& smallicon) {
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
   // Be careful, behaviors expression do not have namespace (not necessary as
   // we refer to the behavior name in the expression).
   strExpressionsInfos[name] = ExpressionMetadata("string",
@@ -183,7 +203,6 @@ gd::ExpressionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddStrExpression(
                                                  smallicon)
                                   .SetHelpPath(GetHelpPath());
   return strExpressionsInfos[name];
-#endif
 }
 
 gd::MultipleInstructionMetadata BehaviorMetadata::AddExpressionAndCondition(
@@ -288,7 +307,6 @@ BehaviorMetadata::AddExpressionAndConditionAndAction(
       expression, condition, action);
 }
 
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
 gd::InstructionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddDuplicatedAction(
     const gd::String& newActionName, const gd::String& copiedActionName) {
   gd::String newNameWithNamespace = extensionNamespace + newActionName;
@@ -356,49 +374,44 @@ gd::ExpressionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddDuplicatedStrExpression(
 
   return strExpressionsInfos[newNameWithNamespace];
 }
-#endif
 
 BehaviorMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::SetFullName(const gd::String& fullname_) {
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
   fullname = fullname_;
-#endif
   return *this;
 }
 BehaviorMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::SetDefaultName(
     const gd::String& defaultName_) {
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
   defaultName = defaultName_;
-#endif
   return *this;
 }
 BehaviorMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::SetDescription(
     const gd::String& description_) {
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
   description = description_;
-#endif
   return *this;
 }
 BehaviorMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::SetGroup(const gd::String& group_) {
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
   group = group_;
-#endif
   return *this;
 }
 BehaviorMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::SetIncludeFile(
     const gd::String& includeFile) {
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
   includeFiles.clear();
   includeFiles.push_back(includeFile);
-#endif
   return *this;
 }
 BehaviorMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddIncludeFile(
     const gd::String& includeFile) {
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
   if (std::find(includeFiles.begin(), includeFiles.end(), includeFile) ==
       includeFiles.end())
     includeFiles.push_back(includeFile);
-#endif
+  return *this;
+}
+
+BehaviorMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddRequiredFile(
+    const gd::String& requiredFile) {
+  if (std::find(requiredFiles.begin(), requiredFiles.end(), requiredFile) ==
+      requiredFiles.end())
+    requiredFiles.push_back(requiredFile);
   return *this;
 }
 
@@ -407,13 +420,25 @@ const gd::String& BehaviorMetadata::GetName() const {
 }
 
 gd::Behavior& BehaviorMetadata::Get() const {
-  if (!instance)
+  if (isEventBased) {
+    gd::LogFatalError("Error: Event-based behaviors don't have blueprint. "
+                      "This method should not never be called.");
+  }
+  if (!instance) {
     gd::LogFatalError(
         "Trying to get a behavior from a BehaviorMetadata that has no "
         "behavior. This will crash - please double check that the "
-        "BehaviorMetadata is valid.");
-
+        "BehaviorMetadata is valid for: " + className);
+  }
   return *instance;
 }
 
+gd::BehaviorsSharedData* BehaviorMetadata::GetSharedDataInstance() const { 
+  if (isEventBased) {
+    gd::LogFatalError("Error: Event-based behaviors don't have blueprint. "
+                      "This method should not never be called.");
+  }
+  return sharedDatasInstance.get();
+}
+
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/BehaviorMetadata.h

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API BehaviorMetadata {
  public:
   BehaviorMetadata(
       const gd::String& extensionNamespace,
-      const gd::String& name_,
+      const gd::String& nameWithNamespace,
       const gd::String& fullname_,
       const gd::String& defaultName_,
       const gd::String& description_,
@@ -38,6 +38,21 @@ class GD_CORE_API BehaviorMetadata {
       const gd::String& className_,
       std::shared_ptr<gd::Behavior> instance,
       std::shared_ptr<gd::BehaviorsSharedData> sharedDatasInstance);
+      
+  /**
+   * \brief Construct a behavior metadata, without "blueprint" behavior.
+   * 
+   * \note This is used by events based behaviors.
+   */
+  BehaviorMetadata(
+      const gd::String& extensionNamespace,
+      const gd::String& nameWithNamespace,
+      const gd::String& fullname_,
+      const gd::String& defaultName_,
+      const gd::String& description_,
+      const gd::String& group_,
+      const gd::String& icon24x24_);
+
   BehaviorMetadata(){};
   virtual ~BehaviorMetadata(){};
 
@@ -195,6 +210,13 @@ class GD_CORE_API BehaviorMetadata {
    */
   BehaviorMetadata& AddIncludeFile(const gd::String& includeFile);
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Add a file to the already existing required files.
+   * \note These files are required for the behavior to work,
+   * but they are not executable.
+   */
+  BehaviorMetadata& AddRequiredFile(const gd::String& requiredFile);
+
   /**
    * Get the help path of the behavior, relative to the GDevelop documentation
    * root.
@@ -214,7 +236,6 @@ class GD_CORE_API BehaviorMetadata {
   }
 
   const gd::String& GetName() const;
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
   const gd::String& GetFullName() const { return fullname; }
   const gd::String& GetDefaultName() const { return defaultName; }
   const gd::String& GetDescription() const { return description; }
@@ -235,20 +256,38 @@ class GD_CORE_API BehaviorMetadata {
    * \note An empty string means the base object, so any object.
    */
   const gd::String& GetObjectType() const { return objectType; }
-#endif
+
+  /**
+   * Check if the behavior is private - it can't be used outside of its
+   * extension.
+   */
+  bool IsPrivate() const { return isPrivate; }
+
+  /**
+   * Set that the behavior is private - it can't be used outside of its
+   * extension.
+   */
+  BehaviorMetadata &SetPrivate() {
+    isPrivate = true;
+    return *this;
+  }
 
   /**
    * \brief Return the associated gd::Behavior, handling behavior contents.
+   * 
+   * \note Returns a dumb Behavior for events based behaviors as CustomBehavior
+   * are using EventBasedBehavior.
    */
   gd::Behavior& Get() const;
 
   /**
    * \brief Return the associated gd::BehaviorsSharedData, handling behavior
    * shared data, if any (nullptr if none).
+   * 
+   * \note Returns nullptr for events based behaviors as they don't declare
+   * shared data yet.
    */
-  gd::BehaviorsSharedData* GetSharedDataInstance() const {
-    return sharedDatasInstance.get();
-  }
+  gd::BehaviorsSharedData* GetSharedDataInstance() const;
 
   /**
    * \brief Return a reference to a map containing the names of the actions
@@ -271,30 +310,30 @@ class GD_CORE_API BehaviorMetadata {
    */
   std::map<gd::String, gd::ExpressionMetadata>& GetAllStrExpressions() { return strExpressionsInfos; };
 
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
   std::map<gd::String, gd::InstructionMetadata> conditionsInfos;
   std::map<gd::String, gd::InstructionMetadata> actionsInfos;
   std::map<gd::String, gd::ExpressionMetadata> expressionsInfos;
   std::map<gd::String, gd::ExpressionMetadata> strExpressionsInfos;
 
   std::vector<gd::String> includeFiles;
+  std::vector<gd::String> requiredFiles;
   gd::String className;
-#endif
+
  private:
   gd::String extensionNamespace;
   gd::String helpPath;
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
   gd::String fullname;
   gd::String defaultName;
   gd::String description;
   gd::String group;
   gd::String iconFilename;
   gd::String objectType;
-#endif
+  bool isPrivate = false;
 
   // TODO: Nitpicking: convert these to std::unique_ptr to clarify ownership.
   std::shared_ptr<gd::Behavior> instance;
   std::shared_ptr<gd::BehaviorsSharedData> sharedDatasInstance;
+  bool isEventBased;
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.cpp

@@ -37,22 +37,24 @@ gd::ExpressionMetadata& ExpressionMetadata::AddParameter(
     const gd::String& supplementaryInformation,
     bool parameterIsOptional) {
   gd::ParameterMetadata info;
-  info.type = type;
+  info.SetType(type);
   info.description = description;
   info.codeOnly = false;
-  info.optional = parameterIsOptional;
-  info.supplementaryInformation =
+  info.SetOptional(parameterIsOptional);
+  info.SetExtraInfo(
       // For objects/behavior, the supplementary information
       // parameter is an object/behavior type...
-      (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type) ||
+      ((gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type) ||
        gd::ParameterMetadata::IsBehavior(type))
+       // Prefix with the namespace if it's not already there.
+       && !(supplementaryInformation.rfind(extensionNamespace, 0) == 0))
           ? (supplementaryInformation.empty()
                  ? ""
                  : extensionNamespace +
                        supplementaryInformation  //... so prefix it with the extension
                                            // namespace.
              )
-          : supplementaryInformation;  // Otherwise don't change anything
+          : supplementaryInformation);  // Otherwise don't change anything
 
   // TODO: Assert against supplementaryInformation === "emsc" (when running with
   // Emscripten), and warn about a missing argument when calling addParameter.
@@ -64,9 +66,9 @@ gd::ExpressionMetadata& ExpressionMetadata::AddParameter(
 gd::ExpressionMetadata& ExpressionMetadata::AddCodeOnlyParameter(
     const gd::String& type, const gd::String& supplementaryInformation) {
   gd::ParameterMetadata info;
-  info.type = type;
+  info.SetType(type);
   info.codeOnly = true;
-  info.supplementaryInformation = supplementaryInformation;
+  info.SetExtraInfo(supplementaryInformation);
 
   parameters.push_back(info);
   return *this;

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.h

@@ -222,6 +222,18 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionMetadata {
     return *this;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Set the additional information, used for some parameters
+   * with special type (for example, it can contains the type of object accepted
+   * by the parameter), for the last added parameter.
+   *
+   * \see AddParameter
+   */
+  ExpressionMetadata &SetParameterExtraInfo(const gd::String &extraInfo) {
+    if (!parameters.empty()) parameters.back().SetExtraInfo(extraInfo);
+    return *this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * \brief Mark this (object) expression as requiring the specified capability,
    * offered by the base object.
@@ -256,7 +268,30 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionMetadata {
    */
   ExpressionCodeGenerationInformation& GetCodeExtraInformation() {
     return codeExtraInformation;
-  };
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Erase any existing include file and add the specified include.
+   */
+  ExpressionMetadata &SetIncludeFile(const gd::String &includeFile) {
+    codeExtraInformation.SetIncludeFile(includeFile);
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Add a file to the already existing include files.
+   */
+  ExpressionMetadata &AddIncludeFile(const gd::String &includeFile) {
+    codeExtraInformation.AddIncludeFile(includeFile);
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Get the files that must be included to use the instruction.
+   */
+  const std::vector<gd::String>& GetIncludeFiles() const {
+    return codeExtraInformation.GetIncludeFiles();
+  }
 
   ExpressionCodeGenerationInformation codeExtraInformation;
 

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/InstructionMetadata.cpp

@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ InstructionMetadata::InstructionMetadata()
       canHaveSubInstructions(false),
       hidden(true),
       usageComplexity(5),
-      isAsync(false),
       isPrivate(false),
       isObjectInstruction(false),
       isBehaviorInstruction(false) {}
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ InstructionMetadata::InstructionMetadata(const gd::String& extensionNamespace_,
       extensionNamespace(extensionNamespace_),
       hidden(false),
       usageComplexity(5),
-      isAsync(false),
       isPrivate(false),
       isObjectInstruction(false),
       isBehaviorInstruction(false) {}
@@ -57,15 +55,17 @@ InstructionMetadata& InstructionMetadata::AddParameter(
     const gd::String& supplementaryInformation,
     bool parameterIsOptional) {
   ParameterMetadata info;
-  info.type = type;
+  info.SetType(type);
   info.description = description;
   info.codeOnly = false;
-  info.optional = parameterIsOptional;
-  info.supplementaryInformation =
+  info.SetOptional(parameterIsOptional);
+  info.SetExtraInfo(
       // For objects/behavior, the supplementary information
       // parameter is an object/behavior type...
-      (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type) ||
+      ((gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type) ||
        gd::ParameterMetadata::IsBehavior(type))
+       // Prefix with the namespace if it's not already there.
+       && !(supplementaryInformation.rfind(extensionNamespace, 0) == 0))
           ? (supplementaryInformation.empty()
                  ? ""
                  : extensionNamespace +
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ InstructionMetadata& InstructionMetadata::AddParameter(
                                                  // extension
                                                  // namespace.
              )
-          : supplementaryInformation;  // Otherwise don't change anything
+          : supplementaryInformation);  // Otherwise don't change anything
 
   // TODO: Assert against supplementaryInformation === "emsc" (when running with
   // Emscripten), and warn about a missing argument when calling addParameter.
@@ -85,17 +85,19 @@ InstructionMetadata& InstructionMetadata::AddParameter(
 InstructionMetadata& InstructionMetadata::AddCodeOnlyParameter(
     const gd::String& type, const gd::String& supplementaryInformation) {
   ParameterMetadata info;
-  info.type = type;
+  info.SetType(type);
   info.codeOnly = true;
-  info.supplementaryInformation = supplementaryInformation;
+  info.SetExtraInfo(supplementaryInformation);
 
   parameters.push_back(info);
   return *this;
 }
 
 InstructionMetadata& InstructionMetadata::UseStandardOperatorParameters(
-    const gd::String& type) {
-  SetManipulatedType(type);
+    const gd::String& type, const gd::String& typeExtraInfo) {
+  const gd::String& expressionValueType =
+      gd::ValueTypeMetadata::GetPrimitiveValueType(type);
+  SetManipulatedType(expressionValueType);
 
   if (type == "boolean") {
     AddParameter("yesorno", _("New value"));
@@ -119,8 +121,8 @@ InstructionMetadata& InstructionMetadata::UseStandardOperatorParameters(
                               "_PARAM" + gd::String::From(valueParamIndex) + "_");
     }
   } else {
-    AddParameter("operator", _("Modification's sign"), type);
-    AddParameter(type == "number" ? "expression" : type, _("Value"));
+    AddParameter("operator", _("Modification's sign"), expressionValueType);
+    AddParameter(type, _("Value"), typeExtraInfo);
 
     size_t operatorParamIndex = parameters.size() - 2;
     size_t valueParamIndex = parameters.size() - 1;
@@ -153,8 +155,10 @@ InstructionMetadata& InstructionMetadata::UseStandardOperatorParameters(
 
 InstructionMetadata&
 InstructionMetadata::UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
-    const gd::String& type) {
-  SetManipulatedType(type);
+    const gd::String& type, const gd::String& typeExtraInfo) {
+  const gd::String& expressionValueType =
+      gd::ValueTypeMetadata::GetPrimitiveValueType(type);
+  SetManipulatedType(expressionValueType);
 
   if (type == "boolean") {
     if (isObjectInstruction || isBehaviorInstruction) {
@@ -170,8 +174,8 @@ InstructionMetadata::UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
           templateSentence.FindAndReplace("<subject>", sentence);
     }
   } else {
-    AddParameter("relationalOperator", _("Sign of the test"), type);
-    AddParameter(type == "number" ? "expression" : type, _("Value to compare"));
+    AddParameter("relationalOperator", _("Sign of the test"), expressionValueType);
+    AddParameter(type, _("Value to compare"), typeExtraInfo);
     size_t operatorParamIndex = parameters.size() - 2;
     size_t valueParamIndex = parameters.size() - 1;
 

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/InstructionMetadata.h

@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
 #ifndef INSTRUCTIONMETADATA_H
 #define INSTRUCTIONMETADATA_H
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <functional>
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
-#include <algorithm>
 
 #include "GDCore/Events/Instruction.h"
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
@@ -104,16 +104,16 @@ class GD_CORE_API InstructionMetadata {
    * background, executing the instructions following it before the frame after
    * it resolved.
    */
-  bool IsAsync() const { return isAsync; }
+  bool IsAsync() const {
+    return !codeExtraInformation.asyncFunctionCallName.empty();
+  }
 
   /**
-   * Set that the instruction is asynchronous - it will be running in the
-   * background, executing the instructions following it before the frame after
-   * it resolved.
+   * Check if the instruction asynchronicity is optional. If it is, it can either
+   * be used synchronously or asynchronously, with one function for each.
    */
-  InstructionMetadata &SetAsync() {
-    isAsync = true;
-    return *this;
+  bool IsOptionallyAsync() const {
+    return IsAsync() && !codeExtraInformation.functionCallName.empty();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API InstructionMetadata {
     if (!parameters.empty())
       parameters.back().SetLongDescription(longDescription);
     return *this;
-  };
+  }
 
   /**
    * \brief Set the additional information, used for some parameters
@@ -218,20 +218,26 @@ class GD_CORE_API InstructionMetadata {
   InstructionMetadata &SetParameterExtraInfo(const gd::String &extraInfo) {
     if (!parameters.empty()) parameters.back().SetExtraInfo(extraInfo);
     return *this;
-  };
+  }
 
   /**
    * \brief Add the default parameters for an instruction manipulating the
    * specified type ("string", "number") with the default operators.
+   * 
+   * \note The type "string" can be declined in several subtypes.
+   * \see ParameterMetadata
    */
-  InstructionMetadata &UseStandardOperatorParameters(const gd::String &type);
+  InstructionMetadata &UseStandardOperatorParameters(const gd::String &type, const gd::String& typeExtraInfo = "");
 
   /**
    * \brief Add the default parameters for an instruction comparing the
    * specified type ("string", "number") with the default relational operators.
+   * 
+   * \note The type "string" can be declined in several subtypes.
+   * \see ParameterMetadata
    */
   InstructionMetadata &UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
-      const gd::String &type);
+      const gd::String &type, const gd::String& typeExtraInfo = "");
 
   /**
    * \brief Mark the instruction as an object instruction. Automatically called
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API InstructionMetadata {
    */
   const gd::String &GetRequiredBaseObjectCapability() const {
     return requiredBaseObjectCapability;
-  };
+  }
 
   /**
    * \brief Consider that the instruction is easy for a user to understand.
@@ -319,14 +325,26 @@ class GD_CORE_API InstructionMetadata {
     virtual ~ExtraInformation(){};
 
     /**
-     * Set the function name which will be used when generating the code.
-     * \param functionName the name of the function to call
+     * Set the name of the function which will be called in the generated code.
+     * \param functionName the name of the function to call.
      */
     ExtraInformation &SetFunctionName(const gd::String &functionName_) {
       functionCallName = functionName_;
       return *this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Set the name of the function, doing asynchronous work, which will be called in
+     * the generated code. This function should return an asynchronous task
+     * (i.e: `gdjs.AsyncTask` in the JavaScript runtime).
+     *
+     * \param functionName the name of the function doing asynchronous work to call.
+     */
+    ExtraInformation &SetAsyncFunctionName(const gd::String &functionName_) {
+      asyncFunctionCallName = functionName_;
+      return *this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Declare if the instruction being declared is somewhat manipulating in a
      * standard way.
@@ -349,12 +367,12 @@ class GD_CORE_API InstructionMetadata {
      *                 _("the string"),
      *                 _("Text"),
      *                 "CppPlatform/Extensions/text24.png",
-     *                 "CppPlatform/Extensions/text.png");
+     *                 "CppPlatform/Extensions/text_black.png");
      *
      *      .AddParameter("object", _("Object"), "Text", false)
      *      .AddParameter("operator", _("Modification operator"), "string")
      *      .AddParameter("string", _("String"))
-     *      .SetFunctionName("SetString").SetManipulatedType("string").SetGetter("GetString").SetIncludeFile("MyExtension/TextObject.h");
+     *      .SetFunctionName("SetString").SetManipulatedType("string").SetGetter("GetString");
      *
      *  DECLARE_END_OBJECT_ACTION()
      * \endcode
@@ -422,6 +440,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API InstructionMetadata {
     bool HasCustomCodeGenerator() const { return hasCustomCodeGenerator; }
 
     gd::String functionCallName;
+    gd::String asyncFunctionCallName;
     gd::String type;
     AccessType accessType;
     gd::String optionalAssociatedInstruction;
@@ -454,15 +473,49 @@ class GD_CORE_API InstructionMetadata {
   }
 
   /**
-   * \brief Set the function that should be called when generating the source
-   * code from events.
-   * \param functionName the name of the function to call
+   * Set the name of the function which will be called in the generated code.
+   * \param functionName the name of the function to call.
    * \note Shortcut for `codeExtraInformation.SetFunctionName`.
    */
   ExtraInformation &SetFunctionName(const gd::String &functionName) {
     return codeExtraInformation.SetFunctionName(functionName);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the name of the function, doing asynchronous work, which will be called in
+   * the generated code. This function should return an asynchronous task
+   * (i.e: `gdjs.AsyncTask` in the JavaScript runtime).
+   *
+   * \param functionName the name of the function doing asynchronous work to call.
+   * \note Shortcut for `codeExtraInformation.SetAsyncFunctionName`.
+   */
+  ExtraInformation &SetAsyncFunctionName(const gd::String &functionName) {
+    return codeExtraInformation.SetAsyncFunctionName(functionName);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Erase any existing include file and add the specified include.
+   */
+  InstructionMetadata &SetIncludeFile(const gd::String &includeFile) {
+    codeExtraInformation.SetIncludeFile(includeFile);
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Add a file to the already existing include files.
+   */
+  InstructionMetadata &AddIncludeFile(const gd::String &includeFile) {
+    codeExtraInformation.AddIncludeFile(includeFile);
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Get the files that must be included to use the instruction.
+   */
+  const std::vector<gd::String>& GetIncludeFiles() const {
+    return codeExtraInformation.GetIncludeFiles();
+  };
+
   std::vector<ParameterMetadata> parameters;
 
  private:
@@ -479,7 +532,6 @@ class GD_CORE_API InstructionMetadata {
   int usageComplexity;  ///< Evaluate the instruction from 0 (simple&easy to
                         ///< use) to 10 (complex to understand)
   bool isPrivate;
-  bool isAsync;
   bool isObjectInstruction;
   bool isBehaviorInstruction;
   gd::String requiredBaseObjectCapability;

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.cpp

@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ObjectMetadata.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Platform.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/PlatformExtension.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"  // For GetTypeOfObject and GetTypeOfBehavior
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -30,12 +32,9 @@ ExtensionAndMetadata<BehaviorMetadata>
 MetadataProvider::GetExtensionAndBehaviorMetadata(const gd::Platform& platform,
                                                   gd::String behaviorType) {
   for (auto& extension : platform.GetAllPlatformExtensions()) {
-    auto behaviorTypes = extension->GetBehaviorsTypes();
-    for (std::size_t j = 0; j < behaviorTypes.size(); ++j) {
-      if (behaviorTypes[j] == behaviorType)
-        return ExtensionAndMetadata<BehaviorMetadata>(
-            *extension, extension->GetBehaviorMetadata(behaviorType));
-    }
+    if (extension->HasBehavior(behaviorType))
+      return ExtensionAndMetadata<BehaviorMetadata>(
+          *extension, extension->GetBehaviorMetadata(behaviorType));
   }
 
   return ExtensionAndMetadata<BehaviorMetadata>(badExtension, badBehaviorMetadata);
@@ -202,8 +201,7 @@ MetadataProvider::GetExtensionAndBehaviorExpressionMetadata(
     const gd::Platform& platform, gd::String autoType, gd::String exprType) {
   auto& extensions = platform.GetAllPlatformExtensions();
   for (auto& extension : extensions) {
-    const auto& autos = extension->GetBehaviorsTypes();
-    if (find(autos.begin(), autos.end(), autoType) != autos.end()) {
+    if (extension->HasBehavior(autoType)) {
       const auto& allAutoExpressions =
           extension->GetAllExpressionsForBehavior(autoType);
       if (allAutoExpressions.find(exprType) != allAutoExpressions.end())
@@ -292,8 +290,7 @@ MetadataProvider::GetExtensionAndBehaviorStrExpressionMetadata(
     const gd::Platform& platform, gd::String autoType, gd::String exprType) {
   auto& extensions = platform.GetAllPlatformExtensions();
   for (auto& extension : extensions) {
-    const auto& autos = extension->GetBehaviorsTypes();
-    if (find(autos.begin(), autos.end(), autoType) != autos.end()) {
+    if (extension->HasBehavior(autoType)) {
       const auto& allBehaviorStrExpressions =
           extension->GetAllStrExpressionsForBehavior(autoType);
       if (allBehaviorStrExpressions.find(exprType) !=
@@ -350,28 +347,30 @@ const gd::ExpressionMetadata& MetadataProvider::GetAnyExpressionMetadata(
     const gd::Platform& platform, gd::String exprType) {
   const auto& numberExpressionMetadata =
       GetExpressionMetadata(platform, exprType);
+  if (&numberExpressionMetadata != &badExpressionMetadata) {
+    return numberExpressionMetadata;
+  }
   const auto& stringExpressionMetadata =
       GetStrExpressionMetadata(platform, exprType);
-
-  return &numberExpressionMetadata != &badExpressionMetadata
-             ? numberExpressionMetadata
-             : &stringExpressionMetadata != &badExpressionMetadata
-                   ? stringExpressionMetadata
-                   : badExpressionMetadata;
+  if (&stringExpressionMetadata != &badExpressionMetadata) {
+    return stringExpressionMetadata;
+  }
+  return badExpressionMetadata;
 }
 
 const gd::ExpressionMetadata& MetadataProvider::GetObjectAnyExpressionMetadata(
     const gd::Platform& platform, gd::String objectType, gd::String exprType) {
   const auto& numberExpressionMetadata =
       GetObjectExpressionMetadata(platform, objectType, exprType);
+  if (&numberExpressionMetadata != &badExpressionMetadata) {
+    return numberExpressionMetadata;
+  }
   const auto& stringExpressionMetadata =
       GetObjectStrExpressionMetadata(platform, objectType, exprType);
-
-  return &numberExpressionMetadata != &badExpressionMetadata
-             ? numberExpressionMetadata
-             : &stringExpressionMetadata != &badExpressionMetadata
-                   ? stringExpressionMetadata
-                   : badExpressionMetadata;
+  if (&stringExpressionMetadata != &badExpressionMetadata) {
+    return stringExpressionMetadata;
+  }
+  return badExpressionMetadata;
 }
 
 const gd::ExpressionMetadata&
@@ -380,14 +379,98 @@ MetadataProvider::GetBehaviorAnyExpressionMetadata(const gd::Platform& platform,
                                                    gd::String exprType) {
   const auto& numberExpressionMetadata =
       GetBehaviorExpressionMetadata(platform, autoType, exprType);
+  if (&numberExpressionMetadata != &badExpressionMetadata) {
+    return numberExpressionMetadata;
+  }
   const auto& stringExpressionMetadata =
       GetBehaviorStrExpressionMetadata(platform, autoType, exprType);
+  if (&stringExpressionMetadata != &badExpressionMetadata) {
+    return stringExpressionMetadata;
+  }
+  return badExpressionMetadata;
+}
 
-  return &numberExpressionMetadata != &badExpressionMetadata
-             ? numberExpressionMetadata
-             : &stringExpressionMetadata != &badExpressionMetadata
-                   ? stringExpressionMetadata
-                   : badExpressionMetadata;
+const gd::ExpressionMetadata& MetadataProvider::GetFunctionCallMetadata(
+    const gd::Platform& platform, 
+    const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
+    const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer,
+    FunctionCallNode& node) {
+
+  if (!node.behaviorName.empty()) {
+    gd::String behaviorType = 
+        GetTypeOfBehavior(globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, node.behaviorName);
+    return MetadataProvider::GetBehaviorAnyExpressionMetadata(
+            platform, behaviorType, node.functionName);
+  }
+  else if (!node.objectName.empty()) {
+    gd::String objectType = 
+        GetTypeOfObject(globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, node.objectName);
+    return MetadataProvider::GetObjectAnyExpressionMetadata(
+                  platform, objectType, node.functionName);
+  }
+
+  return MetadataProvider::GetAnyExpressionMetadata(platform, node.functionName);
+}
+
+  const gd::ParameterMetadata* MetadataProvider::GetFunctionCallParameterMetadata(
+    const gd::Platform& platform, 
+    const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
+    const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer,
+    FunctionCallNode& functionCall,
+    ExpressionNode& parameter) {
+      int parameterIndex = -1;
+      for (int i = 0; i < functionCall.parameters.size(); i++) {
+        if (functionCall.parameters.at(i).get() == &parameter) {
+          parameterIndex = i;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (parameterIndex < 0) {
+        return nullptr;
+      }
+      return MetadataProvider::GetFunctionCallParameterMetadata(
+          platform, 
+          globalObjectsContainer,
+          objectsContainer,
+          functionCall,
+          parameterIndex);
+}
+
+  const gd::ParameterMetadata* MetadataProvider::GetFunctionCallParameterMetadata(
+    const gd::Platform& platform, 
+    const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
+    const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer,
+    FunctionCallNode& functionCall,
+    int parameterIndex) {
+      // Search the parameter metadata index skipping invisible ones.
+      size_t visibleParameterIndex = 0;
+      size_t metadataParameterIndex =
+          ExpressionParser2::WrittenParametersFirstIndex(
+              functionCall.objectName, functionCall.behaviorName);
+      const gd::ExpressionMetadata &metadata = MetadataProvider::GetFunctionCallMetadata(
+          platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, functionCall);
+
+      if (IsBadExpressionMetadata(metadata)) {
+        return nullptr;
+      }
+
+      // TODO use a badMetadata instead of a nullptr?
+      const gd::ParameterMetadata* parameterMetadata = nullptr;
+      while (metadataParameterIndex <
+             metadata.parameters.size()) {
+        if (!metadata.parameters[metadataParameterIndex]
+                 .IsCodeOnly()) {
+          if (visibleParameterIndex == parameterIndex) {
+            parameterMetadata = &metadata.parameters[metadataParameterIndex];
+          }
+          visibleParameterIndex++;
+        }
+        metadataParameterIndex++;
+      }
+      const int visibleParameterCount = visibleParameterIndex;
+      // It can be null if there are too many parameters in the expression, this text node is
+      // not actually linked to a parameter expected by the function call.
+      return parameterMetadata;
 }
 
 MetadataProvider::~MetadataProvider() {}

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ class ExpressionMetadata;
 class ExpressionMetadata;
 class Platform;
 class PlatformExtension;
+struct FunctionCallNode;
+struct ExpressionNode;
 }  // namespace gd
 
 namespace gd {
@@ -234,6 +236,26 @@ class GD_CORE_API MetadataProvider {
   static const gd::ExpressionMetadata& GetObjectAnyExpressionMetadata(
       const gd::Platform& platform, gd::String objectType, gd::String exprType);
 
+  static const gd::ExpressionMetadata& GetFunctionCallMetadata(
+    const gd::Platform& platform, 
+    const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
+    const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer,
+    FunctionCallNode& node);
+
+  static const gd::ParameterMetadata* GetFunctionCallParameterMetadata(
+    const gd::Platform& platform, 
+    const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
+    const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer,
+    FunctionCallNode& functionCall,
+    ExpressionNode& parameter);
+
+  static const gd::ParameterMetadata* GetFunctionCallParameterMetadata(
+    const gd::Platform& platform, 
+    const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
+    const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer,
+    FunctionCallNode& functionCall,
+    int parameterIndex);
+
   /**
    * Get information about an expression from its type.
    * Works for behavior expressions.

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MultipleInstructionMetadata.h

@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ class GD_CORE_API MultipleInstructionMetadata {
     return *this;
   };
 
+  /**
+   * \see gd::InstructionMetadata::SetParameterExtraInfo
+   */
+  MultipleInstructionMetadata &SetParameterExtraInfo(const gd::String &defaultValue) {
+    if (expression) expression->SetParameterExtraInfo(defaultValue);
+    if (condition) condition->SetParameterExtraInfo(defaultValue);
+    if (action) action->SetParameterExtraInfo(defaultValue);
+    return *this;
+  };
+
   /**
    * \see gd::InstructionMetadata::SetParameterLongDescription
    */
@@ -116,9 +126,9 @@ class GD_CORE_API MultipleInstructionMetadata {
    * \see gd::InstructionMetadata::UseStandardOperatorParameters
    * \see gd::InstructionMetadata::UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters
    */
-  MultipleInstructionMetadata &UseStandardParameters(const gd::String &type) {
-    if (condition) condition->UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(type);
-    if (action) action->UseStandardOperatorParameters(type);
+  MultipleInstructionMetadata &UseStandardParameters(const gd::String &type, const gd::String& typeExtraInfo = "") {
+    if (condition) condition->UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(type, typeExtraInfo);
+    if (action) action->UseStandardOperatorParameters(type, typeExtraInfo);
     return *this;
   }
 
@@ -154,6 +164,34 @@ class GD_CORE_API MultipleInstructionMetadata {
     return *this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Get the files that must be included to use the instruction.
+   */
+  const std::vector<gd::String>& GetIncludeFiles() const {
+    if (expression)
+      return expression->GetCodeExtraInformation().GetIncludeFiles();
+    if (condition)
+      return condition->GetCodeExtraInformation().GetIncludeFiles();
+    if (action)
+      return action->GetCodeExtraInformation().GetIncludeFiles();
+    // It can't actually happen.
+    throw std::logic_error("no instruction metadata");
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set that the instruction is private - it can't be used outside of the
+   * object/ behavior that it is attached too.
+   */
+  MultipleInstructionMetadata &SetPrivate() {
+    if (expression)
+      expression->SetPrivate();
+    if (condition)
+      condition->SetPrivate();
+    if (action)
+      action->SetPrivate();
+    return *this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * \see gd::InstructionMetadata::MarkAsSimple
    */

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ObjectMetadata.cpp

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/PlatformExtension.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Object.h"
 #include "GDCore/Tools/Localization.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/Log.h"
 
 namespace gd {
 
@@ -22,45 +23,53 @@ ObjectMetadata::ObjectMetadata(const gd::String& extensionNamespace_,
                                const gd::String& fullname_,
                                const gd::String& description_,
                                const gd::String& icon24x24,
-                               std::shared_ptr<gd::Object> blueprintObject_)
-    : extensionNamespace(extensionNamespace_),
-      blueprintObject(blueprintObject_) {
-  name = name_;
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
-  SetFullName(gd::String(fullname_));
-  SetDescription(gd::String(description_));
-  iconFilename = icon24x24;
-#endif
-  createFunPtr =
-      [blueprintObject_](gd::String name) -> std::unique_ptr<gd::Object> {
-    if (blueprintObject_ == std::shared_ptr<gd::Object>()) {
-      std::cout
-          << "Error: Unable to create object. Have you declared an extension "
-             "(or ObjectMetadata) without specifying an object as blueprint?"
-          << std::endl;
+                               std::shared_ptr<gd::ObjectConfiguration> blueprintObject_)
+    : ObjectMetadata(extensionNamespace_,
+                     name_,
+                     fullname_,
+                     description_,
+                     icon24x24,
+                     [blueprintObject_]() -> std::unique_ptr<gd::ObjectConfiguration> {
+    if (blueprintObject_ == std::shared_ptr<gd::ObjectConfiguration>()) {
+      gd::LogFatalError(
+          "Error: Unable to create object. Have you declared an extension "
+          "(or ObjectMetadata) without specifying an object as blueprint?");
       return nullptr;
     }
-
-    std::unique_ptr<gd::Object> newObject = blueprintObject_->Clone();
-    newObject->SetName(name);
-    return newObject;
-  };
+    return blueprintObject_->Clone();
+  }) {
+  blueprintObject = blueprintObject_;
 }
 
+ObjectMetadata::ObjectMetadata(const gd::String& extensionNamespace_,
+                               const gd::String& name_,
+                               const gd::String& fullname_,
+                               const gd::String& description_,
+                               const gd::String& icon24x24)
+    : ObjectMetadata(extensionNamespace_,
+                     name_,
+                     fullname_,
+                     description_,
+                     icon24x24,
+                     []() -> std::unique_ptr<gd::ObjectConfiguration> {
+      gd::LogFatalError(
+          "Error: Event-based objects don't have blueprint. "
+          "This method should not never be called.");
+      return nullptr;
+    }) {}
+
 ObjectMetadata::ObjectMetadata(const gd::String& extensionNamespace_,
                                const gd::String& name_,
                                const gd::String& fullname_,
                                const gd::String& description_,
                                const gd::String& icon24x24,
                                CreateFunPtr createFunPtrP)
-    : extensionNamespace(extensionNamespace_) {
-  name = name_;
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
+    : name(name_),
+      iconFilename(icon24x24),
+      createFunPtr(createFunPtrP),
+      extensionNamespace(extensionNamespace_) {
   SetFullName(gd::String(fullname_));
   SetDescription(gd::String(description_));
-  iconFilename = icon24x24;
-#endif
-  createFunPtr = createFunPtrP;
 }
 
 gd::InstructionMetadata& ObjectMetadata::AddCondition(

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ObjectMetadata.h

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/InstructionMetadata.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Object.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/ObjectConfiguration.h"
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
 namespace gd {
 class InstructionMetadata;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ class MultipleInstructionMetadata;
 class ExpressionMetadata;
 }  // namespace gd
 
-typedef std::function<std::unique_ptr<gd::Object>(gd::String name)>
+typedef std::function<std::unique_ptr<gd::ObjectConfiguration>()>
     CreateFunPtr;
 
 namespace gd {
@@ -42,7 +43,17 @@ class GD_CORE_API ObjectMetadata {
                  const gd::String& fullname_,
                  const gd::String& description_,
                  const gd::String& icon24x24_,
-                 std::shared_ptr<gd::Object> blueprintObject_);
+                 std::shared_ptr<gd::ObjectConfiguration> blueprintObject_);
+  /**
+   * \brief Construct an object metadata, without "blueprint" object
+   * 
+   * \note This is used by events based objects.
+   */
+  ObjectMetadata(const gd::String& extensionNamespace_,
+                 const gd::String& name_,
+                 const gd::String& fullname_,
+                 const gd::String& description_,
+                 const gd::String& icon24x24_);
 
   /**
    * \brief Construct an object metadata, with a function that will be called
@@ -304,10 +315,12 @@ class GD_CORE_API ObjectMetadata {
   gd::String categoryFullName;
   std::set<gd::String> unsupportedBaseObjectCapabilities;
 
-  std::shared_ptr<gd::Object>
+  std::shared_ptr<gd::ObjectConfiguration>
       blueprintObject;  ///< The "blueprint" object to be copied when a new
                         ///< object is asked. Can be null in case a creation
-                        ///< function is passed.
+                        ///< function is passed or for events based objects
+                        ///< (CustomObject are using EventBasedObject, they
+                        ///< don't need blueprints).
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadata.cpp

@@ -10,28 +10,25 @@
 
 namespace gd {
 
-ParameterMetadata::ParameterMetadata() : optional(false), codeOnly(false) {}
+ParameterMetadata::ParameterMetadata() : codeOnly(false) {}
 
 void ParameterMetadata::SerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const {
-  element.SetAttribute("type", type);
-  element.SetAttribute("supplementaryInformation", supplementaryInformation);
-  element.SetAttribute("optional", optional);
+  valueTypeMetadata.SerializeTo(element);
   element.SetAttribute("description", description);
-  element.SetAttribute("longDescription", longDescription);
-  element.SetAttribute("codeOnly", codeOnly);
-  element.SetAttribute("defaultValue", defaultValue);
+  if (!longDescription.empty()) {
+    element.SetAttribute("longDescription", longDescription);
+  }
+  if (codeOnly) {
+   element.SetAttribute("codeOnly", codeOnly);
+  }
   element.SetAttribute("name", name);
 }
 
 void ParameterMetadata::UnserializeFrom(const SerializerElement& element) {
-  type = element.GetStringAttribute("type");
-  supplementaryInformation =
-      element.GetStringAttribute("supplementaryInformation");
-  optional = element.GetBoolAttribute("optional");
+  valueTypeMetadata.UnserializeFrom(element);
   description = element.GetStringAttribute("description");
   longDescription = element.GetStringAttribute("longDescription");
   codeOnly = element.GetBoolAttribute("codeOnly");
-  defaultValue = element.GetStringAttribute("defaultValue");
   name = element.GetStringAttribute("name");
 }
 

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadata.h

@@ -6,16 +6,13 @@
 
 #ifndef PARAMETER_METADATA_H
 #define PARAMETER_METADATA_H
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ValueTypeMetadata.h"
+
 namespace gd {
-class Project;
-class Layout;
-class EventsCodeGenerator;
-class EventsCodeGenerationContext;
 class SerializerElement;
 }  // namespace gd
 
@@ -32,17 +29,32 @@ class GD_CORE_API ParameterMetadata {
   ParameterMetadata();
   virtual ~ParameterMetadata(){};
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Return the metadata of the parameter type.
+   */
+  gd::ValueTypeMetadata &GetValueTypeMetadata() { return valueTypeMetadata; }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Set the metadata of the parameter type.
+   */
+  ParameterMetadata &SetValueTypeMetadata(const gd::ValueTypeMetadata &valueTypeMetadata_) {
+    valueTypeMetadata = valueTypeMetadata_;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * \brief Return the type of the parameter.
    * \see gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject
+   * \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
    */
-  const gd::String &GetType() const { return type; }
+  const gd::String &GetType() const { return valueTypeMetadata.GetName(); }
 
   /**
    * \brief Set the type of the parameter.
+   * \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
    */
   ParameterMetadata &SetType(const gd::String &type_) {
-    type = type_;
+    valueTypeMetadata.SetName(type_);
     return *this;
   }
 
@@ -71,29 +83,33 @@ class GD_CORE_API ParameterMetadata {
    * \brief Return an optional additional information, used for some parameters
    * with special type (for example, it can contains the type of object accepted
    * by the parameter).
+   * \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
    */
-  const gd::String &GetExtraInfo() const { return supplementaryInformation; }
+  const gd::String &GetExtraInfo() const { return valueTypeMetadata.GetExtraInfo(); }
 
   /**
    * \brief Set an optional additional information, used for some parameters
    * with special type (for example, it can contains the type of object accepted
    * by the parameter).
+   * \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
    */
   ParameterMetadata &SetExtraInfo(const gd::String &supplementaryInformation_) {
-    supplementaryInformation = supplementaryInformation_;
+    valueTypeMetadata.SetExtraInfo(supplementaryInformation_);
     return *this;
   }
 
   /**
    * \brief Return true if the parameter is optional.
+   * \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
    */
-  bool IsOptional() const { return optional; }
+  bool IsOptional() const { return valueTypeMetadata.IsOptional(); }
 
   /**
    * \brief Set if the parameter is optional.
+   * \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
    */
   ParameterMetadata &SetOptional(bool optional_ = true) {
-    optional = optional_;
+    valueTypeMetadata.SetOptional(optional_);
     return *this;
   }
 
@@ -128,13 +144,15 @@ class GD_CORE_API ParameterMetadata {
   /**
    * \brief Get the default value for the parameter.
    */
-  const gd::String &GetDefaultValue() const { return defaultValue; }
+  const gd::String &GetDefaultValue() const {
+    return valueTypeMetadata.GetDefaultValue();
+  }
 
   /**
    * \brief Set the default value, if the parameter is optional.
    */
   ParameterMetadata &SetDefaultValue(const gd::String &defaultValue_) {
-    defaultValue = defaultValue_;
+    valueTypeMetadata.SetDefaultValue(defaultValue_);
     return *this;
   }
 
@@ -151,26 +169,27 @@ class GD_CORE_API ParameterMetadata {
     return *this;
   }
 
+  // TODO Remove these deprecated functions.
+
   /**
    * \brief Return true if the type of the parameter is representing one object
    * (or more, i.e: an object group).
    *
    * \see gd::ParameterMetadata::GetType
+   * \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
    */
   static bool IsObject(const gd::String &parameterType) {
-    return parameterType == "object" || parameterType == "objectPtr" ||
-           parameterType == "objectList" ||
-           parameterType == "objectListOrEmptyIfJustDeclared" ||
-           parameterType == "objectListOrEmptyWithoutPicking";
+    return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::IsTypeObject(parameterType);
   }
 
   /**
    * \brief Return true if the type of the parameter is "behavior".
    *
    * \see gd::ParameterMetadata::GetType
+   * \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
    */
   static bool IsBehavior(const gd::String &parameterType) {
-    return parameterType == "behavior";
+    return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::IsTypeBehavior(parameterType);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -179,32 +198,21 @@ class GD_CORE_API ParameterMetadata {
    * \note If you had a new type of parameter, also add it in the IDE (
    * see EventsFunctionParametersEditor, ParameterRenderingService
    * and ExpressionAutocompletion) and in the EventsCodeGenerator.
+   * \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
    */
   static bool IsExpression(const gd::String &type,
                            const gd::String &parameterType) {
-    if (type == "number") {
-      return parameterType == "expression" || parameterType == "camera" ||
-             parameterType == "forceMultiplier";
-    } else if (type == "string") {
-      return parameterType == "string" || parameterType == "layer" ||
-             parameterType == "color" || parameterType == "file" ||
-             parameterType == "joyaxis" ||
-             parameterType == "stringWithSelector" ||
-             parameterType == "sceneName" ||
-             parameterType == "layerEffectName" ||
-             parameterType == "layerEffectParameterName" ||
-             parameterType == "objectEffectName" ||
-             parameterType == "objectEffectParameterName" ||
-             parameterType == "objectPointName" ||
-             parameterType == "objectAnimationName" ||
-             parameterType == "functionParameterName" ||
-             parameterType == "externalLayoutName" ||
-             parameterType == "leaderboardId";
-    } else if (type == "variable") {
-      return parameterType == "objectvar" || parameterType == "globalvar" ||
-             parameterType == "scenevar";
-    }
-    return false;
+    return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::IsTypeExpression(type, parameterType);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return the expression type from the parameter type.
+   * Declinations of "number" and "string" types (like "forceMultiplier" or
+   * "sceneName") are replaced by "number" and "string".
+   * \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
+   */
+  static const gd::String &GetExpressionValueType(const gd::String &parameterType) {
+    return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::GetPrimitiveValueType(parameterType);
   }
 
   /** \name Serialization
@@ -223,22 +231,17 @@ class GD_CORE_API ParameterMetadata {
 
   // TODO: Deprecated public fields. Any direct usage should be moved to
   // getter/setter.
-  gd::String type;                      ///< Parameter type
-  gd::String supplementaryInformation;  ///< Used if needed
-  bool optional;                        ///< True if the parameter is optional
 
   gd::String description;  ///< Description shown in editor
   bool codeOnly;  ///< True if parameter is relative to code generation only,
                   ///< i.e. must not be shown in editor
  private:
+  gd::ValueTypeMetadata valueTypeMetadata; ///< Parameter type
   gd::String longDescription;  ///< Long description shown in the editor.
-  gd::String defaultValue;     ///< Used as a default value in editor or if an
-                               ///< optional parameter is empty.
   gd::String name;             ///< The name of the parameter to be used in code
                                ///< generation. Optional.
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
 
-#endif
 #endif  // PARAMETER_METADATA_H

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadataTools.cpp

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 namespace gd {
 void ParameterMetadataTools::ParametersToObjectsContainer(
-    gd::Project& project,
+    const gd::Project& project,
     const std::vector<gd::ParameterMetadata>& parameters,
     gd::ObjectsContainer& outputObjectsContainer) {
   outputObjectsContainer.GetObjects().clear();
@@ -59,13 +59,13 @@ void ParameterMetadataTools::IterateOverParameters(
     const std::vector<gd::Expression>& parameters,
     const std::vector<gd::ParameterMetadata>& parametersMetadata,
     std::function<void(const gd::ParameterMetadata& parameterMetadata,
-                       const gd::String& parameterValue,
+                       const gd::Expression& parameterValue,
                        const gd::String& lastObjectName)> fn) {
   IterateOverParametersWithIndex(
       parameters,
       parametersMetadata,
       [&fn](const gd::ParameterMetadata& parameterMetadata,
-            const gd::String& parameterValue,
+            const gd::Expression& parameterValue,
             size_t parameterIndex,
             const gd::String& lastObjectName) {
         fn(parameterMetadata, parameterValue, lastObjectName);
@@ -76,17 +76,17 @@ void ParameterMetadataTools::IterateOverParametersWithIndex(
     const std::vector<gd::Expression>& parameters,
     const std::vector<gd::ParameterMetadata>& parametersMetadata,
     std::function<void(const gd::ParameterMetadata& parameterMetadata,
-                       const gd::String& parameterValue,
+                       const gd::Expression& parameterValue,
                        size_t parameterIndex,
                        const gd::String& lastObjectName)> fn) {
   gd::String lastObjectName = "";
   for (std::size_t pNb = 0; pNb < parametersMetadata.size(); ++pNb) {
     const gd::ParameterMetadata& parameterMetadata = parametersMetadata[pNb];
-    const gd::String& parameterValue =
+    const gd::Expression& parameterValue =
         pNb < parameters.size() ? parameters[pNb].GetPlainString() : "";
-    const gd::String& parameterValueOrDefault =
-        parameterValue.empty() && parameterMetadata.optional
-            ? parameterMetadata.GetDefaultValue()
+    const gd::Expression& parameterValueOrDefault =
+        parameterValue.GetPlainString().empty() && parameterMetadata.IsOptional()
+            ? Expression(parameterMetadata.GetDefaultValue())
             : parameterValue;
 
     fn(parameterMetadata, parameterValueOrDefault, pNb, lastObjectName);
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void ParameterMetadataTools::IterateOverParametersWithIndex(
     // Search "lastObjectName" in the codebase for other place where this
     // convention is enforced.
     if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(parameterMetadata.GetType()))
-      lastObjectName = parameterValueOrDefault;
+      lastObjectName = parameterValueOrDefault.GetPlainString();
   }
 }
 

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadataTools.h

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace gd {
 class GD_CORE_API ParameterMetadataTools {
  public:
   static void ParametersToObjectsContainer(
-      gd::Project& project,
+      const gd::Project& project,
       const std::vector<gd::ParameterMetadata>& parameters,
       gd::ObjectsContainer& outputObjectsContainer);
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ParameterMetadataTools {
       const std::vector<gd::Expression>& parameters,
       const std::vector<gd::ParameterMetadata>& parametersMetadata,
       std::function<void(const gd::ParameterMetadata& parameterMetadata,
-                         const gd::String& parameterValue,
+                         const gd::Expression& parameterValue,
                          const gd::String& lastObjectName)> fn);
 
   /**
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ParameterMetadataTools {
       const std::vector<gd::Expression>& parameters,
       const std::vector<gd::ParameterMetadata>& parametersMetadata,
       std::function<void(const gd::ParameterMetadata& parameterMetadata,
-                         const gd::String& parameterValue,
+                         const gd::Expression& parameterValue,
                          size_t parameterIndex,
                          const gd::String& lastObjectName)> fn);
 

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ValueTypeMetadata.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#include "ValueTypeMetadata.h"
+
+#include "GDCore/CommonTools.h"
+#include "GDCore/Serialization/SerializerElement.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+
+ValueTypeMetadata::ValueTypeMetadata() : optional(false) {}
+
+void ValueTypeMetadata::SerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const {
+  element.SetAttribute("type", name);
+  if (!supplementaryInformation.empty()) {
+    element.SetAttribute("supplementaryInformation", supplementaryInformation);
+  }
+  if (optional) {
+    element.SetAttribute("optional", optional);
+  }
+  if (!defaultValue.empty()) {
+    element.SetAttribute("defaultValue", defaultValue);
+  }
+}
+
+void ValueTypeMetadata::UnserializeFrom(const SerializerElement& element) {
+  name = element.GetStringAttribute("type");
+  supplementaryInformation =
+      element.GetStringAttribute("supplementaryInformation");
+  optional = element.GetBoolAttribute("optional");
+  defaultValue = element.GetStringAttribute("defaultValue");
+}
+
+const gd::String ValueTypeMetadata::numberType = "number";
+const gd::String ValueTypeMetadata::stringType = "string";
+
+const gd::String &ValueTypeMetadata::GetPrimitiveValueType(const gd::String &parameterType) {
+  if (parameterType == "number" || gd::ValueTypeMetadata::IsTypeExpression("number", parameterType)) {
+    return ValueTypeMetadata::numberType;
+  }
+  if (parameterType == "string" || gd::ValueTypeMetadata::IsTypeExpression("string", parameterType)) {
+    return ValueTypeMetadata::stringType;
+  }
+  return parameterType;
+}
+
+}  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ValueTypeMetadata.h

@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef VALUE_TYPE_METADATA_H
+#define VALUE_TYPE_METADATA_H
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+namespace gd {
+class SerializerElement;
+}  // namespace gd
+
+namespace gd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Define a type for parameters of a function (action, condition or
+ * expression) or the returned value of an expression.
+ *
+ * \see gd::EventsFunction
+ * \ingroup Events
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API ValueTypeMetadata {
+ public:
+  ValueTypeMetadata();
+  virtual ~ValueTypeMetadata(){};
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return the string representation of the type.
+   */
+  const gd::String &GetName() const { return name; }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Set the string representation of the type.
+   */
+  ValueTypeMetadata &SetName(const gd::String &name_) {
+    name = name_;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return an optional additional information, used for some parameters
+   * with special type (for example, it can contains the type of object accepted
+   * by the parameter).
+   */
+  const gd::String &GetExtraInfo() const { return supplementaryInformation; }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Set an optional additional information, used for some parameters
+   * with special type (for example, it can contains the type of object accepted
+   * by the parameter).
+   */
+  ValueTypeMetadata &SetExtraInfo(const gd::String &supplementaryInformation_) {
+    supplementaryInformation = supplementaryInformation_;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the parameter is optional.
+   */
+  bool IsOptional() const { return optional; }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Set if the parameter is optional.
+   */
+  ValueTypeMetadata &SetOptional(bool optional_ = true) {
+    optional = optional_;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Get the default value for the parameter.
+   */
+  const gd::String &GetDefaultValue() const { return defaultValue; }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Set the default value, if the parameter is optional.
+   */
+  ValueTypeMetadata &SetDefaultValue(const gd::String &defaultValue_) {
+    defaultValue = defaultValue_;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the type is defined.
+   */
+  bool IsDefined() const {
+    return !name.empty();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the type is representing one object
+   * (or more, i.e: an object group).
+   */
+  bool IsObject() const {
+    return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::IsTypeObject(name);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the type is "behavior".
+   */
+  bool IsBehavior() const {
+    return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::IsTypeBehavior(name);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the type is an expression of the
+   * given type.
+   */
+  bool IsNumber() const {
+    return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::IsTypeExpression("number", name);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the type is a string.
+   */
+  bool IsString() const {
+    return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::IsTypeExpression("string", name);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the type of the parameter is a number.
+   * \note If you had a new type of parameter, also add it in the IDE (
+   * see EventsFunctionParametersEditor, ParameterRenderingService
+   * and ExpressionAutocompletion) and in the EventsCodeGenerator.
+   */
+  bool IsVariable() const {
+    return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::IsTypeExpression("variable", name);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the type is representing one object
+   * (or more, i.e: an object group).
+   */
+  static bool IsTypeObject(const gd::String &parameterType) {
+    return parameterType == "object" || parameterType == "objectPtr" ||
+           parameterType == "objectList" ||
+           parameterType == "objectListOrEmptyIfJustDeclared" ||
+           parameterType == "objectListOrEmptyWithoutPicking";
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the type is "behavior".
+   */
+  static bool IsTypeBehavior(const gd::String &parameterType) {
+    return parameterType == "behavior";
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the type is an expression of the given type.
+   * \note If you are adding a new type of parameter, also add it in the IDE (
+   * see EventsFunctionParametersEditor, ParameterRenderingService
+   * and ExpressionAutocompletion) and in the EventsCodeGenerator.
+   */
+  static bool IsTypeExpression(const gd::String &type,
+                           const gd::String &parameterType) {
+    if (type == "number") {
+      return parameterType == "number" || parameterType == "expression" ||
+             parameterType == "camera" || parameterType == "forceMultiplier";
+    } else if (type == "string") {
+      return parameterType == "string" || parameterType == "layer" ||
+             parameterType == "color" || parameterType == "file" ||
+             parameterType == "joyaxis" ||
+             parameterType == "stringWithSelector" ||
+             parameterType == "sceneName" ||
+             parameterType == "layerEffectName" ||
+             parameterType == "layerEffectParameterName" ||
+             parameterType == "objectEffectName" ||
+             parameterType == "objectEffectParameterName" ||
+             parameterType == "objectPointName" ||
+             parameterType == "objectAnimationName" ||
+             parameterType == "functionParameterName" ||
+             parameterType == "externalLayoutName" ||
+             parameterType == "leaderboardId" ||
+             parameterType == "identifier";
+    } else if (type == "variable") {
+      return parameterType == "objectvar" || parameterType == "globalvar" ||
+             parameterType == "scenevar";
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return the expression type from the parameter type.
+   * Declinations of "number" and "string" types (like "forceMultiplier" or
+   * "sceneName") are replaced by "number" and "string".
+   */
+  static const gd::String &GetPrimitiveValueType(const gd::String &parameterType);
+  static const gd::String numberType;
+  static const gd::String stringType;
+
+  /** \name Serialization
+   */
+  ///@{
+  /**
+   * \brief Serialize the ParameterMetadata to the specified element
+   */
+  void SerializeTo(gd::SerializerElement &element) const;
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Load the ParameterMetadata from the specified element
+   */
+  void UnserializeFrom(const gd::SerializerElement &element);
+  ///@}
+
+ private:
+  gd::String name;                      ///< Parameter type
+  gd::String supplementaryInformation;  ///< Used if needed
+  bool optional;                        ///< True if the parameter is optional
+  gd::String defaultValue;     ///< Used as a default value in editor or if an
+                               ///< optional parameter is empty.
+};
+
+}  // namespace gd
+
+#endif  // VALUE_TYPE_METADATA_H

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Platform.cpp

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
 
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/PlatformExtension.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Object.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/ObjectConfiguration.h"
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/Log.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -91,24 +93,22 @@ std::shared_ptr<gd::PlatformExtension> Platform::GetExtension(
   return std::shared_ptr<gd::PlatformExtension>();
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<gd::Object> Platform::CreateObject(
-    gd::String type, const gd::String& name) const {
+std::unique_ptr<gd::ObjectConfiguration> Platform::CreateObjectConfiguration(
+    gd::String type) const {
   if (creationFunctionTable.find(type) == creationFunctionTable.end()) {
-    std::cout << "Tried to create an object with an unknown type: " << type
-              << " for platform " << GetName() << "!" << std::endl;
+    gd::LogWarning("Tried to create an object with an unknown type: " + type
+              + " for platform " + GetName() + "!");
     type = "";
     if (creationFunctionTable.find("") == creationFunctionTable.end()) {
-      std::cout << "Unable to create a Base object!" << std::endl;
+      gd::LogError("Unable to create a Base object!");
       return nullptr;
     }
   }
 
   // Create a new object with the type we want.
-  std::unique_ptr<gd::Object> object =
-      (creationFunctionTable.find(type)->second)(name);
-  object->SetType(type);
-
-  return std::unique_ptr<gd::Object>(std::move(object));
+  auto objectConfiguration = (creationFunctionTable.find(type)->second)();
+  objectConfiguration->SetType(type);
+  return objectConfiguration;
 }
 
 #if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Platform.h

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace gd {
 class InstructionsMetadataHolder;
 class Project;
 class Object;
+class ObjectConfiguration;
 class Behavior;
 class BehaviorMetadata;
 class ObjectMetadata;
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class LayoutEditorCanvas;
 class ProjectExporter;
 }  // namespace gd
 
-typedef std::function<std::unique_ptr<gd::Object>(gd::String name)>
+typedef std::function<std::unique_ptr<gd::ObjectConfiguration>()>
     CreateFunPtr;
 
 #undef CreateEvent
@@ -146,8 +147,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API Platform {
   /**
    * \brief Create an object of given type with the specified name.
    */
-  std::unique_ptr<gd::Object> CreateObject(gd::String type,
-                                           const gd::String& name) const;
+  std::unique_ptr<gd::ObjectConfiguration> CreateObjectConfiguration(
+      gd::String type) const;
 
   /**
    * \brief Create an event of given type

Core/GDCore/Extensions/PlatformExtension.cpp

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Platform.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/PlatformManager.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Behavior.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/ObjectConfiguration.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/BehaviorsSharedData.h"
 #include "GDCore/Tools/Localization.h"
 
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ gd::ObjectMetadata& PlatformExtension::AddObject(
     const gd::String& fullname,
     const gd::String& description,
     const gd::String& icon24x24,
-    std::shared_ptr<gd::Object> instance) {
+    std::shared_ptr<gd::ObjectConfiguration> instance) {
   gd::String nameWithNamespace = GetNameSpace() + name;
   objectsInfos[nameWithNamespace] = ObjectMetadata(GetNameSpace(),
                                                    nameWithNamespace,
@@ -244,6 +245,21 @@ gd::ObjectMetadata& PlatformExtension::AddObject(
   return objectsInfos[nameWithNamespace];
 }
 
+gd::ObjectMetadata& PlatformExtension::AddEventsBasedObject(
+    const gd::String& name,
+    const gd::String& fullname,
+    const gd::String& description,
+    const gd::String& icon24x24) {
+  gd::String nameWithNamespace = GetNameSpace() + name;
+  objectsInfos[nameWithNamespace] = ObjectMetadata(GetNameSpace(),
+                                                   nameWithNamespace,
+                                                   fullname,
+                                                   description,
+                                                   icon24x24)
+                                        .SetHelpPath(GetHelpPath());
+  return objectsInfos[nameWithNamespace];
+}
+
 gd::BehaviorMetadata& PlatformExtension::AddBehavior(
     const gd::String& name,
     const gd::String& fullname,
@@ -269,6 +285,25 @@ gd::BehaviorMetadata& PlatformExtension::AddBehavior(
   return behaviorsInfo[nameWithNamespace];
 }
 
+gd::BehaviorMetadata& PlatformExtension::AddEventsBasedBehavior(
+    const gd::String& name,
+    const gd::String& fullname,
+    const gd::String& description,
+    const gd::String& group,
+    const gd::String& icon24x24) {
+  gd::String nameWithNamespace = GetNameSpace() + name;
+  behaviorsInfo[nameWithNamespace] = BehaviorMetadata(GetNameSpace(),
+                                                      nameWithNamespace,
+                                                      fullname,
+                                                      // Default name is the name
+                                                      name,
+                                                      description,
+                                                      group,
+                                                      icon24x24)
+                                         .SetHelpPath(GetHelpPath());
+  return behaviorsInfo[nameWithNamespace];
+}
+
 gd::EffectMetadata& PlatformExtension::AddEffect(const gd::String& name) {
   gd::String nameWithNamespace = GetNameSpace() + name;
   effectsMetadata[nameWithNamespace] = EffectMetadata(nameWithNamespace);
@@ -346,6 +381,11 @@ gd::BehaviorMetadata& PlatformExtension::GetBehaviorMetadata(
   return badBehaviorMetadata;
 }
 
+bool PlatformExtension::HasBehavior(
+    const gd::String& behaviorType) const {
+  return behaviorsInfo.find(behaviorType) != behaviorsInfo.end();
+}
+
 gd::EffectMetadata& PlatformExtension::GetEffectMetadata(
     const gd::String& effectName) {
   if (effectsMetadata.find(effectName) != effectsMetadata.end())
@@ -375,7 +415,7 @@ gd::InstructionMetadata& PlatformExtension::AddDuplicatedAction(
 
   auto copiedAction = actionsInfos.find(copiedNameWithNamespace);
   if (copiedAction == actionsInfos.end()) {
-    gd::LogWarning("Could not find an action with name " +
+    gd::LogError("Could not find an action with name " +
                    copiedNameWithNamespace + " to copy.");
   } else {
     actionsInfos[newNameWithNamespace] = copiedAction->second;
@@ -395,7 +435,7 @@ gd::InstructionMetadata& PlatformExtension::AddDuplicatedCondition(
 
   auto copiedCondition = conditionsInfos.find(copiedNameWithNamespace);
   if (copiedCondition == conditionsInfos.end()) {
-    gd::LogWarning("Could not find a condition with name " +
+    gd::LogError("Could not find a condition with name " +
                    copiedNameWithNamespace + " to copy.");
   } else {
     conditionsInfos[newNameWithNamespace] = copiedCondition->second;
@@ -412,7 +452,7 @@ gd::ExpressionMetadata& PlatformExtension::AddDuplicatedExpression(
 
   auto copiedExpression = expressionsInfos.find(copiedNameWithNamespace);
   if (copiedExpression == expressionsInfos.end()) {
-    gd::LogWarning("Could not find an expression with name " +
+    gd::LogError("Could not find an expression with name " +
                    copiedNameWithNamespace + " to copy.");
   } else {
     expressionsInfos[newNameWithNamespace] = copiedExpression->second;
@@ -429,7 +469,7 @@ gd::ExpressionMetadata& PlatformExtension::AddDuplicatedStrExpression(
 
   auto copiedExpression = strExpressionsInfos.find(copiedNameWithNamespace);
   if (copiedExpression == strExpressionsInfos.end()) {
-    gd::LogWarning("Could not find a string expression with name " +
+    gd::LogError("Could not find a string expression with name " +
                    copiedNameWithNamespace + " to copy.");
   } else {
     strExpressionsInfos[newNameWithNamespace] = copiedExpression->second;

Core/GDCore/Extensions/PlatformExtension.h

@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ class ArbitraryResourceWorker;
 class BehaviorsSharedData;
 class Behavior;
 class Object;
+class ObjectConfiguration;
 }  // namespace gd
 
-typedef std::function<std::unique_ptr<gd::Object>(gd::String name)>
+typedef std::function<std::unique_ptr<gd::ObjectConfiguration>()>
     CreateFunPtr;
 
 namespace gd {
@@ -242,7 +243,21 @@ class GD_CORE_API PlatformExtension {
                                 const gd::String& fullname_,
                                 const gd::String& description_,
                                 const gd::String& icon_,
-                                std::shared_ptr<gd::Object> instance);
+                                std::shared_ptr<gd::ObjectConfiguration> instance);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Declare a new events based object as being part of the extension.
+   *
+   * \param name The name of the object
+   * \param fullname The user friendly name of the object
+   * \param description The user friendly description of the object
+   * \param icon The icon of the object.
+   */
+  gd::ObjectMetadata& AddEventsBasedObject(
+      const gd::String& name_,
+      const gd::String& fullname_,
+      const gd::String& description_,
+      const gd::String& icon_);
 
   /**
    * \brief Declare a new behavior as being part of the extension.
@@ -267,6 +282,21 @@ class GD_CORE_API PlatformExtension {
       std::shared_ptr<gd::Behavior> instance,
       std::shared_ptr<gd::BehaviorsSharedData> sharedDatasInstance);
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Declare a new events based behavior as being part of the extension.
+   *
+   * \param name The name of the behavior
+   * \param fullname The user friendly name of the behavior
+   * \param description The user friendly description of the behavior
+   * \param icon The icon of the behavior.
+   */
+  gd::BehaviorMetadata& AddEventsBasedBehavior(
+      const gd::String& name_,
+      const gd::String& fullname_,
+      const gd::String& description_,
+      const gd::String& group_,
+      const gd::String& icon_);
+
   /**
    * \brief Declare a new effect as being part of the extension.
    * \param name The internal name of the effect (also called effect type).
@@ -467,6 +497,12 @@ class GD_CORE_API PlatformExtension {
    */
   BehaviorMetadata& GetBehaviorMetadata(const gd::String& behaviorType);
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the extension contains a behavior associated to \a
+   * behaviorType
+   */
+  bool HasBehavior(const gd::String& behaviorType) const;
+
   /**
    * \brief Return the metadata for the effect with the given name.
    */

Core/GDCore/Extensions/PlatformExtension.inl

@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ gd::ObjectMetadata& PlatformExtension::AddObject(const gd::String& name,
                      fullname,
                      description,
                      icon24x24,
-                     [](gd::String name) -> std::unique_ptr<gd::Object> {
-                       return gd::make_unique<T>(name);
+                     []() -> std::unique_ptr<gd::ObjectConfiguration> {
+                       return gd::make_unique<T>();
                      })
           .SetHelpPath(GetHelpPath());
 

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ArbitraryEventsWorker.cpp

@@ -73,4 +73,54 @@ bool ArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction,
 
 ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext::~ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext() {}
 
+
+ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::~ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker() {}
+
+void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEventList(const gd::EventsList& events) {
+  DoVisitEventList(events);
+
+  for (std::size_t i = 0; i < events.size(); ++i) {
+    VisitEvent(events[i]);
+
+    if (events[i].CanHaveSubEvents()) {
+      VisitEventList(events[i].GetSubEvents());
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEvent(const gd::BaseEvent& event) {
+  DoVisitEvent(event);
+
+  const vector<const gd::InstructionsList*> conditionsVectors =
+      event.GetAllConditionsVectors();
+  for (std::size_t j = 0; j < conditionsVectors.size(); ++j) {
+    VisitInstructionList(*conditionsVectors[j], true);
+  }
+
+  const vector<const gd::InstructionsList*> actionsVectors = event.GetAllActionsVectors();
+  for (std::size_t j = 0; j < actionsVectors.size(); ++j) {
+    VisitInstructionList(*actionsVectors[j], false);
+  }
+}
+
+void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitInstructionList(
+    const gd::InstructionsList& instructions, bool areConditions) {
+  DoVisitInstructionList(instructions, areConditions);
+
+  for (std::size_t i = 0; i < instructions.size(); ++i) {
+    VisitInstruction(instructions[i], areConditions);
+    if (!instructions[i].GetSubInstructions().empty()) {
+      VisitInstructionList(instructions[i].GetSubInstructions(),
+                            areConditions);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitInstruction(const gd::Instruction& instruction,
+                                             bool isCondition) {
+  DoVisitInstruction(instruction, isCondition);
+}
+
+ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext::~ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext() {}
+
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ArbitraryEventsWorker.h

@@ -121,6 +121,101 @@ class GD_CORE_API ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext
   const gd::ObjectsContainer* currentObjectsContainer;
 };
 
+/**
+ * \brief ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker is an abstract class used to browse events (and
+ * instructions). It can be used to implement autocompletion for example.
+ *
+ * \see gd::ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext
+ *
+ * \ingroup IDE
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker {
+ public:
+  ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker(){};
+  virtual ~ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker();
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Launch the worker on the specified events list.
+   */
+  void Launch(const gd::EventsList& events) { VisitEventList(events); };
+
+ private:
+  void VisitEventList(const gd::EventsList& events);
+  void VisitEvent(const gd::BaseEvent& event);
+  void VisitInstructionList(const gd::InstructionsList& instructions,
+                            bool areConditions);
+  void VisitInstruction(const gd::Instruction& instruction, bool isCondition);
+
+  /**
+   * Called to do some work on an event list.
+   */
+  virtual void DoVisitEventList(const gd::EventsList& events){};
+
+  /**
+   * Called to do some work on an event
+   */
+  virtual void DoVisitEvent(const gd::BaseEvent& event) {};
+
+  /**
+   * Called to do some work on an instruction list
+   */
+  virtual void DoVisitInstructionList(const gd::InstructionsList& instructions,
+                                      bool areConditions){};
+
+  /**
+   * Called to do some work on an instruction.
+   */
+  virtual void DoVisitInstruction(const gd::Instruction& instruction,
+                                  bool isCondition) {};
+};
+
+/**
+ * \brief An events worker that will know about the context (the objects
+ * container). Useful for workers working on expressions notably.
+ *
+ * \see gd::ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker
+ *
+ * \ingroup IDE
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext
+    : public ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker {
+ public:
+  ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext()
+      : currentGlobalObjectsContainer(nullptr),
+        currentObjectsContainer(nullptr){};
+  virtual ~ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext();
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Launch the worker on the specified events list,
+   * giving the objects container on which the events are applying to.
+   */
+  void Launch(const gd::EventsList& events,
+              const gd::ObjectsContainer& globalObjectsContainer_,
+              const gd::ObjectsContainer& objectsContainer_) {
+    currentGlobalObjectsContainer = &globalObjectsContainer_;
+    currentObjectsContainer = &objectsContainer_;
+    ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::Launch(events);
+  };
+
+  void Launch(gd::EventsList& events) = delete;
+
+ protected:
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer& GetGlobalObjectsContainer() {
+    // Pointers are guaranteed to be not nullptr after
+    // Launch was called.
+    return *currentGlobalObjectsContainer;
+  };
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer& GetObjectsContainer() {
+    // Pointers are guaranteed to be not nullptr after
+    // Launch was called.
+    return *currentObjectsContainer;
+  };
+
+ private:
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer* currentGlobalObjectsContainer;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer* currentObjectsContainer;
+};
+
 }  // namespace gd
 
 #endif  // GDCORE_ARBITRARYEVENTSWORKER_H

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/BehaviorTypeRenamer.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#include "BehaviorTypeRenamer.h"
+
+#include "GDCore/Events/Instruction.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/PlatformExtension.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/WholeProjectRefactorer.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionTypeFinder.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Behavior.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Object.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+
+void BehaviorTypeRenamer::DoVisitObject(gd::Object& object) {
+};
+
+void BehaviorTypeRenamer::DoVisitBehavior(gd::Behavior& behavior) {
+  if (behavior.GetTypeName() == oldType) {
+    behavior.SetTypeName(newType);
+  }
+};
+
+BehaviorTypeRenamer::~BehaviorTypeRenamer() {}
+
+}  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/BehaviorTypeRenamer.h

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef GDCORE_BEHAVIORTYPERENAMER_H
+#define GDCORE_BEHAVIORTYPERENAMER_H
+#include <set>
+
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ArbitraryEventsWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Project/ArbitraryObjectsWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+class Project;
+class Object;
+class Behavior;
+}  // namespace gd
+
+namespace gd {
+
+class GD_CORE_API BehaviorTypeRenamer : public ArbitraryObjectsWorker {
+ public:
+  BehaviorTypeRenamer(const gd::Project& project_,
+                          const gd::String& oldType_,
+                          const gd::String& newType_)
+      : project(project_), oldType(oldType_), newType(newType_){};
+  virtual ~BehaviorTypeRenamer();
+
+ private:
+  void DoVisitObject(gd::Object& object) override;
+  void DoVisitBehavior(gd::Behavior& behavior) override;
+
+  const gd::Project& project;
+  gd::String oldType;
+  gd::String newType;
+};
+
+};  // namespace gd
+
+#endif // GDCORE_BEHAVIORTYPERENAMER_H

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/CustomObjectTypeRenamer.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include "CustomObjectTypeRenamer.h"
+
+#include "GDCore/Events/Instruction.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/PlatformExtension.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/WholeProjectRefactorer.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionTypeFinder.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Behavior.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Object.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+
+void CustomObjectTypeRenamer::DoVisitObject(gd::Object& object) {
+  if (object.GetType() == oldType) {
+    object.SetType(newType);
+  }
+};
+
+void CustomObjectTypeRenamer::DoVisitBehavior(gd::Behavior& behavior) {};
+
+CustomObjectTypeRenamer::~CustomObjectTypeRenamer() {}
+
+}  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/CustomObjectTypeRenamer.h

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+
+#ifndef GDCORE_CUSTOMOBJECTTYPERENAMER_H
+#define GDCORE_CUSTOMOBJECTTYPERENAMER_H
+#include <set>
+
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ArbitraryEventsWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Project/ArbitraryObjectsWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+class Project;
+class Object;
+class Behavior;
+}  // namespace gd
+
+namespace gd {
+
+class GD_CORE_API CustomObjectTypeRenamer : public ArbitraryObjectsWorker {
+ public:
+  CustomObjectTypeRenamer(const gd::Project& project_,
+                          const gd::String& oldType_,
+                          const gd::String& newType_)
+      : project(project_), oldType(oldType_), newType(newType_){};
+  virtual ~CustomObjectTypeRenamer();
+
+ private:
+  void DoVisitObject(gd::Object& object) override;
+  void DoVisitBehavior(gd::Behavior& behavior) override;
+
+  const gd::Project& project;
+  gd::String oldType;
+  gd::String newType;
+};
+
+};  // namespace gd
+
+#endif // GDCORE_CUSTOMOBJECTTYPERENAMER_H

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsBehaviorRenamer.cpp

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 #include "GDCore/Events/Event.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/EventsList.h"
-#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodePrinter.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
@@ -118,27 +117,20 @@ bool EventsBehaviorRenamer::DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction,
       instruction.GetParameters(),
       metadata.GetParameters(),
       [&](const gd::ParameterMetadata& parameterMetadata,
-          const gd::String& parameterValue,
+          const gd::Expression& parameterValue,
           size_t parameterIndex,
           const gd::String& lastObjectName) {
-        const gd::String& type = parameterMetadata.type;
+        const gd::String& type = parameterMetadata.GetType();
 
         if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsBehavior(type)) {
           if (lastObjectName == objectName) {
-            if (parameterValue == oldBehaviorName) {
+            if (parameterValue.GetPlainString() == oldBehaviorName) {
               instruction.SetParameter(parameterIndex,
                                        gd::Expression(newBehaviorName));
             }
           }
         } else {
-          gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(
-              platform, GetGlobalObjectsContainer(), GetObjectsContainer());
-          auto node =
-              gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("number", type)
-                  ? parser.ParseExpression("number", parameterValue)
-                  : (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("string", type)
-                         ? parser.ParseExpression("string", parameterValue)
-                         : std::unique_ptr<gd::ExpressionNode>());
+          auto node = parameterValue.GetRootNode();
           if (node) {
             ExpressionBehaviorRenamer renamer(GetGlobalObjectsContainer(),
                                               GetObjectsContainer(),

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsContextAnalyzer.cpp

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include "GDCore/Events/Event.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/EventsList.h"
-#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodePrinter.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.h"
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadataTools.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionValidator.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionTypeFinder.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
@@ -31,7 +31,17 @@ namespace gd {
 class GD_CORE_API ExpressionObjectsAnalyzer
     : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
  public:
-  ExpressionObjectsAnalyzer(EventsContext& context_) : context(context_){};
+  ExpressionObjectsAnalyzer(
+        const gd::Platform &platform_,
+        const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer_,
+        const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer_,
+        const gd::String &rootType_,
+        EventsContext& context_) :
+        platform(platform_),
+        globalObjectsContainer(globalObjectsContainer_),
+        objectsContainer(objectsContainer_),
+        rootType(rootType_),
+        context(context_){};
   virtual ~ExpressionObjectsAnalyzer(){};
 
  protected:
@@ -59,7 +69,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionObjectsAnalyzer
     if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
   }
   void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) override {
-    if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(node.type)) {
+    auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType, node);
+    if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type)) {
       context.AddObjectName(node.identifierName);
     }
   }
@@ -87,6 +98,11 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionObjectsAnalyzer
   void OnVisitEmptyNode(EmptyNode& node) override {}
 
  private:
+  const gd::Platform &platform;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer;
+  const gd::String rootType;
+
   EventsContext& context;
 };
 
@@ -102,7 +118,7 @@ bool EventsContextAnalyzer::DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction,
       instruction.GetParameters(),
       instrInfo.parameters,
       [this](const gd::ParameterMetadata& parameterMetadata,
-             const gd::String& parameterValue,
+             const gd::Expression& parameterValue,
              const gd::String& lastObjectName) {
         AnalyzeParameter(platform,
                          project,
@@ -129,16 +145,14 @@ void EventsContextAnalyzer::AnalyzeParameter(
   if (ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type)) {
     context.AddObjectName(value);
   } else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("number", type)) {
-    gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(platform, project, layout);
-    auto node = parser.ParseExpression("number", value);
+    auto node = parameter.GetRootNode();
 
-    ExpressionObjectsAnalyzer analyzer(context);
+    ExpressionObjectsAnalyzer analyzer(platform, project, layout, "number", context);
     node->Visit(analyzer);
   } else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("string", type)) {
-    gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(platform, project, layout);
-    auto node = parser.ParseExpression("string", value);
+    auto node = parameter.GetRootNode();
 
-    ExpressionObjectsAnalyzer analyzer(context);
+    ExpressionObjectsAnalyzer analyzer(platform, project, layout, "string", context);
     node->Visit(analyzer);
   } else if (ParameterMetadata::IsBehavior(type)) {
     context.AddBehaviorName(lastObjectName, value);

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsIdentifiersFinder.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+
+#include "EventsIdentifiersFinder.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Event.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Instruction.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodePrinter.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/InstructionMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Platform.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ArbitraryEventsWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Object.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/ExternalEvents.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/DependenciesAnalyzer.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace gd {
+namespace {
+/**
+ * \brief Go through the nodes to search for identifier occurrences.
+ *
+ * \see gd::ExpressionParser2
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API IdentifierFinderExpressionNodeWorker
+    : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
+ public:
+  IdentifierFinderExpressionNodeWorker(std::set<gd::String>& results_,
+                              const gd::Platform &platform_,
+                              const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer_,
+                              const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer_,
+                              const gd::String& identifierType_,
+                              const gd::String& objectName_ = "")
+      : results(results_),
+        platform(platform_),
+        globalObjectsContainer(globalObjectsContainer_),
+        objectsContainer(objectsContainer_),
+        identifierType(identifierType_),
+        objectName(objectName_){};
+  virtual ~IdentifierFinderExpressionNodeWorker(){};
+
+ protected:
+  void OnVisitSubExpressionNode(SubExpressionNode& node) override {
+    node.expression->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitOperatorNode(OperatorNode& node) override {
+    node.leftHandSide->Visit(*this);
+    node.rightHandSide->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitUnaryOperatorNode(UnaryOperatorNode& node) override {
+    node.factor->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitNumberNode(NumberNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitTextNode(TextNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitVariableNode(VariableNode& node) override {
+    if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitVariableAccessorNode(VariableAccessorNode& node) override {
+    if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(
+      VariableBracketAccessorNode& node) override {
+    node.expression->Visit(*this);
+    if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(ObjectFunctionNameNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitFunctionCallNode(FunctionCallNode& node) override {
+    bool considerFunction = objectName.empty() || node.objectName == objectName;
+
+    const bool isObjectFunction = !node.objectName.empty();
+    const gd::ExpressionMetadata &metadata = isObjectFunction ?
+            MetadataProvider::GetObjectAnyExpressionMetadata(
+                platform,
+                GetTypeOfObject(globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, objectName),
+                node.functionName):
+          MetadataProvider::GetAnyExpressionMetadata(platform, node.functionName);
+
+    if (gd::MetadataProvider::IsBadExpressionMetadata(metadata)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    size_t parameterIndex = 0;
+    for (size_t metadataIndex = (isObjectFunction ? 1 : 0); metadataIndex < metadata.parameters.size()
+      && parameterIndex < node.parameters.size(); ++metadataIndex) {
+      auto& parameterMetadata = metadata.parameters[metadataIndex];
+      if (parameterMetadata.IsCodeOnly()) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      auto& parameterNode = node.parameters[parameterIndex];
+      ++parameterIndex;
+
+      if (considerFunction && parameterMetadata.GetType() == "identifier"
+       && parameterMetadata.GetExtraInfo() == identifierType) {
+        // Store the value of the parameter
+        results.insert(
+            gd::ExpressionParser2NodePrinter::PrintNode(*parameterNode));
+      } else {
+        parameterNode->Visit(*this);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  void OnVisitEmptyNode(EmptyNode& node) override {}
+
+ private:
+  const gd::Platform &platform;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer;
+
+  std::set<gd::String>& results;  ///< Reference to the std::set where argument
+                                  ///< values must be stored.
+  gd::String identifierType;  ///< The type of the parameters to be searched for.
+  gd::String objectName;     ///< If not empty, parameters will be taken into
+                             ///< account only if related to this object.
+};
+
+/**
+ * \brief Go through the events to search for identifier occurrences.
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API IdentifierFinderEventWorker
+    : public ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext {
+ public:
+  IdentifierFinderEventWorker(std::set<gd::String>& results_,
+                              const gd::Platform &platform_,
+                              const gd::String& identifierType_,
+                              const gd::String& objectName_ = "")
+      : results(results_),
+        platform(platform_),
+        identifierType(identifierType_),
+        objectName(objectName_){};
+  virtual ~IdentifierFinderEventWorker(){};
+
+  void DoVisitInstructionList(const gd::InstructionsList& instructions,
+                                      bool areConditions) override {
+    for (std::size_t aId = 0; aId < instructions.size(); ++aId) {
+      auto& instruction = instructions[aId];
+      gd::String lastObjectParameter = "";
+      const gd::InstructionMetadata& instrInfos =
+          areConditions ? MetadataProvider::GetConditionMetadata(
+                              platform, instruction.GetType())
+                        : MetadataProvider::GetActionMetadata(
+                              platform, instruction.GetType());
+      for (std::size_t pNb = 0; pNb < instrInfos.parameters.size(); ++pNb) {
+        // The parameter has the searched type...
+      if (instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType() == "identifier"
+       && instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetExtraInfo() == identifierType) {
+          //...remember the value of the parameter.
+          if (objectName.empty() || lastObjectParameter == objectName) {
+            results.insert(instruction.GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString());
+          }
+        }
+        // Search in expressions
+        else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
+                    "number", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType()) ||
+                ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
+                    "string", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
+          auto node = instruction.GetParameter(pNb).GetRootNode();
+
+          IdentifierFinderExpressionNodeWorker searcher(
+              results,
+              platform,
+              GetGlobalObjectsContainer(),
+              GetObjectsContainer(),
+              identifierType,
+              objectName);
+          node->Visit(searcher);
+        }
+        // Remember the value of the last "object" parameter.
+        else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(
+                    instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
+          lastObjectParameter =
+              instruction.GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+ private:
+  const gd::Platform &platform;
+
+  std::set<gd::String>& results;  ///< Reference to the std::set where argument
+                                  ///< values must be stored.
+  gd::String identifierType;  ///< The type of the parameters to be searched for.
+  gd::String objectName;     ///< If not empty, parameters will be taken into
+                             ///< account only if related to this object.
+};
+} // namespace
+
+std::set<gd::String> EventsIdentifiersFinder::FindAllIdentifierExpressions(
+    const gd::Platform& platform,
+    const gd::Project& project,
+    const gd::Layout& layout,
+    const gd::String& identifierType,
+    const gd::String& contextObjectName) {
+  std::set<gd::String> results;
+
+  const bool isObjectIdentifier = identifierType.find("object") == 0;
+  // The object from the context is only relevent for object identifiers.
+  auto& actualObjectName = isObjectIdentifier ? contextObjectName : "";
+
+  FindArgumentsInEventsAndDependencies(
+      results,
+      platform,
+      project,
+      layout,
+      identifierType,
+      actualObjectName);
+
+  return results;
+}
+
+void EventsIdentifiersFinder::FindArgumentsInEventsAndDependencies(
+    std::set<gd::String>& results,
+    const gd::Platform& platform,
+    const gd::Project& project,
+    const gd::Layout& layout,
+    const gd::String& identifierType,
+    const gd::String& objectName) {
+  IdentifierFinderEventWorker eventWorker(results,
+                                        platform,
+                                        identifierType,
+                                        objectName);
+  eventWorker.Launch(layout.GetEvents(), project, layout);
+
+  DependenciesAnalyzer dependenciesAnalyzer = DependenciesAnalyzer(project, layout);
+  dependenciesAnalyzer.Analyze();
+  for (const gd::String& externalEventName : dependenciesAnalyzer.GetExternalEventsDependencies()) {
+    const gd::ExternalEvents& externalEvents = project.GetExternalEvents(externalEventName);
+
+    IdentifierFinderEventWorker eventWorker(results,
+                                          platform,
+                                          identifierType,
+                                          objectName);
+    eventWorker.Launch(externalEvents.GetEvents(), project, layout);
+  }
+  for (const gd::String& sceneName : dependenciesAnalyzer.GetScenesDependencies()) {
+    const gd::Layout& dependencyLayout = project.GetLayout(sceneName);
+
+    IdentifierFinderEventWorker eventWorker(results,
+                                          platform,
+                                          identifierType,
+                                          objectName);
+    eventWorker.Launch(dependencyLayout.GetEvents(), project, dependencyLayout);
+  }
+}
+
+}  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsIdentifiersFinder.h

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef EVENTSIDENTIFIERSFINDER_H
+#define EVENTSIDENTIFIERSFINDER_H
+#include <set>
+#include <vector>
+#include "GDCore/Events/Event.h"
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+namespace gd {
+class Instruction;
+class Platform;
+class Object;
+class Project;
+class Layout;
+}  // namespace gd
+
+namespace gd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Perform a search over a layout, searching for layout or object custom
+ * identifiers.
+ *
+ * \todo Refactor this class using ArbitraryEventsWorker
+ *
+ * \ingroup IDE
+ */
+class EventsIdentifiersFinder {
+ public:
+  EventsIdentifiersFinder(){};
+  virtual ~EventsIdentifiersFinder(){};
+
+  /**
+   * Construct a list containing all the expressions for a given identifier used
+   * in the layout.
+   *
+   * \param project The project to use.
+   * \param layout The layout to use.
+   * \param  identifierType The identifier type to be analyzed.
+   * \param  objectName If not empty, parameters will be taken into account
+   * only if the last object parameter is filled with
+   * this value.
+   * \return A std::set containing the names of all identifiers used.
+   */
+  static std::set<gd::String> FindAllIdentifierExpressions(
+      const gd::Platform& platform,
+      const gd::Project& project,
+      const gd::Layout& layout,
+      const gd::String& identifierType,
+      const gd::String& objectName = "");
+
+ private:
+  /**
+   * Construct a list containing all the expressions for a given identifier used
+   * in the layout. It searches in events dependencies.
+   *
+   * \param results A std::set to fill with the expressions used for all parameters of the
+   * specified identifier type
+   * \param platform The platform of the project
+   * \param project The project to use.
+   * \param layout The layout to use.
+   * \param events The events to be analyzed
+   * \param identifierType The identifier type to be analyzed
+   * \param objectName If not empty, parameters will be taken into account
+   * only if the last object parameter is filled with
+   * this value.
+   */
+  static void FindArgumentsInEventsAndDependencies(
+      std::set<gd::String>& results,
+      const gd::Platform& platform,
+      const gd::Project& project,
+      const gd::Layout& layout,
+      const gd::String& identifierType,
+      const gd::String& objectName = "");
+};
+
+}  // namespace gd
+
+#endif  // EVENTSIDENTIFIERSFINDER_H

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsLeaderboardsLister.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsLeaderboardsLister.h"
+
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "GDCore/Events/Event.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/EventsList.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/InstructionMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+
+bool EventsLeaderboardsLister::DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction,
+                                                  bool isCondition) {
+  const gd::InstructionMetadata& instrInfo =
+      isCondition ? MetadataProvider::GetConditionMetadata(
+                        project.GetCurrentPlatform(), instruction.GetType())
+                  : MetadataProvider::GetActionMetadata(
+                        project.GetCurrentPlatform(), instruction.GetType());
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < instruction.GetParametersCount() &&
+                  i < instrInfo.GetParametersCount();
+       ++i)
+    if (instrInfo.GetParameter(i).GetType() == "leaderboardId") {
+      leaderboardIds.insert(instruction.GetParameter(i).GetPlainString());
+    }
+  return false;
+}
+
+EventsLeaderboardsLister::~EventsLeaderboardsLister() {}
+
+}  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsLeaderboardsLister.h

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef EventsLeaderboardsLister_H
+#define EventsLeaderboardsLister_H
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <set>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ArbitraryEventsWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+namespace gd {
+class BaseEvent;
+class Project;
+class EventsList;
+}
+
+namespace gd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief List the leaderboard ids in the instructions.
+ *
+ * \ingroup IDE
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API EventsLeaderboardsLister : public ArbitraryEventsWorker {
+ public:
+  EventsLeaderboardsLister(gd::Project& project_) : project(project_){};
+  virtual ~EventsLeaderboardsLister();
+
+  /**
+   * Return the values of all leaderboardIds found in the events.
+   */
+  const std::set<gd::String>& GetLeaderboardIds() { return leaderboardIds; }
+
+ private:
+  virtual bool DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction,
+                                  bool isCondition);
+
+  std::set<gd::String> leaderboardIds;
+  gd::Project& project;
+};
+
+}  // namespace gd
+
+#endif  // EventsLeaderboardsLister_H

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsLeaderboardsRenamer.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsLeaderboardsRenamer.h"
+
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "GDCore/Events/Event.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/EventsList.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/InstructionMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+
+bool EventsLeaderboardsRenamer::DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction,
+                                                   bool isCondition) {
+  const gd::InstructionMetadata& instrInfo =
+      isCondition ? MetadataProvider::GetConditionMetadata(
+                        project.GetCurrentPlatform(), instruction.GetType())
+                  : MetadataProvider::GetActionMetadata(
+                        project.GetCurrentPlatform(), instruction.GetType());
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < instruction.GetParametersCount() &&
+                  i < instrInfo.GetParametersCount();
+       ++i) {
+    const gd::ParameterMetadata parameter = instrInfo.GetParameter(i);
+
+    if (parameter.GetType() == "leaderboardId") {
+      const gd::String leaderboardId =
+          instruction.GetParameter(i).GetPlainString();
+
+      if (leaderboardIdMap.find(leaderboardId) != leaderboardIdMap.end()) {
+        instruction.SetParameter(i, leaderboardIdMap[leaderboardId]);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+EventsLeaderboardsRenamer::~EventsLeaderboardsRenamer() {}
+
+}  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsLeaderboardsRenamer.h

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef EventsLeaderboardsRenamer_H
+#define EventsLeaderboardsRenamer_H
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <set>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ArbitraryEventsWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+namespace gd {
+class BaseEvent;
+class Project;
+class EventsList;
+}
+
+namespace gd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Replace the leaderboard ids in the instructions.
+ *
+ * \ingroup IDE
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API EventsLeaderboardsRenamer : public ArbitraryEventsWorker {
+ public:
+  EventsLeaderboardsRenamer(
+      gd::Project& project_,
+      const std::map<gd::String, gd::String>& leaderboardIdMap_)
+      : project(project_), leaderboardIdMap(leaderboardIdMap_){};
+  virtual ~EventsLeaderboardsRenamer();
+
+ private:
+  virtual bool DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction,
+                                  bool isCondition);
+
+  std::map<gd::String, gd::String> leaderboardIdMap;
+  gd::Project& project;
+};
+
+}  // namespace gd
+
+#endif  // EventsLeaderboardsRenamer_H

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsRefactorer.cpp

@@ -11,15 +11,16 @@
 #include "GDCore/CommonTools.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Event.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/EventsList.h"
-#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodePrinter.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Platform.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionValidator.h"
-#include "GDCore/Project/ObjectsContainer.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/InstructionSentenceFormatter.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/ObjectsContainer.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/EventsBasedObject.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionTypeFinder.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -34,18 +35,30 @@ const gd::String EventsRefactorer::searchIgnoredCharacters = ";:,#()";
  */
 class GD_CORE_API ExpressionObjectRenamer : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
  public:
-  ExpressionObjectRenamer(const gd::String& objectName_,
+  ExpressionObjectRenamer(const gd::Platform &platform_,
+                          const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer_,
+                          const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer_,
+                          const gd::String &rootType_,
+                          const gd::String& objectName_,
                           const gd::String& objectNewName_)
-      : hasDoneRenaming(false),
+      : platform(platform_),
+        globalObjectsContainer(globalObjectsContainer_),
+        objectsContainer(objectsContainer_),
+        rootType(rootType_),
+        hasDoneRenaming(false),
         objectName(objectName_),
         objectNewName(objectNewName_){};
   virtual ~ExpressionObjectRenamer(){};
 
-  static bool Rename(gd::ExpressionNode& node,
+  static bool Rename(const gd::Platform &platform,
+                     const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
+                     const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer,
+                     const gd::String &rootType,
+                     gd::ExpressionNode& node,
                      const gd::String& objectName,
                      const gd::String& objectNewName) {
-    if (ExpressionValidator::HasNoErrors(node)) {
-      ExpressionObjectRenamer renamer(objectName, objectNewName);
+    if (gd::ExpressionValidator::HasNoErrors(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType, node)) {
+      ExpressionObjectRenamer renamer(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType, objectName, objectNewName);
       node.Visit(renamer);
 
       return renamer.HasDoneRenaming();
@@ -81,7 +94,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionObjectRenamer : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
     if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
   }
   void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) override {
-    if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(node.type) &&
+    auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType, node);
+    if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type) &&
         node.identifierName == objectName) {
       hasDoneRenaming = true;
       node.identifierName = objectNewName;
@@ -108,6 +122,11 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionObjectRenamer : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
   bool hasDoneRenaming;
   const gd::String& objectName;
   const gd::String& objectNewName;
+
+  const gd::Platform &platform;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer;
+  const gd::String rootType;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -118,14 +137,27 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionObjectRenamer : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
  */
 class GD_CORE_API ExpressionObjectFinder : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
  public:
-  ExpressionObjectFinder(const gd::String& objectName_)
-      : hasObject(false), objectName(objectName_){};
+  ExpressionObjectFinder(const gd::Platform &platform_,
+                         const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer_,
+                         const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer_,
+                         const gd::String &rootType_,
+                         const gd::String& objectName_)
+      : platform(platform_),
+        globalObjectsContainer(globalObjectsContainer_),
+        objectsContainer(objectsContainer_),
+        rootType(rootType_),
+        hasObject(false),
+        objectName(objectName_){};
   virtual ~ExpressionObjectFinder(){};
 
-  static bool CheckIfHasObject(gd::ExpressionNode& node,
+  static bool CheckIfHasObject(const gd::Platform &platform,
+                               const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
+                               const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer,
+                               const gd::String &rootType,
+                               gd::ExpressionNode& node,
                                const gd::String& objectName) {
-    if (ExpressionValidator::HasNoErrors(node)) {
-      ExpressionObjectFinder finder(objectName);
+    if (gd::ExpressionValidator::HasNoErrors(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType, node)) {
+      ExpressionObjectFinder finder(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType, objectName);
       node.Visit(finder);
 
       return finder.HasFoundObject();
@@ -161,7 +193,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionObjectFinder : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
     if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
   }
   void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) override {
-    if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(node.type) &&
+    auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType, node);
+    if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type) &&
         node.identifierName == objectName) {
       hasObject = true;
     }
@@ -184,6 +217,11 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionObjectFinder : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
  private:
   bool hasObject;
   const gd::String& objectName;
+
+  const gd::Platform &platform;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer;
+  const gd::String rootType;
 };
 
 bool EventsRefactorer::RenameObjectInActions(const gd::Platform& platform,
@@ -199,29 +237,25 @@ bool EventsRefactorer::RenameObjectInActions(const gd::Platform& platform,
         MetadataProvider::GetActionMetadata(platform, actions[aId].GetType());
     for (std::size_t pNb = 0; pNb < instrInfos.parameters.size(); ++pNb) {
       // Replace object's name in parameters
-      if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type) &&
+      if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType()) &&
           actions[aId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString() == oldName)
         actions[aId].SetParameter(pNb, gd::Expression(newName));
       // Replace object's name in expressions
       else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
-                   "number", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type)) {
-        gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(platform, project, layout);
-        auto node = parser.ParseExpression(
-            "number", actions[aId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString());
+                   "number", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
+        auto node = actions[aId].GetParameter(pNb).GetRootNode();
 
-        if (ExpressionObjectRenamer::Rename(*node, oldName, newName)) {
+        if (ExpressionObjectRenamer::Rename(platform, project, layout, "number", *node, oldName, newName)) {
           actions[aId].SetParameter(
               pNb, ExpressionParser2NodePrinter::PrintNode(*node));
         }
       }
       // Replace object's name in text expressions
       else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
-                   "string", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type)) {
-        gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(platform, project, layout);
-        auto node = parser.ParseExpression(
-            "string", actions[aId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString());
+                   "string", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
+        auto node = actions[aId].GetParameter(pNb).GetRootNode();
 
-        if (ExpressionObjectRenamer::Rename(*node, oldName, newName)) {
+        if (ExpressionObjectRenamer::Rename(platform, project, layout, "string", *node, oldName, newName)) {
           actions[aId].SetParameter(
               pNb, ExpressionParser2NodePrinter::PrintNode(*node));
         }
@@ -257,29 +291,25 @@ bool EventsRefactorer::RenameObjectInConditions(
                                                conditions[cId].GetType());
     for (std::size_t pNb = 0; pNb < instrInfos.parameters.size(); ++pNb) {
       // Replace object's name in parameters
-      if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type) &&
+      if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType()) &&
           conditions[cId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString() == oldName)
         conditions[cId].SetParameter(pNb, gd::Expression(newName));
       // Replace object's name in expressions
       else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
-                   "number", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type)) {
-        gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(platform, project, layout);
-        auto node = parser.ParseExpression(
-            "number", conditions[cId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString());
+                   "number", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
+        auto node = conditions[cId].GetParameter(pNb).GetRootNode();
 
-        if (ExpressionObjectRenamer::Rename(*node, oldName, newName)) {
+        if (ExpressionObjectRenamer::Rename(platform, project, layout, "number", *node, oldName, newName)) {
           conditions[cId].SetParameter(
               pNb, ExpressionParser2NodePrinter::PrintNode(*node));
         }
       }
       // Replace object's name in text expressions
       else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
-                   "string", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type)) {
-        gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(platform, project, layout);
-        auto node = parser.ParseExpression(
-            "string", conditions[cId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString());
+                   "string", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
+        auto node = conditions[cId].GetParameter(pNb).GetRootNode();
 
-        if (ExpressionObjectRenamer::Rename(*node, oldName, newName)) {
+        if (ExpressionObjectRenamer::Rename(platform, project, layout, "string", *node, oldName, newName)) {
           conditions[cId].SetParameter(
               pNb, ExpressionParser2NodePrinter::PrintNode(*node));
         }
@@ -316,20 +346,18 @@ bool EventsRefactorer::RenameObjectInEventParameters(
   // Replace object's name in expressions
   else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("number",
                                            parameterMetadata.GetType())) {
-    gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(platform, project, layout);
-    auto node = parser.ParseExpression("number", expression.GetPlainString());
+    auto node = expression.GetRootNode();
 
-    if (ExpressionObjectRenamer::Rename(*node, oldName, newName)) {
+    if (ExpressionObjectRenamer::Rename(platform, project, layout, "number", *node, oldName, newName)) {
       expression = ExpressionParser2NodePrinter::PrintNode(*node);
     }
   }
   // Replace object's name in text expressions
   else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("string",
                                            parameterMetadata.GetType())) {
-    gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(platform, project, layout);
-    auto node = parser.ParseExpression("string", expression.GetPlainString());
+    auto node = expression.GetRootNode();
 
-    if (ExpressionObjectRenamer::Rename(*node, oldName, newName)) {
+    if (ExpressionObjectRenamer::Rename(platform, project, layout, "string", *node, oldName, newName)) {
       expression = ExpressionParser2NodePrinter::PrintNode(*node);
     }
   }
@@ -384,8 +412,8 @@ void EventsRefactorer::RenameObjectInEvents(const gd::Platform& platform,
 }
 
 bool EventsRefactorer::RemoveObjectInActions(const gd::Platform& platform,
-                                             gd::ObjectsContainer& project,
-                                             gd::ObjectsContainer& layout,
+                                             gd::ObjectsContainer& globalObjectsContainer,
+                                             gd::ObjectsContainer& objectsContainer,
                                              gd::InstructionsList& actions,
                                              gd::String name) {
   bool somethingModified = false;
@@ -397,31 +425,27 @@ bool EventsRefactorer::RemoveObjectInActions(const gd::Platform& platform,
         MetadataProvider::GetActionMetadata(platform, actions[aId].GetType());
     for (std::size_t pNb = 0; pNb < instrInfos.parameters.size(); ++pNb) {
       // Find object's name in parameters
-      if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type) &&
+      if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType()) &&
           actions[aId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString() == name) {
         deleteMe = true;
         break;
       }
       // Find object's name in expressions
       else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
-                   "number", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type)) {
-        gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(platform, project, layout);
-        auto node = parser.ParseExpression(
-            "number", actions[aId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString());
+                   "number", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
+        auto node = actions[aId].GetParameter(pNb).GetRootNode();
 
-        if (ExpressionObjectFinder::CheckIfHasObject(*node, name)) {
+        if (ExpressionObjectFinder::CheckIfHasObject(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, "number", *node, name)) {
           deleteMe = true;
           break;
         }
       }
       // Find object's name in text expressions
       else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
-                   "string", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type)) {
-        gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(platform, project, layout);
-        auto node = parser.ParseExpression(
-            "string", actions[aId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString());
+                   "string", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
+        auto node = actions[aId].GetParameter(pNb).GetRootNode();
 
-        if (ExpressionObjectFinder::CheckIfHasObject(*node, name)) {
+        if (ExpressionObjectFinder::CheckIfHasObject(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, "string", *node, name)) {
           deleteMe = true;
           break;
         }
@@ -435,8 +459,8 @@ bool EventsRefactorer::RemoveObjectInActions(const gd::Platform& platform,
     } else if (!actions[aId].GetSubInstructions().empty())
       somethingModified =
           RemoveObjectInActions(platform,
-                                project,
-                                layout,
+                                globalObjectsContainer,
+                                objectsContainer,
                                 actions[aId].GetSubInstructions(),
                                 name) ||
           somethingModified;
@@ -447,8 +471,8 @@ bool EventsRefactorer::RemoveObjectInActions(const gd::Platform& platform,
 
 bool EventsRefactorer::RemoveObjectInConditions(
     const gd::Platform& platform,
-    gd::ObjectsContainer& project,
-    gd::ObjectsContainer& layout,
+    gd::ObjectsContainer& globalObjectsContainer,
+    gd::ObjectsContainer& objectsContainer,
     gd::InstructionsList& conditions,
     gd::String name) {
   bool somethingModified = false;
@@ -461,31 +485,27 @@ bool EventsRefactorer::RemoveObjectInConditions(
                                                conditions[cId].GetType());
     for (std::size_t pNb = 0; pNb < instrInfos.parameters.size(); ++pNb) {
       // Find object's name in parameters
-      if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type) &&
+      if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType()) &&
           conditions[cId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString() == name) {
         deleteMe = true;
         break;
       }
       // Find object's name in expressions
       else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
-                   "number", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type)) {
-        gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(platform, project, layout);
-        auto node = parser.ParseExpression(
-            "number", conditions[cId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString());
+                   "number", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
+        auto node = conditions[cId].GetParameter(pNb).GetRootNode();
 
-        if (ExpressionObjectFinder::CheckIfHasObject(*node, name)) {
+        if (ExpressionObjectFinder::CheckIfHasObject(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, "number", *node, name)) {
           deleteMe = true;
           break;
         }
       }
       // Find object's name in text expressions
       else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
-                   "string", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type)) {
-        gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(platform, project, layout);
-        auto node = parser.ParseExpression(
-            "string", conditions[cId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString());
+                   "string", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
+        auto node = conditions[cId].GetParameter(pNb).GetRootNode();
 
-        if (ExpressionObjectFinder::CheckIfHasObject(*node, name)) {
+        if (ExpressionObjectFinder::CheckIfHasObject(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, "string", *node, name)) {
           deleteMe = true;
           break;
         }
@@ -499,8 +519,8 @@ bool EventsRefactorer::RemoveObjectInConditions(
     } else if (!conditions[cId].GetSubInstructions().empty())
       somethingModified =
           RemoveObjectInConditions(platform,
-                                   project,
-                                   layout,
+                                   globalObjectsContainer,
+                                   objectsContainer,
                                    conditions[cId].GetSubInstructions(),
                                    name) ||
           somethingModified;
@@ -510,8 +530,8 @@ bool EventsRefactorer::RemoveObjectInConditions(
 }
 
 void EventsRefactorer::RemoveObjectInEvents(const gd::Platform& platform,
-                                            gd::ObjectsContainer& project,
-                                            gd::ObjectsContainer& layout,
+                                            gd::ObjectsContainer& globalObjectsContainer,
+                                            gd::ObjectsContainer& objectsContainer,
                                             gd::EventsList& events,
                                             gd::String name) {
   for (std::size_t i = 0; i < events.size(); ++i) {
@@ -519,32 +539,37 @@ void EventsRefactorer::RemoveObjectInEvents(const gd::Platform& platform,
         events[i].GetAllConditionsVectors();
     for (std::size_t j = 0; j < conditionsVectors.size(); ++j) {
       bool conditionsModified = RemoveObjectInConditions(
-          platform, project, layout, *conditionsVectors[j], name);
+          platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, *conditionsVectors[j], name);
     }
 
     vector<gd::InstructionsList*> actionsVectors =
         events[i].GetAllActionsVectors();
     for (std::size_t j = 0; j < actionsVectors.size(); ++j) {
       bool actionsModified = RemoveObjectInActions(
-          platform, project, layout, *actionsVectors[j], name);
+          platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, *actionsVectors[j], name);
     }
 
     if (events[i].CanHaveSubEvents())
       RemoveObjectInEvents(
-          platform, project, layout, events[i].GetSubEvents(), name);
+          platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, events[i].GetSubEvents(), name);
   }
 }
 
-void EventsRefactorer::ReplaceStringInEvents(gd::ObjectsContainer& project,
-                                             gd::ObjectsContainer& layout,
-                                             gd::EventsList& events,
-                                             gd::String toReplace,
-                                             gd::String newString,
-                                             bool matchCase,
-                                             bool inConditions,
-                                             bool inActions,
-                                             bool inEventStrings) {
+std::vector<EventsSearchResult> EventsRefactorer::ReplaceStringInEvents(
+    gd::ObjectsContainer& project,
+    gd::ObjectsContainer& layout,
+    gd::EventsList& events,
+    gd::String toReplace,
+    gd::String newString,
+    bool matchCase,
+    bool inConditions,
+    bool inActions,
+    bool inEventStrings) {
+  vector<EventsSearchResult> modifiedEvents;
+  if (toReplace.empty()) return modifiedEvents;
+
   for (std::size_t i = 0; i < events.size(); ++i) {
+    bool eventModified = false;
     if (inConditions) {
       vector<gd::InstructionsList*> conditionsVectors =
           events[i].GetAllConditionsVectors();
@@ -556,6 +581,13 @@ void EventsRefactorer::ReplaceStringInEvents(gd::ObjectsContainer& project,
                                       toReplace,
                                       newString,
                                       matchCase);
+        if (conditionsModified && !eventModified) {
+          modifiedEvents.push_back(EventsSearchResult(
+              std::weak_ptr<gd::BaseEvent>(events.GetEventSmartPtr(i)),
+              &events,
+              i));
+          eventModified = true;
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -569,25 +601,45 @@ void EventsRefactorer::ReplaceStringInEvents(gd::ObjectsContainer& project,
                                                       toReplace,
                                                       newString,
                                                       matchCase);
+        if (actionsModified && !eventModified) {
+          modifiedEvents.push_back(EventsSearchResult(
+              std::weak_ptr<gd::BaseEvent>(events.GetEventSmartPtr(i)),
+              &events,
+              i));
+          eventModified = true;
+        }
       }
     }
 
     if (inEventStrings) {
       bool eventStringModified = ReplaceStringInEventSearchableStrings(
           project, layout, events[i], toReplace, newString, matchCase);
+      if (eventStringModified && !eventModified) {
+        modifiedEvents.push_back(EventsSearchResult(
+            std::weak_ptr<gd::BaseEvent>(events.GetEventSmartPtr(i)),
+            &events,
+            i));
+        eventModified = true;
+      }
     }
 
-    if (events[i].CanHaveSubEvents())
-      ReplaceStringInEvents(project,
-                            layout,
-                            events[i].GetSubEvents(),
-                            toReplace,
-                            newString,
-                            matchCase,
-                            inConditions,
-                            inActions,
-                            inEventStrings);
+    if (events[i].CanHaveSubEvents()) {
+      std::vector<EventsSearchResult> modifiedSubEvent =
+          ReplaceStringInEvents(project,
+                                layout,
+                                events[i].GetSubEvents(),
+                                toReplace,
+                                newString,
+                                matchCase,
+                                inConditions,
+                                inActions,
+                                inEventStrings);
+      std::copy(modifiedSubEvent.begin(),
+                modifiedSubEvent.end(),
+                std::back_inserter(modifiedEvents));
+    }
   }
+  return modifiedEvents;
 }
 
 gd::String ReplaceAllOccurencesCaseUnsensitive(gd::String context,
@@ -718,14 +770,16 @@ vector<EventsSearchResult> EventsRefactorer::SearchInEvents(
     bool inEventSentences) {
   vector<EventsSearchResult> results;
 
-  const gd::String& ignored_characters = EventsRefactorer::searchIgnoredCharacters;
+  const gd::String& ignored_characters =
+      EventsRefactorer::searchIgnoredCharacters;
 
-  search.replace_if(search.begin(),
-                    search.end(),
-                    [ignored_characters](const char &c) {
-                      return ignored_characters.find(c) != gd::String::npos;
-                    },
-                    "");
+  search.replace_if(
+      search.begin(),
+      search.end(),
+      [ignored_characters](const char& c) {
+        return ignored_characters.find(c) != gd::String::npos;
+      },
+      "");
   search = search.LeftTrim().RightTrim();
   search.RemoveConsecutiveOccurrences(search.begin(), search.end(), ' ');
 
@@ -737,8 +791,11 @@ vector<EventsSearchResult> EventsRefactorer::SearchInEvents(
           events[i].GetAllConditionsVectors();
       for (std::size_t j = 0; j < conditionsVectors.size(); ++j) {
         if (!eventAddedInResults &&
-            SearchStringInConditions(
-                platform, *conditionsVectors[j], search, matchCase, inEventSentences)) {
+            SearchStringInConditions(platform,
+                                     *conditionsVectors[j],
+                                     search,
+                                     matchCase,
+                                     inEventSentences)) {
           results.push_back(EventsSearchResult(
               std::weak_ptr<gd::BaseEvent>(events.GetEventSmartPtr(i)),
               &events,
@@ -751,9 +808,11 @@ vector<EventsSearchResult> EventsRefactorer::SearchInEvents(
       vector<gd::InstructionsList*> actionsVectors =
           events[i].GetAllActionsVectors();
       for (std::size_t j = 0; j < actionsVectors.size(); ++j) {
-        if (!eventAddedInResults &&
-            SearchStringInActions(
-                platform, *actionsVectors[j], search, matchCase, inEventSentences)) {
+        if (!eventAddedInResults && SearchStringInActions(platform,
+                                                          *actionsVectors[j],
+                                                          search,
+                                                          matchCase,
+                                                          inEventSentences)) {
           results.push_back(EventsSearchResult(
               std::weak_ptr<gd::BaseEvent>(events.GetEventSmartPtr(i)),
               &events,
@@ -790,12 +849,11 @@ vector<EventsSearchResult> EventsRefactorer::SearchInEvents(
   return results;
 }
 
-bool EventsRefactorer::SearchStringInActions(
-    const gd::Platform& platform,
-    gd::InstructionsList& actions,
-    gd::String search,
-    bool matchCase,
-    bool inSentences) {
+bool EventsRefactorer::SearchStringInActions(const gd::Platform& platform,
+                                             gd::InstructionsList& actions,
+                                             gd::String search,
+                                             bool matchCase,
+                                             bool inSentences) {
   for (std::size_t aId = 0; aId < actions.size(); ++aId) {
     for (std::size_t pNb = 0; pNb < actions[aId].GetParameters().size();
          ++pNb) {
@@ -826,27 +884,30 @@ bool EventsRefactorer::SearchStringInActions(
   return false;
 }
 
-bool EventsRefactorer::SearchStringInFormattedText(
-    const gd::Platform& platform,
-    gd::Instruction& instruction,
-    gd::String search,
-    bool matchCase,
-    bool isCondition) {
+bool EventsRefactorer::SearchStringInFormattedText(const gd::Platform& platform,
+                                                   gd::Instruction& instruction,
+                                                   gd::String search,
+                                                   bool matchCase,
+                                                   bool isCondition) {
   const auto& metadata = isCondition
-                            ? gd::MetadataProvider::GetConditionMetadata(
-                                  platform, instruction.GetType())
-                            : gd::MetadataProvider::GetActionMetadata(
-                                  platform, instruction.GetType());
-  gd::String completeSentence = gd::InstructionSentenceFormatter::Get()->GetFullText(instruction, metadata);
+                             ? gd::MetadataProvider::GetConditionMetadata(
+                                   platform, instruction.GetType())
+                             : gd::MetadataProvider::GetActionMetadata(
+                                   platform, instruction.GetType());
+  gd::String completeSentence =
+      gd::InstructionSentenceFormatter::Get()->GetFullText(instruction,
+                                                           metadata);
 
-  const gd::String& ignored_characters = EventsRefactorer::searchIgnoredCharacters;
+  const gd::String& ignored_characters =
+      EventsRefactorer::searchIgnoredCharacters;
 
-  completeSentence.replace_if(completeSentence.begin(),
-                              completeSentence.end(),
-                              [ignored_characters](const char &c) {
-                                return ignored_characters.find(c) != gd::String::npos;
-                              },
-                              "");
+  completeSentence.replace_if(
+      completeSentence.begin(),
+      completeSentence.end(),
+      [ignored_characters](const char& c) {
+        return ignored_characters.find(c) != gd::String::npos;
+      },
+      "");
 
   completeSentence.RemoveConsecutiveOccurrences(
       completeSentence.begin(), completeSentence.end(), ' ');

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsRefactorer.h

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #define GDCORE_EVENTSREFACTORER_H
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
+
 #include "GDCore/Events/Instruction.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/InstructionMetadata.h"
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ class ExternalEvents;
 class BaseEvent;
 class Instruction;
 typedef std::shared_ptr<gd::BaseEvent> BaseEventSPtr;
-}
+}  // namespace gd
 
 namespace gd {
 
@@ -43,10 +44,11 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsSearchResult {
   bool IsEventsListValid() const { return eventsList != nullptr; }
 
   /**
-   * \brief Get the events list containing the event pointed by the EventsSearchResult.
-   * \warning Only call this when IsEventsListValid returns true.
+   * \brief Get the events list containing the event pointed by the
+   * EventsSearchResult. \warning Only call this when IsEventsListValid returns
+   * true.
    */
-  const gd::EventsList & GetEventsList() const { return *eventsList; }
+  const gd::EventsList& GetEventsList() const { return *eventsList; }
 
   std::size_t GetPositionInList() const { return positionInList; }
 
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsSearchResult {
    * \brief Get the event pointed by the EventsSearchResult.
    * \warning Only call this when IsEventValid returns true.
    */
-  const gd::BaseEvent & GetEvent() const { return *event.lock(); }
+  const gd::BaseEvent& GetEvent() const { return *event.lock(); }
 };
 
 /**
@@ -98,27 +100,31 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsRefactorer {
    * \return A vector containing EventsSearchResult objects filled with events
    * containing the string
    */
-  static std::vector<EventsSearchResult> SearchInEvents(const gd::Platform& platform,
-                                                        gd::EventsList& events,
-                                                        gd::String search,
-                                                        bool matchCase,
-                                                        bool inConditions,
-                                                        bool inActions,
-                                                        bool inEventStrings,
-                                                        bool inEventSentences);
+  static std::vector<EventsSearchResult> SearchInEvents(
+      const gd::Platform& platform,
+      gd::EventsList& events,
+      gd::String search,
+      bool matchCase,
+      bool inConditions,
+      bool inActions,
+      bool inEventStrings,
+      bool inEventSentences);
 
   /**
    * Replace all occurrences of a gd::String in events
+   *
+   * \return A vector of all modified events.
    */
-  static void ReplaceStringInEvents(gd::ObjectsContainer& project,
-                                    gd::ObjectsContainer& layout,
-                                    gd::EventsList& events,
-                                    gd::String toReplace,
-                                    gd::String newString,
-                                    bool matchCase,
-                                    bool inConditions,
-                                    bool inActions,
-                                    bool inEventString);
+  static std::vector<EventsSearchResult> ReplaceStringInEvents(
+      gd::ObjectsContainer& project,
+      gd::ObjectsContainer& layout,
+      gd::EventsList& events,
+      gd::String toReplace,
+      gd::String newString,
+      bool matchCase,
+      bool inConditions,
+      bool inActions,
+      bool inEventString);
 
   virtual ~EventsRefactorer(){};
 
@@ -148,20 +154,21 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsRefactorer {
                                        gd::InstructionsList& instructions,
                                        gd::String oldName,
                                        gd::String newName);
-   /**
+  /**
    * Replace all occurrences of an object name by another name in an expression
    * with the specified metadata
    * ( include : objects or objects in math/text expressions ).
    *
    * \return true if something was modified.
    */
-  static bool RenameObjectInEventParameters(const gd::Platform& platform,
-                                            gd::ObjectsContainer& project,
-                                            gd::ObjectsContainer& layout,
-                                            gd::Expression& expression,
-                                            gd::ParameterMetadata parameterMetadata,
-                                            gd::String oldName,
-                                            gd::String newName);
+  static bool RenameObjectInEventParameters(
+      const gd::Platform& platform,
+      gd::ObjectsContainer& project,
+      gd::ObjectsContainer& layout,
+      gd::Expression& expression,
+      gd::ParameterMetadata parameterMetadata,
+      gd::String oldName,
+      gd::String newName);
 
   /**
    * Remove all conditions of the list using an object

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsVariablesFinder.cpp

@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
 #include "EventsVariablesFinder.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Event.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Instruction.h"
-#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodePrinter.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/InstructionMetadata.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Platform.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ArbitraryEventsWorker.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Object.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
@@ -23,22 +23,28 @@
 using namespace std;
 
 namespace gd {
-
+namespace {
 /**
- * \brief Go through the nodes and change the given object name to a new one.
+ * \brief Go through the nodes to search for variable occurrences.
  *
  * \see gd::ExpressionParser2
  */
-class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParameterSearcher
+class GD_CORE_API VariableFinderExpressionNodeWorker
     : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
  public:
-  ExpressionParameterSearcher(std::set<gd::String>& results_,
+  VariableFinderExpressionNodeWorker(std::set<gd::String>& results_,
+                              const gd::Platform &platform_,
+                              const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer_,
+                              const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer_,
                               const gd::String& parameterType_,
                               const gd::String& objectName_ = "")
       : results(results_),
+        platform(platform_),
+        globalObjectsContainer(globalObjectsContainer_),
+        objectsContainer(objectsContainer_),
         parameterType(parameterType_),
         objectName(objectName_){};
-  virtual ~ExpressionParameterSearcher(){};
+  virtual ~VariableFinderExpressionNodeWorker(){};
 
  protected:
   void OnVisitSubExpressionNode(SubExpressionNode& node) override {
@@ -68,22 +74,45 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParameterSearcher
   void OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(ObjectFunctionNameNode& node) override {}
   void OnVisitFunctionCallNode(FunctionCallNode& node) override {
     bool considerFunction = objectName.empty() || node.objectName == objectName;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < node.parameters.size() &&
-                       i < node.expressionMetadata.parameters.size();
-         ++i) {
-      auto& parameterMetadata = node.expressionMetadata.parameters[i];
+
+    const bool isObjectFunction = !node.objectName.empty();
+    const gd::ExpressionMetadata &metadata = isObjectFunction ?
+            MetadataProvider::GetObjectAnyExpressionMetadata(
+                platform,
+                GetTypeOfObject(globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, objectName),
+                node.functionName):
+            MetadataProvider::GetAnyExpressionMetadata(platform, node.functionName);
+
+    if (gd::MetadataProvider::IsBadExpressionMetadata(metadata)) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    size_t parameterIndex = 0;
+    for (size_t metadataIndex = (isObjectFunction ? 1 : 0); metadataIndex < metadata.parameters.size()
+      && parameterIndex < node.parameters.size(); ++metadataIndex) {
+      auto& parameterMetadata = metadata.parameters[metadataIndex];
+      if (parameterMetadata.IsCodeOnly()) {
+        continue;
+      }
+      auto& parameterNode = node.parameters[parameterIndex];
+      ++parameterIndex;
+
       if (considerFunction && parameterMetadata.GetType() == parameterType) {
         // Store the value of the parameter
         results.insert(
-            gd::ExpressionParser2NodePrinter::PrintNode(*node.parameters[i]));
+            gd::ExpressionParser2NodePrinter::PrintNode(*parameterNode));
       } else {
-        node.parameters[i]->Visit(*this);
+        parameterNode->Visit(*this);
       }
     }
   }
   void OnVisitEmptyNode(EmptyNode& node) override {}
 
  private:
+  const gd::Platform &platform;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer;
+
   std::set<gd::String>& results;  ///< Reference to the std::set where argument
                                   ///< values must be stored.
   gd::String parameterType;  ///< The type of the parameters to be searched for.
@@ -91,18 +120,87 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParameterSearcher
                              ///< account only if related to this object.
 };
 
+/**
+ * \brief Go through the events to search for variable occurrences.
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API VariableFinderEventWorker
+    : public ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext {
+ public:
+  VariableFinderEventWorker(std::set<gd::String>& results_,
+                              const gd::Platform &platform_,
+                              const gd::String& parameterType_,
+                              const gd::String& objectName_ = "")
+      : results(results_),
+        platform(platform_),
+        parameterType(parameterType_),
+        objectName(objectName_){};
+  virtual ~VariableFinderEventWorker(){};
+
+  void DoVisitInstructionList(const gd::InstructionsList& instructions,
+                                      bool areConditions) override {
+    for (std::size_t aId = 0; aId < instructions.size(); ++aId) {
+      auto& instruction = instructions[aId];
+      gd::String lastObjectParameter = "";
+      const gd::InstructionMetadata& instrInfos =
+          areConditions ? MetadataProvider::GetConditionMetadata(
+                              platform, instruction.GetType())
+                        : MetadataProvider::GetActionMetadata(
+                              platform, instruction.GetType());
+      for (std::size_t pNb = 0; pNb < instrInfos.parameters.size(); ++pNb) {
+        // The parameter has the searched type...
+        if (instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType() == parameterType) {
+          //...remember the value of the parameter.
+          if (objectName.empty() || lastObjectParameter == objectName)
+            results.insert(instruction.GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString());
+        }
+        // Search in expressions
+        else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
+                    "number", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType()) ||
+                ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
+                    "string", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
+          auto node = instruction.GetParameter(pNb).GetRootNode();
+
+          VariableFinderExpressionNodeWorker searcher(
+              results,
+              platform,
+              GetGlobalObjectsContainer(),
+              GetObjectsContainer(),
+              parameterType,
+              objectName);
+          node->Visit(searcher);
+        }
+        // Remember the value of the last "object" parameter.
+        else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(
+                    instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
+          lastObjectParameter =
+              instruction.GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString();
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+ private:
+  const gd::Platform &platform;
+
+  std::set<gd::String>& results;  ///< Reference to the std::set where argument
+                                  ///< values must be stored.
+  gd::String parameterType;  ///< The type of the parameters to be searched for.
+  gd::String objectName;     ///< If not empty, parameters will be taken into
+                             ///< account only if related to this object.
+};
+} // namespace
+
 std::set<gd::String> EventsVariablesFinder::FindAllGlobalVariables(
     const gd::Platform& platform, const gd::Project& project) {
   std::set<gd::String> results;
 
   for (std::size_t i = 0; i < project.GetLayoutsCount(); ++i) {
-    std::set<gd::String> results2 =
-        FindArgumentsInEventsAndDependencies(
+    FindArgumentsInEventsAndDependencies(
+            results,
             platform,
             project,
             project.GetLayout(i),
             "globalvar");
-    results.insert(results2.begin(), results2.end());
   }
 
   return results;
@@ -114,9 +212,12 @@ std::set<gd::String> EventsVariablesFinder::FindAllLayoutVariables(
     const gd::Layout& layout) {
   std::set<gd::String> results;
 
-  std::set<gd::String> results2 = FindArgumentsInEventsAndDependencies(
-      platform, project, layout, "scenevar");
-  results.insert(results2.begin(), results2.end());
+  FindArgumentsInEventsAndDependencies(
+      results,
+      platform,
+      project,
+      layout,
+      "scenevar");
 
   return results;
 }
@@ -128,165 +229,51 @@ std::set<gd::String> EventsVariablesFinder::FindAllObjectVariables(
     const gd::Object& object) {
   std::set<gd::String> results;
 
-  std::set<gd::String> results2 = FindArgumentsInEventsAndDependencies(
+  FindArgumentsInEventsAndDependencies(
+      results,
       platform,
       project,
       layout,
       "objectvar",
       object.GetName());
-  results.insert(results2.begin(), results2.end());
 
   return results;
 }
 
-std::set<gd::String> EventsVariablesFinder::FindArgumentsInInstructions(
-    const gd::Platform& platform,
-    const gd::Project& project,
-    const gd::Layout& layout,
-    const gd::InstructionsList& instructions,
-    bool instructionsAreConditions,
-    const gd::String& parameterType,
-    const gd::String& objectName) {
-  std::set<gd::String> results;
-
-  for (std::size_t aId = 0; aId < instructions.size(); ++aId) {
-    gd::String lastObjectParameter = "";
-    const gd::InstructionMetadata& instrInfos =
-        instructionsAreConditions ? MetadataProvider::GetConditionMetadata(
-                                        platform, instructions[aId].GetType())
-                                  : MetadataProvider::GetActionMetadata(
-                                        platform, instructions[aId].GetType());
-    for (std::size_t pNb = 0; pNb < instrInfos.parameters.size(); ++pNb) {
-      // The parameter has the searched type...
-      if (instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type == parameterType) {
-        //...remember the value of the parameter.
-        if (objectName.empty() || lastObjectParameter == objectName)
-          results.insert(instructions[aId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString());
-      }
-      // Search in expressions
-      else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
-                   "number", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type)) {
-        gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(platform, project, layout);
-        auto node = parser.ParseExpression(
-            "number", instructions[aId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString());
-
-        ExpressionParameterSearcher searcher(
-            results, parameterType, objectName);
-        node->Visit(searcher);
-      }
-      // Search in gd::String expressions
-      else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
-                   "string", instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type)) {
-        gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(platform, project, layout);
-        auto node = parser.ParseExpression(
-            "number", instructions[aId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString());
-
-        ExpressionParameterSearcher searcher(
-            results, parameterType, objectName);
-        node->Visit(searcher);
-      }
-      // Remember the value of the last "object" parameter.
-      else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(
-                   instrInfos.parameters[pNb].type)) {
-        lastObjectParameter =
-            instructions[aId].GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString();
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (!instructions[aId].GetSubInstructions().empty())
-      FindArgumentsInInstructions(platform,
-                                  project,
-                                  layout,
-                                  instructions[aId].GetSubInstructions(),
-                                  instructionsAreConditions,
-                                  parameterType);
-  }
-
-  return results;
-}
-
-std::set<gd::String> EventsVariablesFinder::FindArgumentsInEventsAndDependencies(
+void EventsVariablesFinder::FindArgumentsInEventsAndDependencies(
+    std::set<gd::String>& results,
     const gd::Platform& platform,
     const gd::Project& project,
     const gd::Layout& layout,
     const gd::String& parameterType,
     const gd::String& objectName) {
-  std::set<gd::String> results;
 
-  std::set<gd::String> results2 = FindArgumentsInEvents(
-      platform, project, layout, layout.GetEvents(), parameterType, objectName);
-  results.insert(results2.begin(), results2.end());
+  VariableFinderEventWorker eventWorker(results,
+                                        platform,
+                                        parameterType,
+                                        objectName);
+  eventWorker.Launch(layout.GetEvents(), project, layout);
 
   DependenciesAnalyzer dependenciesAnalyzer = DependenciesAnalyzer(project, layout);
   dependenciesAnalyzer.Analyze();
   for (const gd::String& externalEventName : dependenciesAnalyzer.GetExternalEventsDependencies()) {
     const gd::ExternalEvents& externalEvents = project.GetExternalEvents(externalEventName);
 
-    std::set<gd::String> results3 = FindArgumentsInEvents(
-        platform, project, layout, externalEvents.GetEvents(), parameterType, objectName);
-    results.insert(results3.begin(), results3.end());
+    VariableFinderEventWorker eventWorker(results,
+                                          platform,
+                                          parameterType,
+                                          objectName);
+    eventWorker.Launch(externalEvents.GetEvents(), project, layout);
   }
   for (const gd::String& sceneName : dependenciesAnalyzer.GetScenesDependencies()) {
     const gd::Layout& dependencyLayout = project.GetLayout(sceneName);
 
-    std::set<gd::String> results3 = FindArgumentsInEvents(
-        platform, project, dependencyLayout, dependencyLayout.GetEvents(), parameterType, objectName);
-    results.insert(results3.begin(), results3.end());
+    VariableFinderEventWorker eventWorker(results,
+                                          platform,
+                                          parameterType,
+                                          objectName);
+    eventWorker.Launch(dependencyLayout.GetEvents(), project, dependencyLayout);
   }
-
-  return results;
-}
-
-std::set<gd::String> EventsVariablesFinder::FindArgumentsInEvents(
-    const gd::Platform& platform,
-    const gd::Project& project,
-    const gd::Layout& layout,
-    const gd::EventsList& events,
-    const gd::String& parameterType,
-    const gd::String& objectName) {
-  std::set<gd::String> results;
-  for (std::size_t i = 0; i < events.size(); ++i) {
-    vector<const gd::InstructionsList*> conditionsVectors =
-        events[i].GetAllConditionsVectors();
-    for (std::size_t j = 0; j < conditionsVectors.size(); ++j) {
-      std::set<gd::String> results2 =
-          FindArgumentsInInstructions(platform,
-                                      project,
-                                      layout,
-                                      *conditionsVectors[j],
-                                      /*conditions=*/true,
-                                      parameterType,
-                                      objectName);
-      results.insert(results2.begin(), results2.end());
-    }
-
-    vector<const gd::InstructionsList*> actionsVectors =
-        events[i].GetAllActionsVectors();
-    for (std::size_t j = 0; j < actionsVectors.size(); ++j) {
-      std::set<gd::String> results2 =
-          FindArgumentsInInstructions(platform,
-                                      project,
-                                      layout,
-                                      *actionsVectors[j],
-                                      /*conditions=*/false,
-                                      parameterType,
-                                      objectName);
-      results.insert(results2.begin(), results2.end());
-    }
-
-    if (events[i].CanHaveSubEvents()) {
-      std::set<gd::String> results2 =
-          FindArgumentsInEvents(platform,
-                                project,
-                                layout,
-                                events[i].GetSubEvents(),
-                                parameterType,
-                                objectName);
-      results.insert(results2.begin(), results2.end());
-    }
-  }
-
-  return results;
 }
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsVariablesFinder.h

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ namespace gd {
  * \brief Perform a search over a project or a layout, searching for layout,
  * global or object variables.
  *
- * \todo Refactor this class using ArbitraryEventsWorker
  * \todo Rework this class to return the shapes (maybe even types?) of the
  * variables (in particular for structures and arrays), so we can use this
  * for better autocompletions in the variables dialogs in the IDE.
@@ -74,34 +73,13 @@ class EventsVariablesFinder {
       const gd::Object& object);
 
  private:
-  /**
-   * Construct a list of the value of the arguments for parameters of type @
-   * parameterType
-   *
-   * \param project The project used
-   * \param project The layout used
-   * \param instructions The instructions to be analyzed
-   * \param instructionsAreConditions True if the instructions are conditions.
-   * \param parameterType The parameters type to be analyzed
-   * \param objectName If not empty, parameters will be taken into account only
-   * if the last object parameter is filled with this value.
-   *
-   * \return A std::set filled with the values used for all parameters of the
-   * specified type
-   */
-  static std::set<gd::String> FindArgumentsInInstructions(
-      const gd::Platform& platform,
-      const gd::Project& project,
-      const gd::Layout& layout,
-      const gd::InstructionsList& instructions,
-      bool instructionsAreConditions,
-      const gd::String& parameterType,
-      const gd::String& objectName = "");
 
   /**
    * Construct a list of the value of the arguments for parameters of type @
-   * parameterType. It searchs in events dependencies.
+   * parameterType. It searches in events dependencies.
    *
+   * \param results A std::set to fill with the values used for all parameters of the
+   * specified type
    * \param platform The platform of the project
    * \param project The project used
    * \param layout The layout used
@@ -110,40 +88,14 @@ class EventsVariablesFinder {
    * \param objectName If not empty, parameters will be taken into account
    * only if the last object parameter is filled with
    * this value.
-   *
-   * \return A std::set filled with the values used for all parameters of the
-   * specified type
    */
-  static std::set<gd::String> FindArgumentsInEventsAndDependencies(
+  static void FindArgumentsInEventsAndDependencies(
+      std::set<gd::String>& results,
       const gd::Platform& platform,
       const gd::Project& project,
       const gd::Layout& layout,
       const gd::String& parameterType,
       const gd::String& objectName = "");
-
-  /**
-   * Construct a list of the value of the arguments for parameters of type @
-   * parameterType. It doesn't search in events dependencies.
-   *
-   * \param platform The platform of the project
-   * \param project The project used
-   * \param layout The layout used
-   * \param events The events to be analyzed
-   * \param parameterType The parameters type to be analyzed
-   * \param objectName If not empty, parameters will be taken into account
-   * only if the last object parameter is filled with
-   * this value.
-   *
-   * \return A std::set filled with the values used for all parameters of the
-   * specified type
-   */
-  static std::set<gd::String> FindArgumentsInEvents(
-      const gd::Platform& platform,
-      const gd::Project& project,
-      const gd::Layout& layout,
-      const gd::EventsList& events,
-      const gd::String& parameterType,
-      const gd::String& objectName);
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionCompletionFinder.h

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/InstructionMetadata.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionNodeLocationFinder.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionTypeFinder.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder.h"
 
 namespace gd {
 class Expression;
@@ -290,7 +292,11 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
    * and returns completions for it.
    */
   static std::vector<ExpressionCompletionDescription>
-  GetCompletionDescriptionsFor(gd::ExpressionNode& node,
+  GetCompletionDescriptionsFor(const gd::Platform &platform,
+                               const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
+                               const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer,
+                               const gd::String &rootType,
+                               gd::ExpressionNode& node,
                                size_t searchedPosition) {
     gd::ExpressionNodeLocationFinder finder(searchedPosition);
     node.Visit(finder);
@@ -303,6 +309,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
 
     gd::ExpressionNode* maybeParentNodeAtLocation = finder.GetParentNode();
     gd::ExpressionCompletionFinder autocompletionProvider(
+        platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType,
         searchedPosition, maybeParentNodeAtLocation);
     nodeAtLocation->Visit(autocompletionProvider);
     return autocompletionProvider.GetCompletionDescriptions();
@@ -320,19 +327,21 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
 
  protected:
   void OnVisitSubExpressionNode(SubExpressionNode& node) override {
+    auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType, node);
     completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForObject(
-        node.type, "", searchedPosition + 1, searchedPosition + 1));
+        type, "", searchedPosition + 1, searchedPosition + 1));
     completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForExpression(
-        node.type, "", searchedPosition + 1, searchedPosition + 1));
+        type, "", searchedPosition + 1, searchedPosition + 1));
   }
   void OnVisitOperatorNode(OperatorNode& node) override {
     // No completions.
   }
   void OnVisitUnaryOperatorNode(UnaryOperatorNode& node) override {
+    auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType, node);
     completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForObject(
-        node.type, "", searchedPosition + 1, searchedPosition + 1));
+        type, "", searchedPosition + 1, searchedPosition + 1));
     completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForExpression(
-        node.type, "", searchedPosition + 1, searchedPosition + 1));
+        type, "", searchedPosition + 1, searchedPosition + 1));
   }
   void OnVisitNumberNode(NumberNode& node) override {
     // No completions
@@ -344,6 +353,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
     FunctionCallNode* functionCall =
         dynamic_cast<FunctionCallNode*>(maybeParentNodeAtLocation);
     if (functionCall != nullptr) {
+
       int parameterIndex = -1;
       for (int i = 0; i < functionCall->parameters.size(); i++) {
         if (functionCall->parameters.at(i).get() == &node) {
@@ -359,15 +369,16 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
       size_t metadataParameterIndex =
           ExpressionParser2::WrittenParametersFirstIndex(
               functionCall->objectName, functionCall->behaviorName);
+      const gd::ExpressionMetadata &metadata = MetadataProvider::GetFunctionCallMetadata(
+          platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, *functionCall);
 
       const gd::ParameterMetadata* parameterMetadata = nullptr;
       while (metadataParameterIndex <
-             functionCall->expressionMetadata.parameters.size()) {
-        if (!functionCall->expressionMetadata.parameters[metadataParameterIndex]
+             metadata.parameters.size()) {
+        if (!metadata.parameters[metadataParameterIndex]
                  .IsCodeOnly()) {
           if (visibleParameterIndex == parameterIndex) {
-            parameterMetadata = &functionCall->expressionMetadata
-                                     .parameters[metadataParameterIndex];
+            parameterMetadata = &metadata.parameters[metadataParameterIndex];
           }
           visibleParameterIndex++;
         }
@@ -398,12 +409,21 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
     }
   }
   void OnVisitVariableNode(VariableNode& node) override {
+    auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType, node);
+    auto objectName = gd::ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder::GetObjectName(
+        platform,
+        globalObjectsContainer,
+        objectsContainer,
+        // Variable fields doesn't use expression completion,
+        // so the object will be found inside the expression itself.
+        "",
+        node);
     completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForVariable(
-        node.type,
+        type,
         node.name,
         node.location.GetStartPosition(),
         node.location.GetEndPosition(),
-        node.objectName));
+        objectName));
   }
   void OnVisitVariableAccessorNode(VariableAccessorNode& node) override {
     // No completions
@@ -413,35 +433,69 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
     // No completions
   }
   void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) override {
-    if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(node.type)) {
+    auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType, node);
+    if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type)) {
       // Only show completions of objects if an object is required
       completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForObject(
-          node.type,
+          type,
           node.identifierName,
           node.location.GetStartPosition(),
           node.location.GetEndPosition()));
+    } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", type)) {
+      auto objectName = gd::ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder::GetObjectName(
+          platform,
+          globalObjectsContainer,
+          objectsContainer,
+          // Variable fields doesn't use expression completion,
+          // so the object will be found inside the expression itself.
+          "",
+          node);
+      completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForVariable(
+          type,
+          node.identifierName,
+          node.location.GetStartPosition(),
+          node.location.GetEndPosition(),
+          objectName));
     } else {
-      // Show completions for expressions and objects otherwise.
-      completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForObject(
-          node.type,
-          node.identifierName,
-          node.location.GetStartPosition(),
-          node.location.GetEndPosition()));
-      completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForExpression(
-          node.type,
-          node.identifierName,
-          node.location.GetStartPosition(),
-          node.location.GetEndPosition()));
+      // Object function or behavior name
+      if (IsCaretOn(node.identifierNameLocation)) {
+        completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForObject(
+            type,
+            node.identifierName,
+            node.identifierNameLocation.GetStartPosition(),
+            node.identifierNameLocation.GetEndPosition()));
+        if (!node.identifierNameDotLocation.IsValid()) {
+          completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForExpression(
+              type,
+              node.identifierName,
+              node.identifierNameLocation.GetStartPosition(),
+              node.identifierNameLocation.GetEndPosition()));
+        }
+      } else if (IsCaretOn(node.identifierNameDotLocation) ||
+                 IsCaretOn(node.childIdentifierNameLocation)) {
+        completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForBehavior(
+            node.childIdentifierName,
+            node.childIdentifierNameLocation.GetStartPosition(),
+            node.childIdentifierNameLocation.GetEndPosition(),
+            node.identifierName));
+        completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForExpression(
+            type,
+            node.childIdentifierName,
+            node.childIdentifierNameLocation.GetStartPosition(),
+            node.childIdentifierNameLocation.GetEndPosition(),
+            node.identifierName));
+      }
     }
   }
   void OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(ObjectFunctionNameNode& node) override {
+    auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType, node);
     if (!node.behaviorFunctionName.empty() ||
         node.behaviorNameNamespaceSeparatorLocation.IsValid()) {
       // Behavior function (or behavior function being written, with the
       // function name missing)
       if (IsCaretOn(node.objectNameLocation)) {
         completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForObject(
-            node.type,
+            type,
             node.objectName,
             node.objectNameLocation.GetStartPosition(),
             node.objectNameLocation.GetEndPosition()));
@@ -455,7 +509,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
       } else if (IsCaretOn(node.behaviorNameNamespaceSeparatorLocation) ||
                  IsCaretOn(node.behaviorFunctionNameLocation)) {
         completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForExpression(
-            node.type,
+            type,
             node.behaviorFunctionName,
             node.behaviorFunctionNameLocation.GetStartPosition(),
             node.behaviorFunctionNameLocation.GetEndPosition(),
@@ -466,7 +520,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
       // Object function or behavior name
       if (IsCaretOn(node.objectNameLocation)) {
         completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForObject(
-            node.type,
+            type,
             node.objectName,
             node.objectNameLocation.GetStartPosition(),
             node.objectNameLocation.GetEndPosition()));
@@ -478,7 +532,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
             node.objectFunctionOrBehaviorNameLocation.GetEndPosition(),
             node.objectName));
         completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForExpression(
-            node.type,
+            type,
             node.objectFunctionOrBehaviorName,
             node.objectFunctionOrBehaviorNameLocation.GetStartPosition(),
             node.objectFunctionOrBehaviorNameLocation.GetEndPosition(),
@@ -487,6 +541,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
     }
   }
   void OnVisitFunctionCallNode(FunctionCallNode& node) override {
+    auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType, node);
     bool isCaretOnParenthesis = IsCaretOn(node.openingParenthesisLocation) ||
                                 IsCaretOn(node.closingParenthesisLocation);
 
@@ -494,7 +549,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
       // Behavior function
       if (IsCaretOn(node.objectNameLocation)) {
         completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForObject(
-            node.type,
+            type,
             node.objectName,
             node.objectNameLocation.GetStartPosition(),
             node.objectNameLocation.GetEndPosition()));
@@ -507,7 +562,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
             node.objectName));
       } else {
         completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForExpression(
-                                  node.type,
+                                  type,
                                   node.functionName,
                                   node.functionNameLocation.GetStartPosition(),
                                   node.functionNameLocation.GetEndPosition(),
@@ -519,7 +574,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
       // Object function
       if (IsCaretOn(node.objectNameLocation)) {
         completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForObject(
-            node.type,
+            type,
             node.objectName,
             node.objectNameLocation.GetStartPosition(),
             node.objectNameLocation.GetEndPosition()));
@@ -538,7 +593,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
         }
 
         completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForExpression(
-                                  node.type,
+                                  type,
                                   node.functionName,
                                   node.functionNameLocation.GetStartPosition(),
                                   node.functionNameLocation.GetEndPosition(),
@@ -548,7 +603,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
     } else {
       // Free function
       completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForExpression(
-                                node.type,
+                                type,
                                 node.functionName,
                                 node.functionNameLocation.GetStartPosition(),
                                 node.functionNameLocation.GetEndPosition())
@@ -556,13 +611,14 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
     }
   }
   void OnVisitEmptyNode(EmptyNode& node) override {
+    auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType, node);
     completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForObject(
-        node.type,
+        type,
         node.text,
         node.location.GetStartPosition(),
         node.location.GetEndPosition()));
     completions.push_back(ExpressionCompletionDescription::ForExpression(
-        node.type,
+        type,
         node.text,
         node.location.GetStartPosition(),
         node.location.GetEndPosition()));
@@ -578,14 +634,27 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
              (inclusive && searchedPosition <= location.GetEndPosition())));
   }
 
-  ExpressionCompletionFinder(size_t searchedPosition_,
+  ExpressionCompletionFinder(const gd::Platform &platform_,
+                             const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer_,
+                             const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer_,
+                             const gd::String &rootType_,
+                             size_t searchedPosition_,
                              gd::ExpressionNode* maybeParentNodeAtLocation_)
-      : searchedPosition(searchedPosition_),
+      : platform(platform_),
+        globalObjectsContainer(globalObjectsContainer_),
+        objectsContainer(objectsContainer_),
+        rootType(rootType_),
+        searchedPosition(searchedPosition_),
         maybeParentNodeAtLocation(maybeParentNodeAtLocation_){};
 
   std::vector<ExpressionCompletionDescription> completions;
   size_t searchedPosition;
   gd::ExpressionNode* maybeParentNodeAtLocation;
+  
+  const gd::Platform &platform;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer;
+  const gd::String rootType;
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionLeftSideTypeFinder.h

@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef GDCORE_EXPRESSIONLEFTSIDETYPEFINDER_H
+#define GDCORE_EXPRESSIONLEFTSIDETYPEFINDER_H
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2Node.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ObjectMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"  // For GetTypeOfObject and GetTypeOfBehavior
+#include "GDCore/Tools/Localization.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+class Expression;
+class ObjectsContainer;
+class Platform;
+class ParameterMetadata;
+class ExpressionMetadata;
+}  // namespace gd
+
+namespace gd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Find the type of the node at the left side of operations.
+ *
+ * \see gd::ExpressionTypeFinder
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API ExpressionLeftSideTypeFinder : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
+ public:
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Helper function to find the type of the node at the left side of
+   * operations.
+   */
+  static const gd::String GetType(const gd::Platform &platform,
+                      const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
+                      const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer,
+                      gd::ExpressionNode& node) {
+    gd::ExpressionLeftSideTypeFinder typeFinder(
+        platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer);
+    node.Visit(typeFinder);
+    return typeFinder.GetType();
+  }
+
+  virtual ~ExpressionLeftSideTypeFinder(){};
+
+ protected:
+  ExpressionLeftSideTypeFinder(const gd::Platform &platform_,
+                       const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer_,
+                       const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer_)
+      : platform(platform_),
+        globalObjectsContainer(globalObjectsContainer_),
+        objectsContainer(objectsContainer_),
+        type("unknown") {};
+
+  const gd::String &GetType() {
+    return type;
+  };
+
+  void OnVisitSubExpressionNode(SubExpressionNode& node) override {
+    node.expression->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitOperatorNode(OperatorNode& node) override {
+    node.leftHandSide->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitUnaryOperatorNode(UnaryOperatorNode& node) override {
+    node.factor->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(
+      VariableBracketAccessorNode& node) override {
+    node.expression->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitNumberNode(NumberNode& node) override {
+    type = "number";
+  }
+  void OnVisitTextNode(TextNode& node) override {
+    type = "string";
+  }
+  void OnVisitFunctionCallNode(FunctionCallNode& node) override {
+    const gd::ExpressionMetadata &metadata = MetadataProvider::GetFunctionCallMetadata(
+        platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, node);
+    if (gd::MetadataProvider::IsBadExpressionMetadata(metadata)) {
+      type = "unknown";
+    }
+    else {
+      type = metadata.GetReturnType();
+    }
+  }
+  void OnVisitVariableNode(VariableNode& node) override {
+    type = "unknown";
+  }
+  void OnVisitVariableAccessorNode(VariableAccessorNode& node) override {
+    type = "unknown";
+  }
+  void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) override {
+    type = "unknown";
+  }
+  void OnVisitEmptyNode(EmptyNode& node) override {
+    type = "unknown";
+  }
+  void OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(ObjectFunctionNameNode& node) override {
+    type = "unknown";
+  }
+
+ private:
+  gd::String type;
+
+  const gd::Platform &platform;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer;
+  const gd::String rootType;
+};
+
+}  // namespace gd
+
+#endif  // GDCORE_EXPRESSIONLEFTSIDETYPEFINDER_H

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionTypeFinder.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionTypeFinder.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "GDCore/CommonTools.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Expression.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/InstructionMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ObjectMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Platform.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/Localization.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/MakeUnique.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace gd {
+
+  // TODO factorize in a file with an enum and helpers?
+  const gd::String ExpressionTypeFinder::unknownType = "unknown";
+  const gd::String ExpressionTypeFinder::numberType = "number";
+  const gd::String ExpressionTypeFinder::stringType = "string";
+  const gd::String ExpressionTypeFinder::numberOrStringType = "number|string";
+
+}  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionTypeFinder.h

@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef GDCORE_EXPRESSIONTYPEFINDER_H
+#define GDCORE_EXPRESSIONTYPEFINDER_H
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2Node.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionLeftSideTypeFinder.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ObjectMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h" // For GetTypeOfObject and GetTypeOfBehavior
+#include "GDCore/Tools/Localization.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+class Expression;
+class ObjectsContainer;
+class Platform;
+class ParameterMetadata;
+class ExpressionMetadata;
+}  // namespace gd
+
+namespace gd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Find the type of the expression or sub-expression that a given node
+ * represents.
+ * 
+ * The type returned by this worker is a mix of:
+ * - an expected type looking up like a parameter declaration
+ * - an actual type looking down, but only looking at the most left branch
+ *   (using ExpressionLeftSideTypeFinder)
+ *
+ * This logic was built with the constraint of following a parser that can't
+ * know the right side. Now that it is extracted, it could be enhanced if needed.
+ *
+ * \see gd::ExpressionParser2
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API ExpressionTypeFinder : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
+ public:
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Helper function to find the type of the expression or
+   * sub-expression that a given node represents.
+   */
+  static const gd::String GetType(const gd::Platform &platform,
+                      const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
+                      const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer,
+                      const gd::String &rootType,
+                      gd::ExpressionNode& node) {
+    gd::ExpressionTypeFinder typeFinder(
+        platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType);
+    node.Visit(typeFinder);
+    return typeFinder.GetType();
+  }
+
+  virtual ~ExpressionTypeFinder(){};
+
+ protected:
+  ExpressionTypeFinder(const gd::Platform &platform_,
+                       const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer_,
+                       const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer_,
+                       const gd::String &rootType_)
+      : platform(platform_),
+        globalObjectsContainer(globalObjectsContainer_),
+        objectsContainer(objectsContainer_),
+        rootType(rootType_),
+        type(ExpressionTypeFinder::unknownType),
+        child(nullptr) {};
+
+  const gd::String &GetType() {
+    return gd::ParameterMetadata::GetExpressionValueType(type);
+  };
+
+  void OnVisitSubExpressionNode(SubExpressionNode& node) override {
+    VisitParent(node);
+  }
+  void OnVisitOperatorNode(OperatorNode& node) override {
+    VisitParent(node);
+  }
+  void OnVisitUnaryOperatorNode(UnaryOperatorNode& node) override {
+    VisitParent(node);
+  }
+  void OnVisitNumberNode(NumberNode& node) override {
+    type = ExpressionTypeFinder::numberType;
+  }
+  void OnVisitTextNode(TextNode& node) override {
+    type = ExpressionTypeFinder::stringType;
+  }
+  void OnVisitVariableNode(VariableNode& node) override {
+    VisitParent(node);
+  }
+  void OnVisitVariableAccessorNode(VariableAccessorNode& node) override {
+    VisitParent(node);
+  }
+  void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) override {
+    VisitParent(node);
+  }
+  void OnVisitEmptyNode(EmptyNode& node) override {
+    VisitParent(node);
+  }
+  void OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(ObjectFunctionNameNode& node) override {
+    VisitParent(node);
+  }
+  void OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(
+      VariableBracketAccessorNode& node) override {
+    if (child == nullptr) {
+      type = ExpressionTypeFinder::unknownType;
+    }
+    auto leftSideType = gd::ExpressionLeftSideTypeFinder::GetType(
+        platform, 
+        globalObjectsContainer,
+        objectsContainer,
+        node);
+    if (leftSideType == ExpressionTypeFinder::numberType
+     || leftSideType == ExpressionTypeFinder::stringType) {
+      type = leftSideType;
+    }
+    else {
+      type = ExpressionTypeFinder::numberOrStringType;
+    }
+  }
+  void OnVisitFunctionCallNode(FunctionCallNode& node) override {
+    if (child == nullptr) {
+      const gd::ExpressionMetadata &metadata = MetadataProvider::GetFunctionCallMetadata(
+          platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, node);
+      if (gd::MetadataProvider::IsBadExpressionMetadata(metadata)) {
+        VisitParent(node);
+      }
+      else {
+        type = metadata.GetReturnType();
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      const gd::ParameterMetadata* parameterMetadata =
+          gd::MetadataProvider::GetFunctionCallParameterMetadata(
+              platform,
+              globalObjectsContainer,
+              objectsContainer,
+              node,
+              *child);
+      if (parameterMetadata == nullptr || parameterMetadata->GetType().empty()) {
+        type = ExpressionTypeFinder::unknownType;
+      }
+      else {
+        type = parameterMetadata->GetType();
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+ private:
+  inline void VisitParent(ExpressionNode& node) {
+    child = &node;
+    if (node.parent != nullptr) {
+      node.parent->Visit(*this);
+    }
+    else if (rootType == ExpressionTypeFinder::numberOrStringType) {
+      auto leftSideType = gd::ExpressionLeftSideTypeFinder::GetType(
+          platform, 
+          globalObjectsContainer,
+          objectsContainer,
+          node);
+      if (leftSideType == ExpressionTypeFinder::numberType
+       || leftSideType == ExpressionTypeFinder::stringType) {
+        type = leftSideType;
+      }
+      else {
+        type = rootType;
+      }
+    }
+    else {
+      type = rootType;
+    }
+  }
+
+  static const gd::String unknownType;
+  static const gd::String numberType;
+  static const gd::String stringType;
+  static const gd::String numberOrStringType;
+
+  gd::String type;
+  ExpressionNode *child;
+
+  const gd::Platform &platform;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer;
+  const gd::String rootType;
+};
+
+}  // namespace gd
+
+#endif  // GDCORE_EXPRESSIONTYPEFINDER_H

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionValidator.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionValidator.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "GDCore/CommonTools.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Expression.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/InstructionMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ObjectMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Platform.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/Localization.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/MakeUnique.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace gd {
+
+namespace {
+/**
+ * Return the minimum number of parameters, starting from a given parameter
+ * (by convention, 1 for object functions and 2 for behavior functions).
+ */
+size_t GetMinimumParametersNumber(
+    const std::vector<gd::ParameterMetadata>& parameters,
+    size_t initialParameterIndex) {
+  size_t nb = 0;
+  for (std::size_t i = initialParameterIndex; i < parameters.size(); ++i) {
+    if (!parameters[i].IsOptional() && !parameters[i].codeOnly) nb++;
+  }
+
+  return nb;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return the maximum number of parameters, starting from a given parameter
+ * (by convention, 1 for object functions and 2 for behavior functions).
+ */
+size_t GetMaximumParametersNumber(
+    const std::vector<gd::ParameterMetadata>& parameters,
+    size_t initialParameterIndex) {
+  size_t nb = 0;
+  for (std::size_t i = initialParameterIndex; i < parameters.size(); ++i) {
+    if (!parameters[i].codeOnly) nb++;
+  }
+
+  return nb;
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+ExpressionValidator::Type ExpressionValidator::ValidateFunction(const gd::FunctionCallNode& function) {
+
+  ReportAnyError(function);
+  
+  gd::String objectType = function.objectName.empty() ? "" :
+      GetTypeOfObject(globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, function.objectName);
+      
+  gd::String behaviorType = function.behaviorName.empty() ? "" :
+      GetTypeOfBehavior(globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, function.behaviorName);
+
+  const gd::ExpressionMetadata &metadata = function.behaviorName.empty() ?
+      function.objectName.empty() ?
+          MetadataProvider::GetAnyExpressionMetadata(platform, function.functionName) :
+          MetadataProvider::GetObjectAnyExpressionMetadata(
+              platform, objectType, function.functionName) : 
+      MetadataProvider::GetBehaviorAnyExpressionMetadata(
+            platform, behaviorType, function.functionName);
+
+  if (!function.objectName.empty()) {
+    // If the function needs a capability on the object that may not be covered
+    // by all objects, check it now.
+    if (!metadata.GetRequiredBaseObjectCapability().empty()) {
+      const gd::ObjectMetadata &objectMetadata =
+          MetadataProvider::GetObjectMetadata(platform, objectType);
+
+      if (objectMetadata.IsUnsupportedBaseObjectCapability(
+              metadata.GetRequiredBaseObjectCapability())) {
+        RaiseTypeError(
+            _("This expression exists, but it can't be used on this object."),
+            function.objectNameLocation);
+        return StringToType(metadata.GetReturnType());
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  Type returnType = StringToType(metadata.GetReturnType());
+
+  if (gd::MetadataProvider::IsBadExpressionMetadata(metadata)) {
+    RaiseError(
+        "invalid_function_name",
+        _("Cannot find an expression with this name: ") +
+            function.functionName + "\n" +
+            _("Double check that you've not made any typo in the name."),
+        function.location);
+      return returnType;
+  }
+
+  // Validate the type of the function
+  if (returnType == Type::Number) {
+    if (parentType == Type::String) {
+      RaiseTypeError(
+          _("You tried to use an expression that returns a number, but a "
+            "string is expected. Use `ToString` if you need to convert a "
+            "number to a string."),
+          function.location);
+      return returnType;
+    }
+    else if (parentType != Type::Number && parentType != Type::NumberOrString) {
+      RaiseTypeError(_("You tried to use an expression that returns a "
+                              "number, but another type is expected:") +
+                              " " + TypeToString(parentType),
+                            function.location);
+      return returnType;
+    }
+  } else if (returnType == Type::String) {
+    if (parentType == Type::Number) {
+      RaiseTypeError(
+          _("You tried to use an expression that returns a string, but a "
+            "number is expected. Use `ToNumber` if you need to convert a "
+            "string to a number."),
+          function.location);
+      return returnType;
+    }
+    else if (parentType != Type::String && parentType != Type::NumberOrString) {
+      RaiseTypeError(_("You tried to use an expression that returns a "
+                              "string, but another type is expected:") +
+                              " " + TypeToString(parentType),
+                            function.location);
+      return returnType;
+    }
+  } else {
+    if (parentType != returnType) {
+      RaiseTypeError(
+          _("You tried to use an expression with the wrong return type:") + " " +
+            TypeToString(returnType),
+          function.location);
+      return returnType;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Validate parameters count
+  size_t minParametersCount = GetMinimumParametersNumber(
+      metadata.parameters,
+      ExpressionParser2::WrittenParametersFirstIndex(function.objectName, function.behaviorName));
+  size_t maxParametersCount = GetMaximumParametersNumber(
+      metadata.parameters,
+      ExpressionParser2::WrittenParametersFirstIndex(function.objectName, function.behaviorName));
+  if (function.parameters.size() < minParametersCount ||
+      function.parameters.size() > maxParametersCount) {
+    gd::String expectedCountMessage =
+        minParametersCount == maxParametersCount
+            ? _("The number of parameters must be exactly ") +
+                  gd::String::From(minParametersCount)
+            : _("The number of parameters must be: ") +
+                  gd::String::From(minParametersCount) + "-" +
+                  gd::String::From(maxParametersCount);
+
+    if (function.parameters.size() < minParametersCount) {
+      RaiseError(
+          "too_few_parameters",
+          _("You have not entered enough parameters for the expression.") + " " +
+              expectedCountMessage,
+          function.location);
+    }
+    else {
+      RaiseError(
+          "extra_parameter",
+          _("This parameter was not expected by this expression. Remove it "
+          "or verify that you've entered the proper expression name.") + " " +
+              expectedCountMessage,
+          ExpressionParserLocation(
+              function.parameters[maxParametersCount]->location.GetStartPosition(),
+              function.location.GetEndPosition() - 1));
+    }
+    return returnType;
+  }
+
+  // TODO: reverse the order of diagnostic?
+  size_t writtenParametersFirstIndex =
+      ExpressionParser2::WrittenParametersFirstIndex(
+          function.objectName, function.behaviorName);
+  int metadataIndex = writtenParametersFirstIndex;
+  for (int parameterIndex = 0; parameterIndex < function.parameters.size(); parameterIndex++) {
+    auto& parameter = function.parameters[parameterIndex];
+    while (metadata.GetParameters()[metadataIndex].IsCodeOnly()) {
+      // The sizes are already checked above.
+      metadataIndex++;
+    }
+    auto& parameterMetadata = metadata.GetParameters()[metadataIndex];
+
+    if (!parameterMetadata.IsOptional() || dynamic_cast<EmptyNode*>(parameter.get()) == nullptr) {
+      auto currentParentType = parentType;
+      parentType = StringToType(parameterMetadata.GetType());
+      parameter->Visit(*this);
+      parentType = currentParentType;
+      
+      const gd::String &expectedParameterType = parameterMetadata.GetType();
+      if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
+          ExpressionValidator::variableTypeString, expectedParameterType)) {
+        if (dynamic_cast<IdentifierNode *>(parameter.get()) == nullptr
+         && dynamic_cast<VariableNode *>(parameter.get()) == nullptr) {
+          RaiseError(
+                  "malformed_variable_parameter",
+                  _("A variable name was expected but something else was "
+                    "written. Enter just the name of the variable for this "
+                    "parameter."),
+                parameter->location);
+        }
+      }
+      else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(expectedParameterType)) {
+        if (dynamic_cast<IdentifierNode *>(parameter.get()) == nullptr) {
+          RaiseError(
+                  "malformed_object_parameter",
+                  _("An object name was expected but something else was "
+                    "written. Enter just the name of the object for this "
+                    "parameter."),
+                parameter->location);
+        }
+      }
+      // String and number are already checked in children.
+      else if (!gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
+               ExpressionValidator::numberTypeString, expectedParameterType)
+            && !gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
+              ExpressionValidator::stringTypeString, expectedParameterType)) {
+        RaiseError(
+                "unknown_parameter_type",
+                _("This function is improperly set up. Reach out to the "
+                  "extension developer or a GDevelop maintainer to fix "
+                  "this issue"),
+                parameter->location);
+      }
+    }
+    metadataIndex++;
+  }
+  return returnType;
+}
+
+  // TODO factorize in a file with an enum and helpers?
+  const gd::String ExpressionValidator::unknownTypeString = "unknown";
+  const gd::String ExpressionValidator::numberTypeString = "number";
+  const gd::String ExpressionValidator::stringTypeString = "string";
+  const gd::String ExpressionValidator::numberOrStringTypeString = "number|string";
+  const gd::String ExpressionValidator::variableTypeString = "variable";
+  const gd::String ExpressionValidator::objectTypeString = "object";
+  const gd::String ExpressionValidator::emptyTypeString = "empty";
+
+  const gd::String &ExpressionValidator::TypeToString(Type type) {
+    switch (type) {
+      case Type::Unknown:
+      return unknownTypeString;
+      case Type::Number:
+      return numberTypeString;
+      case Type::String:
+      return stringTypeString;
+      case Type::NumberOrString:
+      return numberOrStringTypeString;
+      case Type::Variable:
+      return variableTypeString;
+      case Type::Object:
+      return objectTypeString;
+      case Type::Empty:
+      return emptyTypeString;
+    }
+    return unknownTypeString;
+  }
+
+  ExpressionValidator::Type ExpressionValidator::StringToType(const gd::String &type) {
+    if (type == ExpressionValidator::numberTypeString
+     || gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(ExpressionValidator::numberTypeString, type)) {
+      return Type::Number;
+    }
+    if (type == ExpressionValidator::stringTypeString
+     || gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(ExpressionValidator::stringTypeString, type)) {
+      return Type::String;
+    }
+    if (type == ExpressionValidator::numberOrStringTypeString) {
+      return Type::NumberOrString;
+    }
+    if (type == ExpressionValidator::variableTypeString
+     || gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(ExpressionValidator::variableTypeString, type)) {
+      return Type::Variable;
+    }
+    if (type == ExpressionValidator::objectTypeString
+     || gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type)) {
+      return Type::Object;
+    }
+    return Type::Unknown;
+  }
+}  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionValidator.h

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2Node.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/MakeUnique.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/Localization.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.h"
+
 namespace gd {
 class Expression;
 class ObjectsContainer;
@@ -28,15 +32,27 @@ namespace gd {
  */
 class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
  public:
-  ExpressionValidator(){};
+  ExpressionValidator(const gd::Platform &platform_,
+                      const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer_,
+                      const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer_,
+                      const gd::String &rootType_)
+      : platform(platform_),
+        globalObjectsContainer(globalObjectsContainer_),
+        objectsContainer(objectsContainer_),
+        parentType(StringToType(gd::ParameterMetadata::GetExpressionValueType(rootType_))),
+        childType(Type::Unknown) {};
   virtual ~ExpressionValidator(){};
 
   /**
    * \brief Helper function to check if a given node does not contain
    * any error.
    */
-  static bool HasNoErrors(gd::ExpressionNode& node) {
-    gd::ExpressionValidator validator;
+  static bool HasNoErrors(const gd::Platform &platform,
+                      const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
+                      const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer,
+                      const gd::String &rootType,
+                      gd::ExpressionNode& node) {
+    gd::ExpressionValidator validator(platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootType);
     node.Visit(validator);
     return validator.GetErrors().empty();
   }
@@ -56,52 +72,247 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
     node.expression->Visit(*this);
   }
   void OnVisitOperatorNode(OperatorNode& node) override {
-    node.leftHandSide->Visit(*this);
     ReportAnyError(node);
+    
+    node.leftHandSide->Visit(*this);
+    const Type leftType = childType;
+
+    if (leftType == Type::Number) {
+      if (node.op == ' ') {
+        RaiseError("syntax_error",
+            "No operator found. Did you forget to enter an operator (like +, -, "
+            "* or /) between numbers or expressions?", node.rightHandSide->location);
+      }
+    }
+    else if (leftType == Type::String) {
+      if (node.op == ' ') {
+        RaiseError("syntax_error",
+            "You must add the operator + between texts or expressions. For "
+            "example: \"Your name: \" + VariableString(PlayerName).", node.rightHandSide->location);
+      }
+      else if (node.op != '+') {
+      RaiseOperatorError(
+          _("You've used an operator that is not supported. Only + can be used "
+            "to concatenate texts."),
+            ExpressionParserLocation(node.leftHandSide->location.GetEndPosition() + 1, node.location.GetEndPosition()));
+      }
+    } else if (leftType == Type::Object) {
+      RaiseOperatorError(
+          _("Operators (+, -, /, *) can't be used with an object name. Remove "
+            "the operator."),
+            node.rightHandSide->location);
+    } else if (leftType == Type::Variable) {
+      RaiseOperatorError(
+          _("Operators (+, -, /, *) can't be used in variable names. Remove "
+            "the operator from the variable name."),
+            node.rightHandSide->location);
+    }
+
+    parentType = leftType;
     node.rightHandSide->Visit(*this);
+    const Type rightType = childType;
+
+    childType = leftType;
   }
   void OnVisitUnaryOperatorNode(UnaryOperatorNode& node) override {
     ReportAnyError(node);
     node.factor->Visit(*this);
+    const Type rightType = childType;
+
+    if (rightType == Type::Number) {
+      if (node.op != '+' && node.op != '-') {
+        // This is actually a dead code because the parser takes them as
+        // binary operations with an empty left side which makes as much sense.
+        RaiseTypeError(
+          _("You've used an \"unary\" operator that is not supported. Operator "
+            "should be "
+            "either + or -."),
+          node.location);
+      }
+    } else if (rightType == Type::String) {
+      RaiseTypeError(
+          _("You've used an operator that is not supported. Only + can be used "
+            "to concatenate texts, and must be placed between two texts (or "
+            "expressions)."),
+          node.location);
+    } else if (rightType == Type::Object) {
+      RaiseTypeError(
+          _("Operators (+, -) can't be used with an object name. Remove the "
+            "operator."),
+          node.location);
+    } else if (rightType == Type::Variable) {
+      RaiseTypeError(
+          _("Operators (+, -) can't be used in variable names. Remove "
+            "the operator from the variable name."),
+          node.location);
+    }
+  }
+  void OnVisitNumberNode(NumberNode& node) override {
+    ReportAnyError(node);
+    childType = Type::Number;
+    CheckType(parentType, childType, node.location);
+  }
+  void OnVisitTextNode(TextNode& node) override {
+    ReportAnyError(node);
+    childType = Type::String;
+    CheckType(parentType, childType, node.location);
   }
-  void OnVisitNumberNode(NumberNode& node) override { ReportAnyError(node); }
-  void OnVisitTextNode(TextNode& node) override { ReportAnyError(node); }
   void OnVisitVariableNode(VariableNode& node) override {
     ReportAnyError(node);
-    if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
+    if (node.child) {
+      node.child->Visit(*this);
+    }
+    childType = Type::Variable;
+    CheckType(parentType, childType, node.location);
   }
   void OnVisitVariableAccessorNode(VariableAccessorNode& node) override {
     ReportAnyError(node);
-    if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
+    if (node.child) {
+      node.child->Visit(*this);
+    }
   }
   void OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(
       VariableBracketAccessorNode& node) override {
     ReportAnyError(node);
+
+    Type currentParentType = parentType;
+    parentType = Type::NumberOrString;
     node.expression->Visit(*this);
-    if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
+    parentType = currentParentType;
+
+    if (node.child) {
+      node.child->Visit(*this);
+    }
   }
   void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) override {
     ReportAnyError(node);
+    if (parentType == Type::String) {
+      RaiseTypeError(_("You must wrap your text inside double quotes "
+                            "(example: \"Hello world\")."),
+                          node.location);
+    }
+    else if (parentType == Type::Number) {
+      RaiseTypeError(
+          _("You must enter a number."), node.location);
+    }
+    else if (parentType == Type::NumberOrString) {
+      RaiseTypeError(
+          _("You must enter a number or a text, wrapped inside double quotes "
+            "(example: \"Hello world\")."),
+          node.location);
+    }
+    else if (parentType != Type::Object && parentType != Type::Variable) {
+      // It can't happen.
+      RaiseTypeError(
+          _("You've entered a name, but this type was expected:") + " " + TypeToString(parentType),
+          node.location);
+    }
+    childType = parentType;
   }
   void OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(ObjectFunctionNameNode& node) override {
     ReportAnyError(node);
   }
   void OnVisitFunctionCallNode(FunctionCallNode& node) override {
-    ReportAnyError(node);
-    for (auto& parameter : node.parameters) {
-      parameter->Visit(*this);
-    }
+    childType = ValidateFunction(node);
+  }
+  void OnVisitEmptyNode(EmptyNode& node) override {
+    ReportAnyError(node);
+    gd::String message;
+    if (parentType == Type::Number) {
+      message = _("You must enter a number or a valid expression call.");
+    } else if (parentType == Type::String) {
+      message = _(
+          "You must enter a text (between quotes) or a valid expression call.");
+    } else if (parentType == Type::Variable) {
+      message = _("You must enter a variable name.");
+    } else if (parentType == Type::Object) {
+      message = _("You must enter a valid object name.");
+    } else {
+      // It can't happen.
+      message = _("You must enter a valid expression.");
+    }
+    RaiseTypeError(message, node.location);
+    childType = Type::Empty;
   }
-  void OnVisitEmptyNode(EmptyNode& node) override { ReportAnyError(node); }
 
  private:
-  void ReportAnyError(ExpressionNode& node) {
+  enum Type {Unknown = 0, Number, String, NumberOrString, Variable, Object, Empty};
+  Type ValidateFunction(const gd::FunctionCallNode& function);
+
+  void ReportAnyError(const ExpressionNode& node) {
     if (node.diagnostic && node.diagnostic->IsError()) {
+      // Syntax errors are holden by the AST nodes.
+      // It's fine to give pointers on them as the AST live longer than errors
+      // handling.
       errors.push_back(node.diagnostic.get());
     }
   }
 
+  void RaiseError(const gd::String &type, 
+      const gd::String &message, const ExpressionParserLocation &location) {
+    auto diagnostic = gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
+        type, message, location);
+    errors.push_back(diagnostic.get());
+    // Errors found by the validator are not holden by the AST nodes.
+    // They must be owned by the validator to keep living while errors are
+    // handled by the caller.
+    supplementalErrors.push_back(std::move(diagnostic));
+  }
+
+  void RaiseTypeError(
+      const gd::String &message, const ExpressionParserLocation &location) {
+    RaiseError("type_error", message, location);
+  }
+
+  void RaiseOperatorError(
+      const gd::String &message, const ExpressionParserLocation &location) {
+    RaiseError("invalid_operator", message, location);
+  }
+
+  void CheckType(Type expect, Type actual, const ExpressionParserLocation &location) {
+    if (actual == Type::String) {
+      if (expect == Type::Number) {
+        RaiseTypeError(_("You entered a text, but a number was expected."),
+                           location);
+      }
+      else if (expect != Type::String && expect != Type::NumberOrString) {
+        RaiseTypeError(
+            _("You entered a text, but this type was expected:") + " " + TypeToString(expect),
+            location);
+      }
+    }
+    else if (actual == Type::Number) {
+      if (expect == Type::String) {
+        RaiseTypeError(
+            _("You entered a number, but a text was expected (in quotes)."),
+            location);
+      }
+      else if (expect != Type::Number && expect != Type::NumberOrString) {
+        RaiseTypeError(
+            _("You entered a number, but this type was expected:") + " " + TypeToString(expect),
+            location);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  static Type StringToType(const gd::String &type);
+  static const gd::String &TypeToString(Type type);
+  static const gd::String unknownTypeString;
+  static const gd::String numberTypeString;
+  static const gd::String stringTypeString;
+  static const gd::String numberOrStringTypeString;
+  static const gd::String variableTypeString;
+  static const gd::String objectTypeString;
+  static const gd::String identifierTypeString;
+  static const gd::String emptyTypeString;
+
   std::vector<ExpressionParserDiagnostic*> errors;
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserDiagnostic>> supplementalErrors;
+  Type childType;
+  Type parentType;
+  const gd::Platform &platform;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer;
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder.h

@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#ifndef GDCORE_EXPRESSIONVARIABLEOWNERFINDER_H
+#define GDCORE_EXPRESSIONVARIABLEOWNERFINDER_H
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2Node.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ObjectMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"  // For GetTypeOfObject and GetTypeOfBehavior
+#include "GDCore/Tools/Localization.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+class Expression;
+class ObjectsContainer;
+class Platform;
+class ParameterMetadata;
+class ExpressionMetadata;
+}  // namespace gd
+
+namespace gd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Find the object name that should be used as a context of the
+ * expression or sub-expression that a given node represents.
+ *
+ * \see gd::ExpressionParser2
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
+ public:
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Helper function to find the object name that should be used as a
+   * context of the expression or sub-expression that a given node represents.
+   */
+  static const gd::String GetObjectName(const gd::Platform &platform,
+                      const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
+                      const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer,
+                      const gd::String& rootObjectName,
+                      gd::ExpressionNode& node) {
+    gd::ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder typeFinder(
+        platform, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, rootObjectName);
+    node.Visit(typeFinder);
+    return typeFinder.GetObjectName();
+  }
+
+  virtual ~ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder(){};
+
+ protected:
+  ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder(const gd::Platform &platform_,
+                       const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer_,
+                       const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer_,
+                       const gd::String& rootObjectName_)
+      : platform(platform_),
+        globalObjectsContainer(globalObjectsContainer_),
+        objectsContainer(objectsContainer_),
+        rootObjectName(rootObjectName_),
+        objectName(""),
+        variableNode(nullptr) {};
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Get all the errors
+   *
+   * No errors means that the expression is valid.
+   */
+  const gd::String &GetObjectName() {
+    return objectName;
+  };
+
+  void OnVisitSubExpressionNode(SubExpressionNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitOperatorNode(OperatorNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitUnaryOperatorNode(UnaryOperatorNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitNumberNode(NumberNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitTextNode(TextNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitVariableNode(VariableNode& node) override {
+    if (variableNode != nullptr) {
+      // This is not possible
+      return;
+    }
+    if (node.parent == nullptr) {
+      objectName = rootObjectName;
+      return;
+    }
+    variableNode = &node;
+    node.parent->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitVariableAccessorNode(VariableAccessorNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) override {
+    if (variableNode != nullptr) {
+      // This is not possible
+      return;
+    }
+    if (node.parent == nullptr) {
+      objectName = rootObjectName;
+      return;
+    }
+    // This node is not necessarily a variable node.
+    // It will be checked when visiting the FunctionCallNode.
+    variableNode = &node;
+    node.parent->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitEmptyNode(EmptyNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(ObjectFunctionNameNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(
+      VariableBracketAccessorNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitFunctionCallNode(FunctionCallNode& functionCall) override {
+    if (variableNode == nullptr) {
+      return;
+    }
+    int parameterIndex = -1;
+    for (int i = 0; i < functionCall.parameters.size(); i++) {
+      if (functionCall.parameters.at(i).get() == variableNode) {
+        parameterIndex = i;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (parameterIndex < 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const gd::ParameterMetadata* parameterMetadata =
+        MetadataProvider::GetFunctionCallParameterMetadata(
+            platform, 
+            globalObjectsContainer,
+            objectsContainer,
+            functionCall,
+            parameterIndex);
+    if (parameterMetadata == nullptr
+     || parameterMetadata->GetType() != "objectvar") {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // The object on which the function is called is returned if no previous
+    // parameters are objects.
+    objectName = functionCall.objectName;
+    for (int previousIndex = parameterIndex - 1; previousIndex >= 0; previousIndex--) {
+      const gd::ParameterMetadata* previousParameterMetadata =
+          MetadataProvider::GetFunctionCallParameterMetadata(
+              platform, 
+              globalObjectsContainer,
+              objectsContainer,
+              functionCall,
+              previousIndex);
+      if (previousParameterMetadata != nullptr
+      && gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(previousParameterMetadata->GetType())) {
+        auto previousParameterNode = functionCall.parameters[previousIndex].get();
+        IdentifierNode* objectNode = dynamic_cast<IdentifierNode*>(previousParameterNode);
+        objectName = objectNode->identifierName;
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+ private:
+  gd::String objectName;
+  gd::ExpressionNode *variableNode;
+
+  const gd::Platform &platform;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer;
+  const gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer;
+  const gd::String &rootObjectName;
+};
+
+}  // namespace gd
+
+#endif  // GDCORE_EXPRESSIONVARIABLEOWNERFINDER_H

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionsParameterMover.cpp

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 #include "GDCore/Events/Event.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/EventsList.h"
-#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodePrinter.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
@@ -79,13 +78,16 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParameterMover
   void OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(ObjectFunctionNameNode& node) override {}
   void OnVisitFunctionCallNode(FunctionCallNode& node) override {
     auto moveParameter =
-        [this](std::vector<std::unique_ptr<gd::ExpressionNode>>& parameters) {
-          if (oldIndex >= parameters.size() || newIndex >= parameters.size())
+        [this](std::vector<std::unique_ptr<gd::ExpressionNode>>& parameters, int firstWrittenParameterIndex) {
+          size_t newExpressionIndex = newIndex - firstWrittenParameterIndex;
+          size_t oldExpressionIndex = oldIndex - firstWrittenParameterIndex;
+
+          if (oldExpressionIndex >= parameters.size() || newExpressionIndex >= parameters.size())
             return;
 
-          auto movedParameterNode = std::move(parameters[oldIndex]);
-          parameters.erase(parameters.begin() + oldIndex);
-          parameters.insert(parameters.begin() + newIndex,
+          auto movedParameterNode = std::move(parameters[oldExpressionIndex]);
+          parameters.erase(parameters.begin() + oldExpressionIndex);
+          parameters.insert(parameters.begin() + newExpressionIndex,
                             std::move(movedParameterNode));
         };
 
@@ -93,10 +95,13 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParameterMover
       if (behaviorType.empty() && !objectType.empty() &&
           !node.objectName.empty()) {
         // Move parameter of an object function
+        // This refactor only applies on events object functions
+        // and events object functions doesn't exist yet.
+        // This is a dead code.
         const gd::String& thisObjectType = gd::GetTypeOfObject(
             globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, node.objectName);
         if (thisObjectType == objectType) {
-          moveParameter(node.parameters);
+          moveParameter(node.parameters, 1);
           hasDoneMoving = true;
         }
       } else if (!behaviorType.empty() && !node.behaviorName.empty()) {
@@ -104,12 +109,12 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParameterMover
         const gd::String& thisBehaviorType = gd::GetTypeOfBehavior(
             globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer, node.behaviorName);
         if (thisBehaviorType == behaviorType) {
-          moveParameter(node.parameters);
+          moveParameter(node.parameters, 2);
           hasDoneMoving = true;
         }
       } else if (behaviorType.empty() && objectType.empty()) {
         // Move parameter of a free function
-        moveParameter(node.parameters);
+        moveParameter(node.parameters, 1);
         hasDoneMoving = true;
       }
     }
@@ -145,18 +150,10 @@ bool ExpressionsParameterMover::DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction,
   for (std::size_t pNb = 0; pNb < metadata.parameters.size() &&
                             pNb < instruction.GetParametersCount();
        ++pNb) {
-    const gd::String& type = metadata.parameters[pNb].type;
-    const gd::String& expression =
-        instruction.GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString();
+    const gd::String& type = metadata.parameters[pNb].GetType();
+    const gd::Expression& expression = instruction.GetParameter(pNb);
 
-    gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(
-        platform, GetGlobalObjectsContainer(), GetObjectsContainer());
-
-    auto node = gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("number", type)
-                    ? parser.ParseExpression("number", expression)
-                    : (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("string", type)
-                           ? parser.ParseExpression("string", expression)
-                           : std::unique_ptr<gd::ExpressionNode>());
+    auto node = expression.GetRootNode();
     if (node) {
       ExpressionParameterMover mover(GetGlobalObjectsContainer(),
                                      GetObjectsContainer(),

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionsRenamer.cpp

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 #include "GDCore/Events/Event.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/EventsList.h"
-#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodePrinter.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
@@ -156,18 +155,9 @@ bool ExpressionsRenamer::DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction,
   for (std::size_t pNb = 0; pNb < metadata.parameters.size() &&
                             pNb < instruction.GetParametersCount();
        ++pNb) {
-    const gd::String& type = metadata.parameters[pNb].type;
-    const gd::String& expression =
-        instruction.GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString();
+    const gd::Expression& expression = instruction.GetParameter(pNb);
 
-    gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(
-        platform, GetGlobalObjectsContainer(), GetObjectsContainer());
-
-    auto node = gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("number", type)
-                    ? parser.ParseExpression("number", expression)
-                    : (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("string", type)
-                           ? parser.ParseExpression("string", expression)
-                           : std::unique_ptr<gd::ExpressionNode>());
+    auto node = expression.GetRootNode();
     if (node) {
       ExpressionFunctionRenamer renamer(GetGlobalObjectsContainer(),
                                         GetObjectsContainer(),

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/UsedExtensionsFinder.cpp

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #include "UsedExtensionsFinder.h"
 
 #include "GDCore/Events/Instruction.h"
-#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/PlatformExtension.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/WholeProjectRefactorer.h"
-#include "GDCore/Project/BehaviorContent.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionTypeFinder.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Behavior.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Object.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ void UsedExtensionsFinder::DoVisitObject(gd::Object& object) {
 
 // Behaviors scanner
 
-void UsedExtensionsFinder::DoVisitBehavior(gd::BehaviorContent& behavior) {
+void UsedExtensionsFinder::DoVisitBehavior(gd::Behavior& behavior) {
   usedExtensions.insert(
       gd::MetadataProvider::GetExtensionAndBehaviorMetadata(
           project.GetCurrentPlatform(), behavior.GetTypeName())
@@ -54,13 +54,12 @@ bool UsedExtensionsFinder::DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction,
         metadata.GetMetadata().GetParameter(i).GetType();
     i++;
 
-    if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("string", parameterType) ||
-        gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("number", parameterType)) {
-      gd::ExpressionParser2 parser(project.GetCurrentPlatform(),
-                                   GetGlobalObjectsContainer(),
-                                   GetObjectsContainer());
-      parser.ParseExpression(parameterType, expression.GetPlainString())
-          ->Visit(*this);
+    if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("string", parameterType)) {
+      rootType = "string";
+      expression.GetRootNode()->Visit(*this);
+    } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("number", parameterType)) {
+      rootType = "number";
+      expression.GetRootNode()->Visit(*this);
     } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", parameterType))
       usedExtensions.insert("BuiltinVariables");
   }
@@ -113,7 +112,8 @@ void UsedExtensionsFinder::OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(
 
 // Add extensions bound to Objects/Behaviors/Functions
 void UsedExtensionsFinder::OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) {
-  if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(node.type)) {
+  auto type = gd::ExpressionTypeFinder::GetType(project.GetCurrentPlatform(), GetGlobalObjectsContainer(), GetObjectsContainer(), rootType, node);
+  if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type)) {
     usedExtensions.insert(gd::MetadataProvider::GetExtensionAndObjectMetadata(
                               project.GetCurrentPlatform(), node.identifierName)
                               .GetExtension()

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/UsedExtensionsFinder.h

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 namespace gd {
 class Project;
 class Object;
-class BehaviorContent;
+class Behavior;
 }  // namespace gd
 
 namespace gd {
@@ -31,13 +31,14 @@ class GD_CORE_API UsedExtensionsFinder
  private:
   UsedExtensionsFinder(gd::Project& project_) : project(project_){};
   gd::Project& project;
+  gd::String rootType;
   std::set<gd::String> usedExtensions;
 
   // Object Visitor
   void DoVisitObject(gd::Object& object) override;
 
   // Behavior Visitor
-  void DoVisitBehavior(gd::BehaviorContent& behavior) override;
+  void DoVisitBehavior(gd::Behavior& behavior) override;
 
   // Instructions Visitor
   bool DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction,

Core/GDCore/IDE/EventsFunctionTools.cpp

@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 #include "GDCore/Events/Expression.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadataTools.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/EventsBasedBehavior.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/EventsBasedObject.h"
+//#include "GDCore/Project/ObjectsContainer.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/EventsFunction.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Object.h"
-#include "GDCore/Project/ObjectsContainer.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
 #include "GDCore/Tools/Log.h"
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@
 namespace gd {
 
 void EventsFunctionTools::FreeEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(
-    gd::Project& project,
+    const gd::Project& project,
+    const gd::EventsFunctionsContainer functionContainer,
     const gd::EventsFunction& eventsFunction,
     gd::ObjectsContainer& outputGlobalObjectsContainer,
     gd::ObjectsContainer& outputObjectsContainer) {
@@ -30,19 +32,24 @@ void EventsFunctionTools::FreeEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(
   // to parameters
   outputObjectsContainer.GetObjects().clear();
   outputObjectsContainer.GetObjectGroups().Clear();
+
+  auto &parameters = eventsFunction.GetParametersForEvents(functionContainer);
   gd::ParameterMetadataTools::ParametersToObjectsContainer(
-      project, eventsFunction.GetParameters(), outputObjectsContainer);
+      project,
+      parameters,
+      outputObjectsContainer);
   outputObjectsContainer.GetObjectGroups() = eventsFunction.GetObjectGroups();
 }
 
 void EventsFunctionTools::BehaviorEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(
-    gd::Project& project,
+    const gd::Project& project,
     const gd::EventsBasedBehavior& eventsBasedBehavior,
     const gd::EventsFunction& eventsFunction,
     gd::ObjectsContainer& outputGlobalObjectsContainer,
     gd::ObjectsContainer& outputObjectsContainer) {
   // The context is build the same way as free function...
   FreeEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(project,
+                                       eventsBasedBehavior.GetEventsFunctions(),
                                        eventsFunction,
                                        outputGlobalObjectsContainer,
                                        outputObjectsContainer);
@@ -72,4 +79,40 @@ void EventsFunctionTools::BehaviorEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(
   }
 }
 
+void EventsFunctionTools::ObjectEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(
+    const gd::Project& project,
+    const gd::EventsBasedObject& eventsBasedObject,
+    const gd::EventsFunction& eventsFunction,
+    gd::ObjectsContainer& outputGlobalObjectsContainer,
+    gd::ObjectsContainer& outputObjectsContainer) {
+  // The context is build the same way as free function...
+  FreeEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(project,
+                                       eventsBasedObject.GetEventsFunctions(),
+                                       eventsFunction,
+                                       outputGlobalObjectsContainer,
+                                       outputObjectsContainer);
+
+  // TODO EBO Use a constant instead a hard coded value "Object".
+  // ...and has an "Object" by convention...
+  if (!outputObjectsContainer.HasObjectNamed("Object")) {
+    gd::LogWarning("No \"Object\" in a function of an events based object: " +
+                   eventsFunction.GetName() +
+                   ". This means this function is likely misconfigured (check "
+                   "its parameters).");
+    return;
+  }
+  if (eventsBasedObject.HasObjectNamed("Object")) {
+    gd::LogWarning("Child-objects can't be named Object because it's reserved"
+                  "for the parent. ");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // ...and its children.
+  auto &children = eventsBasedObject.GetObjects();
+  for (auto &childObject : children) {
+    auto child = childObject.get();
+    outputObjectsContainer.InsertObject(*child, children.size());
+  }
+}
+
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/EventsFunctionTools.h

@@ -10,10 +10,12 @@
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
 namespace gd {
 class Project;
+class EventsFunctionsContainer;
 class ObjectsContainer;
 class ParameterMetadata;
 class EventsFunction;
 class EventsBasedBehavior;
+class EventsBasedObject;
 class Expression;
 }  // namespace gd
 
@@ -32,7 +34,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsFunctionTools {
    * generation for example.
    */
   static void FreeEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(
-      gd::Project& project,
+      const gd::Project& project,
+      const gd::EventsFunctionsContainer functionContainer,
       const gd::EventsFunction& eventsFunction,
       gd::ObjectsContainer& outputGlobalObjectsContainer,
       gd::ObjectsContainer& outputObjectsContainer);
@@ -46,11 +49,26 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsFunctionTools {
    * generation for example.
    */
   static void BehaviorEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(
-      gd::Project& project,
+      const gd::Project& project,
       const gd::EventsBasedBehavior& eventsBasedBehavior,
       const gd::EventsFunction& eventsFunction,
       gd::ObjectsContainer& outputGlobalObjectsContainer,
       gd::ObjectsContainer& outputObjectsContainer);
+  /**
+   * \brief Given a parent-object events function, initialize the given objects container
+   * with objects described in the events function parameters, in
+   * the events function groups and in the parent-object properties for
+   * child-objects.
+   *
+   * This is useful to create the "context" of a function, before code
+   * generation for example.
+   */
+  static void ObjectEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(
+      const gd::Project& project,
+      const gd::EventsBasedObject& eventsBasedObject,
+      const gd::EventsFunction& eventsFunction,
+      gd::ObjectsContainer& outputGlobalObjectsContainer,
+      gd::ObjectsContainer& outputObjectsContainer);
 };
 }  // namespace gd
 

Core/GDCore/IDE/Project/ArbitraryObjectsWorker.cpp

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "GDCore/Project/BehaviorContent.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Behavior.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Object.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/ObjectsContainer.h"
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ void ArbitraryObjectsWorker::VisitObject(gd::Object& object) {
     VisitBehavior(object.GetBehavior(behaviorName));
 }
 
-void ArbitraryObjectsWorker::VisitBehavior(gd::BehaviorContent& behavior) {
+void ArbitraryObjectsWorker::VisitBehavior(gd::Behavior& behavior) {
   DoVisitBehavior(behavior);
 }
 

Core/GDCore/IDE/Project/ArbitraryObjectsWorker.h

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 namespace gd {
 class Object;
 class ObjectsContainer;
-class BehaviorContent;
+class Behavior;
 }  // namespace gd
 
 namespace gd {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ArbitraryObjectsWorker {
  private:
   void VisitObjectContainer(gd::ObjectsContainer& objects);
   void VisitObject(gd::Object& object);
-  void VisitBehavior(gd::BehaviorContent& instruction);
+  void VisitBehavior(gd::Behavior& behavior);
 
   /**
    * Called to do some work on an object container.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ArbitraryObjectsWorker {
   /**
    * Called to do some work on a behavior.
    */
-  virtual void DoVisitBehavior(gd::BehaviorContent& instruction){};
+  virtual void DoVisitBehavior(gd::Behavior& behavior){};
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Project/ArbitraryResourceWorker.cpp

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class ResourceWorkerInEventsWorker : public ArbitraryEventsWorker {
   ResourceWorkerInEventsWorker(const gd::Project& project_,
                                gd::ArbitraryResourceWorker& worker_)
       : project(project_), worker(worker_){};
-  virtual ~ResourceWorkerInEventsWorker() {};
+  virtual ~ResourceWorkerInEventsWorker(){};
 
  private:
   bool DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction, bool isCondition) {
@@ -126,11 +126,13 @@ class ResourceWorkerInEventsWorker : public ArbitraryEventsWorker {
         instruction.GetParameters(),
         metadata.GetParameters(),
         [this, &instruction](const gd::ParameterMetadata& parameterMetadata,
-                             const gd::String& parameterValue,
+                             const gd::Expression& parameterExpression,
                              size_t parameterIndex,
                              const gd::String& lastObjectName) {
+          const String& parameterValue = parameterExpression.GetPlainString();
           if (parameterMetadata.GetType() ==
-              "police") {  // Should be renamed fontResource
+                  "police" ||  // Should be renamed fontResource
+              parameterMetadata.GetType() == "fontResource") {
             gd::String updatedParameterValue = parameterValue;
             worker.ExposeFont(updatedParameterValue);
             instruction.SetParameter(parameterIndex, updatedParameterValue);
@@ -148,6 +150,10 @@ class ResourceWorkerInEventsWorker : public ArbitraryEventsWorker {
             gd::String updatedParameterValue = parameterValue;
             worker.ExposeImage(updatedParameterValue);
             instruction.SetParameter(parameterIndex, updatedParameterValue);
+          } else if (parameterMetadata.GetType() == "jsonResource") {
+            gd::String updatedParameterValue = parameterValue;
+            worker.ExposeJson(updatedParameterValue);
+            instruction.SetParameter(parameterIndex, updatedParameterValue);
           }
         });
 

Core/GDCore/IDE/ProjectStripper.cpp

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  */
 #include "ProjectStripper.h"
 
+#include "GDCore/Project/EventsFunctionsContainer.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/EventsFunctionsExtension.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/ExternalEvents.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/ExternalLayout.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"
@@ -12,7 +14,7 @@
 
 namespace gd {
 
-void GD_CORE_API ProjectStripper::StripProjectForExport(gd::Project& project) {
+void GD_CORE_API ProjectStripper::StripProjectForExport(gd::Project &project) {
   project.GetObjectGroups().Clear();
   while (project.GetExternalEventsCount() > 0)
     project.RemoveExternalEvents(project.GetExternalEvents(0).GetName());
@@ -22,7 +24,28 @@ void GD_CORE_API ProjectStripper::StripProjectForExport(gd::Project& project) {
     project.GetLayout(i).GetEvents().Clear();
   }
 
-  project.ClearEventsFunctionsExtensions();
+  // Keep the EventsBasedObject object list because it's useful for the Runtime
+  // to create the child-object.
+  for (unsigned int extensionIndex = 0;
+       extensionIndex < project.GetEventsFunctionsExtensionsCount();
+       ++extensionIndex) {
+    auto &extension = project.GetEventsFunctionsExtension(extensionIndex);
+    auto &eventsBasedObjects = extension.GetEventsBasedObjects();
+    if (eventsBasedObjects.size() == 0) {
+      project.RemoveEventsFunctionsExtension(extension.GetName());
+      extensionIndex--;
+      continue;
+    }
+    for (unsigned int objectIndex = 0; objectIndex < eventsBasedObjects.size();
+         ++objectIndex) {
+      auto &eventsBasedObject = eventsBasedObjects.at(objectIndex);
+      eventsBasedObject.SetFullName("");
+      eventsBasedObject.SetDescription("");
+      eventsBasedObject.GetEventsFunctions().GetInternalVector().clear();
+      eventsBasedObject.GetPropertyDescriptors().GetInternalVector().clear();
+    }
+    extension.GetEventsBasedBehaviors().Clear();
+  }
 }
 
-}  // namespace gd
+} // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/UnfilledRequiredBehaviorPropertyProblem.h

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 namespace gd {
 class Project;
 class Object;
-class BehaviorContent;
+class Behavior;
 }  // namespace gd
 
 namespace gd {
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ class GD_CORE_API UnfilledRequiredBehaviorPropertyProblem {
   UnfilledRequiredBehaviorPropertyProblem(
       const gd::Project& sourceProject_,
       gd::Object& sourceObject_,
-      gd::BehaviorContent& sourceBehaviorContent_,
+      gd::Behavior& sourceBehavior_,
       const gd::String& sourcePropertyName_,
       const gd::String& expectedBehaviorTypeName_)
       : sourceProject(sourceProject_),
       sourceObject(sourceObject_),
-      sourceBehaviorContent(sourceBehaviorContent_),
+      sourceBehavior(sourceBehavior_),
       sourcePropertyName(sourcePropertyName_),
       expectedBehaviorTypeName(expectedBehaviorTypeName_){};
   virtual ~UnfilledRequiredBehaviorPropertyProblem();
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API UnfilledRequiredBehaviorPropertyProblem {
   /**
    * \brief Return the behavior where the problem appears.
    */
-  virtual gd::BehaviorContent& GetSourceBehaviorContent() const {
-    return sourceBehaviorContent;
+  virtual gd::Behavior& GetSourceBehaviorContent() const {
+    return sourceBehavior;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API UnfilledRequiredBehaviorPropertyProblem {
  private:
   const gd::Project& sourceProject;
   gd::Object& sourceObject;
-  gd::BehaviorContent& sourceBehaviorContent;
+  gd::Behavior& sourceBehavior;
   const gd::String sourcePropertyName;
 
   const gd::String expectedBehaviorTypeName;