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Co-authored-by: 4ian <1280130+4ian@users.noreply.github.com>

.github/workflows/update-translations.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 20
           cache: "npm"
           cache-dependency-path: "newIDE/app/package-lock.json"
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: newIDE/app
 
       - name: Create a Pull Request with the changes
-        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v5
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6
         with:
           commit-message: Update translations [skip ci]
           branch: chore/update-translations

.semaphore/semaphore.yml

@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ blocks:
         - name: GDJS typing and documentation generation
           commands:
             - checkout
+            - cache restore newIDE-app-node_modules-$SEMAPHORE_GIT_BRANCH-revision-$(checksum newIDE/app/package-lock.json)
             - cache restore GDJS-node_modules-$SEMAPHORE_GIT_BRANCH-revision-$(checksum GDJS/package-lock.json)
             - cache restore GDJS-tests-node_modules-$SEMAPHORE_GIT_BRANCH-revision-$(checksum GDJS/tests/package-lock.json)
             - cd GDJS

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
       "group": "build",
       "label": "Start development server",
       "detail": "Starts the GDevelop development server.",
+      "options": { "env": { "NODE_OPTIONS": "--max-old-space-size=8192" } },
       "problemMatcher": [
         {
           "owner": "cra",

Core/GDCore/Events/Builtin/ForEachChildVariableEvent.cpp

@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ vector<pair<gd::Expression*, gd::ParameterMetadata> >
     ForEachChildVariableEvent::GetAllExpressionsWithMetadata() {
   vector<pair<gd::Expression*, gd::ParameterMetadata> >
       allExpressionsWithMetadata;
-  auto metadata = gd::ParameterMetadata().SetType("scenevar");
+  auto metadata = gd::ParameterMetadata().SetType("variable");
+  metadata.SetExtraInfo("AllowUndeclaredVariable");
   allExpressionsWithMetadata.push_back(
       std::make_pair(&iterableVariableName, metadata));
   allExpressionsWithMetadata.push_back(
@@ -63,7 +64,8 @@ vector<pair<const gd::Expression*, const gd::ParameterMetadata> >
     ForEachChildVariableEvent::GetAllExpressionsWithMetadata() const {
   vector<pair<const gd::Expression*, const gd::ParameterMetadata> >
       allExpressionsWithMetadata;
-  auto metadata = gd::ParameterMetadata().SetType("scenevar");
+  auto metadata = gd::ParameterMetadata().SetType("variable");
+  metadata.SetExtraInfo("AllowUndeclaredVariable");
   allExpressionsWithMetadata.push_back(
       std::make_pair(&iterableVariableName, metadata));
   allExpressionsWithMetadata.push_back(

Core/GDCore/Events/Builtin/RepeatEvent.h

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
 
-#ifndef GDCORE_REPEATEVENT_H
-#define GDCORE_REPEATEVENT_H
+#pragma once
+
 #include "GDCore/Events/Event.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/EventsList.h"
 namespace gd {
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ class GD_CORE_API RepeatEvent : public gd::BaseEvent {
   const gd::InstructionsList& GetActions() const { return actions; };
   gd::InstructionsList& GetActions() { return actions; };
 
-  const gd::String& GetRepeatExpression() const {
-    return repeatNumberExpression.GetPlainString();
+  const gd::Expression& GetRepeatExpression() const {
+    return repeatNumberExpression;
   };
-  void SetRepeatExpression(gd::String repeatNumberExpression_) {
+  void SetRepeatExpressionPlainString(gd::String repeatNumberExpression_) {
     repeatNumberExpression = gd::Expression(repeatNumberExpression_);
   };
 
@@ -68,5 +68,3 @@ class GD_CORE_API RepeatEvent : public gd::BaseEvent {
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
-
-#endif  // GDCORE_REPEATEVENT_H

Core/GDCore/Events/Builtin/StandardEvent.cpp

@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ using namespace std;
 
 namespace gd {
 
-StandardEvent::StandardEvent() : BaseEvent() {}
+StandardEvent::StandardEvent()
+    : BaseEvent(), variables(gd::VariablesContainer::SourceType::Local) {}
 
 StandardEvent::~StandardEvent(){};
 
@@ -57,6 +58,9 @@ void StandardEvent::SerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const {
   if (!events.IsEmpty())
     gd::EventsListSerialization::SerializeEventsTo(events,
                                                   element.AddChild("events"));
+  if (HasVariables()) {
+    variables.SerializeTo(element.AddChild("variables"));
+  }
 }
 
 void StandardEvent::UnserializeFrom(gd::Project& project,
@@ -71,6 +75,11 @@ void StandardEvent::UnserializeFrom(gd::Project& project,
     gd::EventsListSerialization::UnserializeEventsFrom(
         project, events, element.GetChild("events", 0, "Events"));
   }
+
+  variables.Clear();
+  if (element.HasChild("variables")) {
+    variables.UnserializeFrom(element.GetChild("variables"));
+  }
 }
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Events/Builtin/StandardEvent.h

@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
 
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
-#ifndef GDCORE_STANDARDEVENT_H
-#define GDCORE_STANDARDEVENT_H
+#pragma once
+
 #include "GDCore/Events/Event.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/EventsList.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Instruction.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/InstructionsList.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/VariablesContainer.h"
 namespace gd {
 class Instruction;
 class Project;
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ class GD_CORE_API StandardEvent : public gd::BaseEvent {
   virtual const gd::EventsList& GetSubEvents() const { return events; };
   virtual gd::EventsList& GetSubEvents() { return events; };
 
+  virtual bool CanHaveVariables() const { return true; }
+  virtual const gd::VariablesContainer& GetVariables() const { return variables; };
+  virtual gd::VariablesContainer& GetVariables() { return variables; };
+
   const gd::InstructionsList& GetConditions() const { return conditions; };
   gd::InstructionsList& GetConditions() { return conditions; };
 
@@ -53,9 +57,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API StandardEvent : public gd::BaseEvent {
   gd::InstructionsList conditions;
   gd::InstructionsList actions;
   EventsList events;
+  VariablesContainer variables;
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
-
-#endif  // GDCORE_STANDARDEVENT_H
-#endif

Core/GDCore/Events/CodeGeneration/DiagnosticReport.h

@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/MakeUnique.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief 
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API ProjectDiagnostic {
+public:
+  enum ErrorType {
+    UndeclaredVariable,
+    MissingBehavior,
+    UnknownObject,
+    MismatchedObjectType,
+  };
+
+  ProjectDiagnostic(ErrorType type_, const gd::String &message_,
+                    const gd::String &actualValue_,
+                    const gd::String &expectedValue_, const gd::String &objectName_ = "")
+      : type(type_), message(message_), actualValue(actualValue_), expectedValue(expectedValue_),
+        objectName(objectName_){};
+  virtual ~ProjectDiagnostic(){};
+
+  ErrorType GetType() const { return type; };
+  const gd::String &GetMessage() const { return message; }
+  const gd::String &GetObjectName() const { return objectName; }
+  const gd::String &GetActualValue() const { return actualValue; }
+  const gd::String &GetExpectedValue() const { return expectedValue; }
+
+private:
+  ErrorType type;
+  gd::String message;
+  gd::String objectName;
+  gd::String actualValue;
+  gd::String expectedValue;
+};
+
+/**
+ * \brief 
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API DiagnosticReport {
+public:
+  DiagnosticReport(){};
+  virtual ~DiagnosticReport(){};
+
+  void Add(const gd::ProjectDiagnostic &projectDiagnostic) {
+    projectDiagnostics.push_back(
+        gd::make_unique<gd::ProjectDiagnostic>(projectDiagnostic));
+  };
+
+  const ProjectDiagnostic &Get(std::size_t index) const {
+    return *projectDiagnostics[index].get();
+  };
+
+  std::size_t Count() const { return projectDiagnostics.size(); };
+
+  const gd::String &GetSceneName() const { return sceneName; }
+
+  void SetSceneName(const gd::String &sceneName_) {
+    sceneName = sceneName_;
+  }
+
+private:
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<gd::ProjectDiagnostic>> projectDiagnostics;
+  gd::String sceneName;
+};
+
+/**
+ * \brief 
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API WholeProjectDiagnosticReport {
+public:
+  WholeProjectDiagnosticReport(){};
+  virtual ~WholeProjectDiagnosticReport(){};
+
+  const DiagnosticReport &Get(std::size_t index) const {
+    return *diagnosticReports[index].get();
+  };
+
+  void Clear() {
+    diagnosticReports.clear();
+  };
+
+  DiagnosticReport& AddNewDiagnosticReportForScene(const gd::String &sceneName) {
+    auto diagnosticReport = gd::make_unique<gd::DiagnosticReport>();
+    diagnosticReport->SetSceneName(sceneName);
+    diagnosticReports.push_back(std::move(diagnosticReport));
+    return *diagnosticReports[diagnosticReports.size() - 1].get();
+  };
+
+  std::size_t Count() const { return diagnosticReports.size(); };
+
+  bool HasAnyIssue() {
+    for (auto& diagnosticReport : diagnosticReports) {
+      if (diagnosticReport->Count() > 0) {
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
+private:
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<gd::DiagnosticReport>> diagnosticReports;
+};
+
+} // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Events/CodeGeneration/EventsCodeGenerationContext.h

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
  * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
-#ifndef EVENTSCODEGENERATIONCONTEXT_H
-#define EVENTSCODEGENERATIONCONTEXT_H
+#pragma once
+
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
 #include <set>
@@ -325,4 +325,3 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerationContext {
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
-#endif  // EVENTSCODEGENERATIONCONTEXT_H

Core/GDCore/Events/CodeGeneration/EventsCodeGenerator.cpp

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadataTools.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Platform.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/PlatformExtension.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariableNameFinder.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/ObjectsContainer.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/ObjectsContainersList.h"
@@ -254,12 +255,12 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateMutatorCall(
   }
 
   gd::String operatorStr = arguments[operatorIndex];
-  if (operatorStr.size() > 2)
+  if (operatorStr.size() > 2 && operatorStr[0] == '\"') {
     operatorStr = operatorStr.substr(
         1,
         operatorStr.length() - 1 -
             1);  // Operator contains quote which must be removed.
-
+  }
   auto mutators = instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.optionalMutators;
   auto mutator = mutators.find(operatorStr);
   if (mutator == mutators.end()) {
@@ -279,6 +280,9 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateMutatorCall(
       argumentsStr += arguments[i];
     }
   }
+  if (instrInfos.GetManipulatedType() == "boolean") {
+    return callStartString + "(" + argumentsStr + ")." + mutator->second;
+  }
 
   return callStartString + "(" + argumentsStr + ")." + mutator->second + "(" +
          rhs + ")";
@@ -318,17 +322,30 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateConditionCode(
     condition.SetParameters(parameters);
   }
 
+  gd::EventsCodeGenerator::CheckBehaviorParameters(condition, instrInfos);
   // Verify that there are no mismatches between object type in parameters.
   for (std::size_t pNb = 0; pNb < instrInfos.parameters.size(); ++pNb) {
     if (ParameterMetadata::IsObject(instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
       gd::String objectInParameter =
           condition.GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString();
 
-      if (!GetObjectsContainersList().HasObjectOrGroupNamed(objectInParameter)) {
+      const auto &expectedObjectType =
+          instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetExtraInfo();
+      const auto &actualObjectType =
+          GetObjectsContainersList().GetTypeOfObject(objectInParameter);
+      if (!GetObjectsContainersList().HasObjectOrGroupNamed(
+              objectInParameter)) {
+        gd::ProjectDiagnostic projectDiagnostic(
+            gd::ProjectDiagnostic::ErrorType::UnknownObject, "",
+            objectInParameter, "");
+        diagnosticReport->Add(projectDiagnostic);
         return "/* Unknown object - skipped. */";
-      } else if (!instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetExtraInfo().empty() &&
-                GetObjectsContainersList().GetTypeOfObject(objectInParameter) !=
-                     instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetExtraInfo()) {
+      } else if (!expectedObjectType.empty() &&
+                 actualObjectType != expectedObjectType) {
+        gd::ProjectDiagnostic projectDiagnostic(
+            gd::ProjectDiagnostic::ErrorType::MismatchedObjectType, "",
+            actualObjectType, expectedObjectType, objectInParameter);
+        diagnosticReport->Add(projectDiagnostic);
         return "/* Mismatched object type - skipped. */";
       }
     }
@@ -364,15 +381,22 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateConditionCode(
       }
     }
   } else if (instrInfos.IsBehaviorInstruction()) {
-    gd::String objectName = condition.GetParameter(0).GetPlainString();
-    gd::String behaviorType = GetObjectsContainersList().GetTypeOfBehavior(condition.GetParameter(1).GetPlainString());
     if (instrInfos.parameters.size() >= 2) {
+      const gd::String &objectName = condition.GetParameter(0).GetPlainString();
+      const gd::String &behaviorName =
+          condition.GetParameter(1).GetPlainString();
+      const gd::String &actualBehaviorType =
+          GetObjectsContainersList().GetTypeOfBehavior(behaviorName);
+
       std::vector<gd::String> realObjects =
-          GetObjectsContainersList().ExpandObjectName(objectName, context.GetCurrentObject());
+          GetObjectsContainersList().ExpandObjectName(
+              objectName, context.GetCurrentObject());
+
+      const BehaviorMetadata &autoInfo =
+          MetadataProvider::GetBehaviorMetadata(platform, actualBehaviorType);
+
       for (std::size_t i = 0; i < realObjects.size(); ++i) {
         // Setup context
-        const BehaviorMetadata& autoInfo =
-            MetadataProvider::GetBehaviorMetadata(platform, behaviorType);
         AddIncludeFiles(autoInfo.includeFiles);
         context.SetCurrentObject(realObjects[i]);
         context.ObjectsListNeeded(realObjects[i]);
@@ -382,7 +406,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateConditionCode(
             condition.GetParameters(), instrInfos.parameters, context);
         conditionCode += GenerateBehaviorCondition(
             realObjects[i],
-            condition.GetParameter(1).GetPlainString(),
+            behaviorName,
             autoInfo,
             arguments,
             instrInfos,
@@ -457,6 +481,33 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateConditionsListCode(
   return outputCode;
 }
 
+void EventsCodeGenerator::CheckBehaviorParameters(
+    const gd::Instruction &instruction,
+    const gd::InstructionMetadata &instrInfos) {
+  gd::ParameterMetadataTools::IterateOverParameters(
+      instruction.GetParameters(), instrInfos.parameters,
+      [this](const gd::ParameterMetadata &parameterMetadata,
+             const gd::Expression &parameterValue,
+             const gd::String &lastObjectName) {
+        if (ParameterMetadata::IsBehavior(parameterMetadata.GetType())) {
+          const gd::String &behaviorName = parameterValue.GetPlainString();
+          const gd::String &actualBehaviorType =
+              GetObjectsContainersList().GetTypeOfBehaviorInObjectOrGroup(
+                  lastObjectName, behaviorName);
+          const gd::String &expectedBehaviorType =
+              parameterMetadata.GetExtraInfo();
+
+          if (!expectedBehaviorType.empty() &&
+              actualBehaviorType != expectedBehaviorType) {
+            gd::ProjectDiagnostic projectDiagnostic(
+                gd::ProjectDiagnostic::ErrorType::MissingBehavior, "",
+                actualBehaviorType, expectedBehaviorType, lastObjectName);
+            diagnosticReport->Add(projectDiagnostic);
+          }
+        }
+      });
+}
+
 /**
  * Generate code for an action.
  */
@@ -494,15 +545,29 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateActionCode(
     action.SetParameters(parameters);
   }
 
+  gd::EventsCodeGenerator::CheckBehaviorParameters(action, instrInfos);
   // Verify that there are no mismatches between object type in parameters.
   for (std::size_t pNb = 0; pNb < instrInfos.parameters.size(); ++pNb) {
     if (ParameterMetadata::IsObject(instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetType())) {
       gd::String objectInParameter = action.GetParameter(pNb).GetPlainString();
-      if (!GetObjectsContainersList().HasObjectOrGroupNamed(objectInParameter)) {
+
+      const auto &expectedObjectType =
+          instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetExtraInfo();
+      const auto &actualObjectType =
+          GetObjectsContainersList().GetTypeOfObject(objectInParameter);
+      if (!GetObjectsContainersList().HasObjectOrGroupNamed(
+              objectInParameter)) {
+        gd::ProjectDiagnostic projectDiagnostic(
+            gd::ProjectDiagnostic::ErrorType::UnknownObject, "",
+            objectInParameter, "");
+        diagnosticReport->Add(projectDiagnostic);
         return "/* Unknown object - skipped. */";
-      } else if (!instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetExtraInfo().empty() &&
-                 GetObjectsContainersList().GetTypeOfObject(objectInParameter) !=
-                     instrInfos.parameters[pNb].GetExtraInfo()) {
+      } else if (!expectedObjectType.empty() &&
+                 actualObjectType != expectedObjectType) {
+        gd::ProjectDiagnostic projectDiagnostic(
+            gd::ProjectDiagnostic::ErrorType::MismatchedObjectType, "",
+            actualObjectType, expectedObjectType, objectInParameter);
+        diagnosticReport->Add(projectDiagnostic);
         return "/* Mismatched object type - skipped. */";
       }
     }
@@ -540,17 +605,22 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateActionCode(
       }
     }
   } else if (instrInfos.IsBehaviorInstruction()) {
-    gd::String objectName = action.GetParameter(0).GetPlainString();
-    gd::String behaviorType = GetObjectsContainersList().GetTypeOfBehavior(action.GetParameter(1).GetPlainString());
-
     if (instrInfos.parameters.size() >= 2) {
+      const gd::String &objectName = action.GetParameter(0).GetPlainString();
+      const gd::String &behaviorName = action.GetParameter(1).GetPlainString();
+      const gd::String &actualBehaviorType =
+          GetObjectsContainersList().GetTypeOfBehavior(behaviorName);
+
       std::vector<gd::String> realObjects =
-          GetObjectsContainersList().ExpandObjectName(objectName, context.GetCurrentObject());
+          GetObjectsContainersList().ExpandObjectName(
+              objectName, context.GetCurrentObject());
+
+      const BehaviorMetadata &autoInfo =
+          MetadataProvider::GetBehaviorMetadata(platform, actualBehaviorType);
+
+      AddIncludeFiles(autoInfo.includeFiles);
       for (std::size_t i = 0; i < realObjects.size(); ++i) {
         // Setup context
-        const BehaviorMetadata& autoInfo =
-            MetadataProvider::GetBehaviorMetadata(platform, behaviorType);
-        AddIncludeFiles(autoInfo.includeFiles);
         context.SetCurrentObject(realObjects[i]);
         context.ObjectsListNeeded(realObjects[i]);
 
@@ -559,7 +629,7 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateActionCode(
             action.GetParameters(), instrInfos.parameters, context);
         actionCode +=
             GenerateBehaviorAction(realObjects[i],
-                                   action.GetParameter(1).GetPlainString(),
+                                   behaviorName,
                                    autoInfo,
                                    functionCallName,
                                    arguments,
@@ -583,6 +653,29 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateActionCode(
   return actionCode;
 }
 
+gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateLocalVariablesStackAccessor() {
+  return (HasProjectAndLayout() ? GetCodeNamespace()
+                                : "eventsFunctionContext") +
+         ".localVariables";
+}
+
+gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateAnyOrSceneVariableGetter(
+    const gd::Expression &variableExpression,
+    EventsCodeGenerationContext &context) {
+  const auto variableName = gd::ExpressionVariableNameFinder::GetVariableName(
+      *variableExpression.GetRootNode());
+
+  gd::String variableParameterType =
+      GetProjectScopedContainers().GetVariablesContainersList().Has(
+          variableName)
+          ? "variable"
+          : "scenevar";
+
+  return gd::ExpressionCodeGenerator::GenerateExpressionCode(
+      *this, context, variableParameterType,
+      variableExpression.GetPlainString(), "", "AllowUndeclaredVariable");
+}
+
 const EventsCodeGenerator::CallbackDescriptor
 EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateCallback(
     const gd::String& callbackID,
@@ -607,14 +700,20 @@ EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateCallback(
     actionsCode += "} //End of subevents\n";
   }
 
+  gd::String restoreLocalVariablesCode;
+  restoreLocalVariablesCode +=
+      "asyncObjectsList.restoreLocalVariablesContainers(" +
+      GenerateLocalVariablesStackAccessor() + ");\n";
+
   // Compose the callback function and add outside main
   const gd::String actionsDeclarationsCode =
       GenerateObjectsDeclarationCode(callbackContext);
 
-  const gd::String callbackCode = callbackFunctionName + " = function (" +
-                                  GenerateEventsParameters(callbackContext) +
-                                  ") {\n" + actionsDeclarationsCode +
-                                  actionsCode + "}\n";
+  const gd::String callbackCode =
+      callbackFunctionName + " = function (" +
+      GenerateEventsParameters(callbackContext) + ") {\n" +
+      restoreLocalVariablesCode +
+      actionsDeclarationsCode + actionsCode + "}\n";
 
   AddCustomCodeOutsideMain(callbackCode);
 
@@ -677,13 +776,13 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateParameterCodes(
 
   if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("number", metadata.GetType())) {
     argOutput = gd::ExpressionCodeGenerator::GenerateExpressionCode(
-        *this, context, "number", parameter, lastObjectName);
+        *this, context, "number", parameter, lastObjectName, metadata.GetExtraInfo());
   } else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("string", metadata.GetType())) {
     argOutput = gd::ExpressionCodeGenerator::GenerateExpressionCode(
-        *this, context, "string", parameter, lastObjectName);
+        *this, context, "string", parameter, lastObjectName, metadata.GetExtraInfo());
   } else if (ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", metadata.GetType())) {
     argOutput = gd::ExpressionCodeGenerator::GenerateExpressionCode(
-        *this, context, metadata.GetType(), parameter, lastObjectName);
+        *this, context, metadata.GetType(), parameter, lastObjectName, metadata.GetExtraInfo());
   } 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.
@@ -695,7 +794,8 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateParameterCodes(
   } else if (metadata.GetType() == "operator") {
     argOutput += parameter.GetPlainString();
     if (argOutput != "=" && argOutput != "+" && argOutput != "-" &&
-        argOutput != "/" && argOutput != "*") {
+        argOutput != "/" && argOutput != "*" && argOutput != "True" &&
+        argOutput != "False" && argOutput != "Toggle") {
       cout << "Warning: Bad operator: Set to = by default." << endl;
       argOutput = "=";
     }
@@ -714,6 +814,8 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateParameterCodes(
              metadata.GetType() == "tilesetResource" ||
              metadata.GetType() == "videoResource" ||
              metadata.GetType() == "model3DResource" ||
+             metadata.GetType() == "atlasResource" ||
+             metadata.GetType() == "spineResource" ||
              // Deprecated, old parameter names:
              metadata.GetType() == "password" || metadata.GetType() == "musicfile" ||
              metadata.GetType() == "soundfile" || metadata.GetType() == "police") {
@@ -863,6 +965,11 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateEventsListCode(
     gd::EventsList& events, EventsCodeGenerationContext& parentContext) {
   gd::String output;
   for (std::size_t eId = 0; eId < events.size(); ++eId) {
+    auto& event = events[eId];
+    if (event.HasVariables()) {
+      GetProjectScopedContainers().GetVariablesContainersList().Push(event.GetVariables());
+    }
+
     // Each event has its own context : Objects picked in an event are totally
     // different than the one picked in another.
     gd::EventsCodeGenerationContext newContext;
@@ -883,13 +990,17 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateEventsListCode(
 
     auto& context = reuseParentContext ? reusedContext : newContext;
 
-    gd::String eventCoreCode = events[eId].GenerateEventCode(*this, context);
+    gd::String eventCoreCode = event.GenerateEventCode(*this, context);
     gd::String scopeBegin = GenerateScopeBegin(context);
     gd::String scopeEnd = GenerateScopeEnd(context);
     gd::String declarationsCode = GenerateObjectsDeclarationCode(context);
 
     output += "\n" + scopeBegin + "\n" + declarationsCode + "\n" +
               eventCoreCode + "\n" + scopeEnd + "\n";
+    
+    if (event.HasVariables()) {
+      GetProjectScopedContainers().GetVariablesContainersList().Pop();
+    }
   }
 
   return output;
@@ -1065,7 +1176,8 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateFreeAction(
   // Generate call
   gd::String call;
   if (instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.type == "number" ||
-      instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.type == "string") {
+      instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.type == "string" || 
+      instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.type == "boolean") {
     if (instrInfos.codeExtraInformation.accessType ==
         gd::InstructionMetadata::ExtraInformation::MutatorAndOrAccessor)
       call = GenerateOperatorCall(
@@ -1249,7 +1361,8 @@ EventsCodeGenerator::EventsCodeGenerator(const gd::Project& project_,
       compilationForRuntime(false),
       maxCustomConditionsDepth(0),
       maxConditionsListsSize(0),
-      eventsListNextUniqueId(0){};
+      eventsListNextUniqueId(0),
+      diagnosticReport(nullptr){};
 
 EventsCodeGenerator::EventsCodeGenerator(
     const gd::Platform& platform_,
@@ -1263,6 +1376,7 @@ EventsCodeGenerator::EventsCodeGenerator(
       compilationForRuntime(false),
       maxCustomConditionsDepth(0),
       maxConditionsListsSize(0),
-      eventsListNextUniqueId(0){};
+      eventsListNextUniqueId(0),
+      diagnosticReport(nullptr){};
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Events/CodeGeneration/EventsCodeGenerator.h

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
-#ifndef GDCORE_EVENTSCODEGENERATOR_H
-#define GDCORE_EVENTSCODEGENERATOR_H
+#pragma once
 
 #include <set>
 #include <utility>
@@ -12,8 +11,10 @@
 
 #include "GDCore/Events/Event.h"
 #include "GDCore/Events/Instruction.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/CodeGeneration/DiagnosticReport.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/ProjectScopedContainers.h"
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
+
 namespace gd {
 class EventsList;
 class Expression;
@@ -336,6 +337,16 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
     return projectScopedContainers;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * @brief Give access to the project scoped containers as code generation might
+   * push and pop variable containers (for local variables).
+   * This could be passed as a parameter recursively in code generation, but this requires
+   * heavy refactoring. Instead, we use this single instance.
+   */
+  gd::ProjectScopedContainers& GetProjectScopedContainers() {
+    return projectScopedContainers;
+  }
+
   /**
    * \brief Return true if the code generation is done for a given project and
    * layout. If not, this means that the code is generated for a function.
@@ -372,6 +383,14 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
    */
   size_t GetMaxConditionsListsSize() const { return maxConditionsListsSize; }
 
+  void SetDiagnosticReport(gd::DiagnosticReport* diagnosticReport_) {
+    diagnosticReport = diagnosticReport_;
+  }
+
+  gd::DiagnosticReport* GetDiagnosticReport() {
+    return diagnosticReport;
+  }
+
   /**
    * \brief Generate the full name for accessing to a boolean variable used for
    * conditions.
@@ -448,7 +467,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
    */
   virtual gd::String GetCodeNamespace() { return ""; };
 
-  enum VariableScope { LAYOUT_VARIABLE = 0, PROJECT_VARIABLE, OBJECT_VARIABLE };
+  enum VariableScope { LAYOUT_VARIABLE = 0, PROJECT_VARIABLE, OBJECT_VARIABLE, ANY_VARIABLE };
 
   /**
    * Generate a single unique number for the specified instruction.
@@ -478,7 +497,20 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
       const gd::String& lhs,
       const gd::String& rhs);
 
- protected:
+  /**
+   * \brief Generate the code to access the local variables stack.
+   */
+  virtual gd::String GenerateLocalVariablesStackAccessor();
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Generate an any variable getter that fallbacks on scene variable for
+   * compatibility reason.
+   */
+  gd::String
+  GenerateAnyOrSceneVariableGetter(const gd::Expression &variableExpression,
+                                   EventsCodeGenerationContext &context);
+
+protected:
   virtual const gd::String GenerateRelationalOperatorCodes(
       const gd::String& operatorString);
 
@@ -534,11 +566,15 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
       const VariableScope& scope,
       gd::EventsCodeGenerationContext& context,
       const gd::String& objectName) {
+    // This code is only used as a mock.
+    // See the real implementation in GDJS.
     if (scope == LAYOUT_VARIABLE) {
       return "getLayoutVariable(" + variableName + ")";
 
     } else if (scope == PROJECT_VARIABLE) {
       return "getProjectVariable(" + variableName + ")";
+    } else if (scope == ANY_VARIABLE) {
+      return "getAnyVariable(" + variableName + ")";
     }
 
     return "getVariableForObject(" + objectName + ", " + variableName + ")";
@@ -779,6 +815,10 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
   virtual gd::String GenerateGetBehaviorNameCode(
       const gd::String& behaviorName);
 
+  void CheckBehaviorParameters(
+      const gd::Instruction &instruction,
+      const gd::InstructionMetadata &instrInfos);
+
   const gd::Platform& platform;  ///< The platform being used.
 
   gd::ProjectScopedContainers projectScopedContainers;
@@ -809,8 +849,9 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
       instructionUniqueIds;  ///< The unique ids generated for instructions.
   size_t eventsListNextUniqueId;  ///< The next identifier to use for an events
                                   ///< list function name.
+  
+  gd::DiagnosticReport* diagnosticReport;
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
 
-#endif  // GDCORE_EVENTSCODEGENERATOR_H

Core/GDCore/Events/CodeGeneration/ExpressionCodeGenerator.cpp

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "GDCore/Project/ProjectScopedContainers.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionTypeFinder.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/CodeGeneration/DiagnosticReport.h"
 
 namespace gd {
 
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@ gd::String ExpressionCodeGenerator::GenerateExpressionCode(
     EventsCodeGenerationContext& context,
     const gd::String& rootType,
     const gd::Expression& expression,
-    const gd::String& rootObjectName) {
+    const gd::String& rootObjectName,
+    const gd::String& extraInfo) {
   ExpressionCodeGenerator generator(rootType, rootObjectName, codeGenerator, context);
 
   auto node = expression.GetRootNode();
@@ -52,13 +54,34 @@ gd::String ExpressionCodeGenerator::GenerateExpressionCode(
 
   gd::ExpressionValidator validator(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
                                     codeGenerator.GetProjectScopedContainers(),
-                                    rootType);
+                                    rootType,
+                                    extraInfo);
   node->Visit(validator);
   if (!validator.GetFatalErrors().empty()) {
     std::cout << "Error: \"" << validator.GetFatalErrors()[0]->GetMessage()
               << "\" in: \"" << expression.GetPlainString() << "\" ("
               << rootType << ")" << std::endl;
 
+    auto *diagnosticReport = codeGenerator.GetDiagnosticReport();
+    if (diagnosticReport) {
+      for (auto *error : validator.GetFatalErrors()) {
+        if (error->GetType() ==
+                gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::UndeclaredVariable ||
+            error->GetType() ==
+                gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::UnknownIdentifier) {
+                  
+          const auto& variableName = error->GetActualValue();
+          if (!variableName.empty()) {
+            gd::ProjectDiagnostic projectDiagnostic(
+                gd::ProjectDiagnostic::ErrorType::UndeclaredVariable,
+                error->GetMessage(), error->GetActualValue(),
+                "", error->GetObjectName());
+            diagnosticReport->Add(projectDiagnostic);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
     return generator.GenerateDefaultValue(rootType);
   }
 
@@ -110,11 +133,13 @@ void ExpressionCodeGenerator::OnVisitVariableNode(VariableNode& node) {
   if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", type)) {
     // The node is a variable inside an expression waiting for a *variable* to be returned, not its value.
     EventsCodeGenerator::VariableScope scope =
-        type == "globalvar"
+        type == "variable"
+            ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::ANY_VARIABLE
+        : type == "globalvar"
             ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::PROJECT_VARIABLE
-            : ((type == "scenevar")
+            : type == "scenevar"
                   ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::LAYOUT_VARIABLE
-                  : gd::EventsCodeGenerator::OBJECT_VARIABLE);
+                  : gd::EventsCodeGenerator::OBJECT_VARIABLE;
 
     auto objectName = gd::ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder::GetObjectName(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
                                           codeGenerator.GetObjectsContainersList(),
@@ -137,19 +162,8 @@ void ExpressionCodeGenerator::OnVisitVariableNode(VariableNode& node) {
 
       output += codeGenerator.GenerateVariableValueAs(type);
     }, [&]() {
-      if (!codeGenerator.HasProjectAndLayout()) {
-        gd::LogWarning("Tried to generate access to a variable without a project/scene - the code generator only works for global and scene variables for now.");
-        output += GenerateDefaultValue(type);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      // This could be adapted in the future if more scopes are supported.
-      EventsCodeGenerator::VariableScope scope = gd::EventsCodeGenerator::PROJECT_VARIABLE;
-      if (codeGenerator.GetProjectScopedContainers().GetVariablesContainersList().GetBottomMostVariablesContainer()->Has(node.name)) {
-        scope = gd::EventsCodeGenerator::LAYOUT_VARIABLE;
-      }
-
-      output += codeGenerator.GenerateGetVariable(node.name, scope, context, "");
+      output += codeGenerator.GenerateGetVariable(
+          node.name, gd::EventsCodeGenerator::ANY_VARIABLE, context, "");
       if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
       output += codeGenerator.GenerateVariableValueAs(type);
     }, [&]() {
@@ -209,11 +223,13 @@ void ExpressionCodeGenerator::OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) {
         codeGenerator.GenerateObject(node.identifierName, type, context);
   } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", type)) {
       EventsCodeGenerator::VariableScope scope =
-          type == "globalvar"
+        type == "variable"
+            ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::ANY_VARIABLE
+        : type == "globalvar"
               ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::PROJECT_VARIABLE
-              : ((type == "scenevar")
+              : type == "scenevar"
                     ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::LAYOUT_VARIABLE
-                    : gd::EventsCodeGenerator::OBJECT_VARIABLE);
+                    : gd::EventsCodeGenerator::OBJECT_VARIABLE;
 
       auto objectName = gd::ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder::GetObjectName(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
                                             codeGenerator.GetObjectsContainersList(),
@@ -236,19 +252,9 @@ void ExpressionCodeGenerator::OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) {
         node.childIdentifierName, gd::EventsCodeGenerator::OBJECT_VARIABLE, context, node.identifierName);
       output += codeGenerator.GenerateVariableValueAs(type);
     }, [&]() {
-      if (!codeGenerator.HasProjectAndLayout()) {
-        gd::LogWarning("Tried to generate access to a variable without a project/scene - the code generator only works for global and scene variables for now.");
-        output += GenerateDefaultValue(type);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      // This could be adapted in the future if more scopes are supported at runtime.
-      EventsCodeGenerator::VariableScope scope = gd::EventsCodeGenerator::PROJECT_VARIABLE;
-      if (variablesContainersList.GetBottomMostVariablesContainer()->Has(node.identifierName)) {
-        scope = gd::EventsCodeGenerator::LAYOUT_VARIABLE;
-      }
-
-      output += codeGenerator.GenerateGetVariable(node.identifierName, scope, context, "");
+      output += codeGenerator.GenerateGetVariable(
+          node.identifierName, gd::EventsCodeGenerator::ANY_VARIABLE, context,
+          "");
       if (!node.childIdentifierName.empty()) {
         output += codeGenerator.GenerateVariableAccessor(node.childIdentifierName);
       }

Core/GDCore/Events/CodeGeneration/ExpressionCodeGenerator.h

@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCodeGenerator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
                                            EventsCodeGenerationContext& context,
                                            const gd::String& type,
                                            const gd::Expression& expression,
-                                           const gd::String& objectName = "");
+                                           const gd::String& objectName = "",
+                                           const gd::String& extraInfo = "");
 
   const gd::String& GetOutput() { return output; };
 

Core/GDCore/Events/Event.cpp

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 namespace gd {
 
 EventsList BaseEvent::badSubEvents;
+VariablesContainer BaseEvent::badLocalVariables;
 std::vector<gd::String> BaseEvent::emptyDependencies;
 gd::String BaseEvent::emptySourceFile;
 
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ BaseEvent::BaseEvent()
 
 bool BaseEvent::HasSubEvents() const { return !GetSubEvents().IsEmpty(); }
 
+bool BaseEvent::HasVariables() const { return GetVariables().Count() > 0; }
+
 gd::String BaseEvent::GenerateEventCode(
     gd::EventsCodeGenerator& codeGenerator,
     gd::EventsCodeGenerationContext& context) {

Core/GDCore/Events/Event.h

@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
-#ifndef GDCORE_EVENT_H
-#define GDCORE_EVENT_H
+#pragma once
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
@@ -26,6 +24,7 @@ class SerializerElement;
 class Instruction;
 class EventVisitor;
 class ReadOnlyEventVisitor;
+class VariablesContainer;
 }  // namespace gd
 
 namespace gd {
@@ -92,6 +91,32 @@ class GD_CORE_API BaseEvent {
    */
   bool HasSubEvents() const;
 
+  /**
+   * Derived class have to redefine this function, so as to return true, if they
+   * can have local variables.
+   */
+  virtual bool CanHaveVariables() const { return false; }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the local variables, if applicable.
+   */
+  virtual const gd::VariablesContainer& GetVariables() const {
+    return badLocalVariables;
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Return the local variables, if applicable.
+   */
+  virtual gd::VariablesContainer& GetVariables() {
+    return badLocalVariables;
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the events has local variables.
+   * \warning This is only applicable when CanHaveVariables() return true.
+   */
+  bool HasVariables() const;
+
   /**
    * \brief Return a list of all conditions of the event.
    * \note Used to preprocess or search in the conditions.
@@ -301,6 +326,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API BaseEvent {
                     ///< Used for saving the event for instance.
 
   static gd::EventsList badSubEvents;
+  static gd::VariablesContainer badLocalVariables;
   static std::vector<gd::String> emptyDependencies;
   static gd::String emptySourceFile;
 };
@@ -325,6 +351,3 @@ class EmptyEvent : public BaseEvent {
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
-
-#endif  // GDCORE_EVENT_H
-#endif

Core/GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2.h

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ using namespace gd::GrammarTerminals;
  * parser by refactoring out the dependency on gd::MetadataProvider (injecting
  * instead functions to be called to query supported functions).
  *
- * \see gd::ExpressionParserDiagnostic
+ * \see gd::ExpressionParserError
  * \see gd::ExpressionNode
  */
 class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
@@ -547,28 +547,28 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
   }
   ///@}
 
-  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserDiagnostic> ValidateOperator(
+  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserError> ValidateOperator(
       gd::String::value_type operatorChar) {
     if (operatorChar == '+' || operatorChar == '-' || operatorChar == '/' ||
         operatorChar == '*') {
-      return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserDiagnostic>();
+      return std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserError>(nullptr);
     }
     return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-        "invalid_operator",
+        gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::InvalidOperator,
         _("You've used an operator that is not supported. Operator should be "
           "either +, -, / or *."),
         GetCurrentPosition());
   }
 
-  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserDiagnostic> ValidateUnaryOperator(
+  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserError> ValidateUnaryOperator(
       gd::String::value_type operatorChar,
       size_t position) {
     if (operatorChar == '+' || operatorChar == '-') {
-      return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserDiagnostic>();
+      return std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserError>(nullptr);
     }
 
     return gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-        "invalid_operator",
+        gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::InvalidOperator,
         _("You've used an \"unary\" operator that is not supported. Operator "
           "should be "
           "either + or -."),
@@ -719,13 +719,15 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionParser2 {
   std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserError> RaiseSyntaxError(
       const gd::String &message) {
     return std::move(gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-        "syntax_error", message, GetCurrentPosition()));
+        gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::SyntaxError, message,
+        GetCurrentPosition()));
   }
 
   std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserError> RaiseTypeError(
       const gd::String &message, size_t beginningPosition) {
     return std::move(gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-        "type_error", message, beginningPosition, GetCurrentPosition()));
+        gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::MismatchedType, message,
+        beginningPosition, GetCurrentPosition()));
   }
   ///@}
 

Core/GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2Node.cpp

@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@
 #include "ExpressionParser2Node.h"
 
 namespace gd {
-gd::String ExpressionParserDiagnostic::noMessage = "";
+
 }

Core/GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2Node.h

@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
  * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
-#ifndef GDCORE_EXPRESSIONPARSER2NODES_H
-#define GDCORE_EXPRESSIONPARSER2NODES_H
+#pragma once
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
+
 namespace gd {
 class Expression;
 class ObjectsContainer;
@@ -40,50 +40,56 @@ struct GD_CORE_API ExpressionParserLocation {
   size_t endPosition;
 };
 
-/**
- * \brief A diagnostic that can be attached to a gd::ExpressionNode.
- */
-struct GD_CORE_API ExpressionParserDiagnostic {
-  virtual ~ExpressionParserDiagnostic() = default;
-  virtual bool IsError() { return false; }
-  virtual const gd::String &GetMessage() { return noMessage; }
-  virtual size_t GetStartPosition() { return 0; }
-  virtual size_t GetEndPosition() { return 0; }
-
- private:
-  static gd::String noMessage;
-};
-
 /**
  * \brief An error that can be attached to a gd::ExpressionNode.
  */
-struct GD_CORE_API ExpressionParserError : public ExpressionParserDiagnostic {
-  ExpressionParserError(const gd::String &type_,
+struct GD_CORE_API ExpressionParserError {
+  enum ErrorType {
+    SyntaxError,
+    InvalidOperator,
+    MismatchedType,
+    UndeclaredVariable,
+    UnknownIdentifier,
+    BracketsNotAllowedForObjects,
+    TooFewParameters,
+    TooManyParameters,
+    InvalidFunctionName,
+    MalformedVariableParameter,
+    MalformedObjectParameter,
+    UnknownParameterType,
+    MissingBehavior,
+  };
+
+  ExpressionParserError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType 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_)
+                        const ExpressionParserLocation &location_,
+                        const gd::String &actualValue_ = "",
+                        const gd::String &objectName_ = "")
+      : type(type_), message(message_), location(location_),
+        actualValue(actualValue_), objectName(objectName_){};
+  ExpressionParserError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType type_,
+                        const gd::String &message_, size_t position_)
       : type(type_), message(message_), location(position_){};
-  ExpressionParserError(const gd::String &type_,
-                        const gd::String &message_,
-                        size_t startPosition_,
+  ExpressionParserError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType type_,
+                        const gd::String &message_, size_t startPosition_,
                         size_t endPosition_)
-      : type(type_),
-        message(message_),
+      : type(type_), message(message_),
         location(startPosition_, endPosition_){};
   virtual ~ExpressionParserError(){};
 
-  bool IsError() override { return true; }
-  const gd::String &GetMessage() override { return message; }
-  size_t GetStartPosition() override { return location.GetStartPosition(); }
-  size_t GetEndPosition() override { return location.GetEndPosition(); }
+  gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType GetType() { return type; }
+  const gd::String &GetMessage() { return message; }
+  const gd::String &GetObjectName() { return objectName; }
+  const gd::String &GetActualValue() { return actualValue; }
+  size_t GetStartPosition() { return location.GetStartPosition(); }
+  size_t GetEndPosition() { return location.GetEndPosition(); }
 
- private:
-  gd::String type;
+private:
+  gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType type;
   gd::String message;
   ExpressionParserLocation location;
+  gd::String objectName;
+  gd::String actualValue;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ struct GD_CORE_API ExpressionNode {
   virtual ~ExpressionNode(){};
   virtual void Visit(ExpressionParser2NodeWorker &worker){};
 
-  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserDiagnostic> diagnostic;
+  std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserError> diagnostic;
   ExpressionParserLocation location;  ///< The location of the entire node. Some
                                       /// nodes might have other locations
                                       /// stored inside them. For example, a
@@ -425,5 +431,3 @@ struct GD_CORE_API EmptyNode : public FunctionCallOrObjectFunctionNameOrEmptyNod
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
-
-#endif

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/AdvancedExtension.cpp

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsAdvancedExtension(
       .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
+  // Deprecated
   extension
       .AddAction("CopyArgumentToVariable",
                  _("Copy function parameter to variable"),
@@ -78,9 +79,25 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsAdvancedExtension(
       .SetHelpPath("/events/functions/return")
       .AddParameter("functionParameterName", _("Parameter name"), "variable")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Scene variable"))
+      .SetHidden()
+      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+
+  extension
+      .AddAction("CopyArgumentToVariable2",
+                 _("Copy function parameter to variable"),
+                 _("Copy a function parameter (also called \"argument\") to a variable. "
+                 "The parameter type must be a variable."),
+                 _("Copy the parameter _PARAM0_ into the variable _PARAM1_"),
+                 "",
+                 "res/function32.png",
+                 "res/function32.png")
+      .SetHelpPath("/events/functions/return")
+      .AddParameter("functionParameterName", _("Parameter name"), "variable")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"))
       .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
+  // Deprecated
   extension
       .AddAction("CopyVariableToArgument",
                  _("Copy variable to function parameter"),
@@ -93,6 +110,21 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsAdvancedExtension(
       .SetHelpPath("/events/functions/return")
       .AddParameter("functionParameterName", _("Parameter name"), "variable")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Scene variable"))
+      .SetHidden()
+      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+
+  extension
+      .AddAction("CopyVariableToArgument2",
+                 _("Copy variable to function parameter"),
+                 _("Copy a variable to function parameter (also called \"argument\"). "
+                 "The parameter type must be a variable."),
+                 _("Copy the variable _PARAM1_ into the parameter _PARAM0_"),
+                 "",
+                 "res/function32.png",
+                 "res/function32.png")
+      .SetHelpPath("/events/functions/return")
+      .AddParameter("functionParameterName", _("Parameter name"), "variable")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"))
       .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/BaseObjectExtension.cpp

@@ -417,6 +417,93 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
+  obj.AddAction("SetNumberObjectVariable",
+                _("Change variable value"),
+                _("Modify the number value of an object variable."),
+                _("the variable _PARAM1_"),
+                _("Variables"),
+                "res/actions/var24.png",
+                "res/actions/var.png")
+
+      .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
+      .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"))
+      .UseStandardOperatorParameters("number",
+                                     ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForLayoutEventsOnly();
+
+  obj.AddAction("SetStringObjectVariable",
+                _("Change text variable"),
+                _("Modify the text of an object variable."),
+                _("the variable _PARAM1_"),
+                _("Variables"),
+                "res/actions/var24.png",
+                "res/actions/var.png")
+
+      .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
+      .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"))
+      .UseStandardOperatorParameters("string",
+                                     ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForLayoutEventsOnly();
+
+  obj.AddAction("SetBooleanObjectVariable",
+                _("Change boolean variable"),
+                _("Modify the boolean value of an object variable."),
+                _("Change the variable _PARAM1_ of _PARAM0_: _PARAM2_"),
+                _("Variables"),
+                "res/actions/var24.png",
+                "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
+      .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"))
+      .AddParameter("operator", _("Value"), "boolean")
+      // This parameter allows to keep the operand expression
+      // when the editor switch between variable instructions.
+      .AddCodeOnlyParameter("yesorno", _("Value"))
+      .SetRelevantForLayoutEventsOnly();
+
+  obj.AddCondition("NumberObjectVariable",
+                   _("Variable value"),
+                   _("Compare the number value of an object variable."),
+                   _("the variable _PARAM1_"),
+                   _("Variables"),
+                   "res/conditions/var24.png",
+                   "res/conditions/var.png")
+
+      .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
+      .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"))
+      .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
+          "number", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForLayoutEventsOnly();
+
+  obj.AddCondition("StringObjectVariable",
+                   _("Text variable"),
+                   _("Compare the text of an object variable."),
+                   _("the variable _PARAM1_"),
+                   _("Variables"),
+                   "res/conditions/var24.png",
+                   "res/conditions/var.png")
+
+      .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
+      .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"))
+      .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
+          "string", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForLayoutEventsOnly();
+
+  obj.AddCondition("BooleanObjectVariable",
+                   _("Boolean variable"),
+                   _("Compare the boolean value of an object variable."),
+                   _("The variable _PARAM1_ of _PARAM0_ is _PARAM2_"),
+                   _("Variables"),
+                   "res/conditions/var24.png",
+                   "res/conditions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
+      .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"))
+      .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("Check if the value is"))
+      .SetDefaultValue("true")
+      // This parameter allows to keep the operand expression
+      // when the editor switch between variable instructions.
+      .AddCodeOnlyParameter("yesorno", _("Value"))
+      .SetRelevantForLayoutEventsOnly();
+
   obj.AddAction("ModVarObjet",
                 _("Change number variable"),
                 _("Modify the number value of an object variable."),
@@ -428,7 +515,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("number",
-                                     ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
+                                     ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   obj.AddAction("ModVarObjetTxt",
                 _("Change text variable"),
@@ -441,7 +529,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("string",
-                                     ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
+                                     ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   obj.AddAction("SetObjectVariableAsBoolean",
                 _("Change boolean variable"),
@@ -454,7 +543,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"))
-      .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("New Value:"));
+      .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("New Value:"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   obj.AddAction(
          "ToggleObjectVariableAsBoolean",
@@ -469,7 +559,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
          "res/actions/var.png")
 
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
-      .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"));
+      .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   obj.AddCondition("ObjectVariableChildExists",
                    _("Child existence"),
@@ -657,7 +748,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
-          "number", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
+          "number", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   obj.AddCondition("VarObjetTxt",
                    _("Text variable"),
@@ -670,7 +762,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
-          "string", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
+          "string", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   obj.AddCondition("ObjectVariableAsBoolean",
                    _("Boolean variable"),
@@ -683,7 +776,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"))
       .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("Check if the value is"))
-      .SetDefaultValue("true");
+      .SetDefaultValue("true")
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   obj.AddCondition("VarObjetDef",
                    "Variable defined",
@@ -697,6 +791,48 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("string", _("Variable"))
       .SetHidden();  // Deprecated.
 
+  obj.AddAction(
+         "PushStringToObjectVariable",
+         _("Add text variable"),
+         _("Adds a text (string) to the end of an object array variable."),
+         _("Add value _PARAM2_ to array variable _PARAM1_ of _PARAM0_"),
+         _("Variables/Arrays and structures"),
+         "res/actions/var24.png",
+         "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
+      .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Array variable"))
+      .AddParameter("string", _("Text to add"))
+      .MarkAsAdvanced()
+      .SetRelevantForLayoutEventsOnly();
+
+  obj.AddAction("PushNumberToObjectVariable",
+                _("Add variable array value"),
+                _("Adds a number to the end of an object array variable."),
+                _("Add value _PARAM2_ to array variable _PARAM1_ of _PARAM0_"),
+                _("Variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                "res/actions/var24.png",
+                "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
+      .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Array variable"))
+      .AddParameter("expression", _("Number to add"))
+      .MarkAsAdvanced()
+      .SetRelevantForLayoutEventsOnly();
+
+  obj.AddAction(
+         "PushBooleanToObjectVariable",
+         _("Add boolean variable"),
+         _("Adds a boolean to the end of an object array variable."),
+         _("Add value _PARAM2_ to array variable _PARAM1_ of _PARAM0_"),
+         _("Variables/Arrays and structures"),
+         "res/actions/var24.png",
+         "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
+      .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Array variable"))
+      .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("Boolean to add"))
+      .MarkAsAdvanced()
+      .SetRelevantForLayoutEventsOnly();
+
+  // Deprecated
   obj.AddAction(
          "ObjectVariablePush",
          _("Add existing variable"),
@@ -708,6 +844,23 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Array variable"))
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Scene variable with the content to add"))
+      .SetParameterLongDescription(_("The content of the object variable will "
+                                     "*be copied* and added at the "
+                                     "end of the array."))
+      .MarkAsAdvanced()
+      .SetHidden();
+
+  obj.AddAction(
+         "ObjectVariablePush2",
+         _("Add existing variable"),
+         _("Adds an existing variable to the end of an object array variable."),
+         _("Add variable _PARAM2_ to array variable _PARAM1_ of _PARAM0_"),
+         _("Variables/Arrays and structures"),
+         "res/actions/var24.png",
+         "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
+      .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Array variable"))
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Scene variable with the content to add"))
       .SetParameterLongDescription(_("The content of the object variable will "
                                      "*be copied* and added at the "
                                      "end of the array."))
@@ -724,7 +877,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Array variable"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text to add"))
-      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+      .MarkAsAdvanced()
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   obj.AddAction("ObjectVariablePushNumber",
                 _("Add number variable"),
@@ -736,7 +890,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Array variable"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Number to add"))
-      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+      .MarkAsAdvanced()
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   obj.AddAction(
          "ObjectVariablePushBool",
@@ -749,7 +904,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Array variable"))
       .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("Boolean to add"))
-      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+      .MarkAsAdvanced()
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   obj.AddAction(
          "ObjectVariableRemoveAt",
@@ -1203,7 +1359,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                     _("Variables"),
                     "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
-      .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"));
+      .AddParameter("objectvar", _("Variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   obj.AddExpression(
          "VariableChildCount",
@@ -1281,8 +1438,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                 _("Enable an effect on the object"),
                 _("Enable effect _PARAM1_ on _PARAM0_: _PARAM2_"),
                 _("Effects"),
-                "res/actions/effect24.png",
-                "res/actions/effect.png")
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectEffectName", _("Effect name"))
       .AddParameter("yesorno", _("Enable?"))
@@ -1297,8 +1454,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                       "names) in the effects window."),
                 _("Set _PARAM2_ to _PARAM3_ for effect _PARAM1_ of _PARAM0_"),
                 _("Effects"),
-                "res/actions/effect24.png",
-                "res/actions/effect.png")
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectEffectName", _("Effect name"))
       .AddParameter("objectEffectParameterName", _("Property name"))
@@ -1315,8 +1472,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                       "names) in the effects window."),
                 _("Set _PARAM2_ to _PARAM3_ for effect _PARAM1_ of _PARAM0_"),
                 _("Effects"),
-                "res/actions/effect24.png",
-                "res/actions/effect.png")
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectEffectName", _("Effect name"))
       .AddParameter("objectEffectParameterName", _("Property name"))
@@ -1332,8 +1489,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                       "names) in the effects window."),
                 _("Enable _PARAM2_ for effect _PARAM1_ of _PARAM0_: _PARAM3_"),
                 _("Effects"),
-                "res/actions/effect24.png",
-                "res/actions/effect.png")
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectEffectName", _("Effect name"))
       .AddParameter("objectEffectParameterName", _("Property name"))
@@ -1347,8 +1504,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsBaseObjectExtension(
                    _("Check if the effect on an object is enabled."),
                    _("Effect _PARAM1_ of _PARAM0_ is enabled"),
                    _("Effects"),
-                   "res/actions/effect24.png",
-                   "res/actions/effect.png")
+                   "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
+                   "res/actions/effect_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("objectEffectName", _("Effect name"))
       .MarkAsSimple()

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/CameraExtension.cpp

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
   extension.AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(_("Layers and cameras"))
       .SetIcon("res/conditions/camera24.png");
   extension.AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(_("Effects"))
-      .SetIcon("res/actions/effect24.png");
+      .SetIcon("res/actions/effect_black.svg");
 
   extension
       .AddExpressionAndConditionAndAction(
@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
                 "names) in the effects window."),
           _("Set _PARAM3_ to _PARAM4_ for effect _PARAM2_ of layer _PARAM1_"),
           _("Effects"),
-          "res/actions/effect24.png",
-          "res/actions/effect.png")
+          "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
+          "res/actions/effect_black.svg")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
       .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer"), "", true)
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
@@ -469,8 +469,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
                 "names) in the effects window."),
           _("Set _PARAM3_ to _PARAM4_ for effect _PARAM2_ of layer _PARAM1_"),
           _("Effects"),
-          "res/actions/effect24.png",
-          "res/actions/effect.png")
+          "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
+          "res/actions/effect_black.svg")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
       .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer"), "", true)
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
@@ -488,8 +488,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
                 "names) in the effects window."),
           _("Enable _PARAM3_ for effect _PARAM2_ of layer _PARAM1_: _PARAM4_"),
           _("Effects"),
-          "res/actions/effect24.png",
-          "res/actions/effect.png")
+          "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
+          "res/actions/effect_black.svg")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
       .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer"), "", true)
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
@@ -504,8 +504,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
                     _("The effect on a layer is enabled"),
                     _("Effect _PARAM2_ on layer _PARAM1_ is enabled"),
                     _(""),
-                    "res/actions/effect24.png",
-                    "res/actions/effect.png")
+                    "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
+                    "res/actions/effect_black.svg")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
       .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer"), "", true)
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")
@@ -518,8 +518,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCameraExtension(
                  _("Enable an effect on a layer"),
                  _("Enable effect _PARAM2_ on layer _PARAM1_: _PARAM3_"),
                  _("Effects"),
-                 "res/actions/effect24.png",
-                 "res/actions/effect.png")
+                 "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
+                 "res/actions/effect_black.svg")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
       .AddParameter("layer", _("Layer"), "", true)
       .SetDefaultValue("\"\"")

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/Capabilities/EffectExtension.cpp

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsEffectExtension(
                                "Open source (MIT License)")
       .SetExtensionHelpPath("/objects");
   extension.AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(_("Effects"))
-      .SetIcon("res/actions/effect24.png");
+      .SetIcon("res/actions/effect_black.svg");
 
   gd::BehaviorMetadata& aut = extension.AddBehavior(
       "EffectBehavior",
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsEffectExtension(
       "Effect",
       _("Apply visual effects to objects."),
       "",
-      "res/actions/effect24.png",
+      "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
       "EffectBehavior",
       std::make_shared<gd::Behavior>(),
       std::make_shared<gd::BehaviorsSharedData>())
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsEffectExtension(
                 _("Enable an effect on the object"),
                 _("Enable effect _PARAM2_ on _PARAM0_: _PARAM3_"),
                 _("Effects"),
-                "res/actions/effect24.png",
-                "res/actions/effect.png")
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("behavior", _("Behavior"), "EffectBehavior")
       .AddParameter("objectEffectName", _("Effect name"))
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsEffectExtension(
                       "names) in the effects window."),
                 _("Set _PARAM3_ to _PARAM4_ for effect _PARAM2_ of _PARAM0_"),
                 _("Effects"),
-                "res/actions/effect24.png",
-                "res/actions/effect.png")
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("behavior", _("Behavior"), "EffectBehavior")
       .AddParameter("objectEffectName", _("Effect name"))
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsEffectExtension(
                       "names) in the effects window."),
                 _("Set _PARAM3_ to _PARAM4_ for effect _PARAM2_ of _PARAM0_"),
                 _("Effects"),
-                "res/actions/effect24.png",
-                "res/actions/effect.png")
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("behavior", _("Behavior"), "EffectBehavior")
       .AddParameter("objectEffectName", _("Effect name"))
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsEffectExtension(
                       "names) in the effects window."),
                 _("Enable _PARAM3_ for effect _PARAM2_ of _PARAM0_: _PARAM4_"),
                 _("Effects"),
-                "res/actions/effect24.png",
-                "res/actions/effect.png")
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
+                "res/actions/effect_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("behavior", _("Behavior"), "EffectBehavior")
       .AddParameter("objectEffectName", _("Effect name"))
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsEffectExtension(
                    _("Check if the effect on an object is enabled."),
                    _("Effect _PARAM2_ of _PARAM0_ is enabled"),
                    _("Effects"),
-                   "res/actions/effect24.png",
-                   "res/actions/effect.png")
+                   "res/actions/effect_black.svg",
+                   "res/actions/effect_black.svg")
       .AddParameter("object", _("Object"))
       .AddParameter("behavior", _("Behavior"), "EffectBehavior")
       .AddParameter("objectEffectName", _("Effect name"))

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/Capabilities/FlippableExtension.cpp

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsFlippableExtension(
                                "Open source (MIT License)")
       .SetExtensionHelpPath("/objects");
   extension.AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(_("Effects"))
-      .SetIcon("res/actions/effect24.png");
+      .SetIcon("res/actions/effect_black.svg");
 
   gd::BehaviorMetadata& aut = extension.AddBehavior(
       "FlippableBehavior",

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/CommonConversionsExtension.cpp

@@ -68,19 +68,22 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonConversionsExtension(
 
   extension
       .AddStrExpression("ToJSON",
-                        _("Convert scene variable to JSON"),
-                        _("Convert a scene variable to JSON"),
+                        _("Convert variable to JSON"),
+                        _("Convert a variable to JSON"),
                         _("JSON"),
                         "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
-      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Scene variable to be stringified"));
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("The variable to be stringified"),
+                    "AllowUndeclaredVariable");
 
+  // Deprecated
   extension
       .AddStrExpression("GlobalVarToJSON",
                         _("Convert global variable to JSON"),
                         _("Convert a global variable to JSON"),
                         _("JSON"),
                         "res/conditions/toujours24_black.png")
-      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("The global variable to be stringified"));
+      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("The global variable to be stringified"))
+      .SetHidden();
 
   extension
       .AddStrExpression("ObjectVarToJSON",
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonConversionsExtension(
       .AddParameter("objectPtr", _("The object with the variable"))
       .AddParameter("objectvar", _("The object variable to be stringified"));
 
+  // Deprecated
   extension
       .AddAction(
           "JSONToVariableStructure",
@@ -102,8 +106,10 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonConversionsExtension(
           "res/actions/net.png")
       .AddParameter("string", _("JSON string"))
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Variable where store the JSON object"))
-      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+      .MarkAsAdvanced()
+      .SetHidden();
 
+  // Deprecated
   extension
       .AddAction("JSONToGlobalVariableStructure",
                  _("Convert JSON to global variable"),
@@ -116,6 +122,20 @@ BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsCommonConversionsExtension(
       .AddParameter("string", _("JSON string"))
       .AddParameter("globalvar",
                     _("Global variable where store the JSON object"))
+      .MarkAsAdvanced()
+      .SetHidden();
+
+  extension
+      .AddAction(
+          "JSONToVariableStructure2",
+          _("Convert JSON to a variable"),
+          _("Parse a JSON object and store it into a variable"),
+          _("Convert JSON string _PARAM0_ and store it into variable _PARAM1_"),
+          "",
+          "res/actions/net24.png",
+          "res/actions/net.png")
+      .AddParameter("string", _("JSON string"))
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable where to store the JSON object"))
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/FileExtension.cpp

@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsFileExtension(
       .AddParameter("string", _("Group"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text"));
 
+  // Deprecated
   extension
       .AddAction(
           "LireFichierExp",
@@ -114,8 +115,27 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsFileExtension(
       .AddParameter("string", _("Storage name"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Group"))
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Scene variables"));
+      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Scene variable"))
+      .SetHidden();
 
+  extension
+      .AddAction(
+          "ReadNumberFromStorage",
+          _("Load a value"),
+          _("Load the value saved in the specified element and store it in a "
+            "variable.\nSpecify the structure leading to the element using / "
+            "(example : Root/Level/Current)\nSpaces are forbidden in element "
+            "names."),
+          _("Load _PARAM1_ from storage _PARAM0_ and store value in _PARAM3_"),
+          "",
+          "res/actions/fichier24.png",
+          "res/actions/fichier.png")
+      .AddParameter("string", _("Storage name"))
+      .AddParameter("string", _("Group"))
+      .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"));
+
+  // Deprecated
   extension
       .AddAction(
           "LireFichierTxt",
@@ -133,7 +153,26 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsFileExtension(
       .AddParameter("string", _("Storage name"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Group"))
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
-      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Scene variables"));
+      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Scene variable"))
+      .SetHidden();
+
+  extension
+      .AddAction(
+          "ReadStringFromStorage",
+          _("Load a text"),
+          _("Load the text saved in the specified element and store it in a "
+            "variable.\nSpecify the structure leading to the element using / "
+            "(example : Root/Level/Current)\nSpaces are forbidden in element "
+            "names."),
+          _("Load _PARAM1_ from storage _PARAM0_ and store as text in "
+            "_PARAM3_"),
+          "",
+          "res/actions/fichier24.png",
+          "res/actions/fichier.png")
+      .AddParameter("string", _("Storage name"))
+      .AddParameter("string", _("Group"))
+      .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"));
 
   extension
       .AddAction("DeleteGroupFichier",

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

@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/Animation.h"
 #include <vector>
-#include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/Direction.h"
-#include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/Sprite.h"
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
 
 namespace gd {

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

@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
 
-#ifndef GDCORE_ANIMATION_H
-#define GDCORE_ANIMATION_H
+#pragma once
+
 #include <vector>
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
-namespace gd {
-class Direction;
-}
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/Direction.h"
 
 namespace gd {
 
@@ -93,4 +91,3 @@ class GD_CORE_API Animation {
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
-#endif  // GDCORE_ANIMATION_H

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

@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
  * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
-#ifndef GDCORE_DIRECTION_H
-#define GDCORE_DIRECTION_H
+#pragma once
+
 #include <vector>
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/Sprite.h"
 namespace gd {
-class Sprite;
 class SerializerElement;
 }
 
@@ -142,4 +142,3 @@ class GD_CORE_API Direction {
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
-#endif  // GDCORE_DIRECTION_H

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

@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/SpriteAnimationList.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#include "GDCore/CommonTools.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/Animation.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/Direction.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Project/ArbitraryResourceWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/InitialInstance.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Object.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/PropertyDescriptor.h"
+#include "GDCore/Serialization/SerializerElement.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/Localization.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+
+Animation SpriteAnimationList::badAnimation;
+
+SpriteAnimationList::SpriteAnimationList()
+    : adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically(true) {}
+
+SpriteAnimationList::~SpriteAnimationList(){};
+
+void SpriteAnimationList::UnserializeFrom(const gd::SerializerElement& element) {
+  adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically =
+      element.GetBoolAttribute("adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically", false);
+
+  RemoveAllAnimations();
+  const gd::SerializerElement& animationsElement =
+      element.GetChild("animations", 0, "Animations");
+  animationsElement.ConsiderAsArrayOf("animation", "Animation");
+  for (std::size_t i = 0; i < animationsElement.GetChildrenCount(); ++i) {
+    const gd::SerializerElement& animationElement =
+        animationsElement.GetChild(i);
+    Animation newAnimation;
+
+    newAnimation.useMultipleDirections = animationElement.GetBoolAttribute(
+        "useMultipleDirections", false, "typeNormal");
+    newAnimation.SetName(animationElement.GetStringAttribute("name", ""));
+
+    // Compatibility with GD <= 3.3
+    if (animationElement.HasChild("Direction")) {
+      for (std::size_t j = 0;
+           j < animationElement.GetChildrenCount("Direction");
+           ++j) {
+        Direction direction;
+        direction.UnserializeFrom(animationElement.GetChild("Direction", j));
+
+        newAnimation.SetDirectionsCount(newAnimation.GetDirectionsCount() + 1);
+        newAnimation.SetDirection(direction,
+                                  newAnimation.GetDirectionsCount() - 1);
+      }
+    }
+    // End of compatibility code
+    else {
+      const gd::SerializerElement& directionsElement =
+          animationElement.GetChild("directions");
+      directionsElement.ConsiderAsArrayOf("direction");
+      for (std::size_t j = 0; j < directionsElement.GetChildrenCount(); ++j) {
+        Direction direction;
+        direction.UnserializeFrom(directionsElement.GetChild(j));
+
+        newAnimation.SetDirectionsCount(newAnimation.GetDirectionsCount() + 1);
+        newAnimation.SetDirection(direction,
+                                  newAnimation.GetDirectionsCount() - 1);
+      }
+    }
+
+    AddAnimation(newAnimation);
+  }
+}
+
+void SpriteAnimationList::SerializeTo(gd::SerializerElement& element) const {
+  element.SetAttribute("adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically",
+                       adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically);
+
+  // Animations
+  gd::SerializerElement& animationsElement = element.AddChild("animations");
+  animationsElement.ConsiderAsArrayOf("animation");
+  for (std::size_t k = 0; k < GetAnimationsCount(); k++) {
+    gd::SerializerElement& animationElement =
+        animationsElement.AddChild("animation");
+
+    animationElement.SetAttribute("useMultipleDirections",
+                                  GetAnimation(k).useMultipleDirections);
+    animationElement.SetAttribute("name", GetAnimation(k).GetName());
+
+    gd::SerializerElement& directionsElement =
+        animationElement.AddChild("directions");
+    directionsElement.ConsiderAsArrayOf("direction");
+    for (std::size_t l = 0; l < GetAnimation(k).GetDirectionsCount(); l++) {
+      GetAnimation(k).GetDirection(l).SerializeTo(
+          directionsElement.AddChild("direction"));
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+void SpriteAnimationList::ExposeResources(gd::ArbitraryResourceWorker& worker) {
+  for (std::size_t j = 0; j < GetAnimationsCount(); j++) {
+    for (std::size_t k = 0; k < GetAnimation(j).GetDirectionsCount(); k++) {
+      for (std::size_t l = 0;
+           l < GetAnimation(j).GetDirection(k).GetSpritesCount();
+           l++) {
+        worker.ExposeImage(
+            GetAnimation(j).GetDirection(k).GetSprite(l).GetImageName());
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const Animation& SpriteAnimationList::GetAnimation(std::size_t nb) const {
+  if (nb >= animations.size()) return badAnimation;
+
+  return animations[nb];
+}
+
+Animation& SpriteAnimationList::GetAnimation(std::size_t nb) {
+  if (nb >= animations.size()) return badAnimation;
+
+  return animations[nb];
+}
+
+void SpriteAnimationList::AddAnimation(const Animation& animation) {
+  animations.push_back(animation);
+}
+
+bool SpriteAnimationList::RemoveAnimation(std::size_t nb) {
+  if (nb >= GetAnimationsCount()) return false;
+
+  animations.erase(animations.begin() + nb);
+  return true;
+}
+
+void SpriteAnimationList::SwapAnimations(std::size_t firstIndex,
+                                  std::size_t secondIndex) {
+  if (firstIndex < animations.size() && secondIndex < animations.size() &&
+      firstIndex != secondIndex)
+    std::swap(animations[firstIndex], animations[secondIndex]);
+}
+
+void SpriteAnimationList::MoveAnimation(std::size_t oldIndex, std::size_t newIndex) {
+  if (oldIndex >= animations.size() || newIndex >= animations.size()) return;
+
+  auto animation = animations[oldIndex];
+  animations.erase(animations.begin() + oldIndex);
+  animations.insert(animations.begin() + newIndex, animation);
+}
+
+}  // namespace gd

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

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/Animation.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+class InitialInstance;
+class SerializerElement;
+class PropertyDescriptor;
+class ArbitraryResourceWorker;
+}  // namespace gd
+
+namespace gd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief A list of animations, containing directions with images and collision mask.
+ * 
+ * It's used in the configuration of object that implements image-based animations.
+ *
+ * \see Animation
+ * \see Direction
+ * \see Sprite
+ * \ingroup SpriteObjectExtension
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API SpriteAnimationList {
+ public:
+  SpriteAnimationList();
+  virtual ~SpriteAnimationList();
+
+  void ExposeResources(gd::ArbitraryResourceWorker& worker);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return the animation at the specified index.
+   * If the index is out of bound, a "bad animation" object is returned.
+   */
+  const Animation& GetAnimation(std::size_t nb) const;
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return the animation at the specified index.
+   * If the index is out of bound, a "bad animation" object is returned.
+   */
+  Animation& GetAnimation(std::size_t nb);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return the number of animations this object has.
+   */
+  std::size_t GetAnimationsCount() const { return animations.size(); };
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Add an animation at the end of the existing ones.
+   */
+  void AddAnimation(const Animation& animation);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Remove an animation.
+   */
+  bool RemoveAnimation(std::size_t nb);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Remove all animations.
+   */
+  void RemoveAllAnimations() { animations.clear(); }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the object hasn't any animation.
+   */
+  bool HasNoAnimations() const { return animations.empty(); }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Swap the position of two animations
+   */
+  void SwapAnimations(std::size_t firstIndex, std::size_t secondIndex);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Change the position of the specified animation
+   */
+  void MoveAnimation(std::size_t oldIndex, std::size_t newIndex);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return a read-only reference to the vector containing all the
+   * animation of the object.
+   */
+  const std::vector<Animation>& GetAllAnimations() const { return animations; }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Check if the collision mask adapts automatically to the animation.
+   */
+  bool AdaptCollisionMaskAutomatically() const {
+    return adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Set if the collision mask adapts automatically to the animation.
+   */
+  void SetAdaptCollisionMaskAutomatically(bool enable) {
+    adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically = enable;
+  }
+
+  void UnserializeFrom(const gd::SerializerElement& element);
+  void SerializeTo(gd::SerializerElement& element) const;
+
+ private:
+
+  mutable std::vector<Animation> animations;
+
+  static Animation badAnimation;         //< Bad animation when an out of bound
+                                         // animation is requested.
+  bool adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically;  ///< If set to true, the collision
+                                         ///< mask will be automatically
+                                         ///< adapted to the animation of the
+                                         ///< object.
+};
+
+}  // namespace gd

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

@@ -23,88 +23,20 @@
 
 namespace gd {
 
-Animation SpriteObject::badAnimation;
-
 SpriteObject::SpriteObject()
-    : updateIfNotVisible(false), adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically(true) {}
+    : updateIfNotVisible(false) {}
 
 SpriteObject::~SpriteObject(){};
 
 void SpriteObject::DoUnserializeFrom(gd::Project& project,
                                      const gd::SerializerElement& element) {
   updateIfNotVisible = element.GetBoolAttribute("updateIfNotVisible", true);
-  adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically =
-      element.GetBoolAttribute("adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically", false);
-
-  RemoveAllAnimations();
-  const gd::SerializerElement& animationsElement =
-      element.GetChild("animations", 0, "Animations");
-  animationsElement.ConsiderAsArrayOf("animation", "Animation");
-  for (std::size_t i = 0; i < animationsElement.GetChildrenCount(); ++i) {
-    const gd::SerializerElement& animationElement =
-        animationsElement.GetChild(i);
-    Animation newAnimation;
-
-    newAnimation.useMultipleDirections = animationElement.GetBoolAttribute(
-        "useMultipleDirections", false, "typeNormal");
-    newAnimation.SetName(animationElement.GetStringAttribute("name", ""));
-
-    // Compatibility with GD <= 3.3
-    if (animationElement.HasChild("Direction")) {
-      for (std::size_t j = 0;
-           j < animationElement.GetChildrenCount("Direction");
-           ++j) {
-        Direction direction;
-        direction.UnserializeFrom(animationElement.GetChild("Direction", j));
-
-        newAnimation.SetDirectionsCount(newAnimation.GetDirectionsCount() + 1);
-        newAnimation.SetDirection(direction,
-                                  newAnimation.GetDirectionsCount() - 1);
-      }
-    }
-    // End of compatibility code
-    else {
-      const gd::SerializerElement& directionsElement =
-          animationElement.GetChild("directions");
-      directionsElement.ConsiderAsArrayOf("direction");
-      for (std::size_t j = 0; j < directionsElement.GetChildrenCount(); ++j) {
-        Direction direction;
-        direction.UnserializeFrom(directionsElement.GetChild(j));
-
-        newAnimation.SetDirectionsCount(newAnimation.GetDirectionsCount() + 1);
-        newAnimation.SetDirection(direction,
-                                  newAnimation.GetDirectionsCount() - 1);
-      }
-    }
-
-    AddAnimation(newAnimation);
-  }
+  animations.UnserializeFrom(element);
 }
 
 void SpriteObject::DoSerializeTo(gd::SerializerElement& element) const {
   element.SetAttribute("updateIfNotVisible", updateIfNotVisible);
-  element.SetAttribute("adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically",
-                       adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically);
-
-  // Animations
-  gd::SerializerElement& animationsElement = element.AddChild("animations");
-  animationsElement.ConsiderAsArrayOf("animation");
-  for (std::size_t k = 0; k < GetAnimationsCount(); k++) {
-    gd::SerializerElement& animationElement =
-        animationsElement.AddChild("animation");
-
-    animationElement.SetAttribute("useMultipleDirections",
-                                  GetAnimation(k).useMultipleDirections);
-    animationElement.SetAttribute("name", GetAnimation(k).GetName());
-
-    gd::SerializerElement& directionsElement =
-        animationElement.AddChild("directions");
-    directionsElement.ConsiderAsArrayOf("direction");
-    for (std::size_t l = 0; l < GetAnimation(k).GetDirectionsCount(); l++) {
-      GetAnimation(k).GetDirection(l).SerializeTo(
-          directionsElement.AddChild("direction"));
-    }
-  }
+  animations.SerializeTo(element);
 }
 
 std::map<gd::String, gd::PropertyDescriptor> SpriteObject::GetProperties()
@@ -127,16 +59,7 @@ bool SpriteObject::UpdateProperty(const gd::String& name,
 }
 
 void SpriteObject::ExposeResources(gd::ArbitraryResourceWorker& worker) {
-  for (std::size_t j = 0; j < GetAnimationsCount(); j++) {
-    for (std::size_t k = 0; k < GetAnimation(j).GetDirectionsCount(); k++) {
-      for (std::size_t l = 0;
-           l < GetAnimation(j).GetDirection(k).GetSpritesCount();
-           l++) {
-        worker.ExposeImage(
-            GetAnimation(j).GetDirection(k).GetSprite(l).GetImageName());
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  animations.ExposeResources(worker);
 }
 
 std::map<gd::String, gd::PropertyDescriptor>
@@ -168,42 +91,12 @@ bool SpriteObject::UpdateInitialInstanceProperty(
   return true;
 }
 
-const Animation& SpriteObject::GetAnimation(std::size_t nb) const {
-  if (nb >= animations.size()) return badAnimation;
-
-  return animations[nb];
+const SpriteAnimationList& SpriteObject::GetAnimations() const {
+  return animations;
 }
 
-Animation& SpriteObject::GetAnimation(std::size_t nb) {
-  if (nb >= animations.size()) return badAnimation;
-
-  return animations[nb];
-}
-
-void SpriteObject::AddAnimation(const Animation& animation) {
-  animations.push_back(animation);
-}
-
-bool SpriteObject::RemoveAnimation(std::size_t nb) {
-  if (nb >= GetAnimationsCount()) return false;
-
-  animations.erase(animations.begin() + nb);
-  return true;
-}
-
-void SpriteObject::SwapAnimations(std::size_t firstIndex,
-                                  std::size_t secondIndex) {
-  if (firstIndex < animations.size() && secondIndex < animations.size() &&
-      firstIndex != secondIndex)
-    std::swap(animations[firstIndex], animations[secondIndex]);
-}
-
-void SpriteObject::MoveAnimation(std::size_t oldIndex, std::size_t newIndex) {
-  if (oldIndex >= animations.size() || newIndex >= animations.size()) return;
-
-  auto animation = animations[oldIndex];
-  animations.erase(animations.begin() + oldIndex);
-  animations.insert(animations.begin() + newIndex, animation);
+SpriteAnimationList& SpriteObject::GetAnimations() {
+  return animations;
 }
 
 }  // namespace gd

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

@@ -4,18 +4,15 @@
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
 
-#ifndef GDCORE_SPRITEOBJECT_H
-#define GDCORE_SPRITEOBJECT_H
-#include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/Animation.h"
-#include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/Direction.h"
-#include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/Sprite.h"
+#pragma once
+
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/SpriteAnimationList.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Object.h"
+
 namespace gd {
 class InitialInstance;
 class Object;
 class Layout;
-class Sprite;
-class Animation;
 class SerializerElement;
 class PropertyDescriptor;
 }  // namespace gd
@@ -59,76 +56,15 @@ class GD_CORE_API SpriteObject : public gd::ObjectConfiguration {
                                      gd::Project& project,
                                      gd::Layout& scene) override;
 
-  /** \name Animations
-   * Methods related to animations management
-   */
-  ///@{
   /**
-   * \brief Return the animation at the specified index.
-   * If the index is out of bound, a "bad animation" object is returned.
+   * \brief Return the animation configuration.
    */
-  const Animation& GetAnimation(std::size_t nb) const;
+  const SpriteAnimationList& GetAnimations() const;
 
   /**
-   * \brief Return the animation at the specified index.
-   * If the index is out of bound, a "bad animation" object is returned.
+   * @brief Return the animation configuration.
    */
-  Animation& GetAnimation(std::size_t nb);
-
-  /**
-   * \brief Return the number of animations this object has.
-   */
-  std::size_t GetAnimationsCount() const { return animations.size(); };
-
-  /**
-   * \brief Add an animation at the end of the existing ones.
-   */
-  void AddAnimation(const Animation& animation);
-
-  /**
-   * \brief Remove an animation.
-   */
-  bool RemoveAnimation(std::size_t nb);
-
-  /**
-   * \brief Remove all animations.
-   */
-  void RemoveAllAnimations() { animations.clear(); }
-
-  /**
-   * \brief Return true if the object hasn't any animation.
-   */
-  bool HasNoAnimations() const { return animations.empty(); }
-
-  /**
-   * \brief Swap the position of two animations
-   */
-  void SwapAnimations(std::size_t firstIndex, std::size_t secondIndex);
-
-  /**
-   * \brief Change the position of the specified animation
-   */
-  void MoveAnimation(std::size_t oldIndex, std::size_t newIndex);
-
-  /**
-   * \brief Return a read-only reference to the vector containing all the
-   * animation of the object.
-   */
-  const std::vector<Animation>& GetAllAnimations() const { return animations; }
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Check if the collision mask adapts automatically to the animation.
-   */
-  bool AdaptCollisionMaskAutomatically() const {
-    return adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * @brief Set if the collision mask adapts automatically to the animation.
-   */
-  void SetAdaptCollisionMaskAutomatically(bool enable) {
-    adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically = enable;
-  }
+  SpriteAnimationList& GetAnimations();
 
   /**
    * \brief Set if the object animation should be played even if the object is
@@ -143,25 +79,17 @@ class GD_CORE_API SpriteObject : public gd::ObjectConfiguration {
    * is hidden or far from the camera (false by default).
    */
   bool GetUpdateIfNotVisible() const { return updateIfNotVisible; }
-  ///@}
 
  private:
   void DoUnserializeFrom(gd::Project& project,
                          const gd::SerializerElement& element) override;
   void DoSerializeTo(gd::SerializerElement& element) const override;
 
-  mutable std::vector<Animation> animations;
+  SpriteAnimationList animations;
+
   bool updateIfNotVisible;  ///< If set to true, ask the game engine to play
                             ///< object animation even if hidden or far from
                             ///< the screen.
-
-  static Animation badAnimation;         //< Bad animation when an out of bound
-                                         // animation is requested.
-  bool adaptCollisionMaskAutomatically;  ///< If set to true, the collision
-                                         ///< mask will be automatically
-                                         ///< adapted to the animation of the
-                                         ///< object.
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
-#endif  // GDCORE_SPRITEOBJECT_H

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/VariablesExtension.cpp

@@ -25,29 +25,275 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
   extension.AddInstructionOrExpressionGroupMetadata(_("Variables"))
       .SetIcon("res/conditions/var24.png");
 
+  extension
+      .AddCondition("NumberVariable",
+                    _("Variable value"),
+                    _("Compare the number value of a variable."),
+                    _("The variable _PARAM0_"),
+                    "",
+                    "res/conditions/var24.png",
+                    "res/conditions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"))
+      .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
+          "number", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
+
+  extension
+      .AddCondition("StringVariable",
+                    _("Variable value"),
+                    _("Compare the text (string) of a variable."),
+                    _("The variable _PARAM0_"),
+                    "",
+                    "res/conditions/var24.png",
+                    "res/conditions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"))
+      .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
+          "string", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
+
+  extension
+      .AddCondition(
+          "BooleanVariable",
+          _("Variable value"),
+          _("Compare the boolean value of a variable."),
+          _("The variable _PARAM0_ is _PARAM1_"),
+          "",
+          "res/conditions/var24.png",
+          "res/conditions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"))
+      .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("Check if the value is"))
+      .SetDefaultValue("true")
+      // This parameter allows to keep the operand expression
+      // when the editor switch between variable instructions.
+      .AddCodeOnlyParameter("trueorfalse", "");
+
+  extension
+      .AddAction("SetNumberVariable",
+                 _("Change variable value"),
+                 _("Modify the number value of a variable."),
+                 _("the variable _PARAM0_"),
+                 "",
+                 "res/actions/var24.png",
+                 "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"))
+      .UseStandardOperatorParameters("number",
+                                     ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
+
+  extension
+      .AddAction("SetStringVariable",
+                 _("Change text variable"),
+                 _("Modify the text (string) of a variable."),
+                 _("the variable _PARAM0_"),
+                 "",
+                 "res/actions/var24.png",
+                 "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"))
+      .UseStandardOperatorParameters("string",
+                                     ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
+
+  extension
+      .AddAction(
+          "SetBooleanVariable",
+          _("Change boolean variable"),
+          _("Modify the boolean value of a variable."),
+          _("Change the variable _PARAM0_: _PARAM1_"),
+          "",
+          "res/conditions/var24.png",
+          "res/conditions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"))
+      .AddParameter("operator", _("Value"), "boolean")
+      // This parameter allows to keep the operand expression
+      // when the editor switch between variable instructions.
+      .AddCodeOnlyParameter("trueorfalse", "");
+
+  extension
+      .AddCondition(
+          "VariableChildCount",
+          _("Number of children"),
+          _("Compare the number of children in an array variable."),
+          _("The number of children in the array variable _PARAM0_"),
+          _("Arrays and structures"),
+          "res/conditions/var24.png",
+          "res/conditions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Array variable"))
+      .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
+          "number", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+
+  extension
+      .AddCondition("VariableChildExists2",
+                    _("Child existence"),
+                    _("Check if the specified child of the structure "
+                      "variable exists."),
+                    _("Child _PARAM1_ of variable _PARAM0_ exists"),
+                    _("Arrays and structures"),
+                    "res/conditions/var24.png",
+                    "res/conditions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"))
+      .AddParameter("string", _("Name of the child"))
+      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+
+  extension
+      .AddAction(
+          "RemoveVariableChild",
+          _("Remove a child"),
+          _("Remove a child from a structure variable."),
+          _("Remove child _PARAM1_ from structure variable _PARAM0_"),
+          _("Arrays and structures"),
+          "res/actions/var24.png",
+          "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Structure variable"))
+      .AddParameter("string", _("Child's name"))
+      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+
+  extension
+      .AddAction("ClearVariableChildren",
+                 _("Clear children"),
+                 _("Remove all the children from the structure or array "
+                   "variable."),
+                 _("Clear children from variable _PARAM0_"),
+                 _("Arrays and structures"),
+                 "res/actions/var24.png",
+                 "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Structure or array variable"))
+      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+
+  extension
+      .AddAction("PushVariable",
+                 _("Add existing variable"),
+                 _("Adds an existing variable at the end of an array "
+                   "variable."),
+                 _("Add variable _PARAM1_ to array variable _PARAM0_"),
+                 _("Arrays and structures"),
+                 "res/actions/var24.png",
+                 "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Array variable"))
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable with the content to add"))
+      .SetParameterLongDescription(
+          _("The content of the variable will *be copied* and added at the "
+            "end of the array."))
+      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+
+  extension
+      .AddAction(
+          "PushString",
+          _("Add text variable"),
+          _("Adds a text (string) at the end of a array variable."),
+          _("Add the value _PARAM1_ to array variable _PARAM0_"),
+          _("Arrays and structures"),
+          "res/actions/var24.png",
+          "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Array variable"))
+      .AddParameter("string", _("Text to add"))
+      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+
+  extension
+      .AddAction("PushNumber",
+                 _("Add variable array value"),
+                 _("Adds a number at the end of an array variable."),
+                 _("Add the value _PARAM1_ to array variable _PARAM0_"),
+                 _("Arrays and structures"),
+                 "res/actions/var24.png",
+                 "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Array variable"))
+      .AddParameter("expression", _("Number to add"))
+      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+
+  extension
+      .AddAction("PushBoolean",
+                 _("Add boolean variable"),
+                 _("Adds a boolean at the end of an array variable."),
+                 _("Add the value _PARAM1_ to array variable _PARAM0_"),
+                 _("Arrays and structures"),
+                 "res/actions/var24.png",
+                 "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Array variable"))
+      .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("Boolean to add"))
+      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+
+  extension
+      .AddAction("RemoveVariableAt",
+                 _("Remove variable by index"),
+                 _("Removes a variable at the specified index of an array "
+                   "variable."),
+                 _("Remove variable at index _PARAM1_ from array "
+                   "variable _PARAM0_"),
+                 _("Arrays and structures"),
+                 "res/actions/var24.png",
+                 "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Array variable"))
+      .AddParameter("expression", _("Index to remove"))
+      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+
+  extension
+      .AddStrExpression(
+          "VariableFirstString",
+          _("First text child"),
+          _("Get the value of the first element of an array variable, if "
+            "it is a text (string)."),
+          _("Arrays and structures"),
+          "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Array variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForLayoutEventsOnly();
+
+  extension
+      .AddExpression(
+          "VariableFirstNumber",
+          _("First number child"),
+          _("Get the value of the first element of an array variable, if "
+            "it is a number."),
+          _("Arrays and structures"),
+          "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Array variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForLayoutEventsOnly();
+
+  extension
+      .AddStrExpression(
+          "VariableLastString",
+          _("Last text child"),
+          _("Get the value of the last element of an array variable, if "
+            "it is a text (string)."),
+          _("Arrays and structures"),
+          "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Array variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForLayoutEventsOnly();
+
+  extension
+      .AddExpression(
+          "VariableLastNumber",
+          _("Last number child"),
+          _("Get the value of the last element of an array variable, if "
+            "it is a number."),
+          _("Arrays and structures"),
+          "res/actions/var.png")
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Array variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForLayoutEventsOnly();
+
+  // Legacy instructions
+
   extension
       .AddCondition("VarScene",
                     _("Number variable"),
                     _("Compare the number value of a scene variable."),
                     _("The number of scene variable _PARAM0_"),
-                    _("Scene variables"),
+                    _("External variables/Scene variables"),
                     "res/conditions/var24.png",
                     "res/conditions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
-          "number", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
+          "number", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddCondition("VarSceneTxt",
                     _("Text variable"),
                     _("Compare the text (string) of a scene variable."),
                     _("The text of scene variable _PARAM0_"),
-                    _("Scene variables"),
+                    _("External variables/Scene variables"),
                     "res/conditions/var24.png",
                     "res/conditions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
-          "string", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
+          "string", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddCondition(
@@ -55,12 +301,13 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("Boolean variable"),
           _("Compare the boolean value of a scene variable."),
           _("The boolean value of scene variable _PARAM0_ is _PARAM1_"),
-          _("Scene variables"),
+          _("External variables/Scene variables"),
           "res/conditions/var24.png",
           "res/conditions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Variable"))
       .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("Check if the value is"))
-      .SetDefaultValue("true");
+      .SetDefaultValue("true")
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddCondition("VariableChildExists",
@@ -68,11 +315,12 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                     _("Check if the specified child of the scene structure "
                       "variable exists."),
                     _("Child _PARAM1_ of scene variable _PARAM0_ exists"),
-                    _("Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                    _("External variables/Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
                     "res/conditions/var24.png",
                     "res/conditions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Variable"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Name of the child"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -81,11 +329,12 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                     _("Check if the specified child of the global structure "
                       "variable exists."),
                     _("Child _PARAM1_ of global variable _PARAM0_ exists"),
-                    _("Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                    _("External variables/Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
                     "res/conditions/var24.png",
                     "res/conditions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Variable"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Name of the child"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -93,7 +342,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                     "Variable defined",
                     "Test if the scene variable exists.",
                     "Scene variable _PARAM0_ is defined",
-                    _("Scene variables"),
+                    _("External variables/Scene variables"),
                     "res/conditions/var24.png",
                     "res/conditions/var.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
@@ -105,12 +354,13 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                     _("Number variable"),
                     _("Compare the number value of a global variable."),
                     _("the global variable _PARAM0_"),
-                    _("Global variables"),
+                    _("External variables/Global variables"),
                     "res/conditions/var24.png",
                     "res/conditions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
           "number", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -118,12 +368,13 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                     _("Text variable"),
                     _("Compare the text (string) of a global variable."),
                     _("the text of the global variable _PARAM0_"),
-                    _("Global variables"),
+                    _("External variables/Global variables"),
                     "res/conditions/var24.png",
                     "res/conditions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
           "string", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -132,19 +383,20 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("Boolean variable"),
           _("Compare the boolean value of a global variable."),
           _("The boolean value of global variable _PARAM0_ is _PARAM1_"),
-          _("Global variables"),
+          _("External variables/Global variables"),
           "res/conditions/var24.png",
           "res/conditions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Variable"))
       .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("Check if the value is"))
-      .SetDefaultValue("true");
+      .SetDefaultValue("true")
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddCondition("VarGlobalDef",
                     "Variable defined",
                     "Test if a global variable exists.",
                     "Global variable _PARAM0_ is defined",
-                    _("Global variables"),
+                    _("External variables/Global variables"),
                     "res/conditions/var24.png",
                     "res/conditions/var.png")
       .AddCodeOnlyParameter("currentScene", "")
@@ -157,24 +409,26 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                  _("Change number variable"),
                  _("Modify the number value of a scene variable."),
                  _("the scene variable _PARAM0_"),
-                 _("Scene variables"),
+                 _("External variables/Scene variables"),
                  "res/actions/var24.png",
                  "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("number",
-                                     ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
+                                     ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddAction("ModVarSceneTxt",
                  _("Change text variable"),
                  _("Modify the text (string) of a scene variable."),
                  _("the text of scene variable _PARAM0_"),
-                 _("Scene variables"),
+                 _("External variables/Scene variables"),
                  "res/actions/var24.png",
                  "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("string",
-                                     ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
+                                     ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddAction(
@@ -182,11 +436,12 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("Change boolean variable"),
           _("Modify the boolean value of a scene variable."),
           _("Set the boolean value of scene variable _PARAM0_ to _PARAM1_"),
-          _("Scene variables"),
+          _("External variables/Scene variables"),
           "res/conditions/var24.png",
           "res/conditions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Variable"))
-      .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("New Value:"));
+      .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("New Value:"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddAction("ToggleSceneVariableAsBoolean",
@@ -195,22 +450,24 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                      _("If it was true, it will become false, and if it was "
                        "false it will become true."),
                  _("Toggle the boolean value of scene variable _PARAM0_"),
-                 _("Scene variables"),
+                 _("External variables/Scene variables"),
                  "res/conditions/var24.png",
                  "res/conditions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Variable"));
+      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddAction("ModVarGlobal",
                  _("Change number variable"),
                  _("Modify the number value of a global variable."),
                  _("the global variable _PARAM0_"),
-                 _("Global variables"),
+                 _("External variables/Global variables"),
                  "res/actions/var24.png",
                  "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("number",
                                      ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -218,12 +475,13 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                  _("Change text variable"),
                  _("Modify the text (string) of a global variable."),
                  _("the text of global variable _PARAM0_"),
-                 _("Global variables"),
+                 _("External variables/Global variables"),
                  "res/actions/var24.png",
                  "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("string",
                                      ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -232,11 +490,12 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("Change boolean variable"),
           _("Modify the boolean value of a global variable."),
           _("Set the boolean value of global variable _PARAM0_ to _PARAM1_"),
-          _("Global variables"),
+          _("External variables/Global variables"),
           "res/conditions/var24.png",
           "res/conditions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Variable"))
-      .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("New Value:"));
+      .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("New Value:"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddAction("ToggleGlobalVariableAsBoolean",
@@ -245,10 +504,11 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                      _("If it was true, it will become false, and if it was "
                        "false it will become true."),
                  _("Toggle the boolean value of global variable _PARAM0_"),
-                 _("Global variables"),
+                 _("External variables/Global variables"),
                  "res/conditions/var24.png",
                  "res/conditions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Variable"));
+      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddAction(
@@ -256,12 +516,13 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("Remove a child"),
           _("Remove a child from a scene structure variable."),
           _("Remove child _PARAM1_ from scene structure variable _PARAM0_"),
-          _("Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
+          _("External variables/Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
           "res/actions/var24.png",
           "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Structure variable"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Child's name"))
-      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+      .MarkAsAdvanced()
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddAction(
@@ -269,12 +530,13 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("Remove a child"),
           _("Remove a child from a global structure variable."),
           _("Remove child _PARAM1_ from global structure variable _PARAM0_"),
-          _("Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
+          _("External variables/Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
           "res/actions/var24.png",
           "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Structure variable"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Child's name"))
-      .MarkAsAdvanced();
+      .MarkAsAdvanced()
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddAction("VariableClearChildren",
@@ -282,10 +544,11 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                  _("Remove all the children from the scene structure or array "
                    "variable."),
                  _("Clear children from scene variable _PARAM0_"),
-                 _("Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                 _("External variables/Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
                  "res/actions/var24.png",
                  "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Structure or array variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -294,10 +557,11 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                  _("Remove all the children from the global structure or array "
                    "variable."),
                  _("Clear children from global variable _PARAM0_"),
-                 _("Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                 _("External variables/Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
                  "res/actions/var24.png",
                  "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Structure or array variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -306,7 +570,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                  _("Adds an existing variable at the end of a scene array "
                    "variable."),
                  _("Add variable _PARAM1_ to array variable _PARAM0_"),
-                 _("Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                 _("External variables/Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
                  "res/actions/var24.png",
                  "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Array variable"))
@@ -314,6 +578,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
       .SetParameterLongDescription(
           _("The content of the variable will *be copied* and added at the "
             "end of the array."))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -322,11 +587,12 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("Add text variable"),
           _("Adds a text (string) at the end of a scene array variable."),
           _("Add text _PARAM1_ to array variable _PARAM0_"),
-          _("Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
+          _("External variables/Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
           "res/actions/var24.png",
           "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Array variable"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text to add"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -334,11 +600,12 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                  _("Add number variable"),
                  _("Adds a number at the end of a scene array variable."),
                  _("Add number _PARAM1_ to array variable _PARAM0_"),
-                 _("Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                 _("External variables/Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
                  "res/actions/var24.png",
                  "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Array variable"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Number to add"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -346,11 +613,12 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                  _("Add boolean variable"),
                  _("Adds a boolean at the end of a scene array variable."),
                  _("Add boolean _PARAM1_ to array variable _PARAM0_"),
-                 _("Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                 _("External variables/Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
                  "res/actions/var24.png",
                  "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Array variable"))
       .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("Boolean to add"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -360,11 +628,12 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                    "variable."),
                  _("Remove variable at index _PARAM1_ from scene array "
                    "variable _PARAM0_"),
-                 _("Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                 _("External variables/Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
                  "res/actions/var24.png",
                  "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Array variable"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Index to remove"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -373,12 +642,13 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("Number of children"),
           _("Compare the number of children in a scene array variable."),
           _("The number of children in the array variable _PARAM0_"),
-          _("Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
+          _("External variables/Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
           "res/conditions/var24.png",
           "res/conditions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Array variable"))
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
           "number", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -387,9 +657,10 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("First text child"),
           _("Get the value of the first element of a scene array variable, if "
             "it is a text (string)."),
-          _("Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
+          _("External variables/Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
           "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Array variable"));
+      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Array variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddExpression(
@@ -397,9 +668,10 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("First number child"),
           _("Get the value of the first element of a scene array variable, if "
             "it is a number."),
-          _("Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
+          _("External variables/Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
           "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Array variable"));
+      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Array variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddStrExpression(
@@ -407,9 +679,10 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("Last text child"),
           _("Get the value of the last element of a scene array variable, if "
             "it is a text (string)."),
-          _("Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
+          _("External variables/Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
           "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Array variable"));
+      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Array variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddExpression(
@@ -417,9 +690,10 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("Last number child"),
           _("Get the value of the last element of a scene array variable, if "
             "it is a number."),
-          _("Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
+          _("External variables/Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
           "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Array variable"));
+      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Array variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddAction(
@@ -427,7 +701,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("Add existing variable"),
           _("Adds an existing variable at the end of a global array variable."),
           _("Add variable _PARAM1_ to array variable _PARAM0_"),
-          _("Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
+          _("External variables/Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
           "res/actions/var24.png",
           "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array variable"))
@@ -435,6 +709,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
       .SetParameterLongDescription(
           _("The content of the variable will *be copied* and added at the "
             "end of the array."))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -444,11 +719,12 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                    "array variable."),
                  _("Remove variable at index _PARAM1_ from global array "
                    "variable _PARAM0_"),
-                 _("Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                 _("External variables/Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
                  "res/actions/var24.png",
                  "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array variable"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Index to remove"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -457,11 +733,12 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("Add text variable"),
           _("Adds a text (string) at the end of a global array variable."),
           _("Add text _PARAM1_ to array variable _PARAM0_"),
-          _("Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
+          _("External variables/Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
           "res/actions/var24.png",
           "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array variable"))
       .AddParameter("string", _("Text to add"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -469,11 +746,12 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                  _("Add number variable"),
                  _("Adds a number at the end of a global array variable."),
                  _("Add number _PARAM1_ to array variable _PARAM0_"),
-                 _("Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                 _("External variables/Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
                  "res/actions/var24.png",
                  "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array variable"))
       .AddParameter("expression", _("Number to add"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -481,11 +759,12 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                  _("Add boolean variable"),
                  _("Adds a boolean at the end of a global array variable."),
                  _("Add boolean _PARAM1_ to array variable _PARAM0_"),
-                 _("Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                 _("External variables/Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
                  "res/actions/var24.png",
                  "res/actions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array variable"))
       .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("Boolean to add"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -494,12 +773,13 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("Number of children"),
           _("Compare the number of children in a global array variable."),
           _("The number of children of the array variable _PARAM0_"),
-          _("Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
+          _("External variables/Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
           "res/conditions/var24.png",
           "res/conditions/var.png")
       .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array variable"))
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
           "number", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions())
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly()
       .MarkAsAdvanced();
 
   extension
@@ -507,18 +787,20 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                         _("First text child"),
                         _("Value of the first element of a global array "
                           "variable, if it is a text (string) variable."),
-                        _("Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                        _("External variables/Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
                         "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array variable"));
+      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddExpression("GlobalVariableFirstNumber",
                      _("First number child"),
                      _("Value of the first element of a global array "
                        "variable, if it is a number variable"),
-                     _("Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                     _("External variables/Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
                      "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array variable"));
+      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddStrExpression(
@@ -526,9 +808,10 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("Last text child"),
           _("Value of the last element of a global array variable, if "
             "it is a text (string) variable."),
-          _("Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
+          _("External variables/Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
           "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array variable"));
+      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddExpression(
@@ -536,59 +819,65 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           _("Last number child"),
           _("Value of the last element of a global array variable, if "
             "it is a number variable"),
-          _("Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
+          _("External variables/Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
           "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array variable"));
+      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddExpression("GlobalVariableChildCount",
                      _("Number of children"),
                      _("Number of children in a global array or "
                        "structure variable"),
-                     _("Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                     _("External variables/Global variables/Arrays and structures"),
                      "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array or structure variable"));
+      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Array or structure variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddExpression("VariableChildCount",
                      _("Number of children"),
                      _("Number of children in a scene array or "
                        "structure variable"),
-                     _("Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
+                     _("External variables/Scene variables/Arrays and structures"),
                      "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Array or structure variable"));
+      .AddParameter("variable", _("Array or structure variable"), "AllowUndeclaredVariable");
 
   extension
       .AddExpression("Variable",
                      _("Number variable"),
                      _("Number value of a scene variable"),
-                     _("Scene variables"),
+                     _("External variables/Scene variables"),
                      "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Variable"));
+      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddStrExpression("VariableString",
                         _("Text variable"),
                         _("Text of a scene variable"),
-                        _("Scene variables"),
+                        _("External variables/Scene variables"),
                         "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Variable"));
+      .AddParameter("scenevar", _("Variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddExpression("GlobalVariable",
                      _("Number variable"),
                      _("Number value of a global variable"),
-                     _("Global variables"),
+                     _("External variables/Global variables"),
                      "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Name of the global variable"));
+      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Name of the global variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 
   extension
       .AddStrExpression("GlobalVariableString",
                         _("Text variable"),
                         _("Text of a global variable"),
-                        _("Global variables"),
+                        _("External variables/Global variables"),
                         "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Variable"));
+      .AddParameter("globalvar", _("Variable"))
+      .SetRelevantForFunctionEventsOnly();
 }
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/AbstractFunctionMetadata.h

@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ public:
 
   /**
    * \brief Erase any existing include file and add the specified include.
+   * \deprecated Use `AddIncludeFile` instead as clearing the list is more
+   * error prone.
    */
   virtual AbstractFunctionMetadata &
   SetIncludeFile(const gd::String &includeFile) = 0;

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/BehaviorMetadata.cpp

@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/PlatformExtension.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Behavior.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/BehaviorsSharedData.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/PropertyDescriptor.h"
 #include "GDCore/Tools/Localization.h"
 #include "GDCore/Tools/MakeUnique.h"
 #include "GDCore/Tools/Log.h"
 
 namespace gd {
 
+const std::map<gd::String, gd::PropertyDescriptor> BehaviorMetadata::badProperties;
+
 BehaviorMetadata::BehaviorMetadata(
     const gd::String& extensionNamespace_,
     const gd::String& nameWithNamespace,
@@ -47,8 +50,14 @@ BehaviorMetadata::BehaviorMetadata(
         "BehaviorMetadata is valid for: " + nameWithNamespace);
   }
 
-  if (instance) instance->SetTypeName(nameWithNamespace);
-  if (sharedDatasInstance) sharedDatasInstance->SetTypeName(nameWithNamespace);
+  if (instance) {
+    instance->SetTypeName(nameWithNamespace);
+    instance->InitializeContent();
+  }
+  if (sharedDatasInstance) {
+    sharedDatasInstance->SetTypeName(nameWithNamespace);
+    sharedDatasInstance->InitializeContent();
+  }
 }
 
 gd::InstructionMetadata& BehaviorMetadata::AddCondition(
@@ -405,10 +414,30 @@ gd::Behavior& BehaviorMetadata::Get() const {
   return *instance;
 }
 
+std::map<gd::String, gd::PropertyDescriptor> BehaviorMetadata::GetProperties() const {
+  if (!instance) {
+    return badProperties;
+  }
+  // TODO Properties should be declared on BehaviorMetadata directly.
+  // - Add 2 `properties` members (one for shared properties)
+  // - Add methods to declare new properties
+  return instance->GetProperties();
+}
+
 gd::BehaviorsSharedData* BehaviorMetadata::GetSharedDataInstance() const { 
   return sharedDatasInstance.get();
 }
 
+std::map<gd::String, gd::PropertyDescriptor> BehaviorMetadata::GetSharedProperties() const {
+  if (!sharedDatasInstance) {
+    return badProperties;
+  }
+  // TODO Properties should be declared on BehaviorMetadata directly.
+  // - Add 2 `properties` members (one for shared properties)
+  // - Add methods to declare new properties
+  return sharedDatasInstance->GetProperties();
+}
+
 const std::vector<gd::String>& BehaviorMetadata::GetRequiredBehaviorTypes() const {
   requiredBehaviors.clear();
   for (auto& property : Get().GetProperties()) {

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/BehaviorMetadata.h

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class BehaviorsSharedData;
 class MultipleInstructionMetadata;
 class InstructionMetadata;
 class ExpressionMetadata;
+class PropertyDescriptor;
 }  // namespace gd
 
 namespace gd {
@@ -204,6 +205,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API BehaviorMetadata : public InstructionOrExpressionContainerMeta
    * \brief Erase any existing include file and add the specified include.
    * \note The requirement may vary depending on the platform: Most of the time,
    * the include file contains the declaration of the behavior.
+   * \deprecated Use `AddIncludeFile` instead as clearing the list is more
+   * error prone.
    */
   BehaviorMetadata& SetIncludeFile(const gd::String& includeFile) override;
 
@@ -302,6 +305,15 @@ class GD_CORE_API BehaviorMetadata : public InstructionOrExpressionContainerMeta
    */
   gd::Behavior& Get() const;
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Called when the IDE wants to know about the custom properties of the
+   * behavior.
+   *
+   * \return a std::map with properties names as key.
+   * \see gd::PropertyDescriptor
+   */
+  std::map<gd::String, gd::PropertyDescriptor> GetProperties() const;
+
   /**
    * \brief Return the associated gd::BehaviorsSharedData, handling behavior
    * shared data, if any (nullptr if none).
@@ -311,6 +323,15 @@ class GD_CORE_API BehaviorMetadata : public InstructionOrExpressionContainerMeta
    */
   gd::BehaviorsSharedData* GetSharedDataInstance() const;
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Called when the IDE wants to know about the custom shared properties
+   * of the behavior.
+   *
+   * \return a std::map with properties names as key.
+   * \see gd::PropertyDescriptor
+   */
+  std::map<gd::String, gd::PropertyDescriptor> GetSharedProperties() const;
+
   /**
    * \brief Return a reference to a map containing the names of the actions
    * (as keys) and the metadata associated with (as values).
@@ -357,6 +378,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API BehaviorMetadata : public InstructionOrExpressionContainerMeta
   // TODO: Nitpicking: convert these to std::unique_ptr to clarify ownership.
   std::shared_ptr<gd::Behavior> instance;
   std::shared_ptr<gd::BehaviorsSharedData> sharedDatasInstance;
+
+  static const std::map<gd::String, gd::PropertyDescriptor> badProperties;
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/EffectMetadata.h

@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API EffectMetadata {
 
   /**
    * \brief Clear any existing include file and add the specified include file.
+   * \deprecated Use `AddIncludeFile` instead as clearing the list is more
+   * error prone.
    */
   EffectMetadata& SetIncludeFile(const gd::String& includeFile);
 

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.cpp

@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ gd::ExpressionMetadata& ExpressionMetadata::AddParameter(
         gd::ParameterMetadata::IsBehavior(type))
                // Prefix with the namespace if it's not already there.
                && (supplementaryInformation.find(
-                       PlatformExtension::GetNamespaceSeparator()) != gd::String::npos)
-           ? supplementaryInformation
-           : (supplementaryInformation.empty()
+                       PlatformExtension::GetNamespaceSeparator()) == gd::String::npos)
+           ? (supplementaryInformation.empty()
                   ? ""
-                  : extensionNamespace + supplementaryInformation)));
+                  : extensionNamespace + supplementaryInformation)
+           : supplementaryInformation));
 
   // TODO: Assert against supplementaryInformation === "emsc" (when running with
   // Emscripten), and warn about a missing argument when calling addParameter.

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ExpressionMetadata.h

@@ -288,6 +288,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionMetadata : public gd::AbstractFunctionMetadata {
 
   /**
    * \brief Erase any existing include file and add the specified include.
+   * \deprecated Use `AddIncludeFile` instead as clearing the list is more
+   * error prone.
    */
   ExpressionMetadata& SetIncludeFile(
       const gd::String& includeFile) override {

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/InstructionMetadata.cpp

@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ InstructionMetadata& InstructionMetadata::AddParameter(
         gd::ParameterMetadata::IsBehavior(type))
                // Prefix with the namespace if it's not already there.
                && (supplementaryInformation.find(
-                       PlatformExtension::GetNamespaceSeparator()) != gd::String::npos)
-           ? supplementaryInformation
-           : (supplementaryInformation.empty()
+                       PlatformExtension::GetNamespaceSeparator()) == gd::String::npos)
+           ? (supplementaryInformation.empty()
                   ? ""
-                  : extensionNamespace + supplementaryInformation)));
+                  : extensionNamespace + supplementaryInformation)
+           : supplementaryInformation));
 
   // TODO: Assert against supplementaryInformation === "emsc" (when running with
   // Emscripten), and warn about a missing argument when calling addParameter.

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/InstructionMetadata.h

@@ -456,6 +456,15 @@ class GD_CORE_API InstructionMetadata : public gd::AbstractFunctionMetadata {
     return *this;
   }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Return the type manipulated in a standard way by the instruction.
+ * 
+ * \param type "number" or "string"
+ */
+  const gd::String &GetManipulatedType() const {
+    return codeExtraInformation.type;
+  }
+
   /**
    * If InstructionMetadata::ExtraInformation::SetManipulatedType was called
    * with "number" or "string", this function will tell the code generator the
@@ -494,6 +503,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API InstructionMetadata : public gd::AbstractFunctionMetadata {
 
   /**
    * \brief Erase any existing include file and add the specified include.
+   * \deprecated Use `AddIncludeFile` instead as clearing the list is more
+   * error prone.
    */
   InstructionMetadata &SetIncludeFile(const gd::String &includeFile) override {
     codeExtraInformation.includeFiles.clear();

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/InstructionOrExpressionContainerMetadata.h

@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ public:
    * \brief Erase any existing include file and add the specified include.
    * \note The requirement may vary depending on the platform: Most of the time,
    * the include file contains the declaration of the behavior.
+   * \deprecated Use `AddIncludeFile` instead as clearing the list is more
+   * error prone.
    */
   virtual InstructionOrExpressionContainerMetadata &
   SetIncludeFile(const gd::String &includeFile) = 0;

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MultipleInstructionMetadata.h

@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ class GD_CORE_API MultipleInstructionMetadata : public AbstractFunctionMetadata
     return *this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * \deprecated Use `AddIncludeFile` instead as clearing the list is more
+   * error prone.
+   */
   MultipleInstructionMetadata &SetIncludeFile(const gd::String &includeFile) override {
     if (expression)
       expression->SetIncludeFile(includeFile);

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ObjectMetadata.h

@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API ObjectMetadata : public InstructionOrExpressionContainerMetada
    * \brief Erase any existing include file and add the specified include.
    * \note The requirement may vary depending on the platform: Most of the time,
    * the include file contains the declaration of the object.
+   * \deprecated Use `AddIncludeFile` instead as clearing the list is more
+   * error prone.
    */
   ObjectMetadata& SetIncludeFile(const gd::String& includeFile) override;
 

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ValueTypeMetadata.h

@@ -217,7 +217,9 @@ class GD_CORE_API ValueTypeMetadata {
              parameterType == "jsonResource" ||
              parameterType == "tilemapResource" ||
              parameterType == "tilesetResource" ||
-             parameterType == "model3DResource";
+             parameterType == "model3DResource" ||
+             parameterType == "atlasResource" ||
+             parameterType == "spineResource";
     }
     return false;
   }

Core/GDCore/Extensions/PlatformExtension.h

@@ -285,22 +285,6 @@ 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 group The behavior category label
-   * \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).

Core/GDCore/IDE/EventBasedBehaviorBrowser.cpp

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ void EventBasedBehaviorBrowser::ExposeEvents(
 void EventBasedBehaviorBrowser::ExposeEvents(
     gd::Project &project, gd::ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext &worker) const {
   gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeEventsBasedBehaviorEvents(
-      project, eventsBasedBehavior, worker);
+      project, eventsFunctionsExtension, eventsBasedBehavior, worker);
 }
 
 void EventBasedBehaviorBrowser::ExposeObjects(

Core/GDCore/IDE/EventBasedBehaviorBrowser.h

@@ -29,8 +29,11 @@ namespace gd {
  */
 class GD_CORE_API EventBasedBehaviorBrowser : public ProjectBrowser {
 public:
-  EventBasedBehaviorBrowser(gd::EventsBasedBehavior &eventsBasedBehavior_)
-      : eventsBasedBehavior(eventsBasedBehavior_) {}
+  EventBasedBehaviorBrowser(
+      const gd::EventsFunctionsExtension &eventsFunctionsExtension_,
+      gd::EventsBasedBehavior &eventsBasedBehavior_)
+      : eventsFunctionsExtension(eventsFunctionsExtension_),
+        eventsBasedBehavior(eventsBasedBehavior_) {}
 
   /**
    * \brief Call the specified worker on all events of the event-based
@@ -48,7 +51,7 @@ public:
    * This should be the preferred way to traverse all the events of an event-based behavior.
    */
   void
-  ExposeEvents(gd::Project &project,
+  ExposeEvents(gd::Project &project, 
                gd::ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext &worker) const override;
 
   /**
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ public:
                          gd::ArbitraryBehaviorSharedDataWorker &worker) const override;
 
 private:
+  const gd::EventsFunctionsExtension &eventsFunctionsExtension;
   gd::EventsBasedBehavior &eventsBasedBehavior;
 };
 

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ArbitraryEventsWorker.cpp

@@ -14,29 +14,27 @@
 #include "GDCore/Events/Expression.h"
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadata.h"
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/Log.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
 namespace gd {
 
-ArbitraryEventsWorker::~ArbitraryEventsWorker() {}
+AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker::~AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker() {}
 
-void ArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEventList(gd::EventsList& events) {
+void AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEventList(gd::EventsList& events) {
   DoVisitEventList(events);
 
   for (std::size_t i = 0; i < events.size();) {
     if (events[i].AcceptVisitor(*this))
       events.RemoveEvent(i);
     else {
-      if (events[i].CanHaveSubEvents())
-        VisitEventList(events[i].GetSubEvents());
-
       ++i;
     }
   }
 }
 
-bool ArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEvent(gd::BaseEvent& event) {
+bool AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEvent(gd::BaseEvent& event) {
   bool shouldDelete = DoVisitEvent(event);
   if (shouldDelete) return true;
 
@@ -55,15 +53,17 @@ bool ArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEvent(gd::BaseEvent& event) {
       *expressionAndMetadata.first, expressionAndMetadata.second);
   }
 
-
+  if (!shouldDelete && event.CanHaveSubEvents()) {
+    VisitEventList(event.GetSubEvents());
+  }
   return shouldDelete;
 }
 
-bool ArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitLinkEvent(gd::LinkEvent& linkEvent) {
+bool AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitLinkEvent(gd::LinkEvent& linkEvent) {
   return DoVisitLinkEvent(linkEvent);
 }
 
-void ArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitInstructionList(
+void AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitInstructionList(
     gd::InstructionsList& instructions, bool areConditions) {
   DoVisitInstructionList(instructions, areConditions);
 
@@ -79,22 +79,19 @@ void ArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitInstructionList(
   }
 }
 
-bool ArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction,
+bool AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction,
                                              bool isCondition) {
   return DoVisitInstruction(instruction, isCondition);
 }
 
-bool ArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEventExpression(gd::Expression& expression,
+bool AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEventExpression(gd::Expression& expression,
                                                  const gd::ParameterMetadata& metadata) {
   return DoVisitEventExpression(expression, metadata);
 }
 
-ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext::~ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext() {}
+AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::~AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker() {}
 
-
-ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::~ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker() {}
-
-void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEventList(const gd::EventsList& events) {
+void AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEventList(const gd::EventsList& events) {
   DoVisitEventList(events);
 
   for (std::size_t i = 0; i < events.size(); ++i) {
@@ -109,7 +106,7 @@ void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEventList(const gd::EventsList& events)
   }
 }
 
-void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEvent(const gd::BaseEvent& event) {
+void AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEvent(const gd::BaseEvent& event) {
   DoVisitEvent(event);
 
   const vector<const gd::InstructionsList*> conditionsVectors =
@@ -130,11 +127,11 @@ void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEvent(const gd::BaseEvent& event) {
   }
 }
 
-void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitLinkEvent(const gd::LinkEvent& linkEvent) {
+void AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitLinkEvent(const gd::LinkEvent& linkEvent) {
   DoVisitLinkEvent(linkEvent);
 }
 
-void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitInstructionList(
+void AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitInstructionList(
     const gd::InstructionsList& instructions, bool areConditions) {
   DoVisitInstructionList(instructions, areConditions);
 
@@ -150,21 +147,73 @@ void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitInstructionList(
   }
 }
 
-void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitInstruction(const gd::Instruction& instruction,
+void AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitInstruction(const gd::Instruction& instruction,
                                              bool isCondition) {
   DoVisitInstruction(instruction, isCondition);
 }
 
 
-void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEventExpression(const gd::Expression& expression,
+void AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEventExpression(const gd::Expression& expression,
                                                  const gd::ParameterMetadata& metadata) {
   DoVisitEventExpression(expression, metadata);
 }
 
-void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::StopAnyEventIteration() {
+void AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::StopAnyEventIteration() {
   shouldStopIteration = true;
 }
 
+ArbitraryEventsWorker::~ArbitraryEventsWorker() {}
+
+bool ArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEvent(gd::BaseEvent &event) {
+  return AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEvent(event);
+}
+
+ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext::~ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext() {}
+
+bool ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext::VisitEvent(gd::BaseEvent &event) {
+  if (!event.HasVariables()) {
+    return AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEvent(event);
+  }
+  // Push local variables
+  auto newProjectScopedContainers =
+      ProjectScopedContainers::MakeNewProjectScopedContainersWithLocalVariables(
+          *currentProjectScopedContainers, event);
+  auto *parentProjectScopedContainers = currentProjectScopedContainers;
+  currentProjectScopedContainers = &newProjectScopedContainers;
+
+  bool shouldDelete = AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEvent(event);
+
+  // Pop local variables
+  currentProjectScopedContainers = parentProjectScopedContainers;
+  return shouldDelete;
+}
+
+ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::~ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker() {}
+
+void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEvent(
+    const gd::BaseEvent &event) {
+  AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEvent(event);
+}
+
 ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext::~ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext() {}
 
+void ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext::VisitEvent(
+    const gd::BaseEvent &event) {
+  if (!event.HasVariables()) {
+    AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEvent(event);
+    return;
+  }
+  // Push local variables
+  auto newProjectScopedContainers =
+      ProjectScopedContainers::MakeNewProjectScopedContainersWithLocalVariables(
+          *currentProjectScopedContainers, event);
+  auto *parentProjectScopedContainers = currentProjectScopedContainers;
+  currentProjectScopedContainers = &newProjectScopedContainers;
+
+  AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEvent(event);
+
+  // Pop local variables
+  currentProjectScopedContainers = parentProjectScopedContainers;
+}
+
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ArbitraryEventsWorker.h

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
  * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
-#ifndef GDCORE_ARBITRARYEVENTSWORKER_H
-#define GDCORE_ARBITRARYEVENTSWORKER_H
+#pragma once
+
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "GDCore/Events/EventVisitor.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/ProjectScopedContainers.h"
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
+
 namespace gd {
 class Instruction;
 class BaseEvent;
@@ -25,27 +26,24 @@ class ParameterMetadata;
 namespace gd {
 
 /**
- * \brief ArbitraryEventsWorker is an abstract class used to browse events (and
- * instructions) and do some work on them. Can be used to implement refactoring
- * for example.
+ * \brief AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker is a base abstract class used to browse events (and
+ * instructions) and do some work on them. It must not be inherited directly.
  *
+ * \see gd::ArbitraryEventsWorker
  * \see gd::ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext
  *
  * \ingroup IDE
  */
-class GD_CORE_API ArbitraryEventsWorker : private EventVisitor {
+class GD_CORE_API AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker : private EventVisitor {
  public:
-  ArbitraryEventsWorker(){};
-  virtual ~ArbitraryEventsWorker();
+  AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker(){};
+  virtual ~AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker();
 
-  /**
-   * \brief Launch the worker on the specified events list.
-   */
-  void Launch(gd::EventsList& events) { VisitEventList(events); };
+protected:
+  virtual bool VisitEvent(gd::BaseEvent& event) override;
+  void VisitEventList(gd::EventsList& events);
 
  private:
-  void VisitEventList(gd::EventsList& events);
-  bool VisitEvent(gd::BaseEvent& event) override;
   bool VisitLinkEvent(gd::LinkEvent& linkEvent) override;
   void VisitInstructionList(gd::InstructionsList& instructions,
                             bool areConditions);
@@ -101,6 +99,31 @@ class GD_CORE_API ArbitraryEventsWorker : private EventVisitor {
   }
 };
 
+/**
+ * \brief ArbitraryEventsWorker is an abstract class used to browse events (and
+ * instructions) and do some work on them. Can be used to implement refactoring
+ * for example.
+ *
+ * \see gd::ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext
+ *
+ * \ingroup IDE
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API ArbitraryEventsWorker : public AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker {
+public:
+  ArbitraryEventsWorker(){};
+  virtual ~ArbitraryEventsWorker();
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Launch the worker on the specified events list.
+   */
+  void Launch(gd::EventsList &events) {
+    AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEventList(events);
+  };
+
+private:
+  bool VisitEvent(gd::BaseEvent &event) override;
+};
+
 /**
  * \brief An events worker that will know about the context (the objects
  * container). Useful for workers working on expressions notably.
@@ -110,10 +133,10 @@ class GD_CORE_API ArbitraryEventsWorker : private EventVisitor {
  * \ingroup IDE
  */
 class GD_CORE_API ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext
-    : public ArbitraryEventsWorker {
+    : public AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker {
  public:
   ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext()
-      : projectScopedContainers(nullptr){};
+      : currentProjectScopedContainers(nullptr){};
   virtual ~ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext();
 
   /**
@@ -121,53 +144,50 @@ class GD_CORE_API ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext
    * giving the objects container on which the events are applying to.
    */
   void Launch(gd::EventsList& events,
-              const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers_) {
-    projectScopedContainers = &projectScopedContainers_;
-    ArbitraryEventsWorker::Launch(events);
+              const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers) {
+    currentProjectScopedContainers = &projectScopedContainers;
+    AbstractArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEventList(events);
   };
 
-  void Launch(gd::EventsList& events) = delete;
-
- protected:
+protected:
   const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& GetProjectScopedContainers() {
     // Pointers are guaranteed to be not nullptr after
     // Launch was called.
-    return *projectScopedContainers;
+    return *currentProjectScopedContainers;
   };
   const gd::ObjectsContainersList& GetObjectsContainersList() {
     // Pointers are guaranteed to be not nullptr after
     // Launch was called.
-    return projectScopedContainers->GetObjectsContainersList();
+    return currentProjectScopedContainers->GetObjectsContainersList();
   };
 
  private:
-  const gd::ProjectScopedContainers* projectScopedContainers;
+  bool VisitEvent(gd::BaseEvent& event) override;
+
+  const gd::ProjectScopedContainers* currentProjectScopedContainers;
 };
 
 /**
  * \brief ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker is an abstract class used to browse events (and
- * instructions). It can be used to implement autocompletion for example.
+ * instructions). It must not be inherited directly.
  *
+ * \see gd::ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker
  * \see gd::ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext
  *
  * \ingroup IDE
  */
-class GD_CORE_API ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker : private ReadOnlyEventVisitor {
+class GD_CORE_API AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker : private ReadOnlyEventVisitor {
  public:
-  ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker() : shouldStopIteration(false) {};
-  virtual ~ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker();
-
-  /**
-   * \brief Launch the worker on the specified events list.
-   */
-  void Launch(const gd::EventsList& events) { VisitEventList(events); };
+  AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker() : shouldStopIteration(false) {};
+  virtual ~AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker();
 
 protected:
   void StopAnyEventIteration() override;
+  virtual void VisitEvent(const gd::BaseEvent& event) override;
+
+  void VisitEventList(const gd::EventsList& events);
 
  private:
-  void VisitEventList(const gd::EventsList& events);
-  void VisitEvent(const gd::BaseEvent& event) override;
   void VisitLinkEvent(const gd::LinkEvent& linkEvent) override;
   void VisitInstructionList(const gd::InstructionsList& instructions,
                             bool areConditions);
@@ -213,6 +233,31 @@ protected:
   bool shouldStopIteration;
 };
 
+/**
+ * \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 AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker {
+public:
+  ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker(){};
+  virtual ~ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker();
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Launch the worker on the specified events list.
+   */
+  void Launch(const gd::EventsList &events) {
+    AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEventList(events);
+  };
+
+private:
+  void VisitEvent(const gd::BaseEvent &event) override;
+};
+
 /**
  * \brief An events worker that will know about the context (the objects
  * container). Useful for workers working on expressions notably.
@@ -222,10 +267,10 @@ protected:
  * \ingroup IDE
  */
 class GD_CORE_API ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext
-    : public ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker {
+    : public AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker {
  public:
   ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext()
-      : projectScopedContainers(nullptr){};
+      : currentProjectScopedContainers(nullptr){};
   virtual ~ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext();
 
   /**
@@ -233,24 +278,22 @@ class GD_CORE_API ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext
    * giving the objects container on which the events are applying to.
    */
   void Launch(const gd::EventsList& events,
-              const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers_) {
-    projectScopedContainers = &projectScopedContainers_;
-    ReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::Launch(events);
+              const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers) {
+    currentProjectScopedContainers = &projectScopedContainers;
+    AbstractReadOnlyArbitraryEventsWorker::VisitEventList(events);
   };
 
-  void Launch(gd::EventsList& events) = delete;
-
- protected:
+protected:
   const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& GetProjectScopedContainers() {
     // Pointers are guaranteed to be not nullptr after
     // Launch was called.
-    return *projectScopedContainers;
+    return *currentProjectScopedContainers;
   };
 
  private:
-  const gd::ProjectScopedContainers* projectScopedContainers;
+  void VisitEvent(const gd::BaseEvent& event) override;
+
+  const gd::ProjectScopedContainers* currentProjectScopedContainers;
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
-
-#endif  // GDCORE_ARBITRARYEVENTSWORKER_H

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/BehaviorParametersFiller.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2024 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#include "BehaviorParametersFiller.h"
+
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "GDCore/Events/Instruction.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadataTools.h"
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/Log.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+
+bool BehaviorParametersFiller::DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction &instruction,
+                                                  bool isCondition) {
+  const auto &metadata = isCondition
+                             ? gd::MetadataProvider::GetConditionMetadata(
+                                   platform, instruction.GetType())
+                             : gd::MetadataProvider::GetActionMetadata(
+                                   platform, instruction.GetType());
+
+  gd::ParameterMetadataTools::IterateOverParametersWithIndex(
+      instruction.GetParameters(), metadata.GetParameters(),
+      [&](const gd::ParameterMetadata &parameterMetadata,
+          const gd::Expression &parameterValue, size_t parameterIndex,
+          const gd::String &lastObjectName) {
+        if (parameterMetadata.GetValueTypeMetadata().IsBehavior() &&
+            parameterValue.GetPlainString().length() == 0) {
+
+          auto &expectedBehaviorTypeName =
+              parameterMetadata.GetValueTypeMetadata().GetExtraInfo();
+
+          auto &objectsContainersList =
+              projectScopedContainers.GetObjectsContainersList();
+          auto behaviorNames =
+              objectsContainersList.GetBehaviorsOfObject(lastObjectName, true);
+
+          gd::String foundBehaviorName = "";
+          for (auto &behaviorName : behaviorNames) {
+            auto behaviorTypeName =
+                objectsContainersList.GetTypeOfBehavior(behaviorName, false);
+            if (behaviorTypeName == expectedBehaviorTypeName) {
+              foundBehaviorName = behaviorName;
+              break;
+            }
+          }
+          if (!foundBehaviorName.empty()) {
+            instruction.SetParameter(parameterIndex,
+                                     gd::Expression(foundBehaviorName));
+          }
+        }
+      });
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+BehaviorParametersFiller::~BehaviorParametersFiller() {}
+
+} // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/BehaviorParametersFiller.h

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2024 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ArbitraryEventsWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace gd {
+class Instruction;
+class Platform;
+class ProjectScopedContainers;
+} // namespace gd
+
+namespace gd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Fill empty behavior parameters with any behavior that matches the
+ * required behavior type.
+ *
+ * \ingroup IDE
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API BehaviorParametersFiller : public ArbitraryEventsWorker {
+public:
+  BehaviorParametersFiller(
+      const gd::Platform &platform_,
+      const gd::ProjectScopedContainers &projectScopedContainers_)
+      : platform(platform_),
+        projectScopedContainers(projectScopedContainers_){};
+  virtual ~BehaviorParametersFiller();
+
+private:
+  bool DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction &instruction,
+                          bool isCondition) override;
+
+  const gd::Platform &platform;
+  const gd::ProjectScopedContainers &projectScopedContainers;
+};
+
+} // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsRefactorer.cpp

@@ -588,31 +588,6 @@ bool EventsRefactorer::RemoveObjectInConditions(
   return somethingModified;
 }
 
-void EventsRefactorer::RemoveObjectInEvents(const gd::Platform& platform,
-                                            gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers,
-                                            gd::EventsList& events,
-                                            gd::String name) {
-  for (std::size_t i = 0; i < events.size(); ++i) {
-    vector<gd::InstructionsList*> conditionsVectors =
-        events[i].GetAllConditionsVectors();
-    for (std::size_t j = 0; j < conditionsVectors.size(); ++j) {
-      bool conditionsModified = RemoveObjectInConditions(
-          platform, projectScopedContainers, *conditionsVectors[j], name);
-    }
-
-    vector<gd::InstructionsList*> actionsVectors =
-        events[i].GetAllActionsVectors();
-    for (std::size_t j = 0; j < actionsVectors.size(); ++j) {
-      bool actionsModified = RemoveObjectInActions(
-          platform, projectScopedContainers, *actionsVectors[j], name);
-    }
-
-    if (events[i].CanHaveSubEvents())
-      RemoveObjectInEvents(
-          platform, projectScopedContainers, events[i].GetSubEvents(), name);
-  }
-}
-
 gd::String ReplaceAllOccurrencesCaseInsensitive(gd::String context,
                                                 const gd::String& from,
                                                 const gd::String& to) {

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsRefactorer.h

@@ -86,14 +86,6 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsRefactorer {
                                    gd::String oldName,
                                    gd::String newName);
 
-  /**
-   * Remove all actions or conditions using an object
-   */
-  static void RemoveObjectInEvents(const gd::Platform& platform,
-                                   gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers,
-                                   gd::EventsList& events,
-                                   gd::String name);
-
   /**
    * Search for a gd::String in events
    *

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsVariableInstructionTypeSwitcher.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * 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/EventsVariableInstructionTypeSwitcher.h"
+
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "GDCore/Events/Event.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/EventsList.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodePrinter.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadataTools.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionValidator.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariableNameFinder.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/VariableInstructionSwitcher.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/ProjectScopedContainers.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/VariablesContainer.h"
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/Log.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+
+bool EventsVariableInstructionTypeSwitcher::DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction,
+                                                bool isCondition) {
+  const auto& metadata = isCondition
+                             ? gd::MetadataProvider::GetConditionMetadata(
+                                   platform, instruction.GetType())
+                             : gd::MetadataProvider::GetActionMetadata(
+                                   platform, instruction.GetType());
+
+  gd::ParameterMetadataTools::IterateOverParametersWithIndex(
+      instruction.GetParameters(),
+      metadata.GetParameters(),
+      [&](const gd::ParameterMetadata& parameterMetadata,
+          const gd::Expression& parameterValue,
+          size_t parameterIndex,
+          const gd::String& lastObjectName) {
+        const gd::String& type = parameterMetadata.GetType();
+
+        if (!gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", type) ||
+            !gd::VariableInstructionSwitcher::IsSwitchableVariableInstruction(
+                instruction.GetType())) {
+                  return;
+        }
+        const auto variableName =
+            gd::ExpressionVariableNameFinder::GetVariableName(
+                *parameterValue.GetRootNode());
+
+        const gd::VariablesContainer *variablesContainer = nullptr;
+        if (type == "objectvar") {
+          const auto &objectsContainersList =
+              GetProjectScopedContainers().GetObjectsContainersList();
+          if (objectsContainersList.HasObjectOrGroupWithVariableNamed(
+                  lastObjectName, variableName) !=
+              gd::ObjectsContainersList::VariableExistence::DoesNotExist) {
+            variablesContainer =
+                GetProjectScopedContainers()
+                    .GetObjectsContainersList()
+                    .GetObjectOrGroupVariablesContainer(lastObjectName);
+          }
+        } else {
+          if (GetProjectScopedContainers().GetVariablesContainersList().Has(
+                  variableName)) {
+            variablesContainer =
+                &GetProjectScopedContainers()
+                      .GetVariablesContainersList()
+                      .GetVariablesContainerFromVariableName(variableName);
+          }
+        }
+
+        // Every occurrence of the variable or its children are checked.
+        // Ensuring that a child is actually the one with a type change would
+        // take more time.
+        if (variablesContainer == &targetVariablesContainer) {
+          if (typeChangedVariableNames.find(variableName) !=
+              typeChangedVariableNames.end()) {
+            gd::VariableInstructionSwitcher::
+                SwitchBetweenUnifiedInstructionIfNeeded(
+                    platform, GetProjectScopedContainers(), instruction);
+          }
+        }
+      });
+
+  return false;
+}
+
+EventsVariableInstructionTypeSwitcher::~EventsVariableInstructionTypeSwitcher() {}
+
+}  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsVariableInstructionTypeSwitcher.h

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2024 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <unordered_set>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ArbitraryEventsWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+class VariablesContainer;
+class Platform;
+}  // namespace gd
+
+namespace gd {
+/**
+ * \brief Switch the types of variable instructions for a given set of
+ * variables.
+ *
+ * \see gd::VariableInstructionSwitcher
+ *
+ * \ingroup IDE
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API EventsVariableInstructionTypeSwitcher
+    : public ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext {
+public:
+  EventsVariableInstructionTypeSwitcher(
+      const gd::Platform &platform_,
+      const gd::VariablesContainer &targetVariablesContainer_,
+      const std::unordered_set<gd::String> &typeChangedVariableNames_)
+      : platform(platform_),
+        targetVariablesContainer(targetVariablesContainer_),
+        typeChangedVariableNames(typeChangedVariableNames_){};
+  virtual ~EventsVariableInstructionTypeSwitcher();
+
+ private:
+  bool DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction &instruction,
+                          bool isCondition) override;
+
+  const gd::Platform &platform;
+  const gd::VariablesContainer &targetVariablesContainer;
+  gd::String objectName;
+  const std::unordered_set<gd::String> &typeChangedVariableNames;
+};
+
+} // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsVariableReplacer.cpp

@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@
 #include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadataTools.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionValidator.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariableNameFinder.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/VariableInstructionSwitcher.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/WholeProjectRefactorer.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/ProjectScopedContainers.h"
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableReplacer
       const gd::Platform& platform_,
       const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers_,
       const gd::VariablesContainer& targetVariablesContainer_,
-      const std::unordered_map<gd::String, gd::String>& oldToNewVariableNames_,
+      const VariablesRenamingChangesetNode& variablesRenamingChangesetRoot_,
       const std::unordered_set<gd::String>& removedVariableNames_)
       : hasDoneRenaming(false),
         removedVariableUsed(false),
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableReplacer
         projectScopedContainers(projectScopedContainers_),
         forcedInitialVariablesContainer(nullptr),
         targetVariablesContainer(targetVariablesContainer_),
-        oldToNewVariableNames(oldToNewVariableNames_),
+        variablesRenamingChangesetRoot(variablesRenamingChangesetRoot_),
         removedVariableNames(removedVariableNames_){};
   virtual ~ExpressionVariableReplacer(){};
 
@@ -80,20 +83,28 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableReplacer
     // will be accessed.
 
     if (forcedInitialVariablesContainer) {
+      const gd::String oldVariableName = node.name;
+      PushVariablesRenamingChangesetRoot();
       // A scope was forced. Honor it: it means this node represents a variable
       // of the forced variables container.
       if (forcedInitialVariablesContainer == &targetVariablesContainer) {
         RenameOrRemoveVariableOfTargetVariableContainer(node.name);
       }
 
-      if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
+      if (node.child) {
+        bool hasBeenPushed =
+            PushVariablesRenamingChangesetNodeForVariable(oldVariableName);
+        node.child->Visit(*this);
+        PopVariablesRenamingChangesetNode(hasBeenPushed);
+      }
+      PopVariablesRenamingChangesetNode(true);
       return;
     }
 
     // Match the potential *new* name of the variable, because refactorings are
     // done after changes in the variables container.
     projectScopedContainers.MatchIdentifierWithName<void>(
-        GetPotentialNewName(node.name),
+        node.name,
         [&]() {
           // This represents an object.
           // Remember the object name.
@@ -103,14 +114,21 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableReplacer
         },
         [&]() {
           // This is a variable.
-          if (projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList()
-                  .HasVariablesContainer(targetVariablesContainer)) {
+          if (&projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList()
+                   .GetVariablesContainerFromVariableName(node.name) ==
+              &targetVariablesContainer) {
             // The node represents a variable, that can come from the target
             // (because the target is in the scope), replace or remove it:
-            RenameOrRemoveVariableOfTargetVariableContainer(node.name);
+            PushVariablesRenamingChangesetRoot();
+            RenameVariableAndVisitChild(node.name, node.child.get());
+            PopVariablesRenamingChangesetNode(true);
+          } else {
+            if (node.child) {
+              PushVariablesRenamingChangesetNodeForIgnoredVariables();
+              node.child->Visit(*this);
+              PopVariablesRenamingChangesetNode(true);
+            }
           }
-
-          if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
         },
         [&]() {
           // This is a property.
@@ -121,14 +139,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableReplacer
           if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
         },
         [&]() {
-          // This is something else - potentially a deleted variable.
-          if (projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList()
-                  .HasVariablesContainer(targetVariablesContainer)) {
-            // The node represents a variable, that can come from the target
-            // (because the target is in the scope), replace or remove it:
-            RenameOrRemoveVariableOfTargetVariableContainer(node.name);
-          }
-
+          // This is something else.
           if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
         });
   }
@@ -136,25 +147,49 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableReplacer
     auto& objectsContainersList =
         projectScopedContainers.GetObjectsContainersList();
     if (!objectNameToUseForVariableAccessor.empty()) {
+      // This is always true because MatchIdentifierWithName is used to get
+      // objectNameToUseForVariableAccessor.
       if (objectsContainersList.HasObjectOrGroupVariablesContainer(
               objectNameToUseForVariableAccessor, targetVariablesContainer)) {
+        objectNameToUseForVariableAccessor = "";
         // The node represents an object variable, and this object variables are
         // the target. Do the replacement or removals:
-        RenameOrRemoveVariableOfTargetVariableContainer(node.name);
+        PushVariablesRenamingChangesetRoot();
+        RenameVariableAndVisitChild(node.name, node.child.get());
+        PopVariablesRenamingChangesetNode(true);
       }
+    } else {
+      RenameVariableAndVisitChild(node.name, node.child.get());
     }
-    objectNameToUseForVariableAccessor = "";
-
-    if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
   }
   void OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(
       VariableBracketAccessorNode& node) override {
     objectNameToUseForVariableAccessor = "";
 
+    // TODO Literal expressions could be checked to handle renaming in
+    // `expression` and in `child`.
     node.expression->Visit(*this);
-    if (node.child) node.child->Visit(*this);
+    if (node.child) {
+      PushVariablesRenamingChangesetNodeForIgnoredVariables();
+      node.child->Visit(*this);
+      PopVariablesRenamingChangesetNode(true);
+    }
   }
-  void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) override {
+  void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode &node) override {
+    auto renameVariableAndChild = [this, &node]() {
+      PushVariablesRenamingChangesetRoot();
+      const gd::String oldVariableName = node.identifierName;
+      RenameOrRemoveVariableOfTargetVariableContainer(node.identifierName);
+      if (!node.childIdentifierName.empty()) {
+        bool hasBeenPushed =
+            PushVariablesRenamingChangesetNodeForVariable(oldVariableName);
+        RenameOrRemoveVariableOfTargetVariableContainer(
+            node.childIdentifierName);
+        PopVariablesRenamingChangesetNode(hasBeenPushed);
+      }
+      PopVariablesRenamingChangesetNode(true);
+    };
+
     auto& objectsContainersList =
         projectScopedContainers.GetObjectsContainersList();
 
@@ -166,7 +201,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableReplacer
       // A scope was forced. Honor it: it means this node represents a variable
       // of the forced variables container.
       if (forcedInitialVariablesContainer == &targetVariablesContainer) {
-        RenameOrRemoveVariableOfTargetVariableContainer(node.identifierName);
+        renameVariableAndChild();
       }
       return;
     }
@@ -174,25 +209,27 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableReplacer
     // Match the potential *new* name of the variable, because refactorings are
     // done after changes in the variables container.
     projectScopedContainers.MatchIdentifierWithName<void>(
-        GetPotentialNewName(node.identifierName),
+        node.identifierName,
         [&]() {
           // This represents an object.
           if (objectsContainersList.HasObjectOrGroupVariablesContainer(
                   node.identifierName, targetVariablesContainer)) {
             // The node represents an object variable, and this object variables
             // are the target. Do the replacement or removals:
+            PushVariablesRenamingChangesetRoot();
             RenameOrRemoveVariableOfTargetVariableContainer(
                 node.childIdentifierName);
+            PopVariablesRenamingChangesetNode(true);
           }
         },
         [&]() {
           // This is a variable.
-          if (projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList()
-                  .HasVariablesContainer(targetVariablesContainer)) {
+          if (&projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList()
+                   .GetVariablesContainerFromVariableName(
+                       node.identifierName) == &targetVariablesContainer) {
             // The node represents a variable, that can come from the target
             // (because the target is in the scope), replace or remove it:
-            RenameOrRemoveVariableOfTargetVariableContainer(
-                node.identifierName);
+            renameVariableAndChild();
           }
         },
         [&]() {
@@ -202,14 +239,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableReplacer
           // This is a parameter.
         },
         [&]() {
-          // This is something else - potentially a deleted variable.
-          if (projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList()
-                  .HasVariablesContainer(targetVariablesContainer)) {
-            // The node represents a variable, that can come from the target
-            // (because the target is in the scope), replace or remove it:
-            RenameOrRemoveVariableOfTargetVariableContainer(
-                node.identifierName);
-          }
+          // This is something else.
         });
   }
   void OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(ObjectFunctionNameNode& node) override {}
@@ -268,19 +298,24 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableReplacer
   bool hasDoneRenaming;
   bool removedVariableUsed;
 
-  const gd::String& GetPotentialNewName(const gd::String& oldName) {
-    return oldToNewVariableNames.count(oldName) >= 1
-            ? oldToNewVariableNames.find(oldName)->second
-            : oldName;
-  }
-
   bool RenameOrRemoveVariableOfTargetVariableContainer(
       gd::String& variableName) {
+    const auto *currentVariablesRenamingChangesetNode =
+        GetCurrentVariablesRenamingChangesetNode();
+    if (!currentVariablesRenamingChangesetNode) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    const auto &oldToNewVariableNames =
+        currentVariablesRenamingChangesetNode->oldToNewVariableNames;
     if (oldToNewVariableNames.count(variableName) >= 1) {
       variableName = oldToNewVariableNames.find(variableName)->second;
       hasDoneRenaming = true;
       return true;
-    } else if (removedVariableNames.count(variableName) >= 1) {
+    } else if (
+      // Only the root variable is checked for removing.
+      currentVariablesRenamingChangesetNode ==
+                   &variablesRenamingChangesetRoot &&
+               removedVariableNames.count(variableName) >= 1) {
       removedVariableUsed = true;
       return true;
     }
@@ -288,6 +323,62 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableReplacer
     return false;  // Nothing was changed or done.
   }
 
+  void RenameVariableAndVisitChild(gd::String &variableName,
+                                   ExpressionNode *childNode) {
+    // `variableName` is modified by
+    // `RenameOrRemoveVariableOfTargetVariableContainer`.
+    const gd::String oldVariableName = variableName;
+    RenameOrRemoveVariableOfTargetVariableContainer(variableName);
+    if (childNode) {
+      bool hasBeenPushed =
+          PushVariablesRenamingChangesetNodeForVariable(oldVariableName);
+      childNode->Visit(*this);
+      PopVariablesRenamingChangesetNode(hasBeenPushed);
+    }
+  }
+
+  void PushVariablesRenamingChangesetRoot() {
+    variablesRenamingChangesetNodeStack.push_back(&variablesRenamingChangesetRoot);
+  }
+
+  void PushVariablesRenamingChangesetNodeForIgnoredVariables() {
+    variablesRenamingChangesetNodeStack.push_back(nullptr);
+  }
+
+  const gd::VariablesRenamingChangesetNode *GetCurrentVariablesRenamingChangesetNode() {
+    return variablesRenamingChangesetNodeStack.size() == 0 ?
+    &variablesRenamingChangesetRoot :
+        variablesRenamingChangesetNodeStack
+            [variablesRenamingChangesetNodeStack.size() - 1];
+  }
+
+  bool PushVariablesRenamingChangesetNodeForVariable(const gd::String& variableName) {
+    const auto *currentVariablesRenamingChangesetNode = GetCurrentVariablesRenamingChangesetNode();
+    if (!currentVariablesRenamingChangesetNode) {
+      // There were already no more change on a parent.
+      return false;
+    }
+    const auto &childVariablesRenamingChangesetNodeItr =
+        currentVariablesRenamingChangesetNode->modifiedVariables.find(
+            variableName);
+    if (childVariablesRenamingChangesetNodeItr ==
+        currentVariablesRenamingChangesetNode->modifiedVariables.end()) {
+      // There is no more change on the current variable child.
+      variablesRenamingChangesetNodeStack.push_back(nullptr);
+    }
+    else {
+      variablesRenamingChangesetNodeStack.push_back(
+          childVariablesRenamingChangesetNodeItr->second.get());
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  void PopVariablesRenamingChangesetNode(bool hasBeenPushed) {
+    if (hasBeenPushed) {
+      variablesRenamingChangesetNodeStack.pop_back();
+    }
+  }
+
   // Scope:
   const gd::Platform& platform;
   const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers;
@@ -295,10 +386,11 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableReplacer
 
   // Renaming or removing to do:
   const gd::VariablesContainer& targetVariablesContainer;
-  const std::unordered_map<gd::String, gd::String>& oldToNewVariableNames;
+  const VariablesRenamingChangesetNode &variablesRenamingChangesetRoot;
   const std::unordered_set<gd::String>& removedVariableNames;
 
   gd::String objectNameToUseForVariableAccessor;
+  std::vector<const VariablesRenamingChangesetNode*> variablesRenamingChangesetNodeStack;
 };
 
 const gd::VariablesContainer*
@@ -351,7 +443,7 @@ bool EventsVariableReplacer::DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instruction,
           ExpressionVariableReplacer renamer(platform,
                                              GetProjectScopedContainers(),
                                              targetVariablesContainer,
-                                             oldToNewVariableNames,
+                                             variablesRenamingChangesetRoot,
                                              removedVariableNames);
           renamer.SetForcedInitialVariablesContainer(
               FindForcedVariablesContainerIfAny(type, lastObjectName));
@@ -383,7 +475,7 @@ bool EventsVariableReplacer::DoVisitEventExpression(
     ExpressionVariableReplacer renamer(platform,
                                        GetProjectScopedContainers(),
                                        targetVariablesContainer,
-                                       oldToNewVariableNames,
+                                       variablesRenamingChangesetRoot,
                                        removedVariableNames);
     renamer.SetForcedInitialVariablesContainer(
         FindForcedVariablesContainerIfAny(type, ""));

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsVariableReplacer.h

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
 #pragma once
+
 #include <map>
 #include <memory>
 #include <unordered_map>
@@ -12,11 +13,13 @@
 
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ArbitraryEventsWorker.h"
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
+
 namespace gd {
 class BaseEvent;
 class VariablesContainer;
 class EventsList;
 class Platform;
+struct VariablesRenamingChangesetNode;
 }  // namespace gd
 
 namespace gd {
@@ -33,12 +36,12 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsVariableReplacer
   EventsVariableReplacer(
       const gd::Platform &platform_,
       const gd::VariablesContainer &targetVariablesContainer_,
-      const std::unordered_map<gd::String, gd::String> &oldToNewVariableNames_,
+      const VariablesRenamingChangesetNode &variablesRenamingChangesetRoot_,
       const std::unordered_set<gd::String> &removedVariableNames_)
       : platform(platform_),
         targetVariablesContainer(targetVariablesContainer_),
-        oldToNewVariableNames(oldToNewVariableNames_),
-        removedVariableNames(removedVariableNames_){};
+        variablesRenamingChangesetRoot(variablesRenamingChangesetRoot_),
+        removedVariableNames(removedVariableNames_) {};
   virtual ~EventsVariableReplacer();
 
  private:
@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsVariableReplacer
   const gd::Platform &platform;
   const gd::VariablesContainer &targetVariablesContainer;
   gd::String objectName;
-  const std::unordered_map<gd::String, gd::String> &oldToNewVariableNames;
+  const VariablesRenamingChangesetNode &variablesRenamingChangesetRoot;
   const std::unordered_set<gd::String> &removedVariableNames;
 };
 

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsVariablesFinder.cpp

@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ std::set<gd::String> EventsVariablesFinder::FindAllObjectVariables(
     const gd::Platform& platform,
     const gd::Project& project,
     const gd::Layout& layout,
-    const gd::Object& object) {
+    const gd::String& objectName) {
   std::set<gd::String> results;
 
   FindArgumentsInEventsAndDependencies(
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ std::set<gd::String> EventsVariablesFinder::FindAllObjectVariables(
       project,
       layout,
       "objectvar",
-      object.GetName());
+      objectName);
 
   return results;
 }

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsVariablesFinder.h

@@ -63,14 +63,14 @@ class EventsVariablesFinder {
    *
    * \param project The project
    * \param layout The layout to use.
-   * \param  object The object to be scanned
+   * \param  objectName The name of the object to be scanned
    * \return A std::set containing the names of all object variables used.
    */
   static std::set<gd::String> FindAllObjectVariables(
       const gd::Platform& platform,
       const gd::Project& project,
       const gd::Layout& layout,
-      const gd::Object& object);
+      const gd::String& objectName);
 
  private:
 

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionCompletionFinder.h

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
-#ifndef GDCORE_EXPRESSIONAUTOCOMPLETIONPROVIDER_H
-#define GDCORE_EXPRESSIONAUTOCOMPLETIONPROVIDER_H
+#pragma once
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionNodeLocationFinder.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionTypeFinder.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder.h"
-#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariableParentFinder.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariablePathFinder.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/ProjectScopedContainers.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/Variable.h"
 
@@ -147,6 +146,19 @@ struct GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionDescription {
     return *this;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Return the scope of the variable, for a variable completion.
+   */
+  gd::VariablesContainer::SourceType GetVariableScope() const {
+    return variableScope;
+  }
+
+  ExpressionCompletionDescription &
+  SetVariableScope(gd::VariablesContainer::SourceType variableScope_) {
+    variableScope = variableScope_;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
   /**
    * \brief Return the prefix that must be completed.
    */
@@ -315,6 +327,7 @@ struct GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionDescription {
                                   size_t replacementEndPosition_)
       : completionKind(completionKind_),
         variableType(gd::Variable::Number),
+        variableScope(gd::VariablesContainer::Unknown),
         replacementStartPosition(replacementStartPosition_),
         replacementEndPosition(replacementEndPosition_),
         isExact(false),
@@ -325,6 +338,7 @@ struct GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionDescription {
  private:
   CompletionKind completionKind;
   gd::Variable::Type variableType;
+  gd::VariablesContainer::SourceType variableScope;
   gd::String type;
   gd::String prefix;
   gd::String completion;
@@ -525,7 +539,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
   }
   void OnVisitVariableAccessorNode(VariableAccessorNode& node) override {
     VariableAndItsParent variableAndItsParent =
-        gd::ExpressionVariableParentFinder::GetLastParentOfNode(
+        gd::ExpressionVariablePathFinder::GetLastParentOfNode(
             platform, projectScopedContainers, node);
 
     // If no child, we're at the end of a variable (like `GrandChild` in
@@ -666,7 +680,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
             [&]() {
               // This is a variable.
               VariableAndItsParent variableAndItsParent =
-                  gd::ExpressionVariableParentFinder::GetLastParentOfNode(
+                  gd::ExpressionVariablePathFinder::GetLastParentOfNode(
                       platform, projectScopedContainers, node);
 
               AddCompletionsForChildrenVariablesOf(
@@ -933,6 +947,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
               location.GetEndPosition());
           description.SetCompletion(variableName);
           description.SetVariableType(variable.GetType());
+          description.SetVariableScope(variablesContainer.GetSourceType());
           completions.push_back(description);
 
           if (eagerlyCompleteIfExactMatch && variableName == search) {
@@ -958,6 +973,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
               location.GetEndPosition());
           description.SetCompletion(variableName);
           description.SetVariableType(variable.GetType());
+          description.SetVariableScope(gd::VariablesContainer::Object);
           completions.push_back(description);
 
           if (eagerlyCompleteIfExactMatch && variableName == search) {
@@ -1012,6 +1028,10 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
               location.GetEndPosition());
           description.SetCompletion(variableName);
           description.SetVariableType(variable.GetType());
+          description.SetVariableScope(
+              projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList()
+                  .GetVariablesContainerFromVariableName(variableName)
+                  .GetSourceType());
           completions.push_back(description);
 
           if (eagerlyCompleteIfExactMatch && variableName == search) {
@@ -1060,6 +1080,10 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
               location.GetEndPosition());
           description.SetCompletion(variableName);
           description.SetVariableType(variable.GetType());
+          description.SetVariableScope(
+              projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList()
+                  .GetVariablesContainerFromVariableName(variableName)
+                  .GetSourceType());
           completions.push_back(description);
 
           if (eagerlyCompleteIfExactMatch && variableName == search) {
@@ -1113,5 +1137,3 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionCompletionFinder
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
-
-#endif  // GDCORE_EXPRESSIONAUTOCOMPLETIONPROVIDER_H

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionValidator.cpp

@@ -106,20 +106,20 @@ bool ExpressionValidator::ValidateObjectVariableOrVariableOrProperty(
       auto variableExistence = objectsContainersList.HasObjectOrGroupWithVariableNamed(identifier.identifierName, identifier.childIdentifierName);
 
       if (variableExistence == gd::ObjectsContainersList::DoesNotExist) {
-        RaiseTypeError(_("This variable does not exist on this object or group."),
-                        identifier.childIdentifierNameLocation);
+        RaiseUndeclaredVariableError(_("This variable does not exist on this object or group."),
+                        identifier.childIdentifierNameLocation, identifier.childIdentifierName, identifier.identifierName);
 
         return true; // We should have found a variable.
       }
       else if (variableExistence == gd::ObjectsContainersList::ExistsOnlyOnSomeObjectsOfTheGroup) {
-        RaiseTypeError(_("This variable only exists on some objects of the group. It must be declared for all objects."),
-                        identifier.childIdentifierNameLocation);
+        RaiseUndeclaredVariableError(_("This variable only exists on some objects of the group. It must be declared for all objects."),
+                        identifier.childIdentifierNameLocation, identifier.childIdentifierName, identifier.identifierName);
 
         return true; // We should have found a variable.
       }
       else if (variableExistence == gd::ObjectsContainersList::GroupIsEmpty) {
-        RaiseTypeError(_("This group is empty. Add an object to this group first."),
-                        identifier.identifierNameLocation);
+        RaiseUndeclaredVariableError(_("This group is empty. Add an object to this group first."),
+                        identifier.identifierNameLocation, identifier.childIdentifierName, identifier.identifierName);
 
         return true; // We should have found a variable.
       }
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ bool ExpressionValidator::ValidateObjectVariableOrVariableOrProperty(
         return true; // We found a property, even if the child is not allowed.
       }
 
-      const gd::NamedPropertyDescriptor& property = projectScopedContainers
-          .GetPropertiesContainersList().Get(identifier.identifierName).second;
+      const gd::NamedPropertyDescriptor& property = propertiesContainersList.Get(identifier.identifierName).second;
 
       if (property.GetType() == "Number") {
        childType = Type::Number;
@@ -248,9 +247,10 @@ ExpressionValidator::Type ExpressionValidator::ValidateFunction(
   if (!function.behaviorName.empty() &&
       !objectsContainersList.HasBehaviorInObjectOrGroup(function.objectName,
                                       function.behaviorName)) {
-    RaiseTypeError(_("This behavior is not attached to this object."),
-                   function.behaviorNameLocation,
-                   /*isFatal=*/false);
+    RaiseError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::MissingBehavior,
+               _("This behavior is not attached to this object."),
+               function.behaviorNameLocation,
+               /*isFatal=*/false, function.behaviorName, function.objectName);
     return returnType;
   }
 
@@ -264,11 +264,11 @@ ExpressionValidator::Type ExpressionValidator::ValidateFunction(
 
   if (gd::MetadataProvider::IsBadExpressionMetadata(metadata)) {
     if (function.functionName.empty()) {
-      RaiseError("invalid_function_name",
+      RaiseError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::InvalidFunctionName,
                _("Enter the name of the function to call."),
                function.location);
     } else {
-      RaiseError("invalid_function_name",
+      RaiseError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::InvalidFunctionName,
                _("Cannot find an expression with this name: ") +
                    function.functionName + "\n" +
                    _("Double check that you've not made any typo in the name."),
@@ -341,13 +341,13 @@ ExpressionValidator::Type ExpressionValidator::ValidateFunction(
 
     if (function.parameters.size() < minParametersCount) {
       RaiseError(
-          "too_few_parameters",
+          gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::TooFewParameters,
           _("You have not entered enough parameters for the expression.") +
               " " + expectedCountMessage,
           function.location);
     } else {
       RaiseError(
-          "extra_parameter",
+          gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::TooManyParameters,
           _("This parameter was not expected by this expression. Remove it "
             "or verify that you've entered the proper expression name.") +
               " " + expectedCountMessage,
@@ -376,7 +376,10 @@ ExpressionValidator::Type ExpressionValidator::ValidateFunction(
         dynamic_cast<EmptyNode*>(parameter.get()) == nullptr) {
       auto currentParentType = parentType;
       parentType = StringToType(parameterMetadata.GetType());
+      auto parentParameterExtraInfo = currentParameterExtraInfo;
+      currentParameterExtraInfo = &parameterMetadata.GetExtraInfo();
       parameter->Visit(*this);
+      currentParameterExtraInfo = parentParameterExtraInfo;
       parentType = currentParentType;
 
       const gd::String& expectedParameterType = parameterMetadata.GetType();
@@ -384,7 +387,7 @@ ExpressionValidator::Type ExpressionValidator::ValidateFunction(
               ExpressionValidator::variableTypeString, expectedParameterType)) {
         if (dynamic_cast<IdentifierNode*>(parameter.get()) == nullptr &&
             dynamic_cast<VariableNode*>(parameter.get()) == nullptr) {
-          RaiseError("malformed_variable_parameter",
+          RaiseError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::MalformedVariableParameter,
                      _("A variable name was expected but something else was "
                        "written. Enter just the name of the variable for this "
                        "parameter."),
@@ -392,7 +395,7 @@ ExpressionValidator::Type ExpressionValidator::ValidateFunction(
         }
       } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(expectedParameterType)) {
         if (dynamic_cast<IdentifierNode*>(parameter.get()) == nullptr) {
-          RaiseError("malformed_object_parameter",
+          RaiseError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::MalformedObjectParameter,
                      _("An object name was expected but something else was "
                        "written. Enter just the name of the object for this "
                        "parameter."),
@@ -406,7 +409,7 @@ ExpressionValidator::Type ExpressionValidator::ValidateFunction(
                !gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
                    ExpressionValidator::stringTypeString,
                    expectedParameterType)) {
-        RaiseError("unknown_parameter_type",
+        RaiseError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::UnknownParameterType,
                    _("This function is improperly set up. Reach out to the "
                      "extension developer or a GDevelop maintainer to fix "
                      "this issue"),
@@ -440,6 +443,10 @@ const gd::String& ExpressionValidator::TypeToString(Type type) {
       return numberOrStringTypeString;
     case Type::Variable:
       return variableTypeString;
+    case Type::LegacyVariable:
+      // This function is only used to display error.
+      // Users don't care if it's legacy or not.
+      return variableTypeString;
     case Type::Object:
       return objectTypeString;
     case Type::Empty:
@@ -466,7 +473,12 @@ ExpressionValidator::Type ExpressionValidator::StringToType(
   if (type == ExpressionValidator::variableTypeString ||
       gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression(
           ExpressionValidator::variableTypeString, type)) {
-    return Type::Variable;
+    if (gd::ValueTypeMetadata::IsTypeLegacyPreScopedVariable(type)) {
+      return Type::LegacyVariable;
+    }
+    else {
+      return Type::Variable;
+    }
   }
   if (type == ExpressionValidator::objectTypeString ||
       gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(type)) {

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionValidator.h

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
-#ifndef GDCORE_EXPRESSIONVALIDATOR_H
-#define GDCORE_EXPRESSIONVALIDATOR_H
+#pragma once
 
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
@@ -39,12 +38,14 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
  public:
   ExpressionValidator(const gd::Platform &platform_,
                       const gd::ProjectScopedContainers & projectScopedContainers_,
-                      const gd::String &rootType_)
+                      const gd::String &rootType_,
+                      const gd::String &extraInfo_ = "")
       : platform(platform_),
         projectScopedContainers(projectScopedContainers_),
         parentType(StringToType(gd::ParameterMetadata::GetExpressionValueType(rootType_))),
         childType(Type::Unknown),
-        forbidsUsageOfBracketsBecauseParentIsObject(false) {};
+        forbidsUsageOfBracketsBecauseParentIsObject(false),
+        currentParameterExtraInfo(&extraInfo_) {};
   virtual ~ExpressionValidator(){};
 
   /**
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
    *
    * Expressions with fatal error can't be generated.
    */
-  const std::vector<ExpressionParserDiagnostic*>& GetFatalErrors() {
+  const std::vector<ExpressionParserError*>& GetFatalErrors() {
     return fatalErrors;
   };
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
    *
    * No errors means that the expression is valid.
    */
-  const std::vector<ExpressionParserDiagnostic*>& GetAllErrors() {
+  const std::vector<ExpressionParserError*>& GetAllErrors() {
     return allErrors;
   };
 
@@ -86,19 +87,21 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
   void OnVisitOperatorNode(OperatorNode& node) override {
     ReportAnyError(node);
 
+    // The "required" type ("parentType")  will be used when visiting the first operand.
+    // Note that it may be refined thanks to this first operand (see later).
     node.leftHandSide->Visit(*this);
-    const Type leftType = childType;
+    const Type leftType = childType; // Store the type of the first operand.
 
     if (leftType == Type::Number) {
       if (node.op == ' ') {
-        RaiseError("syntax_error",
+        RaiseError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::SyntaxError,
             "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",
+        RaiseError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::SyntaxError,
             "You must add the operator + between texts or expressions. For "
             "example: \"Your name: \" + VariableString(PlayerName).", node.rightHandSide->location);
       }
@@ -113,22 +116,26 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
           _("Operators (+, -, /, *) can't be used with an object name. Remove "
             "the operator."),
             node.rightHandSide->location);
-    } else if (leftType == Type::Variable) {
+    } else if (leftType == Type::Variable || leftType == Type::LegacyVariable) {
       RaiseOperatorError(
           _("Operators (+, -, /, *) can't be used in variable names. Remove "
             "the operator from the variable name."),
             node.rightHandSide->location);
     }
 
-    parentType = leftType;
+    // The "required" type ("parentType") of the second operator is decided by:
+    // - the parent type. Unless it can (`number|string`) or should (`unknown`) be refined, then:
+    // - the first operand.
+    parentType = ShouldTypeBeRefined(parentType) ? leftType : parentType;
     node.rightHandSide->Visit(*this);
     const Type rightType = childType;
 
-    // The type is decided by the first operand, unless it can (`number|string`)
-    // or should (`unknown`) be refined, in which case we go for the right
-    // operand (which got visited knowing the type of the first operand, so it's
+    // The type of the overall operator ("childType") is decided by:
+    // - the parent type. Unless it can (`number|string`) or should (`unknown`) be refined, then:
+    // - the first operand. Unless it can (`number|string`) or should (`unknown`) be refined, then:
+    // - the right operand (which got visited knowing the type of the first operand, so it's
     // equal or strictly more precise than the left operand).
-    childType = (leftType == Type::Unknown || leftType == Type::NumberOrString) ? leftType : rightType;
+    childType = ShouldTypeBeRefined(parentType) ? (ShouldTypeBeRefined(leftType) ? leftType : rightType) : parentType;
   }
   void OnVisitUnaryOperatorNode(UnaryOperatorNode& node) override {
     ReportAnyError(node);
@@ -156,7 +163,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
           _("Operators (+, -) can't be used with an object name. Remove the "
             "operator."),
           node.location);
-    } else if (rightType == Type::Variable) {
+    } else if (rightType == Type::Variable || rightType == Type::LegacyVariable) {
       RaiseTypeError(
           _("Operators (+, -) can't be used in variable names. Remove "
             "the operator from the variable name."),
@@ -194,7 +201,20 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
     ReportAnyError(node);
 
     if (parentType == Type::Variable) {
-      childType = Type::Variable;
+      childType = parentType;
+
+      if (!currentParameterExtraInfo || *currentParameterExtraInfo != "AllowUndeclaredVariable") {
+        const auto& variablesContainersList = projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList();
+        if (!variablesContainersList.Has(node.name)) {
+          RaiseUndeclaredVariableError(_("No variable with this name found."), node.location, node.name);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (node.child) {
+        node.child->Visit(*this);
+      }
+    } else if (parentType == Type::LegacyVariable) {
+      childType = parentType;
 
       if (node.child) {
         node.child->Visit(*this);
@@ -264,7 +284,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
     ReportAnyError(node);
 
     if (forbidsUsageOfBracketsBecauseParentIsObject) {
-      RaiseError("brackets_not_allowed_for_objects",
+      RaiseError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::BracketsNotAllowedForObjects,
                  _("You can't use the brackets to access an object variable. "
                    "Use a dot followed by the variable name, like this: "
                    "`MyObject.MyVariable`."),
@@ -274,7 +294,10 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
 
     Type currentParentType = parentType;
     parentType = Type::NumberOrString;
+    auto parentParameterExtraInfo = currentParameterExtraInfo;
+    currentParameterExtraInfo = nullptr;
     node.expression->Visit(*this);
+    currentParameterExtraInfo = parentParameterExtraInfo;
     parentType = currentParentType;
 
     if (node.child) {
@@ -287,7 +310,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
       if (!ValidateObjectVariableOrVariableOrProperty(node)) {
         // The identifier is not a variable, so either the variable is not properly declared
         // or it's a text without quotes.
-        RaiseTypeError(_("You must wrap your text inside double quotes "
+        RaiseUnknownIdentifierError(_("You must wrap your text inside double quotes "
                               "(example: \"Hello world\")."),
                             node.location);
       }
@@ -295,20 +318,27 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
     else if (parentType == Type::Number) {
       if (!ValidateObjectVariableOrVariableOrProperty(node)) {
         // The identifier is not a variable, so the variable is not properly declared.
-        RaiseTypeError(
-            _("You must enter a number."), node.location);
+        RaiseUnknownIdentifierError(_("You must enter a number."), node.location);
       }
     }
     else if (parentType == Type::NumberOrString) {
       if (!ValidateObjectVariableOrVariableOrProperty(node)) {
         // The identifier is not a variable, so either the variable is not properly declared
         // or it's a text without quotes.
-        RaiseTypeError(
+        RaiseUnknownIdentifierError(
             _("You must enter a number or a text, wrapped inside double quotes (example: \"Hello world\"), or a variable name."),
             node.location);
       }
     }
-    else if (parentType != Type::Object && parentType != Type::Variable) {
+    else if (parentType == Type::Variable) {
+      if (!currentParameterExtraInfo || *currentParameterExtraInfo != "AllowUndeclaredVariable") {
+        const auto& variablesContainersList = projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList();
+        if (!variablesContainersList.Has(node.identifierName)) {
+          RaiseUndeclaredVariableError(_("No variable with this name found."), node.location, node.identifierName);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    else if (parentType != Type::Object && parentType != Type::LegacyVariable) {
       // It can't happen.
       RaiseTypeError(
           _("You've entered a name, but this type was expected:") + " " + TypeToString(parentType),
@@ -332,7 +362,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
     } else if (parentType == Type::String) {
       message = _(
           "You must enter a text (between quotes) or a valid expression call.");
-    } else if (parentType == Type::Variable) {
+    } else if (parentType == Type::Variable || parentType == Type::LegacyVariable) {
       message = _("You must enter a variable name.");
     } else if (parentType == Type::Object) {
       message = _("You must enter a valid object name.");
@@ -345,12 +375,12 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
   }
 
  private:
-  enum Type {Unknown = 0, Number, String, NumberOrString, Variable, Object, Empty};
+  enum Type {Unknown = 0, Number, String, NumberOrString, Variable, LegacyVariable, Object, Empty};
   Type ValidateFunction(const gd::FunctionCallNode& function);
   bool ValidateObjectVariableOrVariableOrProperty(const gd::IdentifierNode& identifier);
 
   void ReportAnyError(const ExpressionNode& node, bool isFatal = true) {
-    if (node.diagnostic && node.diagnostic->IsError()) {
+    if (node.diagnostic) {
       // Syntax errors are holden by the AST nodes.
       // It's fine to give pointers on them as the AST live longer than errors
       // handling.
@@ -361,10 +391,13 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
     }
   }
 
-  void RaiseError(const gd::String &type,
-      const gd::String &message, const ExpressionParserLocation &location, bool isFatal = true) {
+  void RaiseError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType type,
+                  const gd::String &message,
+                  const ExpressionParserLocation &location, bool isFatal = true,
+                  const gd::String &actualValue = "",
+                  const gd::String &objectName = "") {
     auto diagnostic = gd::make_unique<ExpressionParserError>(
-        type, message, location);
+        type, message, location, actualValue, objectName);
     allErrors.push_back(diagnostic.get());
     if (isFatal) {
       fatalErrors.push_back(diagnostic.get());
@@ -375,14 +408,31 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
     supplementalErrors.push_back(std::move(diagnostic));
   }
 
-  void RaiseTypeError(
-      const gd::String &message, const ExpressionParserLocation &location, bool isFatal = true) {
-    RaiseError("type_error", message, location, isFatal);
+  void RaiseUnknownIdentifierError(const gd::String &message,
+                                   const ExpressionParserLocation &location) {
+    RaiseError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::UnknownIdentifier, message,
+               location);
   }
 
-  void RaiseOperatorError(
-      const gd::String &message, const ExpressionParserLocation &location) {
-    RaiseError("invalid_operator", message, location);
+  void RaiseUndeclaredVariableError(const gd::String &message,
+                                    const ExpressionParserLocation &location,
+                                    const gd::String &variableName,
+                                    const gd::String &objectName = "") {
+    RaiseError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::UndeclaredVariable,
+               message, location, true, variableName, objectName);
+  }
+
+  void RaiseTypeError(const gd::String &message,
+                      const ExpressionParserLocation &location,
+                      bool isFatal = true) {
+    RaiseError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::MismatchedType, message,
+               location, isFatal);
+  }
+
+  void RaiseOperatorError(const gd::String &message,
+                          const ExpressionParserLocation &location) {
+    RaiseError(gd::ExpressionParserError::ErrorType::InvalidOperator, message,
+               location);
   }
 
   void ReadChildTypeFromVariable(gd::Variable::Type variableType) {
@@ -395,6 +445,10 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
     }
   }
 
+  static bool ShouldTypeBeRefined(Type type) {
+    return (type == Type::Unknown || type == Type::NumberOrString);
+  }
+
   static Type StringToType(const gd::String &type);
   static const gd::String &TypeToString(Type type);
   static const gd::String unknownTypeString;
@@ -402,20 +456,21 @@ class GD_CORE_API ExpressionValidator : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
   static const gd::String stringTypeString;
   static const gd::String numberOrStringTypeString;
   static const gd::String variableTypeString;
+  static const gd::String legacyVariableTypeString;
   static const gd::String objectTypeString;
   static const gd::String identifierTypeString;
   static const gd::String emptyTypeString;
 
-  std::vector<ExpressionParserDiagnostic*> fatalErrors;
-  std::vector<ExpressionParserDiagnostic*> allErrors;
-  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserDiagnostic>> supplementalErrors;
+  std::vector<ExpressionParserError*> fatalErrors;
+  std::vector<ExpressionParserError*> allErrors;
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ExpressionParserError>> supplementalErrors;
   Type childType; ///< The type "discovered" down the tree and passed up.
   Type parentType; ///< The type "required" by the top of the tree.
   bool forbidsUsageOfBracketsBecauseParentIsObject;
+  const gd::String *currentParameterExtraInfo;
   const gd::Platform &platform;
   const gd::ProjectScopedContainers &projectScopedContainers;
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
 
-#endif  // GDCORE_EXPRESSIONVALIDATOR_H

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariableNameFinder.h

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2Node.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Find the variable name from a variable expression.
+ *
+ * \see gd::ExpressionParser2
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableNameFinder : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
+ public:
+
+  static const gd::String GetVariableName(gd::ExpressionNode& node) {
+    gd::ExpressionVariableNameFinder typeFinder;
+    node.Visit(typeFinder);
+    return typeFinder.variableName;
+  }
+
+  virtual ~ExpressionVariableNameFinder(){};
+
+ protected:
+  ExpressionVariableNameFinder()
+      : variableName("") {};
+
+  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 {
+    variableName = node.name;
+  }
+  void OnVisitVariableAccessorNode(VariableAccessorNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) override {
+    variableName = node.identifierName;
+  }
+  void OnVisitEmptyNode(EmptyNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(ObjectFunctionNameNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(
+      VariableBracketAccessorNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitFunctionCallNode(FunctionCallNode& functionCall) override {}
+
+ private:
+  gd::String variableName;
+};
+
+}  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariableParentFinder.h

@@ -1,370 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * GDevelop Core
- * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
- * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
- */
-#pragma once
-
-#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/ProjectScopedContainers.h"
-#include "GDCore/Project/Variable.h"
-#include "GDCore/Tools/Localization.h"
-
-namespace gd {
-class Expression;
-class ObjectsContainer;
-class Platform;
-class ParameterMetadata;
-class ExpressionMetadata;
-}  // namespace gd
-
-namespace gd {
-
-/**
- * \brief Contains a variables container or a variable. Useful
- * to refer to the parent of a variable (which can be a VariablesContainer
- * or another Variable).
- */
-struct VariableAndItsParent {
-  const gd::VariablesContainer* parentVariablesContainer;
-  const gd::Variable* parentVariable;
-};
-
-/**
- * \brief Find the last parent (i.e: the variables container) of a node representing a variable.
- *
- * Useful for completions, to know which variables can be entered in a node.
- *
- * \see gd::ExpressionParser2
- */
-class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableParentFinder
-    : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
- public:
-
-  static VariableAndItsParent GetLastParentOfNode(
-      const gd::Platform& platform,
-      const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers,
-      gd::ExpressionNode& node) {
-    gd::ExpressionVariableParentFinder typeFinder(
-        platform, projectScopedContainers);
-    node.Visit(typeFinder);
-    return typeFinder.variableAndItsParent;
-  }
-
-  virtual ~ExpressionVariableParentFinder(){};
-
- protected:
-  ExpressionVariableParentFinder(
-      const gd::Platform& platform_,
-      const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers_)
-      : platform(platform_),
-        projectScopedContainers(projectScopedContainers_),
-        variableNode(nullptr),
-        thisIsALegacyPrescopedVariable(false),
-        bailOutBecauseEmptyVariableName(false),
-        legacyPrescopedVariablesContainer(nullptr){};
-
-  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;
-    }
-    variableNode = &node;
-
-    // Check if the parent is a function call, in which we might be dealing
-    // with a legacy pre-scoped variable parameter:
-    if (node.parent) node.parent->Visit(*this);
-
-    if (thisIsALegacyPrescopedVariable) {
-      // The node represents a variable name, and the variables container
-      // containing it was identified in the FunctionCallNode.
-      childVariableNames.insert(childVariableNames.begin(), node.name);
-      if (legacyPrescopedVariablesContainer)
-        variableAndItsParent = WalkUntilLastParent(
-            *legacyPrescopedVariablesContainer, childVariableNames);
-    } else {
-      // Otherwise, the identifier is to be interpreted as usual:
-      // it can be an object (on which a variable is accessed),
-      // or a variable.
-      projectScopedContainers.MatchIdentifierWithName<void>(
-          node.name,
-          [&]() {
-            // This is an object.
-            const auto* variablesContainer =
-                projectScopedContainers.GetObjectsContainersList()
-                    .GetObjectOrGroupVariablesContainer(node.name);
-            if (variablesContainer)
-              variableAndItsParent =
-                  WalkUntilLastParent(*variablesContainer, childVariableNames);
-          },
-          [&]() {
-            // This is a variable.
-            if (projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList().Has(
-                    node.name)) {
-              variableAndItsParent = WalkUntilLastParent(
-                  projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList().Get(
-                      node.name),
-                  childVariableNames);
-            }
-          },
-          [&]() {
-            // Ignore properties here.
-            // There is no support for "children" of properties.
-          },
-          [&]() {
-            // Ignore parameters here.
-            // There is no support for "children" of parameters.
-          },
-          [&]() {
-            // Ignore unrecognised identifiers here.
-          });
-    }
-  }
-  void OnVisitVariableAccessorNode(VariableAccessorNode& node) override {
-    if (node.name.empty() && node.child) {
-      // A variable accessor should always have a name if it has a child (i.e: another accessor).
-      // While the parser may have generated an empty name,
-      // flag this so we avoid finding a wrong parent (and so, run the risk of giving
-      // wrong autocompletions).
-      bailOutBecauseEmptyVariableName = true;
-    }
-    childVariableNames.insert(childVariableNames.begin(), node.name);
-    if (node.parent) node.parent->Visit(*this);
-  }
-  void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) override {
-    if (variableNode != nullptr) {
-      // This is not possible
-      return;
-    }
-    // This node is not necessarily a variable node.
-    // It will be checked when visiting the FunctionCallNode, just after.
-    variableNode = &node;
-
-    // Check if the parent is a function call, in which we might be dealing
-    // with a legacy pre-scoped variable parameter:
-    if (node.parent) node.parent->Visit(*this);
-
-    if (thisIsALegacyPrescopedVariable) {
-      // The identifier represents a variable name, and the variables container
-      // containing it was identified in the FunctionCallNode.
-      if (!node.childIdentifierName.empty())
-        childVariableNames.insert(childVariableNames.begin(),
-                                  node.childIdentifierName);
-      childVariableNames.insert(childVariableNames.begin(),
-                                node.identifierName);
-
-      if (legacyPrescopedVariablesContainer)
-        variableAndItsParent = WalkUntilLastParent(
-            *legacyPrescopedVariablesContainer, childVariableNames);
-
-    } else {
-      // Otherwise, the identifier is to be interpreted as usual:
-      // it can be an object (on which a variable is accessed),
-      // or a variable.
-      projectScopedContainers.MatchIdentifierWithName<void>(
-          node.identifierName,
-          [&]() {
-            // This is an object.
-            if (!node.childIdentifierName.empty())
-              childVariableNames.insert(childVariableNames.begin(),
-                                        node.childIdentifierName);
-
-            const auto* variablesContainer =
-                projectScopedContainers.GetObjectsContainersList()
-                    .GetObjectOrGroupVariablesContainer(node.identifierName);
-            if (variablesContainer)
-              variableAndItsParent =
-                  WalkUntilLastParent(*variablesContainer, childVariableNames);
-          },
-          [&]() {
-            // This is a variable.
-            if (!node.childIdentifierName.empty())
-              childVariableNames.insert(childVariableNames.begin(),
-                                        node.childIdentifierName);
-
-            if (projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList().Has(
-                    node.identifierName)) {
-              variableAndItsParent = WalkUntilLastParent(
-                  projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList().Get(
-                      node.identifierName),
-                  childVariableNames);
-            }
-          },
-          [&]() {
-            // Ignore properties here.
-            // There is no support for "children" of properties.
-          },
-          [&]() {
-            // Ignore parameters here.
-            // There is no support for "children" of properties.
-          },
-          [&]() {
-            // Ignore unrecognised identifiers here.
-          });
-    }
-  }
-  void OnVisitEmptyNode(EmptyNode& node) override {}
-  void OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(ObjectFunctionNameNode& node) override {}
-  void OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(
-      VariableBracketAccessorNode& node) override {
-    // Add a child with an empty name, which will be interpreted as
-    // "take the first child/item of the structure/array".
-    childVariableNames.insert(childVariableNames.begin(), "");
-    if (node.parent) node.parent->Visit(*this);
-  }
-  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 auto& objectsContainersList =
-        projectScopedContainers.GetObjectsContainersList();
-
-    const gd::ParameterMetadata* parameterMetadata =
-        MetadataProvider::GetFunctionCallParameterMetadata(
-            platform, objectsContainersList, functionCall, parameterIndex);
-    if (parameterMetadata == nullptr) return;  // Unexpected
-
-    // Support for legacy pre-scoped variables:
-    if (parameterMetadata->GetValueTypeMetadata().IsLegacyPreScopedVariable()) {
-      if (parameterMetadata->GetType() == "objectvar") {
-        // Legacy convention where a "objectvar"
-        // parameter represents a variable of the object represented by the
-        // previous "object" parameter. The object on which the function is
-        // called is returned if no previous parameters are objects.
-        gd::String objectName = functionCall.objectName;
-        for (int previousIndex = parameterIndex - 1; previousIndex >= 0;
-             previousIndex--) {
-          const gd::ParameterMetadata* previousParameterMetadata =
-              MetadataProvider::GetFunctionCallParameterMetadata(
-                  platform, objectsContainersList, 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;
-            break;
-          }
-        }
-
-        legacyPrescopedVariablesContainer =
-            projectScopedContainers.GetObjectsContainersList()
-                .GetObjectOrGroupVariablesContainer(objectName);
-        thisIsALegacyPrescopedVariable = true;
-      } else if (parameterMetadata->GetType() == "scenevar") {
-        legacyPrescopedVariablesContainer =
-            projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList()
-                .GetBottomMostVariablesContainer();
-        thisIsALegacyPrescopedVariable = true;
-      } else if (parameterMetadata->GetType() == "globalvar") {
-        legacyPrescopedVariablesContainer =
-            projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList()
-                .GetTopMostVariablesContainer();
-        thisIsALegacyPrescopedVariable = true;
-      }
-    } else {
-      thisIsALegacyPrescopedVariable = false;
-      legacyPrescopedVariablesContainer = nullptr;
-    }
-  }
-
- private:
-  VariableAndItsParent WalkUntilLastParent(
-      const gd::Variable& variable,
-      const std::vector<gd::String>& childVariableNames,
-      size_t startIndex = 0) {
-    if (bailOutBecauseEmptyVariableName)
-      return {}; // Do not even attempt to find the parent if we had an issue when visiting nodes.
-
-    const gd::Variable* currentVariable = &variable;
-
-    // Walk until size - 1 as we want the last parent.
-    for (size_t index = startIndex; index + 1 < childVariableNames.size();
-         ++index) {
-      const gd::String& childName = childVariableNames[index];
-
-      if (childName.empty()) {
-        if (currentVariable->GetChildrenCount() == 0) {
-          // The array or structure is empty, we can't walk through it - there
-          // is no "parent".
-          return {};
-        }
-
-        if (currentVariable->GetType() == gd::Variable::Array) {
-          currentVariable = &currentVariable->GetAtIndex(0);
-        } else {
-          currentVariable =
-              currentVariable->GetAllChildren().begin()->second.get();
-        }
-      } else {
-        if (!currentVariable->HasChild(childName)) {
-          // Non existing child - there is no "parent".
-          return {};
-        }
-
-        currentVariable = &currentVariable->GetChild(childName);
-      }
-    }
-
-    // Return the last parent of the chain of variables (so not the last variable
-    // but the one before it).
-    return {.parentVariable = currentVariable};
-  }
-
-  VariableAndItsParent WalkUntilLastParent(
-      const gd::VariablesContainer& variablesContainer,
-      const std::vector<gd::String>& childVariableNames) {
-    if (bailOutBecauseEmptyVariableName)
-      return {}; // Do not even attempt to find the parent if we had an issue when visiting nodes.
-    if (childVariableNames.empty())
-      return {};  // There is no "parent" to the variables container itself.
-
-    const gd::String& firstChildName = *childVariableNames.begin();
-
-    const gd::Variable* variable = variablesContainer.Has(firstChildName) ?
-      &variablesContainer.Get(firstChildName) : nullptr;
-    if (childVariableNames.size() == 1 || !variable)
-      return {// Only one child: the parent is the variables container itself.
-              .parentVariablesContainer = &variablesContainer};
-
-    return WalkUntilLastParent(*variable, childVariableNames, 1);
-  }
-
-  gd::ExpressionNode* variableNode;
-  std::vector<gd::String> childVariableNames;
-  bool thisIsALegacyPrescopedVariable;
-  bool bailOutBecauseEmptyVariableName;
-  const gd::VariablesContainer* legacyPrescopedVariablesContainer;
-  VariableAndItsParent variableAndItsParent;
-
-  const gd::Platform& platform;
-  const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers;
-};
-
-}  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariablePathFinder.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#include "ExpressionVariablePathFinder.h"
+
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Find the pre-scoped container of legacy variables or the object name
+ * from the function call node.
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API ExpressionLiteralFinder : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
+public:
+  virtual ~ExpressionLiteralFinder(){};
+
+  gd::String literalValue;
+
+  ExpressionLiteralFinder() : literalValue(""){};
+
+protected:
+  void OnVisitSubExpressionNode(SubExpressionNode &node) override {}
+  void OnVisitOperatorNode(OperatorNode &node) override {}
+  void OnVisitUnaryOperatorNode(UnaryOperatorNode &node) override {}
+  void OnVisitNumberNode(NumberNode &node) override {
+    literalValue = node.number;
+  }
+  void OnVisitTextNode(TextNode &node) override { literalValue = node.text; }
+  void OnVisitVariableNode(VariableNode &node) override {}
+  void OnVisitVariableAccessorNode(VariableAccessorNode &node) override {}
+  void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode &node) override {}
+  void OnVisitEmptyNode(EmptyNode &node) override {}
+  void OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(ObjectFunctionNameNode &node) override {}
+  void OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(
+      VariableBracketAccessorNode &node) override {}
+  void OnVisitFunctionCallNode(FunctionCallNode &functionCall) override {}
+};
+
+void ExpressionVariablePathFinder::OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(
+    VariableBracketAccessorNode &node) {
+  // Try to find a literal accessor or add a child with an empty name, which
+  // will be interpreted as "take the first child/item of the structure/array".
+  gd::ExpressionLiteralFinder expressionLiteralFinder;
+  if (node.expression) {
+    node.expression->Visit(expressionLiteralFinder);
+  }
+  childVariableNames.push_back(expressionLiteralFinder.literalValue);
+
+  if (node.child && &node != lastNodeToCheck) {
+    node.child->Visit(*this);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief Find the pre-scoped container of legacy variables or the object name
+ * from the function call node.
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariableContextFinder
+    : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
+ public:
+
+  virtual ~ExpressionVariableContextFinder(){};
+
+  gd::String objectName;
+  gd::String parameterType;
+  gd::ExpressionNode* variableNode;
+
+  ExpressionVariableContextFinder(
+      const gd::Platform& platform_,
+      const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers_)
+      : platform(platform_),
+        projectScopedContainers(projectScopedContainers_),
+        variableNode(nullptr),
+        objectName(""),
+        parameterType("") {};
+
+ protected:
+  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) {
+      // This is not possible
+      return;
+    }
+    variableNode = &node;
+
+    // Check if the parent is a function call, in which we might be dealing
+    // with a legacy pre-scoped variable parameter:
+    if (node.parent) node.parent->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitVariableAccessorNode(VariableAccessorNode& node) override {
+    if (node.parent) node.parent->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) override {
+    if (variableNode) {
+      // This is not possible
+      return;
+    }
+    // This node is not necessarily a variable node.
+    // It will be checked when visiting the FunctionCallNode, just after.
+    variableNode = &node;
+
+    // Check if the parent is a function call, in which we might be dealing
+    // with a legacy pre-scoped variable parameter:
+    if (node.parent) node.parent->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitEmptyNode(EmptyNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(ObjectFunctionNameNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(
+      VariableBracketAccessorNode& node) override {
+    if (node.parent) node.parent->Visit(*this);
+      }
+  void OnVisitFunctionCallNode(FunctionCallNode& functionCall) override {
+    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 auto& objectsContainersList =
+        projectScopedContainers.GetObjectsContainersList();
+
+    const gd::ParameterMetadata* parameterMetadata =
+        MetadataProvider::GetFunctionCallParameterMetadata(
+            platform, objectsContainersList, functionCall, parameterIndex);
+    if (parameterMetadata == nullptr) return;  // Unexpected
+
+    if (parameterMetadata->GetType() == "objectvar") {
+      // Legacy convention where a "objectvar"
+      // parameter represents a variable of the object represented by the
+      // previous "object" parameter. 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, objectsContainersList, 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;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      parameterType = parameterMetadata->GetType();
+    }
+  }
+
+ private:
+  const gd::Platform& platform;
+  const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers;
+
+};
+
+VariableAndItsParent ExpressionVariablePathFinder::GetLastParentOfNode(
+    const gd::Platform &platform,
+    const gd::ProjectScopedContainers &projectScopedContainers,
+    gd::ExpressionNode &node) {
+
+  gd::ExpressionVariableContextFinder contextFinder(platform,
+                                                    projectScopedContainers);
+  node.Visit(contextFinder);
+  if (!contextFinder.variableNode) {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  gd::ExpressionVariablePathFinder typeFinder(platform, projectScopedContainers,
+                                              contextFinder.parameterType,
+                                              contextFinder.objectName, &node);
+  contextFinder.variableNode->Visit(typeFinder);
+
+  if (typeFinder.variableName.empty() || !typeFinder.variablesContainer) {
+    return {};
+  }
+  return typeFinder.WalkUntilLastParent(*typeFinder.variablesContainer,
+                                        typeFinder.childVariableNames);
+}
+
+}  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariablePathFinder.h

@@ -0,0 +1,357 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2Node.h"
+#include "GDCore/Events/Parsers/ExpressionParser2NodeWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/ProjectScopedContainers.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Variable.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/VariablesContainer.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+class Platform;
+}  // namespace gd
+
+namespace gd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Contains a variables container or a variable. Useful
+ * to refer to the parent of a variable (which can be a VariablesContainer
+ * or another Variable).
+ */
+struct VariableAndItsParent {
+  const gd::VariablesContainer* parentVariablesContainer;
+  const gd::Variable* parentVariable;
+};
+
+/**
+ * \brief Find a variable path from an expression node.
+ *
+ * \see gd::ExpressionParser2
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API ExpressionVariablePathFinder
+    : public ExpressionParser2NodeWorker {
+ public:
+
+  static VariableAndItsParent GetLastParentOfNode(
+      const gd::Platform& platform,
+      const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers,
+      gd::ExpressionNode& node);
+
+  static const gd::Variable::Type GetVariableType(
+      const gd::Platform& platform,
+      const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers,
+      gd::ExpressionNode& node, const gd::String& objectName) {
+    // The context is not checked because this is called on variable parameters.
+    gd::String parameterType = objectName.empty() ? "variable" : "objectvar";
+    gd::String objName = objectName;
+    gd::ExpressionVariablePathFinder typeFinder(
+        platform, projectScopedContainers, parameterType, objName);
+    node.Visit(typeFinder);
+
+    if (typeFinder.variableName.empty() || !typeFinder.variablesContainer) {
+      return gd::Variable::Unknown;
+    }
+    auto *variable = typeFinder.WalkUntilLastChild(
+        typeFinder.variablesContainer->Get(typeFinder.variableName),
+        typeFinder.childVariableNames);
+    return variable ? variable->GetType() : gd::Variable::Unknown;
+  }
+
+  static const gd::Variable::Type GetArrayVariableType(
+      const gd::Platform& platform,
+      const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers,
+      gd::ExpressionNode& node, const gd::String& objectName) {
+    // The context is not checked because this is called on variable parameters.
+    gd::String parameterType = objectName.empty() ? "variable" : "objectvar";
+    gd::String objName = objectName;
+    gd::ExpressionVariablePathFinder typeFinder(
+        platform, projectScopedContainers, parameterType, objName);
+    node.Visit(typeFinder);
+
+    if (typeFinder.variableName.empty() || !typeFinder.variablesContainer) {
+      return gd::Variable::Unknown;
+    }
+    auto *variable = typeFinder.WalkUntilLastChild(
+        typeFinder.variablesContainer->Get(typeFinder.variableName),
+        typeFinder.childVariableNames);
+    if (variable && variable->GetType() != gd::Variable::Array) {
+      return gd::Variable::Unknown;
+    }
+    return variable && variable->GetChildrenCount() > 0
+               ? variable->GetAtIndex(0).GetType()
+               : gd::Variable::Unknown;
+  }
+
+  virtual ~ExpressionVariablePathFinder(){};
+
+ protected:
+  ExpressionVariablePathFinder(
+      const gd::Platform& platform_,
+      const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers_,
+      const gd::String& parameterType_,
+      gd::String& objectName_,
+      const gd::ExpressionNode* lastNodeToCheck_ = nullptr)
+      : platform(platform_),
+        projectScopedContainers(projectScopedContainers_),
+        parameterType(parameterType_),
+        objectName(objectName_),
+        lastNodeToCheck(lastNodeToCheck_),
+        variablesContainer(nullptr),
+        variableName(""),
+        bailOutBecauseEmptyVariableName(false) {};
+
+  void OnVisitVariableBracketAccessorNode(
+      VariableBracketAccessorNode& node) override;
+
+  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 {
+    FindVariableFor(node.name);
+    if (node.child && &node != lastNodeToCheck) node.child->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitVariableAccessorNode(VariableAccessorNode& node) override {
+    if (node.name.empty() && node.child) {
+      // A variable accessor should always have a name if it has a child (i.e:
+      // another accessor). While the parser may have generated an empty name,
+      // flag this so we avoid finding a wrong parent (and so, run the risk of
+      // giving wrong autocompletions).
+      bailOutBecauseEmptyVariableName = true;
+    }
+    if (variableName.empty()) {
+      const auto& objectsContainersList = projectScopedContainers.GetObjectsContainersList();
+      if (objectsContainersList.HasObjectOrGroupWithVariableNamed(objectName,
+                                                                  node.name) !=
+          gd::ObjectsContainersList::VariableExistence::DoesNotExist) {
+        variableName = node.name;
+        variablesContainer =
+            projectScopedContainers.GetObjectsContainersList()
+                .GetObjectOrGroupVariablesContainer(objectName);
+      }
+    } else {
+      childVariableNames.push_back(node.name);
+    }
+    if (node.child && &node != lastNodeToCheck) node.child->Visit(*this);
+  }
+  void OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) override {
+    FindVariableFor(node.identifierName, node.identifierNameDotLocation.IsValid() ? &node.childIdentifierName : nullptr);
+  }
+  void OnVisitEmptyNode(EmptyNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitObjectFunctionNameNode(ObjectFunctionNameNode& node) override {}
+  void OnVisitFunctionCallNode(FunctionCallNode& functionCall) override {}
+
+  void FindVariableFor(const gd::String& identifier, gd::String* childIdentifier = nullptr) {
+    if (!objectName.empty()) {
+      const auto& objectsContainersList = projectScopedContainers.GetObjectsContainersList();
+      if (objectsContainersList.HasObjectOrGroupWithVariableNamed(objectName,
+                                                                  identifier) !=
+          gd::ObjectsContainersList::VariableExistence::DoesNotExist) {
+        variableName = identifier;
+        variablesContainer =
+            projectScopedContainers.GetObjectsContainersList()
+                .GetObjectOrGroupVariablesContainer(objectName);
+        if (childIdentifier) {
+          childVariableNames.push_back(*childIdentifier);
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    else if (parameterType == "scenevar") {
+      // The node represents a variable name, and the variables container
+      // containing it was identified in the FunctionCallNode.
+      variablesContainer = projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList()
+                .GetBottomMostVariablesContainer();
+      variableName = identifier;
+      if (childIdentifier) {
+        childVariableNames.push_back(*childIdentifier);
+      }
+    } 
+    else if (parameterType == "globalvar") {
+      // The node represents a variable name, and the variables container
+      // containing it was identified in the FunctionCallNode.
+      variablesContainer = projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList()
+                .GetTopMostVariablesContainer();
+      variableName = identifier;
+      if (childIdentifier) {
+        childVariableNames.push_back(*childIdentifier);
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Otherwise, the identifier is to be interpreted as usual:
+      // it can be an object (on which a variable is accessed),
+      // or a variable.
+      projectScopedContainers.MatchIdentifierWithName<void>(
+          identifier,
+          [&]() {
+            objectName = identifier;
+            if (childIdentifier) {
+              if (parameterType == "variable") {
+                // An object is overlapping the variable.
+                // Even in "variable" parameters, this is not allowed to be
+                // consistent with expressions.
+              } else {
+                // It's an object variable expression.
+                const auto& objectsContainersList = projectScopedContainers.GetObjectsContainersList();
+                if (objectsContainersList.HasObjectOrGroupWithVariableNamed(objectName,
+                                                                            *childIdentifier) !=
+                    gd::ObjectsContainersList::VariableExistence::DoesNotExist) {
+                  variableName = *childIdentifier;
+                  variablesContainer =
+                      projectScopedContainers.GetObjectsContainersList()
+                          .GetObjectOrGroupVariablesContainer(objectName);
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          [&]() {
+            // This is a variable.
+            if (projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList().Has(identifier)) {
+              variablesContainer =
+                  &(projectScopedContainers.GetVariablesContainersList()
+                        .GetVariablesContainerFromVariableName(identifier));
+              variableName = identifier;
+              if (childIdentifier) {
+                childVariableNames.push_back(*childIdentifier);
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          [&]() {
+            // Ignore properties here.
+            // There is no support for "children" of properties.
+          },
+          [&]() {
+            // Ignore parameters here.
+            // There is no support for "children" of parameters.
+          },
+          [&]() {
+            // Ignore unrecognised identifiers here.
+          });
+    }
+  }
+
+ private:
+  const gd::Variable* WalkUntilLastChild(
+      const gd::Variable& variable,
+      const std::vector<gd::String>& childVariableNames,
+      size_t startIndex = 0) {
+    if (bailOutBecauseEmptyVariableName)
+      return nullptr;  // Do not even attempt to find the parent if we had an issue
+                  // when visiting nodes.
+
+    const gd::Variable* currentVariable = &variable;
+
+    for (size_t index = startIndex; index < childVariableNames.size();
+         ++index) {
+      const gd::String& childName = childVariableNames[index];
+
+      if (childName.empty()) {
+        if (currentVariable->GetChildrenCount() == 0) {
+          // The array or structure is empty, we can't walk through it - there
+          // is no "parent".
+          return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        if (currentVariable->GetType() == gd::Variable::Array) {
+          currentVariable = &currentVariable->GetAtIndex(0);
+        } else {
+          currentVariable =
+              currentVariable->GetAllChildren().begin()->second.get();
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (!currentVariable->HasChild(childName)) {
+          // Non existing child - there is no "parent".
+          return nullptr;
+        }
+
+        currentVariable = &currentVariable->GetChild(childName);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Return the last parent of the chain of variables (so not the last
+    // variable but the one before it).
+    return currentVariable;
+  }
+
+  VariableAndItsParent WalkUntilLastParent(
+      const gd::Variable& variable,
+      const std::vector<gd::String>& childVariableNames,
+      size_t startIndex = 0) {
+    if (bailOutBecauseEmptyVariableName)
+      return {};  // Do not even attempt to find the parent if we had an issue
+                  // when visiting nodes.
+
+    const gd::Variable* currentVariable = &variable;
+
+    // Walk until size - 1 as we want the last parent.
+    for (size_t index = startIndex; index + 1 < childVariableNames.size();
+         ++index) {
+      const gd::String& childName = childVariableNames[index];
+
+      if (childName.empty()) {
+        if (currentVariable->GetChildrenCount() == 0) {
+          // The array or structure is empty, we can't walk through it - there
+          // is no "parent".
+          return {};
+        }
+
+        if (currentVariable->GetType() == gd::Variable::Array) {
+          currentVariable = &currentVariable->GetAtIndex(0);
+        } else {
+          currentVariable =
+              currentVariable->GetAllChildren().begin()->second.get();
+        }
+      } else {
+        if (!currentVariable->HasChild(childName)) {
+          // Non existing child - there is no "parent".
+          return {};
+        }
+
+        currentVariable = &currentVariable->GetChild(childName);
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Return the last parent of the chain of variables (so not the last
+    // variable but the one before it).
+    return {.parentVariable = currentVariable};
+  }
+
+  VariableAndItsParent WalkUntilLastParent(
+      const gd::VariablesContainer& variablesContainer,
+      const std::vector<gd::String>& childVariableNames) {
+    if (bailOutBecauseEmptyVariableName)
+      return {};  // Do not even attempt to find the parent if we had an issue
+                  // when visiting nodes.
+
+    if (variableName.empty())
+      return {};  // There is no "parent" to the variables container itself.
+
+    const gd::Variable* variable = variablesContainer.Has(variableName)
+                                       ? &variablesContainer.Get(variableName)
+                                       : nullptr;
+    if (childVariableNames.empty() || !variable)
+      return {// No child: the parent is the variables container itself.
+              .parentVariablesContainer = &variablesContainer};
+
+    return WalkUntilLastParent(*variable, childVariableNames, 0);
+  }
+
+  const gd::Platform& platform;
+  const gd::ProjectScopedContainers& projectScopedContainers;
+  const gd::String& parameterType;
+  gd::String& objectName;
+  const gd::ExpressionNode* lastNodeToCheck;
+
+  const gd::VariablesContainer* variablesContainer;
+  gd::String variableName;
+  std::vector<gd::String> childVariableNames;
+  bool bailOutBecauseEmptyVariableName;
+};
+
+}  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/EventsFunctionTools.cpp

@@ -22,12 +22,7 @@ void EventsFunctionTools::FreeEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(
     const gd::Project& project,
     const gd::EventsFunctionsContainer functionContainer,
     const gd::EventsFunction& eventsFunction,
-    gd::ObjectsContainer& outputGlobalObjectsContainer,
     gd::ObjectsContainer& outputObjectsContainer) {
-  // Functions don't have access to objects from the "outer" scope.
-  outputGlobalObjectsContainer.GetObjects().clear();
-  outputGlobalObjectsContainer.GetObjectGroups().Clear();
-
   // Functions scope for objects is defined according
   // to parameters
   outputObjectsContainer.GetObjects().clear();
@@ -45,13 +40,11 @@ void EventsFunctionTools::BehaviorEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(
     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);
 
   // ...and has an "Object" by convention...
@@ -83,13 +76,11 @@ 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".

Core/GDCore/IDE/EventsFunctionTools.h

@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
  * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
-#ifndef EventsFunctionTools_H
-#define EventsFunctionTools_H
+#pragma once 
+
 #include <vector>
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
+
 namespace gd {
 class Project;
 class EventsFunctionsContainer;
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsFunctionTools {
       const gd::Project& project,
       const gd::EventsFunctionsContainer functionContainer,
       const gd::EventsFunction& eventsFunction,
-      gd::ObjectsContainer& outputGlobalObjectsContainer,
       gd::ObjectsContainer& outputObjectsContainer);
+
   /**
    * \brief Given a behavior events function, initialize the given objects container
    * with objects described in the events function parameters, in
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsFunctionTools {
       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
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsFunctionTools {
       const gd::Project& project,
       const gd::EventsBasedObject& eventsBasedObject,
       const gd::EventsFunction& eventsFunction,
-      gd::ObjectsContainer& outputGlobalObjectsContainer,
       gd::ObjectsContainer& outputObjectsContainer);
 };
 }  // namespace gd
-
-#endif  // EventsFunctionTools_H
-#endif

Core/GDCore/IDE/ObjectAssetSerializer.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2023 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#include "ObjectAssetSerializer.h"
+
+#include <algorithm>
+
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/SpriteObject.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/BehaviorMetadata.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/MetadataProvider.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Platform.h"
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/PlatformExtension.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Project/AssetResourcePathCleaner.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Project/ResourcesInUseHelper.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Project/ResourcesRenamer.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Behavior.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/CustomBehavior.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/EventsFunctionsExtension.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Layout.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Object.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/PropertyDescriptor.h"
+#include "GDCore/Serialization/SerializerElement.h"
+#include "GDCore/Tools/Log.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+
+gd::String
+ObjectAssetSerializer::GetObjectExtensionName(const gd::Object &object) {
+  const gd::String &type = object.GetType();
+  const auto separatorIndex =
+      type.find(PlatformExtension::GetNamespaceSeparator());
+  return separatorIndex != std::string::npos ? type.substr(0, separatorIndex)
+                                             : "";
+}
+
+void ObjectAssetSerializer::SerializeTo(
+    gd::Project &project, const gd::Object &object,
+    const gd::String &objectFullName, SerializerElement &element,
+    std::vector<gd::String> &usedResourceNames) {
+  auto cleanObject = object.Clone();
+  cleanObject->GetVariables().Clear();
+  cleanObject->GetEffects().Clear();
+  for (auto &&behaviorName : cleanObject->GetAllBehaviorNames()) {
+    cleanObject->RemoveBehavior(behaviorName);
+  }
+
+  gd::String extensionName = GetObjectExtensionName(*cleanObject);
+
+  element.SetAttribute("id", "");
+  element.SetAttribute("name", "");
+  element.SetAttribute("license", "");
+  if (project.HasEventsFunctionsExtensionNamed(extensionName)) {
+    auto &extension = project.GetEventsFunctionsExtension(extensionName);
+    element.SetAttribute("description", extension.GetShortDescription());
+  }
+  element.SetAttribute("gdevelopVersion", "");
+  element.SetAttribute("version", "");
+  element.SetIntAttribute("animationsCount", 1);
+  element.SetIntAttribute("maxFramesCount", 1);
+  // TODO Find the right object dimensions.
+  element.SetIntAttribute("width", 0);
+  element.SetIntAttribute("height", 0);
+  SerializerElement &authorsElement = element.AddChild("authors");
+  authorsElement.ConsiderAsArrayOf("author");
+  SerializerElement &tagsElement = element.AddChild("tags");
+  tagsElement.ConsiderAsArrayOf("tag");
+
+  SerializerElement &objectAssetsElement = element.AddChild("objectAssets");
+  objectAssetsElement.ConsiderAsArrayOf("objectAsset");
+  SerializerElement &objectAssetElement =
+      objectAssetsElement.AddChild("objectAsset");
+
+  cleanObject->SerializeTo(objectAssetElement.AddChild("object"));
+
+  SerializerElement &resourcesElement =
+      objectAssetElement.AddChild("resources");
+  resourcesElement.ConsiderAsArrayOf("resource");
+  auto &resourcesManager = project.GetResourcesManager();
+  gd::ResourcesInUseHelper resourcesInUse(resourcesManager);
+  cleanObject->GetConfiguration().ExposeResources(resourcesInUse);
+  for (auto &&resourceName : resourcesInUse.GetAllResources()) {
+    if (resourceName.length() == 0) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    usedResourceNames.push_back(resourceName);
+    auto &resource = resourcesManager.GetResource(resourceName);
+    SerializerElement &resourceElement = resourcesElement.AddChild("resource");
+    resource.SerializeTo(resourceElement);
+    resourceElement.SetAttribute("kind", resource.GetKind());
+    resourceElement.SetAttribute("name", resource.GetName());
+  }
+
+  SerializerElement &requiredExtensionsElement =
+      objectAssetElement.AddChild("requiredExtensions");
+  requiredExtensionsElement.ConsiderAsArrayOf("requiredExtension");
+  if (project.HasEventsFunctionsExtensionNamed(extensionName)) {
+    SerializerElement &requiredExtensionElement =
+        requiredExtensionsElement.AddChild("requiredExtension");
+    requiredExtensionElement.SetAttribute("extensionName", extensionName);
+    requiredExtensionElement.SetAttribute("extensionVersion", "1.0.0");
+  }
+
+  // TODO This can be removed when the asset script no longer require it.
+  SerializerElement &customizationElement =
+      objectAssetElement.AddChild("customization");
+  customizationElement.ConsiderAsArrayOf("empty");
+}
+} // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/ObjectAssetSerializer.h

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2023 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#pragma once
+#include <map>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+class Object;
+class ExtensionDependency;
+class PropertyDescriptor;
+class Project;
+class Layout;
+class ArbitraryResourceWorker;
+class InitialInstance;
+class SerializerElement;
+class EffectsContainer;
+class AbstractFileSystem;
+} // namespace gd
+
+namespace gd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Serialize objects into an asset for the store.
+ *
+ * \ingroup IDE
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API ObjectAssetSerializer {
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief Serialize an object into an asset.
+   *
+   * \param project The project that contains the object and its resources.
+   * It's not actually modified.
+   * \param object The object to serialize as an asset.
+   * \param objectFullName The object name with spaces instead of PascalCase.
+   * \param element The element where the asset is serialize.
+   * \param usedResourceNames Return the names of the resources used by the asset.
+   */
+  static void
+  SerializeTo(gd::Project &project, const gd::Object &object,
+              const gd::String &objectFullName, SerializerElement &element,
+              std::vector<gd::String> &usedResourceNames);
+
+  ~ObjectAssetSerializer(){};
+
+private:
+  ObjectAssetSerializer(){};
+
+  static gd::String GetObjectExtensionName(const gd::Object &object);
+};
+
+} // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Project/ArbitraryResourceWorker.cpp

@@ -52,6 +52,16 @@ void ArbitraryResourceWorker::ExposeModel3D(gd::String& resourceName){
     // do.
 };
 
+void ArbitraryResourceWorker::ExposeAtlas(gd::String& resourceName){
+    // Nothing to do by default - each child class can define here the action to
+    // do.
+};
+
+void ArbitraryResourceWorker::ExposeSpine(gd::String& resourceName){
+    // Nothing to do by default - each child class can define here the action to
+    // do.
+};
+
 void ArbitraryResourceWorker::ExposeVideo(gd::String& videoName){
     // Nothing to do by default - each child class can define here the action to
     // do.
@@ -120,6 +130,7 @@ void ArbitraryResourceWorker::ExposeEmbeddeds(gd::String& resourceName) {
 
           gd::String potentiallyUpdatedTargetResourceName = targetResourceName;
           ExposeResourceWithType(targetResource.GetKind(), potentiallyUpdatedTargetResourceName);
+          ExposeEmbeddeds(potentiallyUpdatedTargetResourceName);
 
           if (potentiallyUpdatedTargetResourceName != targetResourceName) {
             // The resource name was renamed. Also update the mapping.
@@ -176,6 +187,14 @@ void ArbitraryResourceWorker::ExposeResourceWithType(
     ExposeVideo(resourceName);
     return;
   }
+  if (resourceType == "atlas") {
+    ExposeAtlas(resourceName);
+    return;
+  }
+  if (resourceType == "spine") {
+    ExposeSpine(resourceName);
+    return;
+  }
   gd::LogError("Unexpected resource type: " + resourceType + " for: " + resourceName);
   return;
 }
@@ -244,6 +263,14 @@ bool ResourceWorkerInEventsWorker::DoVisitInstruction(gd::Instruction& instructi
           gd::String updatedParameterValue = parameterValue;
           worker.ExposeModel3D(updatedParameterValue);
           instruction.SetParameter(parameterIndex, updatedParameterValue);
+        } else if (parameterMetadata.GetType() == "atlasResource") {
+          gd::String updatedParameterValue = parameterValue;
+          worker.ExposeAtlas(updatedParameterValue);
+          instruction.SetParameter(parameterIndex, updatedParameterValue);
+        } else if (parameterMetadata.GetType() == "spineResource") {
+          gd::String updatedParameterValue = parameterValue;
+          worker.ExposeSpine(updatedParameterValue);
+          instruction.SetParameter(parameterIndex, updatedParameterValue);
         }
       });
 

Core/GDCore/IDE/Project/ArbitraryResourceWorker.h

@@ -96,6 +96,16 @@ public:
    * \brief Expose a 3D model, which is always a reference to a "model3D" resource.
    */
   virtual void ExposeModel3D(gd::String &resourceName);
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief Expose an atlas, which is always a reference to a "atlas" resource.
+   */
+  virtual void ExposeAtlas(gd::String &resourceName);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Expose an spine, which is always a reference to a "spine" resource.
+   */
+  virtual void ExposeSpine(gd::String &resourceName);
 
   /**
    * \brief Expose a video, which is always a reference to a "video" resource.
@@ -123,14 +133,15 @@ public:
    */
   virtual void ExposeEmbeddeds(gd::String &resourceName);
 
+protected:
+  gd::ResourcesManager * resourcesManager;
+
  private:
   /**
    * \brief Expose a resource: resources that have a file are
    * exposed as file (see ExposeFile).
    */
   void ExposeResource(gd::Resource &resource);
-
-  gd::ResourcesManager * resourcesManager;
 };
 
 /**

Core/GDCore/IDE/Project/AssetResourcePathCleaner.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2023 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+
+#include "AssetResourcePathCleaner.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Project.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/ResourcesManager.h"
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+void AssetResourcePathCleaner::ExposeImage(gd::String &imageName) {
+  ExposeResourceAsFile(imageName);
+}
+
+void AssetResourcePathCleaner::ExposeAudio(gd::String &audioName) {
+  ExposeResourceAsFile(audioName);
+}
+
+void AssetResourcePathCleaner::ExposeFont(gd::String &fontName) {
+  ExposeResourceAsFile(fontName);
+}
+
+void AssetResourcePathCleaner::ExposeJson(gd::String &jsonName) {
+  ExposeResourceAsFile(jsonName);
+}
+
+void AssetResourcePathCleaner::ExposeTilemap(gd::String &tilemapName) {
+  ExposeResourceAsFile(tilemapName);
+}
+
+void AssetResourcePathCleaner::ExposeTileset(gd::String &tilesetName) {
+  ExposeResourceAsFile(tilesetName);
+}
+
+void AssetResourcePathCleaner::ExposeVideo(gd::String &videoName) {
+  ExposeResourceAsFile(videoName);
+}
+
+void AssetResourcePathCleaner::ExposeBitmapFont(gd::String &bitmapFontName) {
+  ExposeResourceAsFile(bitmapFontName);
+}
+
+void AssetResourcePathCleaner::ExposeResourceAsFile(gd::String &resourceName) {
+
+  auto &resource = resourcesManager->GetResource(resourceName);
+  gd::String file = resource.GetFile();
+  ExposeFile(file);
+
+  resourcesNameReverseMap[file] = resourceName;
+  resourceName = file;
+}
+
+void AssetResourcePathCleaner::ExposeFile(gd::String &resourceFilePath) {
+
+  size_t slashPos = resourceFilePath.find_last_of("/");
+  size_t antiSlashPos = resourceFilePath.find_last_of("\\");
+  size_t baseNamePos =
+      slashPos == String::npos
+          ? antiSlashPos == String::npos ? 0 : (antiSlashPos + 1)
+      : antiSlashPos == String::npos ? (slashPos + 1)
+      : slashPos > antiSlashPos      ? (slashPos + 1)
+                                     : (antiSlashPos + 1);
+  gd::String baseName =
+      baseNamePos != 0
+          ? resourceFilePath.substr(baseNamePos, resourceFilePath.length())
+          : resourceFilePath;
+
+  resourcesFileNameMap[resourceFilePath] = baseName;
+  resourceFilePath = baseName;
+}
+
+} // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Project/AssetResourcePathCleaner.h

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2023 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#pragma once
+
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Project/ArbitraryResourceWorker.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Project/ResourcesMergingHelper.h"
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+#include <map>
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace gd {
+class AbstractFileSystem;
+class Project;
+} // namespace gd
+
+namespace gd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief AssetResourcePathCleaner is used when exporting an object as an asset.
+ * It removes the folder from the path.
+ *
+ * \see ArbitraryResourceWorker
+ *
+ * \ingroup IDE
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API AssetResourcePathCleaner : public ArbitraryResourceWorker {
+public:
+  AssetResourcePathCleaner(
+      gd::ResourcesManager &resourcesManager,
+      std::map<gd::String, gd::String> &resourcesFileNameMap_,
+      std::map<gd::String, gd::String> &resourcesNameReverseMap_)
+      : ArbitraryResourceWorker(resourcesManager),
+        resourcesFileNameMap(resourcesFileNameMap_),
+        resourcesNameReverseMap(resourcesNameReverseMap_){};
+  virtual ~AssetResourcePathCleaner(){};
+
+  void ExposeImage(gd::String &imageName) override;
+  void ExposeAudio(gd::String &audioName) override;
+  void ExposeFont(gd::String &fontName) override;
+  void ExposeJson(gd::String &jsonName) override;
+  void ExposeTilemap(gd::String &tilemapName) override;
+  void ExposeTileset(gd::String &tilesetName) override;
+  void ExposeVideo(gd::String &videoName) override;
+  void ExposeBitmapFont(gd::String &bitmapFontName) override;
+  void ExposeFile(gd::String &resource) override;
+
+protected:
+  void ExposeResourceAsFile(gd::String &resourceName);
+
+  /**
+   * New file names that can be accessed by their original name.
+   */
+  std::map<gd::String, gd::String> &resourcesFileNameMap;
+
+  /**
+   * Original resource names that can be accessed by their new name.
+   */
+  std::map<gd::String, gd::String> &resourcesNameReverseMap;
+};
+
+} // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Project/ObjectsUsingResourceCollector.h

@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ public:
   virtual void ExposeModel3D(gd::String& otherResourceName) override {
     MatchResourceName(otherResourceName);
   };
+  virtual void ExposeAtlas(gd::String& otherResourceName) override {
+    MatchResourceName(otherResourceName);
+  };
+  virtual void ExposeSpine(gd::String& otherResourceName) override {
+    MatchResourceName(otherResourceName);
+  };
 
   void MatchResourceName(gd::String& otherResourceName) {
     if (otherResourceName == resourceName) matchesResourceName = true;

Core/GDCore/IDE/Project/ProjectResourcesCopier.h

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
  * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
-#ifndef PROJECTRESOURCESCOPIER_H
-#define PROJECTRESOURCESCOPIER_H
+#pragma once
+
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
+
 namespace gd {
 class Project;
 class AbstractFileSystem;
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ class GD_CORE_API ProjectResourcesCopier {
                                  bool updateOriginalProject,
                                  bool preserveAbsoluteFilenames = true,
                                  bool preserveDirectoryStructure = true);
+
 private:
   static bool CopyAllResourcesTo(gd::Project& originalProject,
                                  gd::Project& clonedProject,
@@ -57,5 +59,3 @@ private:
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
-
-#endif  // PROJECTRESOURCESCOPIER_H

Core/GDCore/IDE/Project/ResourcesInUseHelper.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+
+#include "ResourcesInUseHelper.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+
+const std::vector<gd::String> ResourcesInUseHelper::resourceTypes = {
+    "image",   "audio", "font",       "json",   "tilemap",
+    "tileset", "video", "bitmapFont", "model3D"};
+
+const std::vector<gd::String> &ResourcesInUseHelper::GetAllResources() {
+  allResources.clear();
+  for (auto &&resourceType : gd::ResourcesInUseHelper::resourceTypes) {
+    for (auto &&resourceName : GetAll(resourceType)) {
+      allResources.push_back(resourceName);
+    }
+  }
+  return allResources;
+}
+
+} // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/Project/ResourcesInUseHelper.h

@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
 
-#if defined(GD_IDE_ONLY)
-#ifndef IMAGESUSEDINVENTORIZER_H
-#define IMAGESUSEDINVENTORIZER_H
+#pragma once
 
 #include <set>
 #include <vector>
@@ -38,6 +36,7 @@ public:
       : gd::ArbitraryResourceWorker(resourcesManager){};
   virtual ~ResourcesInUseHelper(){};
 
+  const std::vector<gd::String>& GetAllResources();
   std::set<gd::String>& GetAllImages() { return GetAll("image"); };
   std::set<gd::String>& GetAllAudios() { return GetAll("audio"); };
   std::set<gd::String>& GetAllFonts() { return GetAll("font"); };
@@ -47,6 +46,8 @@ public:
   std::set<gd::String>& GetAllVideos() { return GetAll("video"); };
   std::set<gd::String>& GetAllBitmapFonts() { return GetAll("bitmapFont"); };
   std::set<gd::String>& GetAll3DModels() { return GetAll("model3D"); };
+  std::set<gd::String>& GetAllAtlases() { return GetAll("atlas"); };
+  std::set<gd::String>& GetAllSpines() { return GetAll("spine"); };
   std::set<gd::String>& GetAll(const gd::String& resourceType) {
     if (resourceType == "image") return allImages;
     if (resourceType == "audio") return allAudios;
@@ -57,6 +58,8 @@ public:
     if (resourceType == "video") return allVideos;
     if (resourceType == "bitmapFont") return allBitmapFonts;
     if (resourceType == "model3D") return allModel3Ds;
+    if (resourceType == "atlas") return allAtlases;
+    if (resourceType == "spine") return allSpines;
 
     return emptyResources;
   };
@@ -64,35 +67,42 @@ public:
   virtual void ExposeFile(gd::String& resource) override{
       /*Don't care, we just list resource names*/
   };
-  virtual void ExposeImage(gd::String& imageResourceName) override {
-    allImages.insert(imageResourceName);
+  virtual void ExposeImage(gd::String& resourceName) override {
+    allImages.insert(resourceName);
   };
-  virtual void ExposeAudio(gd::String& audioResourceName) override {
-    allAudios.insert(audioResourceName);
+  virtual void ExposeAudio(gd::String& resourceName) override {
+    allAudios.insert(resourceName);
   };
-  virtual void ExposeFont(gd::String& fontResourceName) override {
-    allFonts.insert(fontResourceName);
+  virtual void ExposeFont(gd::String& resourceName) override {
+    allFonts.insert(resourceName);
   };
-  virtual void ExposeJson(gd::String& jsonResourceName) override {
-    allJsons.insert(jsonResourceName);
+  virtual void ExposeJson(gd::String& resourceName) override {
+    allJsons.insert(resourceName);
   };
-  virtual void ExposeTilemap(gd::String& tilemapResourceName) override {
-    allTilemaps.insert(tilemapResourceName);
+  virtual void ExposeTilemap(gd::String& resourceName) override {
+    allTilemaps.insert(resourceName);
   };
-  virtual void ExposeTileset(gd::String& tilesetResourceName) override {
-    allTilesets.insert(tilesetResourceName);
+  virtual void ExposeTileset(gd::String& resourceName) override {
+    allTilesets.insert(resourceName);
   };
-  virtual void ExposeVideo(gd::String& videoResourceName) override {
-    allVideos.insert(videoResourceName);
+  virtual void ExposeVideo(gd::String& resourceName) override {
+    allVideos.insert(resourceName);
   };
-  virtual void ExposeBitmapFont(gd::String& bitmapFontResourceName) override {
-    allBitmapFonts.insert(bitmapFontResourceName);
+  virtual void ExposeBitmapFont(gd::String& resourceName) override {
+    allBitmapFonts.insert(resourceName);
   };
   virtual void ExposeModel3D(gd::String& resourceName) override {
     allModel3Ds.insert(resourceName);
   };
+  virtual void ExposeAtlas(gd::String& resourceName) override {
+    allAtlases.insert(resourceName);
+  };
+  virtual void ExposeSpine(gd::String& resourceName) override {
+    allSpines.insert(resourceName);
+  };
 
  protected:
+  std::vector<gd::String> allResources;
   std::set<gd::String> allImages;
   std::set<gd::String> allAudios;
   std::set<gd::String> allFonts;
@@ -102,10 +112,11 @@ public:
   std::set<gd::String> allVideos;
   std::set<gd::String> allBitmapFonts;
   std::set<gd::String> allModel3Ds;
+  std::set<gd::String> allAtlases;
+  std::set<gd::String> allSpines;
   std::set<gd::String> emptyResources;
+
+  static const std::vector<gd::String> resourceTypes;
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
-
-#endif  // IMAGESUSEDINVENTORIZER_H
-#endif

Core/GDCore/IDE/Project/ResourcesMergingHelper.cpp

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ void ResourcesMergingHelper::ExposeFile(gd::String& resourceFilename) {
   auto stripToFilenameOnly = [&]() {
     fs.MakeAbsolute(resourceFullFilename, baseDirectory);
     SetNewFilename(resourceFullFilename, fs.FileNameFrom(resourceFullFilename));
-    resourceFilename = oldFilenames[resourceFullFilename];
+    resourceFilename = newFilenames[resourceFullFilename];
   };
 
   // if we do not want to preserve the folders at all,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void ResourcesMergingHelper::ExposeFile(gd::String& resourceFilename) {
     gd::String relativeFilename = resourceFullFilename;
     if (fs.MakeRelative(relativeFilename, baseDirectory)) {
       SetNewFilename(resourceFullFilename, relativeFilename);
-      resourceFilename = oldFilenames[resourceFullFilename];
+      resourceFilename = newFilenames[resourceFullFilename];
     } else {
       // The filename cannot be made relative. Consider that it is absolute.
       // Just strip the filename to its file part
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ void ResourcesMergingHelper::ExposeFile(gd::String& resourceFilename) {
 
 void ResourcesMergingHelper::SetNewFilename(gd::String oldFilename,
                                             gd::String newFilename) {
-  if (oldFilenames.find(oldFilename) != oldFilenames.end()) return;
+  if (newFilenames.find(oldFilename) != newFilenames.end()) return;
 
   // Extract baseName and extension from the new filename
   size_t extensionPos = newFilename.find_last_of(".");
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ void ResourcesMergingHelper::SetNewFilename(gd::String oldFilename,
       gd::NewNameGenerator::Generate(
           baseName,
           [this, extension](const gd::String& newBaseName) {
-            return newFilenames.find(newBaseName + extension) !=
-                   newFilenames.end();
+            return oldFilenames.find(newBaseName + extension) !=
+                   oldFilenames.end();
           }) +
       extension;
 
-  oldFilenames[oldFilename] = finalFilename;
-  newFilenames[finalFilename] = oldFilename;
+  newFilenames[oldFilename] = finalFilename;
+  oldFilenames[finalFilename] = oldFilename;
 }
 
 void ResourcesMergingHelper::SetBaseDirectory(

Core/GDCore/IDE/Project/ResourcesMergingHelper.h

@@ -64,19 +64,25 @@ public:
    * the Base Directory.
    */
   std::map<gd::String, gd::String>& GetAllResourcesOldAndNewFilename() {
-    return oldFilenames;
+    return newFilenames;
   };
 
   /**
    * Resources merging helper collects all resources filenames and update these
    * filenames.
    */
-  virtual void ExposeFile(gd::String& resource) override;
+  void ExposeFile(gd::String& resource) override;
 
  protected:
   void SetNewFilename(gd::String oldFilename, gd::String newFilename);
 
+  /**
+   * Original file names that can be accessed by their new name.
+   */
   std::map<gd::String, gd::String> oldFilenames;
+  /**
+   * New file names that can be accessed by their original name.
+   */
   std::map<gd::String, gd::String> newFilenames;
   gd::String baseDirectory;
   bool preserveDirectoriesStructure;  ///< If set to true, the directory

Core/GDCore/IDE/Project/ResourcesRenamer.h

@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@ class ResourcesRenamer : public gd::ArbitraryResourceWorker {
   virtual void ExposeModel3D(gd::String& resourceName) override {
     RenameIfNeeded(resourceName);
   };
+  virtual void ExposeAtlas(gd::String& resourceName) override {
+    RenameIfNeeded(resourceName);
+  };
+  virtual void ExposeSpine(gd::String& resourceName) override {
+    RenameIfNeeded(resourceName);
+  };
 
  private:
   void RenameIfNeeded(gd::String& resourceName) {

Core/GDCore/IDE/Project/SceneResourcesFinder.h

@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ private:
   void ExposeModel3D(gd::String &resourceName) override {
     AddUsedResource(resourceName);
   };
+  void ExposeAtlas(gd::String &resourceName) override {
+    AddUsedResource(resourceName);
+  };
+  void ExposeSpine(gd::String &resourceName) override {
+    AddUsedResource(resourceName);
+  };
 
   std::set<gd::String> resourceNames;
 };

Core/GDCore/IDE/ProjectBrowserHelper.cpp

@@ -148,12 +148,6 @@ void ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeEventsFunctionsExtensionEvents(
     gd::ArbitraryEventsWorker &worker) {
     // Add (free) events functions
     for (auto &&eventsFunction : eventsFunctionsExtension.GetInternalVector()) {
-      gd::ObjectsContainer globalObjectsAndGroups;
-      gd::ObjectsContainer objectsAndGroups;
-      gd::EventsFunctionTools::FreeEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(
-          project, eventsFunctionsExtension, *eventsFunction,
-          globalObjectsAndGroups, objectsAndGroups);
-
       worker.Launch(eventsFunction->GetEvents());
     }
 
@@ -176,14 +170,11 @@ void ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeEventsFunctionsExtensionEvents(
     gd::ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext &worker) {
     // Add (free) events functions
     for (auto &&eventsFunction : eventsFunctionsExtension.GetInternalVector()) {
-      gd::ObjectsContainer globalObjectsAndGroups;
-      gd::ObjectsContainer objectsAndGroups;
-      gd::EventsFunctionTools::FreeEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(
-          project, eventsFunctionsExtension, *eventsFunction,
-          globalObjectsAndGroups, objectsAndGroups);
-      auto projectScopedContainers =
-        gd::ProjectScopedContainers::MakeNewProjectScopedContainersFor(globalObjectsAndGroups, objectsAndGroups);
-      projectScopedContainers.AddParameters(eventsFunction->GetParametersForEvents(eventsFunctionsExtension));
+      gd::ObjectsContainer parameterObjectsContainer;
+      auto projectScopedContainers = gd::ProjectScopedContainers::
+          MakeNewProjectScopedContainersForFreeEventsFunction(
+              project, eventsFunctionsExtension, *eventsFunction,
+              parameterObjectsContainer);
 
       worker.Launch(eventsFunction->GetEvents(), projectScopedContainers);
     }
@@ -192,13 +183,13 @@ void ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeEventsFunctionsExtensionEvents(
     for (auto &&eventsBasedBehavior :
          eventsFunctionsExtension.GetEventsBasedBehaviors()
              .GetInternalVector()) {
-      ExposeEventsBasedBehaviorEvents(project, *eventsBasedBehavior, worker);
+      ExposeEventsBasedBehaviorEvents(project, eventsFunctionsExtension, *eventsBasedBehavior, worker);
     }
 
     // Add (object) events functions
     for (auto &&eventsBasedObject :
          eventsFunctionsExtension.GetEventsBasedObjects().GetInternalVector()) {
-      ExposeEventsBasedObjectEvents(project, *eventsBasedObject, worker);
+      ExposeEventsBasedObjectEvents(project, eventsFunctionsExtension, *eventsBasedObject, worker);
     }
 }
 
@@ -212,20 +203,17 @@ void ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeEventsBasedBehaviorEvents(
 }
 
 void ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeEventsBasedBehaviorEvents(
-    gd::Project &project, const gd::EventsBasedBehavior &eventsBasedBehavior,
+    gd::Project &project, const gd::EventsFunctionsExtension &eventsFunctionsExtension,
+    const gd::EventsBasedBehavior &eventsBasedBehavior,
     gd::ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext &worker) {
   auto &behaviorEventsFunctions = eventsBasedBehavior.GetEventsFunctions();
   for (auto &&eventsFunction : behaviorEventsFunctions.GetInternalVector()) {
-    gd::ObjectsContainer globalObjectsAndGroups;
-    gd::ObjectsContainer objectsAndGroups;
-    gd::EventsFunctionTools::BehaviorEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(
-        project, eventsBasedBehavior, *eventsFunction, globalObjectsAndGroups,
-        objectsAndGroups);
-    auto projectScopedContainers =
-      gd::ProjectScopedContainers::MakeNewProjectScopedContainersFor(globalObjectsAndGroups, objectsAndGroups);
-    projectScopedContainers.AddPropertiesContainer(eventsBasedBehavior.GetSharedPropertyDescriptors());
-    projectScopedContainers.AddPropertiesContainer(eventsBasedBehavior.GetPropertyDescriptors());
-    projectScopedContainers.AddParameters(eventsFunction->GetParametersForEvents(eventsBasedBehavior.GetEventsFunctions()));
+
+    gd::ObjectsContainer parameterObjectsContainers;
+    auto projectScopedContainers = gd::ProjectScopedContainers::
+        MakeNewProjectScopedContainersForBehaviorEventsFunction(
+            project, eventsFunctionsExtension, eventsBasedBehavior,
+            *eventsFunction, parameterObjectsContainers);
 
     worker.Launch(eventsFunction->GetEvents(), projectScopedContainers);
   }
@@ -236,30 +224,23 @@ void ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeEventsBasedObjectEvents(
     gd::ArbitraryEventsWorker &worker) {
   auto &objectEventsFunctions = eventsBasedObject.GetEventsFunctions();
   for (auto &&eventsFunction : objectEventsFunctions.GetInternalVector()) {
-    gd::ObjectsContainer globalObjectsAndGroups;
-    gd::ObjectsContainer objectsAndGroups;
-    gd::EventsFunctionTools::ObjectEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(
-        project, eventsBasedObject, *eventsFunction, globalObjectsAndGroups,
-        objectsAndGroups);
-
     worker.Launch(eventsFunction->GetEvents());
   }
 }
 
 void ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeEventsBasedObjectEvents(
-    gd::Project &project, const gd::EventsBasedObject &eventsBasedObject,
+    gd::Project &project,
+    const gd::EventsFunctionsExtension &eventsFunctionsExtension,
+    const gd::EventsBasedObject &eventsBasedObject,
     gd::ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext &worker) {
   auto &objectEventsFunctions = eventsBasedObject.GetEventsFunctions();
   for (auto &&eventsFunction : objectEventsFunctions.GetInternalVector()) {
-    gd::ObjectsContainer globalObjectsAndGroups;
-    gd::ObjectsContainer objectsAndGroups;
-    gd::EventsFunctionTools::ObjectEventsFunctionToObjectsContainer(
-        project, eventsBasedObject, *eventsFunction, globalObjectsAndGroups,
-        objectsAndGroups);
-    auto projectScopedContainers =
-      gd::ProjectScopedContainers::MakeNewProjectScopedContainersFor(globalObjectsAndGroups, objectsAndGroups);
-    projectScopedContainers.AddPropertiesContainer(eventsBasedObject.GetPropertyDescriptors());
-    projectScopedContainers.AddParameters(eventsFunction->GetParametersForEvents(eventsBasedObject.GetEventsFunctions()));
+
+    gd::ObjectsContainer parameterObjectsContainers;
+    auto projectScopedContainers = gd::ProjectScopedContainers::
+        MakeNewProjectScopedContainersForObjectEventsFunction(
+            project, eventsFunctionsExtension, eventsBasedObject,
+            *eventsFunction, parameterObjectsContainers);
 
     worker.Launch(eventsFunction->GetEvents(), projectScopedContainers);
   }

Core/GDCore/IDE/ProjectBrowserHelper.h

@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ public:
    * event-based behavior.
    */
   static void ExposeEventsBasedBehaviorEvents(
-      gd::Project &project, const gd::EventsBasedBehavior &eventsBasedBehavior,
+      gd::Project &project,
+      const gd::EventsFunctionsExtension &eventsFunctionsExtension,
+      const gd::EventsBasedBehavior &eventsBasedBehavior,
       gd::ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext &worker);
 
   /**
@@ -144,10 +146,11 @@ public:
    * This should be the preferred way to traverse all the events of an
    * event-based object.
    */
-  static void
-  ExposeEventsBasedObjectEvents(gd::Project &project,
-                                const gd::EventsBasedObject &eventsBasedObject,
-                                gd::ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext &worker);
+  static void ExposeEventsBasedObjectEvents(
+      gd::Project &project,
+      const gd::EventsFunctionsExtension &eventsFunctionsExtension,
+      const gd::EventsBasedObject &eventsBasedObject,
+      gd::ArbitraryEventsWorkerWithContext &worker);
 
   /**
    * \brief Call the specified worker on all ObjectContainers of the project

Core/GDCore/IDE/ProjectStripper.cpp

@@ -30,14 +30,26 @@ void GD_CORE_API ProjectStripper::StripProjectForExport(gd::Project &project) {
     project.GetLayout(i).GetEvents().Clear();
   }
 
-  // Keep the EventsBasedObject object list because it's useful for the Runtime
+  // Keep:
+  // - the EventsBasedObject object list because it's useful for the Runtime
   // to create the child-object.
+  // - the globalVariables and sceneVariables
   for (unsigned int extensionIndex = 0;
        extensionIndex < project.GetEventsFunctionsExtensionsCount();
        ++extensionIndex) {
     auto &extension = project.GetEventsFunctionsExtension(extensionIndex);
+    extension.SetFullName("");
+    extension.SetShortDescription("");
+    extension.SetDescription("");
+    extension.SetHelpPath("");
+    extension.SetIconUrl("");
+    extension.SetPreviewIconUrl("");
+    extension.SetOrigin("", "");
+    extension.SetVersion("");
     auto &eventsBasedObjects = extension.GetEventsBasedObjects();
-    if (eventsBasedObjects.size() == 0) {
+    if (eventsBasedObjects.size() == 0 &&
+        extension.GetGlobalVariables().Count() == 0 &&
+        extension.GetSceneVariables().Count() == 0) {
       project.RemoveEventsFunctionsExtension(extension.GetName());
       extensionIndex--;
       continue;
@@ -51,6 +63,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API ProjectStripper::StripProjectForExport(gd::Project &project) {
       eventsBasedObject.GetPropertyDescriptors().GetInternalVector().clear();
     }
     extension.GetEventsBasedBehaviors().Clear();
+    extension.ClearEventsFunctions();
   }
 }
 

Core/GDCore/IDE/VariableInstructionSwitcher.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#include "VariableInstructionSwitcher.h"
+
+#include "GDCore/Events/Instruction.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionVariablePathFinder.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Variable.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+
+const gd::String VariableInstructionSwitcher::variableGetterIdentifier =
+    "NumberVariable";
+const gd::String VariableInstructionSwitcher::variableSetterIdentifier =
+    "SetNumberVariable";
+const gd::String VariableInstructionSwitcher::variablePushIdentifier =
+    "PushNumber";
+const gd::String VariableInstructionSwitcher::objectVariableGetterIdentifier =
+    "NumberObjectVariable";
+const gd::String VariableInstructionSwitcher::objectVariableSetterIdentifier =
+    "SetNumberObjectVariable";
+const gd::String VariableInstructionSwitcher::objectVariablePushIdentifier =
+    "PushNumberToObjectVariable";
+const gd::String VariableInstructionSwitcher::unknownInstructionIdentifier = "";
+
+bool VariableInstructionSwitcher::IsSwitchableVariableInstruction(
+    const gd::String &instructionType) {
+  return instructionType == "NumberVariable" ||
+         instructionType == "StringVariable" ||
+         instructionType == "BooleanVariable" ||
+
+         instructionType == "SetNumberVariable" ||
+         instructionType == "SetStringVariable" ||
+         instructionType == "SetBooleanVariable" ||
+
+         instructionType == "PushNumber" || instructionType == "PushString" ||
+         instructionType == "PushBoolean" ||
+
+         IsSwitchableObjectVariableInstruction(instructionType);
+}
+
+bool VariableInstructionSwitcher::IsSwitchableObjectVariableInstruction(
+    const gd::String &instructionType) {
+  return instructionType == "NumberObjectVariable" ||
+         instructionType == "StringObjectVariable" ||
+         instructionType == "BooleanObjectVariable" ||
+
+         instructionType == "SetNumberObjectVariable" ||
+         instructionType == "SetStringObjectVariable" ||
+         instructionType == "SetBooleanObjectVariable" ||
+
+         instructionType == "PushNumberToObjectVariable" ||
+         instructionType == "PushStringToObjectVariable" ||
+         instructionType == "PushBooleanToObjectVariable";
+}
+
+const gd::String &
+VariableInstructionSwitcher::GetSwitchableVariableInstructionIdentifier(
+    const gd::String &instructionType) {
+  return instructionType == "NumberVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "StringVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "BooleanVariable"
+             ? VariableInstructionSwitcher::variableGetterIdentifier
+         :
+
+         instructionType == "SetNumberVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "SetStringVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "SetBooleanVariable"
+             ? VariableInstructionSwitcher::variableSetterIdentifier
+         :
+
+         instructionType == "PushNumber" || instructionType == "PushString" ||
+                 instructionType == "PushBoolean"
+             ? VariableInstructionSwitcher::variablePushIdentifier
+         :
+
+         instructionType == "NumberObjectVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "StringObjectVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "BooleanObjectVariable"
+             ? VariableInstructionSwitcher::objectVariableGetterIdentifier
+         :
+
+         instructionType == "SetNumberObjectVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "SetStringObjectVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "SetBooleanObjectVariable"
+             ? VariableInstructionSwitcher::objectVariableSetterIdentifier
+         :
+
+         instructionType == "PushNumberToObjectVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "PushStringToObjectVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "PushBooleanToObjectVariable"
+             ? VariableInstructionSwitcher::objectVariablePushIdentifier
+             :
+
+             VariableInstructionSwitcher::unknownInstructionIdentifier;
+}
+
+const gd::Variable::Type
+VariableInstructionSwitcher::GetSwitchableInstructionVariableType(
+    const gd::String &instructionType) {
+  return instructionType == "NumberVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "SetNumberVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "PushNumber" ||
+                 instructionType == "NumberObjectVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "SetNumberObjectVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "PushNumberToObjectVariable"
+             ? gd::Variable::Number
+         :
+
+         instructionType == "StringVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "SetStringVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "PushString" ||
+                 instructionType == "StringObjectVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "SetStringObjectVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "PushStringToObjectVariable"
+             ? gd::Variable::String
+         :
+
+         instructionType == "BooleanVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "SetBooleanVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "PushBoolean" ||
+                 instructionType == "BooleanObjectVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "SetBooleanObjectVariable" ||
+                 instructionType == "PushBooleanToObjectVariable"
+             ? gd::Variable::Boolean
+             :
+
+             gd::Variable::Unknown;
+}
+
+void VariableInstructionSwitcher::SwitchVariableInstructionType(
+    gd::Instruction &instruction, const gd::Variable::Type variableType) {
+  if (instruction.GetType() == "NumberVariable" ||
+      instruction.GetType() == "StringVariable" ||
+      instruction.GetType() == "BooleanVariable") {
+    if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::Number) {
+      instruction.SetType("NumberVariable");
+    } else if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::String) {
+      instruction.SetType("StringVariable");
+    } else if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::Boolean) {
+      instruction.SetType("BooleanVariable");
+    }
+  } else if (instruction.GetType() == "SetNumberVariable" ||
+             instruction.GetType() == "SetStringVariable" ||
+             instruction.GetType() == "SetBooleanVariable") {
+    if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::Number) {
+      instruction.SetType("SetNumberVariable");
+    } else if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::String) {
+      instruction.SetType("SetStringVariable");
+    } else if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::Boolean) {
+      instruction.SetType("SetBooleanVariable");
+    }
+  } else if (instruction.GetType() == "PushNumber" ||
+             instruction.GetType() == "PushString" ||
+             instruction.GetType() == "PushBoolean") {
+    if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::Number) {
+      instruction.SetType("PushNumber");
+    } else if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::String) {
+      instruction.SetType("PushString");
+    } else if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::Boolean) {
+      instruction.SetType("PushBoolean");
+    }
+  } else if (instruction.GetType() == "NumberObjectVariable" ||
+             instruction.GetType() == "StringObjectVariable" ||
+             instruction.GetType() == "BooleanObjectVariable") {
+    if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::Number) {
+      instruction.SetType("NumberObjectVariable");
+    } else if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::String) {
+      instruction.SetType("StringObjectVariable");
+    } else if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::Boolean) {
+      instruction.SetType("BooleanObjectVariable");
+    }
+  } else if (instruction.GetType() == "SetNumberObjectVariable" ||
+             instruction.GetType() == "SetStringObjectVariable" ||
+             instruction.GetType() == "SetBooleanObjectVariable") {
+    if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::Number) {
+      instruction.SetType("SetNumberObjectVariable");
+    } else if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::String) {
+      instruction.SetType("SetStringObjectVariable");
+    } else if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::Boolean) {
+      instruction.SetType("SetBooleanObjectVariable");
+    }
+  } else if (instruction.GetType() == "PushNumberToObjectVariable" ||
+             instruction.GetType() == "PushStringToObjectVariable" ||
+             instruction.GetType() == "PushBooleanToObjectVariable") {
+    if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::Number) {
+      instruction.SetType("PushNumberToObjectVariable");
+    } else if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::String) {
+      instruction.SetType("PushStringToObjectVariable");
+    } else if (variableType == gd::Variable::Type::Boolean) {
+      instruction.SetType("PushBooleanToObjectVariable");
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+const gd::Variable::Type
+VariableInstructionSwitcher::GetVariableTypeFromParameters(
+    const gd::Platform &platform,
+    const gd::ProjectScopedContainers &projectScopedContainers,
+    const gd::Instruction &instruction) {
+  if (instruction.GetParametersCount() < 2 ||
+      !gd::VariableInstructionSwitcher::IsSwitchableVariableInstruction(
+          instruction.GetType())) {
+    return gd::Variable::Type::Unknown;
+  }
+  const bool isObjectVariable =
+      gd::VariableInstructionSwitcher::IsSwitchableObjectVariableInstruction(
+          instruction.GetType());
+  const gd::String &objectName =
+      isObjectVariable ? instruction.GetParameter(0).GetPlainString() : "";
+
+  const std::size_t variableParameterIndex = isObjectVariable ? 1 : 0;
+  auto &variableExpressionNode =
+      *instruction.GetParameter(variableParameterIndex).GetRootNode();
+
+  auto variableType = gd::ExpressionVariablePathFinder::GetVariableType(
+      platform, projectScopedContainers, variableExpressionNode, objectName);
+  return variableType == gd::Variable::Type::Array
+             ? // "Push" actions need the child type to be able to switch.
+             gd::ExpressionVariablePathFinder::GetArrayVariableType(
+                 platform, projectScopedContainers, variableExpressionNode,
+                 objectName)
+             : variableType;
+}
+
+void VariableInstructionSwitcher::SwitchBetweenUnifiedInstructionIfNeeded(
+    const gd::Platform &platform,
+    const gd::ProjectScopedContainers &projectScopedContainers,
+    gd::Instruction &instruction) {
+  const auto variableType =
+      gd::VariableInstructionSwitcher::GetVariableTypeFromParameters(
+          platform, projectScopedContainers, instruction);
+  if (variableType != gd::Variable::Type::Unknown) {
+    gd::VariableInstructionSwitcher::SwitchVariableInstructionType(
+        instruction, variableType);
+  }
+}
+
+} // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/VariableInstructionSwitcher.h

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * GDevelop Core
+ * Copyright 2008-present Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
+ * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
+ */
+#pragma once
+#include "GDCore/Project/Variable.h"
+#include "GDCore/String.h"
+
+namespace gd {
+class Instruction;
+class Platform;
+class ProjectScopedContainers;
+} // namespace gd
+
+namespace gd {
+/**
+ * Events set and check variables with sets of 3 instructions for:
+ * - number
+ * - string
+ * - boolean
+ *
+ * Users only see 1 instruction. The editor automatically switches between the 3
+ * instructions according to the variable type.
+ */
+class GD_CORE_API VariableInstructionSwitcher {
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the instruction is a variable getter or setter
+   * (including object variable instructions).
+   */
+  static bool
+  IsSwitchableVariableInstruction(const gd::String &instructionType);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the instruction is an object variable getter or
+   * setter.
+   */
+  static bool
+  IsSwitchableObjectVariableInstruction(const gd::String &instructionType);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return the common identifier for variable getter or setter or an
+   * empty string otherwise.
+   *
+   * The instruction type of the "number" one is actually used as the common
+   * identifier.
+   */
+  static const gd::String &
+  GetSwitchableVariableInstructionIdentifier(const gd::String &instructionType);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return the variable type for variable getter or setter.
+   */
+  static const gd::Variable::Type
+  GetSwitchableInstructionVariableType(const gd::String &instructionType);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Modify the instruction type to match the given variable type.
+   */
+  static void
+  SwitchVariableInstructionType(gd::Instruction &instruction,
+                                const gd::Variable::Type variableType);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return the variable type of the instruction parameter.
+   */
+  static const gd::Variable::Type GetVariableTypeFromParameters(
+      const gd::Platform &platform,
+      const gd::ProjectScopedContainers &projectScopedContainers,
+      const gd::Instruction &instruction);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Modify the instruction type to match the variable type of the
+   * instruction parameter.
+   */
+  static void SwitchBetweenUnifiedInstructionIfNeeded(
+      const gd::Platform &platform,
+      const gd::ProjectScopedContainers &projectScopedContainers,
+      gd::Instruction &instruction);
+
+private:
+  static const gd::String variableGetterIdentifier;
+  static const gd::String variableSetterIdentifier;
+  static const gd::String variablePushIdentifier;
+  static const gd::String objectVariableGetterIdentifier;
+  static const gd::String objectVariableSetterIdentifier;
+  static const gd::String objectVariablePushIdentifier;
+  static const gd::String unknownInstructionIdentifier;
+};
+} // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/IDE/WholeProjectRefactorer.cpp

@@ -16,15 +16,17 @@
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/BehaviorTypeRenamer.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/CustomObjectTypeRenamer.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsBehaviorRenamer.h"
-#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsRefactorer.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsPropertyReplacer.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsRefactorer.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsVariableReplacer.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/EventsVariableInstructionTypeSwitcher.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionsParameterMover.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ExpressionsRenamer.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/InstructionsParameterMover.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/InstructionsTypeRenamer.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/LinkEventTargetRenamer.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Events/ProjectElementRenamer.h"
+#include "GDCore/IDE/Events/BehaviorParametersFiller.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/EventsFunctionTools.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Project/ArbitraryBehaviorSharedDataWorker.h"
 #include "GDCore/IDE/Project/ArbitraryEventBasedBehaviorsWorker.h"
@@ -138,8 +140,8 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::EnsureObjectEventsFunctionsProperParameters(
   }
 }
 
-VariablesChangeset WholeProjectRefactorer::ComputeChangesetForVariablesContainer(
-    gd::Project &project,
+VariablesChangeset
+WholeProjectRefactorer::ComputeChangesetForVariablesContainer(
     const gd::SerializerElement &oldSerializedVariablesContainer,
     const gd::VariablesContainer &newVariablesContainer) {
   gd::VariablesChangeset changeset;
@@ -149,9 +151,9 @@ VariablesChangeset WholeProjectRefactorer::ComputeChangesetForVariablesContainer
 
   if (oldVariablesContainer.GetPersistentUuid() !=
       newVariablesContainer.GetPersistentUuid()) {
-    gd::LogWarning(
-        _("Called ComputeChangesetForVariablesContainer on variables containers "
-          "that are different - they can't be compared."));
+    gd::LogWarning(_(
+        "Called ComputeChangesetForVariablesContainer on variables containers "
+        "that are different - they can't be compared."));
     return changeset;
   }
 
@@ -179,6 +181,20 @@ VariablesChangeset WholeProjectRefactorer::ComputeChangesetForVariablesContainer
         changeset.oldToNewVariableNames[oldName] = variableName;
       }
 
+      const auto &oldVariable = oldVariablesContainer.Get(oldName);
+      if (gd::WholeProjectRefactorer::HasAnyVariableTypeChanged(oldVariable, variable)) {
+        changeset.typeChangedVariableNames.insert(variableName);
+      }
+
+      const auto &variablesRenamingChangesetNode =
+          gd::WholeProjectRefactorer::ComputeChangesetForVariable(oldVariable,
+                                                                  variable);
+
+      if (variablesRenamingChangesetNode) {
+        changeset.modifiedVariables[oldName] =
+            std::move(variablesRenamingChangesetNode);
+      }
+
       // Renamed or not, this is not a removed variable.
       removedUuidAndNames.erase(variable.GetPersistentUuid());
     }
@@ -191,17 +207,124 @@ VariablesChangeset WholeProjectRefactorer::ComputeChangesetForVariablesContainer
   return changeset;
 }
 
+std::shared_ptr<VariablesRenamingChangesetNode>
+WholeProjectRefactorer::ComputeChangesetForVariable(
+    const gd::Variable &oldVariable, const gd::Variable &newVariable) {
+
+  if (newVariable.GetChildrenCount() == 0 ||
+      oldVariable.GetChildrenCount() == 0) {
+    return std::shared_ptr<VariablesRenamingChangesetNode>(nullptr);
+  }
+
+  std::unordered_map<gd::String, gd::String> oldVariableNamesByUuid;
+  for (const auto &pair : oldVariable.GetAllChildren()) {
+    const auto &oldName = pair.first;
+    const auto oldChild = pair.second;
+
+    // All variables are candidate to be removed.
+    oldVariableNamesByUuid[oldChild->GetPersistentUuid()] = oldName;
+  }
+
+  auto changeset = std::make_shared<VariablesRenamingChangesetNode>();
+  for (const auto &pair : newVariable.GetAllChildren()) {
+    const auto &newName = pair.first;
+    const auto newChild = pair.second;
+
+    auto existingOldVariableUuidAndName =
+        oldVariableNamesByUuid.find(newChild->GetPersistentUuid());
+    if (existingOldVariableUuidAndName == oldVariableNamesByUuid.end()) {
+      // This is a new variable.
+      continue;
+    }
+    const gd::String &oldName = existingOldVariableUuidAndName->second;
+    const auto &oldChild = oldVariable.GetChild(oldName);
+
+    if (oldName != newName) {
+      // This is a renamed child.
+      changeset->oldToNewVariableNames[oldName] = newName;
+    }
+
+    const auto &childChangeset =
+        gd::WholeProjectRefactorer::ComputeChangesetForVariable(oldChild,
+                                                                *newChild);
+    if (childChangeset) {
+      changeset->modifiedVariables[oldName] = std::move(childChangeset);
+    }
+  }
+  if (changeset->modifiedVariables.size() == 0 &&
+      changeset->oldToNewVariableNames.size() == 0) {
+    return std::shared_ptr<VariablesRenamingChangesetNode>(nullptr);
+  }
+  return std::move(changeset);
+};
+
+bool WholeProjectRefactorer::HasAnyVariableTypeChanged(
+    const gd::Variable &oldVariable, const gd::Variable &newVariable) {
+  if (newVariable.GetType() != oldVariable.GetType()) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (newVariable.GetChildrenCount() == 0 ||
+      oldVariable.GetChildrenCount() == 0) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  std::unordered_map<gd::String, gd::String> oldVariableNamesByUuid;
+  for (const auto &pair : oldVariable.GetAllChildren()) {
+    const auto &oldName = pair.first;
+    const auto oldChild = pair.second;
+
+    // All variables are candidate to be removed.
+    oldVariableNamesByUuid[oldChild->GetPersistentUuid()] = oldName;
+  }
+
+  for (const auto &pair : newVariable.GetAllChildren()) {
+    const auto &newName = pair.first;
+    const auto newChild = pair.second;
+
+    auto existingOldVariableUuidAndName =
+        oldVariableNamesByUuid.find(newChild->GetPersistentUuid());
+    if (existingOldVariableUuidAndName == oldVariableNamesByUuid.end()) {
+      // This is a new variable.
+      continue;
+    }
+    const gd::String &oldName = existingOldVariableUuidAndName->second;
+    const auto &oldChild = oldVariable.GetChild(oldName);
+
+    if (gd::WholeProjectRefactorer::HasAnyVariableTypeChanged(oldChild,
+                                                              *newChild)) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 void WholeProjectRefactorer::ApplyRefactoringForVariablesContainer(
-    gd::Project &project,
-    const gd::VariablesContainer &newVariablesContainer,
-    const gd::VariablesChangeset& changeset) {
+    gd::Project &project, gd::VariablesContainer &variablesContainer,
+    const gd::VariablesChangeset &changeset,
+    const gd::SerializerElement &originalSerializedVariables) {
+  // Revert changes
+  gd::SerializerElement editedSerializedVariables;
+  variablesContainer.SerializeTo(editedSerializedVariables);
+  variablesContainer.UnserializeFrom(originalSerializedVariables);
+
+  // Rename and remove variables
   gd::EventsVariableReplacer eventsVariableReplacer(
-      project.GetCurrentPlatform(),
-      newVariablesContainer,
-      changeset.oldToNewVariableNames,
-      changeset.removedVariableNames);
+      project.GetCurrentPlatform(), variablesContainer,
+      changeset, changeset.removedVariableNames);
   gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeProjectEvents(project,
                                                 eventsVariableReplacer);
+
+  // Apply back changes
+  variablesContainer.UnserializeFrom(editedSerializedVariables);
+
+  // Switch types of instructions
+  gd::EventsVariableInstructionTypeSwitcher
+      eventsVariableInstructionTypeSwitcher(project.GetCurrentPlatform(),
+                                            variablesContainer,
+                                            changeset.typeChangedVariableNames);
+  gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeProjectEvents(
+      project, eventsVariableInstructionTypeSwitcher);
 }
 
 void WholeProjectRefactorer::UpdateExtensionNameInEventsBasedBehavior(
@@ -210,7 +333,7 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::UpdateExtensionNameInEventsBasedBehavior(
     gd::EventsBasedBehavior &eventsBasedBehavior,
     const gd::String &sourceExtensionName) {
   const EventBasedBehaviorBrowser eventBasedBehaviorExposer(
-      eventsBasedBehavior);
+      eventsFunctionsExtension, eventsBasedBehavior);
   WholeProjectRefactorer::RenameEventsFunctionsExtension(
       project, eventsFunctionsExtension, sourceExtensionName,
       eventsFunctionsExtension.GetName(), eventBasedBehaviorExposer);
@@ -726,7 +849,7 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::RenameEventsBasedBehaviorProperty(
                                               oldPropertyName, newPropertyName);
 
     gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeEventsBasedBehaviorEvents(
-        project, eventsBasedBehavior, behaviorRenamer);
+        project, eventsFunctionsExtension, eventsBasedBehavior, behaviorRenamer);
   } else {
     // Properties that represent primitive values will be used through
     // their related actions/conditions/expressions. Rename these.
@@ -743,14 +866,14 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::RenameEventsBasedBehaviorProperty(
         EventsBasedBehavior::GetPropertyExpressionName(newPropertyName));
     gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeProjectEvents(project, expressionRenamer);
 
-    std::unordered_map<gd::String, gd::String> oldToNewPropertyNames = {{oldPropertyName, newPropertyName}};
+    std::unordered_map<gd::String, gd::String> oldToNewPropertyNames = {
+        {oldPropertyName, newPropertyName}};
     std::unordered_set<gd::String> removedPropertyNames;
     gd::EventsPropertyReplacer eventsPropertyReplacer(
-      project.GetCurrentPlatform(),
-      properties,
-      oldToNewPropertyNames,
-      removedPropertyNames);
-    gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeProjectEvents(project, eventsPropertyReplacer);
+        project.GetCurrentPlatform(), properties, oldToNewPropertyNames,
+        removedPropertyNames);
+    gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeProjectEvents(project,
+                                                  eventsPropertyReplacer);
 
     gd::InstructionsTypeRenamer actionRenamer = gd::InstructionsTypeRenamer(
         project,
@@ -796,7 +919,7 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::RenameEventsBasedBehaviorSharedProperty(
                                               oldPropertyName, newPropertyName);
 
     gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeEventsBasedBehaviorEvents(
-        project, eventsBasedBehavior, behaviorRenamer);
+        project, eventsFunctionsExtension, eventsBasedBehavior, behaviorRenamer);
   } else {
     // Properties that represent primitive values will be used through
     // their related actions/conditions/expressions. Rename these.
@@ -813,14 +936,14 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::RenameEventsBasedBehaviorSharedProperty(
         EventsBasedBehavior::GetSharedPropertyExpressionName(newPropertyName));
     gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeProjectEvents(project, expressionRenamer);
 
-    std::unordered_map<gd::String, gd::String> oldToNewPropertyNames = {{oldPropertyName, newPropertyName}};
+    std::unordered_map<gd::String, gd::String> oldToNewPropertyNames = {
+        {oldPropertyName, newPropertyName}};
     std::unordered_set<gd::String> removedPropertyNames;
     gd::EventsPropertyReplacer eventsPropertyReplacer(
-      project.GetCurrentPlatform(),
-      properties,
-      oldToNewPropertyNames,
-      removedPropertyNames);
-    gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeProjectEvents(project, eventsPropertyReplacer);
+        project.GetCurrentPlatform(), properties, oldToNewPropertyNames,
+        removedPropertyNames);
+    gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeProjectEvents(project,
+                                                  eventsPropertyReplacer);
 
     gd::InstructionsTypeRenamer actionRenamer = gd::InstructionsTypeRenamer(
         project,
@@ -870,14 +993,14 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::RenameEventsBasedObjectProperty(
       EventsBasedObject::GetPropertyExpressionName(newPropertyName));
   gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeProjectEvents(project, expressionRenamer);
 
-  std::unordered_map<gd::String, gd::String> oldToNewPropertyNames = {{oldPropertyName, newPropertyName}};
+  std::unordered_map<gd::String, gd::String> oldToNewPropertyNames = {
+      {oldPropertyName, newPropertyName}};
   std::unordered_set<gd::String> removedPropertyNames;
   gd::EventsPropertyReplacer eventsPropertyReplacer(
-    project.GetCurrentPlatform(),
-    properties,
-    oldToNewPropertyNames,
-    removedPropertyNames);
-  gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeProjectEvents(project, eventsPropertyReplacer);
+      project.GetCurrentPlatform(), properties, oldToNewPropertyNames,
+      removedPropertyNames);
+  gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeProjectEvents(project,
+                                                eventsPropertyReplacer);
 
   gd::InstructionsTypeRenamer actionRenamer = gd::InstructionsTypeRenamer(
       project,
@@ -1351,7 +1474,6 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::DoRenameBehavior(
     gd::Project &project, const gd::String &oldBehaviorType,
     const gd::String &newBehaviorType,
     const gd::ProjectBrowser &projectBrowser) {
-
   // Rename behavior in required behavior properties
   auto requiredBehaviorRenamer =
       gd::RequiredBehaviorRenamer(oldBehaviorType, newBehaviorType);
@@ -1378,7 +1500,6 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::DoRenameBehavior(
 void WholeProjectRefactorer::DoRenameObject(
     gd::Project &project, const gd::String &oldObjectType,
     const gd::String &newObjectType, const gd::ProjectBrowser &projectBrowser) {
-
   // Rename object type in objects lists.
   auto customObjectTypeRenamer =
       gd::CustomObjectTypeRenamer(oldObjectType, newObjectType);
@@ -1395,59 +1516,46 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::DoRenameObject(
   projectBrowser.ExposeFunctions(project, objectParameterRenamer);
 }
 
-void WholeProjectRefactorer::ObjectOrGroupRemovedInLayout(
-    gd::Project &project, gd::Layout &layout, const gd::String &objectName,
-    bool isObjectGroup, bool removeEventsAndGroups) {
-  auto projectScopedContainers = gd::ProjectScopedContainers::MakeNewProjectScopedContainersForProjectAndLayout(project, layout);
+void WholeProjectRefactorer::ObjectRemovedInLayout(
+    gd::Project &project, gd::Layout &layout, const gd::String &objectName) {
+  auto projectScopedContainers = gd::ProjectScopedContainers::
+      MakeNewProjectScopedContainersForProjectAndLayout(project, layout);
 
-  // Remove object in the current layout
-  if (removeEventsAndGroups) {
-    gd::EventsRefactorer::RemoveObjectInEvents(project.GetCurrentPlatform(),
-                                               projectScopedContainers,
-                                               layout.GetEvents(), objectName);
-  }
-  if (!isObjectGroup) { // Object groups can't have instances or be in other
-                        // groups
-    if (removeEventsAndGroups) {
-      for (std::size_t g = 0; g < layout.GetObjectGroups().size(); ++g) {
-        if (layout.GetObjectGroups()[g].Find(objectName))
-          layout.GetObjectGroups()[g].RemoveObject(objectName);
-      }
-    }
-    layout.GetInitialInstances().RemoveInitialInstancesOfObject(objectName);
-  }
-
-  // Remove object in external events
-  if (removeEventsAndGroups) {
-    for (auto &externalEventsName :
-         GetAssociatedExternalEvents(project, layout.GetName())) {
-      auto &externalEvents = project.GetExternalEvents(externalEventsName);
-
-      gd::EventsRefactorer::RemoveObjectInEvents(
-          project.GetCurrentPlatform(), projectScopedContainers,
-          externalEvents.GetEvents(), objectName);
-    }
+  // Object groups can't have instances or be in other groups
+  for (std::size_t g = 0; g < layout.GetObjectGroups().size(); ++g) {
+    if (layout.GetObjectGroups()[g].Find(objectName))
+      layout.GetObjectGroups()[g].RemoveObject(objectName);
   }
+  layout.GetInitialInstances().RemoveInitialInstancesOfObject(objectName);
 
   // Remove object in external layouts
-  if (!isObjectGroup) { // Object groups can't have instances
-    std::vector<gd::String> externalLayoutsNames =
-        GetAssociatedExternalLayouts(project, layout);
-    for (gd::String name : externalLayoutsNames) {
-      auto &externalLayout = project.GetExternalLayout(name);
-      externalLayout.GetInitialInstances().RemoveInitialInstancesOfObject(
-          objectName);
-    }
+  std::vector<gd::String> externalLayoutsNames =
+      GetAssociatedExternalLayouts(project, layout);
+  for (gd::String name : externalLayoutsNames) {
+    auto &externalLayout = project.GetExternalLayout(name);
+    externalLayout.GetInitialInstances().RemoveInitialInstancesOfObject(
+        objectName);
   }
 }
 
+void WholeProjectRefactorer::BehaviorsAddedToObjectInLayout(
+    gd::Project &project, gd::Layout &layout, const gd::String &objectName) {
+  auto projectScopedContainers = gd::ProjectScopedContainers::
+      MakeNewProjectScopedContainersForProjectAndLayout(project, layout);
+  gd::BehaviorParametersFiller behaviorParameterFiller(
+      project.GetCurrentPlatform(), projectScopedContainers);
+  gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeLayoutEventsAndExternalEvents(
+      project, layout, behaviorParameterFiller);
+}
+
 void WholeProjectRefactorer::ObjectOrGroupRenamedInLayout(
     gd::Project &project, gd::Layout &layout, const gd::String &oldName,
     const gd::String &newName, bool isObjectGroup) {
   if (oldName == newName || newName.empty() || oldName.empty())
     return;
 
-  auto projectScopedContainers = gd::ProjectScopedContainers::MakeNewProjectScopedContainersForProjectAndLayout(project, layout);
+  auto projectScopedContainers = gd::ProjectScopedContainers::
+      MakeNewProjectScopedContainersForProjectAndLayout(project, layout);
 
   // Rename object in the current layout
   gd::EventsRefactorer::RenameObjectInEvents(
@@ -1536,10 +1644,19 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::RenameLayer(gd::Project &project,
                                          const gd::String &newName) {
   if (oldName == newName || newName.empty() || oldName.empty())
     return;
+
   gd::ProjectElementRenamer projectElementRenamer(project.GetCurrentPlatform(),
                                                   "layer", oldName, newName);
-  gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeLayoutEventsAndExternalEvents(project, layout,
-                                               projectElementRenamer);
+  gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeLayoutEventsAndExternalEvents(
+      project, layout, projectElementRenamer);
+  layout.GetInitialInstances().MoveInstancesToLayer(oldName, newName);
+
+  std::vector<gd::String> externalLayoutsNames =
+      GetAssociatedExternalLayouts(project, layout);
+  for (gd::String name : externalLayoutsNames) {
+    auto &externalLayout = project.GetExternalLayout(name);
+    externalLayout.GetInitialInstances().MoveInstancesToLayer(oldName, newName);
+  }
 }
 
 void WholeProjectRefactorer::RenameLayerEffect(gd::Project &project,
@@ -1552,8 +1669,8 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::RenameLayerEffect(gd::Project &project,
   gd::ProjectElementRenamer projectElementRenamer(
       project.GetCurrentPlatform(), "layerEffectName", oldName, newName);
   projectElementRenamer.SetLayerConstraint(layer.GetName());
-  gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeLayoutEventsAndExternalEvents(project, layout,
-                                               projectElementRenamer);
+  gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeLayoutEventsAndExternalEvents(
+      project, layout, projectElementRenamer);
 }
 
 void WholeProjectRefactorer::RenameObjectAnimation(gd::Project &project,
@@ -1566,8 +1683,8 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::RenameObjectAnimation(gd::Project &project,
   gd::ProjectElementRenamer projectElementRenamer(
       project.GetCurrentPlatform(), "objectAnimationName", oldName, newName);
   projectElementRenamer.SetObjectConstraint(object.GetName());
-  gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeLayoutEventsAndExternalEvents(project, layout,
-                                               projectElementRenamer);
+  gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeLayoutEventsAndExternalEvents(
+      project, layout, projectElementRenamer);
 }
 
 void WholeProjectRefactorer::RenameObjectPoint(gd::Project &project,
@@ -1580,8 +1697,8 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::RenameObjectPoint(gd::Project &project,
   gd::ProjectElementRenamer projectElementRenamer(
       project.GetCurrentPlatform(), "objectPointName", oldName, newName);
   projectElementRenamer.SetObjectConstraint(object.GetName());
-  gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeLayoutEventsAndExternalEvents(project, layout,
-                                               projectElementRenamer);
+  gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeLayoutEventsAndExternalEvents(
+      project, layout, projectElementRenamer);
 }
 
 void WholeProjectRefactorer::RenameObjectEffect(gd::Project &project,
@@ -1594,46 +1711,32 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::RenameObjectEffect(gd::Project &project,
   gd::ProjectElementRenamer projectElementRenamer(
       project.GetCurrentPlatform(), "objectEffectName", oldName, newName);
   projectElementRenamer.SetObjectConstraint(object.GetName());
-  gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeLayoutEventsAndExternalEvents(project, layout,
-                                               projectElementRenamer);
+  gd::ProjectBrowserHelper::ExposeLayoutEventsAndExternalEvents(
+      project, layout, projectElementRenamer);
 }
 
-void WholeProjectRefactorer::ObjectOrGroupRemovedInEventsBasedObject(
+void WholeProjectRefactorer::ObjectRemovedInEventsBasedObject(
     gd::Project &project, gd::EventsBasedObject &eventsBasedObject,
     gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
-    gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer, const gd::String &objectName,
-    bool isObjectGroup, bool removeEventsAndGroups) {
+    gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer, const gd::String &objectName) {
   for (auto &functionUniquePtr :
        eventsBasedObject.GetEventsFunctions().GetInternalVector()) {
     auto function = functionUniquePtr.get();
-    WholeProjectRefactorer::ObjectOrGroupRemovedInEventsFunction(
+    WholeProjectRefactorer::ObjectRemovedInEventsFunction(
         project, *function, globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer,
-        objectName, isObjectGroup, isObjectGroup);
+        objectName);
   }
 }
 
-void WholeProjectRefactorer::ObjectOrGroupRemovedInEventsFunction(
+void WholeProjectRefactorer::ObjectRemovedInEventsFunction(
     gd::Project &project, gd::EventsFunction &eventsFunction,
     gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
-    gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer, const gd::String &objectName,
-    bool isObjectGroup, bool removeEventsAndGroups) {
-  // In theory we should pass a ProjectScopedContainers to this function so it does not have to construct one.
-  // In practice, this is ok because we only deal with objects.
-  auto projectScopedContainers = gd::ProjectScopedContainers::MakeNewProjectScopedContainersFor(globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer);
+    gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer, const gd::String &objectName) {
 
-  if (removeEventsAndGroups) {
-    gd::EventsRefactorer::RemoveObjectInEvents(
-        project.GetCurrentPlatform(), projectScopedContainers,
-        eventsFunction.GetEvents(), objectName);
-  }
-  if (!isObjectGroup) { // Object groups can't be in other groups
-    if (removeEventsAndGroups) {
-      for (std::size_t g = 0; g < eventsFunction.GetObjectGroups().size();
-           ++g) {
-        if (eventsFunction.GetObjectGroups()[g].Find(objectName))
-          eventsFunction.GetObjectGroups()[g].RemoveObject(objectName);
-      }
-    }
+  for (std::size_t g = 0; g < eventsFunction.GetObjectGroups().size();
+        ++g) {
+    if (eventsFunction.GetObjectGroups()[g].Find(objectName))
+      eventsFunction.GetObjectGroups()[g].RemoveObject(objectName);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1655,15 +1758,19 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::ObjectOrGroupRenamedInEventsFunction(
     gd::ObjectsContainer &globalObjectsContainer,
     gd::ObjectsContainer &objectsContainer, const gd::String &oldName,
     const gd::String &newName, bool isObjectGroup) {
-  // In theory we should pass a ProjectScopedContainers to this function so it does not have to construct one.
-  // In practice, this is ok because we only deal with objects.
-  auto projectScopedContainers = gd::ProjectScopedContainers::MakeNewProjectScopedContainersFor(globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer);
+  // In theory we should pass a ProjectScopedContainers to this function so it
+  // does not have to construct one. In practice, this is ok because we only
+  // deal with objects.
+  auto projectScopedContainers =
+      gd::ProjectScopedContainers::MakeNewProjectScopedContainersFor(
+          globalObjectsContainer, objectsContainer);
 
   gd::EventsRefactorer::RenameObjectInEvents(
       project.GetCurrentPlatform(), projectScopedContainers,
       eventsFunction.GetEvents(), oldName, newName);
 
-  if (!isObjectGroup) { // Object groups can't be in other groups
+  // Object groups can't be in other groups
+  if (!isObjectGroup) {
     for (std::size_t g = 0; g < eventsFunction.GetObjectGroups().size(); ++g) {
       eventsFunction.GetObjectGroups()[g].RenameObject(oldName, newName);
     }
@@ -1673,7 +1780,8 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::ObjectOrGroupRenamedInEventsFunction(
 void WholeProjectRefactorer::GlobalObjectOrGroupRenamed(
     gd::Project &project, const gd::String &oldName, const gd::String &newName,
     bool isObjectGroup) {
-  if (!isObjectGroup) { // Object groups can't be in other groups
+  // Object groups can't be in other groups
+  if (!isObjectGroup) {
     for (std::size_t g = 0; g < project.GetObjectGroups().size(); ++g) {
       project.GetObjectGroups()[g].RenameObject(oldName, newName);
     }
@@ -1689,15 +1797,10 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::GlobalObjectOrGroupRenamed(
   }
 }
 
-void WholeProjectRefactorer::GlobalObjectOrGroupRemoved(
-    gd::Project &project, const gd::String &objectName, bool isObjectGroup,
-    bool removeEventsAndGroups) {
-  if (!isObjectGroup) { // Object groups can't be in other groups
-    if (removeEventsAndGroups) {
-      for (std::size_t g = 0; g < project.GetObjectGroups().size(); ++g) {
-        project.GetObjectGroups()[g].RemoveObject(objectName);
-      }
-    }
+void WholeProjectRefactorer::GlobalObjectRemoved(
+    gd::Project &project, const gd::String &objectName) {
+  for (std::size_t g = 0; g < project.GetObjectGroups().size(); ++g) {
+    project.GetObjectGroups()[g].RemoveObject(objectName);
   }
 
   for (std::size_t i = 0; i < project.GetLayoutsCount(); ++i) {
@@ -1705,8 +1808,18 @@ void WholeProjectRefactorer::GlobalObjectOrGroupRemoved(
     if (layout.HasObjectNamed(objectName))
       continue;
 
-        ObjectOrGroupRemovedInLayout(project, layout, objectName, isObjectGroup,
-                                 removeEventsAndGroups);
+    ObjectRemovedInLayout(project, layout, objectName);
+  }
+}
+
+void WholeProjectRefactorer::BehaviorsAddedToGlobalObject(
+    gd::Project &project, const gd::String &objectName) {
+  for (std::size_t i = 0; i < project.GetLayoutsCount(); ++i) {
+    gd::Layout &layout = project.GetLayout(i);
+    if (layout.HasObjectNamed(objectName))
+      continue;
+
+    BehaviorsAddedToObjectInLayout(project, layout, objectName);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1753,7 +1866,8 @@ size_t WholeProjectRefactorer::GetLayoutAndExternalLayoutLayerInstancesCount(
       GetAssociatedExternalLayouts(project, layout);
   for (gd::String name : externalLayoutsNames) {
     auto &externalLayout = project.GetExternalLayout(name);
-    count += externalLayout.GetInitialInstances().GetLayerInstancesCount(layerName);
+    count +=
+        externalLayout.GetInitialInstances().GetLayerInstancesCount(layerName);
   }
   return count;
 }

Core/GDCore/IDE/WholeProjectRefactorer.h

@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@
 #include <unordered_set>
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
+#include <memory>
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/Variable.h"
+
 namespace gd {
 class Platform;
 class Project;
@@ -34,13 +37,26 @@ class BehaviorMetadata;
 class UnfilledRequiredBehaviorPropertyProblem;
 class ProjectBrowser;
 class SerializerElement;
+struct VariablesRenamingChangesetNode;
 }  // namespace gd
 
 namespace gd {
 
-struct VariablesChangeset {
-  std::unordered_set<gd::String> removedVariableNames;
+struct VariablesRenamingChangesetNode {
   std::unordered_map<gd::String, gd::String> oldToNewVariableNames;
+  std::unordered_map<gd::String, std::shared_ptr<gd::VariablesRenamingChangesetNode>>
+      modifiedVariables;
+};
+
+struct VariablesChangeset : VariablesRenamingChangesetNode {
+  std::unordered_set<gd::String> removedVariableNames;
+
+  /**
+   * No distinction is done between a change of the variable itself or its
+   * children. Ensuring that a child is actually the one with a type change
+   * would take more time than checking the instruction type is rightly set.
+   */
+  std::unordered_set<gd::String> typeChangedVariableNames;
 
   bool HasRemovedVariables() { return !removedVariableNames.empty(); }
 
@@ -51,8 +67,8 @@ struct VariablesChangeset {
  * \brief Tool functions to do refactoring on the whole project after
  * changes like deletion or renaming of an object.
  *
- * \TODO Ideally ObjectOrGroupRenamedInLayout, ObjectOrGroupRemovedInLayout,
- * GlobalObjectOrGroupRenamed, GlobalObjectOrGroupRemoved would be implemented
+ * \TODO Ideally ObjectOrGroupRenamedInLayout, ObjectRemovedInLayout,
+ * GlobalObjectOrGroupRenamed, GlobalObjectRemoved would be implemented
  * using ExposeProjectEvents.
  */
 class GD_CORE_API WholeProjectRefactorer {
@@ -62,7 +78,6 @@ class GD_CORE_API WholeProjectRefactorer {
    * \brief Compute the changes made on the variables of a variable container.
    */
   static VariablesChangeset ComputeChangesetForVariablesContainer(
-    gd::Project &project,
     const gd::SerializerElement &oldSerializedVariablesContainer,
     const gd::VariablesContainer &newVariablesContainer);
 
@@ -71,9 +86,9 @@ class GD_CORE_API WholeProjectRefactorer {
    * made to variables.
    */
   static void ApplyRefactoringForVariablesContainer(
-    gd::Project &project,
-    const gd::VariablesContainer &newVariablesContainer,
-    const gd::VariablesChangeset& changeset);
+      gd::Project &project, gd::VariablesContainer &variablesContainer,
+      const gd::VariablesChangeset &changeset,
+      const gd::SerializerElement &originalSerializedVariables);
 
   /**
    * \brief Refactor the project **before** an events function extension is
@@ -376,11 +391,21 @@ class GD_CORE_API WholeProjectRefactorer {
    * This will update the layout, all external layouts associated with it
    * and all external events associated with it.
    */
-  static void ObjectOrGroupRemovedInLayout(gd::Project& project,
+  static void ObjectRemovedInLayout(gd::Project& project,
                                            gd::Layout& layout,
-                                           const gd::String& objectName,
-                                           bool isObjectGroup,
-                                           bool removeEventsAndGroups = true);
+                                           const gd::String& objectName);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Refactor the project after behaviors are added to an object in a
+   * layout.
+   *
+   * This will update the layout, all external events associated with it.
+   * The refactor is actually applied to all objects because it allow to handle
+   * groups.
+   */
+  static void BehaviorsAddedToObjectInLayout(gd::Project &project,
+                                             gd::Layout &layout,
+                                             const gd::String &objectName);
 
   /**
    * \brief Refactor the project after an object is removed in an events-based
@@ -388,14 +413,12 @@ class GD_CORE_API WholeProjectRefactorer {
    *
    * This will update the events of the function and groups.
    */
-  static void ObjectOrGroupRemovedInEventsBasedObject(
+  static void ObjectRemovedInEventsBasedObject(
       gd::Project& project,
       gd::EventsBasedObject& eventsBasedObject,
       gd::ObjectsContainer& globalObjectsContainer,
       gd::ObjectsContainer& objectsContainer,
-      const gd::String& objectName,
-      bool isObjectGroup,
-      bool removeEventsAndGroups);
+      const gd::String& objectName);
 
   /**
    * \brief Refactor the events function after an object or group is renamed
@@ -429,14 +452,12 @@ class GD_CORE_API WholeProjectRefactorer {
    *
    * This will update the events of the function and groups.
    */
-  static void ObjectOrGroupRemovedInEventsFunction(
+  static void ObjectRemovedInEventsFunction(
       gd::Project& project,
       gd::EventsFunction& eventsFunction,
       gd::ObjectsContainer& globalObjectsContainer,
       gd::ObjectsContainer& objectsContainer,
-      const gd::String& objectName,
-      bool isObjectGroup,
-      bool removeEventsAndGroups = true);
+      const gd::String& objectName);
 
   /**
    * \brief Refactor the project after a global object is renamed.
@@ -455,10 +476,18 @@ class GD_CORE_API WholeProjectRefactorer {
    * This will update all the layouts, all external layouts associated with them
    * and all external events used by the layouts.
    */
-  static void GlobalObjectOrGroupRemoved(gd::Project& project,
-                                         const gd::String& objectName,
-                                         bool isObjectGroup,
-                                         bool removeEventsAndGroups = true);
+  static void GlobalObjectRemoved(gd::Project& project,
+                                         const gd::String& objectName);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Refactor the project after behaviors are added a global object.
+   *
+   * This will update all the layouts, all external events associated with them.
+   * The refactor is actually applied to all objects because it allow to handle
+   * groups.
+   */
+  void BehaviorsAddedToGlobalObject(gd::Project &project,
+                                    const gd::String &objectName);
 
   /**
    * \brief Return the set of all the types of the objects that are using the
@@ -555,6 +584,13 @@ class GD_CORE_API WholeProjectRefactorer {
       const gd::String& behaviorName,
       std::unordered_set<gd::String>& dependentBehaviorNames);
 
+  static std::shared_ptr<VariablesRenamingChangesetNode>
+  ComputeChangesetForVariable(const gd::Variable &oldVariable,
+                              const gd::Variable &newVariable);
+
+  static bool HasAnyVariableTypeChanged(const gd::Variable &oldVariable,
+                                        const gd::Variable &newVariable);
+
   static const gd::String behaviorObjectParameterName;
   static const gd::String parentObjectParameterName;
 

Core/GDCore/Project/Behavior.cpp

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
 #include "GDCore/Project/Behavior.h"
-#include <iostream>
-#include "GDCore/Project/PropertyDescriptor.h"
 
 namespace gd {
 

Core/GDCore/Project/CustomObjectConfiguration.cpp

@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@
 #include "GDCore/Serialization/SerializerElement.h"
 #include "GDCore/Tools/Log.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/CustomConfigurationHelper.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/InitialInstance.h"
 
 using namespace gd;
 
 void CustomObjectConfiguration::Init(const gd::CustomObjectConfiguration& objectConfiguration) {
   project = objectConfiguration.project;
   objectContent = objectConfiguration.objectContent;
+  animations = objectConfiguration.animations;
 
   // There is no default copy for a map of unique_ptr like childObjectConfigurations.
   childObjectConfigurations.clear();
@@ -88,23 +90,38 @@ bool CustomObjectConfiguration::UpdateProperty(const gd::String& propertyName,
 
 std::map<gd::String, gd::PropertyDescriptor>
 CustomObjectConfiguration::GetInitialInstanceProperties(
-    const gd::InitialInstance& instance,
-    gd::Project& project,
-    gd::Layout& scene) {
-  return std::map<gd::String, gd::PropertyDescriptor>();
+    const gd::InitialInstance &initialInstance, gd::Project &project,
+    gd::Layout &scene) {
+  std::map<gd::String, gd::PropertyDescriptor> properties;
+  if (!animations.HasNoAnimations()) {
+    properties["animation"] =
+        gd::PropertyDescriptor(
+            gd::String::From(initialInstance.GetRawDoubleProperty("animation")))
+            .SetLabel(_("Animation"))
+            .SetType("number");
+  }
+  return properties;
 }
 
 bool CustomObjectConfiguration::UpdateInitialInstanceProperty(
-    gd::InitialInstance& instance,
-    const gd::String& name,
-    const gd::String& value,
-    gd::Project& project,
-    gd::Layout& scene) {
-  return false;
+    gd::InitialInstance &initialInstance, const gd::String &name,
+    const gd::String &value, gd::Project &project, gd::Layout &scene) {
+  if (name == "animation") {
+    initialInstance.SetRawDoubleProperty(
+        "animation", std::max(0, value.empty() ? 0 : value.To<int>()));
+  }
+
+  return true;
 }
 
 void CustomObjectConfiguration::DoSerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const {
   element.AddChild("content") = objectContent;
+
+  if (!animations.HasNoAnimations()) {
+    auto &animatableElement = element.AddChild("animatable");
+    animations.SerializeTo(animatableElement);
+  }
+
   auto &childrenContentElement = element.AddChild("childrenContent");
   for (auto &pair : childObjectConfigurations) {
     auto &childName = pair.first;
@@ -116,6 +133,12 @@ void CustomObjectConfiguration::DoSerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const
 void CustomObjectConfiguration::DoUnserializeFrom(Project& project,
                                                const SerializerElement& element) {
   objectContent = element.GetChild("content");
+
+  if (element.HasChild("animatable")) {
+    auto &animatableElement = element.GetChild("animatable");
+    animations.UnserializeFrom(animatableElement);
+  }
+
   auto &childrenContentElement = element.GetChild("childrenContent");
   for (auto &pair : childrenContentElement.GetAllChildren()) {
     auto &childName = pair.first;
@@ -126,6 +149,8 @@ void CustomObjectConfiguration::DoUnserializeFrom(Project& project,
 }
 
 void CustomObjectConfiguration::ExposeResources(gd::ArbitraryResourceWorker& worker) {
+  animations.ExposeResources(worker);
+
   std::map<gd::String, gd::PropertyDescriptor> properties = GetProperties();
 
   for (auto& property : properties) {
@@ -155,6 +180,10 @@ void CustomObjectConfiguration::ExposeResources(gd::ArbitraryResourceWorker& wor
         worker.ExposeBitmapFont(newPropertyValue);
       } else if (resourceType == "model3D") {
         worker.ExposeModel3D(newPropertyValue);
+      } else if (resourceType == "atlas") {
+        worker.ExposeAtlas(newPropertyValue);
+      } else if (resourceType == "spine") {
+        worker.ExposeSpine(newPropertyValue);
       }
 
       if (newPropertyValue != oldPropertyValue) {
@@ -174,3 +203,11 @@ void CustomObjectConfiguration::ExposeResources(gd::ArbitraryResourceWorker& wor
     configuration.ExposeResources(worker);
   }
 }
+
+const SpriteAnimationList& CustomObjectConfiguration::GetAnimations() const {
+  return animations;
+}
+
+SpriteAnimationList& CustomObjectConfiguration::GetAnimations() {
+  return animations;
+}

Core/GDCore/Project/CustomObjectConfiguration.h

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
-#ifndef GDCORE_CUSTOMOBJECTCONFIGURATION_H
-#define GDCORE_CUSTOMOBJECTCONFIGURATION_H
+#pragma once
 
 #include "GDCore/Project/ObjectConfiguration.h"
 
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@
 #include "GDCore/Project/PropertyDescriptor.h"
 #include "GDCore/Serialization/Serializer.h"
 #include "GDCore/Serialization/SerializerElement.h"
-
+#include "GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/SpriteExtension/SpriteAnimationList.h"
 
 using namespace gd;
 
@@ -72,7 +71,17 @@ class CustomObjectConfiguration : public gd::ObjectConfiguration {
 
   gd::ObjectConfiguration &GetChildObjectConfiguration(const gd::String& objectName);
 
- protected:
+  /**
+   * \brief Return the animation configuration for Animatable custom objects.
+   */
+  const SpriteAnimationList& GetAnimations() const;
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Return the animation configuration for Animatable custom objects.
+   */
+  SpriteAnimationList& GetAnimations();
+
+protected:
   void DoSerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const override;
   void DoUnserializeFrom(Project& project, const SerializerElement& element) override;
 
@@ -84,6 +93,8 @@ class CustomObjectConfiguration : public gd::ObjectConfiguration {
 
   static gd::ObjectConfiguration badObjectConfiguration;
 
+  SpriteAnimationList animations;
+
   /**
    * Initialize configuration using another configuration. Used by copy-ctor
    * and assign-op.
@@ -95,6 +106,5 @@ class CustomObjectConfiguration : public gd::ObjectConfiguration {
    */
   void Init(const gd::CustomObjectConfiguration& object);
 };
-}  // namespace gd
 
-#endif  // GDCORE_CUSTOMOBJECTCONFIGURATION_H
+}  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Project/EventsBasedObject.cpp

@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ EventsBasedObject::EventsBasedObject()
     : AbstractEventsBasedEntity(
         "MyObject",
         gd::EventsFunctionsContainer::FunctionOwner::Object),
-    ObjectsContainer() {
+    ObjectsContainer(),
+    isRenderedIn3D(false),
+    isAnimatable(false),
+    isTextContainer(false) {
 }
 
 EventsBasedObject::~EventsBasedObject() {}
@@ -30,6 +33,12 @@ void EventsBasedObject::SerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const {
   if (isRenderedIn3D) {
     element.SetBoolAttribute("is3D", true);
   }
+  if (isAnimatable) {
+    element.SetBoolAttribute("isAnimatable", true);
+  }
+  if (isTextContainer) {
+    element.SetBoolAttribute("isTextContainer", true);
+  }
 
   AbstractEventsBasedEntity::SerializeTo(element);
   SerializeObjectsTo(element.AddChild("objects"));
@@ -40,6 +49,8 @@ void EventsBasedObject::UnserializeFrom(gd::Project& project,
                                         const SerializerElement& element) {
   defaultName = element.GetStringAttribute("defaultName");
   isRenderedIn3D = element.GetBoolAttribute("is3D", false);
+  isAnimatable = element.GetBoolAttribute("isAnimatable", false);
+  isTextContainer = element.GetBoolAttribute("isTextContainer", false);
 
   AbstractEventsBasedEntity::UnserializeFrom(project, element);
   UnserializeObjectsFrom(project, element.GetChild("objects"));

Core/GDCore/Project/EventsBasedObject.h

@@ -85,6 +85,32 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsBasedObject: public AbstractEventsBasedEntity, public Ob
    */
   bool IsRenderedIn3D() const { return isRenderedIn3D; }
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Declare an Animatable capability.
+   */
+  EventsBasedObject& MarkAsAnimatable(bool isAnimatable_) {
+    isAnimatable = isAnimatable_;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the object needs an Animatable capability.
+   */
+  bool IsAnimatable() const { return isAnimatable; }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Declare a TextContainer capability.
+   */
+  EventsBasedObject& MarkAsTextContainer(bool isTextContainer_) {
+    isTextContainer = isTextContainer_;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the object needs a TextContainer capability.
+   */
+  bool IsTextContainer() const { return isTextContainer; }
+
   void SerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const override;
 
   void UnserializeFrom(gd::Project& project,
@@ -93,6 +119,8 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsBasedObject: public AbstractEventsBasedEntity, public Ob
  private:
   gd::String defaultName;
   bool isRenderedIn3D;
+  bool isAnimatable;
+  bool isTextContainer;
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd

Core/GDCore/Project/EventsFunctionsContainer.h

@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ public:
     return Insert(object, position);
   }
   void RemoveEventsFunction(const gd::String& name) { return Remove(name); }
+  void ClearEventsFunctions() { return Clear(); }
   void MoveEventsFunction(std::size_t oldIndex, std::size_t newIndex) {
     return Move(oldIndex, newIndex);
   };

Core/GDCore/Project/EventsFunctionsExtension.cpp

@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ namespace gd {
 
 EventsFunctionsExtension::EventsFunctionsExtension() :
     gd::EventsFunctionsContainer(
-        gd::EventsFunctionsContainer::FunctionOwner::Extension) {}
+        gd::EventsFunctionsContainer::FunctionOwner::Extension),
+      globalVariables(gd::VariablesContainer::SourceType::ExtensionGlobal),
+      sceneVariables(gd::VariablesContainer::SourceType::ExtensionScene) {}
 
 EventsFunctionsExtension::EventsFunctionsExtension(
     const EventsFunctionsExtension& other) :
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ void EventsFunctionsExtension::Init(const gd::EventsFunctionsExtension& other) {
   EventsFunctionsContainer::Init(other);
   eventsBasedBehaviors = other.eventsBasedBehaviors;
   eventsBasedObjects = other.eventsBasedObjects;
+  globalVariables = other.GetGlobalVariables();
+  sceneVariables = other.GetSceneVariables();
 }
 
 void EventsFunctionsExtension::SerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const {
@@ -82,6 +86,9 @@ void EventsFunctionsExtension::SerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const {
   for (auto& dependency : dependencies)
     SerializeDependencyTo(dependency, dependenciesElement.AddChild(""));
 
+  GetGlobalVariables().SerializeTo(element.AddChild("globalVariables"));
+  GetSceneVariables().SerializeTo(element.AddChild("sceneVariables"));
+
   SerializeEventsFunctionsTo(element.AddChild("eventsFunctions"));
   eventsBasedBehaviors.SerializeElementsTo(
       "eventsBasedBehavior", element.AddChild("eventsBasedBehaviors"));
@@ -147,6 +154,9 @@ void EventsFunctionsExtension::UnserializeExtensionDeclarationFrom(
   for (size_t i = 0; i < dependenciesElement.GetChildrenCount(); ++i)
     dependencies.push_back(
         UnserializeDependencyFrom(dependenciesElement.GetChild(i)));
+  
+  globalVariables.UnserializeFrom(element.GetChild("globalVariables"));
+  sceneVariables.UnserializeFrom(element.GetChild("sceneVariables"));
 
   // Only unserialize behaviors and objects names.
   // As event based objects can contains objects using CustomBehavior and/or

Core/GDCore/Project/EventsFunctionsExtension.h

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@
  * Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
  * reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
  */
-#ifndef GDCORE_EVENTSFUNCTIONEXTENSION_H
-#define GDCORE_EVENTSFUNCTIONEXTENSION_H
+#pragma once
 
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "GDCore/Project/EventsBasedBehavior.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/EventsBasedObject.h"
 #include "GDCore/Project/EventsFunctionsContainer.h"
+#include "GDCore/Project/VariablesContainer.h"
 #include "GDCore/String.h"
 #include "GDCore/Tools/SerializableWithNameList.h"
 namespace gd {
@@ -216,6 +216,41 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsFunctionsExtension : public EventsFunctionsContainer {
 
   ///@}
 
+  /** \name Variable management
+   * Members functions related to layout variables management.
+   */
+  ///@{
+
+  /**
+   * Return the global variables of the extension (variables scoped to the
+   * entire game lifetime).
+   */
+  inline const gd::VariablesContainer& GetGlobalVariables() const {
+    return globalVariables;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the global variables of the extension (variables scoped to the
+   * entire game lifetime).
+   */
+  inline gd::VariablesContainer& GetGlobalVariables() { return globalVariables; }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the global variables of the extension (variables scoped to the
+   * lifetime of a scene).
+   */
+  inline const gd::VariablesContainer& GetSceneVariables() const {
+    return sceneVariables;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Return the global variables of the extension (variables scoped to the
+   * lifetime of a scene).
+   */
+  inline gd::VariablesContainer& GetSceneVariables() { return sceneVariables; }
+
+  ///@}
+
   /** \name Serialization
    */
   ///@{
@@ -298,8 +333,9 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsFunctionsExtension : public EventsFunctionsContainer {
   gd::SerializableWithNameList<EventsBasedBehavior> eventsBasedBehaviors;
   gd::SerializableWithNameList<EventsBasedObject> eventsBasedObjects;
   std::vector<gd::DependencyMetadata> dependencies;
+  
+  gd::VariablesContainer globalVariables;
+  gd::VariablesContainer sceneVariables;
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd
-
-#endif  // GDCORE_EVENTSFUNCTIONEXTENSION_H

Core/GDCore/Project/InitialInstance.cpp

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
 namespace gd {
 
-gd::String* InitialInstance::badStringProperyValue = NULL;
+gd::String* InitialInstance::badStringPropertyValue = NULL;
 
 InitialInstance::InitialInstance()
     : objectName(""),
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ InitialInstance::InitialInstance()
       depth(0),
       locked(false),
       sealed(false),
+      keepRatio(true),
       persistentUuid(UUID::MakeUuid4()) {}
 
 void InitialInstance::UnserializeFrom(const SerializerElement& element) {
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ void InitialInstance::UnserializeFrom(const SerializerElement& element) {
   SetLayer(element.GetStringAttribute("layer"));
   SetLocked(element.GetBoolAttribute("locked", false));
   SetSealed(element.GetBoolAttribute("sealed", false));
+  SetShouldKeepRatio(element.GetBoolAttribute("keepRatio", false));
 
   persistentUuid = element.GetStringAttribute("persistentUuid");
   if (persistentUuid.empty()) ResetPersistentUuid();
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ void InitialInstance::SerializeTo(SerializerElement& element) const {
   if (HasCustomDepth()) element.SetAttribute("depth", GetCustomDepth());
   if (IsLocked()) element.SetAttribute("locked", IsLocked());
   if (IsSealed()) element.SetAttribute("sealed", IsSealed());
+  if (ShouldKeepRatio()) element.SetAttribute("keepRatio", ShouldKeepRatio());
 
   if (persistentUuid.empty()) persistentUuid = UUID::MakeUuid4();
   element.SetStringAttribute("persistentUuid", persistentUuid);
@@ -188,10 +191,10 @@ double InitialInstance::GetRawDoubleProperty(const gd::String& name) const {
 
 const gd::String& InitialInstance::GetRawStringProperty(
     const gd::String& name) const {
-  if (!badStringProperyValue) badStringProperyValue = new gd::String("");
+  if (!badStringPropertyValue) badStringPropertyValue = new gd::String("");
 
   const auto& it = stringProperties.find(name);
-  return it != stringProperties.end() ? it->second : *badStringProperyValue;
+  return it != stringProperties.end() ? it->second : *badStringPropertyValue;
 }
 
 void InitialInstance::SetRawDoubleProperty(const gd::String& name,

Core/GDCore/Project/InitialInstance.h

@@ -206,6 +206,17 @@ class GD_CORE_API InitialInstance {
    */
   void SetSealed(bool enable = true) { sealed = enable; }
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the dimensions (width, height and depth) should keep
+   * the same ratio.
+   */
+  bool ShouldKeepRatio() const { return keepRatio; };
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Define if instance's dimensions should keep the same ratio.
+   */
+  void SetShouldKeepRatio(bool enable = true) { keepRatio = enable; }
+
   ///@}
 
   /** \name Variable management
@@ -340,11 +351,13 @@ class GD_CORE_API InitialInstance {
   gd::VariablesContainer initialVariables;  ///< Instance specific variables
   bool locked;                              ///< True if the instance is locked
   bool sealed;                              ///< True if the instance is sealed
+  bool keepRatio;                           ///< True if the instance's dimensions
+                                            ///  should keep the same ratio.
   mutable gd::String persistentUuid;  ///< A persistent random version 4 UUID,
-                                      ///< useful for hot reloading.
+                                      ///  useful for hot reloading.
 
   static gd::String*
-      badStringProperyValue;  ///< Empty string returned by GetRawStringProperty
+      badStringPropertyValue;  ///< Empty string returned by GetRawStringProperty
 };
 
 }  // namespace gd