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GDevelop/Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadata.h
Florian Rival a0925c79c3 Add a new simplified way to use variables in expressions, and automate renaming of variables in events (#5580)
* You can now simply write the name of the scene or global variable in an expression to use it: `1 + MyVariable` (instead of `1 + Variable(MyVariable)`).
* Objects can also have their variables accessed like this: `MyObject.MyVariable` (instead of `MyObject.Variable(MyVariable)`.
* This also works for properties inside functions of behaviors or custom objects. For example, you can write `Speed` instead of `Object.Behavior::PropertySpeed()`.
* This syntax will also handle all types of variables without the need to write ToString. For example, you can now write "Score: " + CoinsEarned instead of "Score: " + ToString(Variable(CoinsEarned)).
* This syntax will only work (and autocompletions will be shown) if you add the variable in the variables editor of the scene, the project or in the variables of the object. It's a good practice to always declare your variables here and give them a default value - do it to benefit from this new simplified syntax, which will make your formulas and expressions much more readable.
* When you rename a variable in an editor, it will now rename the variables everywhere in the events of the project. This makes it much easier to change the name of a variable if you find a better one. Note that this works for "rootæ variables, but not variables inside structures or arrays.
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/*
* GDevelop Core
* Copyright 2008-2016 Florian Rival (Florian.Rival@gmail.com). All rights
* reserved. This project is released under the MIT License.
*/
#ifndef PARAMETER_METADATA_H
#define PARAMETER_METADATA_H
#include <map>
#include <memory>
#include "GDCore/String.h"
#include "GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ValueTypeMetadata.h"
namespace gd {
class SerializerElement;
} // namespace gd
namespace gd {
/**
* \brief Describe a parameter of an instruction (action, condition) or of an
* expression: type, user-friendly description, etc...
*
* \ingroup Events
*/
class GD_CORE_API ParameterMetadata {
public:
ParameterMetadata();
virtual ~ParameterMetadata(){};
/**
* \brief Return the metadata of the parameter type.
*/
gd::ValueTypeMetadata &GetValueTypeMetadata() { return valueTypeMetadata; }
/**
* \brief Return the metadata of the parameter type.
*/
const gd::ValueTypeMetadata &GetValueTypeMetadata() const { return valueTypeMetadata; }
/**
* \brief Set the metadata of the parameter type.
*/
ParameterMetadata &SetValueTypeMetadata(const gd::ValueTypeMetadata &valueTypeMetadata_) {
valueTypeMetadata = valueTypeMetadata_;
return *this;
}
/**
* \brief Return the type of the parameter.
* \see gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject
* \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
*/
const gd::String &GetType() const { return valueTypeMetadata.GetName(); }
/**
* \brief Set the type of the parameter.
* \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
*/
ParameterMetadata &SetType(const gd::String &type_) {
valueTypeMetadata.SetName(type_);
return *this;
}
/**
* \brief Return the name of the parameter.
*
* Name is optional, and won't be filled for most parameters of extensions.
* It is useful when generating a function from events, where parameters must
* be named.
*/
const gd::String &GetName() const { return name; }
/**
* \brief Set the name of the parameter.
*
* Name is optional, and won't be filled for most parameters of extensions.
* It is useful when generating a function from events, where parameters must
* be named.
*/
ParameterMetadata &SetName(const gd::String &name_) {
name = name_;
return *this;
}
/**
* \brief Return an optional additional information, used for some parameters
* with special type (for example, it can contains the type of object accepted
* by the parameter).
* \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
*/
const gd::String &GetExtraInfo() const { return valueTypeMetadata.GetExtraInfo(); }
/**
* \brief Set an optional additional information, used for some parameters
* with special type (for example, it can contains the type of object accepted
* by the parameter).
* \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
*/
ParameterMetadata &SetExtraInfo(const gd::String &supplementaryInformation_) {
valueTypeMetadata.SetExtraInfo(supplementaryInformation_);
return *this;
}
/**
* \brief Return true if the parameter is optional.
* \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
*/
bool IsOptional() const { return valueTypeMetadata.IsOptional(); }
/**
* \brief Set if the parameter is optional.
* \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
*/
ParameterMetadata &SetOptional(bool optional_ = true) {
valueTypeMetadata.SetOptional(optional_);
return *this;
}
/**
* \brief Return the description of the parameter
*/
const gd::String &GetDescription() const { return description; }
/**
* \brief Set the description of the parameter.
*/
ParameterMetadata &SetDescription(const gd::String &description_) {
description = description_;
return *this;
}
/**
* \brief Return true if the parameter is only meant to be completed during
* compilation and must not be displayed to the user.
*/
bool IsCodeOnly() const { return codeOnly; }
/**
* \brief Set if the parameter is only meant to be completed during
* compilation and must not be displayed to the user.
*/
ParameterMetadata &SetCodeOnly(bool codeOnly_ = true) {
codeOnly = codeOnly_;
return *this;
}
/**
* \brief Get the default value for the parameter.
*/
const gd::String &GetDefaultValue() const {
return valueTypeMetadata.GetDefaultValue();
}
/**
* \brief Set the default value, if the parameter is optional.
*/
ParameterMetadata &SetDefaultValue(const gd::String &defaultValue_) {
valueTypeMetadata.SetDefaultValue(defaultValue_);
return *this;
}
/**
* \brief Get the user friendly, long description for the parameter.
*/
const gd::String &GetLongDescription() const { return longDescription; }
/**
* \brief Set the user friendly, long description for the parameter.
*/
ParameterMetadata &SetLongDescription(const gd::String &longDescription_) {
longDescription = longDescription_;
return *this;
}
// TODO Remove these deprecated functions.
/**
* \brief Return true if the type of the parameter is representing one object
* (or more, i.e: an object group).
*
* \see gd::ParameterMetadata::GetType
* \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
*/
static bool IsObject(const gd::String &parameterType) {
return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::IsTypeObject(parameterType);
}
/**
* \brief Return true if the type of the parameter is "behavior".
*
* \see gd::ParameterMetadata::GetType
* \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
*/
static bool IsBehavior(const gd::String &parameterType) {
return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::IsTypeBehavior(parameterType);
}
/**
* \brief Return true if the type of the parameter is an expression of the
* given type.
* \note If you had a new type of parameter, also add it in the IDE (
* see EventsFunctionParametersEditor, ParameterRenderingService
* and ExpressionAutocompletion) and in the EventsCodeGenerator.
* \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata instead.
*/
static bool IsExpression(const gd::String &type,
const gd::String &parameterType) {
return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::IsTypeExpression(type, parameterType);
}
/**
* \brief Return the expression type from the parameter type.
* Declinations of "number" and "string" types (like "forceMultiplier" or
* "sceneName") are replaced by "number" and "string".
* \deprecated Use gd::ValueTypeMetadata or gd::GetExpressionPrimitiveValueType instead.
*/
static const gd::String &GetExpressionValueType(const gd::String &parameterType) {
return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::GetExpressionPrimitiveValueType(parameterType);
}
/** \name Serialization
*/
///@{
/**
* \brief Serialize the ParameterMetadata to the specified element
*/
void SerializeTo(gd::SerializerElement &element) const;
/**
* \brief Load the ParameterMetadata from the specified element
*/
void UnserializeFrom(const gd::SerializerElement &element);
///@}
// TODO: Deprecated public fields. Any direct usage should be moved to
// getter/setter.
gd::String description; ///< Description shown in editor
bool codeOnly; ///< True if parameter is relative to code generation only,
///< i.e. must not be shown in editor
private:
gd::ValueTypeMetadata valueTypeMetadata; ///< Parameter type
gd::String longDescription; ///< Long description shown in the editor.
gd::String name; ///< The name of the parameter to be used in code
///< generation. Optional.
};
} // namespace gd
#endif // PARAMETER_METADATA_H