EditorResourcePreviewGenerator๏ƒ Godot Course

Inherits: RefCounted < Object

Custom generator of previews.

Description๏ƒ

Custom code to generate previews. Check EditorSettings.filesystem/file_dialog/thumbnail_size to find a proper size to generate previews at.

Methods๏ƒ

bool

_can_generate_small_preview() virtual const

Texture2D

_generate(resource: Resource, size: Vector2i, metadata: Dictionary) virtual const

Texture2D

_generate_from_path(path: String, size: Vector2i, metadata: Dictionary) virtual const

bool

_generate_small_preview_automatically() virtual const

bool

_handles(type: String) virtual const


Method Descriptions๏ƒ

bool _can_generate_small_preview() virtual const ๐Ÿ”—

If this function returns true, the generator will call _generate() or _generate_from_path() for small previews as well.

By default, it returns false.


Texture2D _generate(resource: Resource, size: Vector2i, metadata: Dictionary) virtual const ๐Ÿ”—

Generate a preview from a given resource with the specified size. This must always be implemented.

Returning null is an OK way to fail and let another generator take care.

Care must be taken because this function is always called from a thread (not the main thread).

metadata dictionary can be modified to store file-specific metadata that can be used in EditorResourceTooltipPlugin._make_tooltip_for_path() (like image size, sample length etc.).


Texture2D _generate_from_path(path: String, size: Vector2i, metadata: Dictionary) virtual const ๐Ÿ”—

Generate a preview directly from a path with the specified size. Implementing this is optional, as default code will load and call _generate().

Returning null is an OK way to fail and let another generator take care.

Care must be taken because this function is always called from a thread (not the main thread).

metadata dictionary can be modified to store file-specific metadata that can be used in EditorResourceTooltipPlugin._make_tooltip_for_path() (like image size, sample length etc.).


bool _generate_small_preview_automatically() virtual const ๐Ÿ”—

If this function returns true, the generator will automatically generate the small previews from the normal preview texture generated by the methods _generate() or _generate_from_path().

By default, it returns false.


bool _handles(type: String) virtual const ๐Ÿ”—

Returns true if your generator supports the resource of type type.