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Solves the problem of Struct not showing in the inspector when exported - #1426

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fixes #1424

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New Features

  • Added Inspector support for editing Struct values and individual fields.
  • Struct fields use suitable editors based on their types, including resource selection where applicable.
  • Field editors update when a Struct’s layout or runtime field types change.
  • GDScript Struct variables apply schema-defined defaults for supported initializers and non-nullable fields without explicit initializers.

Bug Fixes

  • Prevented recursive Resource assignments in Struct fields, with an Inspector warning.
  • Struct field initializers now reject unsupported non-constant expressions.

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The PR adds schema defaults for GDScript structs, inspector editing for exported struct fields, and recursive resource detection across struct values.

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Struct support

Layer / File(s) Summary
GDScript struct schema defaults
modules/gdscript/gdscript_analyzer.cpp, modules/gdscript/gdscript_analyzer.h, modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/...
Explicit zero-argument struct constructors use schema defaults, including for nullable fields. Uninitialized nullable fields remain null. Tests cover valid defaults and invalid non-constant initialization.
Struct inspector editing
editor/inspector/editor_properties_array_dict.h, editor/inspector/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp, editor/inspector/editor_properties.cpp
The inspector creates field editors for Variant::STRUCT, rebuilds them when layouts or runtime types change, and emits the complete updated struct.
Recursive resource detection
editor/inspector/editor_properties.h, editor/inspector/editor_properties.cpp, editor/inspector/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp
Recursive checks traverse arrays, dictionaries, and struct fields. Resource assignments are rejected when they would create a resource cycle.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Inspector
  participant EditorPropertyStruct
  participant EditorPropertyStructObject
  participant ResourceChecker
  Inspector->>EditorPropertyStruct: create editor for Variant::STRUCT
  EditorPropertyStruct->>EditorPropertyStructObject: load and update struct fields
  EditorPropertyStruct->>ResourceChecker: validate resource field assignment
  ResourceChecker-->>EditorPropertyStruct: return recursion status
  EditorPropertyStruct-->>Inspector: emit updated struct
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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 0a4ae

The PR adds struct-field editing, but exported structs containing Node-derived fields may still be difficult or impossible to edit correctly in the Inspector. This functional issue should be resolved before merging.

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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 13.33% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 30 functions across 6 files. (1 skipped: … Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the main change: adding Inspector support for exported Struct values. It is specific and directly matches the pull request objectives.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #1424. GDScriptAnalyzer now preserves struct schema defaults for exported T.new() values. EditorPropertyStruct exposes struct fields in the Inspector and writes field e…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain within issue #1424. Inspector struct editing, recursive-resource checks, analyzer default handling, and related tests support exported struct visibility and editing. No unrelated ch…
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@mcdubhghlas mcdubhghlas changed the title Bug/1424 Solves the problem of Struct not showing in the inspector when exported Sep 15, 2026

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In `@editor/inspector/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp`:
- Line 1683: Update the struct-field change flow around
EditorPropertyStruct::_property_changed() and EditorInspector::_edit_set() so a
candidate resource is checked for recursive storage against the outer edited
Resource before the updated struct is emitted or applied. Preserve the existing
behavior for non-recursive values and reject the recursive owning-resource
reference.
- Around line 1671-1675: Update the field-hint selection around
get_field_class_name so Node-derived classes use PROPERTY_HINT_NODE_TYPE with
the class name as hint_string, while Resource-derived non-Node classes retain
PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE and is_resource behavior. Ensure Node fields
dispatch through the node editor and return the selected Node object.

In `@modules/gdscript/gdscript_analyzer.cpp`:
- Line 6610: Update resolve_struct() so non-nullable Variant::STRUCT fields
without an initializer use the nested StructInfo schema default rather than
Variant(). Ensure StructData::create() and StructInfo::instantiate_default()
receive a constructed nested default, while preserving existing behavior for
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🟠 Major · Preserve argumented nested struct initializers. · gdscript_analyzer.cpp:2925-2939

modules/gdscript/gdscript_analyzer.cpp:2925-2939
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Preserve argumented nested struct initializers.

Inner.new(42) is a valid constructor call. The analyzer accepts it when its argument count and types match the struct fields, and the compiler applies the arguments to the constructed value. Because the call is nonconstant, resolve_struct() instead stores make_struct_schema_default(Inner) as f.default_value. StructData::create() then copies that default, so an outer struct constructed without an explicit field value receives Inner's defaults instead of 42. Use the schema default only when the field has no initializer or uses the supported zero-argument Inner.new() form. Preserve or evaluate argumented initializers.

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In `@modules/gdscript/gdscript_analyzer.cpp` around lines 2925 - 2939, Update
resolve_struct’s default-value selection so make_struct_schema_default is used
only for uninitialized nested struct fields or supported zero-argument struct
constructors. Preserve or evaluate valid argumented initializers such as
Inner.new(42), allowing StructData::create to retain constructor-provided field
values.
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In `@modules/gdscript/gdscript_analyzer.cpp`:
- Around line 2925-2939: Update resolve_struct’s default-value selection so
make_struct_schema_default is used only for uninitialized nested struct fields
or supported zero-argument struct constructors. Preserve or evaluate valid
argumented initializers such as Inner.new(42), allowing StructData::create to
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- Around line 2930-2940: The struct field default handling must preserve the
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@mcdubhghlas Unit tests cause CI to fail, could you fix them? Thanks

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