Sturdy Path

Sturdy Path is a simple Godot addon that provides a way to reference a scene or resource by path, in a manner that won't break when moving files around within the project. This is accomplished by keeping track of the target file's uid:// path, which is invariant of the file's location within the project.

Installation

1. Copy the addons/mpewsey.sturdypath directory from this repository into the addons folder of your Godot project.
2. Build your Godot project solution, so that the newly incorporated C# addon scripts are compiled.
3. Enable the addon by going to Project > Project Settings and clicking the enable checkbox next to the plugin.

Example Usage

{BattleEffect.cs} 
using MPewsey.SturdyPath;
 
public partial class BattleEffect : Resource
{
    // Create an exported SturdyPathRef property for the scene or resource you wish to reference by path.
    [Export] public SturdyPathRef VfxScenePath { get; set; }
 
    // Use the SturdyPathRef.Load method to load the resource for use per typical Godot usage patterns.
    public void SpawnVfx(Node parent)
    {
        var scene = VfxScenePath.Load<PackedScene>();
        var vfx = scene.Instantiate();
        parent.AddChild(vfx);
    }
}