A tool for developing games easier using GDExtension.
When I was making the third prototype of my game ShapeWorld: FightLand I did it in Godot 4 using C++ because I liked the performance gain and also, the C++ syntax was nice but after some time working in the project, using C++ as the main programming language became annoying because every time I wanted to create a new class, I had to create the files manually and rewrite the same code again and again, also I had to add the new files to the build system (I was using CMake) so after a month of working in the game I stopped working on it due to many annoying issues I was facing with the engine back then (and of course, the annoying workflow was a reason), because of this, I made this extension, this extension allows you to create classes easier and faster so you can make your workflow a little bit better.
First, you need to download this extension, to do this, you can download it by cloning this repository using the Code->Download ZIP button or you can download it from the Releases page.
Once you have the addons/quick_extension folder, you have to open your project in the Godot Editor, then go to Project/Project Settings... and open the Plugins tab and finally, enable the extension.
Now, a popup window will appear to configure the plugin, it is important not to close the window, if you close the window, reload the project.
After setting up the plugin, go to Project/Tools/Create New Class...
Now you can create your new class by filling the fields in a popup that will appear.
Note: The fields may vary depending on the selected language for the extension
With everything done, you can now see that in your header/source folders are now the new files with the initial code for a basic class.
This extension is in a pretty early state and there are many things to improve, with that said, every PR with new features or fixes are always welcome.
Things missing / TODO:
- Support for other languages (Rust, Go, C, etc)
- Build project from editor
- Add generated files to CMake (or other build system)
The files that this plugin generates are very easy to customize, the templates that this plugin uses are located in addons/quick_extension/templates.
To customize the generated source and header files, go to the templates folder and customize the Class-Template.cpp.txt and Class-Template.h.txt files as you like. Do not remove the text in uppercase or commentaries! since that text is used to replace the class names or other generated content. Also, do not delete the #include <godot_cpp/classes/template_replace_base_class_header.h> include.
To customize the generated register_types.cpp, you can go to the templates folder and modify it as you like but don't delete or move the /* REPLACE THIS WITH THE USER CLASSES */ line to another function outside initialize_gdextension_types since that line is replaced with the classes you have registered with the plugin.
godot-cpp: The project used the examples from the test folder to create the templates.