Custom class as a global storage

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Godot Version

4.2

Question

If i define a class without initialising it nor creating an instance of it so that it acts as my global storage (not through an autoload), is there a way to make that class to show up in the debug?

Example:

Starting scene script

extends Node2D

func _ready():
	print(Basket.Veggie)
	Basket.Veggie = "Cucumber"
	print(Basket.Veggie)
	pass

test_class.gd

class_name Basket

var Fruit = "Orange"
static var Veggie = "Tomato"

This will print out both “Tomato” and “Cucumber” but i cannot find a way to track this class in debug, is there a way to track the changes of classes like these without spawning print() everywhere?

2

I’m not quite sure what you want to “track”, but perhaps you should create your signals in the global class and call them to change global class variables

3

If you can explain your goal, maybe I can help you.

4

I want to track the variables in that class whenever i hit some breakpoint during a debug process or somehow make godot to show this class in the remote tab.

The godot does somehow ties this class_name between scripts without any initialisation so i was wondering if i can track the variables of that class.

5

I don’t use debugging much (I sin), but you could try instead of creating a class from scratch, make it a child of Resource/RefCounted. Perhaps in that case Godot will recognise it

6

I also don’t fully understand what the problem is with initialising a class if you can track essentially without it… nothing?

7

As a repository you can still try to use JSON files. I think that’s all the knowledge I have in this area

8

I don’t want it to be an instance tied to a certain scene - i want it to be a global storage of variables.

9

Then I think the only option is to use autoloading in the project settings.

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