Editting Script from Tool doesn't update opened script in Script Editor

[MiguelRSGoncalves]

I’m leaving here a link to an answer to a post of mine that resolves this issue, at least for Shader Editor files. It should work for scripts too. Credits to mrcdk.

Edit code inside a gdshader file through EditorPlugin while it's open in the Shader Editor

The shader editor dock is not exposed to scripting so it was kinda tricky but it’s possible: @tool extends EditorScript func _run() -> void: var path = "res://my_shader.gdshader" # Load the shader skipping the cache var shader = ResourceLoader.load(path, "", ResourceLoader.CACHE_MODE_IGNORE_DEEP) as Shader # Edit the shader shader.code += "\n // Test" # Save the shader var err = ResourceSaver.save(shader, path) print(error_string(err)) # Emit a fake "file_removed" signal so the …