Godot @tool script cant found node, but it is there?

username123 · July 29, 2026, 9:43pm

Godot Version

v4.7.stable.official [5b4e0cb0f]

Question

the output in editor curses at me saying that “label” doesnt exist, but it actually exists. And once i launch the scene not in the editor it works perfectly fine. i already tried restarting project and reloading current saved scene, but it doesnt work

@tool class_name UIPanel extends Control

@export var ui_panel_resource: UIPanelResource = UIPanelResource.new():
	set(v):
		if not v: return
		_disconnect_signals()
		ui_panel_resource = v
		_connect_signals()

@onready var full_bg: Panel = %FullBg
@onready var bg: Panel = %Bg
@onready var border: Panel = %Border
@onready var icon: Panel = %Icon
## HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@onready var label: Label = %Label1
##!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@onready var panels_dic: Dictionary[UIPanelResource.Panels, Control] = {
	UIPanelResource.Panels.FULL_BG : full_bg,
	UIPanelResource.Panels.BG : bg,
	UIPanelResource.Panels.BORDER : border,
	UIPanelResource.Panels.ICON : icon,
	UIPanelResource.Panels.LABEL : label
}

func _ready() -> void:
	_setup_all()


func _connect_signals() -> void:
	ui_panel_resource.set_color.connect(_set_color)
	ui_panel_resource.set_visible.connect(_set_visiblity)
	ui_panel_resource.set_box.connect(_set_stylebox)
	ui_panel_resource.set_text.connect(_set_text)


func _disconnect_signals() -> void:
	if ui_panel_resource.set_color.is_connected(_set_color): ui_panel_resource.set_color.disconnect(_set_color)
	if ui_panel_resource.set_visible.is_connected(_set_visiblity): ui_panel_resource.set_visible.disconnect(_set_visiblity)
	if ui_panel_resource.set_box.is_connected(_set_stylebox): ui_panel_resource.set_box.disconnect(_set_stylebox)
	if ui_panel_resource.set_text.is_connected(_set_text): ui_panel_resource.set_text.disconnect(_set_text)


func _setup_all() -> void:
	_setup_panel(UIPanelResource.Panels.FULL_BG, ui_panel_resource.full_bg_box, ui_panel_resource.full_bg_color, ui_panel_resource.full_bg_visible)
	_setup_panel(UIPanelResource.Panels.BG, ui_panel_resource.bg_box, ui_panel_resource.bg_color, ui_panel_resource.bg_visible)
	_setup_panel(UIPanelResource.Panels.BORDER, ui_panel_resource.border_box, ui_panel_resource.border_color, ui_panel_resource.border_visible)
	_setup_panel(UIPanelResource.Panels.ICON, ui_panel_resource.icon_box, ui_panel_resource.icon_color, ui_panel_resource.icon_visible)
	_setup_text(ui_panel_resource.text, ui_panel_resource.h_alignment,
	ui_panel_resource.v_alignment, ui_panel_resource.label_settings, ui_panel_resource.label_visible)


func _setup_panel(panel_p: UIPanelResource.Panels, box: StyleBoxTexture, color: ColorDataResource.ColorNames, visible_p: bool) -> void:
	_set_stylebox(panel_p, box)
	_set_color(box, color)
	_set_visiblity(panel_p, visible_p)


func _set_stylebox(panel_p: UIPanelResource.Panels, box: StyleBoxTexture) -> void:
	var panel: Panel = panels_dic[panel_p]
	if panel:
		if panel.has_theme_stylebox("panel"):
			panel.remove_theme_stylebox_override("panel")
		panel.add_theme_stylebox_override("panel", box)


func _set_color(box_p: StyleBoxTexture, color: ColorDataResource.ColorNames) -> void:
	if box_p: box_p.modulate_color = ui_panel_resource.color_resource.colors_dict[color]


func _set_visiblity(panel_p: UIPanelResource.Panels, visible_p: bool) -> void:
	var panel: Control = panels_dic[panel_p]
	if panel: panel.visible = visible_p


func _setup_text(text_p: String, h_alignment: HorizontalAlignment, v_alignemt: VerticalAlignment,
label_settings: LabelSettings, visiblity: bool) -> void:
	_set_text(text_p, h_alignment, v_alignemt, label_settings)
	_set_visiblity(UIPanelResource.Panels.LABEL, visiblity)


func _set_text(
	text_p: String, h_alignment: HorizontalAlignment, v_alignemt: VerticalAlignment, label_settings: LabelSettings) -> void:
	label.text = text_p
	label.horizontal_alignment = h_alignment
	label.vertical_alignment = v_alignemt
	label.label_settings = label_settings



@tool class_name UIPanelResource extends Resource

signal set_color(panel: Panels, color: ColorDataResource.ColorNames)
signal set_visible(panel: Panels, visible: bool)
signal set_box(panel: Panels, box: StyleBoxTexture)
signal set_text(text_p: String, h_alignment: HorizontalAlignment, v_alignemt: VerticalAlignment, label_settings: LabelSettings)

@export_group("Colors")
@export var color_resource: ColorDataResource = preload("uid://ct2cpgrfewlv3")
@export var full_bg_color: ColorDataResource.ColorNames = ColorDataResource.ColorNames.FULL_BG_COLOR:
	set(v):
		full_bg_color = v
		set_color.emit(full_bg_box, v)
@export var bg_color: ColorDataResource.ColorNames = ColorDataResource.ColorNames.BG_COLOR:
	set(v):
		bg_color = v
		set_color.emit(bg_box, v)
@export var border_color: ColorDataResource.ColorNames = ColorDataResource.ColorNames.BORDER_COLOR:
	set(v):
		border_color = v
		set_color.emit(border_box, v)
@export var icon_color: ColorDataResource.ColorNames = ColorDataResource.ColorNames.DEBUG_WHITE:
	set(v):
		icon_color = v
		set_color.emit(icon_box, v)
@export_group("Visiblity")
@export var full_bg_visible: bool = false:
	set(v):
		full_bg_visible = v
		set_visible.emit(Panels.FULL_BG, full_bg_visible)
@export var bg_visible: bool = true:
	set(v):
		bg_visible = v
		set_visible.emit(Panels.BG, bg_visible)
@export var border_visible: bool = true:
	set(v):
		border_visible = v
		set_visible.emit(Panels.BORDER, border_visible)
@export var icon_visible: bool = false:
	set(v):
		icon_visible = v
		set_visible.emit(Panels.ICON, icon_visible)
@export var label_visible: bool = true:
	set(v):
		label_visible = v
		set_visible.emit(Panels.LABEL, label_visible)
@export_group("Styleboxes")
@export var full_bg_box: StyleBoxTexture = preload("uid://c0bnhyrul060l").duplicate():
	set(v):
		if full_bg_box == v: return
		full_bg_box = v
		set_box.emit(Panels.FULL_BG, full_bg_box)
@export var bg_box: StyleBoxTexture = preload("uid://b6sw43kbtlh01").duplicate():
	set(v):
		if bg_box == v: return
		bg_box = v
		set_box.emit(Panels.BG, bg_box)
@export var border_box: StyleBoxTexture = preload("uid://dlol4qtr11n62").duplicate():
	set(v):
		if border_box == v: return
		border_box = v
		set_box.emit(Panels.BORDER, border_box)
@export var icon_box: StyleBoxTexture = preload("uid://dtxm82e7pjwhy").duplicate():
	set(v):
		if icon_box == v: return
		icon_box = v
		set_box.emit(Panels.ICON, icon_box)
@export_group("Text")
@export var text: String = "":
	set(v):
		text = v
		_emit_set_text()
@export var h_alignment: HorizontalAlignment = HorizontalAlignment.HORIZONTAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER:
	set(v):
		h_alignment = v
		_emit_set_text()
@export var v_alignment: VerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER:
	set(v):
		v_alignment = v
		_emit_set_text()
@export var label_settings: LabelSettings = LabelSettings.new():
	set(v):
		label_settings = v
		_emit_set_text()

enum Panels {
	FULL_BG,
	BG,
	BORDER,
	ICON,
	LABEL
}


func _emit_set_text() -> void:
	set_text.emit(text, h_alignment, v_alignment, label_settings)

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ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
ERROR: res://src/ui/custom_ui/ui_panel/ui_panel.gd:85 - Invalid assignment of property or key ‘text’ with value of type ‘String’ on a base object of type ‘Nil’.
Label1:<Label#1887822749962>
Label1:<Label#1887822749962>
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username123 · July 29, 2026, 9:45pm

Typo in the code in the post (still doesnt work):
its:
@onready var label: Label = $Label1
becaues i tried makign it unique and making it not unique, forgot to copy paste new code

sancho2 · July 30, 2026, 12:53am

It is because “@onready” means the variable will be assigned when the script is completely loaded at runtime.
You can try to get_node it instead:

func _set_text(
	text_p: String, h_alignment: HorizontalAlignment, v_alignemt: VerticalAlignment, label_settings: LabelSettings) -> void:
	$Label1.text = text_p

…and/or where ever else you access it before runtime.

PS: Great that you posted code properly, however we don’t get line numbers with it so you should always highlight on which line the error is happening.

normalized · July 30, 2026, 8:53am

It doesn’t have to be runtime. @onready will run in the editor as well, you just need to trigger it by forcing the addition of the node to the tree. Best done by reloading the scene or the plugin if the script is a part of a plugin.

@username123 The error is likely caused by setters. The engine can call a setter prior to node being ready. If the setter relies on some other node being present in the tree - it may not find it at that time. So in @tool setters always include guards that check is_node_ready(). If it returns false don’t run any code that wants to access other nodes.