How to show real progress in editor

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Godot Version

4.2.1

Question

Hi, I’m working on an editor plugin.
my problem is I have a few processes in my plugin that take some time and I want to show progress, the problem is the editor freezes and then the process is done, so how to show progress exactly?

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In the loop (that is so busy) try using a custom signal, like:

..
feedback.emit("Busy %s" % percentage)
..

Then have your plugin connect to ‘feedback’ and display a text box or something.

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I’m using static func so is not possible

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I changed my functions but the editor still just freezes

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I am also making an Editor Plugin and face this issue. The code I have (and was helped with too) is partially:

# Thanks to https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@exoticorn
# Honestly, this func bends my brain! Thanks Exoticorn.
func feedback(msg:StringName, style=&"NORMAL"):
	var msg_speed := 1
	var _time
	_messages.push_back([msg,style])
	if _messages.size() == 1:
		%feedback.show()
		while not _messages.is_empty():
			var num:=_messages.size()
			_time = msg_speed/num
			var _tup = _messages[0]
			var _msg = _tup[0]
			%feedback/msg.text = _msg
			var styl = _tup[1]
			if styl == &"WARNING":
				%feedback/icon.texture = get_theme_icon(
					&"StatusWarning", &"EditorIcons")
				push_warning(_msg)
			elif styl == &"ERROR":
				%feedback/icon.texture = get_theme_icon(
					&"StatusError", &"EditorIcons")
				push_error(_msg)
			else:
				%feedback/icon.texture = get_theme_icon(
					&"NodeInfo", &"EditorIcons")
				print("Feedback: ", _msg)
			await get_tree().create_timer(_time).timeout
			_messages.pop_front()
		%feedback.hide()

This is in a script that is on a UI node (for my plugin). %feedback is a MarginContainer, iirc.

It is called either directly:
_main_view.feedback("Possible infinite loop in Array.", &"WARNING")
or by a signal:
feedback.emit("%s is not supported." % working_resource, &"NORMAL")
(Where feedback is defined as a signal and is connected to the feedback func)

It’s a bit of a mess, but HTH.

The code is online at: Donn Ingle —Dbat / Godot Resource Wrangler · GitLab