EditorResourcePreview

    Helper to generate previews of resources or files.

    This object is used to generate previews for resources of files.

    Note: This class shouldn’t be instantiated directly. Instead, access the singleton using .

    • preview_invalidated ( String path )

    Create an own, custom preview generator.

    • void check_for_invalidation ( String path )

    Check if the resource changed, if so, it will be invalidated and the corresponding signal emitted.

    • void queue_edited_resource_preview ( resource, Object receiver, receiver_func, Variant userdata )

    Queue the resource being edited for preview. Once the preview is ready, the receiver‘s receiver_func will be called. The receiver_func must take the following four arguments: path, Texture preview, thumbnail_preview, Variant userdata. can be anything, and will be returned when receiver_func is called.

    Note: If it was not possible to create the preview the receiver_func will still be called, but the preview will be null.

    Queue a resource file located at path for preview. Once the preview is ready, the receiver‘s will be called. The receiver_func must take the following four arguments: path, Texture preview, thumbnail_preview, Variant userdata. userdata can be anything, and will be returned when receiver_func is called.

    Note: If it was not possible to create the preview the receiver_func will still be called, but the preview will be null.

    • void remove_preview_generator ( generator )