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Create script from template, then create .asset file from new script
I want to create a script from a template, then create a .asset of that file. It inherits from ScriptableObject.
using System.IO;
public class CreateScriptAndAsset : ScriptableObject
{
string NewFilePath = "Path/To/Template.cs.txt";
string[] TemplateLines = File.ReadAllLines(NewFilePath);
//Creates script file from the template at NewFilePath
File.WriteAllLines(NewFilePath, TemplateLines);
//I then want to create an instance of that type
var newObj = ScriptableObject.CreateInstance(NewFilesType);
AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(newObj);
}
I am having a few issues with this. First, the new File does not show up in the Editor till AFTER I leave the Editor and come back in. Second, the instance of the new script is not created soon enough for the call to AssetDatabase to use the object.
How do I go about getting these to work in-order? Visual Studio pops up an alert that the environment changed, and prompts for a re-load. This may be throwing off the instance timing.
Best Answer
AssemblyReloadEvents.afterAssemblyReloads delegate needed to be subscribed to with the code to generate the new object. This will run 'after' the added script-type has made its way into the Assembly.
using UnityEditor;
using UnityEngine;
public class HandleNewScriptAndSO : ScriptableObject
{
public StringRef ActiveDirectory_Ref;
public StringRef NewSOName;
public BoolRef TypeHasBeenAdded_Ref;
private string NewSOPath;
private void OnEnable()
{
AssemblyReloadEvents.afterAssemblyReload += GenerateNewSO;
}
public void GenerateNewSO()
{
if (TypeHasBeenAdded_Ref.Val)
{
ScriptableObject NewSO = CreateInstance(NewSOName.Val);
NewSOPath = ActiveDirectory_Ref.Val + '/' + NewSOName.Val + '/' + NewSOName.Val + ".asset";
AssetDatabase.CreateAsset(NewSO, NewSOPath);
TypeHasBeenAdded_Ref.Val = false;
}
}
}
