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<class name="EditorInterface" inherits="Object" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="../class.xsd">
	<brief_description>
		Redot editor's interface.
	</brief_description>
	<description>
		[EditorInterface] gives you control over Redot editor's window. It allows customizing the window, saving and (re-)loading scenes, rendering mesh previews, inspecting and editing resources and objects, and provides access to [EditorSettings], [EditorFileSystem], [EditorResourcePreview], [ScriptEditor], the editor viewport, and information about scenes.
		[b]Note:[/b] This class shouldn't be instantiated directly. Instead, access the singleton directly by its name.
		[codeblocks]
		[gdscript]
		var editor_settings = EditorInterface.get_editor_settings()
		[/gdscript]
		[csharp]
		// In C# you can access it via the static Singleton property.
		EditorSettings settings = EditorInterface.Singleton.GetEditorSettings();
		[/csharp]
		[/codeblocks]
	</description>
	<tutorials>
	</tutorials>
	<methods>
		<method name="edit_node">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="node" type="Node" />
			<description>
				Edits the given [Node]. The node will be also selected if it's inside the scene tree.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="edit_resource">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="resource" type="Resource" />
			<description>
				Edits the given [Resource]. If the resource is a [Script] you can also edit it with [method edit_script] to specify the line and column position.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="edit_script">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="script" type="Script" />
			<param index="1" name="line" type="int" default="-1" />
			<param index="2" name="column" type="int" default="0" />
			<param index="3" name="grab_focus" type="bool" default="true" />
			<description>
				Edits the given [Script]. The line and column on which to open the script can also be specified. The script will be open with the user-configured editor for the script's language which may be an external editor.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_base_control" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Control" />
			<description>
				Returns the main container of Redot editor's window. For example, you can use it to retrieve the size of the container and place your controls accordingly.
				[b]Warning:[/b] Removing and freeing this node will render the editor useless and may cause a crash.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_command_palette" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="EditorCommandPalette" />
			<description>
				Returns the editor's [EditorCommandPalette] instance.
				[b]Warning:[/b] Removing and freeing this node will render a part of the editor useless and may cause a crash.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_current_directory" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="String" />
			<description>
				Returns the current directory being viewed in the [FileSystemDock]. If a file is selected, its base directory will be returned using [method String.get_base_dir] instead.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_current_feature_profile" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="String" />
			<description>
				Returns the name of the currently activated feature profile. If the default profile is currently active, an empty string is returned instead.
				In order to get a reference to the [EditorFeatureProfile], you must load the feature profile using [method EditorFeatureProfile.load_from_file].
				[b]Note:[/b] Feature profiles created via the user interface are loaded from the [code]feature_profiles[/code] directory, as a file with the [code].profile[/code] extension. The editor configuration folder can be found by using [method EditorPaths.get_config_dir].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_current_path" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="String" />
			<description>
				Returns the current path being viewed in the [FileSystemDock].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_edited_scene_root" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Node" />
			<description>
				Returns the edited (current) scene's root [Node].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_editor_main_screen" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="VBoxContainer" />
			<description>
				Returns the editor control responsible for main screen plugins and tools. Use it with plugins that implement [method EditorPlugin._has_main_screen].
				[b]Note:[/b] This node is a [VBoxContainer], which means that if you add a [Control] child to it, you need to set the child's [member Control.size_flags_vertical] to [constant Control.SIZE_EXPAND_FILL] to make it use the full available space.
				[b]Warning:[/b] Removing and freeing this node will render a part of the editor useless and may cause a crash.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_editor_paths" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="EditorPaths" />
			<description>
				Returns the [EditorPaths] singleton.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_editor_scale" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="float" />
			<description>
				Returns the actual scale of the editor UI ([code]1.0[/code] being 100% scale). This can be used to adjust position and dimensions of the UI added by plugins.
				[b]Note:[/b] This value is set via the [code]interface/editor/display_scale[/code] and [code]interface/editor/custom_display_scale[/code] editor settings. Editor must be restarted for changes to be properly applied.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_editor_settings" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="EditorSettings" />
			<description>
				Returns the editor's [EditorSettings] instance.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_editor_theme" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="Theme" />
			<description>
				Returns the editor's [Theme].
				[b]Note:[/b] When creating custom editor UI, prefer accessing theme items directly from your GUI nodes using the [code]get_theme_*[/code] methods.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_editor_toaster" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="EditorToaster" />
			<description>
				Returns the editor's [EditorToaster].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_editor_undo_redo" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="EditorUndoRedoManager" />
			<description>
				Returns the editor's [EditorUndoRedoManager].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_editor_viewport_2d" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="SubViewport" />
			<description>
				Returns the 2D editor [SubViewport]. It does not have a camera. Instead, the view transforms are done directly and can be accessed with [member Viewport.global_canvas_transform].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_editor_viewport_3d" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="SubViewport" />
			<param index="0" name="idx" type="int" default="0" />
			<description>
				Returns the specified 3D editor [SubViewport], from [code]0[/code] to [code]3[/code]. The viewport can be used to access the active editor cameras with [method Viewport.get_camera_3d].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_file_system_dock" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="FileSystemDock" />
			<description>
				Returns the editor's [FileSystemDock] instance.
				[b]Warning:[/b] Removing and freeing this node will render a part of the editor useless and may cause a crash.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_inspector" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="EditorInspector" />
			<description>
				Returns the editor's [EditorInspector] instance.
				[b]Warning:[/b] Removing and freeing this node will render a part of the editor useless and may cause a crash.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_open_scenes" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="PackedStringArray" />
			<description>
				Returns an [Array] with the file paths of the currently opened scenes.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_playing_scene" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="String" />
			<description>
				Returns the name of the scene that is being played. If no scene is currently being played, returns an empty string.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_resource_filesystem" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="EditorFileSystem" />
			<description>
				Returns the editor's [EditorFileSystem] instance.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_resource_previewer" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="EditorResourcePreview" />
			<description>
				Returns the editor's [EditorResourcePreview] instance.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_script_editor" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="ScriptEditor" />
			<description>
				Returns the editor's [ScriptEditor] instance.
				[b]Warning:[/b] Removing and freeing this node will render a part of the editor useless and may cause a crash.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_selected_paths" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="PackedStringArray" />
			<description>
				Returns an array containing the paths of the currently selected files (and directories) in the [FileSystemDock].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="get_selection" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="EditorSelection" />
			<description>
				Returns the editor's [EditorSelection] instance.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="inspect_object">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="object" type="Object" />
			<param index="1" name="for_property" type="String" default="&quot;&quot;" />
			<param index="2" name="inspector_only" type="bool" default="false" />
			<description>
				Shows the given property on the given [param object] in the editor's Inspector dock. If [param inspector_only] is [code]true[/code], plugins will not attempt to edit [param object].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="is_multi_window_enabled" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="bool" />
			<description>
				Returns [code]true[/code] if multiple window support is enabled in the editor. Multiple window support is enabled if [i]all[/i] of these statements are true:
				- [member EditorSettings.interface/multi_window/enable] is [code]true[/code].
				- [member EditorSettings.interface/editor/single_window_mode] is [code]false[/code].
				- [member Viewport.gui_embed_subwindows] is [code]false[/code]. This is forced to [code]true[/code] on platforms that don't support multiple windows such as Web, or when the [code]--single-window[/code] [url=$DOCS_URL/tutorials/editor/command_line_tutorial.html]command line argument[/url] is used.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="is_playing_scene" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="bool" />
			<description>
				Returns [code]true[/code] if a scene is currently being played, [code]false[/code] otherwise. Paused scenes are considered as being played.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="is_plugin_enabled" qualifiers="const">
			<return type="bool" />
			<param index="0" name="plugin" type="String" />
			<description>
				Returns [code]true[/code] if the specified [param plugin] is enabled. The plugin name is the same as its directory name.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="make_mesh_previews">
			<return type="Texture2D[]" />
			<param index="0" name="meshes" type="Mesh[]" />
			<param index="1" name="preview_size" type="int" />
			<description>
				Returns mesh previews rendered at the given size as an [Array] of [Texture2D]s.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="mark_scene_as_unsaved">
			<return type="void" />
			<description>
				Marks the current scene tab as unsaved.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="open_scene_from_path">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="scene_filepath" type="String" />
			<description>
				Opens the scene at the given path.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="play_current_scene">
			<return type="void" />
			<description>
				Plays the currently active scene.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="play_custom_scene">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="scene_filepath" type="String" />
			<description>
				Plays the scene specified by its filepath.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="play_main_scene">
			<return type="void" />
			<description>
				Plays the main scene.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="popup_dialog">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="dialog" type="Window" />
			<param index="1" name="rect" type="Rect2i" default="Rect2i(0, 0, 0, 0)" />
			<description>
				Pops up the [param dialog] in the editor UI with [method Window.popup_exclusive]. The dialog must have no current parent, otherwise the method fails.
				See also [method Window.set_unparent_when_invisible].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="popup_dialog_centered">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="dialog" type="Window" />
			<param index="1" name="minsize" type="Vector2i" default="Vector2i(0, 0)" />
			<description>
				Pops up the [param dialog] in the editor UI with [method Window.popup_exclusive_centered]. The dialog must have no current parent, otherwise the method fails.
				See also [method Window.set_unparent_when_invisible].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="popup_dialog_centered_clamped">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="dialog" type="Window" />
			<param index="1" name="minsize" type="Vector2i" default="Vector2i(0, 0)" />
			<param index="2" name="fallback_ratio" type="float" default="0.75" />
			<description>
				Pops up the [param dialog] in the editor UI with [method Window.popup_exclusive_centered_clamped]. The dialog must have no current parent, otherwise the method fails.
				See also [method Window.set_unparent_when_invisible].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="popup_dialog_centered_ratio">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="dialog" type="Window" />
			<param index="1" name="ratio" type="float" default="0.8" />
			<description>
				Pops up the [param dialog] in the editor UI with [method Window.popup_exclusive_centered_ratio]. The dialog must have no current parent, otherwise the method fails.
				See also [method Window.set_unparent_when_invisible].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="popup_method_selector">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="object" type="Object" />
			<param index="1" name="callback" type="Callable" />
			<param index="2" name="current_value" type="String" default="&quot;&quot;" />
			<description>
				Pops up an editor dialog for selecting a method from [param object]. The [param callback] must take a single argument of type [String] which will contain the name of the selected method or be empty if the dialog is canceled. If [param current_value] is provided, the method will be selected automatically in the method list, if it exists.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="popup_node_selector">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="callback" type="Callable" />
			<param index="1" name="valid_types" type="StringName[]" default="[]" />
			<param index="2" name="current_value" type="Node" default="null" />
			<description>
				Pops up an editor dialog for selecting a [Node] from the edited scene. The [param callback] must take a single argument of type [NodePath]. It is called on the selected [NodePath] or the empty path [code]^""[/code] if the dialog is canceled. If [param valid_types] is provided, the dialog will only show Nodes that match one of the listed Node types. If [param current_value] is provided, the Node will be automatically selected in the tree, if it exists.
				[b]Example:[/b] Display the node selection dialog as soon as this node is added to the tree for the first time:
				[codeblock]
				func _ready():
				    if Engine.is_editor_hint():
				        EditorInterface.popup_node_selector(_on_node_selected, ["Button"])

				func _on_node_selected(node_path):
				    if node_path.is_empty():
				        print("node selection canceled")
				    else:
				        print("selected ", node_path)
				[/codeblock]
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="popup_property_selector">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="object" type="Object" />
			<param index="1" name="callback" type="Callable" />
			<param index="2" name="type_filter" type="PackedInt32Array" default="PackedInt32Array()" />
			<param index="3" name="current_value" type="String" default="&quot;&quot;" />
			<description>
				Pops up an editor dialog for selecting properties from [param object]. The [param callback] must take a single argument of type [NodePath]. It is called on the selected property path (see [method NodePath.get_as_property_path]) or the empty path [code]^""[/code] if the dialog is canceled. If [param type_filter] is provided, the dialog will only show properties that match one of the listed [enum Variant.Type] values. If [param current_value] is provided, the property will be selected automatically in the property list, if it exists.
				[codeblock]
				func _ready():
				    if Engine.is_editor_hint():
				        EditorInterface.popup_property_selector(this, _on_property_selected, [TYPE_INT])

				func _on_property_selected(property_path):
				    if property_path.is_empty():
				        print("property selection canceled")
				    else:
				        print("selected ", property_path)
				[/codeblock]
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="popup_quick_open">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="callback" type="Callable" />
			<param index="1" name="base_types" type="StringName[]" default="[]" />
			<description>
				Pops up an editor dialog for quick selecting a resource file. The [param callback] must take a single argument of type [String] which will contain the path of the selected resource or be empty if the dialog is canceled. If [param base_types] is provided, the dialog will only show resources that match these types. Only types deriving from [Resource] are supported.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="reload_scene_from_path">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="scene_filepath" type="String" />
			<description>
				Reloads the scene at the given path.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="restart_editor">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="save" type="bool" default="true" />
			<description>
				Restarts the editor. This closes the editor and then opens the same project. If [param save] is [code]true[/code], the project will be saved before restarting.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="save_all_scenes">
			<return type="void" />
			<description>
				Saves all opened scenes in the editor.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="save_scene">
			<return type="int" enum="Error" />
			<description>
				Saves the currently active scene. Returns either [constant OK] or [constant ERR_CANT_CREATE].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="save_scene_as">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="path" type="String" />
			<param index="1" name="with_preview" type="bool" default="true" />
			<description>
				Saves the currently active scene as a file at [param path].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="select_file">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="file" type="String" />
			<description>
				Selects the file, with the path provided by [param file], in the FileSystem dock.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_current_feature_profile">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="profile_name" type="String" />
			<description>
				Selects and activates the specified feature profile with the given [param profile_name]. Set [param profile_name] to an empty string to reset to the default feature profile.
				A feature profile can be created programmatically using the [EditorFeatureProfile] class.
				[b]Note:[/b] The feature profile that gets activated must be located in the [code]feature_profiles[/code] directory, as a file with the [code].profile[/code] extension. If a profile could not be found, an error occurs. The editor configuration folder can be found by using [method EditorPaths.get_config_dir].
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_main_screen_editor">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="name" type="String" />
			<description>
				Sets the editor's current main screen to the one specified in [param name]. [param name] must match the title of the tab in question exactly (e.g. [code]2D[/code], [code]3D[/code], [code skip-lint]Script[/code], or [code]AssetLib[/code] for default tabs).
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="set_plugin_enabled">
			<return type="void" />
			<param index="0" name="plugin" type="String" />
			<param index="1" name="enabled" type="bool" />
			<description>
				Sets the enabled status of a plugin. The plugin name is the same as its directory name.
			</description>
		</method>
		<method name="stop_playing_scene">
			<return type="void" />
			<description>
				Stops the scene that is currently playing.
			</description>
		</method>
	</methods>
	<members>
		<member name="distraction_free_mode" type="bool" setter="set_distraction_free_mode" getter="is_distraction_free_mode_enabled">
			If [code]true[/code], enables distraction-free mode which hides side docks to increase the space available for the main view.
		</member>
		<member name="movie_maker_enabled" type="bool" setter="set_movie_maker_enabled" getter="is_movie_maker_enabled">
			If [code]true[/code], the Movie Maker mode is enabled in the editor. See [MovieWriter] for more information.
		</member>
	</members>
</class>