AThousandShips
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3 months ago I think this was suggested before, can't find it right now
But I think this is a bit of a situation where the proposed feature shouldn't be needed and we should have a system that "just works" instead of depending on explicitly forcing reloading or reparsing
Describe the project you are working on
An action game
Describe the problem or limitation you are having in your project
I have numerous spurious Parser errors in my big project, mostly, whenever I add a new variable or enum, it is not recognized by the parser (although it works at runtime). Unfortunately I was unable to repro on a brand new, small project, so I couldn't open issues for them (maybe I could, if you allow me not to upload a MWE at all).
The only way to fix those parser errors is to restart Godot completely.
Describe the feature / enhancement and how it helps to overcome the problem or limitation
At least, until the core issue is fixed, having a button to simulate only the part of reboot that rescans the whole code, a kind of "Force refresh code parsing" button, would allow me to avoid wasting time closing and reopening the editor each time.
Describe how your proposal will work, with code, pseudo-code, mock-ups, and/or diagrams
It could be a command under the code editor File menu, or a dedicated button near Online Docs and Search Help. What matters is that it's a command with a remappable shortcut so I can Force reparse in one keyboard shortcut.
If this enhancement will not be used often, can it be worked around with a few lines of script?
No.
I tried to delete the .godot folder while Godot is open, it just breaks parsing completely (classes not recognized at all) and I must restart the editor anyway.
Is there a reason why this should be core and not an add-on in the asset library?
Parsing is a core feature.