Resource.get_property_list() returns different values depending on being run as standalone or editor.

[jefvaia]

Tested versions

Tested in Godot 4.3 Stable (with Steamworks recompile and all optional build features for windows. Also, mono is enabled but not used)

System information

Windows 10 (Ryzen 5 5600X, Nvidia RTX 4060, 32GB RAM, SSD), Vulkan, Driver version 560.94

Issue description

For networking purposes, I am reading all the important data from a custom resource(non-standard values and script name/hint). During testing, I came across the issue that exported builds of the project, with out without debug, lack certain properties that I unfortunately need. Things like the types it inherits from, and specifically the scripts I made it inherits from.

Steps to reproduce

Create a custom resource and give it a class name. It doesn't matter if it's a whole inheritance chain. Get the properties of the resource through any script. Export the project and it will lack some information.

Minimal reproduction project (MRP)

Godot Resource Properties Bug.zip

[jefvaia]

I also tested it with Godot 4.1 Stable. The bug still appears.

[Mickeon]

Could you elaborate on exactly what kind of information is missing? My hunch is that this is somewhat intentional

[jefvaia]

I have the following custom resource:

extends Resource
class_name NetworkMessage

@export var time_sent: float

This resource gets used by all networking resources. Because of networking reasons, I need to make this resource into an Array[Dictionary] and have all the values of it, including the scripts it's based on. And I use Resource.get_property_list() for this.

This is what the editor returns:

[
  {
    "name": "RefCounted",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 0,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "RefCounted",
    "usage": 128
  },
  {
    "name": "Resource",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 0,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "Resource",
    "usage": 128
  },
  {
    "name": "Resource",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 0,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "resource_",
    "usage": 64
  },
  {
    "name": "resource_local_to_scene",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 1,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "",
    "usage": 6
  },
  {
    "name": "resource_path",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 4,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "",
    "usage": 4
  },
  {
    "name": "resource_name",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 4,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "",
    "usage": 6
  },
  {
    "name": "resource_scene_unique_id",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 4,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "",
    "usage": 0
  },
  {
    "name": "script",
    "class_name": "Script",
    "type": 24,
    "hint": 17,
    "hint_string": "Script",
    "usage": 1048582
  },
  { // Note this value
    "name": "network_message.gd",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 0,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "res://structs/network_message.gd",
    "usage": 128
  },
  {
    "name": "time_sent",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 3,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "",
    "usage": 4102
  }
]

This is what an exported version of the project returns:

[
  {
    "name": "RefCounted",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 0,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "RefCounted",
    "usage": 128
  },
  {
    "name": "Resource",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 0,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "Resource",
    "usage": 128
  },
  {
    "name": "Resource",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 0,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "resource_",
    "usage": 64
  },
  {
    "name": "resource_local_to_scene",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 1,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "",
    "usage": 6
  },
  {
    "name": "resource_path",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 4,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "",
    "usage": 4
  },
  {
    "name": "resource_name",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 4,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "",
    "usage": 6
  },
  {
    "name": "resource_scene_unique_id",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 4,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "",
    "usage": 0
  },
  {
    "name": "script",
    "class_name": "Script",
    "type": 24,
    "hint": 17,
    "hint_string": "Script",
    "usage": 1048582
  },
  {
    "name": "time_sent",
    "class_name": "",
    "type": 3,
    "hint": 0,
    "hint_string": "",
    "usage": 4102
  }
]

And I just happened to need the "name": "network_message.gd" and it's other values.

[jefvaia]

I have found a solution to my problem: using Resource.get_script().resource_path gives the script object form where I can get the values I need. I do think it will be nice if Resource.get_property_list() has a note in the documentation about this, because it does look to be intentional but it's not clear.