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Godot scene instantiation from class_name
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example.gd
extends Node
func _ready() -> void:
# MyScene is a `class_name` in a `.gd` script with an associated `.tscn` file
var scene = Instantiate.scene(MyScene)
add_child(scene)
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instantiate.gd
class_name Instantiate
extends Object
## Instantiates a scene based on [param clss_name]. Scene must be located next
## to the associated class.
static func scene(clss_name: GDScript) -> Node:
var scn_path := scene_path(clss_name)
var scn: PackedScene = ResourceLoader.load(scn_path)
var node := scn.instantiate()
return node
static func scene_path(clss_name: GDScript) -> String:
var clss_path := clss_name.resource_path
assert(clss_path.ends_with(".gd"), "missing script for class")
var scn_path := clss_path.get_basename() + ".tscn"
assert(ResourceLoader.exists(scn_path), "missing scene for class")
return scn_path
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This is brilliant! Have you had any issues with loading more than one scene at a time? Do you use any signals to prevent Resource Loader throwing the error that it is already in use?

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