Smartly create a new variable when Ctrl-dropping a resource in an empty script line

[mieldepoche]

Describe the project you are working on

trying things in godot

Describe the problem or limitation you are having in your project

In this clip, I drop first a node and then a resource while holding Ctrl.

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One of those cases create a variable for you, the other doesn't.

Describe the feature / enhancement and how it helps to overcome the problem or limitation

When holding Ctrl and dropping a resource from the filesystem on an empty line in a script, automatically create a variable in a similar way.

The type should be as narrow as possible (and should include user-defined resources).
If dropped on an non-empty line, the current behavior should apply.

Describe how your proposal will work, with code, pseudo-code, mock-ups, and/or diagrams

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If this enhancement will not be used often, can it be worked around with a few lines of script?

it allows saving a bit of typing and it's a consistency improvment

Is there a reason why this should be core and not an add-on in the asset library?

small ux improvement

[JoNax97]

I'd like to tackle this one if that's ok 👍

[Calinou]

I'd like to tackle this one if that's ok 👍

Feel free to open a pull request for this 🙂

[nubels]

Great idea! I think the scene should be saved as a constant in UPPER_CASE, though.

[JoNax97]

Now that I think about it, why would always assume that the correct action is to preload into a constant?

Isn't loading into a variable an equally valid option?
At any rate, it makes less assumptions about user intent.

[nubels]

Now that I think about it, why would always assume that the correct action is to preload into a constant?

Isn't loading into a variable an equally valid option? At any rate, it makes less assumptions about user intent.

I think loaded scenes are a good examples for immutability but maybe I'm wrong. Could you please give me an example where it would make sense to change the value of a variable that was initialized with a preload?