I have a script with an arbitrary number of signals. Then I have a small script that I would prepare for "conneting itself to the signal I specify in the editor" (doing it by hand is not possible, since they are separate scenes that will instance at different times). Given the non-typed nature of GDScript, I would imagine there is a method like get_signal_by_name. There is one called has_signal, which is handy, but even if positive, I would have to hardcode the connection. I just want to prevent a giant match case that can grow over time when I add or modify signals over time. Is this even possible?
#Get signal from a script by name?
finite bay
uneven ravine
Objects have a get_signal_list() method, they also have Error connect(signal: StringName, callable: Callable, flags: int = 0) which looks like what you want.
I do want to throw a framing question out there though: Is this really the only way to architect your project? To my ears, it sound very prone to typos and slight misconfigurations causing big headaches down the road.
finite bay
Its more of a proof of concept than a secured architecture to see if I can plug small scripts in a very flexible manner to the signals of the character. It is true that doing things by name is very prone to errors, but i think they would be easy to track, and its much more maintainable than the alternative.
That said, i have another obstacle, and its arguments. Since each signal receives different number of arguments, seems very complicated to unbind the correct number when connecting this generic callback.
I think im overengineering my systems, and I do not want to translate code complexity to the editor, so possibly i will reformulate this. But from a technical point of view, im still interested in knowing how you would solve this situation. How would you connect a callable (with zero args) to a signal you still dont know the name nor the arguments?
uneven ravine
I think I need to understand a little more about what you're trying to make before I can give you ideas on how I would architect it. Could you describe what you're making?