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Extending Unity with Editor Scripting

Table of Contents

Extending Unity with Editor Scripting

Credits

Foreword

About the Author

About the Reviewers

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Getting Started with Editor Scripting

Overview

Editor scripting basics

What is an editor script?

The Editor folder

Introducing Run & Jump

Playing the video game

Creating a new level

The Level Creator tool

Defining the chapter goals

Preparing the environment

Performing automation

Summary

2. Using Gizmos in the Scene View

Overview

Defining the chapter goals

Creating gizmos through code

The OnDrawGizmos and OnDrawGizmosSelected methods

Adding gizmos using the DrawGizmo attribute

The Gizmos class

DrawCube

DrawWireCube

DrawSphere

DrawWireSphere

DrawRay

DrawLine

DrawIcon

DrawGUITexture

DrawFrustrum

Adding a structure to our levels

Implementing the gizmo grid

Implementing the snap to grid behaviour

Summary

3. Creating Custom Inspectors

Overview

Defining the chapter goals

Upgrading the Level class

Understanding how an inspector works

Creating a custom inspector

Using the CustomEditor attribute

Playing with the inspector message methods and target variable

Adding the GUI elements

Implementing the resize feature

Using buttons to trigger actions

Working with layouts

Creating complex layouts

Improving the inspector without custom inspectors

What is a Property Drawer?

Built-in Property Drawers

Range

Multiline

TextArea

ContextMenu

ContextMenuItem

Built-in Decorator Drawers

Header

Space

Tooltip

Creating you own Property Drawers

Using drawers inside a custom inspector

Using SerializedObject and SerializedProperty

Summary

4. Creating Editor Windows

Overview

Defining the chapter goals

Creating the base for an editor window

Using the EditorWindow class

Playing with the EditorWindow message methods

Using Hotkeys to trigger menu items

Implementing the Palette

Creating a category system

Finding assets using the AssetDatabase class

Implementing the GUI for the Palette

Creating tabs

Creating a scrollable area

Integrating the Palette with the Level Creator tool

Creating an event

Subscribing to an event

Summary

5. Customizing the Scene View

Overview

Defining the chapter goals

Defining the Editor modes

Customizing the Scene View

Using the OnSeceneGUI message method

Playing with the Scene View tools

Controlling the focus over our game objects

Detecting Scene View events

Getting the mouse position

Capturing mouse events

Implementing the Level Creator modes

The View mode

The Paint mode

The Erase mode

The Edit mode

Using the Handles class

Adding the final details to Level Creator

Using hiding flags

Summary

6. Changing the Look and Feel of the Editor with GUI Styles and GUI Skins

Overview

Defining the chapter goals

Changing the look and feel of the Level Creator tool

Using GUIStyles in our GUI components

Working with the GUIStyleState instances

Changing the look and feel using a simpler approach

Creating a GUISkin asset

Integrating and using a GUISkin

Summary

7. Saving Data in a Persistent Way with Scriptable Objects

Overview

Defining the chapter goals

Preparing the environment

Updatable gravity in levels

Playing with gravity

Implementing a Scriptable Object

Creating the data class

Generating an asset to contain the data class

Integrating the Scriptable Object with the level

Updating the Level and the LevelInspector class

Tweaking the level settings in the play mode

Summary

8. Controlling the Import Pipeline Using AssetPostprocessor Scripts

Overview

Defining the chapter goals

Using the AssetPostprocessor class

Improving the import pipeline

Overwriting the background and level piece assets settings

Using a DLL file for the AssetPostprocessors

Creating and setting up a DLL project

Integrating the DLL file to the main project

Summary

9. Improving the Build Pipeline

Overview

Defining the chapter goals

Preparing the environment

Automating the BuildPipeline class

Adjusting the player settings

Using the BuildPipeline class

Creating an editor window and learning about EditorPrefs to persist data

Adding version control to your project

Interacting with external scripts

Displaying the build information in the video game

Using the bash script in our pipeline

Distributing your video game using AppBlade

Creating an AppBlade account

Uploading the build

Summary

10. Distributing Your Tools

Overview

Defining the chapter goals

Preparing the environment

Sharing code using a Unity Package

Creating a package

Importing a package

Sharing code using Git submodules

Creating a submodule

Using a submodule

Publishing in the Asset Store

Installing the Asset Store Tools

Becoming a publisher

Uploading the package

Using the Mass Labeler

Uploading and submitting the project

Summary

Index