Module meta

Meta-information about variant types, properties and class names.

Conversions between types

Godot representation

The library provides two traits FromGodot and ToGodot, which are used at the Rust <-> Godot boundary, both in user-defined functions (#[func]) and engine APIs (godot::classes module). Their to_godot() and from_godot() methods convert types from/to their closest possible Godot type (e.g. GString instead of Rust String). You usually don’t need to call these methods yourself, they are automatically invoked when passing objects to/from Godot.

Most often, the two traits appear in pairs, however there are cases where only one of the two is implemented. For example, &str implements ToGodot but not FromGodot. Additionally, GodotConvert acts as a supertrait of both FromGodot and ToGodot. Its sole purpose is to define the “closest possible Godot type” GodotConvert::Via.

For fallible conversions, you can use FromGodot::try_from_godot().

Variants

ToGodot and FromGodot also implement a conversion to/from Variant, which is the most versatile Godot type. This conversion is available via to_variant() and from_variant() methods. These methods are also available directly on Variant itself, via to(), try_to() and from() functions.

Class conversions

Godot classes exist in a hierarchy. In OOP, it is usually possible to represent pointers to derived objects as pointer to their bases. For conversions between base and derived class objects, you can use Gd methods cast(), try_cast() and upcast(). Upcasts are infallible.

Modules

• error
  Errors in the gdext library.

Structs

• ClassName
  Name of a class registered with Godot.
• MethodInfo
  Describes a method in Godot.
• PropertyHintInfo
  Info needed by Godot, for how to export a type to the editor.
• PropertyInfo
  Describes a property in Godot.
• RefArg
• RpcConfig
  Configuration for a remote procedure call, typically used with #[rpc(config = ...)].

Traits

• ArrayElement
  Marker trait to identify types that can be stored in Array<T>.
• FromGodot
  Defines the canonical conversion from Godot for a type.
• GodotConvert
  Indicates that a type can be passed to/from Godot, either directly or through an intermediate “via” type.
• GodotType
  Type that is directly representable in the engine.
• PackedArrayElement
  Marker trait to identify types that can be stored in Packed*Array types.
• ToGodot
  Defines the canonical conversion to Godot for a type.