SignalEvent - Enhanced Signal Handling for Godot

SignalEvent is a Godot plugin that simplifies and enhances signal connections in your Godot projects. It provides type-safe and debug-friendly signal management with default arguments and easy disconnection capabilities.

Features

• Safe Connections with Default Arguments: Define default arguments for your signal connections, streamlining signal emissions and reducing boilerplate code.
• Simplified Disconnection: Disconnect signal connections by callable or disconnect all callables from a specific signal with ease.
• Debug-Friendly Signal Emission: Optionally enable debug messages that trace signal emissions, pinpointing their origin in your code for efficient debugging.
• Argument Validation: Ensure type safety by validating signal arguments against the connected method's signature, preventing runtime errors caused by mismatched types.

Installation

1. Download the SignalEvent.gd file from this repository.
2. Place the file in your Godot project's addons/ directory.

Usage

extends Control

signal argument_signal
signal funcs_signal
signal no_param_signal

func _ready():
	# Connecting with default argument and debug emission
	SignalEvent.safe_connect_signal(argument_signal, func_arguments, [1], true) 
	argument_signal.emit([2, "Hello"])  # Outputs: 2, "Hello"

	# Disconnecting a callable from a specific signal
	SignalEvent.safe_disconnect_callable(argument_signal, func_arguments)

	# Connecting with multiple default funcs
	SignalEvent.safe_connect_signal(funcs_signal, func_arguments, [1, 2,"Hello"])
	SignalEvent.safe_connect_signal(funcs_signal, func_optional)
	funcs_signal.emit() # Outputs: 1,2,"Hello" and 1 

	# Disconnecting all callables from a signal
	SignalEvent.safe_disconnect_all_callables(funcs_signal)
	
	# Simple connection to a func with an optional parameter
	SignalEvent.safe_connect_signal(no_param_signal, func_optional)
	no_param_signal.emit(5) # Outputs: 5

	# Disconnecting all signals that are connected to a specific func
	SignalEvent.safe_disconnect_all_signals(func_optional)
	
	# This emission won't reach func_optional because it's disconnected
	no_param_signal.emit(5) 
	
	# Symmetrically connect signals and callables 
	var signals_to_connect : Array[Signal] = [argument_signal, funcs_signal]
	var callables_to_connect : Array[Callable] = [func_arguments, func_optional]
	SignalEvent.safe_connect_symmetrically(signals_to_connect, callables_to_connect)

	# Emit the signals (now connected symmetrically)
	argument_signal.emit([10, 20, "Symmetric"]) 
	funcs_signal.emit()

	# Symmetrically disconnect signals and callables
	SignalEvent.safe_disconnect_symmetrically(signals_to_connect, callables_to_connect)
	



func func_arguments(a : int, b : int, c : String) -> void:
	print(a)
	print(b)
	print(c)

func func_optional(a : int = 1) -> void:
	print(a)

API Reference

safe_connect_signal(signalRef : Signal, callable : Callable, defaultArgs : Variant = [], debugEmit : bool = false, connectFlags : int = 0) -> void

Connects a signal to a callable with optional default arguments and debug messages.

• signalRef: The signal to connect to.
• callable: The callable method to connect.
• defaultArgs: (Optional) An array of default arguments to pass to the callable.
• debugEmit: (Optional) Enables debug messages on signal emission.
• connectFlags: (Optional) Connection flags (see Godot documentation).

safe_disconnect_callable(signalRef : Signal, callable : Callable) -> void

Disconnects a specific callable from a signal.

• signalRef: The signal to disconnect from.
• callable: The callable to disconnect.

safe_disconnect_all_callables(signalRef : Signal) -> void

Disconnects all callables from a signal.

• signalRef: The signal to disconnect from.

safe_disconnect_all_signals(callable : Callable) -> void

Disconnects a callable from all connected signals.

• callable: The callable to disconnect.

safe_connect_symmetrically(signalsRef : Array[Signal], callables : Array[Callable], defaultArgs : Variant = [], debugEmit: bool=false, connectFlags: int=0) -> void

Connects an array of signals to an array of callables.

• signalsRef: An array of signals to connect.
• callables: An array of callables to connect.
• defaultArgs: (Optional) An array of default arguments to pass to the callables.
• debugEmit: (Optional) Enables debug messages on signal emission.
• connectFlags: (Optional) Connection flags (see Godot documentation).

safe_disconnect_symmetrically(signalsRef : Array[Signal], callables : Array[Callable]) -> void

Disconnects an array of callables from an array of signals.

• signalsRef: An array of signals to disconnect from.
• callables: An array of callables to disconnect.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or pull requests.

License

This plugin is released under the MIT License.