1.5.1

Some small changes & fixes.

• Fixed config expecting float value in max_cached_pkexpressions, instead of int.
• Fixed error when TRANSLATIONS is not defined in the Resources script.
• Added class descriptions.
• Some other minor code refactoring & optimization.

1.5.0

A bunch of useful new features!

Highlights:

Translations:

• Added a "Translations" system that translates properties of every Node in the project at run-time. Offers a functionality much more like the standard Godot translation system, while keeping all the advantages of PowerKey.

PKExpressions Editor Dropdown:

• Added "Store Parsed" option. Enabling it will make it so the expressions do not have to be parsed during run-time, however it may inflate your scene file size a little as it needs to store the parsed data on the Node.
• Added "Builder" button. When pressed, it shows a pop-up menu with a UI that lets you build a PKExpression without needing to know the syntax. When you press "Done", it will add the expression to a new line in the Text editor.

PKExpression Engine:

• Added "Eval" PKExp type. Allows user to safely execute Godot Expressions to do mathematical operations, value definition, and even safe function calls.
• Now highlights PKExp syntax in the PKExp Editor. Uses GDScript highlighting for segments of "Execute" & "Eval" PKExp types.

Other Changes:

PKExpression Engine:

• Can now specify an optional "frequency" parameter for a "Link" expression to set how frequently it updates.
• In a "Link" or "Assign" PKExpression, you can now access properties and elements from nearly every built-in type including arrays. Instead of only being to access the properties of a Dictionary or Object.
• Now throws error when invalid number of parameters used for that expression type.
• Now throws error when parsing an empty line.

Stress Test:

• Now shows Parse Time & Job Time information.

Example Scene:

• Renamed labels to be more descriptive.
• Added "Slow Counter" label to utilize "frequency" parameter for "Link" PKExps.
• Use "Eval" PKExp type instead of "Exeecute" for the "Random Number" label.

Other:

• Rewrote entire "PKExpressions" guide page to be more descriptive & helpful.
• Fixed the PKExps Editor Dropdown label & the "PowerKey" tab icon not being scaled with the Editor scale. #1 .

1.4.2

General QOL changes, refactoring & fixes.

• Now says at which character the error was found, when parsing a PKExpression.
• Merged the "About" & "Getting Started" guide pages.
• Switched to using StringName instead of String for "PKExpressions" metadata on Nodes. For compatibility, if the metadata is a String then it is still accepted, then converted into StringName.
• Refactored some code, to make future changes/additions easier.
• Various parsing changes for optimization.
• Various fixes.

Relevant fixes & optimizations. Update recommended.
NOTE: This release introduced a new bug where the error message for when a PKExpression accesses properties from an unsupported built-in type would not be formatted correctly. Not a huge issue so I wont re-release this just for a tiny fix, just be aware.

1.4.1

Huge optimization improvements & some general improvements.

• Both "Link" & "Execute" expression types are now MUCH more performant overall. This is due to many different changes made with how they are processed.
• Implemented simpler & more optimized method of hooking & evaluating Nodes during runtime.
• Added expression caching. Helps with repetitive expressions.
• Smarter config file loading. No longer resets whole file when a value is missing.
• "Assign" & "Link" PKExpressions are now allowed to access properties from a Vector2, if the property exists.
• Fixed various issues.

Important optimizations. Update highly recommended.

1.4.0

• Overhauled the Stress Test scene. More options available.
• Fixed huge memory leak when processing "Execute" or "Link" PKExpressions. Now also uses far less RAM in general.
• Added descriptive PKExpression parsing errors, also show in the Text Editor.
• Added comment support for PKExpression Text Editor.
• Fixed many other issues.

Fixes very important issues, update highly recommended.

1.3.0

• Added experimental "Link" PKExpression type.
• Added "Stress Test" scene.
• Parsing improvements.
• Fixed various issues.

Update recommended.
NOTE: Plug-in version in "plugin.cfg" states as 1.2.0, which is incorrect.
ISSUE: Giant memory leak when using "Link" & "Execute" expression types. This is going to be fixed in version 1.4.0.

1.2.0

• Added in-editor PKExpression syntax checking.
• Added "Print any PKExpression processed" debug option in Configuration menu.
• Various fixes.

Warning:

(Fixed in v1.3.0) Nodes instantiated after initial launch of project are not evaluated, so they will not automatically process their PKExpressions.

1.1.0

Now using integrated UI in the Node Inspector for PKExpression input, instead of using the "Editor Description" property to store expressions.

NOTE: Not compatible with older versions.

1.0.0

Release.