[Solved] Easier to create and deploy extensions

[san]

Easier to create and deploy extensions.

As I was experiencing the problem below, I thought it would be more helpful to popularize GDevelop if it became easier to develop and deploy the extension of GDevelop.

Where should I place resource files of a custom extension?

I really don’t recommend it, you should better use GDevelop’s source or the in-IDE extensions, but you can extract the app.asar (in resources folder), add your images and pack it back. Note that you can easily break your GDevelop Installation doing so and I really don’t recommend it.

It would be nice if we could download the extension from anywhere without rebuilding GDevelop like Unity Store.
If it can’t be done soon, I think it would be good if we could just install extension normally without rebuilding GDevelop.

I’m still a Newbie in Gdevelop, so it’s too much for me to contribute by implementing that

[arthuro555]

JsExtensions are made to be built-in, not added dynamically. If you want dynamic extensions use event based extensions.

[san]

I just wrote a simple logging extension which outputs a string to the console in the DeveloperTools.
So I can simply use this action for verification if a condition is satisfied.
I’m not sure I can write this using on the event based extensions you suggested.

[consoletools]

/**
 * @file
 * Tools for interacting with the debugger.
 */


/**
 * The namespace containing tools to interact with the debugger.
 * @namespace
 */
gdjs.consoleTools = {};

/**
 * Stop the game execution.
 * @param {gdjs.RuntimeScene} runtimeScene - The current scene.
 */
gdjs.consoleTools.log = function(runtimeScene) {
    runtimeScene.getGame().pause(true);
}

gdjs.consoleTools.log = function(anyExp) {
    console.log(anyExp);
};

[JsExtensions]
module.exports = {
createExtension: function(_/*: (string) => string /, gd/: libGDevelop */) {
const extension = new gd.PlatformExtension();
extension.setExtensionInformation(
‘ConsoleTools’,
_(‘Console Tools’),
_(
‘Allow to output to console.’
),
‘CodeQuest(TheGuru)’,
‘MIT’
);

      extension
        .addAction(
          'ConsoleToolsBehavior',
          _('Output any string to console'),
          _(
            'This outputs any string to the console in the DevTools.'
          ),
          _('Output any string to console'),
          _('Console Tools'),
          'res/actions/bug32.png',
          'res/actions/bug32.png'
        )
        .addParameter('string', _('Any String'), '', false)
        .getCodeExtraInformation()
        .setIncludeFile('Extensions/ConsoleTools/consoletools.js')
        .setFunctionName('gdjs.consoleTools.log');

      return extension;
    },
    runExtensionSanityTests: function(gd /*: libGDevelop */, extension /*: gdPlatformExtension*/) {
        return [];
    },
}

[arthuro555]

Why wouldn’t you be able to?

[san]

I’ve succeeded in making it work!. I just didn’t think I could make it with normal javascript codes
Thank you!