cache node index and load it

classes/deck/node_db.gd

@@ -1,25 +1,34 @@
 extends Node
 
 const BASE_NODE_PATH := "res://classes/deck/nodes/"
+const NODE_INDEX_CACHE_PATH := "user://nodes_index.json"
 
 # Dictionary[node_type, NodeDescriptor]
 var nodes: Dictionary = {}
 
 
 func _init() -> void:
+	if load_node_index():
+		return
+
 	var dir := DirAccess.open(BASE_NODE_PATH)
 	dir.list_dir_begin()
 	var current_file := dir.get_next()
 	while current_file != "":
 		print(current_file)
 		if current_file.ends_with(".gd"):
-#			var f := FileAccess.open(BASE_NODE_PATH.path_join(current_file), FileAccess.READ)
 			var script_path := BASE_NODE_PATH.path_join(current_file)
 			var node: DeckNode = load(script_path).new() as DeckNode
-			var descriptor := NodeDescriptor.new(script_path, node.name, node.description, node.aliases)
+			var aliases: String = node.aliases.reduce(
+				func(accum, el) -> void:
+					accum += el
+			, "")
+			var descriptor := NodeDescriptor.new(script_path, node.name, node.description, aliases)
 			nodes[node.node_type] = descriptor
 		current_file = dir.get_next()
 
+	save_node_index()
+
 
 func instance_node(type: String) -> DeckNode:
 	if !nodes.has(type):
@@ -28,6 +37,37 @@ func instance_node(type: String) -> DeckNode:
 	return load(nodes[type]["script_path"]).new()
 
 
+func save_node_index() -> void:
+	var d := {}
+	for node_type in nodes:
+		var nd: NodeDescriptor = nodes[node_type] as NodeDescriptor
+		d[node_type] = nd.to_dictionary()
+
+	var json := JSON.stringify(d, "\t")
+	var f := FileAccess.open(NODE_INDEX_CACHE_PATH, FileAccess.WRITE)
+	f.store_string(json)
+
+
+func load_node_index() -> bool:
+	var f := FileAccess.open(NODE_INDEX_CACHE_PATH, FileAccess.READ)
+	if f == null:
+		print("node index file does not exist")
+		return false
+
+	var data: Dictionary = JSON.parse_string(f.get_as_text()) as Dictionary
+	if data.is_empty():
+		print("node index file exists, but is empty")
+		return false
+
+	for node_type in data:
+		var nd_dict: Dictionary = data[node_type]
+		var nd := NodeDescriptor.from_dictionary(nd_dict)
+		nodes[node_type] = nd
+
+	print("node index file exists, loaded")
+	return true
+
+
 class NodeDescriptor:
 	var name: String
 	var description: String
@@ -36,12 +76,29 @@ class NodeDescriptor:
 	var script_path: String
 
 
-	func _init(p_script_path: String, p_name: String, p_description: String, p_aliases: Array[String]) -> void:
+	func _init(p_script_path: String, p_name: String, p_description: String, p_aliases: String) -> void:
 		script_path = p_script_path
 
 		name = p_name
 		description = p_description
-		aliases = p_aliases.reduce(
-			func(accum, el) -> void:
-				accum += el
-		, "")
+		aliases = p_aliases
+
+
+	func to_dictionary() -> Dictionary:
+		var d := {
+			"name": name,
+			"description": description,
+			"aliases": aliases,
+			"script_path": script_path
+		}
+		return d
+
+
+	static func from_dictionary(data: Dictionary) -> NodeDescriptor:
+		var nd := NodeDescriptor.new(
+			data.get("script_path", ""),
+			data.get("name", ""),
+			data.get("description", ""),
+			data.get("aliases", ""))
+
+		return nd

project.godot

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ config_version=5
 config/name="Re-DotDeck"
 config/tags=PackedStringArray("dot_deck")
 run/main_scene="res://graph_node_renderer/deck_renderer_graph_edit.tscn"
+config/use_custom_user_dir=true
+config/custom_user_dir_name="dotdeck"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.1", "Forward Plus")
 run/low_processor_mode=true
 config/icon="res://icon.svg"