Editor Overriding Older Json Scripts (C++)

[reepblue]

I'm noticing that the editor will take the liberty and clear json files on the stock components as they don't have their variables commented. The editor has made me have to redo a few scripts. I was under the impression that the editor would leave these alone if autogenerated was false or not defined. 

I'd like to be able to turn this off if possible. 

[Dreikblack]

Same, auto gen is just making extra files that i don't need and messes my files sometimes

[Josh]

If the JSON file contains the value "autogenerated" and it is set to true, the editor will automatically update and overwrite these files whenever the code file changes. You can remove this value or set it to false, but the auto-generation of the component properties will no longer work.

5 hours ago, Dreikblack said:

Same, auto gen is just making extra files that i don't need and messes my files sometimes

The editor loads the properties the component uses from the JSON files.

[Dreikblack]

19 minutes ago, Josh said:

The editor loads the properties the component uses from the JSON files.

Not all components are used it in the Editor. Some of them only via game code.

[Josh]

9 minutes ago, Dreikblack said:

Not all components are used it in the Editor. Some of them only via game code.

You can control which ones get exposed with the comments you add:
https://www.leadwerks.com/learn/components

[reepblue]

It will still generate a json file like so.

{
	"autogenerated": true,
	"component":
	{
		"inputs":
		{}
,
		"outputs":
		{}
,
		"properties":
		{}

	}
}

 

[Josh]

On 7/5/2025 at 9:48 AM, reepblue said:

It will still generate a json file like so.

{
	"autogenerated": true,
	"component":
	{
		"inputs":
		{}
,
		"outputs":
		{}
,
		"properties":
		{}

	}
}

Was the JSON file missing when this was created? If the file does not already exist, then this is the correct behavior.

[Josh]

CLosing due to lack of response...