godot-gdscript

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GDScript programming skill for Godot Engine, including signals, coroutines, and performance optimization.

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Godot GDScript Skill

GDScript programming for Godot Engine development.

Overview

This skill provides capabilities for implementing game logic using GDScript, Godot's Python-like scripting language.

Capabilities

Language Features

Classes and inheritance
Signals and connections
Coroutines with await
Static typing

Node Interaction

Scene tree navigation
Node references
Group management
Signal connections

Performance

Object pooling patterns
Cache node references
Optimize loops
Use typed arrays

Best Patterns

State machines
Singletons (autoload)
Resource management
Export variables

Prerequisites

Godot 4.0+
GDScript knowledge

Usage Patterns

Signal Pattern

class_name Player extends CharacterBody2D

signal health_changed(new_health: int)
signal died

@export var max_health: int = 100
var health: int = max_health

func take_damage(amount: int) -> void:
    health = max(0, health - amount)
    health_changed.emit(health)
    if health <= 0:
        died.emit()

Coroutine Pattern

func spawn_enemies() -> void:
    for i in range(10):
        spawn_enemy()
        await get_tree().create_timer(1.0).timeout

Best Practices

Use static typing
Cache node references in _ready
Use signals for decoupling
Prefer composition over inheritance
Profile with built-in profiler

References

GDScript Documentation