Uses StringName in GDExtension perf critical instance creation & method/properties setter/getter

binding_generator.py

@@ -394,12 +394,11 @@ def generate_builtin_class_header(builtin_api, size, used_classes, fully_used_cl
     result.append(f"class {class_name} {{")
     result.append(f"\tstatic constexpr size_t {snake_class_name}_SIZE = {size};")
     result.append(f"\tuint8_t opaque[{snake_class_name}_SIZE] = {{}};")
-    result.append(
-        f"\t_FORCE_INLINE_ GDNativeTypePtr _native_ptr() const {{ return const_cast<uint8_t (*)[{snake_class_name}_SIZE]>(&opaque); }}"
-    )
 
     result.append("")
     result.append("\tfriend class Variant;")
+    if class_name == "String":
+        result.append("\tfriend class StringName;")
 
     result.append("")
     result.append("\tstatic struct _MethodBindings {")
@@ -442,10 +441,15 @@ def generate_builtin_class_header(builtin_api, size, used_classes, fully_used_cl
 
     result.append("")
     result.append("\tstatic void init_bindings();")
+    result.append("\tstatic void _init_bindings_constructors_destructor();")
 
     result.append("")
     result.append("public:")
 
+    result.append(
+        f"\t_FORCE_INLINE_ GDNativeTypePtr _native_ptr() const {{ return const_cast<uint8_t (*)[{snake_class_name}_SIZE]>(&opaque); }}"
+    )
+
     copy_constructor_index = -1
 
     if "constructors" in builtin_api:
@@ -674,7 +678,7 @@ def generate_builtin_class_source(builtin_api, size, used_classes, fully_used_cl
     result.append(f"{class_name}::_MethodBindings {class_name}::_method_bindings;")
     result.append("")
 
-    result.append(f"void {class_name}::init_bindings() {{")
+    result.append(f"void {class_name}::_init_bindings_constructors_destructor() {{")
 
     if "constructors" in builtin_api:
         for constructor in builtin_api["constructors"]:
@@ -687,20 +691,33 @@ def generate_builtin_class_source(builtin_api, size, used_classes, fully_used_cl
             f"\t_method_bindings.destructor = internal::gdn_interface->variant_get_ptr_destructor({enum_type_name});"
         )
 
+    result.append("}")
+
+    result.append(f"void {class_name}::init_bindings() {{")
+
+    # StringName's constructor internally uses String, so it constructor must be ready !
+    if class_name == "StringName":
+        result.append(f"\tString::_init_bindings_constructors_destructor();")
+    result.append(f"\t{class_name}::_init_bindings_constructors_destructor();")
+
+    result.append(f"\tStringName __name;")
+
     if "methods" in builtin_api:
         for method in builtin_api["methods"]:
             # TODO: Add error check for hash mismatch.
+            result.append(f'\t__name = StringName("{method["name"]}");')
             result.append(
-                f'\t_method_bindings.method_{method["name"]} = internal::gdn_interface->variant_get_ptr_builtin_method({enum_type_name}, "{method["name"]}", {method["hash"]});'
+                f'\t_method_bindings.method_{method["name"]} = internal::gdn_interface->variant_get_ptr_builtin_method({enum_type_name}, __name._native_ptr(), {method["hash"]});'
             )
 
     if "members" in builtin_api:
         for member in builtin_api["members"]:
+            result.append(f'\t__name = StringName("{member["name"]}");')
             result.append(
-                f'\t_method_bindings.member_{member["name"]}_setter = internal::gdn_interface->variant_get_ptr_setter({enum_type_name}, "{member["name"]}");'
+                f'\t_method_bindings.member_{member["name"]}_setter = internal::gdn_interface->variant_get_ptr_setter({enum_type_name}, __name._native_ptr());'
             )
             result.append(
-                f'\t_method_bindings.member_{member["name"]}_getter = internal::gdn_interface->variant_get_ptr_getter({enum_type_name}, "{member["name"]}");'
+                f'\t_method_bindings.member_{member["name"]}_getter = internal::gdn_interface->variant_get_ptr_getter({enum_type_name}, __name._native_ptr());'
             )
 
     if "indexing_return_type" in builtin_api:
@@ -1292,8 +1309,9 @@ def generate_engine_class_source(class_api, used_classes, fully_used_classes, us
 
     if is_singleton:
         result.append(f"{class_name} *{class_name}::get_singleton() {{")
+        result.append(f"\tconst StringName __class_name = {class_name}::get_class_static();")
         result.append(
-            f'\tstatic GDNativeObjectPtr singleton_obj = internal::gdn_interface->global_get_singleton("{class_name}");'
+            f"\tstatic GDNativeObjectPtr singleton_obj = internal::gdn_interface->global_get_singleton(__class_name._native_ptr());"
         )
         result.append("#ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED")
         result.append("\tERR_FAIL_COND_V(singleton_obj == nullptr, nullptr);")
@@ -1318,8 +1336,10 @@ def generate_engine_class_source(class_api, used_classes, fully_used_classes, us
             result.append(method_signature + " {")
 
             # Method body.
+            result.append(f"\tconst StringName __class_name = {class_name}::get_class_static();")
+            result.append(f'\tconst StringName __method_name = "{method["name"]}";')
             result.append(
-                f'\tstatic GDNativeMethodBindPtr ___method_bind = internal::gdn_interface->classdb_get_method_bind("{class_name}", "{method["name"]}", {method["hash"]});'
+                f'\tstatic GDNativeMethodBindPtr ___method_bind = internal::gdn_interface->classdb_get_method_bind(__class_name._native_ptr(), __method_name._native_ptr(), {method["hash"]});'
             )
             method_call = "\t"
             has_return = "return_value" in method and method["return_value"]["type"] != "void"
@@ -1566,8 +1586,9 @@ def generate_utility_functions(api, output_dir):
 
         # Function body.
 
+        source.append(f'\tconst StringName __function_name = "{function["name"]}";')
         source.append(
-            f'\tstatic GDNativePtrUtilityFunction ___function = internal::gdn_interface->variant_get_ptr_utility_function("{function["name"]}", {function["hash"]});'
+            f'\tstatic GDNativePtrUtilityFunction ___function = internal::gdn_interface->variant_get_ptr_utility_function(__function_name._native_ptr(), {function["hash"]});'
         )
         has_return = "return_type" in function and function["return_type"] != "void"
         if has_return:

godot-headers/extension_api.json

@@ -264388,4 +264388,4 @@
 			"format": "StringName signature;uint64_t call_count;uint64_t total_time;uint64_t self_time"
 		}
 	]
-}
+}