Merge pull request #57646 from Faless/mp/4.x_interfaces

[Net] Move RPC, Node cache out of MultiplayerAPI.

10 files changed, 479 insertions, 283 deletions

diff --git a/core/multiplayer/multiplayer_api.cpp b/core/multiplayer/multiplayer_api.cpp
index 41d6d14696..c8cb333e2c 100644
--- a/core/multiplayer/multiplayer_api.cpp
+++ b/core/multiplayer/multiplayer_api.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@
 
 #include "core/debugger/engine_debugger.h"
 #include "core/io/marshalls.h"
-#include "core/multiplayer/rpc_manager.h"
-#include "scene/main/node.h"
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
@@ -42,6 +40,8 @@
 #endif
 
 MultiplayerReplicationInterface *(*MultiplayerAPI::create_default_replication_interface)(MultiplayerAPI *p_multiplayer) = nullptr;
+MultiplayerRPCInterface *(*MultiplayerAPI::create_default_rpc_interface)(MultiplayerAPI *p_multiplayer) = nullptr;
+MultiplayerCacheInterface *(*MultiplayerAPI::create_default_cache_interface)(MultiplayerAPI *p_multiplayer) = nullptr;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED
 void MultiplayerAPI::profile_bandwidth(const String &p_inout, int p_size) {
@@ -91,18 +91,17 @@ void MultiplayerAPI::poll() {
 
 void MultiplayerAPI::clear() {
 	connected_peers.clear();
-	path_get_cache.clear();
-	path_send_cache.clear();
 	packet_cache.clear();
-	last_send_cache_id = 1;
+	cache->clear();
 }
 
-void MultiplayerAPI::set_root_node(Node *p_node) {
-	root_node = p_node;
+void MultiplayerAPI::set_root_path(const NodePath &p_path) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(!p_path.is_absolute() && !p_path.is_empty(), "MultiplayerAPI root path must be absolute.");
+	root_path = p_path;
 }
 
-Node *MultiplayerAPI::get_root_node() {
-	return root_node;
+NodePath MultiplayerAPI::get_root_path() const {
+	return root_path;
 }
 
 void MultiplayerAPI::set_multiplayer_peer(const Ref<MultiplayerPeer> &p_peer) {
@@ -139,7 +138,7 @@ Ref<MultiplayerPeer> MultiplayerAPI::get_multiplayer_peer() const {
 }
 
 void MultiplayerAPI::_process_packet(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len) {
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(root_node == nullptr, "Multiplayer root node was not initialized. If you are using custom multiplayer, remember to set the root node via MultiplayerAPI.set_root_node before using it.");
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(root_path.is_empty(), "Multiplayer root was not initialized. If you are using custom multiplayer, remember to set the root path via MultiplayerAPI.set_root_path before using it.");
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(p_packet_len < 1, "Invalid packet received. Size too small.");
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED
@@ -151,15 +150,15 @@ void MultiplayerAPI::_process_packet(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_
 
 	switch (packet_type) {
 		case NETWORK_COMMAND_SIMPLIFY_PATH: {
-			_process_simplify_path(p_from, p_packet, p_packet_len);
+			cache->process_simplify_path(p_from, p_packet, p_packet_len);
 		} break;
 
 		case NETWORK_COMMAND_CONFIRM_PATH: {
-			_process_confirm_path(p_from, p_packet, p_packet_len);
+			cache->process_confirm_path(p_from, p_packet, p_packet_len);
 		} break;
 
 		case NETWORK_COMMAND_REMOTE_CALL: {
-			rpc_manager->process_rpc(p_from, p_packet, p_packet_len);
+			rpc->process_rpc(p_from, p_packet, p_packet_len);
 		} break;
 
 		case NETWORK_COMMAND_RAW: {
@@ -177,140 +176,6 @@ void MultiplayerAPI::_process_packet(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_
 	}
 }
 
-void MultiplayerAPI::_process_simplify_path(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len) {
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(p_packet_len < 38, "Invalid packet received. Size too small.");
-	int ofs = 1;
-
-	String methods_md5;
-	methods_md5.parse_utf8((const char *)(p_packet + ofs), 32);
-	ofs += 33;
-
-	int id = decode_uint32(&p_packet[ofs]);
-	ofs += 4;
-
-	String paths;
-	paths.parse_utf8((const char *)(p_packet + ofs), p_packet_len - ofs);
-
-	NodePath path = paths;
-
-	if (!path_get_cache.has(p_from)) {
-		path_get_cache[p_from] = PathGetCache();
-	}
-
-	Node *node = root_node->get_node(path);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(node == nullptr);
-	const bool valid_rpc_checksum = rpc_manager->get_rpc_md5(node) == methods_md5;
-	if (valid_rpc_checksum == false) {
-		ERR_PRINT("The rpc node checksum failed. Make sure to have the same methods on both nodes. Node path: " + path);
-	}
-
-	PathGetCache::NodeInfo ni;
-	ni.path = path;
-
-	path_get_cache[p_from].nodes[id] = ni;
-
-	// Encode path to send ack.
-	CharString pname = String(path).utf8();
-	int len = encode_cstring(pname.get_data(), nullptr);
-
-	Vector<uint8_t> packet;
-
-	packet.resize(1 + 1 + len);
-	packet.write[0] = NETWORK_COMMAND_CONFIRM_PATH;
-	packet.write[1] = valid_rpc_checksum;
-	encode_cstring(pname.get_data(), &packet.write[2]);
-
-	multiplayer_peer->set_transfer_channel(0);
-	multiplayer_peer->set_transfer_mode(Multiplayer::TRANSFER_MODE_RELIABLE);
-	multiplayer_peer->set_target_peer(p_from);
-	multiplayer_peer->put_packet(packet.ptr(), packet.size());
-}
-
-void MultiplayerAPI::_process_confirm_path(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len) {
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(p_packet_len < 3, "Invalid packet received. Size too small.");
-
-	const bool valid_rpc_checksum = p_packet[1];
-
-	String paths;
-	paths.parse_utf8((const char *)&p_packet[2], p_packet_len - 2);
-
-	NodePath path = paths;
-
-	if (valid_rpc_checksum == false) {
-		ERR_PRINT("The rpc node checksum failed. Make sure to have the same methods on both nodes. Node path: " + path);
-	}
-
-	PathSentCache *psc = path_send_cache.getptr(path);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(!psc, "Invalid packet received. Tries to confirm a path which was not found in cache.");
-
-	Map<int, bool>::Element *E = psc->confirmed_peers.find(p_from);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(!E, "Invalid packet received. Source peer was not found in cache for the given path.");
-	E->get() = true;
-}
-
-bool MultiplayerAPI::_send_confirm_path(Node *p_node, NodePath p_path, PathSentCache *psc, int p_target) {
-	bool has_all_peers = true;
-	List<int> peers_to_add; // If one is missing, take note to add it.
-
-	for (Set<int>::Element *E = connected_peers.front(); E; E = E->next()) {
-		if (p_target < 0 && E->get() == -p_target) {
-			continue; // Continue, excluded.
-		}
-
-		if (p_target > 0 && E->get() != p_target) {
-			continue; // Continue, not for this peer.
-		}
-
-		Map<int, bool>::Element *F = psc->confirmed_peers.find(E->get());
-
-		if (!F || !F->get()) {
-			// Path was not cached, or was cached but is unconfirmed.
-			if (!F) {
-				// Not cached at all, take note.
-				peers_to_add.push_back(E->get());
-			}
-
-			has_all_peers = false;
-		}
-	}
-
-	if (peers_to_add.size() > 0) {
-		// Those that need to be added, send a message for this.
-
-		// Encode function name.
-		const CharString path = String(p_path).utf8();
-		const int path_len = encode_cstring(path.get_data(), nullptr);
-
-		// Extract MD5 from rpc methods list.
-		const String methods_md5 = rpc_manager->get_rpc_md5(p_node);
-		const int methods_md5_len = 33; // 32 + 1 for the `0` that is added by the encoder.
-
-		Vector<uint8_t> packet;
-		packet.resize(1 + 4 + path_len + methods_md5_len);
-		int ofs = 0;
-
-		packet.write[ofs] = NETWORK_COMMAND_SIMPLIFY_PATH;
-		ofs += 1;
-
-		ofs += encode_cstring(methods_md5.utf8().get_data(), &packet.write[ofs]);
-
-		ofs += encode_uint32(psc->id, &packet.write[ofs]);
-
-		ofs += encode_cstring(path.get_data(), &packet.write[ofs]);
-
-		for (int &E : peers_to_add) {
-			multiplayer_peer->set_target_peer(E); // To all of you.
-			multiplayer_peer->set_transfer_channel(0);
-			multiplayer_peer->set_transfer_mode(Multiplayer::TRANSFER_MODE_RELIABLE);
-			multiplayer_peer->put_packet(packet.ptr(), packet.size());
-
-			psc->confirmed_peers.insert(E, false); // Insert into confirmed, but as false since it was not confirmed.
-		}
-	}
-
-	return has_all_peers;
-}
-
 // The variant is compressed and encoded; The first byte contains all the meta
 // information and the format is:
 // - The first LSB 5 bits are used for the variant type.
@@ -537,23 +402,14 @@ Error MultiplayerAPI::decode_and_decompress_variants(Vector<Variant> &r_variants
 
 void MultiplayerAPI::_add_peer(int p_id) {
 	connected_peers.insert(p_id);
-	path_get_cache.insert(p_id, PathGetCache());
+	cache->on_peer_change(p_id, true);
 	replicator->on_peer_change(p_id, true);
 	emit_signal(SNAME("peer_connected"), p_id);
 }
 
 void MultiplayerAPI::_del_peer(int p_id) {
 	replicator->on_peer_change(p_id, false);
-	// Cleanup get cache.
-	path_get_cache.erase(p_id);
-	// Cleanup sent cache.
-	// Some refactoring is needed to make this faster and do paths GC.
-	List<NodePath> keys;
-	path_send_cache.get_key_list(&keys);
-	for (const NodePath &E : keys) {
-		PathSentCache *psc = path_send_cache.getptr(E);
-		psc->confirmed_peers.erase(p_id);
-	}
+	cache->on_peer_change(p_id, false);
 	connected_peers.erase(p_id);
 	emit_signal(SNAME("peer_disconnected"), p_id);
 }
@@ -605,41 +461,15 @@ void MultiplayerAPI::_process_raw(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_pac
 }
 
 bool MultiplayerAPI::is_cache_confirmed(NodePath p_path, int p_peer) {
-	const PathSentCache *psc = path_send_cache.getptr(p_path);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!psc, false);
-	const Map<int, bool>::Element *F = psc->confirmed_peers.find(p_peer);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!F, false); // Should never happen.
-	return F->get();
-}
-
-bool MultiplayerAPI::send_confirm_path(Node *p_node, NodePath p_path, int p_peer_id, int &r_id) {
-	// See if the path is cached.
-	PathSentCache *psc = path_send_cache.getptr(p_path);
-	if (!psc) {
-		// Path is not cached, create.
-		path_send_cache[p_path] = PathSentCache();
-		psc = path_send_cache.getptr(p_path);
-		psc->id = last_send_cache_id++;
-	}
-	r_id = psc->id;
-
-	// See if all peers have cached path (if so, call can be fast).
-	return _send_confirm_path(p_node, p_path, psc, p_peer_id);
+	return cache->is_cache_confirmed(p_path, p_peer);
 }
 
-Node *MultiplayerAPI::get_cached_node(int p_from, uint32_t p_node_id) {
-	Map<int, PathGetCache>::Element *E = path_get_cache.find(p_from);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!E, nullptr, vformat("No cache found for peer %d.", p_from));
-
-	Map<int, PathGetCache::NodeInfo>::Element *F = E->get().nodes.find(p_node_id);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!F, nullptr, vformat("ID %d not found in cache of peer %d.", p_node_id, p_from));
+bool MultiplayerAPI::send_object_cache(Object *p_obj, NodePath p_path, int p_peer_id, int &r_id) {
+	return cache->send_object_cache(p_obj, p_path, p_peer_id, r_id);
+}
 
-	PathGetCache::NodeInfo *ni = &F->get();
-	Node *node = root_node->get_node(ni->path);
-	if (!node) {
-		ERR_PRINT("Failed to get cached path: " + String(ni->path) + ".");
-	}
-	return node;
+Object *MultiplayerAPI::get_cached_object(int p_from, uint32_t p_cache_id) {
+	return cache->get_cached_object(p_from, p_cache_id);
 }
 
 int MultiplayerAPI::get_unique_id() const {
@@ -680,8 +510,12 @@ bool MultiplayerAPI::is_object_decoding_allowed() const {
 	return allow_object_decoding;
 }
 
-void MultiplayerAPI::rpcp(Node *p_node, int p_peer_id, const StringName &p_method, const Variant **p_arg, int p_argcount) {
-	rpc_manager->rpcp(p_node, p_peer_id, p_method, p_arg, p_argcount);
+String MultiplayerAPI::get_rpc_md5(const Object *p_obj) const {
+	return rpc->get_rpc_md5(p_obj);
+}
+
+void MultiplayerAPI::rpcp(Object *p_obj, int p_peer_id, const StringName &p_method, const Variant **p_arg, int p_argcount) {
+	rpc->rpcp(p_obj, p_peer_id, p_method, p_arg, p_argcount);
 }
 
 Error MultiplayerAPI::spawn(Object *p_object, Variant p_config) {
@@ -701,8 +535,8 @@ Error MultiplayerAPI::replication_stop(Object *p_object, Variant p_config) {
 }
 
 void MultiplayerAPI::_bind_methods() {
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_root_node", "node"), &MultiplayerAPI::set_root_node);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_root_node"), &MultiplayerAPI::get_root_node);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_root_path", "path"), &MultiplayerAPI::set_root_path);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_root_path"), &MultiplayerAPI::get_root_path);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("send_bytes", "bytes", "id", "mode", "channel"), &MultiplayerAPI::send_bytes, DEFVAL(MultiplayerPeer::TARGET_PEER_BROADCAST), DEFVAL(Multiplayer::TRANSFER_MODE_RELIABLE), DEFVAL(0));
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("has_multiplayer_peer"), &MultiplayerAPI::has_multiplayer_peer);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_multiplayer_peer"), &MultiplayerAPI::get_multiplayer_peer);
@@ -722,7 +556,7 @@ void MultiplayerAPI::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "allow_object_decoding"), "set_allow_object_decoding", "is_object_decoding_allowed");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "refuse_new_connections"), "set_refuse_new_connections", "is_refusing_new_connections");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "multiplayer_peer", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "MultiplayerPeer", PROPERTY_USAGE_NONE), "set_multiplayer_peer", "get_multiplayer_peer");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "root_node", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Node", PROPERTY_USAGE_NONE), "set_root_node", "get_root_node");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::NODE_PATH, "root_path"), "set_root_path", "get_root_path");
 	ADD_PROPERTY_DEFAULT("refuse_new_connections", false);
 
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("peer_connected", PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "id")));
@@ -739,11 +573,18 @@ MultiplayerAPI::MultiplayerAPI() {
 	} else {
 		replicator.instantiate();
 	}
-	rpc_manager = memnew(RPCManager(this));
-	clear();
+	if (create_default_rpc_interface) {
+		rpc = Ref<MultiplayerRPCInterface>(create_default_rpc_interface(this));
+	} else {
+		rpc.instantiate();
+	}
+	if (create_default_cache_interface) {
+		cache = Ref<MultiplayerCacheInterface>(create_default_cache_interface(this));
+	} else {
+		cache.instantiate();
+	}
 }
 
 MultiplayerAPI::~MultiplayerAPI() {
 	clear();
-	memdelete(rpc_manager);
 }
diff --git a/core/multiplayer/multiplayer_api.h b/core/multiplayer/multiplayer_api.h
index f4fdafc323..9fe67615e3 100644
--- a/core/multiplayer/multiplayer_api.h
+++ b/core/multiplayer/multiplayer_api.h
@@ -55,7 +55,34 @@ public:
 	MultiplayerReplicationInterface() {}
 };
 
-class RPCManager;
+class MultiplayerRPCInterface : public RefCounted {
+	GDCLASS(MultiplayerRPCInterface, RefCounted);
+
+public:
+	// Called by Node.rpc
+	virtual void rpcp(Object *p_obj, int p_peer_id, const StringName &p_method, const Variant **p_arg, int p_argcount) {}
+	virtual void process_rpc(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len) {}
+	virtual String get_rpc_md5(const Object *p_obj) const { return String(); }
+
+	MultiplayerRPCInterface() {}
+};
+
+class MultiplayerCacheInterface : public RefCounted {
+	GDCLASS(MultiplayerCacheInterface, RefCounted);
+
+public:
+	virtual void clear() {}
+	virtual void on_peer_change(int p_id, bool p_connected) {}
+	virtual void process_simplify_path(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len) {}
+	virtual void process_confirm_path(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len) {}
+
+	// Returns true if all peers have cached path.
+	virtual bool send_object_cache(Object *p_obj, NodePath p_path, int p_target, int &p_id) { return false; }
+	virtual Object *get_cached_object(int p_from, uint32_t p_cache_id) { return nullptr; }
+	virtual bool is_cache_confirmed(NodePath p_path, int p_peer) { return false; }
+
+	MultiplayerCacheInterface() {}
+};
 
 class MultiplayerAPI : public RefCounted {
 	GDCLASS(MultiplayerAPI, RefCounted);
@@ -85,49 +112,30 @@ public:
 	};
 
 private:
-	//path sent caches
-	struct PathSentCache {
-		Map<int, bool> confirmed_peers;
-		int id;
-	};
-
-	//path get caches
-	struct PathGetCache {
-		struct NodeInfo {
-			NodePath path;
-			ObjectID instance;
-		};
-
-		Map<int, NodeInfo> nodes;
-	};
-
 	Ref<MultiplayerPeer> multiplayer_peer;
 	Set<int> connected_peers;
 	int remote_sender_id = 0;
 	int remote_sender_override = 0;
 
-	HashMap<NodePath, PathSentCache> path_send_cache;
-	Map<int, PathGetCache> path_get_cache;
-	int last_send_cache_id;
 	Vector<uint8_t> packet_cache;
 
-	Node *root_node = nullptr;
+	NodePath root_path;
 	bool allow_object_decoding = false;
 
+	Ref<MultiplayerCacheInterface> cache;
 	Ref<MultiplayerReplicationInterface> replicator;
-	RPCManager *rpc_manager = nullptr;
+	Ref<MultiplayerRPCInterface> rpc;
 
 protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();
 
-	bool _send_confirm_path(Node *p_node, NodePath p_path, PathSentCache *psc, int p_target);
 	void _process_packet(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len);
-	void _process_simplify_path(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len);
-	void _process_confirm_path(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len);
 	void _process_raw(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len);
 
 public:
 	static MultiplayerReplicationInterface *(*create_default_replication_interface)(MultiplayerAPI *p_multiplayer);
+	static MultiplayerRPCInterface *(*create_default_rpc_interface)(MultiplayerAPI *p_multiplayer);
+	static MultiplayerCacheInterface *(*create_default_cache_interface)(MultiplayerAPI *p_multiplayer);
 
 	static Error encode_and_compress_variant(const Variant &p_variant, uint8_t *p_buffer, int &r_len, bool p_allow_object_decoding);
 	static Error decode_and_decompress_variant(Variant &r_variant, const uint8_t *p_buffer, int p_len, int *r_len, bool p_allow_object_decoding);
@@ -136,23 +144,24 @@ public:
 
 	void poll();
 	void clear();
-	void set_root_node(Node *p_node);
-	Node *get_root_node();
+	void set_root_path(const NodePath &p_path);
+	NodePath get_root_path() const;
 	void set_multiplayer_peer(const Ref<MultiplayerPeer> &p_peer);
 	Ref<MultiplayerPeer> get_multiplayer_peer() const;
 
 	Error send_bytes(Vector<uint8_t> p_data, int p_to = MultiplayerPeer::TARGET_PEER_BROADCAST, Multiplayer::TransferMode p_mode = Multiplayer::TRANSFER_MODE_RELIABLE, int p_channel = 0);
 
-	// Called by Node.rpc
-	void rpcp(Node *p_node, int p_peer_id, const StringName &p_method, const Variant **p_arg, int p_argcount);
+	// RPC API
+	void rpcp(Object *p_obj, int p_peer_id, const StringName &p_method, const Variant **p_arg, int p_argcount);
+	String get_rpc_md5(const Object *p_obj) const;
 	// Replication API
 	Error spawn(Object *p_object, Variant p_config);
 	Error despawn(Object *p_object, Variant p_config);
 	Error replication_start(Object *p_object, Variant p_config);
 	Error replication_stop(Object *p_object, Variant p_config);
-	// Called by replicator
-	bool send_confirm_path(Node *p_node, NodePath p_path, int p_target, int &p_id);
-	Node *get_cached_node(int p_from, uint32_t p_node_id);
+	// Cache API
+	bool send_object_cache(Object *p_obj, NodePath p_path, int p_target, int &p_id);
+	Object *get_cached_object(int p_from, uint32_t p_cache_id);
 	bool is_cache_confirmed(NodePath p_path, int p_peer);
 
 	void _add_peer(int p_id);
@@ -174,8 +183,6 @@ public:
 	void set_allow_object_decoding(bool p_enable);
 	bool is_object_decoding_allowed() const;
 
-	RPCManager *get_rpc_manager() const { return rpc_manager; }
-
 #ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED
 	void profile_bandwidth(const String &p_inout, int p_size);
 #endif
diff --git a/doc/classes/MultiplayerAPI.xml b/doc/classes/MultiplayerAPI.xml
index 426d902983..642e000efc 100644
--- a/doc/classes/MultiplayerAPI.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/MultiplayerAPI.xml
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
 		<member name="refuse_new_connections" type="bool" setter="set_refuse_new_connections" getter="is_refusing_new_connections" default="false">
 			If [code]true[/code], the MultiplayerAPI's [member multiplayer_peer] refuses new incoming connections.
 		</member>
-		<member name="root_node" type="Node" setter="set_root_node" getter="get_root_node">
-			The root node to use for RPCs. Instead of an absolute path, a relative path will be used to find the node upon which the RPC should be executed.
+		<member name="root_path" type="NodePath" setter="set_root_path" getter="get_root_path" default="NodePath(&quot;&quot;)">
+			The root path to use for RPCs and replication. Instead of an absolute path, a relative path will be used to find the node upon which the RPC should be executed.
 			This effectively allows to have different branches of the scene tree to be managed by different MultiplayerAPI, allowing for example to run both client and server in the same scene.
 		</member>
 	</members>
diff --git a/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp b/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
index 0e4a6a4b5c..69d781cbfc 100644
--- a/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
@@ -1165,7 +1165,7 @@ void SceneTree::set_multiplayer(Ref<MultiplayerAPI> p_multiplayer) {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!p_multiplayer.is_valid());
 
 	multiplayer = p_multiplayer;
-	multiplayer->set_root_node(root);
+	multiplayer->set_root_path("/" + root->get_name());
 }
 
 void SceneTree::_bind_methods() {
diff --git a/scene/multiplayer/scene_cache_interface.cpp b/scene/multiplayer/scene_cache_interface.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de4a94470a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scene/multiplayer/scene_cache_interface.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*  scene_cache_interface.cpp                                            */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                       This file is part of:                           */
+/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
+/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2022 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-2022 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
+/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
+/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
+/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
+/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
+/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
+/* the following conditions:                                             */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
+/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
+/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
+/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
+/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
+/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
+/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
+/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+#include "scene_cache_interface.h"
+
+#include "core/io/marshalls.h"
+#include "scene/main/node.h"
+#include "scene/main/window.h"
+
+MultiplayerCacheInterface *SceneCacheInterface::_create(MultiplayerAPI *p_multiplayer) {
+	return memnew(SceneCacheInterface(p_multiplayer));
+}
+
+void SceneCacheInterface::make_default() {
+	MultiplayerAPI::create_default_cache_interface = _create;
+}
+
+void SceneCacheInterface::on_peer_change(int p_id, bool p_connected) {
+	if (p_connected) {
+		path_get_cache.insert(p_id, PathGetCache());
+	} else {
+		// Cleanup get cache.
+		path_get_cache.erase(p_id);
+		// Cleanup sent cache.
+		// Some refactoring is needed to make this faster and do paths GC.
+		List<NodePath> keys;
+		path_send_cache.get_key_list(&keys);
+		for (const NodePath &E : keys) {
+			PathSentCache *psc = path_send_cache.getptr(E);
+			psc->confirmed_peers.erase(p_id);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+void SceneCacheInterface::process_simplify_path(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len) {
+	Node *root_node = SceneTree::get_singleton()->get_root()->get_node(multiplayer->get_root_path());
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(!root_node);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(p_packet_len < 38, "Invalid packet received. Size too small.");
+	int ofs = 1;
+
+	String methods_md5;
+	methods_md5.parse_utf8((const char *)(p_packet + ofs), 32);
+	ofs += 33;
+
+	int id = decode_uint32(&p_packet[ofs]);
+	ofs += 4;
+
+	String paths;
+	paths.parse_utf8((const char *)(p_packet + ofs), p_packet_len - ofs);
+
+	NodePath path = paths;
+
+	if (!path_get_cache.has(p_from)) {
+		path_get_cache[p_from] = PathGetCache();
+	}
+
+	Node *node = root_node->get_node(path);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(node == nullptr);
+	const bool valid_rpc_checksum = multiplayer->get_rpc_md5(node) == methods_md5;
+	if (valid_rpc_checksum == false) {
+		ERR_PRINT("The rpc node checksum failed. Make sure to have the same methods on both nodes. Node path: " + path);
+	}
+
+	PathGetCache::NodeInfo ni;
+	ni.path = path;
+
+	path_get_cache[p_from].nodes[id] = ni;
+
+	// Encode path to send ack.
+	CharString pname = String(path).utf8();
+	int len = encode_cstring(pname.get_data(), nullptr);
+
+	Vector<uint8_t> packet;
+
+	packet.resize(1 + 1 + len);
+	packet.write[0] = MultiplayerAPI::NETWORK_COMMAND_CONFIRM_PATH;
+	packet.write[1] = valid_rpc_checksum;
+	encode_cstring(pname.get_data(), &packet.write[2]);
+
+	Ref<MultiplayerPeer> multiplayer_peer = multiplayer->get_multiplayer_peer();
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(multiplayer_peer.is_null());
+
+	multiplayer_peer->set_transfer_channel(0);
+	multiplayer_peer->set_transfer_mode(Multiplayer::TRANSFER_MODE_RELIABLE);
+	multiplayer_peer->set_target_peer(p_from);
+	multiplayer_peer->put_packet(packet.ptr(), packet.size());
+}
+
+void SceneCacheInterface::process_confirm_path(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(p_packet_len < 3, "Invalid packet received. Size too small.");
+
+	const bool valid_rpc_checksum = p_packet[1];
+
+	String paths;
+	paths.parse_utf8((const char *)&p_packet[2], p_packet_len - 2);
+
+	NodePath path = paths;
+
+	if (valid_rpc_checksum == false) {
+		ERR_PRINT("The rpc node checksum failed. Make sure to have the same methods on both nodes. Node path: " + path);
+	}
+
+	PathSentCache *psc = path_send_cache.getptr(path);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(!psc, "Invalid packet received. Tries to confirm a path which was not found in cache.");
+
+	Map<int, bool>::Element *E = psc->confirmed_peers.find(p_from);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(!E, "Invalid packet received. Source peer was not found in cache for the given path.");
+	E->get() = true;
+}
+
+bool SceneCacheInterface::_send_confirm_path(Node *p_node, NodePath p_path, PathSentCache *psc, int p_target) {
+	bool has_all_peers = true;
+	List<int> peers_to_add; // If one is missing, take note to add it.
+
+	for (const Set<int>::Element *E = multiplayer->get_connected_peers().front(); E; E = E->next()) {
+		if (p_target < 0 && E->get() == -p_target) {
+			continue; // Continue, excluded.
+		}
+
+		if (p_target > 0 && E->get() != p_target) {
+			continue; // Continue, not for this peer.
+		}
+
+		Map<int, bool>::Element *F = psc->confirmed_peers.find(E->get());
+
+		if (!F || !F->get()) {
+			// Path was not cached, or was cached but is unconfirmed.
+			if (!F) {
+				// Not cached at all, take note.
+				peers_to_add.push_back(E->get());
+			}
+
+			has_all_peers = false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (peers_to_add.size() > 0) {
+		// Those that need to be added, send a message for this.
+
+		// Encode function name.
+		const CharString path = String(p_path).utf8();
+		const int path_len = encode_cstring(path.get_data(), nullptr);
+
+		// Extract MD5 from rpc methods list.
+		const String methods_md5 = multiplayer->get_rpc_md5(p_node);
+		const int methods_md5_len = 33; // 32 + 1 for the `0` that is added by the encoder.
+
+		Vector<uint8_t> packet;
+		packet.resize(1 + 4 + path_len + methods_md5_len);
+		int ofs = 0;
+
+		packet.write[ofs] = MultiplayerAPI::NETWORK_COMMAND_SIMPLIFY_PATH;
+		ofs += 1;
+
+		ofs += encode_cstring(methods_md5.utf8().get_data(), &packet.write[ofs]);
+
+		ofs += encode_uint32(psc->id, &packet.write[ofs]);
+
+		ofs += encode_cstring(path.get_data(), &packet.write[ofs]);
+
+		Ref<MultiplayerPeer> multiplayer_peer = multiplayer->get_multiplayer_peer();
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(multiplayer_peer.is_null(), false);
+
+		for (int &E : peers_to_add) {
+			multiplayer_peer->set_target_peer(E); // To all of you.
+			multiplayer_peer->set_transfer_channel(0);
+			multiplayer_peer->set_transfer_mode(Multiplayer::TRANSFER_MODE_RELIABLE);
+			multiplayer_peer->put_packet(packet.ptr(), packet.size());
+
+			psc->confirmed_peers.insert(E, false); // Insert into confirmed, but as false since it was not confirmed.
+		}
+	}
+
+	return has_all_peers;
+}
+
+bool SceneCacheInterface::is_cache_confirmed(NodePath p_path, int p_peer) {
+	const PathSentCache *psc = path_send_cache.getptr(p_path);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!psc, false);
+	const Map<int, bool>::Element *F = psc->confirmed_peers.find(p_peer);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!F, false); // Should never happen.
+	return F->get();
+}
+
+bool SceneCacheInterface::send_object_cache(Object *p_obj, NodePath p_path, int p_peer_id, int &r_id) {
+	Node *node = Object::cast_to<Node>(p_obj);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!node, false);
+	// See if the path is cached.
+	PathSentCache *psc = path_send_cache.getptr(p_path);
+	if (!psc) {
+		// Path is not cached, create.
+		path_send_cache[p_path] = PathSentCache();
+		psc = path_send_cache.getptr(p_path);
+		psc->id = last_send_cache_id++;
+	}
+	r_id = psc->id;
+
+	return _send_confirm_path(node, p_path, psc, p_peer_id);
+}
+
+Object *SceneCacheInterface::get_cached_object(int p_from, uint32_t p_cache_id) {
+	Node *root_node = SceneTree::get_singleton()->get_root()->get_node(multiplayer->get_root_path());
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!root_node, nullptr);
+	Map<int, PathGetCache>::Element *E = path_get_cache.find(p_from);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!E, nullptr, vformat("No cache found for peer %d.", p_from));
+
+	Map<int, PathGetCache::NodeInfo>::Element *F = E->get().nodes.find(p_cache_id);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(!F, nullptr, vformat("ID %d not found in cache of peer %d.", p_cache_id, p_from));
+
+	PathGetCache::NodeInfo *ni = &F->get();
+	Node *node = root_node->get_node(ni->path);
+	if (!node) {
+		ERR_PRINT("Failed to get cached path: " + String(ni->path) + ".");
+	}
+	return node;
+}
+
+void SceneCacheInterface::clear() {
+	path_get_cache.clear();
+	path_send_cache.clear();
+	last_send_cache_id = 1;
+}
diff --git a/scene/multiplayer/scene_cache_interface.h b/scene/multiplayer/scene_cache_interface.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91a53cb948
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scene/multiplayer/scene_cache_interface.h
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*  scene_cache_interface.h                                              */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/*                       This file is part of:                           */
+/*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
+/*                      https://godotengine.org                          */
+/*************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2022 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                 */
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-2022 Godot Engine contributors (cf. AUTHORS.md).   */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining */
+/* a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the       */
+/* "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including   */
+/* without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,   */
+/* distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to    */
+/* permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to */
+/* the following conditions:                                             */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be        */
+/* included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.       */
+/*                                                                       */
+/* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,       */
+/* EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF    */
+/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.*/
+/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY  */
+/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,  */
+/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE     */
+/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
+/*************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef SCENE_CACHE_INTERFACE_H
+#define SCENE_CACHE_INTERFACE_H
+
+#include "core/multiplayer/multiplayer_api.h"
+
+class SceneCacheInterface : public MultiplayerCacheInterface {
+	GDCLASS(SceneCacheInterface, MultiplayerCacheInterface);
+
+private:
+	MultiplayerAPI *multiplayer;
+
+	//path sent caches
+	struct PathSentCache {
+		Map<int, bool> confirmed_peers;
+		int id;
+	};
+
+	//path get caches
+	struct PathGetCache {
+		struct NodeInfo {
+			NodePath path;
+			ObjectID instance;
+		};
+
+		Map<int, NodeInfo> nodes;
+	};
+
+	HashMap<NodePath, PathSentCache> path_send_cache;
+	Map<int, PathGetCache> path_get_cache;
+	int last_send_cache_id = 1;
+
+protected:
+	bool _send_confirm_path(Node *p_node, NodePath p_path, PathSentCache *psc, int p_target);
+	static MultiplayerCacheInterface *_create(MultiplayerAPI *p_multiplayer);
+
+public:
+	static void make_default();
+
+	virtual void clear() override;
+	virtual void on_peer_change(int p_id, bool p_connected) override;
+	virtual void process_simplify_path(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len) override;
+	virtual void process_confirm_path(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len) override;
+
+	// Returns true if all peers have cached path.
+	virtual bool send_object_cache(Object *p_obj, NodePath p_path, int p_target, int &p_id) override;
+	virtual Object *get_cached_object(int p_from, uint32_t p_cache_id) override;
+	virtual bool is_cache_confirmed(NodePath p_path, int p_peer) override;
+
+	SceneCacheInterface(MultiplayerAPI *p_multiplayer) { multiplayer = p_multiplayer; }
+};
+
+#endif // SCENE_CACHE_INTERFACE_H
diff --git a/scene/multiplayer/scene_replication_interface.cpp b/scene/multiplayer/scene_replication_interface.cpp
index 7155935084..2088a43ba7 100644
--- a/scene/multiplayer/scene_replication_interface.cpp
+++ b/scene/multiplayer/scene_replication_interface.cpp
@@ -186,12 +186,10 @@ Error SceneReplicationInterface::_send_spawn(Node *p_node, MultiplayerSpawner *p
 	}
 
 	// Prepare simplified path.
-	const Node *root_node = multiplayer->get_root_node();
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!root_node, ERR_UNCONFIGURED);
-	NodePath rel_path = (root_node->get_path()).rel_path_to(p_spawner->get_path());
+	NodePath rel_path = multiplayer->get_root_path().rel_path_to(p_spawner->get_path());
 
 	int path_id = 0;
-	multiplayer->send_confirm_path(p_spawner, rel_path, p_peer, path_id);
+	multiplayer->send_object_cache(p_spawner, rel_path, p_peer, path_id);
 
 	// Encode name and parent ID.
 	CharString cname = p_node->get_name().operator String().utf8();
@@ -243,7 +241,7 @@ Error SceneReplicationInterface::on_spawn_receive(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_b
 	ofs += 1;
 	uint32_t node_target = decode_uint32(&p_buffer[ofs]);
 	ofs += 4;
-	MultiplayerSpawner *spawner = Object::cast_to<MultiplayerSpawner>(multiplayer->get_cached_node(p_from, node_target));
+	MultiplayerSpawner *spawner = Object::cast_to<MultiplayerSpawner>(multiplayer->get_cached_object(p_from, node_target));
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!spawner, ERR_DOES_NOT_EXIST);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(p_from != spawner->get_multiplayer_authority(), ERR_UNAUTHORIZED);
 
@@ -349,11 +347,9 @@ void SceneReplicationInterface::_send_sync(int p_peer, uint64_t p_msec) {
 			uint32_t net_id = rep_state->get_net_id(oid);
 			if (net_id == 0) {
 				// First time path based ID.
-				const Node *root_node = multiplayer->get_root_node();
-				ERR_FAIL_COND(!root_node);
-				NodePath rel_path = (root_node->get_path()).rel_path_to(sync->get_path());
+				NodePath rel_path = multiplayer->get_root_path().rel_path_to(sync->get_path());
 				int path_id = 0;
-				multiplayer->send_confirm_path(sync, rel_path, p_peer, path_id);
+				multiplayer->send_object_cache(sync, rel_path, p_peer, path_id);
 				net_id = path_id;
 				rep_state->set_net_id(oid, net_id | 0x80000000);
 			}
@@ -381,7 +377,7 @@ Error SceneReplicationInterface::on_sync_receive(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_bu
 		ofs += 4;
 		Node *node = nullptr;
 		if (net_id & 0x80000000) {
-			MultiplayerSynchronizer *sync = Object::cast_to<MultiplayerSynchronizer>(multiplayer->get_cached_node(p_from, net_id & 0x7FFFFFFF));
+			MultiplayerSynchronizer *sync = Object::cast_to<MultiplayerSynchronizer>(multiplayer->get_cached_object(p_from, net_id & 0x7FFFFFFF));
 			ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!sync || sync->get_multiplayer_authority() != p_from, ERR_UNAUTHORIZED);
 			node = sync->get_node(sync->get_root_path());
 		} else {
diff --git a/core/multiplayer/rpc_manager.cpp b/scene/multiplayer/scene_rpc_interface.cpp
index 1e6d2108be..7d7f57b9a1 100644
--- a/core/multiplayer/rpc_manager.cpp
+++ b/scene/multiplayer/scene_rpc_interface.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*************************************************************************/
-/*  rpc_manager.cpp                                                      */
+/*  scene_rpc_interface.cpp                                              */
 /*************************************************************************/
 /*                       This file is part of:                           */
 /*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
@@ -28,15 +28,24 @@
 /* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
 /*************************************************************************/
 
-#include "core/multiplayer/rpc_manager.h"
+#include "scene/multiplayer/scene_rpc_interface.h"
 
 #include "core/debugger/engine_debugger.h"
 #include "core/io/marshalls.h"
 #include "core/multiplayer/multiplayer_api.h"
 #include "scene/main/node.h"
+#include "scene/main/window.h"
+
+MultiplayerRPCInterface *SceneRPCInterface::_create(MultiplayerAPI *p_multiplayer) {
+	return memnew(SceneRPCInterface(p_multiplayer));
+}
+
+void SceneRPCInterface::make_default() {
+	MultiplayerAPI::create_default_rpc_interface = _create;
+}
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED
-_FORCE_INLINE_ void RPCManager::_profile_node_data(const String &p_what, ObjectID p_id) {
+_FORCE_INLINE_ void SceneRPCInterface::_profile_node_data(const String &p_what, ObjectID p_id) {
 	if (EngineDebugger::is_profiling("multiplayer")) {
 		Array values;
 		values.push_back("node");
@@ -46,7 +55,7 @@ _FORCE_INLINE_ void RPCManager::_profile_node_data(const String &p_what, ObjectI
 	}
 }
 #else
-_FORCE_INLINE_ void RPCManager::_profile_node_data(const String &p_what, ObjectID p_id) {}
+_FORCE_INLINE_ void SceneRPCInterface::_profile_node_data(const String &p_what, ObjectID p_id) {}
 #endif
 
 // Returns the packet size stripping the node path added when the node is not yet cached.
@@ -110,14 +119,16 @@ _FORCE_INLINE_ bool _can_call_mode(Node *p_node, Multiplayer::RPCMode mode, int
 	return false;
 }
 
-String RPCManager::get_rpc_md5(const Node *p_node) {
+String SceneRPCInterface::get_rpc_md5(const Object *p_obj) const {
+	const Node *node = Object::cast_to<Node>(p_obj);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!node, "");
 	String rpc_list;
-	const Vector<Multiplayer::RPCConfig> node_config = p_node->get_node_rpc_methods();
+	const Vector<Multiplayer::RPCConfig> node_config = node->get_node_rpc_methods();
 	for (int i = 0; i < node_config.size(); i++) {
 		rpc_list += String(node_config[i].name);
 	}
-	if (p_node->get_script_instance()) {
-		const Vector<Multiplayer::RPCConfig> script_config = p_node->get_script_instance()->get_rpc_methods();
+	if (node->get_script_instance()) {
+		const Vector<Multiplayer::RPCConfig> script_config = node->get_script_instance()->get_rpc_methods();
 		for (int i = 0; i < script_config.size(); i++) {
 			rpc_list += String(script_config[i].name);
 		}
@@ -125,7 +136,9 @@ String RPCManager::get_rpc_md5(const Node *p_node) {
 	return rpc_list.md5_text();
 }
 
-Node *RPCManager::_process_get_node(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, uint32_t p_node_target, int p_packet_len) {
+Node *SceneRPCInterface::_process_get_node(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, uint32_t p_node_target, int p_packet_len) {
+	Node *root_node = SceneTree::get_singleton()->get_root()->get_node(multiplayer->get_root_path());
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!root_node, nullptr);
 	Node *node = nullptr;
 
 	if (p_node_target & 0x80000000) {
@@ -139,7 +152,7 @@ Node *RPCManager::_process_get_node(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, uint32_
 
 		NodePath np = paths;
 
-		node = multiplayer->get_root_node()->get_node(np);
+		node = root_node->get_node(np);
 
 		if (!node) {
 			ERR_PRINT("Failed to get path from RPC: " + String(np) + ".");
@@ -147,11 +160,11 @@ Node *RPCManager::_process_get_node(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, uint32_
 		return node;
 	} else {
 		// Use cached path.
-		return multiplayer->get_cached_node(p_from, p_node_target);
+		return Object::cast_to<Node>(multiplayer->get_cached_object(p_from, p_node_target));
 	}
 }
 
-void RPCManager::process_rpc(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len) {
+void SceneRPCInterface::process_rpc(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len) {
 	// Extract packet meta
 	int packet_min_size = 1;
 	int name_id_offset = 1;
@@ -224,7 +237,7 @@ void RPCManager::process_rpc(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_l
 	_process_rpc(node, name_id, p_from, p_packet, packet_len, packet_min_size);
 }
 
-void RPCManager::_process_rpc(Node *p_node, const uint16_t p_rpc_method_id, int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len, int p_offset) {
+void SceneRPCInterface::_process_rpc(Node *p_node, const uint16_t p_rpc_method_id, int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len, int p_offset) {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(p_offset > p_packet_len, "Invalid packet received. Size too small.");
 
 	// Check that remote can call the RPC on this node.
@@ -274,7 +287,7 @@ void RPCManager::_process_rpc(Node *p_node, const uint16_t p_rpc_method_id, int
 	}
 }
 
-void RPCManager::_send_rpc(Node *p_from, int p_to, uint16_t p_rpc_id, const Multiplayer::RPCConfig &p_config, const StringName &p_name, const Variant **p_arg, int p_argcount) {
+void SceneRPCInterface::_send_rpc(Node *p_from, int p_to, uint16_t p_rpc_id, const Multiplayer::RPCConfig &p_config, const StringName &p_name, const Variant **p_arg, int p_argcount) {
 	Ref<MultiplayerPeer> peer = multiplayer->get_multiplayer_peer();
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(peer.is_null(), "Attempt to call RPC without active multiplayer peer.");
 
@@ -290,12 +303,12 @@ void RPCManager::_send_rpc(Node *p_from, int p_to, uint16_t p_rpc_id, const Mult
 		ERR_FAIL_MSG("Attempt to call RPC with unknown peer ID: " + itos(p_to) + ".");
 	}
 
-	NodePath from_path = (multiplayer->get_root_node()->get_path()).rel_path_to(p_from->get_path());
+	NodePath from_path = multiplayer->get_root_path().rel_path_to(p_from->get_path());
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(from_path.is_empty(), "Unable to send RPC. Relative path is empty. THIS IS LIKELY A BUG IN THE ENGINE!");
 
 	// See if all peers have cached path (if so, call can be fast).
 	int psc_id;
-	const bool has_all_peers = multiplayer->send_confirm_path(p_from, from_path, p_to, psc_id);
+	const bool has_all_peers = multiplayer->send_object_cache(p_from, from_path, p_to, psc_id);
 
 	// Create base packet, lots of hardcode because it must be tight.
 
@@ -433,19 +446,21 @@ void RPCManager::_send_rpc(Node *p_from, int p_to, uint16_t p_rpc_id, const Mult
 	}
 }
 
-void RPCManager::rpcp(Node *p_node, int p_peer_id, const StringName &p_method, const Variant **p_arg, int p_argcount) {
+void SceneRPCInterface::rpcp(Object *p_obj, int p_peer_id, const StringName &p_method, const Variant **p_arg, int p_argcount) {
 	Ref<MultiplayerPeer> peer = multiplayer->get_multiplayer_peer();
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(!peer.is_valid(), "Trying to call an RPC while no multiplayer peer is active.");
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(!p_node->is_inside_tree(), "Trying to call an RPC on a node which is not inside SceneTree.");
+	Node *node = Object::cast_to<Node>(p_obj);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(!node);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(!node->is_inside_tree(), "Trying to call an RPC on a node which is not inside SceneTree.");
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(peer->get_connection_status() != MultiplayerPeer::CONNECTION_CONNECTED, "Trying to call an RPC via a multiplayer peer which is not connected.");
 
 	int node_id = peer->get_unique_id();
 	bool call_local_native = false;
 	bool call_local_script = false;
 	uint16_t rpc_id = UINT16_MAX;
-	const Multiplayer::RPCConfig config = _get_rpc_config(p_node, p_method, rpc_id);
+	const Multiplayer::RPCConfig config = _get_rpc_config(node, p_method, rpc_id);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(config.name == StringName(),
-			vformat("Unable to get the RPC configuration for the function \"%s\" at path: \"%s\". This happens when the method is not marked for RPCs.", p_method, p_node->get_path()));
+			vformat("Unable to get the RPC configuration for the function \"%s\" at path: \"%s\". This happens when the method is not marked for RPCs.", p_method, node->get_path()));
 	if (p_peer_id == 0 || p_peer_id == node_id || (p_peer_id < 0 && p_peer_id != -node_id)) {
 		if (rpc_id & (1 << 15)) {
 			call_local_native = config.call_local;
@@ -456,21 +471,21 @@ void RPCManager::rpcp(Node *p_node, int p_peer_id, const StringName &p_method, c
 
 	if (p_peer_id != node_id) {
 #ifdef DEBUG_ENABLED
-		_profile_node_data("out_rpc", p_node->get_instance_id());
+		_profile_node_data("out_rpc", node->get_instance_id());
 #endif
 
-		_send_rpc(p_node, p_peer_id, rpc_id, config, p_method, p_arg, p_argcount);
+		_send_rpc(node, p_peer_id, rpc_id, config, p_method, p_arg, p_argcount);
 	}
 
 	if (call_local_native) {
 		Callable::CallError ce;
 
 		multiplayer->set_remote_sender_override(peer->get_unique_id());
-		p_node->call(p_method, p_arg, p_argcount, ce);
+		node->call(p_method, p_arg, p_argcount, ce);
 		multiplayer->set_remote_sender_override(0);
 
 		if (ce.error != Callable::CallError::CALL_OK) {
-			String error = Variant::get_call_error_text(p_node, p_method, p_arg, p_argcount, ce);
+			String error = Variant::get_call_error_text(node, p_method, p_arg, p_argcount, ce);
 			error = "rpc() aborted in local call:  - " + error + ".";
 			ERR_PRINT(error);
 			return;
@@ -482,11 +497,11 @@ void RPCManager::rpcp(Node *p_node, int p_peer_id, const StringName &p_method, c
 		ce.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_OK;
 
 		multiplayer->set_remote_sender_override(peer->get_unique_id());
-		p_node->get_script_instance()->call(p_method, p_arg, p_argcount, ce);
+		node->get_script_instance()->call(p_method, p_arg, p_argcount, ce);
 		multiplayer->set_remote_sender_override(0);
 
 		if (ce.error != Callable::CallError::CALL_OK) {
-			String error = Variant::get_call_error_text(p_node, p_method, p_arg, p_argcount, ce);
+			String error = Variant::get_call_error_text(node, p_method, p_arg, p_argcount, ce);
 			error = "rpc() aborted in script local call:  - " + error + ".";
 			ERR_PRINT(error);
 			return;
diff --git a/core/multiplayer/rpc_manager.h b/scene/multiplayer/scene_rpc_interface.h
index 00bd1f9cb0..86e1d0d280 100644
--- a/core/multiplayer/rpc_manager.h
+++ b/scene/multiplayer/scene_rpc_interface.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*************************************************************************/
-/*  rpc_manager.h                                                        */
+/*  scene_rpc_interface.h                                                */
 /*************************************************************************/
 /*                       This file is part of:                           */
 /*                           GODOT ENGINE                                */
@@ -28,15 +28,14 @@
 /* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                */
 /*************************************************************************/
 
-#ifndef MULTIPLAYER_RPC_H
-#define MULTIPLAYER_RPC_H
+#ifndef SCENE_RPC_INTERFACE_H
+#define SCENE_RPC_INTERFACE_H
 
 #include "core/multiplayer/multiplayer.h"
 #include "core/multiplayer/multiplayer_api.h"
-#include "core/object/ref_counted.h"
 
-class RPCManager : public RefCounted {
-	GDCLASS(RPCManager, RefCounted);
+class SceneRPCInterface : public MultiplayerRPCInterface {
+	GDCLASS(SceneRPCInterface, MultiplayerRPCInterface);
 
 private:
 	enum NetworkNodeIdCompression {
@@ -71,6 +70,8 @@ private:
 	Vector<uint8_t> packet_cache;
 
 protected:
+	static MultiplayerRPCInterface *_create(MultiplayerAPI *p_multiplayer);
+
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ void _profile_node_data(const String &p_what, ObjectID p_id);
 	void _process_rpc(Node *p_node, const uint16_t p_rpc_method_id, int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len, int p_offset);
 
@@ -78,12 +79,13 @@ protected:
 	Node *_process_get_node(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, uint32_t p_node_target, int p_packet_len);
 
 public:
-	// Called by Node.rpc
-	void rpcp(Node *p_node, int p_peer_id, const StringName &p_method, const Variant **p_arg, int p_argcount);
-	void process_rpc(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len);
+	static void make_default();
+
+	virtual void rpcp(Object *p_obj, int p_peer_id, const StringName &p_method, const Variant **p_arg, int p_argcount) override;
+	virtual void process_rpc(int p_from, const uint8_t *p_packet, int p_packet_len) override;
+	virtual String get_rpc_md5(const Object *p_obj) const override;
 
-	String get_rpc_md5(const Node *p_node);
-	RPCManager(MultiplayerAPI *p_multiplayer) { multiplayer = p_multiplayer; }
+	SceneRPCInterface(MultiplayerAPI *p_multiplayer) { multiplayer = p_multiplayer; }
 };
 
-#endif // MULTIPLAYER_RPC_H
+#endif // SCENE_RPC_INTERFACE_H
diff --git a/scene/register_scene_types.cpp b/scene/register_scene_types.cpp
index f19b018982..9ed83eb8c3 100644
--- a/scene/register_scene_types.cpp
+++ b/scene/register_scene_types.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@
 #include "scene/main/window.h"
 #include "scene/multiplayer/multiplayer_spawner.h"
 #include "scene/multiplayer/multiplayer_synchronizer.h"
+#include "scene/multiplayer/scene_cache_interface.h"
 #include "scene/multiplayer/scene_replication_interface.h"
+#include "scene/multiplayer/scene_rpc_interface.h"
 #include "scene/resources/audio_stream_sample.h"
 #include "scene/resources/bit_map.h"
 #include "scene/resources/box_shape_3d.h"
@@ -1058,6 +1060,8 @@ void register_scene_types() {
 
 	SceneDebugger::initialize();
 	SceneReplicationInterface::make_default();
+	SceneRPCInterface::make_default();
+	SceneCacheInterface::make_default();
 
 	NativeExtensionManager::get_singleton()->initialize_extensions(NativeExtension::INITIALIZATION_LEVEL_SCENE);
 }