Add API for inspecting objects from EditorPlugin, as requested in one of the comments of #6254

2 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_plugin.cpp b/tools/editor/editor_plugin.cpp
index 5e671549ef..fa5de096e0 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -298,6 +298,10 @@ Control *EditorPlugin::get_base_control() {
 	return EditorNode::get_singleton()->get_gui_base();
 }
 
+void EditorPlugin::inspect_object(Object *p_obj,const String& p_for_property) {
+
+	EditorNode::get_singleton()->push_item(p_obj,p_for_property);
+}
 
 void EditorPlugin::_bind_methods() {
 
@@ -315,6 +319,7 @@ void EditorPlugin::_bind_methods() {
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("add_export_plugin","plugin:EditorExportPlugin"),&EditorPlugin::add_export_plugin);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("remove_export_plugin","plugin:EditorExportPlugin"),&EditorPlugin::remove_export_plugin);
 
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("inspect_object","object","for_property"),&EditorPlugin::inspect_object,DEFVAL(String()));
 
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_base_control:Control"),&EditorPlugin::get_base_control);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_undo_redo:UndoRedo"),&EditorPlugin::_get_undo_redo);
diff --git a/tools/editor/editor_plugin.h b/tools/editor/editor_plugin.h
index 9a9c32357d..69aea402d5 100644
--- a/tools/editor/editor_plugin.h
+++ b/tools/editor/editor_plugin.h
@@ -116,7 +116,10 @@ public:
 	virtual bool get_remove_list(List<Node*> *p_list);
 	virtual void set_window_layout(Ref<ConfigFile> p_layout);
 	virtual void get_window_layout(Ref<ConfigFile> p_layout);
-	virtual void edited_scene_changed(){}; // if changes are pending in editor, apply them
+	virtual void edited_scene_changed(){} // if changes are pending in editor, apply them
+
+
+	virtual void inspect_object(Object *p_obj,const String& p_for_property=String());
 
 	void queue_save_layout() const;