Add object encoding param to serialization methods

Network peers get_var/put_var
File get_var/store_var
GDScript/Mono/VisualScript bytes2var/var2bytes
Add MultiplayerAPI.allow_object_decoding member which deprecates PacketPeer.allow_object_decoding.

Break ABI compatibaility (API compatibility for GDNative).

11 files changed, 80 insertions, 60 deletions

diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
index f5dbacd62d..e7ddbc690f 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
@@ -1908,18 +1908,18 @@ bool _File::file_exists(const String &p_name) const {
 	return FileAccess::exists(p_name);
 }
 
-void _File::store_var(const Variant &p_var) {
+void _File::store_var(const Variant &p_var, bool p_full_objects) {
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!f);
 	int len;
-	Error err = encode_variant(p_var, NULL, len);
+	Error err = encode_variant(p_var, NULL, len, p_full_objects);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(err != OK);
 
 	PoolVector<uint8_t> buff;
 	buff.resize(len);
 	PoolVector<uint8_t>::Write w = buff.write();
 
-	err = encode_variant(p_var, &w[0], len);
+	err = encode_variant(p_var, &w[0], len, p_full_objects);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(err != OK);
 	w = PoolVector<uint8_t>::Write();
 
@@ -1927,7 +1927,7 @@ void _File::store_var(const Variant &p_var) {
 	store_buffer(buff);
 }
 
-Variant _File::get_var() const {
+Variant _File::get_var(bool p_allow_objects) const {
 
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!f, Variant());
 	uint32_t len = get_32();
@@ -1937,7 +1937,7 @@ Variant _File::get_var() const {
 	PoolVector<uint8_t>::Read r = buff.read();
 
 	Variant v;
-	Error err = decode_variant(v, &r[0], len);
+	Error err = decode_variant(v, &r[0], len, NULL, p_allow_objects);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(err != OK, Variant());
 
 	return v;
@@ -1980,7 +1980,7 @@ void _File::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_endian_swap"), &_File::get_endian_swap);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_endian_swap", "enable"), &_File::set_endian_swap);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_error"), &_File::get_error);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_var"), &_File::get_var);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_var", "allow_objects"), &_File::get_var, DEFVAL(false));
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("store_8", "value"), &_File::store_8);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("store_16", "value"), &_File::store_16);
@@ -1993,7 +1993,7 @@ void _File::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("store_line", "line"), &_File::store_line);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("store_csv_line", "values", "delim"), &_File::store_csv_line, DEFVAL(","));
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("store_string", "string"), &_File::store_string);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("store_var", "value"), &_File::store_var);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("store_var", "value", "full_objects"), &_File::store_var, DEFVAL(false));
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("store_pascal_string", "string"), &_File::store_pascal_string);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_pascal_string"), &_File::get_pascal_string);
@@ -2223,17 +2223,17 @@ _Marshalls *_Marshalls::get_singleton() {
 	return singleton;
 }
 
-String _Marshalls::variant_to_base64(const Variant &p_var) {
+String _Marshalls::variant_to_base64(const Variant &p_var, bool p_full_objects) {
 
 	int len;
-	Error err = encode_variant(p_var, NULL, len);
+	Error err = encode_variant(p_var, NULL, len, p_full_objects);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(err != OK, "");
 
 	PoolVector<uint8_t> buff;
 	buff.resize(len);
 	PoolVector<uint8_t>::Write w = buff.write();
 
-	err = encode_variant(p_var, &w[0], len);
+	err = encode_variant(p_var, &w[0], len, p_full_objects);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(err != OK, "");
 
 	int b64len = len / 3 * 4 + 4 + 1;
@@ -2249,7 +2249,7 @@ String _Marshalls::variant_to_base64(const Variant &p_var) {
 	return ret;
 };
 
-Variant _Marshalls::base64_to_variant(const String &p_str) {
+Variant _Marshalls::base64_to_variant(const String &p_str, bool p_allow_objects) {
 
 	int strlen = p_str.length();
 	CharString cstr = p_str.ascii();
@@ -2261,7 +2261,7 @@ Variant _Marshalls::base64_to_variant(const String &p_str) {
 	int len = base64_decode((char *)(&w[0]), (char *)cstr.get_data(), strlen);
 
 	Variant v;
-	Error err = decode_variant(v, &w[0], len);
+	Error err = decode_variant(v, &w[0], len, NULL, p_allow_objects);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(err != OK, Variant());
 
 	return v;
@@ -2340,8 +2340,8 @@ String _Marshalls::base64_to_utf8(const String &p_str) {
 
 void _Marshalls::_bind_methods() {
 
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("variant_to_base64", "variant"), &_Marshalls::variant_to_base64);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("base64_to_variant", "base64_str"), &_Marshalls::base64_to_variant);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("variant_to_base64", "variant", "full_objects"), &_Marshalls::variant_to_base64, DEFVAL(false));
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("base64_to_variant", "base64_str", "allow_objects"), &_Marshalls::base64_to_variant, DEFVAL(false));
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("raw_to_base64", "array"), &_Marshalls::raw_to_base64);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("base64_to_raw", "base64_str"), &_Marshalls::base64_to_raw);
diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.h b/core/bind/core_bind.h
index 803743bc93..1c26d9b144 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.h
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.h
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ public:
 	double get_double() const;
 	real_t get_real() const;
 
-	Variant get_var() const;
+	Variant get_var(bool p_allow_objects = false) const;
 
 	PoolVector<uint8_t> get_buffer(int p_length) const; ///< get an array of bytes
 	String get_line() const;
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ public:
 
 	void store_buffer(const PoolVector<uint8_t> &p_buffer); ///< store an array of bytes
 
-	void store_var(const Variant &p_var);
+	void store_var(const Variant &p_var, bool p_full_objects = false);
 
 	bool file_exists(const String &p_name) const; ///< return true if a file exists
 
@@ -569,8 +569,8 @@ protected:
 public:
 	static _Marshalls *get_singleton();
 
-	String variant_to_base64(const Variant &p_var);
-	Variant base64_to_variant(const String &p_str);
+	String variant_to_base64(const Variant &p_var, bool p_full_objects = false);
+	Variant base64_to_variant(const String &p_str, bool p_allow_objects = false);
 
 	String raw_to_base64(const PoolVector<uint8_t> &p_arr);
 	PoolVector<uint8_t> base64_to_raw(const String &p_str);
diff --git a/core/io/multiplayer_api.cpp b/core/io/multiplayer_api.cpp
index a9fc4e6b84..99aa1cca80 100644
--- a/core/io/multiplayer_api.cpp
+++ b/core/io/multiplayer_api.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void MultiplayerAPI::_process_rpc(Node *p_node, const StringName &p_name, int p_
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(p_offset >= p_packet_len);
 
 		int vlen;
-		Error err = decode_variant(args.write[i], &p_packet[p_offset], p_packet_len - p_offset, &vlen, network_peer->is_object_decoding_allowed());
+		Error err = decode_variant(args.write[i], &p_packet[p_offset], p_packet_len - p_offset, &vlen, allow_object_decoding || network_peer->is_object_decoding_allowed());
 		ERR_EXPLAIN("Invalid packet received. Unable to decode RPC argument.");
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(err != OK);
 
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void MultiplayerAPI::_process_rset(Node *p_node, const StringName &p_name, int p
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(!_can_call_mode(p_node, rset_mode, p_from));
 
 	Variant value;
-	Error err = decode_variant(value, &p_packet[p_offset], p_packet_len - p_offset, NULL, network_peer->is_object_decoding_allowed());
+	Error err = decode_variant(value, &p_packet[p_offset], p_packet_len - p_offset, NULL, allow_object_decoding || network_peer->is_object_decoding_allowed());
 
 	ERR_EXPLAIN("Invalid packet received. Unable to decode RSET value.");
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(err != OK);
@@ -526,11 +526,11 @@ void MultiplayerAPI::_send_rpc(Node *p_from, int p_to, bool p_unreliable, bool p
 
 	if (p_set) {
 		// Set argument.
-		Error err = encode_variant(*p_arg[0], NULL, len, network_peer->is_object_decoding_allowed());
+		Error err = encode_variant(*p_arg[0], NULL, len, allow_object_decoding || network_peer->is_object_decoding_allowed());
 		ERR_EXPLAIN("Unable to encode RSET value. THIS IS LIKELY A BUG IN THE ENGINE!");
 		ERR_FAIL_COND(err != OK);
 		MAKE_ROOM(ofs + len);
-		encode_variant(*p_arg[0], &(packet_cache.write[ofs]), len, network_peer->is_object_decoding_allowed());
+		encode_variant(*p_arg[0], &(packet_cache.write[ofs]), len, allow_object_decoding || network_peer->is_object_decoding_allowed());
 		ofs += len;
 
 	} else {
@@ -539,11 +539,11 @@ void MultiplayerAPI::_send_rpc(Node *p_from, int p_to, bool p_unreliable, bool p
 		packet_cache.write[ofs] = p_argcount;
 		ofs += 1;
 		for (int i = 0; i < p_argcount; i++) {
-			Error err = encode_variant(*p_arg[i], NULL, len, network_peer->is_object_decoding_allowed());
+			Error err = encode_variant(*p_arg[i], NULL, len, allow_object_decoding || network_peer->is_object_decoding_allowed());
 			ERR_EXPLAIN("Unable to encode RPC argument. THIS IS LIKELY A BUG IN THE ENGINE!");
 			ERR_FAIL_COND(err != OK);
 			MAKE_ROOM(ofs + len);
-			encode_variant(*p_arg[i], &(packet_cache.write[ofs]), len, network_peer->is_object_decoding_allowed());
+			encode_variant(*p_arg[i], &(packet_cache.write[ofs]), len, allow_object_decoding || network_peer->is_object_decoding_allowed());
 			ofs += len;
 		}
 	}
@@ -818,6 +818,16 @@ Vector<int> MultiplayerAPI::get_network_connected_peers() const {
 	return ret;
 }
 
+void MultiplayerAPI::set_allow_object_decoding(bool p_enable) {
+
+	allow_object_decoding = p_enable;
+}
+
+bool MultiplayerAPI::is_object_decoding_allowed() const {
+
+	return allow_object_decoding;
+}
+
 void MultiplayerAPI::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_root_node", "node"), &MultiplayerAPI::set_root_node);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("send_bytes", "bytes", "id", "mode"), &MultiplayerAPI::send_bytes, DEFVAL(NetworkedMultiplayerPeer::TARGET_PEER_BROADCAST), DEFVAL(NetworkedMultiplayerPeer::TRANSFER_MODE_RELIABLE));
@@ -838,6 +848,10 @@ void MultiplayerAPI::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_network_connected_peers"), &MultiplayerAPI::get_network_connected_peers);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_refuse_new_network_connections", "refuse"), &MultiplayerAPI::set_refuse_new_network_connections);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_refusing_new_network_connections"), &MultiplayerAPI::is_refusing_new_network_connections);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_allow_object_decoding", "enable"), &MultiplayerAPI::set_allow_object_decoding);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("is_object_decoding_allowed"), &MultiplayerAPI::is_object_decoding_allowed);
+
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "allow_object_decoding"), "set_allow_object_decoding", "is_object_decoding_allowed");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "refuse_new_network_connections"), "set_refuse_new_network_connections", "is_refusing_new_network_connections");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "network_peer", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "NetworkedMultiplayerPeer", 0), "set_network_peer", "get_network_peer");
 
@@ -859,7 +873,8 @@ void MultiplayerAPI::_bind_methods() {
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(RPC_MODE_PUPPETSYNC);
 }
 
-MultiplayerAPI::MultiplayerAPI() {
+MultiplayerAPI::MultiplayerAPI() :
+		allow_object_decoding(false) {
 	rpc_sender_id = 0;
 	root_node = NULL;
 	clear();
diff --git a/core/io/multiplayer_api.h b/core/io/multiplayer_api.h
index a9cf77aaba..779dd043bd 100644
--- a/core/io/multiplayer_api.h
+++ b/core/io/multiplayer_api.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ private:
 	int last_send_cache_id;
 	Vector<uint8_t> packet_cache;
 	Node *root_node;
+	bool allow_object_decoding;
 
 protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();
@@ -126,6 +127,9 @@ public:
 	void set_refuse_new_network_connections(bool p_refuse);
 	bool is_refusing_new_network_connections() const;
 
+	void set_allow_object_decoding(bool p_enable);
+	bool is_object_decoding_allowed() const;
+
 	MultiplayerAPI();
 	~MultiplayerAPI();
 };
diff --git a/core/io/packet_peer.cpp b/core/io/packet_peer.cpp
index 609a60c6ff..c77c81f9e2 100644
--- a/core/io/packet_peer.cpp
+++ b/core/io/packet_peer.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Error PacketPeer::put_packet_buffer(const PoolVector<uint8_t> &p_buffer) {
 	return put_packet(&r[0], len);
 }
 
-Error PacketPeer::get_var(Variant &r_variant) {
+Error PacketPeer::get_var(Variant &r_variant, bool p_allow_objects) {
 
 	const uint8_t *buffer;
 	int buffer_size;
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ Error PacketPeer::get_var(Variant &r_variant) {
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	return decode_variant(r_variant, buffer, buffer_size, NULL, allow_object_decoding);
+	return decode_variant(r_variant, buffer, buffer_size, NULL, p_allow_objects || allow_object_decoding);
 }
 
-Error PacketPeer::put_var(const Variant &p_packet) {
+Error PacketPeer::put_var(const Variant &p_packet, bool p_full_objects) {
 
 	int len;
-	Error err = encode_variant(p_packet, NULL, len, allow_object_decoding); // compute len first
+	Error err = encode_variant(p_packet, NULL, len, p_full_objects || allow_object_decoding); // compute len first
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -102,15 +102,15 @@ Error PacketPeer::put_var(const Variant &p_packet) {
 
 	uint8_t *buf = (uint8_t *)alloca(len);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!buf, ERR_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
-	err = encode_variant(p_packet, buf, len, allow_object_decoding);
+	err = encode_variant(p_packet, buf, len, p_full_objects || allow_object_decoding);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(err, err);
 
 	return put_packet(buf, len);
 }
 
-Variant PacketPeer::_bnd_get_var() {
+Variant PacketPeer::_bnd_get_var(bool p_allow_objects) {
 	Variant var;
-	get_var(var);
+	get_var(var, p_allow_objects);
 
 	return var;
 };
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ Error PacketPeer::_get_packet_error() const {
 
 void PacketPeer::_bind_methods() {
 
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_var"), &PacketPeer::_bnd_get_var);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("put_var", "var"), &PacketPeer::put_var);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_var", "allow_objects"), &PacketPeer::_bnd_get_var, DEFVAL(false));
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("put_var", "var", "full_objects"), &PacketPeer::put_var, DEFVAL(false));
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_packet"), &PacketPeer::_get_packet);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("put_packet", "buffer"), &PacketPeer::_put_packet);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_packet_error"), &PacketPeer::_get_packet_error);
diff --git a/core/io/packet_peer.h b/core/io/packet_peer.h
index 48c50eb76b..6475e4fed9 100644
--- a/core/io/packet_peer.h
+++ b/core/io/packet_peer.h
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ class PacketPeer : public Reference {
 
 	GDCLASS(PacketPeer, Reference);
 
-	Variant _bnd_get_var();
-	void _bnd_put_var(const Variant &p_var);
+	Variant _bnd_get_var(bool p_allow_objects = false);
 
 	static void _bind_methods();
 
@@ -64,8 +63,8 @@ public:
 	virtual Error get_packet_buffer(PoolVector<uint8_t> &r_buffer);
 	virtual Error put_packet_buffer(const PoolVector<uint8_t> &p_buffer);
 
-	virtual Error get_var(Variant &r_variant);
-	virtual Error put_var(const Variant &p_packet);
+	virtual Error get_var(Variant &r_variant, bool p_allow_objects = false);
+	virtual Error put_var(const Variant &p_packet, bool p_full_objects = false);
 
 	void set_allow_object_decoding(bool p_enable);
 	bool is_object_decoding_allowed() const;
diff --git a/core/io/stream_peer.cpp b/core/io/stream_peer.cpp
index 3042c0f60a..6ad24a5f3a 100644
--- a/core/io/stream_peer.cpp
+++ b/core/io/stream_peer.cpp
@@ -221,14 +221,14 @@ void StreamPeer::put_utf8_string(const String &p_string) {
 	put_u32(cs.length());
 	put_data((const uint8_t *)cs.get_data(), cs.length());
 }
-void StreamPeer::put_var(const Variant &p_variant) {
+void StreamPeer::put_var(const Variant &p_variant, bool p_full_objects) {
 
 	int len = 0;
 	Vector<uint8_t> buf;
-	encode_variant(p_variant, NULL, len);
+	encode_variant(p_variant, NULL, len, p_full_objects);
 	buf.resize(len);
 	put_32(len);
-	encode_variant(p_variant, buf.ptrw(), len);
+	encode_variant(p_variant, buf.ptrw(), len, p_full_objects);
 	put_data(buf.ptr(), buf.size());
 }
 
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ String StreamPeer::get_utf8_string(int p_bytes) {
 	ret.parse_utf8((const char *)buf.ptr(), buf.size());
 	return ret;
 }
-Variant StreamPeer::get_var() {
+Variant StreamPeer::get_var(bool p_allow_objects) {
 
 	int len = get_32();
 	Vector<uint8_t> var;
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ Variant StreamPeer::get_var() {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(err != OK, Variant());
 
 	Variant ret;
-	decode_variant(ret, var.ptr(), len);
+	decode_variant(ret, var.ptr(), len, NULL, p_allow_objects);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ void StreamPeer::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("put_double", "value"), &StreamPeer::put_double);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("put_string", "value"), &StreamPeer::put_string);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("put_utf8_string", "value"), &StreamPeer::put_utf8_string);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("put_var", "value"), &StreamPeer::put_var);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("put_var", "value", "full_objects"), &StreamPeer::put_var, DEFVAL(false));
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_8"), &StreamPeer::get_8);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_u8"), &StreamPeer::get_u8);
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ void StreamPeer::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_double"), &StreamPeer::get_double);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_string", "bytes"), &StreamPeer::get_string, DEFVAL(-1));
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_utf8_string", "bytes"), &StreamPeer::get_utf8_string, DEFVAL(-1));
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_var"), &StreamPeer::get_var);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_var", "allow_objects"), &StreamPeer::get_var, DEFVAL(false));
 
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "big_endian"), "set_big_endian", "is_big_endian_enabled");
 }
diff --git a/core/io/stream_peer.h b/core/io/stream_peer.h
index 059ccd016c..65e70995ad 100644
--- a/core/io/stream_peer.h
+++ b/core/io/stream_peer.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
 	void put_double(double p_val);
 	void put_string(const String &p_string);
 	void put_utf8_string(const String &p_string);
-	void put_var(const Variant &p_variant);
+	void put_var(const Variant &p_variant, bool p_full_objects = false);
 
 	uint8_t get_u8();
 	int8_t get_8();
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public:
 	double get_double();
 	String get_string(int p_bytes = -1);
 	String get_utf8_string(int p_bytes = -1);
-	Variant get_var();
+	Variant get_var(bool p_allow_objects = false);
 
 	StreamPeer() { big_endian = false; }
 };
diff --git a/core/math/expression.cpp b/core/math/expression.cpp
index 99251d80e3..708054e4ab 100644
--- a/core/math/expression.cpp
+++ b/core/math/expression.cpp
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ int Expression::get_func_argument_count(BuiltinFunc p_func) {
 		case TEXT_PRINTRAW:
 		case VAR_TO_STR:
 		case STR_TO_VAR:
-		case VAR_TO_BYTES:
-		case BYTES_TO_VAR:
 		case TYPE_EXISTS:
 			return 1;
+		case VAR_TO_BYTES:
+		case BYTES_TO_VAR:
 		case MATH_ATAN2:
 		case MATH_FMOD:
 		case MATH_FPOSMOD:
@@ -696,8 +696,9 @@ void Expression::exec_func(BuiltinFunc p_func, const Variant **p_inputs, Variant
 		case VAR_TO_BYTES: {
 
 			PoolByteArray barr;
+			bool full_objects = *p_inputs[1];
 			int len;
-			Error err = encode_variant(*p_inputs[0], NULL, len);
+			Error err = encode_variant(*p_inputs[0], NULL, len, full_objects);
 			if (err) {
 				r_error.error = Variant::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
 				r_error.argument = 0;
@@ -709,7 +710,7 @@ void Expression::exec_func(BuiltinFunc p_func, const Variant **p_inputs, Variant
 			barr.resize(len);
 			{
 				PoolByteArray::Write w = barr.write();
-				encode_variant(*p_inputs[0], w.ptr(), len);
+				encode_variant(*p_inputs[0], w.ptr(), len, full_objects);
 			}
 			*r_return = barr;
 		} break;
@@ -724,10 +725,11 @@ void Expression::exec_func(BuiltinFunc p_func, const Variant **p_inputs, Variant
 			}
 
 			PoolByteArray varr = *p_inputs[0];
+			bool allow_objects = *p_inputs[1];
 			Variant ret;
 			{
 				PoolByteArray::Read r = varr.read();
-				Error err = decode_variant(ret, r.ptr(), varr.size(), NULL);
+				Error err = decode_variant(ret, r.ptr(), varr.size(), NULL, allow_objects);
 				if (err != OK) {
 					r_error_str = RTR("Not enough bytes for decoding bytes, or invalid format.");
 					r_error.error = Variant::CallError::CALL_ERROR_INVALID_ARGUMENT;
diff --git a/core/packed_data_container.cpp b/core/packed_data_container.cpp
index 6c17f42b13..99bed829c1 100644
--- a/core/packed_data_container.cpp
+++ b/core/packed_data_container.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ Variant PackedDataContainer::_get_at_ofs(uint32_t p_ofs, const uint8_t *p_buf, b
 	} else {
 
 		Variant v;
-		Error rerr = decode_variant(v, p_buf + p_ofs, datalen - p_ofs, NULL);
+		Error rerr = decode_variant(v, p_buf + p_ofs, datalen - p_ofs, NULL, false);
 
 		if (rerr != OK) {
 
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ uint32_t PackedDataContainer::_pack(const Variant &p_data, Vector<uint8_t> &tmpd
 
 			uint32_t pos = tmpdata.size();
 			int len;
-			encode_variant(p_data, NULL, len);
+			encode_variant(p_data, NULL, len, false);
 			tmpdata.resize(tmpdata.size() + len);
-			encode_variant(p_data, &tmpdata.write[pos], len);
+			encode_variant(p_data, &tmpdata.write[pos], len, false);
 			return pos;
 
 		} break;
diff --git a/core/project_settings.cpp b/core/project_settings.cpp
index 02c7c9e029..8c9a3dbcd4 100644
--- a/core/project_settings.cpp
+++ b/core/project_settings.cpp
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ Error ProjectSettings::_load_settings_binary(const String p_path) {
 		d.resize(vlen);
 		f->get_buffer(d.ptrw(), vlen);
 		Variant value;
-		err = decode_variant(value, d.ptr(), d.size());
+		err = decode_variant(value, d.ptr(), d.size(), NULL, false);
 		ERR_EXPLAIN("Error decoding property: " + key);
 		ERR_CONTINUE(err != OK);
 		set(key, value);
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ Error ProjectSettings::_save_settings_binary(const String &p_file, const Map<Str
 		file->store_string(key);
 
 		int len;
-		err = encode_variant(p_custom_features, NULL, len);
+		err = encode_variant(p_custom_features, NULL, len, false);
 		if (err != OK) {
 			memdelete(file);
 			ERR_FAIL_V(err);
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@ Error ProjectSettings::_save_settings_binary(const String &p_file, const Map<Str
 		Vector<uint8_t> buff;
 		buff.resize(len);
 
-		err = encode_variant(p_custom_features, buff.ptrw(), len);
+		err = encode_variant(p_custom_features, buff.ptrw(), len, false);
 		if (err != OK) {
 			memdelete(file);
 			ERR_FAIL_V(err);
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ Error ProjectSettings::_save_settings_binary(const String &p_file, const Map<Str
 			file->store_string(key);
 
 			int len;
-			err = encode_variant(value, NULL, len);
+			err = encode_variant(value, NULL, len, false);
 			if (err != OK)
 				memdelete(file);
 			ERR_FAIL_COND_V(err != OK, ERR_INVALID_DATA);
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ Error ProjectSettings::_save_settings_binary(const String &p_file, const Map<Str
 			Vector<uint8_t> buff;
 			buff.resize(len);
 
-			err = encode_variant(value, buff.ptrw(), len);
+			err = encode_variant(value, buff.ptrw(), len, false);
 			if (err != OK)
 				memdelete(file);
 			ERR_FAIL_COND_V(err != OK, ERR_INVALID_DATA);