Remove `RES` and `REF` typedefs in favor of spelled out `Ref<>`

These typedefs don't save much typing compared to the full `Ref<Resource>`
and `Ref<RefCounted>`, yet they sometimes introduce confusion among
new contributors.

20 files changed, 54 insertions, 54 deletions

diff --git a/modules/dds/texture_loader_dds.cpp b/modules/dds/texture_loader_dds.cpp
index ad2d58a0e9..2c0e604e66 100644
--- a/modules/dds/texture_loader_dds.cpp
+++ b/modules/dds/texture_loader_dds.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ static const DDSFormatInfo dds_format_info[DDS_MAX] = {
 	{ "GRAYSCALE_ALPHA", false, false, 1, 2, Image::FORMAT_LA8 }
 };
 
-RES ResourceFormatDDS::load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path, Error *r_error, bool p_use_sub_threads, float *r_progress, CacheMode p_cache_mode) {
+Ref<Resource> ResourceFormatDDS::load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path, Error *r_error, bool p_use_sub_threads, float *r_progress, CacheMode p_cache_mode) {
 	if (r_error) {
 		*r_error = ERR_CANT_OPEN;
 	}
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ RES ResourceFormatDDS::load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path,
 	Error err;
 	Ref<FileAccess> f = FileAccess::open(p_path, FileAccess::READ, &err);
 	if (f.is_null()) {
-		return RES();
+		return Ref<Resource>();
 	}
 
 	Ref<FileAccess> fref(f);
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ RES ResourceFormatDDS::load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path,
 		*r_error = ERR_FILE_CORRUPT;
 	}
 
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(err != OK, RES(), "Unable to open DDS texture file '" + p_path + "'.");
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(err != OK, Ref<Resource>(), "Unable to open DDS texture file '" + p_path + "'.");
 
 	uint32_t magic = f->get_32();
 	uint32_t hsize = f->get_32();
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ RES ResourceFormatDDS::load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path,
 	// We don't check DDSD_CAPS or DDSD_PIXELFORMAT, as they're mandatory when writing,
 	// but non-mandatory when reading (as some writers don't set them)...
 	if (magic != DDS_MAGIC || hsize != 124) {
-		ERR_FAIL_V_MSG(RES(), "Invalid or unsupported DDS texture file '" + p_path + "'.");
+		ERR_FAIL_V_MSG(Ref<Resource>(), "Invalid or unsupported DDS texture file '" + p_path + "'.");
 	}
 
 	/* uint32_t format_size = */ f->get_32();
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ RES ResourceFormatDDS::load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path,
 		dds_format = DDS_BGR565;
 	} else {
 		printf("unrecognized fourcc %x format_flags: %x - rgbbits %i - red_mask %x green mask %x blue mask %x alpha mask %x\n", format_fourcc, format_flags, format_rgb_bits, format_red_mask, format_green_mask, format_blue_mask, format_alpha_mask);
-		ERR_FAIL_V_MSG(RES(), "Unrecognized or unsupported color layout in DDS '" + p_path + "'.");
+		ERR_FAIL_V_MSG(Ref<Resource>(), "Unrecognized or unsupported color layout in DDS '" + p_path + "'.");
 	}
 
 	if (!(flags & DDSD_MIPMAPCOUNT)) {
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ RES ResourceFormatDDS::load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path,
 		//compressed bc
 
 		uint32_t size = MAX(info.divisor, w) / info.divisor * MAX(info.divisor, h) / info.divisor * info.block_size;
-		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(size != pitch, RES());
-		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!(flags & DDSD_LINEARSIZE), RES());
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(size != pitch, Ref<Resource>());
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!(flags & DDSD_LINEARSIZE), Ref<Resource>());
 
 		for (uint32_t i = 1; i < mipmaps; i++) {
 			w = MAX(1u, w >> 1);
@@ -238,11 +238,11 @@ RES ResourceFormatDDS::load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path,
 
 	} else if (info.palette) {
 		//indexed
-		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!(flags & DDSD_PITCH), RES());
-		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(format_rgb_bits != 8, RES());
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!(flags & DDSD_PITCH), Ref<Resource>());
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(format_rgb_bits != 8, Ref<Resource>());
 
 		uint32_t size = pitch * height;
-		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(size != width * height * info.block_size, RES());
+		ERR_FAIL_COND_V(size != width * height * info.block_size, Ref<Resource>());
 
 		uint8_t palette[256 * 4];
 		f->get_buffer(palette, 256 * 4);
diff --git a/modules/dds/texture_loader_dds.h b/modules/dds/texture_loader_dds.h
index 25ded4e168..701f8f4a13 100644
--- a/modules/dds/texture_loader_dds.h
+++ b/modules/dds/texture_loader_dds.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 class ResourceFormatDDS : public ResourceFormatLoader {
 public:
-	virtual RES load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path = "", Error *r_error = nullptr, bool p_use_sub_threads = false, float *r_progress = nullptr, CacheMode p_cache_mode = CACHE_MODE_REUSE);
+	virtual Ref<Resource> load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path = "", Error *r_error = nullptr, bool p_use_sub_threads = false, float *r_progress = nullptr, CacheMode p_cache_mode = CACHE_MODE_REUSE);
 	virtual void get_recognized_extensions(List<String> *p_extensions) const;
 	virtual bool handles_type(const String &p_type) const;
 	virtual String get_resource_type(const String &p_path) const;
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/editor/gdscript_translation_parser_plugin.cpp b/modules/gdscript/editor/gdscript_translation_parser_plugin.cpp
index a8f4483cf4..9b540b16f2 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/editor/gdscript_translation_parser_plugin.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/editor/gdscript_translation_parser_plugin.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Error GDScriptEditorTranslationParserPlugin::parse_file(const String &p_path, Ve
 	// Search strings in AssignmentNode -> text = "__", hint_tooltip = "__" etc.
 
 	Error err;
-	RES loaded_res = ResourceLoader::load(p_path, "", ResourceFormatLoader::CACHE_MODE_REUSE, &err);
+	Ref<Resource> loaded_res = ResourceLoader::load(p_path, "", ResourceFormatLoader::CACHE_MODE_REUSE, &err);
 	if (err) {
 		ERR_PRINT("Failed to load " + p_path);
 		return err;
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp
index 55c7ace938..1b4711804c 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Variant GDScriptNativeClass::_new() {
 
 	RefCounted *rc = Object::cast_to<RefCounted>(o);
 	if (rc) {
-		return REF(rc);
+		return Ref<RefCounted>(rc);
 	} else {
 		return o;
 	}
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ Variant GDScript::_new(const Variant **p_args, int p_argcount, Callable::CallErr
 	}
 
 	r_error.error = Callable::CallError::CALL_OK;
-	REF ref;
+	Ref<RefCounted> ref;
 	Object *owner = nullptr;
 
 	GDScript *_baseptr = this;
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ Variant GDScript::_new(const Variant **p_args, int p_argcount, Callable::CallErr
 
 	RefCounted *r = Object::cast_to<RefCounted>(owner);
 	if (r) {
-		ref = REF(r);
+		ref = Ref<RefCounted>(r);
 	}
 
 	GDScriptInstance *instance = _create_instance(p_args, p_argcount, owner, r != nullptr, r_error);
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@ Ref<GDScript> GDScriptLanguage::get_orphan_subclass(const String &p_qualified_na
 
 /*************** RESOURCE ***************/
 
-RES ResourceFormatLoaderGDScript::load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path, Error *r_error, bool p_use_sub_threads, float *r_progress, CacheMode p_cache_mode) {
+Ref<Resource> ResourceFormatLoaderGDScript::load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path, Error *r_error, bool p_use_sub_threads, float *r_progress, CacheMode p_cache_mode) {
 	if (r_error) {
 		*r_error = ERR_FILE_CANT_OPEN;
 	}
@@ -2353,7 +2353,7 @@ void ResourceFormatLoaderGDScript::get_dependencies(const String &p_path, List<S
 	}
 }
 
-Error ResourceFormatSaverGDScript::save(const String &p_path, const RES &p_resource, uint32_t p_flags) {
+Error ResourceFormatSaverGDScript::save(const String &p_path, const Ref<Resource> &p_resource, uint32_t p_flags) {
 	Ref<GDScript> sqscr = p_resource;
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(sqscr.is_null(), ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
 
@@ -2378,12 +2378,12 @@ Error ResourceFormatSaverGDScript::save(const String &p_path, const RES &p_resou
 	return OK;
 }
 
-void ResourceFormatSaverGDScript::get_recognized_extensions(const RES &p_resource, List<String> *p_extensions) const {
+void ResourceFormatSaverGDScript::get_recognized_extensions(const Ref<Resource> &p_resource, List<String> *p_extensions) const {
 	if (Object::cast_to<GDScript>(*p_resource)) {
 		p_extensions->push_back("gd");
 	}
 }
 
-bool ResourceFormatSaverGDScript::recognize(const RES &p_resource) const {
+bool ResourceFormatSaverGDScript::recognize(const Ref<Resource> &p_resource) const {
 	return Object::cast_to<GDScript>(*p_resource) != nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.h b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.h
index caca7d8ca5..a20f3b2fca 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript.h
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript.h
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ public:
 
 class ResourceFormatLoaderGDScript : public ResourceFormatLoader {
 public:
-	virtual RES load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path = "", Error *r_error = nullptr, bool p_use_sub_threads = false, float *r_progress = nullptr, CacheMode p_cache_mode = CACHE_MODE_REUSE);
+	virtual Ref<Resource> load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path = "", Error *r_error = nullptr, bool p_use_sub_threads = false, float *r_progress = nullptr, CacheMode p_cache_mode = CACHE_MODE_REUSE);
 	virtual void get_recognized_extensions(List<String> *p_extensions) const;
 	virtual bool handles_type(const String &p_type) const;
 	virtual String get_resource_type(const String &p_path) const;
@@ -521,9 +521,9 @@ public:
 
 class ResourceFormatSaverGDScript : public ResourceFormatSaver {
 public:
-	virtual Error save(const String &p_path, const RES &p_resource, uint32_t p_flags = 0);
-	virtual void get_recognized_extensions(const RES &p_resource, List<String> *p_extensions) const;
-	virtual bool recognize(const RES &p_resource) const;
+	virtual Error save(const String &p_path, const Ref<Resource> &p_resource, uint32_t p_flags = 0);
+	virtual void get_recognized_extensions(const Ref<Resource> &p_resource, List<String> *p_extensions) const;
+	virtual bool recognize(const Ref<Resource> &p_resource) const;
 };
 
 #endif // GDSCRIPT_H
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_compiler.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_compiler.cpp
index 225c2d0d45..37a988ee4c 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_compiler.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_compiler.cpp
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ GDScriptCodeGenerator::Address GDScriptCompiler::_parse_expression(CodeGen &code
 					class_node = class_node->outer;
 				}
 
-				RES res;
+				Ref<Resource> res;
 
 				if (class_node->identifier && class_node->identifier->name == identifier) {
 					res = Ref<GDScript>(main_script);
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_editor.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_editor.cpp
index b3f9914b7d..0197bf9ea3 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_editor.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_editor.cpp
@@ -3106,7 +3106,7 @@ static Error _lookup_symbol_from_base(const GDScriptParser::DataType &p_base, co
 				}
 
 				Variant v;
-				REF v_ref;
+				Ref<RefCounted> v_ref;
 				if (base_type.builtin_type == Variant::OBJECT) {
 					v_ref.instantiate();
 					v = v_ref;
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_extend_parser.cpp b/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_extend_parser.cpp
index 4c4e810370..5516f59fe9 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_extend_parser.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_extend_parser.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ void ExtendGDScriptParser::parse_class_symbol(const GDScriptParser::ClassNode *p
 				const Variant &default_value = m.constant->initializer->reduced_value;
 				String value_text;
 				if (default_value.get_type() == Variant::OBJECT) {
-					RES res = default_value;
+					Ref<Resource> res = default_value;
 					if (res.is_valid() && !res->get_path().is_empty()) {
 						value_text = "preload(\"" + res->get_path() + "\")";
 						if (symbol.documentation.is_empty()) {
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_workspace.cpp b/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_workspace.cpp
index 229c322f26..89ee6b35e5 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_workspace.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/language_server/gdscript_workspace.cpp
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ Node *GDScriptWorkspace::_get_owner_scene_node(String p_path) {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < owners.size(); i++) {
 		NodePath owner_path = owners[i];
-		RES owner_res = ResourceLoader::load(owner_path);
+		Ref<Resource> owner_res = ResourceLoader::load(owner_path);
 		if (Object::cast_to<PackedScene>(owner_res.ptr())) {
 			Ref<PackedScene> owner_packed_scene = Ref<PackedScene>(Object::cast_to<PackedScene>(*owner_res));
 			owner_scene_node = owner_packed_scene->instantiate();
diff --git a/modules/gdscript/tests/gdscript_test_runner.cpp b/modules/gdscript/tests/gdscript_test_runner.cpp
index e78517a708..ea51990237 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/tests/gdscript_test_runner.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/tests/gdscript_test_runner.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void init_autoloads() {
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		RES res = ResourceLoader::load(info.path);
+		Ref<Resource> res = ResourceLoader::load(info.path);
 		ERR_CONTINUE_MSG(res.is_null(), "Can't autoload: " + info.path);
 		Node *n = nullptr;
 		Ref<PackedScene> scn = res;
diff --git a/modules/gridmap/grid_map.cpp b/modules/gridmap/grid_map.cpp
index 02fe4d93de..3c7bd5eb70 100644
--- a/modules/gridmap/grid_map.cpp
+++ b/modules/gridmap/grid_map.cpp
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ void GridMap::clear() {
 	clear_baked_meshes();
 }
 
-void GridMap::resource_changed(const RES &p_res) {
+void GridMap::resource_changed(const Ref<Resource> &p_res) {
 	_recreate_octant_data();
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/gridmap/grid_map.h b/modules/gridmap/grid_map.h
index b09cabfe25..5e367e149d 100644
--- a/modules/gridmap/grid_map.h
+++ b/modules/gridmap/grid_map.h
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class GridMap : public Node3D {
 	void _queue_octants_dirty();
 	void _update_octants_callback();
 
-	void resource_changed(const RES &p_res);
+	void resource_changed(const Ref<Resource> &p_res);
 
 	void _clear_internal();
 
diff --git a/modules/mono/csharp_script.cpp b/modules/mono/csharp_script.cpp
index 02aebb3805..5875a0fbd4 100644
--- a/modules/mono/csharp_script.cpp
+++ b/modules/mono/csharp_script.cpp
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ void CSharpLanguage::reload_assemblies(bool p_soft_reload) {
 	for (Ref<CSharpScript> &script : scripts) {
 		while (script->instances.front()) {
 			Object *obj = script->instances.front()->get();
-			obj->set_script(REF()); // Remove script and existing script instances (placeholder are not removed before domain reload)
+			obj->set_script(Ref<RefCounted>()); // Remove script and existing script instances (placeholder are not removed before domain reload)
 		}
 
 		script->_clear();
@@ -3221,10 +3221,10 @@ Variant CSharpScript::_new(const Variant **p_args, int p_argcount, Callable::Cal
 
 	Object *owner = ClassDB::instantiate(NATIVE_GDMONOCLASS_NAME(native));
 
-	REF ref;
+	Ref<RefCounted> ref;
 	RefCounted *r = Object::cast_to<RefCounted>(owner);
 	if (r) {
-		ref = REF(r);
+		ref = Ref<RefCounted>(r);
 	}
 
 	CSharpInstance *instance = _create_instance(p_args, p_argcount, owner, r != nullptr, r_error);
@@ -3586,7 +3586,7 @@ void CSharpScript::get_members(Set<StringName> *p_members) {
 
 /*************** RESOURCE ***************/
 
-RES ResourceFormatLoaderCSharpScript::load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path, Error *r_error, bool p_use_sub_threads, float *r_progress, CacheMode p_cache_mode) {
+Ref<Resource> ResourceFormatLoaderCSharpScript::load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path, Error *r_error, bool p_use_sub_threads, float *r_progress, CacheMode p_cache_mode) {
 	if (r_error) {
 		*r_error = ERR_FILE_CANT_OPEN;
 	}
@@ -3599,7 +3599,7 @@ RES ResourceFormatLoaderCSharpScript::load(const String &p_path, const String &p
 
 #if defined(DEBUG_ENABLED) || defined(TOOLS_ENABLED)
 	Error err = script->load_source_code(p_path);
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(err != OK, RES(), "Cannot load C# script file '" + p_path + "'.");
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(err != OK, Ref<Resource>(), "Cannot load C# script file '" + p_path + "'.");
 #endif
 
 	script->set_path(p_original_path);
@@ -3625,7 +3625,7 @@ String ResourceFormatLoaderCSharpScript::get_resource_type(const String &p_path)
 	return p_path.get_extension().to_lower() == "cs" ? CSharpLanguage::get_singleton()->get_type() : "";
 }
 
-Error ResourceFormatSaverCSharpScript::save(const String &p_path, const RES &p_resource, uint32_t p_flags) {
+Error ResourceFormatSaverCSharpScript::save(const String &p_path, const Ref<Resource> &p_resource, uint32_t p_flags) {
 	Ref<CSharpScript> sqscr = p_resource;
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(sqscr.is_null(), ERR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
 
@@ -3662,13 +3662,13 @@ Error ResourceFormatSaverCSharpScript::save(const String &p_path, const RES &p_r
 	return OK;
 }
 
-void ResourceFormatSaverCSharpScript::get_recognized_extensions(const RES &p_resource, List<String> *p_extensions) const {
+void ResourceFormatSaverCSharpScript::get_recognized_extensions(const Ref<Resource> &p_resource, List<String> *p_extensions) const {
 	if (Object::cast_to<CSharpScript>(p_resource.ptr())) {
 		p_extensions->push_back("cs");
 	}
 }
 
-bool ResourceFormatSaverCSharpScript::recognize(const RES &p_resource) const {
+bool ResourceFormatSaverCSharpScript::recognize(const Ref<Resource> &p_resource) const {
 	return Object::cast_to<CSharpScript>(p_resource.ptr()) != nullptr;
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/mono/csharp_script.h b/modules/mono/csharp_script.h
index 1e5f218c95..41b54248a3 100644
--- a/modules/mono/csharp_script.h
+++ b/modules/mono/csharp_script.h
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ public:
 
 class ResourceFormatLoaderCSharpScript : public ResourceFormatLoader {
 public:
-	RES load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path = "", Error *r_error = nullptr, bool p_use_sub_threads = false, float *r_progress = nullptr, CacheMode p_cache_mode = CACHE_MODE_REUSE) override;
+	Ref<Resource> load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path = "", Error *r_error = nullptr, bool p_use_sub_threads = false, float *r_progress = nullptr, CacheMode p_cache_mode = CACHE_MODE_REUSE) override;
 	void get_recognized_extensions(List<String> *p_extensions) const override;
 	bool handles_type(const String &p_type) const override;
 	String get_resource_type(const String &p_path) const override;
@@ -542,9 +542,9 @@ public:
 
 class ResourceFormatSaverCSharpScript : public ResourceFormatSaver {
 public:
-	Error save(const String &p_path, const RES &p_resource, uint32_t p_flags = 0) override;
-	void get_recognized_extensions(const RES &p_resource, List<String> *p_extensions) const override;
-	bool recognize(const RES &p_resource) const override;
+	Error save(const String &p_path, const Ref<Resource> &p_resource, uint32_t p_flags = 0) override;
+	void get_recognized_extensions(const Ref<Resource> &p_resource, List<String> *p_extensions) const override;
+	bool recognize(const Ref<Resource> &p_resource) const override;
 };
 
 #endif // CSHARP_SCRIPT_H
diff --git a/modules/mono/glue/base_object_glue.cpp b/modules/mono/glue/base_object_glue.cpp
index b5f2c98af5..b10d78c593 100644
--- a/modules/mono/glue/base_object_glue.cpp
+++ b/modules/mono/glue/base_object_glue.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ MonoObject *godot_icall_Object_weakref(Object *p_ptr) {
 	RefCounted *rc = Object::cast_to<RefCounted>(p_ptr);
 
 	if (rc) {
-		REF r = rc;
+		Ref<RefCounted> r = rc;
 		if (!r.is_valid()) {
 			return nullptr;
 		}
diff --git a/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.cpp b/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.cpp
index 3f5140cc8c..77e370849f 100644
--- a/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.cpp
+++ b/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.cpp
@@ -669,13 +669,13 @@ void VideoStreamTheora::_bind_methods() {
 
 ////////////
 
-RES ResourceFormatLoaderTheora::load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path, Error *r_error, bool p_use_sub_threads, float *r_progress, CacheMode p_cache_mode) {
+Ref<Resource> ResourceFormatLoaderTheora::load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path, Error *r_error, bool p_use_sub_threads, float *r_progress, CacheMode p_cache_mode) {
 	Ref<FileAccess> f = FileAccess::open(p_path, FileAccess::READ);
 	if (f.is_null()) {
 		if (r_error) {
 			*r_error = ERR_CANT_OPEN;
 		}
-		return RES();
+		return Ref<Resource>();
 	}
 
 	VideoStreamTheora *stream = memnew(VideoStreamTheora);
diff --git a/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.h b/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.h
index 8fce85679f..8940ed6aff 100644
--- a/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.h
+++ b/modules/theora/video_stream_theora.h
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ public:
 
 class ResourceFormatLoaderTheora : public ResourceFormatLoader {
 public:
-	virtual RES load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path = "", Error *r_error = nullptr, bool p_use_sub_threads = false, float *r_progress = nullptr, CacheMode p_cache_mode = CACHE_MODE_REUSE);
+	virtual Ref<Resource> load(const String &p_path, const String &p_original_path = "", Error *r_error = nullptr, bool p_use_sub_threads = false, float *r_progress = nullptr, CacheMode p_cache_mode = CACHE_MODE_REUSE);
 	virtual void get_recognized_extensions(List<String> *p_extensions) const;
 	virtual bool handles_type(const String &p_type) const;
 	virtual String get_resource_type(const String &p_path) const;
diff --git a/modules/visual_script/editor/visual_script_editor.cpp b/modules/visual_script/editor/visual_script_editor.cpp
index 06fa90eb29..3e6680d8d8 100644
--- a/modules/visual_script/editor/visual_script_editor.cpp
+++ b/modules/visual_script/editor/visual_script_editor.cpp
@@ -2611,11 +2611,11 @@ void VisualScriptEditor::_button_resource_previewed(const String &p_path, const
 void VisualScriptEditor::apply_code() {
 }
 
-RES VisualScriptEditor::get_edited_resource() const {
+Ref<Resource> VisualScriptEditor::get_edited_resource() const {
 	return script;
 }
 
-void VisualScriptEditor::set_edited_resource(const RES &p_res) {
+void VisualScriptEditor::set_edited_resource(const Ref<Resource> &p_res) {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(script.is_valid());
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(p_res.is_null());
 	script = p_res;
@@ -4795,7 +4795,7 @@ VisualScriptEditor::~VisualScriptEditor() {
 	memdelete(variable_editor);
 }
 
-static ScriptEditorBase *create_editor(const RES &p_resource) {
+static ScriptEditorBase *create_editor(const Ref<Resource> &p_resource) {
 	if (Object::cast_to<VisualScript>(*p_resource)) {
 		return memnew(VisualScriptEditor);
 	}
@@ -4839,7 +4839,7 @@ Ref<VisualScriptNode> VisualScriptCustomNodes::create_node_custom(const String &
 }
 
 VisualScriptCustomNodes *VisualScriptCustomNodes::singleton = nullptr;
-Map<String, REF> VisualScriptCustomNodes::custom_nodes;
+Map<String, Ref<RefCounted>> VisualScriptCustomNodes::custom_nodes;
 
 VisualScriptCustomNodes::VisualScriptCustomNodes() {
 	singleton = this;
diff --git a/modules/visual_script/editor/visual_script_editor.h b/modules/visual_script/editor/visual_script_editor.h
index fcfd44cecd..e63539ac5b 100644
--- a/modules/visual_script/editor/visual_script_editor.h
+++ b/modules/visual_script/editor/visual_script_editor.h
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ public:
 	virtual void set_syntax_highlighter(Ref<EditorSyntaxHighlighter> p_highlighter) override;
 
 	virtual void apply_code() override;
-	virtual RES get_edited_resource() const override;
-	virtual void set_edited_resource(const RES &p_res) override;
+	virtual Ref<Resource> get_edited_resource() const override;
+	virtual void set_edited_resource(const Ref<Resource> &p_res) override;
 	virtual void enable_editor() override;
 	virtual Vector<String> get_functions() override;
 	virtual void reload_text() override;
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();
 	static VisualScriptCustomNodes *singleton;
 
-	static Map<String, REF> custom_nodes;
+	static Map<String, Ref<RefCounted>> custom_nodes;
 	static Ref<VisualScriptNode> create_node_custom(const String &p_name);
 
 public:
diff --git a/modules/visual_script/visual_script_builtin_funcs.cpp b/modules/visual_script/visual_script_builtin_funcs.cpp
index 5320f99b7c..44e792869d 100644
--- a/modules/visual_script/visual_script_builtin_funcs.cpp
+++ b/modules/visual_script/visual_script_builtin_funcs.cpp
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@ void VisualScriptBuiltinFunc::exec_func(BuiltinFunc p_func, const Variant **p_in
 			}
 
 			if (p_inputs[0]->is_ref_counted()) {
-				REF r = *p_inputs[0];
+				Ref<RefCounted> r = *p_inputs[0];
 				if (!r.is_valid()) {
 					return;
 				}