5 files changed, 36 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/modules/mono/glue/GodotSharp/GodotSharp/Core/Object.base.cs b/modules/mono/glue/GodotSharp/GodotSharp/Core/Object.base.cs
index 42610c5ef7..48582d5ad8 100644
--- a/modules/mono/glue/GodotSharp/GodotSharp/Core/Object.base.cs
+++ b/modules/mono/glue/GodotSharp/GodotSharp/Core/Object.base.cs
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@ namespace Godot
         public Object() : this(false)
         {
             if (ptr == IntPtr.Zero)
-            {
                 ptr = godot_icall_Object_Ctor(this);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                // This is called inside godot_icall_Object_Ctor, so we must call it as well in this case.
-                godot_icall_Object_ConnectEventSignals(ptr);
-            }
+            _InitializeGodotScriptInstanceInternals();
+        }
+
+        internal void _InitializeGodotScriptInstanceInternals()
+        {
+            godot_icall_Object_ConnectEventSignals(ptr);
         }
 
         internal Object(bool memoryOwn)
diff --git a/modules/mono/glue/GodotSharp/GodotSharp/Core/StringExtensions.cs b/modules/mono/glue/GodotSharp/GodotSharp/Core/StringExtensions.cs
index bd1dbc1229..d63db0f905 100644
--- a/modules/mono/glue/GodotSharp/GodotSharp/Core/StringExtensions.cs
+++ b/modules/mono/glue/GodotSharp/GodotSharp/Core/StringExtensions.cs
@@ -393,6 +393,35 @@ namespace Godot
             return instance.Substring(sep + 1);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts the given byte array of ASCII encoded text to a string.
+        /// Faster alternative to <see cref="GetStringFromUTF8"/> if the
+        /// content is ASCII-only. Unlike the UTF-8 function this function
+        /// maps every byte to a character in the array. Multibyte sequences
+        /// will not be interpreted correctly. For parsing user input always
+        /// use <see cref="GetStringFromUTF8"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="bytes">A byte array of ASCII characters (on the range of 0-127).</param>
+        /// <returns>A string created from the bytes.</returns>
+        public static string GetStringFromASCII(this byte[] bytes)
+        {
+            return Encoding.ASCII.GetString(bytes);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Converts the given byte array of UTF-8 encoded text to a string.
+        /// Slower than <see cref="GetStringFromASCII"/> but supports UTF-8
+        /// encoded data. Use this function if you are unsure about the
+        /// source of the data. For user input this function
+        /// should always be preferred.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="bytes">A byte array of UTF-8 characters (a character may take up multiple bytes).</param>
+        /// <returns>A string created from the bytes.</returns>
+        public static string GetStringFromUTF8(this byte[] bytes)
+        {
+            return Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes);
+        }
+
         // <summary>
         // Hash the string and return a 32 bits integer.
         // </summary>
diff --git a/modules/mono/glue/base_object_glue.cpp b/modules/mono/glue/base_object_glue.cpp
index ebcd6d5e9c..439fb1ab0a 100644
--- a/modules/mono/glue/base_object_glue.cpp
+++ b/modules/mono/glue/base_object_glue.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #ifdef MONO_GLUE_ENABLED
 
 #include "core/class_db.h"
-#include "core/object.h"
 #include "core/reference.h"
 #include "core/string_name.h"
 
diff --git a/modules/mono/glue/glue_header.h b/modules/mono/glue/glue_header.h
index c1f1936711..dc3bf47838 100644
--- a/modules/mono/glue/glue_header.h
+++ b/modules/mono/glue/glue_header.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ void godot_register_glue_header_icalls() {
 #include "core/engine.h"
 #include "core/method_bind.h"
 #include "core/node_path.h"
-#include "core/object.h"
 #include "core/reference.h"
 #include "core/typedefs.h"
 #include "core/ustring.h"
diff --git a/modules/mono/glue/rid_glue.cpp b/modules/mono/glue/rid_glue.cpp
index 6d2e6b559f..a7b18c36dd 100644
--- a/modules/mono/glue/rid_glue.cpp
+++ b/modules/mono/glue/rid_glue.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 #ifdef MONO_GLUE_ENABLED
 
-#include "core/object.h"
+#include "core/class_db.h"
 #include "core/resource.h"
 #include "core/rid.h"