GDScript: get resource path of current scene (*.tscn)

Question

Hi!

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TL;DR:

In a tool script, I need to get the resource path of the tscn file of the current scene. Something like this (mockup code):

var res_path = get_tree().edited_scene_root.get_resource_path()

#returns "res://scenes/world1/townA.tscn"

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A more in depth explanation:

I want to build a workflow like this:

• Creating/editing some images in a drawing program
• Saving thoses images in a folder within the game project hierarchy
• Creating a json file at the same location to add some data about each image (size, position, etc.)
• In Godot: creating/saving a scene at the same location
• Adding a node with my tool script attached
• From the tool script, loading the json file and creating some sprites using the data read from the json file and the images present in the folder
• Later, after changing the images and the json file, using the tool script to update the created sprites

The idea here is to work relatively to the scene file because I will need to create a lot of setup like that in my game so I can't rely on a fix absolute path for the images and json files. And I need to automate this task because I will have a lot of scene to produce and update.

The problem I'm facing is to access the json file: I haven't found a way to get/build its path.

Remark:

get_tree().edited_scene_root.get_script().get_path()

doesn't fit my needs because the script of the root node is not guaranteed to be in the correct folder.

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Thank you for your help!

Kevar

Answer 1

The filename member of the root node of an instantiated scene retrieves the path to the scene file:

get_tree().edited_scene_root.filename

Comments

Thank you, it's exactly what I needed :)

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I tried this but I get an error. What gives?

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Try changing edited_scene_root to current_scene.
e.g. get_tree.current_scene.filename instead of get_tree().edited_scene_root.filename

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get_tree().current_scene.filename works, thanks

Answer 2

In Godot 4.0:

get_tree().current_scene.scene_file_path