Allow to use parameters and properties in the variable action and condition

Core/GDCore/Events/CodeGeneration/EventsCodeGenerator.cpp

@@ -1358,12 +1358,30 @@ gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GeneratePropertyGetter(const gd::PropertiesConta
   return "getProperty" + property.GetName() + "As" + type + "()";
 }
 
+gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GeneratePropertyGetterWithoutCasting(
+    const gd::PropertiesContainer &propertiesContainer,
+    const gd::NamedPropertyDescriptor &property) {
+  return "getProperty" + property.GetName() + "()";
+}
+
+gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GeneratePropertySetterWithoutCasting(
+    const gd::PropertiesContainer &propertiesContainer,
+    const gd::NamedPropertyDescriptor &property,
+    const gd::String &operandCode) {
+  return "setProperty" + property.GetName() + "(" + operandCode + ")";
+    }
+
 gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateParameterGetter(const gd::ParameterMetadata& parameter,
                                                         const gd::String& type,
                                                         gd::EventsCodeGenerationContext& context) {
   return "getParameter" + parameter.GetName() + "As" + type + "()";
 }
 
+gd::String EventsCodeGenerator::GenerateParameterGetterWithoutCasting(
+    const gd::ParameterMetadata &parameter) {
+      return "getParameter" + parameter.GetName() + "()";
+    }
+
 EventsCodeGenerator::EventsCodeGenerator(const gd::Project& project_,
                                          const gd::Layout& layout,
                                          const gd::Platform& platform_)

Core/GDCore/Events/CodeGeneration/EventsCodeGenerator.h

@@ -510,6 +510,11 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
   GenerateAnyOrSceneVariableGetter(const gd::Expression &variableExpression,
                                    EventsCodeGenerationContext &context);
 
+  virtual gd::String GeneratePropertySetterWithoutCasting(
+      const gd::PropertiesContainer &propertiesContainer,
+      const gd::NamedPropertyDescriptor &property,
+      const gd::String &operandCode);
+
 protected:
   virtual const gd::String GenerateRelationalOperatorCodes(
       const gd::String& operatorString);
@@ -627,11 +632,18 @@ class GD_CORE_API EventsCodeGenerator {
       const gd::String& type,
       gd::EventsCodeGenerationContext& context);
 
+  virtual gd::String GeneratePropertyGetterWithoutCasting(
+      const gd::PropertiesContainer &propertiesContainer,
+      const gd::NamedPropertyDescriptor &property);
+
   virtual gd::String GenerateParameterGetter(
       const gd::ParameterMetadata& parameter,
       const gd::String& type,
       gd::EventsCodeGenerationContext& context);
 
+  virtual gd::String
+  GenerateParameterGetterWithoutCasting(const gd::ParameterMetadata &parameter);
+
   /**
    * \brief Generate the code to reference an object which is
    * in an empty/null state.

Core/GDCore/Events/CodeGeneration/ExpressionCodeGenerator.cpp

@@ -133,13 +133,12 @@ void ExpressionCodeGenerator::OnVisitVariableNode(VariableNode& node) {
   if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", type)) {
     // The node is a variable inside an expression waiting for a *variable* to be returned, not its value.
     EventsCodeGenerator::VariableScope scope =
-        type == "variable"
+        type == "variable" || type == "variableOrProperty" ||
+                type == "variableOrPropertyOrParameter"
             ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::ANY_VARIABLE
-        : type == "globalvar"
-            ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::PROJECT_VARIABLE
-            : type == "scenevar"
-                  ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::LAYOUT_VARIABLE
-                  : gd::EventsCodeGenerator::OBJECT_VARIABLE;
+        : type == "globalvar" ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::PROJECT_VARIABLE
+        : type == "scenevar"  ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::LAYOUT_VARIABLE
+                              : gd::EventsCodeGenerator::OBJECT_VARIABLE;
 
     auto objectName = gd::ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder::GetObjectName(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
                                           codeGenerator.GetObjectsContainersList(),
@@ -222,23 +221,22 @@ void ExpressionCodeGenerator::OnVisitIdentifierNode(IdentifierNode& node) {
     output +=
         codeGenerator.GenerateObject(node.identifierName, type, context);
   } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsExpression("variable", type)) {
-      EventsCodeGenerator::VariableScope scope =
-        type == "variable"
+    EventsCodeGenerator::VariableScope scope =
+        type == "variable" || type == "variableOrProperty" ||
+                type == "variableOrPropertyOrParameter"
             ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::ANY_VARIABLE
-        : type == "globalvar"
-              ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::PROJECT_VARIABLE
-              : type == "scenevar"
-                    ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::LAYOUT_VARIABLE
-                    : gd::EventsCodeGenerator::OBJECT_VARIABLE;
-
-      auto objectName = gd::ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder::GetObjectName(codeGenerator.GetPlatform(),
-                                            codeGenerator.GetObjectsContainersList(),
-                                            rootObjectName,
-                                            node);
-      output += codeGenerator.GenerateGetVariable(
-          node.identifierName, scope, context, objectName);
-      if (!node.childIdentifierName.empty()) {
-        output += codeGenerator.GenerateVariableAccessor(node.childIdentifierName);
+        : type == "globalvar" ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::PROJECT_VARIABLE
+        : type == "scenevar"  ? gd::EventsCodeGenerator::LAYOUT_VARIABLE
+                              : gd::EventsCodeGenerator::OBJECT_VARIABLE;
+
+    auto objectName = gd::ExpressionVariableOwnerFinder::GetObjectName(
+        codeGenerator.GetPlatform(), codeGenerator.GetObjectsContainersList(),
+        rootObjectName, node);
+    output += codeGenerator.GenerateGetVariable(node.identifierName, scope,
+                                                context, objectName);
+    if (!node.childIdentifierName.empty()) {
+      output +=
+          codeGenerator.GenerateVariableAccessor(node.childIdentifierName);
       }
   } else {
     const auto& variablesContainersList = codeGenerator.GetProjectScopedContainers().GetVariablesContainersList();

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Builtin/VariablesExtension.cpp

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                     "",
                     "res/conditions/var24.png",
                     "res/conditions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"))
+      .AddParameter("variableOrPropertyOrParameter", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
           "number", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                     "",
                     "res/conditions/var24.png",
                     "res/conditions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"))
+      .AddParameter("variableOrPropertyOrParameter", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardRelationalOperatorParameters(
           "string", ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           "",
           "res/conditions/var24.png",
           "res/conditions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"))
+      .AddParameter("variableOrPropertyOrParameter", _("Variable"))
       .AddParameter("trueorfalse", _("Check if the value is"))
       .SetDefaultValue("true")
       // This parameter allows to keep the operand expression
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                  "",
                  "res/actions/var24.png",
                  "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"))
+      .AddParameter("variableOrProperty", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("number",
                                      ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
                  "",
                  "res/actions/var24.png",
                  "res/actions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"))
+      .AddParameter("variableOrProperty", _("Variable"))
       .UseStandardOperatorParameters("string",
                                      ParameterOptions::MakeNewOptions());
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void GD_CORE_API BuiltinExtensionsImplementer::ImplementsVariablesExtension(
           "",
           "res/conditions/var24.png",
           "res/conditions/var.png")
-      .AddParameter("variable", _("Variable"))
+      .AddParameter("variableOrProperty", _("Variable"))
       .AddParameter("operator", _("Value"), "boolean")
       // This parameter allows to keep the operand expression
       // when the editor switch between variable instructions.

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ParameterMetadataTools.cpp

@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ void ParameterMetadataTools::ParametersToObjectsContainer(
     const auto& parameter = parameters.GetParameter(i);
     if (parameter.GetName().empty()) continue;
 
-    if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsObject(parameter.GetType())) {
+    auto &valueTypeMetadata = parameter.GetValueTypeMetadata();
+    if (valueTypeMetadata.IsObject()) {
       const gd::String& objectName = parameter.GetName();
       const gd::String& objectType = parameter.GetExtraInfo();
       allObjectNames.insert(objectName);
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ void ParameterMetadataTools::ParametersToObjectsContainer(
       // Search "lastObjectName" in the codebase for other place where this
       // convention is enforced.
       lastObjectName = objectName;
-    } else if (gd::ParameterMetadata::IsBehavior(parameter.GetType())) {
+    } else if (valueTypeMetadata.IsBehavior()) {
       if (!lastObjectName.empty()) {
         if (outputObjectsContainer.HasObjectNamed(lastObjectName)) {
           const gd::String& behaviorName = parameter.GetName();

Core/GDCore/Extensions/Metadata/ValueTypeMetadata.h

@@ -129,13 +129,36 @@ class GD_CORE_API ValueTypeMetadata {
   }
 
   /**
-   * \brief Return true if the type of the parameter is a number.
+   * \brief Return true if the type of the parameter is a variable.
    * \note If you had a new type of parameter, also add it in the IDE (
    * see EventsFunctionParametersEditor, ParameterRenderingService
    * and ExpressionAutocompletion) and in the EventsCodeGenerator.
    */
   bool IsVariable() const {
-    return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::GetPrimitiveValueType(name) == "variable";
+    return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::IsVariable(name);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the type of the parameter is a variable.
+   * \note If you had a new type of parameter, also add it in the IDE (
+   * see EventsFunctionParametersEditor, ParameterRenderingService
+   * and ExpressionAutocompletion) and in the EventsCodeGenerator.
+   */
+  static bool IsVariable(const gd::String &type) {
+    return gd::ValueTypeMetadata::GetPrimitiveValueType(type) == "variable";
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Return true if the type of the parameter is a variable and not a
+   * property or a parameter.
+   */
+  bool IsVariableOnly() const {
+      return
+          // Any variable.
+          name == "variable" ||
+          // Old, "pre-scoped" variables:
+          name == "objectvar" || name == "globalvar" ||
+          name == "scenevar";
   }
 
   /**
@@ -207,10 +230,13 @@ class GD_CORE_API ValueTypeMetadata {
       return parameterType == "yesorno" || parameterType == "trueorfalse";
     } else if (type == "variable") {
       return
-             parameterType == "variable" || // Any variable.
-             // Old, "pre-scoped" variables:
-             parameterType == "objectvar" || parameterType == "globalvar" ||
-             parameterType == "scenevar";
+          // Any variable.
+          parameterType == "variable" ||
+          parameterType == "variableOrProperty" ||
+          parameterType == "variableOrPropertyOrParameter" ||
+          // Old, "pre-scoped" variables:
+          parameterType == "objectvar" || parameterType == "globalvar" ||
+          parameterType == "scenevar";
     } else if (type == "resource") {
       return parameterType == "fontResource" ||
              parameterType == "audioResource" ||