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BTPlayer
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**Inherits:** 

Player of :ref:`BehaviorTree<class_BehaviorTree>` resources.

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Description
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**BTPlayer** node is used to instantiate and play :ref:`BehaviorTree<class_BehaviorTree>` resources at runtime. During initialization, the behavior tree instance is given references to the agent, the :ref:`blackboard<class_BTPlayer_property_blackboard>`, and the current scene root. The agent can be specified by the :ref:`agent_node<class_BTPlayer_property_agent_node>` property (defaults to the BTPlayer's parent node).

For an introduction to behavior trees, see :ref:`BehaviorTree<class_BehaviorTree>`.

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Properties
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   | ``bool``                                    | :ref:`active<class_BTPlayer_property_active>`                           | ``true``           |
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   | ``NodePath``                                | :ref:`agent_node<class_BTPlayer_property_agent_node>`                   | ``NodePath("..")`` |
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   | :ref:`BehaviorTree<class_BehaviorTree>`     | :ref:`behavior_tree<class_BTPlayer_property_behavior_tree>`             |                    |
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   | :ref:`Blackboard<class_Blackboard>`         | :ref:`blackboard<class_BTPlayer_property_blackboard>`                   |                    |
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   | :ref:`BlackboardPlan<class_BlackboardPlan>` | :ref:`blackboard_plan<class_BTPlayer_property_blackboard_plan>`         |                    |
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   | ``bool``                                    | :ref:`monitor_performance<class_BTPlayer_property_monitor_performance>` | ``false``          |
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   | :ref:`UpdateMode<enum_BTPlayer_UpdateMode>` | :ref:`update_mode<class_BTPlayer_property_update_mode>`                 | ``1``              |
   +---------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------------------+

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Methods
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   | :ref:`BTInstance<class_BTInstance>` | :ref:`get_bt_instance<class_BTPlayer_method_get_bt_instance>`\ (\ )                                                    |
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   | |void|                              | :ref:`restart<class_BTPlayer_method_restart>`\ (\ )                                                                    |
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   | |void|                              | :ref:`set_bt_instance<class_BTPlayer_method_set_bt_instance>`\ (\ bt_instance\: :ref:`BTInstance<class_BTInstance>`\ ) |
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   | |void|                              | :ref:`set_scene_root_hint<class_BTPlayer_method_set_scene_root_hint>`\ (\ scene_root\: ``Node``\ )                     |
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   | |void|                              | :ref:`update<class_BTPlayer_method_update>`\ (\ delta\: ``float``\ )                                                   |
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Signals
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**behavior_tree_finished**\ (\ status\: ``int``\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_BTPlayer_signal_behavior_tree_finished>`

**Deprecated:** Use :ref:`updated<class_BTPlayer_signal_updated>` signal instead.

Emitted when the behavior tree has finished executing and returned ``SUCCESS`` or ``FAILURE``.

Argument ``status`` holds the status returned by the behavior tree. See :ref:`Status<enum_BT_Status>`.

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.. _class_BTPlayer_signal_updated:

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**updated**\ (\ status\: ``int``\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_BTPlayer_signal_updated>`

Emitted when BTPlayer has finished the behavior tree update.

Argument ``status`` holds the status returned by the behavior tree. See :ref:`Status<enum_BT_Status>`.

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Enumerations
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.. _enum_BTPlayer_UpdateMode:

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enum **UpdateMode**: :ref:`🔗<enum_BTPlayer_UpdateMode>`

.. _class_BTPlayer_constant_IDLE:

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:ref:`UpdateMode<enum_BTPlayer_UpdateMode>` **IDLE** = ``0``

Execute behavior tree during the idle process.

.. _class_BTPlayer_constant_PHYSICS:

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:ref:`UpdateMode<enum_BTPlayer_UpdateMode>` **PHYSICS** = ``1``

Execute behavior tree during the physics process.

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:ref:`UpdateMode<enum_BTPlayer_UpdateMode>` **MANUAL** = ``2``

Behavior tree is executed manually by calling :ref:`update<class_BTPlayer_method_update>`.

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Property Descriptions
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.. _class_BTPlayer_property_active:

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``bool`` **active** = ``true`` :ref:`🔗<class_BTPlayer_property_active>`

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- |void| **set_active**\ (\ value\: ``bool``\ )
- ``bool`` **get_active**\ (\ )

If ``true``, the behavior tree will be executed during update.

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.. _class_BTPlayer_property_agent_node:

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``NodePath`` **agent_node** = ``NodePath("..")`` :ref:`🔗<class_BTPlayer_property_agent_node>`

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- |void| **set_agent_node**\ (\ value\: ``NodePath``\ )
- ``NodePath`` **get_agent_node**\ (\ )

Path to the node that will be used as the agent. Setting it after instantiation will have no effect.

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.. _class_BTPlayer_property_behavior_tree:

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:ref:`BehaviorTree<class_BehaviorTree>` **behavior_tree** :ref:`🔗<class_BTPlayer_property_behavior_tree>`

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- |void| **set_behavior_tree**\ (\ value\: :ref:`BehaviorTree<class_BehaviorTree>`\ )
- :ref:`BehaviorTree<class_BehaviorTree>` **get_behavior_tree**\ (\ )

:ref:`BehaviorTree<class_BehaviorTree>` resource to instantiate and execute at runtime.

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.. _class_BTPlayer_property_blackboard:

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:ref:`Blackboard<class_Blackboard>` **blackboard** :ref:`🔗<class_BTPlayer_property_blackboard>`

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- |void| **set_blackboard**\ (\ value\: :ref:`Blackboard<class_Blackboard>`\ )
- :ref:`Blackboard<class_Blackboard>` **get_blackboard**\ (\ )

Holds data shared by the behavior tree tasks. See :ref:`Blackboard<class_Blackboard>`.

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.. _class_BTPlayer_property_blackboard_plan:

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:ref:`BlackboardPlan<class_BlackboardPlan>` **blackboard_plan** :ref:`🔗<class_BTPlayer_property_blackboard_plan>`

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- |void| **set_blackboard_plan**\ (\ value\: :ref:`BlackboardPlan<class_BlackboardPlan>`\ )
- :ref:`BlackboardPlan<class_BlackboardPlan>` **get_blackboard_plan**\ (\ )

Stores and manages variables that will be used in constructing new :ref:`Blackboard<class_Blackboard>` instances.

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.. _class_BTPlayer_property_monitor_performance:

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``bool`` **monitor_performance** = ``false`` :ref:`🔗<class_BTPlayer_property_monitor_performance>`

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- |void| **set_monitor_performance**\ (\ value\: ``bool``\ )
- ``bool`` **get_monitor_performance**\ (\ )

If ``true``, adds a performance monitor to "Debugger->Monitors" for each instance of this **BTPlayer** node.

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.. _class_BTPlayer_property_update_mode:

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:ref:`UpdateMode<enum_BTPlayer_UpdateMode>` **update_mode** = ``1`` :ref:`🔗<class_BTPlayer_property_update_mode>`

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- |void| **set_update_mode**\ (\ value\: :ref:`UpdateMode<enum_BTPlayer_UpdateMode>`\ )
- :ref:`UpdateMode<enum_BTPlayer_UpdateMode>` **get_update_mode**\ (\ )

Determines when the behavior tree is executed. See :ref:`UpdateMode<enum_BTPlayer_UpdateMode>`.

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_BTPlayer_method_get_bt_instance:

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:ref:`BTInstance<class_BTInstance>` **get_bt_instance**\ (\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_BTPlayer_method_get_bt_instance>`

Returns the behavior tree instance.

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.. _class_BTPlayer_method_restart:

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|void| **restart**\ (\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_BTPlayer_method_restart>`

Resets the behavior tree's execution. Each running task will be aborted and the next tree execution will start anew. This method does not reset :ref:`Blackboard<class_Blackboard>`.

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.. _class_BTPlayer_method_set_bt_instance:

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|void| **set_bt_instance**\ (\ bt_instance\: :ref:`BTInstance<class_BTInstance>`\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_BTPlayer_method_set_bt_instance>`

Sets the :ref:`BTInstance<class_BTInstance>` to play. This method is useful when you want to switch to a different behavior tree instance at runtime. See also :ref:`BehaviorTree.instantiate<class_BehaviorTree_method_instantiate>`.

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.. _class_BTPlayer_method_set_scene_root_hint:

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|void| **set_scene_root_hint**\ (\ scene_root\: ``Node``\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_BTPlayer_method_set_scene_root_hint>`

Sets the ``Node`` that will be used as the scene root for the newly instantiated behavior tree. Should be called before the **BTPlayer** is added to the scene tree (before ``NOTIFICATION_READY``). This is typically useful when creating **BTPlayer** nodes dynamically from code.

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.. _class_BTPlayer_method_update:

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|void| **update**\ (\ delta\: ``float``\ ) :ref:`🔗<class_BTPlayer_method_update>`

Executes the root task of the behavior tree instance if :ref:`active<class_BTPlayer_property_active>` is ``true``. Call this method when :ref:`update_mode<class_BTPlayer_property_update_mode>` is set to :ref:`MANUAL<class_BTPlayer_constant_MANUAL>`. When :ref:`update_mode<class_BTPlayer_property_update_mode>` is not :ref:`MANUAL<class_BTPlayer_constant_MANUAL>`, the :ref:`update<class_BTPlayer_method_update>` will be called automatically. See :ref:`UpdateMode<enum_BTPlayer_UpdateMode>`.

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