API: Add `Blackboard` methods to enable iteration, state inspection and serialization

blackboard/blackboard.cpp

@@ -64,6 +64,36 @@ void Blackboard::erase_var(const StringName &p_name) {
 	data.erase(p_name);
 }
 
+TypedArray<StringName> Blackboard::list_vars() const {
+	TypedArray<StringName> var_names;
+	var_names.resize(data.size());
+	int idx = 0;
+	for (const KeyValue<StringName, BBVariable> &kv : data) {
+		var_names[idx] = kv.key;
+		idx += 1;
+	}
+	return var_names;
+}
+
+Dictionary Blackboard::get_vars_as_dict() const {
+	Dictionary dict;
+	for (const KeyValue<StringName, BBVariable> &kv : data) {
+		dict[kv.key] = kv.value.get_value();
+	}
+	return dict;
+}
+
+void Blackboard::populate_from_dict(const Dictionary &p_dictionary) {
+	Array keys = p_dictionary.keys();
+	for (int i = 0; i < keys.size(); i++) {
+		if (keys[i].get_type() == Variant::STRING_NAME || keys[i].get_type() == Variant::STRING) {
+			set_var(keys[i], p_dictionary[keys[i]]);
+		} else {
+			ERR_PRINT("Blackboard: Invalid key type in dictionary to populate blackboard. Must be StringName or String.");
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void Blackboard::bind_var_to_property(const StringName &p_name, Object *p_object, const StringName &p_property, bool p_create) {
 	if (!data.has(p_name)) {
 		if (p_create) {
@@ -104,6 +134,10 @@ void Blackboard::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_parent", "blackboard"), &Blackboard::set_parent);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_parent"), &Blackboard::get_parent);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("erase_var", "var_name"), &Blackboard::erase_var);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("clear"), &Blackboard::clear);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("list_vars"), &Blackboard::list_vars);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_vars_as_dict"), &Blackboard::get_vars_as_dict);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("populate_from_dict", "dictionary"), &Blackboard::populate_from_dict);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("top"), &Blackboard::top);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("bind_var_to_property", "var_name", "object", "property", "create"), &Blackboard::bind_var_to_property, DEFVAL(false));
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("unbind_var", "var_name"), &Blackboard::unbind_var);

blackboard/blackboard.h

@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ public:
 	void set_var(const StringName &p_name, const Variant &p_value);
 	bool has_var(const StringName &p_name) const;
 	void erase_var(const StringName &p_name);
+	void clear() { data.clear(); }
+	TypedArray<StringName> list_vars() const;
+
+	Dictionary get_vars_as_dict() const;
+	void populate_from_dict(const Dictionary &p_dictionary);
 
 	void bind_var_to_property(const StringName &p_name, Object *p_object, const StringName &p_property, bool p_create = false);
 	void unbind_var(const StringName &p_name);
@@ -57,8 +62,6 @@ public:
 	void assign_var(const StringName &p_name, const BBVariable &p_var);
 
 	void link_var(const StringName &p_name, const Ref<Blackboard> &p_target_blackboard, const StringName &p_target_var, bool p_create = false);
-
-	// TODO: Add serialization API.
 };
 
 #endif // BLACKBOARD_H

doc/source/classes/class_blackboard.rst

@@ -36,16 +36,24 @@ Methods
    +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    | void                                | :ref:`bind_var_to_property<class_Blackboard_method_bind_var_to_property>` **(** StringName var_name, Object object, StringName property, bool create=false **)**                   |
    +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+   | void                                | :ref:`clear<class_Blackboard_method_clear>` **(** **)**                                                                                                                            |
+   +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    | void                                | :ref:`erase_var<class_Blackboard_method_erase_var>` **(** StringName var_name **)**                                                                                                |
    +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    | :ref:`Blackboard<class_Blackboard>` | :ref:`get_parent<class_Blackboard_method_get_parent>` **(** **)** |const|                                                                                                          |
    +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    | Variant                             | :ref:`get_var<class_Blackboard_method_get_var>` **(** StringName var_name, Variant default=null, bool complain=true **)** |const|                                                  |
    +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+   | Dictionary                          | :ref:`get_vars_as_dict<class_Blackboard_method_get_vars_as_dict>` **(** **)** |const|                                                                                              |
+   +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    | bool                                | :ref:`has_var<class_Blackboard_method_has_var>` **(** StringName var_name **)** |const|                                                                                            |
    +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    | void                                | :ref:`link_var<class_Blackboard_method_link_var>` **(** StringName var_name, :ref:`Blackboard<class_Blackboard>` target_blackboard, StringName target_var, bool create=false **)** |
    +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+   | StringName[]                        | :ref:`list_vars<class_Blackboard_method_list_vars>` **(** **)** |const|                                                                                                            |
+   +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+   | void                                | :ref:`populate_from_dict<class_Blackboard_method_populate_from_dict>` **(** Dictionary dictionary **)**                                                                            |
+   +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    | void                                | :ref:`set_parent<class_Blackboard_method_set_parent>` **(** :ref:`Blackboard<class_Blackboard>` blackboard **)**                                                                   |
    +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
    | void                                | :ref:`set_var<class_Blackboard_method_set_var>` **(** StringName var_name, Variant value **)**                                                                                     |
@@ -76,6 +84,18 @@ Establish a binding between a variable and the object's property specified by ``
 
 ----
 
+.. _class_Blackboard_method_clear:
+
+.. rst-class:: classref-method
+
+void **clear** **(** **)**
+
+Removes all variables from the Blackboard. Parent scopes are not affected.
+
+.. rst-class:: classref-item-separator
+
+----
+
 .. _class_Blackboard_method_erase_var:
 
 .. rst-class:: classref-method
@@ -112,6 +132,18 @@ Returns variable value or ``default`` if variable doesn't exist. If ``complain``
 
 ----
 
+.. _class_Blackboard_method_get_vars_as_dict:
+
+.. rst-class:: classref-method
+
+Dictionary **get_vars_as_dict** **(** **)** |const|
+
+Returns all variables in the Blackboard as a dictionary. Keys are the variable names, values are the variable values. Parent scopes are not included.
+
+.. rst-class:: classref-item-separator
+
+----
+
 .. _class_Blackboard_method_has_var:
 
 .. rst-class:: classref-method
@@ -138,6 +170,30 @@ You can use this method to link a variable in the current scope to a variable in
 
 ----
 
+.. _class_Blackboard_method_list_vars:
+
+.. rst-class:: classref-method
+
+StringName[] **list_vars** **(** **)** |const|
+
+Returns all variable names in the Blackboard. Parent scopes are not included.
+
+.. rst-class:: classref-item-separator
+
+----
+
+.. _class_Blackboard_method_populate_from_dict:
+
+.. rst-class:: classref-method
+
+void **populate_from_dict** **(** Dictionary dictionary **)**
+
+Fills the Blackboard with multiple variables from a dictionary. The dictionary keys must be variable names and the dictionary values must be variable values. Keys must be StringName or String.
+
+.. rst-class:: classref-item-separator
+
+----
+
 .. _class_Blackboard_method_set_parent:
 
 .. rst-class:: classref-method

doc_classes/Blackboard.xml

@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
 				Establish a binding between a variable and the object's property specified by [param property] and [param object]. Changes to the variable update the property, and vice versa. If [param create] is [code]true[/code], the variable will be created if it doesn't exist.
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="clear">
+			<return type="void" />
+			<description>
+				Removes all variables from the Blackboard. Parent scopes are not affected.
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="erase_var">
 			<return type="void" />
 			<param index="0" name="var_name" type="StringName" />
@@ -43,6 +49,12 @@
 				Returns variable value or [param default] if variable doesn't exist. If [param complain] is [code]true[/code], an error will be printed if variable doesn't exist.
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="get_vars_as_dict" qualifiers="const">
+			<return type="Dictionary" />
+			<description>
+				Returns all variables in the Blackboard as a dictionary. Keys are the variable names, values are the variable values. Parent scopes are not included.
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="has_var" qualifiers="const">
 			<return type="bool" />
 			<param index="0" name="var_name" type="StringName" />
@@ -61,6 +73,19 @@
 				You can use this method to link a variable in the current scope to a variable in another scope, or in another Blackboard instance. A variable can only be linked to one other variable. Calling this method again will overwrite the previous link. However, it is possible to link to the same variable from multiple different variables.
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="list_vars" qualifiers="const">
+			<return type="StringName[]" />
+			<description>
+				Returns all variable names in the Blackboard. Parent scopes are not included.
+			</description>
+		</method>
+		<method name="populate_from_dict">
+			<return type="void" />
+			<param index="0" name="dictionary" type="Dictionary" />
+			<description>
+				Fills the Blackboard with multiple variables from a dictionary. The dictionary keys must be variable names and the dictionary values must be variable values. Keys must be StringName or String.
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="set_parent">
 			<return type="void" />
 			<param index="0" name="blackboard" type="Blackboard" />