Resettables

Unity editor utility for resetting ScriptableObject state after changes made during editor play mode, mimicking scene object behavior.

Why is this useful?

Unlike scene MonoBehaviour objects, ScriptableObject instances are assets which persist changes made during editor play mode. This makes them less useful as stateful runtime data containers such as entities, singleton managers, or shared variables.

By aligning their behavior with scene objects, they can serve as stateful singletons shared across scenes and referenced through the inspector, simplifying cross-object communication.

Requirements

• Unity 2019.2+

Install

Remote (2019.3+)

1. In the Unity Editor, click Window → Package Manager.
2. Click + (top left) → Install package from git URL….
3. Enter this repository URL with the .git suffix:

   https://github.com/darksailstudio/resettables.git
   

Local (2019.2+)

1. Download the latest release, or clone this repository.
2. In the Unity Editor, click Window → Package Manager.
3. Click + (top left) → Install package from disk….
4. Select the package.json file.

Example

Create a new ScriptableObject derived class and mark it with ResetOnExitPlayMode attribute:

using DarkSail.Resettables;
using UnityEngine;

[ResetOnExitPlayMode]
[CreateAssetMenu(menuName = "My Project/My Entity")]
class MyEntity : ScriptableObject
{
	public int Value;
}

All derived classes will inherit the resetting behavior unless explicitly disabled:

using DarkSail.Resettables;
using UnityEngine;

[ResetOnExitPlayMode(Inherit = false)]
class Resettable : ScriptableObject
{
	public int Value;
}

class NotResettable : Resettable { }

License

MIT