Unity Version

Unity 2021.3 higher

Easily manage your ID.

Users want to be able to easily select and change the Name.
The system needs a unique ID that will never change.
IDReference satisfies the exact opposite requirements of the user and the system.

Easy selection

Just select from the pull-down menu and you won't make a mistake.

[SerializeField, CharacterIDReference] string characterID;
//Inspector:Cat 猫 characterID:IDRef-Character-iwp05

Changeable

The dedicated panel makes it easy to modify.

• Changing the name does not affect the reference in the destination.
• Changing the order will not affect the reference in the destination.
• Using a language other than English is not a problem.

See where to use ID.

The dedicated panel makes it easy to modify.

• Show all references
• Jump to references
• Print reference

Getting started

Package Manager

URL : https://github.com/IShix-g/IDReference.git?path=Assets/Plugins/IDReference

[Unity 2019.3 higher] Install via git URL

Add the Url to Package Manager

Unitypackage

IDReference/releases

Quick Start

[Step1] Initialization.

#if UNITY_EDITOR
using UnityEditor;
using IDRef;

// [Step1] Initialization (editor only)
[InitializeOnLoad]
public sealed class IDReferenceSetting
{
    static IDReferenceTable characterTable;

    static IDReferenceSetting()
    {
        characterTable = new IDReferenceTable("Character", false, false);
        IDReferenceProvider.SetTable(characterTable);
    }
}
#endif

[Step2] Defining Attributes.

using IDRef;

public sealed class CharacterIDReferenceAttribute : IDReferenceAttribute
{
    public override string GetTableID() => "Character";
}

[Step3] Adding attributes to scripts.

using UnityEngine;

public sealed class IDReferenceTest : MonoBehaviour
{
    [SerializeField, CharacterIDReference] string characterID;

[Step4] Adding an ID

[Option] Custom menu

You can access the ID reference list by adding a custom menu.
It is useful to have it set up.

static IDReferenceTable characterTable;

static IDReferenceSetting()
{
    characterTable = new IDReferenceTable("Character", false, false);
    IDReferenceProvider.SetTable(characterTable);
}

// Add to menu
[MenuItem("IDReference/Character")]
public static void CharacterCustomMenu()
{
    characterTable.ShowSettingDialog();
}

Notes.

• Multiple registrations are also possible.
• All of this is only available in the Unity Editor.
• The initialization code must be enclosed in UNITY_EDITOR.
• Do NOT enclose the Attribute code in UNITY_EDITOR, as it will be referenced by other classes.

Options

Disable the Delete button

If you delete an ID, you can no longer reference that ID. This is the only weakness of IDReference.
If you disable the delete button, you can sleep easy knowing that the reference will never be corrupted :)

characterTable = new IDReferenceTable("Character", disableRemoveButton: true);

Disable add ID in dropdown.

By disabling add ID in the drop-down, you can make it so that only you can edit it.

characterTable = new IDReferenceTable("Character", disableDropDownAddID: true);

Set initial values

By setting initial values, you can set your own ID. The added ID cannot be deleted or edited and is displayed in blue text.

characterTable = new IDReferenceTable("Character", required: new []{ new IDReference("Mob モブ", "Mob") });

ID Reference Object

Editor only.

If IDs alone are difficult to understand, you can use ToIDReferenceEditorOnly() to convert the string into an IDReference Object.

using UnityEngine;

public sealed class IDReferenceTest : MonoBehaviour
{
    [SerializeField, CharacterIDReference] string characterID;

    void Start()
    {
#if UNITY_EDITOR
        // convert to IdReference
        var idReference = characterID.ToIDReferenceEditorOnly();
        
        if (idReference.IsValid())
        {
            var name = idReference.Name;
            var id = idReference.ID;
    
            Debug.Log($"Name:{name} ID:{id}");
            // Name:Cat 猫 ID:IDRef-Character-iwp05
        }
#endif
    }
}

CSV Import / Export

Shift_JIS support.

Comparison of ID management

It is assumed that the settings are made from the Unity inspector.

	IDReference	int	string	enum
Rename	Excellent	Poor	Poor	Excellent
Reorder	Excellent	Fair	Fair	Fair
Use	Excellent	Poor	Poor	Excellent
Understandability	Excellent	Poor	Excellent	Excellent
Reference check	Excellent	N/A	N/A	N/A

Sample ID list

Character / Item / Monster / Story

Library

• stevehansen/csv
  I use it for importing and exporting CSV.