From 1474ecc121b2587283d99a1c0b12716ed9187d12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Snopek <dsnopek@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 12:22:55 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Expose the `EditorScriptHighlighter::_create()` method to
 GDExtension

---
 doc/classes/EditorSyntaxHighlighter.xml |  6 ++++++
 editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp | 11 ++++++++---
 editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.h   |  1 +
 3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/classes/EditorSyntaxHighlighter.xml b/doc/classes/EditorSyntaxHighlighter.xml
index 3685907574..1e67dbd80d 100644
--- a/doc/classes/EditorSyntaxHighlighter.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/EditorSyntaxHighlighter.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
 	<tutorials>
 	</tutorials>
 	<methods>
+		<method name="_create" qualifiers="virtual const">
+			<return type="EditorSyntaxHighlighter" />
+			<description>
+				Virtual method which creates a new instance of the syntax highlighter.
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="_get_name" qualifiers="virtual const">
 			<return type="String" />
 			<description>
diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
index 2edc096382..d40dbabbce 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -86,9 +86,13 @@ PackedStringArray EditorSyntaxHighlighter::_get_supported_languages() const {
 
 Ref<EditorSyntaxHighlighter> EditorSyntaxHighlighter::_create() const {
 	Ref<EditorSyntaxHighlighter> syntax_highlighter;
-	syntax_highlighter.instantiate();
-	if (get_script_instance()) {
-		syntax_highlighter->set_script(get_script_instance()->get_script());
+	if (GDVIRTUAL_IS_OVERRIDDEN(_create)) {
+		GDVIRTUAL_CALL(_create, syntax_highlighter);
+	} else {
+		syntax_highlighter.instantiate();
+		if (get_script_instance()) {
+			syntax_highlighter->set_script(get_script_instance()->get_script());
+		}
 	}
 	return syntax_highlighter;
 }
@@ -98,6 +102,7 @@ void EditorSyntaxHighlighter::_bind_methods() {
 
 	GDVIRTUAL_BIND(_get_name)
 	GDVIRTUAL_BIND(_get_supported_languages)
+	GDVIRTUAL_BIND(_create)
 }
 
 ////
diff --git a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.h b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.h
index 5de0aaa1e9..4190110248 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.h
+++ b/editor/plugins/script_editor_plugin.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ protected:
 
 	GDVIRTUAL0RC(String, _get_name)
 	GDVIRTUAL0RC(PackedStringArray, _get_supported_languages)
+	GDVIRTUAL0RC(Ref<EditorSyntaxHighlighter>, _create)
 
 public:
 	virtual String _get_name() const;