From b317c1b17a3ab5b3ebeab7f94c261949a7bff6e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Patrick Wuttke <mewin@mewin.de>
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:11:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Added reference wrapper type to wrap non-reference-counted
 objects in a reference.

---
 scripts/types/reference_wrapper.gd | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 scripts/types/reference_wrapper.gd

diff --git a/scripts/types/reference_wrapper.gd b/scripts/types/reference_wrapper.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa7e1a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/types/reference_wrapper.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# wrapps not reference-counted object in a reference
+# useful for example if you want to store a type that extends Node outside of the tree
+
+extends Reference
+
+class_name GDB_ReferenceWrapper
+
+var object : Object = null
+
+#############
+# overrides #
+#############
+func _notification(what : int) -> void:
+	if what == NOTIFICATION_PREDELETE && object != null:
+		object.free()