SHADE_Engine/src/Scripting/SHScriptEngine.cpp

@@ -197,12 +197,18 @@ namespace SHADE
     if (BUILD_SUCCESS)
     {
       // Copy to built dll to the working directory and replace
-      std::filesystem::copy_file("./tmp/SHADE_Scripting.dll", "SHADE_Scripting.dll", std::filesystem::copy_options::overwrite_existing);
+      if (!copyFile("./tmp/SHADE_Scripting.dll", "SHADE_Scripting.dll", std::filesystem::copy_options::overwrite_existing))
+      {
+        SHLOG_ERROR("[ScriptEngine] Failed to replace scripts assembly. Scripts will remain outdated.");
+      }
 
       // If debug, we want to copy the PDB so that we can do script debugging
       if (debug)
       {
-        std::filesystem::copy_file("./tmp/SHADE_Scripting.pdb", "SHADE_Scripting.pdb", std::filesystem::copy_options::overwrite_existing);
+        if (!copyFile("./tmp/SHADE_Scripting.pdb", "SHADE_Scripting.pdb", std::filesystem::copy_options::overwrite_existing))
+        {
+          SHLOG_WARNING("[ScriptEngine] Breakpoint debugging will not work as PDB cannot be updated. If you are currently debugging, stop the debugger first.");
+        }
       }
 
       oss << "[ScriptEngine] Successfully built Managed Script Assembly (" << MANAGED_SCRIPT_LIB_NAME << ")!";
@@ -591,6 +597,19 @@ namespace SHADE
     return false;        
   }
 
+  bool SHScriptEngine::copyFile(const std::filesystem::path& from, const std::filesystem::path& to, const std::filesystem::copy_options options) noexcept
+  {
+    try
+    {
+      return std::filesystem::copy_file(from, to, options);
+    }
+    catch (std::exception& e)
+    {
+      SHLOG_ERROR("[ScriptEngine] Failed to copy file {} ({})", to.string(), std::string(e.what()));
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
   DWORD SHScriptEngine::execProcess(const std::wstring& path, const std::wstring& args)
   {
     STARTUPINFOW startInfo;

SHADE_Engine/src/Scripting/SHScriptEngine.h

@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ namespace SHADE
     /// <param name="filePath">File path to the file to check.</param>
     /// <returns> True if the file exists </returns>
     static bool fileExists(const std::filesystem::path& filePath);
+    static bool copyFile(const std::filesystem::path& from, const std::filesystem::path& to, const std::filesystem::copy_options options) noexcept;
     static DWORD execProcess(const std::wstring& path, const std::wstring& args);
     static std::wstring generateBuildCommand(bool debug);
   };

SHADE_Managed/src/Editor/Editor.cxx

@@ -200,7 +200,16 @@ namespace SHADE
                 {
                     if (SHEditorUI::Button("Add Item"))
                     {
-                        System::Object^ obj = System::Activator::CreateInstance(listType);
+                        System::Object^ obj;
+                        if (listType == System::String::typeid)
+                        {
+                            // Special case for string
+                            obj = gcnew System::String("");
+                        }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            obj = System::Activator::CreateInstance(listType);
+                        } 
                         iList->Add(obj);
                         registerUndoListAddAction(listType, iList, iList->Count - 1, obj);
                     }

SHADE_Managed/src/Scripts/ScriptStore.cxx

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         // Add the script in
         script->Initialize(GameObject(entity));
         entityScriptList->Insert(System::Math::Clamp(index, 0, entityScriptList->Count), script);
-        if (Application::IsPlaying && !SHSceneManager::HasSceneChanged())
+        if (Application::IsPlaying && !isDeserialising)
         {
             // Only call immediately if we are in game and is not loading another scene
             script->Awake();
@@ -423,6 +423,8 @@ namespace SHADE
     /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     void ScriptStore::Init()
     {
+        isDeserialising = false;
+
         // Create an enumerable list of script types
         refreshScriptTypeList();
         // Get stored methods for interop variants of functions
@@ -724,6 +726,10 @@ namespace SHADE
     bool ScriptStore::DeserialiseScripts(Entity entity, System::IntPtr yamlNodePtr)
     {
         SAFE_NATIVE_CALL_BEGIN
+
+        // Flag that deserialization processs is ongoing
+        isDeserialising = true;
+
         // Convert to pointer
         YAML::Node* yamlNode = reinterpret_cast<YAML::Node*>(yamlNodePtr.ToPointer());
 
@@ -765,9 +771,16 @@ namespace SHADE
                 Debug::LogWarning("[ScriptStore] Script with unloaded type detected, skipping.");
             }
         }
+        
+        // Unset flag for deserialization process
+        isDeserialising = false;
+
         return true;
 
         SAFE_NATIVE_CALL_END_N("SHADE_Managed.ScriptStore")
+
+        // Unset flag for deserialization process
+        isDeserialising = false;
         return false;
     }
 

SHADE_Managed/src/Scripts/ScriptStore.hxx

@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@ namespace SHADE
         static ScriptSet                                                 disposalQueue;
         static System::Collections::Generic::IEnumerable<System::Type^>^ scriptTypeList;
         static System::Reflection::MethodInfo^                           addScriptMethod;
+        static bool                                                      isDeserialising;
 
         /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
         /* Helper Functions                                                            */

SHADE_Managed/src/Serialisation/SerialisationUtilities.cxx

@@ -279,7 +279,15 @@ namespace SHADE
                         for (int i = 0; i < LIST_SIZE; ++i)
                         {
                             // Create the object
-                            System::Object^ obj = System::Activator::CreateInstance(elemType);
+                            System::Object^ obj;
+                            if (elemType == System::String::typeid)
+                            {
+                                obj = gcnew System::String("");
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                obj = System::Activator::CreateInstance(elemType);
+                            }
 
                             // Set it's value
                             if (varAssignYaml(obj, node[i]))

SHADE_Managed/src/Serialisation/SerialisationUtilities.h++

@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ namespace SHADE
                 {
                     valueObj = 0;
                 }
+                else
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
             }
             else 
             {
@@ -181,6 +185,10 @@ namespace SHADE
                         valueObj = FieldType();
                     }
                 }
+                else
+                {
+                    return false;
+                }
             }            
         }