Unity tool launcher

Unity
tool launcher

unity menu’s tend to contain a lot of files.
create a command browser that can search and run a command
plugin infrastructure

mode 1: pure commands

• recreate all default unity menu commands. e.g. open project settings
• custom commands. e.g. launch my editor tool (this can also be a menu command)

mode 2: right click commands in asset browser
right click shows a lot of commands in the project browser, to the point where it’s overwhelming and fills the whole screen.
instead show an option that says “browse commands”
this opens a command browser with commands that run on that directory

option to add custom commands

• unity-editor-spotlight
  • browse assets & scenes
• dead 7y project, good example of tool browser
  • Open Scenes
  • Select GameObjects in the Scene
  • Open Prefabs into a sandbox scene (requires PrefabSandbox)
  • 💖Run commands (any method with [MethodCommand] attribute can be run)
• dead 7y https://github.com/appetizermonster/Unity3D-QuickSearch
  • Search Assets
  • Search GameObjects on Active Scenes
  • 💖Execute Menu
  • Support Asset Dragging

toolbars in unity¶

toolbars are more limited, since limited space, and require customization per user
samples:

• 6y sample toolbar, not generic https://github.com/baba-s/project-settings-toolbar
• 2y custom toolbar in unity. could use this to add a search bar for tools, assets, … https://github.com/marijnz/unity-toolbar-extender
  • sample repo using this https://github.com/smkplus/CustomToolbar