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.. _class_Engine:

Engine
======

**Inherits:** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

**Category:** Core

Brief Description
-----------------

Access to basic engine properties.

Properties
----------

+---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`   | :ref:`editor_hint<class_Engine_property_editor_hint>`                     |
+---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`int<class_int>`     | :ref:`iterations_per_second<class_Engine_property_iterations_per_second>` |
+---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`float<class_float>` | :ref:`physics_jitter_fix<class_Engine_property_physics_jitter_fix>`       |
+---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`int<class_int>`     | :ref:`target_fps<class_Engine_property_target_fps>`                       |
+---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`float<class_float>` | :ref:`time_scale<class_Engine_property_time_scale>`                       |
+---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Methods
-------

+-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`Dictionary<class_Dictionary>` | :ref:`get_author_info<class_Engine_method_get_author_info>` **(** **)** const                              |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`Array<class_Array>`           | :ref:`get_copyright_info<class_Engine_method_get_copyright_info>` **(** **)** const                        |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`Dictionary<class_Dictionary>` | :ref:`get_donor_info<class_Engine_method_get_donor_info>` **(** **)** const                                |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`int<class_int>`               | :ref:`get_frames_drawn<class_Engine_method_get_frames_drawn>` **(** **)**                                  |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`float<class_float>`           | :ref:`get_frames_per_second<class_Engine_method_get_frames_per_second>` **(** **)** const                  |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`Dictionary<class_Dictionary>` | :ref:`get_license_info<class_Engine_method_get_license_info>` **(** **)** const                            |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`String<class_String>`         | :ref:`get_license_text<class_Engine_method_get_license_text>` **(** **)** const                            |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`MainLoop<class_MainLoop>`     | :ref:`get_main_loop<class_Engine_method_get_main_loop>` **(** **)** const                                  |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`Object<class_Object>`         | :ref:`get_singleton<class_Engine_method_get_singleton>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name **)** const |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`Dictionary<class_Dictionary>` | :ref:`get_version_info<class_Engine_method_get_version_info>` **(** **)** const                            |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`             | :ref:`has_singleton<class_Engine_method_has_singleton>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name **)** const |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| :ref:`bool<class_bool>`             | :ref:`is_in_physics_frame<class_Engine_method_is_in_physics_frame>` **(** **)** const                      |
+-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Description
-----------

The ``Engine`` class allows you to query and modify the game's run-time parameters, such as frames per second, time scale, and others.

Property Descriptions
---------------------

.. _class_Engine_property_editor_hint:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **editor_hint**

+----------+------------------------+
| *Setter* | set_editor_hint(value) |
+----------+------------------------+
| *Getter* | is_editor_hint()       |
+----------+------------------------+

If ``true``, it is running inside the editor. Useful for tool scripts.

----

.. _class_Engine_property_iterations_per_second:

- :ref:`int<class_int>` **iterations_per_second**

+----------+----------------------------------+
| *Setter* | set_iterations_per_second(value) |
+----------+----------------------------------+
| *Getter* | get_iterations_per_second()      |
+----------+----------------------------------+

The number of fixed iterations per second (for fixed process and physics).

----

.. _class_Engine_property_physics_jitter_fix:

- :ref:`float<class_float>` **physics_jitter_fix**

+----------+-------------------------------+
| *Setter* | set_physics_jitter_fix(value) |
+----------+-------------------------------+
| *Getter* | get_physics_jitter_fix()      |
+----------+-------------------------------+

----

.. _class_Engine_property_target_fps:

- :ref:`int<class_int>` **target_fps**

+----------+-----------------------+
| *Setter* | set_target_fps(value) |
+----------+-----------------------+
| *Getter* | get_target_fps()      |
+----------+-----------------------+

The desired frames per second. If the hardware cannot keep up, this setting may not be respected. Defaults to 0, which indicates no limit.

----

.. _class_Engine_property_time_scale:

- :ref:`float<class_float>` **time_scale**

+----------+-----------------------+
| *Setter* | set_time_scale(value) |
+----------+-----------------------+
| *Getter* | get_time_scale()      |
+----------+-----------------------+

Controls how fast or slow the in-game clock ticks versus the real life one. It defaults to 1.0. A value of 2.0 means the game moves twice as fast as real life, whilst a value of 0.5 means the game moves at half the regular speed.

Method Descriptions
-------------------

.. _class_Engine_method_get_author_info:

- :ref:`Dictionary<class_Dictionary>` **get_author_info** **(** **)** const

Returns engine author information in a Dictionary.

"lead_developers" - Array of Strings, lead developer names

"founders" - Array of Strings, founder names

"project_managers" - Array of Strings, project manager names

"developers" - Array of Strings, developer names

----

.. _class_Engine_method_get_copyright_info:

- :ref:`Array<class_Array>` **get_copyright_info** **(** **)** const

Returns an Array of copyright information Dictionaries.

"name" - String, component name

"parts" - Array of Dictionaries {"files", "copyright", "license"} describing subsections of the component

----

.. _class_Engine_method_get_donor_info:

- :ref:`Dictionary<class_Dictionary>` **get_donor_info** **(** **)** const

Returns a Dictionary of Arrays of donor names.

{"platinum_sponsors", "gold_sponsors", "mini_sponsors", "gold_donors", "silver_donors", "bronze_donors"}

----

.. _class_Engine_method_get_frames_drawn:

- :ref:`int<class_int>` **get_frames_drawn** **(** **)**

Returns the total number of frames drawn.

----

.. _class_Engine_method_get_frames_per_second:

- :ref:`float<class_float>` **get_frames_per_second** **(** **)** const

Returns the frames per second of the running game.

----

.. _class_Engine_method_get_license_info:

- :ref:`Dictionary<class_Dictionary>` **get_license_info** **(** **)** const

Returns Dictionary of licenses used by Godot and included third party components.

----

.. _class_Engine_method_get_license_text:

- :ref:`String<class_String>` **get_license_text** **(** **)** const

Returns Godot license text.

----

.. _class_Engine_method_get_main_loop:

- :ref:`MainLoop<class_MainLoop>` **get_main_loop** **(** **)** const

Returns the main loop object (see :ref:`MainLoop<class_MainLoop>` and :ref:`SceneTree<class_SceneTree>`).

----

.. _class_Engine_method_get_singleton:

- :ref:`Object<class_Object>` **get_singleton** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name **)** const

----

.. _class_Engine_method_get_version_info:

- :ref:`Dictionary<class_Dictionary>` **get_version_info** **(** **)** const

Returns the current engine version information in a Dictionary.

``major``    - Holds the major version number as an int

``minor``    - Holds the minor version number as an int

``patch``    - Holds the patch version number as an int

``hex``      - Holds the full version number encoded as an hexadecimal int with one byte (2 places) per number (see example below)

``status``   - Holds the status (e.g. "beta", "rc1", "rc2", ... "stable") as a String

``build``    - Holds the build name (e.g. "custom_build") as a String

``hash``     - Holds the full Git commit hash as a String

``year``     - Holds the year the version was released in as an int

``string``   - ``major`` + ``minor`` + ``patch`` + ``status`` + ``build`` in a single String

The ``hex`` value is encoded as follows, from left to right: one byte for the major, one byte for the minor, one byte for the patch version. For example, "3.1.12" would be ``0x03010C``. Note that it's still an int internally, and printing it will give you its decimal representation, which is not particularly meaningful. Use hexadecimal literals for easy version comparisons from code:

::

    if Engine.get_version_info().hex >= 0x030200:
        # do things specific to version 3.2 or later
    else:
        # do things specific to versions before 3.2

----

.. _class_Engine_method_has_singleton:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **has_singleton** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` name **)** const

----

.. _class_Engine_method_is_in_physics_frame:

- :ref:`bool<class_bool>` **is_in_physics_frame** **(** **)** const

Returns ``true`` if the game is inside the fixed process and physics phase of the game loop.