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EditorResourcePreview
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**Inherits:** :ref:`Node<class_Node>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Helper to generate previews of resources or files.

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Description
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This object is used to generate previews for resources of files.

\ **Note:** This class shouldn't be instantiated directly. Instead, access the singleton using :ref:`EditorInterface.get_resource_previewer<class_EditorInterface_method_get_resource_previewer>`.

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Methods
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   | void | :ref:`add_preview_generator<class_EditorResourcePreview_method_add_preview_generator>` **(** :ref:`EditorResourcePreviewGenerator<class_EditorResourcePreviewGenerator>` generator **)**                                                                                             |
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   | void | :ref:`check_for_invalidation<class_EditorResourcePreview_method_check_for_invalidation>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path **)**                                                                                                                                                |
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   | void | :ref:`queue_edited_resource_preview<class_EditorResourcePreview_method_queue_edited_resource_preview>` **(** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` resource, :ref:`Object<class_Object>` receiver, :ref:`String<class_String>` receiver_func, :ref:`Variant<class_Variant>` userdata **)** |
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   | void | :ref:`queue_resource_preview<class_EditorResourcePreview_method_queue_resource_preview>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`Object<class_Object>` receiver, :ref:`String<class_String>` receiver_func, :ref:`Variant<class_Variant>` userdata **)**                       |
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   | void | :ref:`remove_preview_generator<class_EditorResourcePreview_method_remove_preview_generator>` **(** :ref:`EditorResourcePreviewGenerator<class_EditorResourcePreviewGenerator>` generator **)**                                                                                       |
   +------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Signals
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**preview_invalidated** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path **)**

Emitted if a preview was invalidated (changed). ``path`` corresponds to the path of the preview.

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_EditorResourcePreview_method_add_preview_generator:

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void **add_preview_generator** **(** :ref:`EditorResourcePreviewGenerator<class_EditorResourcePreviewGenerator>` generator **)**

Create an own, custom preview generator.

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.. _class_EditorResourcePreview_method_check_for_invalidation:

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void **check_for_invalidation** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path **)**

Check if the resource changed, if so, it will be invalidated and the corresponding signal emitted.

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.. _class_EditorResourcePreview_method_queue_edited_resource_preview:

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void **queue_edited_resource_preview** **(** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` resource, :ref:`Object<class_Object>` receiver, :ref:`String<class_String>` receiver_func, :ref:`Variant<class_Variant>` userdata **)**

Queue the ``resource`` being edited for preview. Once the preview is ready, the ``receiver``'s ``receiver_func`` will be called. The ``receiver_func`` must take the following four arguments: :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`Texture<class_Texture>` preview, :ref:`Texture<class_Texture>` thumbnail_preview, :ref:`Variant<class_Variant>` userdata. ``userdata`` can be anything, and will be returned when ``receiver_func`` is called.

\ **Note:** If it was not possible to create the preview the ``receiver_func`` will still be called, but the preview will be null.

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.. _class_EditorResourcePreview_method_queue_resource_preview:

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void **queue_resource_preview** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`Object<class_Object>` receiver, :ref:`String<class_String>` receiver_func, :ref:`Variant<class_Variant>` userdata **)**

Queue a resource file located at ``path`` for preview. Once the preview is ready, the ``receiver``'s ``receiver_func`` will be called. The ``receiver_func`` must take the following four arguments: :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`Texture<class_Texture>` preview, :ref:`Texture<class_Texture>` thumbnail_preview, :ref:`Variant<class_Variant>` userdata. ``userdata`` can be anything, and will be returned when ``receiver_func`` is called.

\ **Note:** If it was not possible to create the preview the ``receiver_func`` will still be called, but the preview will be null.

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.. _class_EditorResourcePreview_method_remove_preview_generator:

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void **remove_preview_generator** **(** :ref:`EditorResourcePreviewGenerator<class_EditorResourcePreviewGenerator>` generator **)**

Removes a custom preview generator.

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