Ability to keep images in ImageTexture cached while using editor, fixes #25243

editor/editor_node.cpp

@@ -4760,6 +4760,8 @@ EditorNode::EditorNode() {
 	ResourceLoader::clear_translation_remaps(); //no remaps using during editor
 	ResourceLoader::clear_path_remaps();
 
+	ImageTexture::set_keep_images_cached(true);
+
 	InputDefault *id = Object::cast_to<InputDefault>(Input::get_singleton());
 
 	if (id) {

scene/resources/texture.cpp

@@ -178,6 +178,12 @@ void ImageTexture::_reload_hook(const RID &p_hook) {
 	_change_notify();
 }
 
+bool ImageTexture::keep_images_cached = false;
+
+void ImageTexture::set_keep_images_cached(bool p_enable) {
+	keep_images_cached = p_enable;
+}
+
 void ImageTexture::create(int p_width, int p_height, Image::Format p_format, uint32_t p_flags) {
 
 	flags = p_flags;
@@ -198,6 +204,10 @@ void ImageTexture::create_from_image(const Ref<Image> &p_image, uint32_t p_flags
 	VisualServer::get_singleton()->texture_allocate(texture, p_image->get_width(), p_image->get_height(), 0, p_image->get_format(), VS::TEXTURE_TYPE_2D, p_flags);
 	VisualServer::get_singleton()->texture_set_data(texture, p_image);
 	_change_notify();
+
+	if (keep_images_cached) {
+		image_cache = p_image;
+	}
 }
 
 void ImageTexture::set_flags(uint32_t p_flags) {
@@ -245,6 +255,10 @@ void ImageTexture::set_data(const Ref<Image> &p_image) {
 
 	_change_notify();
 	alpha_cache.unref();
+
+	if (keep_images_cached) {
+		image_cache = p_image;
+	}
 }
 
 void ImageTexture::_resource_path_changed() {
@@ -254,7 +268,11 @@ void ImageTexture::_resource_path_changed() {
 
 Ref<Image> ImageTexture::get_data() const {
 
-	return VisualServer::get_singleton()->texture_get_data(texture);
+	if (image_cache.is_valid()) {
+		return image_cache;
+	} else {
+		return VisualServer::get_singleton()->texture_get_data(texture);
+	}
 }
 
 int ImageTexture::get_width() const {

scene/resources/texture.h

@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ private:
 	Size2 size_override;
 	float lossy_storage_quality;
 	mutable Ref<BitMap> alpha_cache;
+	Ref<ImageTexture> image_cache;
 
 protected:
 	virtual void reload_from_file();
@@ -125,7 +126,11 @@ protected:
 
 	void _set_data(Dictionary p_data);
 
+	static bool keep_images_cached;
+
 public:
+	static void set_keep_images_cached(bool p_enable);
+
 	void create(int p_width, int p_height, Image::Format p_format, uint32_t p_flags = FLAGS_DEFAULT);
 	void create_from_image(const Ref<Image> &p_image, uint32_t p_flags = FLAGS_DEFAULT);