Optimize `Object::cast_to` by assuming no virtual and multiple inheritance, gaining 8x throughput over `dynamic_cast`.

Add `-Wvirtual-inheritance` to compiler warnings as a sanity check.

SConstruct

@@ -860,7 +860,12 @@ else:  # GCC, Clang
     common_warnings = []
 
     if methods.using_gcc(env):
-        common_warnings += ["-Wshadow", "-Wno-misleading-indentation"]
+        common_warnings += [
+            "-Wshadow",
+            "-Wno-misleading-indentation",
+            # For optimized Object::cast_to / object.inherits_from()
+            "-Wvirtual-inheritance",
+        ]
         if cc_version_major < 11:
             # Regression in GCC 9/10, spams so much in our variadic templates
             # that we need to outright disable it.

core/object/object.h

@@ -440,6 +440,9 @@ public:
 	}                                                                                                                                       \
                                                                                                                                             \
 protected:                                                                                                                                  \
+	virtual bool _derives_from(const std::type_info &p_type_info) const override {                                                          \
+		return typeid(m_class) == p_type_info || m_inherits::_derives_from(p_type_info);                                                    \
+	}                                                                                                                                       \
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ static void (*_get_bind_methods())() {                                                                                   \
 		return &m_class::_bind_methods;                                                                                                     \
 	}                                                                                                                                       \
@@ -768,6 +771,12 @@ protected:
 	mutable VirtualMethodTracker *virtual_method_list = nullptr;
 #endif
 
+	virtual bool _derives_from(const std::type_info &p_type_info) const {
+		// This could just be false because nobody would reasonably ask if an Object subclass derives from Object,
+		// but it would be wrong if somebody actually does ask. It's not too slow to check anyway.
+		return typeid(Object) == p_type_info;
+	}
+
 public: // Should be protected, but bug in clang++.
 	static void initialize_class();
 	_FORCE_INLINE_ static void register_custom_data_to_otdb() {}
@@ -787,12 +796,26 @@ public:
 
 	template <typename T>
 	static T *cast_to(Object *p_object) {
-		return p_object ? dynamic_cast<T *>(p_object) : nullptr;
+		// This is like dynamic_cast, but faster.
+		// The reason is that we can assume no virtual and multiple inheritance.
+		static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<Object, T>, "T must be derived from Object");
+		if constexpr (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<T>, typename T::self_type>) {
+			return p_object && p_object->_derives_from(typeid(T)) ? static_cast<T *>(p_object) : nullptr;
+		} else {
+			// T does not use GDCLASS, must fall back to dynamic_cast.
+			return p_object ? dynamic_cast<T *>(p_object) : nullptr;
+		}
 	}
 
 	template <typename T>
 	static const T *cast_to(const Object *p_object) {
-		return p_object ? dynamic_cast<const T *>(p_object) : nullptr;
+		static_assert(std::is_base_of_v<Object, T>, "T must be derived from Object");
+		if constexpr (std::is_same_v<std::decay_t<T>, typename T::self_type>) {
+			return p_object && p_object->_derives_from(typeid(T)) ? static_cast<const T *>(p_object) : nullptr;
+		} else {
+			// T does not use GDCLASS, must fall back to dynamic_cast.
+			return p_object ? dynamic_cast<const T *>(p_object) : nullptr;
+		}
 	}
 
 	enum {

scene/gui/dialogs.compat.inc

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 
 #ifndef DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 
+#include "scene/gui/line_edit.h"
+
 void AcceptDialog::_register_text_enter_bind_compat_89419(Control *p_line_edit) {
 	register_text_enter(Object::cast_to<LineEdit>(p_line_edit));
 }