Improvement? IDK can't remember lol

src/editor_utils.rs

@@ -1,23 +1,68 @@
+use godot::engine::{EditorCommandPalette, EditorPlugin, IEditorPlugin, PopupMenu};
+use godot::prelude::*;
 
+use crate::game_globals::CoreGlobals;
+use crate::serialization::SquigglesSerialized;
 
+pub fn register_editor_elements() {}
 
+pub fn unregister_editor_elements() {}
 
-pub fn register_editor_elements() {
-    // let Some(mut cmd) = EditorInterface::singleton().get_command_palette() else {
-    //     return;
-    // };
-    // cmd.add_command(
-    //     "Force Core Globals to Serialize".to_godot(),
-    //     "squiggles_core_serialize".to_godot(),
-    //     Callable::from_fn("name", |_args: &[&Variant]| {
-    //         CoreGlobals::singleton()
-    //             .bind()
-    //             .get_config()
-    //             .bind_mut()
-    //             .serialize();
-    //         Ok(Variant::nil())
-    //     }),
-    // );
+#[derive(GodotClass)]
+#[class(tool, editor_plugin, init, base=EditorPlugin)]
+struct SquigglesCoreEditorUtils {
+    tool_items: Option<Gd<PopupMenu>>,
+    #[base]
+    base: Base<EditorPlugin>,
 }
 
-pub fn unregister_editor_elements() {}
+#[godot_api]
+impl IEditorPlugin for SquigglesCoreEditorUtils {
+    fn enter_tree(&mut self) {
+        let menu = PopupMenu::new_alloc();
+        self.base
+            .add_tool_submenu_item("Squiggles Core".to_godot(), menu.clone());
+        self.tool_items = Some(menu);
+        let Some(editor) = self.base.get_editor_interface() else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let Some(mut cmd) = editor.get_command_palette() else {
+            return;
+        };
+        self.register_tool_item(
+            "force_globals_serialize",
+			"Forces the core globals to serialize their data to the user dir. Clears the missing file warnings.",
+            Callable::from_fn("name", |_args: &[&Variant]| {
+                CoreGlobals::singleton()
+                    .bind()
+                    .get_config()
+                    .bind_mut()
+                    .serialize();
+                Ok(Variant::nil())
+            }),
+            &mut cmd,
+        );
+    }
+
+    fn exit_tree(&mut self) {}
+}
+
+impl SquigglesCoreEditorUtils {
+    /// registers a callable command in both the tools dropdown pane of the editor and the command palette for quick access
+    fn register_tool_item(
+        &mut self,
+        name: &str,
+        description: &str,
+        func: Callable,
+        command_palette: &mut Gd<EditorCommandPalette>,
+    ) {
+        let fname = ("squiggles_core/".to_string() + name).to_godot();
+        if let Some(mut menu_items) = self.tool_items.clone() {
+            menu_items.add_item(name.to_godot());
+            let index = menu_items.get_item_count() - 1;
+            menu_items.set_item_tooltip(index, description.to_godot())
+        }
+        self.base.add_tool_menu_item(fname.clone(), func.clone());
+        command_palette.add_command(name.to_godot(), fname, func);
+    }
+}