ScriptEditorService
This service is used for interacting with ScriptDocument instances.
Summary
Methods
Removes a previously registered callback with the name name.
Removes a previously registered callback with the name name.
Returns the open ScriptDocument corresponding to the given LuaSourceContainer, or nil if the given script is not open.
Returns the edit-time source for the given script.
Returns an array of the currently open script documents, including the command bar.
Requests that a Script Editor open the specified script. Returns (true, nil) if the request succeeds. Returns (false, string) if the request fails, with a string that describes the problem.
Registers an autocomplete callback callbackFunction named name with priority priority.
Registers a Script Analysis callback callbackFunction named name with priority.
Generates new content from the old script and updates the script editor if it's open, or the Script instance if the script editor is closed.
Events
Fires just after a ScriptDocument changes.
Fires just before a ScriptDocument object is destroyed, which happens right after the script editor closes.
Fires just after a ScriptDocument object is created and parented to the service, which happens right after the script editor opens.
Properties
Methods
DeregisterAutocompleteCallback
Parameters
Returns
Code Samples
game.ScriptEditorService:DeregisterAutocompleteCallback("foo")
DeregisterScriptAnalysisCallback
Parameters
Returns
Code Samples
local ScriptEditorService = game:GetService("ScriptEditorService")
ScriptEditorService:DeregisterScriptAnalysisCallback("foo")
FindScriptDocument
Parameters
Returns
Code Samples
--!nocheck
-- Run the following code in the Command Bar
local ScriptEditorService = game:GetService("ScriptEditorService")
local documents = ScriptEditorService:GetScriptDocuments()
local scriptDocument
-- Find the first open script document
for _, document in documents do
-- The Command Bar can't be closed, so don't select it
if not document:IsCommandBar() then
scriptDocument = document
break
end
end
if scriptDocument then
local success, err = scriptDocument:CloseAsync()
if success then
print(`Closed {scriptDocument.Name}`)
else
warn(`Failed to close {scriptDocument.Name} because: {err}`)
end
else
print("No open scripts")
end
--!nocheck
--[[
To run:
1. Ensure Output view is open
2. Run the below code in the Command Bar
3. Scroll up and down in the opened Script window
Print statements from the ViewportChanged event will appear in the Output
]]
local Workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")
local ScriptEditorService = game:GetService("ScriptEditorService")
-- Create text that spans many lines
local dummyText = string.rep("-- Dummy Text\n", 60)
-- Create a script containing the dummy text and open it
local otherScript = Instance.new("Script")
otherScript.Source = dummyText
otherScript.Parent = Workspace
local success, err = ScriptEditorService:OpenScriptDocumentAsync(otherScript)
if not success then
warn(`Failed to open script because: {err}`)
return
end
-- Get a reference to the opened script
local scriptDocument = ScriptEditorService:FindScriptDocument(otherScript)
local function onViewportChanged(startLine: number, endLine: number)
print(`Script Viewport Changed - startLine: {startLine}, endLine: {endLine}`)
end
-- Connect the ViewportChanged event to the function above that prints the start and end line of the updated viewport
scriptDocument.ViewportChanged:Connect(onViewportChanged)
GetScriptDocuments
Returns
Code Samples
--!nocheck
-- Run the following code in the Command Bar
local ScriptEditorService = game:GetService("ScriptEditorService")
local scriptDocuments = ScriptEditorService:GetScriptDocuments()
for _, scriptDocument in scriptDocuments do
-- Prints the name of each script
if not scriptDocument:IsCommandBar() then
print(scriptDocument.Name)
end
end
OpenScriptDocumentAsync
Parameters
Returns
Code Samples
--!nocheck
-- Run the following code in the Command Bar
local ScriptEditorService = game:GetService("ScriptEditorService")
local Workspace = game:GetService("Workspace")
local newScript = Instance.new("Script")
newScript.Parent = Workspace
local success, err = ScriptEditorService:OpenScriptDocumentAsync(newScript)
if success then
print("Opened script document")
else
print(`Failed to open script document: {err}`)
end
RegisterAutocompleteCallback
Parameters
Returns
Code Samples
--!nocheck
-- Run the following code in the Command Bar
local ScriptEditorService = game:GetService("ScriptEditorService")
type Request = {
position: {
line: number,
character: number,
},
textDocument: {
document: ScriptDocument?,
script: LuaSourceContainer?,
},
}
type Response = {
items: {
{
label: string,
kind: Enum.CompletionItemKind?,
tags: { Enum.CompletionItemTag }?,
detail: string?,
documentation: {
value: string,
}?,
overloads: number?,
learnMoreLink: string?,
codeSample: string?,
preselect: boolean?,
textEdit: {
newText: string,
replace: {
start: { line: number, character: number },
["end"]: { line: number, character: number },
},
}?,
}
},
}
local autocompleteCallback = function(request: Request, response: Response): Response
local item = {
label = "foo",
preselect = true,
}
table.insert(response.items, item)
return response
end
ScriptEditorService:RegisterAutocompleteCallback("foo", 1, autocompleteCallback)
-- To deregister the callback, run the following code in the Command Bar
ScriptEditorService:DeregisterAutocompleteCallback("foo")
RegisterScriptAnalysisCallback
Parameters
Returns
Code Samples
type Request = {
["script"]: LuaSourceContainer,
}
type Response = {
diagnostics: {
{
range: {
start: {
line: number,
character: number,
},
["end"]: {
line: number,
character: number,
},
},
code: string?,
message: string,
severity: Enum.Severity?,
codeDescription: { href: string }?,
}
},
}
local ScriptEditorService = game:GetService("ScriptEditorService")
ScriptEditorService:RegisterScriptAnalysisCallback("foo", 1, function(Req: Request): Response
local response = {
diagnostics = {},
}
local lineNo = 1
-- Iterate line by line
for text, newline in Req.script.Source:gmatch("([^\r\n]*)([\r\n]*)") do
local startIndex, endIndex = string.find(text, "Foo")
if startIndex and endIndex then
table.insert(response.diagnostics, {
range = {
["start"] = {
line = lineNo,
character = startIndex,
},
["end"] = {
line = lineNo,
character = endIndex,
},
},
code = "FooFinder",
message = "Foo found here!",
severity = Enum.Severity.Warning,
})
end
lineNo = lineNo + #newline:gsub("\n+", "\0%0\0"):gsub(".%z.", "."):gsub("%z", "")
end
return response
end)
Events
TextDocumentDidChange
Parameters
Code Samples
--!nocheck
-- Run the following code in the Command Bar
local ScriptEditorService = game:GetService("ScriptEditorService")
ScriptEditorService.TextDocumentDidChange:Connect(function(scriptDocument, changes)
print("Changed", scriptDocument, changes)
end)
TextDocumentDidClose
Parameters
Code Samples
--!nocheck
-- Run the following code in the Command Bar
local ScriptEditorService = game:GetService("ScriptEditorService")
ScriptEditorService.TextDocumentDidClose:Connect(function(scriptDocument)
print("Closed", scriptDocument)
end)
TextDocumentDidOpen
Parameters
Code Samples
--!nocheck
-- Run the following code in the Command Bar
local ScriptEditorService = game:GetService("ScriptEditorService")
ScriptEditorService.TextDocumentDidOpen:Connect(function(scriptDocument)
print("Opened", scriptDocument)
end)