I would like a method within game objects to be called even when it is disabled (in Unity).
For now I’ve managed to use the constructor() method but the object isn’t hydrated yet (with data from Unity). With a simple setTimeout(..., 0) it does the job, but I wondered if there was a better alternative, such as a ready() method to override in the same way as start() or awake().
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there exists one, one second
For my understanding: what are you planning to do with it?
You can add ISerializable to your component and implement e.g. onAfterDeserialize (this is called when a component is loaded from the gltf/glb and finished populating)
Hmm interesting. For my specific case it’s a simple script that stores in a TS class the instances of all objects that have that script (with an id set in Unity editor) to get them anywhere in code.
I’ve never liked the GameObject’s find methods because they all use the name or the structure.
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There’s also an internal method which is used to reset state - something like “ready” would be maybe a good addition
Ok but for that you could use the constructor right?
For merely registering them?
because then onAfterDeserialize is not enough because you will miss any component you add at runtime (or if you instantiate anything)
Ahhh okay. Well the constructor isn’t enough, I must wait the next JavaScript’s tick.
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id being a public property set in Unity editor.
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Ok another option: you can patch the id field and register the object when the id is being written to
or even just make it a property
set(id:string) => { … } and store the actual id in an “_id” backing field
export class MyThing extends Behaviour {
@serializable()
set id(str: string) {
this._id = str;
// REGISTER ME
}
get id(): string {
return this._id;
}
private _id!: string;
}
Hmmm that’s pretty clever. 
Thanks for the advice ! 
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Works great ! 
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