Add inherit parameter to open_scene_from_path

doc/classes/EditorInterface.xml

@@ -235,8 +235,9 @@
 		<method name="open_scene_from_path">
 			<return type="void" />
 			<param index="0" name="scene_filepath" type="String" />
+			<param index="1" name="set_inherited" type="bool" default="false" />
 			<description>
-				Opens the scene at the given path.
+				Opens the scene at the given path. If [param set_inherited] is [code]true[/code], a new inherited scene will be created.
 			</description>
 		</method>
 		<method name="play_current_scene">

editor/editor_interface.compat.inc

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**************************************************************************/
+/*  editor_interface.compat.inc                                           */
+/**************************************************************************/
+/*                         This file is part of:                          */
+/*                             GODOT ENGINE                               */
+/*                        https://godotengine.org                         */
+/**************************************************************************/
+/* Copyright (c) 2014-present Godot Engine contributors (see AUTHORS.md). */
+/* Copyright (c) 2007-2014 Juan Linietsky, Ariel Manzur.                  */
+/*                                                                        */
+/* Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining  */
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+/* the following conditions:                                              */
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+/*                                                                        */
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+/* MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. */
+/* IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY   */
+/* CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,   */
+/* TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE      */
+/* SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.                 */
+/**************************************************************************/
+
+#ifndef DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+
+void EditorInterface::_open_scene_from_path_bind_compat_90057(const String &scene_path) {
+	return open_scene_from_path(scene_path, false);
+}
+
+void EditorInterface::_bind_compatibility_methods() {
+	ClassDB::bind_compatibility_method(D_METHOD("open_scene_from_path", "scene_path"), &EditorInterface::_open_scene_from_path_bind_compat_90057);
+}
+
+#endif

editor/editor_interface.cpp

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 /**************************************************************************/
 
 #include "editor_interface.h"
+#include "editor_interface.compat.inc"
 
 #include "editor/editor_command_palette.h"
 #include "editor/editor_feature_profile.h"
@@ -401,12 +402,12 @@ void EditorInterface::edit_script(const Ref<Script> &p_script, int p_line, int p
 	ScriptEditor::get_singleton()->edit(p_script, p_line - 1, p_col - 1, p_grab_focus);
 }
 
-void EditorInterface::open_scene_from_path(const String &scene_path) {
+void EditorInterface::open_scene_from_path(const String &scene_path, bool p_set_inherited) {
 	if (EditorNode::get_singleton()->is_changing_scene()) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	EditorNode::get_singleton()->open_request(scene_path);
+	EditorNode::get_singleton()->open_request(scene_path, p_set_inherited);
 }
 
 void EditorInterface::reload_scene_from_path(const String &scene_path) {
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@ void EditorInterface::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("edit_resource", "resource"), &EditorInterface::edit_resource);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("edit_node", "node"), &EditorInterface::edit_node);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("edit_script", "script", "line", "column", "grab_focus"), &EditorInterface::edit_script, DEFVAL(-1), DEFVAL(0), DEFVAL(true));
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("open_scene_from_path", "scene_filepath"), &EditorInterface::open_scene_from_path);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("open_scene_from_path", "scene_filepath", "set_inherited"), &EditorInterface::open_scene_from_path, DEFVAL(false));
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("reload_scene_from_path", "scene_filepath"), &EditorInterface::reload_scene_from_path);
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_open_scenes"), &EditorInterface::get_open_scenes);

editor/editor_interface.h

@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ class EditorInterface : public Object {
 protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();
 
+#ifndef DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+	void _open_scene_from_path_bind_compat_90057(const String &scene_path);
+	static void _bind_compatibility_methods();
+#endif
+
 public:
 	static EditorInterface *get_singleton() { return singleton; }
 
@@ -147,7 +152,7 @@ class EditorInterface : public Object {
 	void edit_resource(const Ref<Resource> &p_resource);
 	void edit_node(Node *p_node);
 	void edit_script(const Ref<Script> &p_script, int p_line = -1, int p_col = 0, bool p_grab_focus = true);
-	void open_scene_from_path(const String &scene_path);
+	void open_scene_from_path(const String &scene_path, bool p_set_inherited = false);
 	void reload_scene_from_path(const String &scene_path);
 
 	PackedStringArray get_open_scenes() const;

editor/editor_node.cpp

@@ -4481,15 +4481,15 @@ void EditorNode::replace_history_reimported_nodes(Node *p_original_root_node, No
 	}
 }
 
-void EditorNode::open_request(const String &p_path) {
+void EditorNode::open_request(const String &p_path, bool p_set_inherited) {
 	if (!opening_prev) {
 		List<String>::Element *prev_scene_item = previous_scenes.find(p_path);
 		if (prev_scene_item != nullptr) {
 			prev_scene_item->erase();
 		}
 	}
 
-	load_scene(p_path); // As it will be opened in separate tab.
+	load_scene(p_path, false, p_set_inherited); // As it will be opened in separate tab.
 }
 
 bool EditorNode::has_previous_scenes() const {

editor/editor_node.h

@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ class EditorNode : public Node {
 
 	void select_editor_by_name(const String &p_name);
 
-	void open_request(const String &p_path);
+	void open_request(const String &p_path, bool p_set_inherited = false);
 	void edit_foreign_resource(Ref<Resource> p_resource);
 
 	bool is_resource_read_only(Ref<Resource> p_resource, bool p_foreign_resources_are_writable = false);

misc/extension_api_validation/4.3-stable.expected

@@ -7,3 +7,10 @@ should instead be used to justify these changes and describe how users should wo
 Add new entries at the end of the file.
 
 ## Changes between 4.3-stable and 4.4-stable
+
+GH-90057
+--------
+Validate extension JSON: Error: Field 'classes/EditorInterface/methods/open_scene_from_path/arguments': size changed value in new API, from 1 to 2.
+
+Added optional argument to open_scene_from_path to create a new inherited scene.
+Compatibility method registered.