JSON Editor Plugin for Godot 4.x

A powerful and user-friendly JSON editor plugin for Godot Engine 4.x that provides a comprehensive visual interface for editing JSON files with multi-language support and Excel-style table functionality.

✨ Features

Core Functionality

• Visual tree view for JSON structure with hierarchical display
• Excel-style table view for data manipulation and editing
• Direct JSON text editing with syntax highlighting
• Dual-view interface with seamless switching between tree and table views
• File management (load/save) with integrated file browser
• Type-safe value editing with validation

Data Types Support

• Strings with text editing
• Numbers (integers and floats) with validation
• Booleans (true/false) with dropdown selection
• Arrays with dynamic element management
• Objects (Dictionaries) with key-value pair editing

Advanced Features

• Multi-language support (Chinese/English) with real-time switching
• Excel-style table editing with row/column operations
• Real-time JSON validation with error reporting
• Add/Remove rows functionality in table view
• Column type editing for data structure management
• Integrated translation system for internationalization
• Seamless Godot editor integration

🚀 Installation

1. Download: Copy the addons/json_editor folder to your Godot project
2. Enable: Go to Project Settings -> Plugins and enable "JSON Editor"
3. Access: Find the JSON Editor tab in the main editor screen

📖 Usage

Basic Operations

1. File Operations:

   • Use the "Browse..." button to select JSON files
   • Click "Load" to open and parse JSON files
   • Click "Save" to write changes back to file

2. Language Switching:

   • Click "中文" for Chinese interface
   • Click "English" for English interface
   • All UI elements update in real-time

3. Editing Modes:

   • Tree View: Hierarchical display with double-click editing
   • Table View: Excel-style editing for structured data
   • Text Editor: Direct JSON text manipulation

Advanced Operations

• Tree View:

  • Double-click items to edit values
  • Add new key-value pairs to objects
  • Add elements to arrays
  • Delete existing items
  • Type-safe editing with validation

• Table View:

  • Click "Add Row" to append new data rows
  • Edit cells directly in Excel-style interface
  • Column headers show data structure
  • Automatic data type detection and conversion

• Text Editor:

  • Direct JSON text editing
  • Real-time syntax validation
  • Automatic formatting and indentation

🌍 Multi-Language Support

The plugin includes comprehensive internationalization support:

• Languages: Chinese (中文) and English
• Translation Coverage: All UI elements, buttons, labels, and messages
• Real-time Switching: Language changes apply immediately without restart
• Translation Files: Standard GNU gettext (.po) format for easy localization

Supported UI Elements

• Button labels (Load, Save, Browse, Add Row)
• Tab titles (Tree View, Table View)
• Column headers (Key, Value)
• Dialog labels and messages
• Input placeholders and tooltips

🎯 Use Cases

• Game Configuration: Edit game settings and configuration files
• Data Management: Manage player data, level definitions, item databases
• Localization: Edit translation files and language data
• API Testing: Create and modify API request/response data
• Content Creation: Manage game content in structured JSON format

🔧 Technical Details

• Engine Compatibility: Godot 4.x (tested with 4.5.beta1)
• File Format: Standard JSON with full specification support
• Memory Efficient: Streams large files without loading entire content
• Type Safety: Automatic data type validation and conversion
• Error Handling: Comprehensive error reporting and recovery

📝 Release Notes

Version 2.0.0 (Latest)

• ✅ Added multi-language support (Chinese/English)
• ✅ Integrated Excel-style table view
• ✅ Enhanced UI with language switching buttons
• ✅ Improved translation system
• ✅ Better error handling and validation
• ✅ Comprehensive documentation

Version 1.0.0

• Basic JSON editing functionality
• Tree view and text editor
• File load/save operations

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues, feature requests, or pull requests.

📄 License

MIT License - See LICENSE file for details

👨‍💻 Author

meishijie

📦 Version

2.0.0