OnInspectorUpdate without inheriting from EditorWindow?

Hello all,

I've currently got a script that inherits from EditorWindow, and I do depend upon OnInspectorUpdate, though I could use any source of "update". Basically, I'm requesting information from the PackageManager and to actually use it, I have to poll for an IsCompleted variable. I'm trying to move all the functionality to be in the menu bar at the top of the screen instead of a GUI window, and without some way to update, I can't do so.

Should I inherit from ScriptableObject instead of EditorWindow if all I'm doing is providing public static functions for the menu? How can I update in said script?

Thanks,
Jim

 

EDIT: This page should help you get an editor update loop going without the use of EditorWindow. Below is my response before I realized you were trying to avoid inheriting from EditorWindow. https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/RunningEditorCodeOnLaunch.html


According to the API documentation, you can make an Update() function for your EditorWindow just as you can for MonoBehaviours. (See the "Messages" category) https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/EditorWindow.html

 

I would recommend you use ScriptableObject if you don't want to have an EditorWindow. You can subscribe to EditorApplication.update for an update callback.