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Question Read shadergraph source into string

Discussion in 'Shader Graph' started by Siam_, Apr 27, 2019.

  1. Siam_

    Siam_

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    Hello, guys.
    I'm in very need to read shader source from .shadergraph file as string inside my editor script.
    From graph editor it is possible to use "Copy Shader" and it generates string in system copy buffer.
    Is it possible to get that "Copy Shader" using reflection?

    Thanks
     
    Last edited: Apr 27, 2019
    Siam_, Apr 27, 2019
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  2. alexandral_unity

    alexandral_unity

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    Are you needing the output HLSL? The master node has a context menu option. Right click and find "Show Generated Code" or "Copy Generated Code" to see the output shader. It will only gather the calculations that are connected upstream from the master node.
     
    alexandral_unity, Apr 29, 2019
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  3. Siam_

    Siam_

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    Yes, I need exactly HLSL output.
    But instead of 1) manually opening shadergraph file, 2) using context menu over master node and 3) copying HLSL output into clipboard memory, is it possible to bypass all above and just get HLSL source using script method.
    Something like:
    Code (CSharp):
    1. ShaderGraph shader = (ShaderGraph)AssetDatabase.LoadAssetAtPath(path, typeof(ShaderGraph));
    2. string hlsl = shader.GenerateOutput();
     
    Siam_, Apr 30, 2019
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  4. alexandral_unity

    alexandral_unity

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    Unfortunately that's not possible right now, you can only get the generated output from the graph window itself.
     
    alexandral_unity, Apr 30, 2019
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  5. JohnOknelorfDev

    JohnOknelorfDev

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    Hello. Any updates on this after more than 2 years?
     
    JohnOknelorfDev, Aug 11, 2021
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