`File` and `Directory` aren't declared - replaced by `FileAccess` and `DirAccess` in #65271

[unlessgames]

Godot version

4.0 commit e5c5447

System information

Linux 64bit

Issue description

I'm getting this error with a custom build of Godot using the latest commit on master when trying to use File.new().

SCRIPT ERROR: Parse Error: Identifier "File" not declared in the current scope.

Tried building from the commit of the official beta as well and that runs fine.

Steps to reproduce

• Build Godot (on Linux) from this commit e5c5447.

• Create an empty scene with a script that uses File

Minimal reproduction project

No response

[akien-mga]

This is intended, File and Directory wrappers have been replaced by directly exposing the underlying FileAccess and DirAccess: #65271.

So you should now use it like var file = FileAccess.open("user://save_game.dat", FileAccess.READ) (see the FileAccess docs in the engine).

I'll pin this issue for others who might be similarly surprised by the change.

[unlessgames]

Thank you for the info!

[LinuxUserGD]

Seems like previous File functionality can be restored with a gdscript wrapper class:

class_name File

var file : FileAccess

enum FileOpts {READ, WRITE, WRITE_READ, READ_WRITE}

func _init():
	file = null

func open(path : String, fo : FileOpts) -> void:
	var opts
	match fo:
		FileOpts.READ:
			opts = FileAccess.READ
		FileOpts.WRITE:
			opts = FileAccess.WRITE
		FileOpts.WRITE_READ:
			opts = FileAccess.WRITE_READ
		FileOpts.READ_WRITE:
			opts = FileAccess.READ_WRITE
	file = FileAccess.open(path, opts)

func get_as_text() -> String:
	return file.get_as_text()

func store_string(string : String) -> void:
	file.store_string(string)

func close() -> void:
	file = null

main script:

var file : File = File.new()
file.open(path, file.FileOpts.READ)
var string : String = file.get_as_text()
file.close()

[h0lley]

there's little purpose to such a wrapper class, the new usage is pretty much identical, just less code:

var file := FileAccess.open(path, FileAccess.READ)
var text := file.get_as_text()

I guess it can help if you absolutely need to do a super quick migration.