A script that generates a string representation of your the main_scene.tscn in a Godot project and adds it to your clipboard.

copy_scene_tree.rb

def copy_scene_tree
    scene_file = "main_scene.tscn"
    unless File.exist?(scene_file)
        puts "Error: #{scene_file} not found in current directory"
        return
    end

    tree_content = ""
    
    # First pass: build node hierarchy
    nodes = []
    File.readlines(scene_file).each do |line|
        line = line.strip
        
        if line.start_with?("[node")
            if line.include?('name="')
                node_name = line.match(/name="([^"]+)"/)[1]
                parent_path = line.match(/parent="([^"]+)"/)

                # Handle both explicit type and instance nodes
                node_type = if line.include?('type="')
                    line.match(/type="([^"]+)"/)[1]
                elsif line.include?('instance=')
                    # Get the base name of the referenced scene
                    if node_name.include?("BattleMap")
                        "BattleMap"
                    elsif node_name.include?("PlayerUnit")
                        "PlayerUnit"
                    elsif node_name.include?("EnemyUnit")
                        "EnemyUnit"
                    else
                        "Instance"
                    end
                else
                    "Node"
                end
                
                node = {
                    name: node_name,
                    type: node_type,
                    parent: parent_path ? parent_path[1] : nil,
                    depth: 0
                }
                
                nodes << node
            end
        end
    end
    
    # Second pass: calculate proper depths
    nodes.each do |node|
        if node[:parent]
            parent = node[:parent]
            # Base depth on parent path
            node[:depth] = if parent == "."
                1  # Direct children of root
            elsif parent == "Units"
                2  # Children of Units node
            elsif parent.start_with?("Units/")
                3  # Grandchildren of Units node
            else
                parent.count("/") + 1
            end
        end
    end
    
    # Generate tree content
    nodes.each_with_index do |node, index|
        if index == 0
            # Root node without nesting indicator
            tree_content += "#{node[:name]} (#{node[:type]})\n"
        else
            tree_content += "  " * node[:depth]
            tree_content += "└── #{node[:name]} (#{node[:type]})\n"
        end
    end
    
    # Copy to clipboard
    IO.popen("pbcopy", "w") { |f| f.write(tree_content) }
    
    puts "Scene tree structure has been copied to clipboard!"
    puts "\nPreview of the tree structure:"
    puts tree_content
end

copy_string_tree