Draws inspectors for any file type Unity doesn't draw by default

DefaultAssetEditor.cs

/// Used to draw custom inspectors for unrecognised file types, which Unity imports as "DefaultAsset"
/// To do this, create a new editor class extending DefaultAssetInspector
/// Return true in the IsValid function if the file extension of the file matches the type you'd like to draw.
/// The DefaultAssetEditor class will then hold a reference to the new instance of your editor class and call the appropriate methods for drawing.
/// An example can be found at the bottom of the file.

using UnityEngine;
using UnityEditor;
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Reflection;

/// <summary>
/// Used to draw custom inspectors for unrecognised file types, which Unity imports as "DefaultAsset"
/// </summary>
[CustomEditor(typeof(DefaultAsset), true)]
public class DefaultAssetEditor : Editor {

	private DefaultAssetInspector inspector;

	private void OnEnable () {
		inspector = FindObjectInspector ();
		if(inspector != null) {
			inspector.editor = this;
			inspector.serializedObject = serializedObject;
			inspector.target = target;
			inspector.OnEnable();
		}
	}

	private void OnDisable () {
		if(inspector != null)
			inspector.OnDisable();
	}

	protected override void OnHeaderGUI () {
		if(inspector != null) {
			inspector.OnHeaderGUI();
		}
		else if (target.GetType() != typeof(UnityEditor.DefaultAsset))
			base.OnHeaderGUI();
	}

	public void DrawDefaultHeaderGUI () {
		base.OnHeaderGUI();
	}

	public override void OnInspectorGUI () {
		if(inspector != null) {
			GUI.enabled = true;
			inspector.OnInspectorGUI();
		}
		else if (target.GetType() != typeof(UnityEditor.DefaultAsset))
			base.OnInspectorGUI();
	}

	private DefaultAssetInspector FindObjectInspector () {
		List<string> assembliesToCheck = new List<string>{"Assembly-CSharp-Editor", "Assembly-CSharp-Editor-firstpass", "Assembly-UnityScript-Editor", "Assembly-UnityScript-Editor-firstpass"};
		string assetPath = AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath(target);
		Assembly[] referencedAssemblies = System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies();
		for(int i = 0; i < referencedAssemblies.Length; ++i) {
			if(!assembliesToCheck.Contains(referencedAssemblies[i].GetName().Name))
				continue;
			foreach(var type in referencedAssemblies[i].GetTypes()) {
				if(!type.IsSubclassOf(typeof(DefaultAssetInspector))) 
					continue;
				DefaultAssetInspector objectInspector = (DefaultAssetInspector)Activator.CreateInstance(type);
				if(objectInspector.IsValid(assetPath)) {
					objectInspector.target = target;
					return objectInspector;
				}
			}
		}
		return null;
	}
}

/// <summary>
/// Default asset inspector. Used by DefaultAssetEditor
/// </summary>
public abstract class DefaultAssetInspector {
	// Reference to the actual editor we draw to
	public DefaultAssetEditor editor;
	// Shortcut to the target object
	public UnityEngine.Object target;
	// Shortcut to the serializedObject
	public SerializedObject serializedObject;

	public abstract bool IsValid(string assetPath);
	public virtual void OnEnable () {}
	public virtual void OnDisable () {}
	// An example of how Unity draws headers can be found at https://github.com/MattRix/UnityDecompiled/blob/master/UnityEditor/UnityEditor/Editor.cs
	public virtual void OnHeaderGUI () {
		editor.DrawDefaultHeaderGUI();
	}
	public virtual void OnInspectorGUI() {}
}

// EXAMPLE FOR A .SAVE FILE
// public class SaveFileInspector : DefaultAssetInspector {
// 	public override bool IsValid(string assetPath) {
// 		return Path.GetExtension(assetPath) == ".save";
// 	}

// 	public override void OnInspectorGUI () {
// 		//	 Call to redraw every frame
// 		editor.Repaint();
// 		serializedObject.Update();
// //	 	Use System.IO.File to read the file contents and draw it here if you wish!
// 		var assetPath = AssetDatabase.GetAssetPath(editor.target);
// 		var absolutePath = System.IO.Path.Combine(Application.dataPath.Substring(0, Application.dataPath.Length-7), assetPath);
// 		var text = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(absolutePath);
// 		EditorGUILayout.TextArea(text);
// 		serializedObject.ApplyModifiedProperties();
// 	}
// }

Example of use in our Ink Integration package.

Hello. Do you know how to draw on inspector only if it is empty? Because when there is no object selected, it's a lot of useless space. I want to add some shortcuts inside inspector window if there is nothing to inspect.
Thanks.

@mewpipe I assume you mean when selecting a Directory, since you mention being empty? If so, override IsValid, and using the path, use System.IO.Directory to determine if the folder is empty and return a boolean.

Thanks, I'll try that. I don't know if it's exactly what I am looking for.
I want to draw something in inspector if nothing is selected (empty inspector like that:)

Ok, I tried. In fact what I need is that :

public override bool IsValid(string assetPath) {
   return string.IsNullOrEmpty(assetPath); // Nothing selected
}

But your code only execute when something is selected in project window.
My condition is always "false".

Yeah that’s right - I don’t think this code is what you're looking for. I actually don’t know how to override the behaviour of the inspector window! Perhaps extend it and build your own inspector window code? Sounds awkward though.

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