[TRACKER] GDScript `class_name`

Issues

• godotengine/godot#30048
• godotengine/godot#48311
• godotengine/godot#56628
• godotengine/godot#81222
• godotengine/godot#82479
• godotengine/godot#83395
• godotengine/godot#83542
• godotengine/godot#83561
• godotengine/godot#90240
• godotengine/godot#94378
• godotengine/godot#98985

Proposals

• https://github.com/godotengine/godot-proposals/issues/1047

Some issues brought up by class_name

• Addon authors avoid them because of possible naming conflicts.
• In some cases, scripts with preload() via transitive dependencies can load a lot of the project resources.
• Global classes clutters the node/resource creation dialog.
  • godotengine/godot#91020
  • godotengine/godot#95806
• There are no namespaces.

Many thanks to @dalexeev for the list.

Start by reviewing the unchecked issues and proposal 1047 listed in this tracker, along with the checked items for context. The issue does not define a specific change or completion criteria; progress would require deciding which class_name problems and proposal work to address.