GoActions

A small Godot addon for wiring node behavior visually, without creating a new script for every event.

GoActions provides a set of reusable action nodes that can trigger methods, sequence events, delay execution, tween properties, and destroy nodes, all using exported properties and scene composition.

🤔 Why use GoActions?

If you find yourself creating lots of one-off scripts to trigger other nodes, this addon helps move that logic into the scene tree.

It is especially useful when you want:

• editor-driven gameplay flows
• node interactions without extra script files
• reusable action graphs across scenes
• simple command-style behavior composition

GoActions is inspired by common patterns like the command pattern and sequence/composite workflows.

✨ What it includes

• GoActionCaller
  • call any method on a target node
  • pass parameters from the inspector
• GoActionPropertySetter
  • Set the value of a target node's property
• GoActionSequence
  • execute child actions one by one
  • wait for each child to finish before continuing
• GoActionParallelSequence
  • run child actions in parallel
  • complete only when every child finishes
• GoActionDelay
  • pause a flow for a fixed duration
• GoActionTween
  • tween a target node's property over time
  • supports transition/ease settings and optional restore
• GoActionTweenMethod
  • tween a target node's method over time
  • supports transition/ease settings and optional restore
• GoActionDestroy
  • call queue_free() on a node when triggered
• GoActionDebug
  • print a timestamped debug warning during execution

🧠 How it works

GoAction is the abstract base type. It exposes a trigger() method and uses signals:

• started() when execution begins
• finished() when execution completes

Concrete action nodes implement _trigger() to define their behavior. This lets you treat actions like reusable commands that can be composed in the scene tree.

⚙️ Installation

1. Copy the addons/goactions folder into your Godot project.
2. Open Project > Project Settings > Plugins.
3. Enable GoActions.

🚀 Getting started

Basic action caller

1. Add a GoActionCaller node.
2. Set target_node to the node you want to control.
3. Set method_name to the function you want to call.
4. Add any required parameters.

Then call trigger() from code or connect it inside a larger action flow.

Build a sequence

Use GoActionSequence and add child actions in order:

• GoActionCaller
• GoActionDelay
• GoActionCaller

This creates a timeline like:

1. method A runs
2. pause
3. method B runs

Run actions in parallel

Use GoActionParallelSequence to start multiple actions at once and wait until they all complete.

🧩 Example

Root
 ├─ GoActionSequence
 │    ├─ GoActionCaller (target_node = Player, method_name = "start")
 │    ├─ GoActionDelay (duration = 0.5)
 │    ├─ GoActionTween (target_node = Player, property_path = "position", final_value = Vector2(200, 100))
 │    └─ GoActionDebug (message = "Player move complete")
 └─ GoActionDestroy (target_node = OldEnemy)

This setup is ideal for prototyping and iterating without adding specialized script logic to every node.

💡 Use cases

• trigger animations from the editor
• sequence UI events without custom scripts
• delay gameplay actions for timing
• tween object properties from the inspector
• destroy temporary nodes after an event
• add debug output to verify action order

📌 Notes

• GoAction does nothing by itself until a subclass implements _trigger().
• GoActionSequence and GoActionParallelSequence are designed for composing reusable flows.
• This addon is best when you want behavior configured in scenes rather than in many custom scripts.
• This project was inspired by the following presentation by ROKOJORI at GodotCon 2026. Credit to them for the inspiration :)

🤝 Contributing

If you want to add new action types, improve documentation, or suggest enhancements, please open an issue. Feedback is welcome and appreciated!