Fix trait-typed exported arrays losing node references

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Fixes #1438.
An exported Array[MyTrait] was being created without its trait type. That let the editor accept unrelated nodes, and a selected node reference could disappear after saving and reopening a scene.
This change keeps the trait type in array metadata, checks assigned objects against the trait, filters editor node selection accordingly, and preserves the type during array conversion and serialization. It also covers traits declared inside a script.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Typed arrays and dictionaries can use GDScript traits for their element, key, or value types.
  • Exported trait-typed arrays are supported in the Inspector and retain their types and object references through assignment, serialization, and scene packing.
  • Typed array and dictionary declarations accept quoted class names, including names that aren’t valid identifiers.

• Bug Fixes

  • Trait-compatible objects are accepted by typed container validation and custom type checks, while unrelated objects remain rejected.
  • Inspector subtype hints can resolve script-defined types that aren’t registered native classes.

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GDScript typed arrays and dictionaries now preserve trait type information. Object validation and editor subtype resolution recognize scripts that use traits. Tests cover exported trait-typed arrays, assignments, serialization, and scene instantiation.

Changes

Trait-Typed Arrays

Layer / File(s)	Summary
GDScript trait types in containers core/object/script_language.h, modules/gdscript/gdscript.h, modules/gdscript/gdscript_analyzer.cpp, modules/gdscript/gdscript_compiler.cpp, modules/gdscript/gdscript_function.cpp, modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp	GDScript resolves trait types for typed arrays and dictionaries and records fully qualified trait names in container type data.
Typed-container parsing and serialization core/variant/variant_parser.cpp, modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/Traits/analyzer/features/trait_runtime_type_checks.gd	Variant parsing accepts quoted class names and global script traits in typed arrays and dictionaries. Serialization quotes class names that are not valid identifiers. Runtime tests check typed-container serialization round-trips.
Trait property-hint and inspector resolution modules/gdscript/gdscript_analyzer.cpp, editor/inspector/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp	GDScript property hints and editor array and dictionary subtype hints resolve trait names from global classes and qualified script hints.
Trait-aware object assignment and validation core/variant/array.cpp, core/variant/container_type_validate.h, editor/editor_node.cpp	Object array assignments validate elements against the destination type. Object checks accept scripts that use the requested trait.
Trait container regression coverage modules/gdscript/tests/gdscript_test_runner_suite.h, modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/Traits/analyzer/features/trait_exported_array_scene.notest.gd, modules/gdscript/tests/scripts/Traits/analyzer/features/trait_runtime_type_checks.gd	Tests cover trait-typed exported arrays, compatible assignments, rejection of unrelated nodes, serialization, and scene instantiation.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: mcdubhghlas, generalprotectionfault

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 3c901

Trait-typed dictionaries now retain their type constraints when initialized in the inspector. The change is ready to merge after normal checks.

Architecture Summary

Architecture risk: 🟡 Medium · up to 3c901

The change affects 3 systems.

Changed systems: editor, modules, core

Architecture concerns
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Systems and components

• observed — editor (service) was modified; 2 changed files map to changed impact.
• observed — modules (service) was modified; 8 changed files map to changed impact.
• observed — core (service) was modified; 4 changed files map to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

• observed — Modified behavior in core/object/script_language.h: Script adds virtual trait queries: is_trait() and has_trait(const StringName &p_trait), both defaulting to false.
• observed — Modified behavior in core/variant/array.cpp: Array::assign now routes every object-to-object assignment through per-element destination validation, replacing the prior source-to-destination can_reference condition. Each non-null element must be an object accepted by typed.validate_object; otherwise assignment fails with an indexed conversion error. This also sends incompatible object-type arrays through validation instead of the former generic incompatible-array error.
• observed — Modified behavior in core/variant/container_type_validate.h: When the object’s native class differs from and does not inherit from class_name, validation now succeeds if its attached script is valid and has that trait. Otherwise, error-reporting validation retains the failure but updates the message to include script-trait use as an accepted relationship.
• observed — Modified behavior in editor/editor_node.cpp: is_object_of_custom_type now returns true when the object’s script has the requested trait; otherwise, the existing registered class-name and base-script checks still apply.

Reliability and maintainability

• inferred — Risk-relevant change factors for editor: blast_radius_2; direct_dependents_2

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 2

❌ Failed checks (2 warnings)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Out of Scope Changes check	⚠️ Warning	The pull request adds trait-typed dictionary key and value support in gdscript_analyzer.cpp, gdscript_function.cpp, gdscript_parser.cpp, and related parsing and serialization code. Issue [#1438]…	Remove the dictionary-specific implementation and tests from this pull request, or link an active issue that requires trait-typed dictionary support and defines its scope.
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 13.64% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 22 functions across 12 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly describes the main change: preserving node references in exported arrays typed to GDScript traits.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The pull request satisfies the coding objective in issue [#1438]. EditorPropertyArray::initialize_array resolves trait object hints and preserves typed array metadata. `EditorNode::is_object_of_cust…

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The pull request adds trait-typed dictionary key and value support in gdscript_analyzer.cpp, gdscript_function.cpp, gdscript_parser.cpp, and related parsing and serialization code. Issue [#1438] requires valid trait-compatible nodes in exported trait-typed arrays through the inspector. The reviewed changes provide no demonstrated connection between the dictionary implementation and that objective.

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Review comments at @modules/gdscript/gdscript_analyzer.cpp:
- Line 6548: Update GDScriptAnalyzer::type_from_property() to resolve nested
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🟠 Major · Preserve trait types when initializing a dictionary. · editor_properties_array_dict.cpp:1015-1023

editor/inspector/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp:1015-1023
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Preserve trait types when initializing a dictionary.

If an unset dictionary has a trait-typed key or value, ClassDB::class_exists() does not resolve that trait. initialize_dictionary() then calls set_typed() with an empty class name. The new dictionary loses its trait constraint before the user adds an entry. Apply the trait-hint resolution used by EditorPropertyArray::initialize_array() to both dictionary subtypes.

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Review comment at @editor/inspector/editor_properties_array_dict.cpp around
lines 1015 - 1023:
Update EditorPropertyDictionary::initialize_dictionary to resolve trait-typed
key and value hints using the same trait-hint resolution as
EditorPropertyArray::initialize_array, rather than relying only on
ClassDB::class_exists(). Pass the resolved subtype information to dict.set_typed
so both trait constraints are preserved.

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- Around line 1015-1023: Update EditorPropertyDictionary::initialize_dictionary
to resolve trait-typed key and value hints using the same trait-hint resolution
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