Add some comments and an error check

BSON Examples/dunk.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://ct7fwu1uxvpmt

BSON Examples/dunk.tscn

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [gd_scene load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://ckdfb5ggwslbk"]
 
-[ext_resource type="Script" path="res://BSON Examples/dunk.gd" id="1_p38ab"]
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://ct7fwu1uxvpmt" path="res://BSON Examples/dunk.gd" id="1_p38ab"]
 
 [node name="Dunk" type="Control" node_paths=PackedStringArray("JSONEditor", "OutputLabel", "CopyPopup")]
 layout_mode = 3
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ text = "{
 		true,
 		false,
 		3.14159265,
-		\"baz\"
+		\"baz\",
+		null
 	]
 }"
 middle_mouse_paste_enabled = false
@@ -116,7 +117,6 @@ horizontal_alignment = 1
 autowrap_mode = 3
 
 [node name="CopyPopup" type="PopupPanel" parent="."]
-transparent_bg = true
 position = Vector2i(492, 586)
 size = Vector2i(164, 31)
 

addons/bson/bson.gd

@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 # This file is the BSON serializer for the Godot Engine,
 # published under the MIT license. https://opensource.org/license/MIT
 
-extends Node
-# Unfortunately, this has to be a node in order to be a singleton.
-# I'd rather BSON wasn't in the scenetree, but it seems like that's
-# the only way to do this. Hopefully this will change in the future.
+class_name BSON
 
 
 static func to_bson(data: Dictionary) -> PackedByteArray:
@@ -22,11 +19,11 @@ static func get_byte_type(value: Variant) -> int:
 			return 0x02
 		TYPE_INT:
 			if abs(value as int) < 2147483647: # 32 bit signed integer limit
-				return 0x10
+				return 0x10 # 32 bit signed int
 			else:
-				return 0x12
+				return 0x12 # 64 bit signed int
 		TYPE_FLOAT:
-			return 0x01
+			return 0x01 # Double
 		TYPE_ARRAY:
 			return 0x04
 		TYPE_DICTIONARY:
@@ -76,7 +73,7 @@ static func dictionary_to_bytes(dict: Dictionary) -> PackedByteArray:
 		buffer.append(get_byte_type(dict[key]))
 		var key_string_bytes := key.to_utf8_buffer()
 		buffer.append_array(key_string_bytes)
-		buffer.append(0x00)
+		buffer.append(0x00) # Index string null terminator
 		buffer.append_array(serialize_variant(dict[key]))
 	
 	return buffer
@@ -87,10 +84,10 @@ static func array_to_bytes(array: Array[Variant]) -> PackedByteArray:
 	for index: int in range(array.size()):
 		buffer.append(get_byte_type(array[index]))
 		# For whatever reason, BSON wants array indexes to be strings. This makes no sense.
+		# The string indexes are literally just the number but in ASCII/UTF8.
 		var s_index := str(index)
 		buffer.append_array(s_index.to_utf8_buffer())
-		buffer.append(0x00)
-		
+		buffer.append(0x00) # Index string null terminator
 		buffer.append_array(serialize_variant(array[index]))
 	
 	return buffer
@@ -129,6 +126,8 @@ static func serialize_variant(data: Variant) -> PackedByteArray:
 
 
 static func from_bson(data: PackedByteArray) -> Dictionary:
+	if data[-1] != 0x00:
+		push_error("BSON deserialization error: Document is not null terminated. It is likely that the provided buffer is not BSON.")
 	return Deserializer.new(data).read_dictionary()
 
 
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ class Deserializer:
 			var b_char := get_int8()
 			if b_char == 0x00: break
 			s_value += char(b_char)
-		if expected_size != iter: # Check if the string is terminated with 0x00
+		if expected_size != iter:
 			push_error("BSON deserialization error: String was the wrong size."
 				+ " Position: "
 				+ str(read_position - iter)

addons/bson/bson.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://tbtkc5qan4gw

addons/bson/plugin.cfg

@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-[plugin]
-
-name="BSON"
-description="A BSON class to serialize and deserialize BSON in GDScript."
-author="Colormatic Studios"
-version=""
-script="plugin.gd"

addons/bson/plugin.gd

@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-@tool
-extends EditorPlugin
-
-
-const AUTOLOAD_NAME = "BSON"
-
-
-#func _enter_tree() -> void:
-	# Initialization of the plugin goes here.
-	#pass
-
-#func _exit_tree() -> void:
-	# Clean-up of the plugin goes here.
-	#pass
-
-func _enable_plugin() -> void:
-	add_autoload_singleton(AUTOLOAD_NAME, "res://addons/bson/bson.gd")
-
-func _disable_plugin() -> void:
-	remove_autoload_singleton(AUTOLOAD_NAME)

project.godot

@@ -12,13 +12,5 @@ config_version=5
 
 config/name="BSON for Godot"
 run/main_scene="res://BSON Examples/dunk.tscn"
-config/features=PackedStringArray("4.3", "Forward Plus")
+config/features=PackedStringArray("4.4", "Forward Plus")
 config/icon="res://icon.svg"
-
-[autoload]
-
-BSON="*res://addons/bson/bson.gd"
-
-[editor_plugins]
-
-enabled=PackedStringArray("res://addons/bson/plugin.cfg")