Utils for ModLoader autoload position

addons/mod_loader/mod_loader.gd

@@ -168,35 +168,24 @@ func _init() -> void:
 
 # Ensure ModLoader is the first autoload
 func _check_first_autoload() -> void:
-	var autoloads := {}
-	var autoload_index = 0
-	var is_mod_loader_first = false
-
-	for prop in ProjectSettings.get_property_list():
-		var name: String = prop.name
-		if name.begins_with("autoload/"):
-			if autoload_index == 0:
-				if name == "autoload/ModLoader":
-					is_mod_loader_first = true
-			var value: String = ProjectSettings.get_setting(name)
-			autoloads[name] = value
-			autoload_index += 1
-
-	# Log the autoloads order. Might seem superflous but could help when providing support
-	ModLoaderUtils.log_debug_json_print("Autoload order", autoloads, LOG_NAME)
+	var autoload_array = ModLoaderUtils.get_autoload_array()
+	var is_mod_loader_first = autoload_array.find("ModLoader") == 0
 
 	var base_msg = "ModLoader needs to be the first autoload to work correctly, "
 	var help_msg = ""
 
+	# Log the autoloads order. Might seem superflous but could help when providing support
+	ModLoaderUtils.log_debug_json_print("Autoload order", autoload_array, LOG_NAME)
+
 	if OS.has_feature("editor"):
 		help_msg = "To configure your autoloads, to go Project > Project Settings > Autoload, and add ModLoader as the first item. For more info, see the 'Godot Project Setup' page on the ModLoader GitHub wiki."
 	else:
 		help_msg = "If you're seeing this error, something must have gone wrong in the setup process."
 
 	if not is_mod_loader_first:
-		ModLoaderUtils.log_fatal(str(base_msg, 'but the first autoload is currently: "%s". ' % name, help_msg), LOG_NAME)
+		ModLoaderUtils.log_fatal(str(base_msg, 'but the first autoload is currently: "%s". ' % autoload_array[0], help_msg), LOG_NAME)
 
-	if autoloads.size() == 0:
+	if autoload_array.size() == 0:
 		ModLoaderUtils.log_fatal(str(base_msg, "but no autoloads are currently set up. ", help_msg), LOG_NAME)
 
 

addons/mod_loader/mod_loader_utils.gd

@@ -350,6 +350,27 @@ static func is_valid_global_class_dict(global_class_dict: Dictionary) -> bool:
 	return true
 
 
+# Get an array of all autoloads -> ["autoload/AutoloadName", ...]
+static func get_autoload_array() -> Array:
+	var autoloads := []
+
+	# Get all autoload settings
+	for prop in ProjectSettings.get_property_list():
+		var name: String = prop.name
+		if name.begins_with("autoload/"):
+			autoloads.append(name.trim_prefix("autoload/"))
+
+	return autoloads
+
+
+# Get the index of a specific autoload
+static func get_autoload_index(autoload_name: String) -> int:
+	var autoloads := get_autoload_array()
+	var autoload_index := autoloads.find(autoload_name)
+
+	return autoload_index
+
+
 # Get a flat array of all files in the target directory. This was needed in the
 # original version of this script, before becoming deprecated. It may still be
 # used if DEBUG_ENABLE_STORING_FILEPATHS is true.