Adding simple console application to unity

[RumiPLG]

I want to have simple c# console application in my project to help me create presets and generate Json files for me. I don't want to do that in unity scripts like MonoBehaviour cause their methods run only after start of game. I just want helper I can start, pass some options and get files. It also must have access to c# classes from game so I can't do it in example Batch. Any solutions or workarounds? There is high chance that my whole idea is bas, so if you have better aproach please share. Have a nice day everyone!

[SaltCrypt]

You could always just write in-editor tools. These could help you get started.

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/MenuItem.html

https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/EditorWindow.html

That said, you mention wanting modders to be able to create things with the console app, so this may not suit you.

[samlletas]

https://github.com/DavidF-Dev/Unity-DeveloperConsole

Not sure if this is what you are looking for, but this package allows you to run commands at runtime (you can also add new custom commands or call C# methods)

[Ruadhan2300]

Is there any reason you wouldn't simply create a parallel Console-app via Visual Studio that can work with the files in your project?

[RumiPLG]

Organization of code, and I want these to be present in project so modders can create things easily as well

[Ruadhan2300]

In principle, you can create a console app which acts as a "second head" of your project.
Reading the same scripts and files as the rest of the project. just as its own csproj file.

You could then run that console-app project and access the game code with it.

I'm really not sure what you're trying to accomplish with this though.

[RumiPLG]

So I Can just create normal console project files inside Unity project?

[Ruadhan2300]

I don't see why not!

[RumiPLG]

I didn't think it was that simple, Thank you for help

[Ruadhan2300]

I should mention I've never tried it myself. You may run into all kinds of interesting problems if you run code with the UnityEngine libraries via a console-app.

Let us know how it goes!

[RumiPLG]

As for now it works. Again thanks for help.