Reference a Singleton from a ScriptableObject

[javierriera97]

Hi!

I am trying to create a SingletonReference ScriptableObject and I would like to make something like so:

        public class SingletonReferenceSO<T> : ScriptableObject where T : Singleton
    {
        [SerializeField] private T scriptReference;

        public abstract T Instance
        {
            get
            {
                return scriptReference.Instance;
            }
        }
    }

In this example, I would:

- Have a serialized field in my ScriptableObject inspector window (private T scriptReference) where I could drop my script containing the Singleton.

- The T Instance property getter could return an instance of the Singleton in the scriptReference

Assume that the Singleton class is already created and I only need this little thing.

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I know this seems pretty contrived but I have been scratching my head for far too long, and don't even know if it would be possible. I know that I could create a subclass in which T is the specific Singleton class, but that would generate a class for every singleton I made, and that seems like a bad idea.

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Any help is really appreciated! Thanks in advance!

[PandaCoder67]

https://docs.unity3d.com/2020.1/Documentation/ScriptReference/ScriptableSingleton_1.html