Fix typed Dictionaries with objects failing to load

[KazW]

Fixes #1431.

Problem

Scenes with an exported typed Dictionary holding Resources (e.g. @export var d: Dictionary[int, Texture2D], or Godot.Collections.Dictionary<int, Texture2D> in C#) save correctly but fail to load:

ERROR: Parse Error: Unauthorized. [Resource file res://main.tscn:9]
ERROR: Failed loading resource: res://main.tscn.

This isn't specific to C#; it reproduces with GDScript too.

Cause

The typed Dictionary[...] branch of VariantParser::parse_value() doesn't forward p_allow_objects to the three nested parse calls (key type, value type, and the values themselves), so they always fall back to the default false. The text scene loader passes allow_objects = true, but the flag gets dropped inside the typed Dictionary and the nested SubResource/ExtResource is rejected with ERR_UNAUTHORIZED. The typed Array[...] branch right below already forwards the flag, which is why Array[Texture2D] works.

The same bug also breaks Dictionary[int, Resource], Dictionary[Resource, ...], and script-typed keys/values even when the dictionary is empty, because the bare Resource type name goes through the same parse_value() call.

Fix

Forward p_allow_objects in those three calls, the same way the Array[...] branch does. When allow_objects is false, behavior is unchanged: nested objects are still rejected with ERR_UNAUTHORIZED.

Testing

• Manually tested in the editor: created a scene with @export var d: Dictionary[int, Texture2D], added an entry with a GradientTexture2D, saved, closed and reopened. On master it fails with the error above; with this PR it reopens with the texture intact.
• Added [Variant] Parser typed dictionary with objects to tests/core/variant/test_variant.h, covering object values (rejected with allow_objects = false, parsed with true), a Resource key type, and a Resource value type. It fails without the fix and passes with it. The full unit test suite passes.

Note: separate build fix commit

The first commit (Remove unused loop variable in EditorPropertySizeFlags::setup()) is unrelated to #1431. GCC 16 reports that variable with -Wunused-but-set-variable, which breaks dev_mode=yes builds. I kept it as its own commit so it can be dropped or split into a separate PR if you prefer.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Typed dictionaries with Resource-typed keys or values now consistently follow the selected object-decoding permission. Parsing is rejected when object decoding is disabled and succeeds when it is enabled, including for nested dictionary contents. Empty typed dictionaries also retain their declared Resource key or value type.

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Walkthrough

Typed dictionary parsing now forwards the object-decoding policy to nested parsing. Tests cover object values and Resource key and value types. Editor size-flag option iteration removes an unused counter.

Changes

Typed Dictionary Parsing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Object policy propagation and parser tests core/variant/variant_parser.cpp, tests/core/variant/test_variant.h	Parser calls pass the object-decoding policy when parsing resource-based key and value types and dictionary contents. Tests check object parsing with objects disallowed or enabled, parsed metadata, and Resource key and value classes.

Editor Loop Cleanup

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Size-flag option iteration editor/scene/gui/control_editor_plugin.cpp	EditorPropertySizeFlags::setup removes an unused loop counter. Option iteration remains governed by i.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: arctis-fireblight, mcdubhghlas

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The typed-dictionary parsing change is ready to merge after normal checks.

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Failed checks: 2 warnings

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Out of Scope Changes check		The change in editor/scene/gui/control_editor_plugin.cpp removes an unused loop variable. It addresses a GCC 16 build warning and does not implement or test issue #1431. The parser change and parser…	Remove the EditorPropertySizeFlags::setup() change from this pull request, or move it to a separate pull request.
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 0.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 3 functions across 3 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: fixing typed Dictionaries that contain objects and fail to load.
Linked Issues check		Issue #1431 requires typed Dictionaries with Resource-derived types to load after a scene is saved. variant_parser.cpp now forwards p_allow_objects for typed key types, typed value types, and dict…

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Explanation

The change in editor/scene/gui/control_editor_plugin.cpp removes an unused loop variable. It addresses a GCC 16 build warning and does not implement or test issue #1431. The parser change and parser tests are in scope.

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🧹 Nitpick comments: 1

tests/core/variant/test_variant.h: 1

1989-1997: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add a nonempty object-key case.

_parse_dictionary decodes keys and values through separate parse_value calls. The added object test uses an integer key, so it exercises only the value call. The Resource key test has no entries. If p_allow_objects is omitted from the key call, an object key can fail with ERR_UNAUTHORIZED while all current assertions pass.

Suggested fix

 	SUBCASE("Resource key type") {
 		ss.s = "Dictionary[Resource, int]({\n})";
 		Error error = VariantParser::parse(&ss, parsed, errs, line, nullptr, true);
 
 		CHECK_EQ(error, OK);
 		Dictionary dict = parsed;
 		CHECK(dict.get_typed_key_builtin() == Variant::OBJECT);
 		CHECK_EQ(dict.get_typed_key_class_name(), Resource::get_class_static());
 	}
 
+	SUBCASE("Object key") {
+		const String encoded = "Dictionary[Resource, int]({\nObject(Resource,): 1\n})";
+
+		ss.s = encoded;
+		ERR_PRINT_OFF;
+		Error error = VariantParser::parse(&ss, parsed, errs, line);
+		ERR_PRINT_ON;
+
+		CHECK_EQ(error, ERR_UNAUTHORIZED);
+
+		ss = VariantParser::StreamString();
+		ss.s = encoded;
+		error = VariantParser::parse(&ss, parsed, errs, line, nullptr, true);
+
+		CHECK_EQ(error, OK);
+		Dictionary dict = parsed;
+		Array keys = dict.keys();
+		CHECK_EQ(keys.size(), 1);
+		if (keys.size() == 1) {
+			Ref<Resource> resource = keys[0];
+			CHECK(resource.is_valid());
+			if (resource.is_valid()) {
+				CHECK_EQ(dict[resource], Variant(1));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	SUBCASE("Resource value type") {

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Review comment at @tests/core/variant/test_variant.h around lines 1989 - 1997:
Add a nonempty object-key case alongside the Resource key type test, verifying
that parsing a Resource-keyed dictionary returns ERR_UNAUTHORIZED when objects
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