KaijuEngine/kaiju

Add ability to disable entity data in editor

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#529 opened on Dec 12, 2025

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Description

  1. Open a project
  2. Go to stage workspace
  3. Create an entity
  4. Attach an entity data to the entity

There should be a checkbox or something to disable entity data. This isn't like it would be in other engines because entity data holds nothing but information, so disabling it would mean not to compile it into the game as the Init would never be called and thus rendering it useless. However, being able to disable things and quickly test would be a great help for debugging.

This action should also be added as a memento to editor history so it supports undo/redo.

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Research direction
Investigate how entity data is currently compiled and where the editor UI for entities is located. Look for existing memento/undo patterns in the editor codebase to implement undo/redo for the disable toggle.
Tech stack
go
Domain
game dev
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
Go
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65