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get_game_content

Requests one on-demand content item by key.

Asynchronous (result via signal)

Signature

get_game_content(key: String) -> void

What it does

GETs /gamecontent/<key>. The data delivered by content_loaded is the server envelope Dictionary { "schema_version": int, "generated_at": String, "<key>": <your uploaded value> }, your uploaded value (Dictionary, Array, or primitive) lives at data[key], not at the top level. data is null on error.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
key	String	required	The content key you configured in the panel.

How to call it

Connect content_loaded first, then call get_game_content(). Read your value with data[key].

Result signal: content_loaded(key: String, data: Variant)

Example

Gamdato.content_loaded.connect(_on_content)
Gamdato.get_game_content("levels")

func _on_content(key: String, data: Variant) -> void:
    if key == "levels": _load_levels(data[key])   # your value lives at data[key]

Use cases

Fetch a level pack on demand.
Pull event config that is not auto-downloaded.