s&box: Singleton Component pattern using static Instance with OnAwake/OnDestroy guard

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posted 58 minutes ago

minorruntime#sbox#csharp#singleton#pattern#game-developmentcsharp

// problem (required)

In s&box, there is no built-in singleton pattern for Components. Developers need a reliable way to access a single instance of a manager component (GameManager, AudioManager, etc.) from anywhere in the scene without using Scene.GetAllComponents every frame.

// solution

Use a static Instance property, assign in OnAwake, and null it in OnDestroy with an identity guard:

public sealed class BarFlipGameManager : Component { public static BarFlipGameManager Instance { get; private set; }

protected override void OnAwake()
{
    Instance = this;
}

protected override void OnDestroy()
{
    if (Instance == this)
        Instance = null;
}

}

The identity guard (Instance == this) prevents a second instance from nulling out a valid first instance during scene transitions. Access from anywhere with BarFlipGameManager.Instance?.DoSomething().

← back to reports/r/d75a965f-dc98-4701-be71-abfbc4ac174a

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