editor.datalayer

Data Layer management for World Partition

`editor.datalayer.getAll`

Returns all data layers with complete state and visibility information.

No parameters.

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`layers`	array	Each: {layer_name, full_name, asset_name, runtime_state, effective_runtime_state, initial_runtime_state, is_initially_visible, is_visible, layer_type, is_runtime, parent_name}
`count`	number	Number of data layers

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.datalayer.getAll" }

`editor.datalayer.getState`

Returns the current state and visibility of a specific data layer.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`layer_name`	string	Yes	Data layer name

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`layer_name`	string	Layer name
`runtime_state`	string	"unloaded", "loaded", or "activated"
`effective_runtime_state`	string	Effective state (considering hierarchy)
`initial_runtime_state`	string	Initial runtime state
`is_visible`	bool	Whether layer is visible
`is_runtime`	bool	Whether layer is a runtime layer
`layer_type`	string	"runtime" or "editor"

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.datalayer.getState", "params": { "layer_name": "Gameplay" } }

`editor.datalayer.setState`

Sets the initial runtime state of a data layer.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`layer_name`	string	Yes	Data layer name
`state`	string	Yes	"unloaded", "loaded", or "activated"
`recursive`	bool	No	Apply to child layers (default false)

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`success`	bool	Whether state was set
`layer_name`	string	Layer name
`new_state`	string	New state

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.datalayer.setState", "params": { "layer_name": "Gameplay", "state": "activated" } }

`editor.datalayer.getActors`

Returns all actors assigned to a specific data layer.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`layer_name`	string	Yes	Data layer name

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`actors`	array	Each: {actor_name, actor_class}
`count`	number	Number of actors

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.datalayer.getActors", "params": { "layer_name": "Gameplay" } }

`editor.datalayer.getDetails`

Returns detailed information about a specific data layer including parent, visibility, and actor count.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Data layer name

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`label`	string	Short layer name
`full_name`	string	Full layer name
`layer_type`	string	"runtime" or "editor"
`is_visible`	bool	Current visibility
`is_initially_visible`	bool	Initial visibility setting
`is_runtime`	bool	Whether layer is runtime
`initial_runtime_state`	string	Initial runtime state
`effective_runtime_state`	string	Effective state in hierarchy
`is_loaded_in_editor`	bool	Whether loaded in editor
`parent`	string	Parent layer name (if any)
`actor_count`	number	Number of actors in this layer

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.datalayer.getDetails", "params": { "name": "Gameplay" } }

`editor.datalayer.create`

Creates a new data layer, optionally under a parent.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`parent`	string	No	Parent layer name (omit for top-level)

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`success`	bool	Whether layer was created
`label`	string	New layer's short name
`full_name`	string	New layer's full name

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.datalayer.create" }

`editor.datalayer.delete`

Deletes a data layer.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Data layer name to delete

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`success`	bool	Whether layer was deleted

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.datalayer.delete", "params": { "name": "TempLayer" } }

`editor.datalayer.rename`

Renames a data layer.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Current layer name
`new_name`	string	Yes	New layer name

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`success`	bool	Whether rename succeeded
`new_name`	string	Resulting layer name

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.datalayer.rename", "params": { "name": "OldName", "new_name": "NewName" } }

`editor.datalayer.addActor`

Adds an actor to a data layer.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Data layer name
`actor`	string	Yes	Actor label

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`success`	bool	Whether actor was added

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.datalayer.addActor", "params": { "name": "Gameplay", "actor": "BP_Enemy_0" } }

`editor.datalayer.removeActor`

Removes an actor from a data layer.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`name`	string	Yes	Data layer name
`actor`	string	Yes	Actor label

Returns:

Name	Type	Description
`success`	bool	Whether actor was removed

Example Request:

{ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": "editor.datalayer.removeActor", "params": { "name": "Gameplay", "actor": "BP_Enemy_0" } }