ParagonScriptableObject

Abstract base class for all Paragon ScriptableObjects. Extends Odin's SerializedScriptableObject to provide polymorphic serialization support for data assets, factories, and other ScriptableObject-based configurations.

Definition

Namespace: Paragon Assembly: Paragon.dll

[Serializable]
public abstract class ParagonScriptableObject : Sirenix.OdinInspector.SerializedScriptableObject

Inherits: Sirenix.OdinInspector.SerializedScriptableObject → ScriptableObject

Remarks

ParagonScriptableObject is a minimal base class that standardizes all Paragon ScriptableObjects on Odin's serialization system. By inheriting from SerializedScriptableObject, all subclasses gain:

• Polymorphic serialization — interfaces and abstract types can be serialized in the Inspector

• Dictionary serialization — Dictionary<K, V> fields are natively supported

• Custom type drawers — Odin's attribute-based Inspector customization is available

• Cross-platform binary serialization — Odin's serializer handles types that Unity's default serializer cannot

This class intentionally has no additional logic — it exists purely to establish a common base type for framework-level identification and future extension.

Quick Lookup

Goal	How
Create a data asset	Subclass ParagonScriptableObject, add [CreateAssetMenu]
Use Odin serialization	Use [OdinSerialize] for non-Unity-serializable fields
Standard Unity serialization	[SerializeField] still works as usual

Examples

Data asset

using System;
using UnityEngine;
using Paragon;

[Serializable, CreateAssetMenu(menuName = "Config/Game Settings")]
public class GameSettings : ParagonScriptableObject
{
    [SerializeField]
    private float gravity = 9.81f;

    [SerializeField]
    private int maxPlayers = 4;
}

Asset with Odin features

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Paragon;
using Sirenix.Serialization;

[Serializable, CreateAssetMenu(menuName = "Config/Item Database")]
public class ItemDatabase : ParagonScriptableObject
{
    // Dictionary — not supported by default Unity serializer
    [OdinSerialize]
    private Dictionary<string, ItemData> items = new();

    // Interface field — requires Odin serialization
    [OdinSerialize]
    private IItemProvider provider;
}

See Also

• ParagonBehaviour — MonoBehaviour base class

• ParagonObject — non-Unity serializable base class

• ScriptableFactory — factory system built on this base