Also add NodeData parameter to value_widget

egui_node_graph/src/editor_ui.rs

@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ where
         ValueType = ValueType,
     >,
     UserResponse: UserResponseTrait,
-    ValueType: WidgetValueTrait<Response = UserResponse, UserState = UserState>,
+    ValueType:
+        WidgetValueTrait<Response = UserResponse, UserState = UserState, NodeData = NodeData>,
     NodeTemplate: NodeTemplateTrait<
         NodeData = NodeData,
         DataType = DataType,
@@ -391,7 +392,8 @@ where
         ValueType = ValueType,
     >,
     UserResponse: UserResponseTrait,
-    ValueType: WidgetValueTrait<Response = UserResponse, UserState = UserState>,
+    ValueType:
+        WidgetValueTrait<Response = UserResponse, UserState = UserState, NodeData = NodeData>,
     DataType: DataTypeTrait<UserState>,
 {
     pub const MAX_NODE_SIZE: [f32; 2] = [200.0, 200.0];
@@ -469,13 +471,23 @@ where
                     if self.graph.connection(param_id).is_some() {
                         ui.label(param_name);
                     } else {
-                        responses.extend(
+                        // NOTE: We want to pass the `user_data` to
-                            self.graph[param_id]
+                        // `value_widget`, but we can't since that would require
-                                .value
+                        // borrowing the graph twice. Here, we take the
-                                .value_widget(&param_name, self.node_id, ui, user_state)
+                        // assumption that the value is cheaply replace, and use
-                                .into_iter()
+                        // `std::mem::take` to temporarily replace it with a
-                                .map(NodeResponse::User),
+                        // dummy value. This requires `ValueType` to implement
+                        // Default, but results in a totally safe alternative.
+                        let mut value = std::mem::take(&mut self.graph[param_id].value);
+                        let node_responses = value.value_widget(
+                            &param_name,
+                            self.node_id,
+                            ui,
+                            user_state,
+                            &self.graph[self.node_id].user_data,
                         );
+                        self.graph[param_id].value = value;
+                        responses.extend(node_responses.into_iter().map(NodeResponse::User));
                     }
                     let height_after = ui.min_rect().bottom();
                     input_port_heights.push((height_before + height_after) / 2.0);

egui_node_graph/src/traits.rs

@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ use super::*;
 /// This trait must be implemented by the `ValueType` generic parameter of the
 /// [`Graph`]. The trait allows drawing custom inline widgets for the different
 /// types of the node graph.
-pub trait WidgetValueTrait {
+pub trait WidgetValueTrait : Default {
     type Response;
     type UserState;
+    type NodeData;
     /// This method will be called for each input parameter with a widget. The
     /// return value is a vector of custom response objects which can be used
     /// to implement handling of side effects. If unsure, the response Vec can
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ pub trait WidgetValueTrait {
         node_id: NodeId,
         ui: &mut egui::Ui,
         user_state: &mut Self::UserState,
+        node_data: &Self::NodeData,
     ) -> Vec<Self::Response>;
 }
 
@@ -119,7 +121,11 @@ pub trait NodeTemplateTrait: Clone {
     type UserState;
 
     /// Returns a descriptive name for the node kind, used in the node finder.
-    fn node_finder_label(&self, user_state: &mut Self::UserState) -> &str;
+    ///
+    /// The return type is Cow<str> to allow returning owned or borrowed values
+    /// more flexibly. Refer to the documentation for `DataTypeTrait::name` for
+    /// more information
+    fn node_finder_label(&self, user_state: &mut Self::UserState) -> std::borrow::Cow<str>;
 
     /// Returns a descriptive name for the node kind, used in the graph.
     fn node_graph_label(&self, user_state: &mut Self::UserState) -> String;

egui_node_graph_example/src/app.rs

@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ pub enum MyValueType {
     Scalar { value: f32 },
 }
 
+impl Default for MyValueType {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        // NOTE: This is just a dummy `Default` implementation. The library
+        // requires it to circumvent some internal borrow checker issues.
+        Self::Scalar { value: 0.0 }
+    }
+}
+
 impl MyValueType {
     /// Tries to downcast this value type to a vector
     pub fn try_to_vec2(self) -> anyhow::Result<egui::Vec2> {
@@ -118,8 +126,8 @@ impl NodeTemplateTrait for MyNodeTemplate {
     type ValueType = MyValueType;
     type UserState = MyGraphState;
 
-    fn node_finder_label(&self, _user_state: &mut Self::UserState) -> &str {
+    fn node_finder_label(&self, _user_state: &mut Self::UserState) -> Cow<'_, str> {
-        match self {
+        Cow::Borrowed(match self {
             MyNodeTemplate::MakeVector => "New vector",
             MyNodeTemplate::MakeScalar => "New scalar",
             MyNodeTemplate::AddScalar => "Scalar add",
@@ -127,7 +135,7 @@ impl NodeTemplateTrait for MyNodeTemplate {
             MyNodeTemplate::AddVector => "Vector add",
             MyNodeTemplate::SubtractVector => "Vector subtract",
             MyNodeTemplate::VectorTimesScalar => "Vector times scalar",
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     fn node_graph_label(&self, user_state: &mut Self::UserState) -> String {
@@ -259,12 +267,14 @@ impl NodeTemplateIter for AllMyNodeTemplates {
 impl WidgetValueTrait for MyValueType {
     type Response = MyResponse;
     type UserState = MyGraphState;
+    type NodeData = MyNodeData;
     fn value_widget(
         &mut self,
         param_name: &str,
         _node_id: NodeId,
         ui: &mut egui::Ui,
         _user_state: &mut MyGraphState,
+        _node_data: &MyNodeData,
     ) -> Vec<MyResponse> {
         // This trait is used to tell the library which UI to display for the
         // inline parameter widgets.