Moving DayNightCycleComponent to Node and saving time when performing a save

resources/save_load_node_types/day_night_cycle_data_resource.gd

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+## The base resource for saving a specific Node
+class_name DayNightCycleDataResource
+extends NodeDataResource
+
+
+@export var time: float  ## Time from DayNightCycleComponent.time
+@export var node_path: NodePath
+
+
+func _save_data(node: Node) -> void:
+	node_path = node.get_path()
+	time =  node.time
+
+func _load_data(window: Window) -> void:
+	var scene_node: DayNightCycleComponent = window.get_node_or_null(node_path)
+	if scene_node == null:
+		printerr("Couldn't find DayNightCycleDataResource.node_path")
+		return
+	scene_node.set_time.emit(time)

resources/save_load_node_types/day_night_cycle_data_resource.gd.uid

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+uid://7gwknxsl1fgd

resources/save_load_node_types/day_night_cycle_data_resource.tres

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[gd_resource type="Resource" script_class="DayNightCycleDataResource" load_steps=2 format=3 uid="uid://ccv6fi1lk8ofm"]
+
+[ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://7gwknxsl1fgd" path="res://resources/save_load_node_types/day_night_cycle_data_resource.gd" id="1_jnnxf"]
+
+[resource]
+script = ExtResource("1_jnnxf")
+time = 0.0
+node_path = NodePath("")
+metadata/_custom_type_script = "uid://7gwknxsl1fgd"

scenes/world/day_night_cycle_component.gd

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-extends Node3D
+class_name DayNightCycleComponent
+extends Node
 
 
 signal end_of_day
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ func _ready() -> void:
 	resume_time.connect(_on_resume_time)
 	set_day_length.connect(_on_set_day_length)
 	set_rate_of_time.connect(_on_set_rate_of_time)
+	set_time.connect(_on_set_time)
 
 
 func update_tick_rate(new_rate: float = 1.0) -> void:

scenes/world/day_night_cycle_component.tscn

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=11 format=3 uid="uid://58cvwtpnkq8r"]
+[gd_scene load_steps=13 format=3 uid="uid://58cvwtpnkq8r"]
 
 [ext_resource type="Script" uid="uid://odh7sbmaku32" path="res://scenes/world/day_night_cycle_component.gd" id="1_xc0aj"]
 [ext_resource type="Gradient" uid="uid://bgsedjexjylfr" path="res://resources/world/moon_color_gradient.tres" id="2_65gyo"]
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 [ext_resource type="Curve" uid="uid://ds0dqy41plskw" path="res://resources/world/sun_intensity_curve.tres" id="5_wylv2"]
 [ext_resource type="Gradient" uid="uid://d0cpq2rok3jsi" path="res://resources/world/sky_top_color_gradient.tres" id="6_ckt1h"]
 [ext_resource type="Gradient" uid="uid://dvpnjt66dtk46" path="res://resources/world/sky_horizon_color_gradient.tres" id="7_03v7x"]
+[ext_resource type="PackedScene" uid="uid://baki8rbf1ti0r" path="res://addons/save_load_system/components/save_data_component.tscn" id="8_65gyo"]
+[ext_resource type="Resource" uid="uid://ccv6fi1lk8ofm" path="res://resources/save_load_node_types/day_night_cycle_data_resource.tres" id="9_bdvt6"]
 
 [sub_resource type="ProceduralSkyMaterial" id="ProceduralSkyMaterial_4rhad"]
 
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ sky = SubResource("Sky_dphjl")
 tonemap_mode = 2
 glow_enabled = true
 
-[node name="DayNightCycleComponent" type="Node3D" node_paths=PackedStringArray("environment", "sun", "moon")]
+[node name="DayNightCycleComponent" type="Node" node_paths=PackedStringArray("environment", "sun", "moon")]
 script = ExtResource("1_xc0aj")
 moon_color = ExtResource("2_65gyo")
 moon_intensity = ExtResource("3_bdvt6")
@@ -42,3 +44,6 @@ shadow_enabled = true
 [node name="Moon" type="DirectionalLight3D" parent="."]
 shadow_enabled = true
 sky_mode = 1
+
+[node name="SaveDataComponent" parent="." instance=ExtResource("8_65gyo")]
+save_data_resource = ExtResource("9_bdvt6")