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ResourceFormatSaver
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**Inherits:** :ref:`Reference<class_Reference>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

Saves a specific resource type to a file.

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Description
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The engine can save resources when you do it from the editor, or when you use the :ref:`ResourceSaver<class_ResourceSaver>` singleton. This is accomplished thanks to multiple **ResourceFormatSaver**\ s, each handling its own format and called automatically by the engine.

By default, Godot saves resources as ``.tres`` (text-based), ``.res`` (binary) or another built-in format, but you can choose to create your own format by extending this class. Be sure to respect the documented return types and values. You should give it a global class name with ``class_name`` for it to be registered. Like built-in ResourceFormatSavers, it will be called automatically when saving resources of its recognized type(s). You may also implement a :ref:`ResourceFormatLoader<class_ResourceFormatLoader>`.

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Methods
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   | :ref:`PoolStringArray<class_PoolStringArray>` | :ref:`get_recognized_extensions<class_ResourceFormatSaver_method_get_recognized_extensions>` **(** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` resource **)** |virtual|                      |
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   | :ref:`bool<class_bool>`                       | :ref:`recognize<class_ResourceFormatSaver_method_recognize>` **(** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` resource **)** |virtual|                                                      |
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   | :ref:`int<class_int>`                         | :ref:`save<class_ResourceFormatSaver_method_save>` **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` resource, :ref:`int<class_int>` flags **)** |virtual| |
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Method Descriptions
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:ref:`PoolStringArray<class_PoolStringArray>` **get_recognized_extensions** **(** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` resource **)** |virtual|

Returns the list of extensions available for saving the resource object, provided it is recognized (see :ref:`recognize<class_ResourceFormatSaver_method_recognize>`).

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:ref:`bool<class_bool>` **recognize** **(** :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` resource **)** |virtual|

Returns whether the given resource object can be saved by this saver.

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **save** **(** :ref:`String<class_String>` path, :ref:`Resource<class_Resource>` resource, :ref:`int<class_int>` flags **)** |virtual|

Saves the given resource object to a file at the target ``path``. ``flags`` is a bitmask composed with :ref:`SaverFlags<enum_ResourceSaver_SaverFlags>` constants.

Returns :ref:`@GlobalScope.OK<class_@GlobalScope_constant_OK>` on success, or an :ref:`Error<enum_@GlobalScope_Error>` constant in case of failure.

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