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Yarn Spinner 2.2
Yarn Spinner 2.2
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  • Writing Your Dialogue
    • ⌨️Editing with VS Code
      • Installing the Extension
      • Writing Yarn in VS Code
      • Previewing Your Dialogue
    • ✍️Writing in Yarn
      • Nodes, Lines, and Options
      • Variables
      • Flow Control
      • Markup
      • Commands
      • Functions
      • Tags and Metadata
    • 🪄Upgrading Yarn Scripts
  • Working With Unity
    • Overview
    • 📦Installation
    • ⚡Quick Start
    • 📥Importing Yarn Files
      • Yarn Scripts
      • Yarn Projects
    • 🧱Components
      • Dialogue Runner
      • Dialogue Views
        • Line View
        • Options List View
        • Option View
        • Creating Custom Dialogue Views
        • Dialogue Advance Input
      • Variable Storage
        • In-Memory Variable Storage
        • Custom Variable Storage Components
      • Line Provider
        • Text Line Provider
        • Audio Line Provider
    • 🤖Commands and Functions
    • 🗺️Localizations and Assets
      • In-built Localisation
    • 💡Frequently Asked Questions / "How Do I...?"
  • Unity Sample Projects
    • 🛠️Choose-Your-Path Game
    • 🛠️Choose-Your-Path Game with Visuals
    • 🛠️NPC Dialogue Game
  • Guides
    • 🗃️Yarn Variables and Variable Storage
  • About
    • The Team
    • GitHub Repositories
    • Community Projects
    • How to credit Yarn Spinner
  • API Documentation
    • C#
      • Yarn Namespace
        • BuiltinTypes
          • Any
          • Boolean
          • Number
          • String
          • TypeMappings
        • Command
          • Text
        • CommandHandler
        • Dialogue
          • DefaultStartNodeName
          • Dialogue(Yarn.IVariableStorage)
          • AddProgram(Program)
          • Continue()
          • ExpandSubstitutions(string,IList<string>)
          • GetStringIDForNode(string)
          • GetTagsForNode(string)
          • NodeExists(string)
          • ParseMarkup(string)
          • SetNode(string)
          • SetProgram(Program)
          • SetSelectedOption(int)
          • Stop()
          • UnloadAll()
          • CommandHandler
          • CurrentNode
          • DialogueCompleteHandler
          • IsActive
          • LanguageCode
          • Library
          • LineHandler
          • LogDebugMessage
          • LogErrorMessage
          • NodeCompleteHandler
          • NodeNames
          • NodeStartHandler
          • OptionsHandler
          • PrepareForLinesHandler
          • VariableStorage
        • DialogueCompleteHandler
        • DialogueException
        • FunctionType
          • Description
          • Methods
          • Name
          • Parameters
          • Parent
          • ReturnType
        • IType
          • Description
          • Methods
          • Name
          • Parent
        • IVariableStorage
          • Clear()
          • SetValue(string,bool)
          • SetValue(string,float)
          • SetValue(string,string)
          • TryGetValue(string,T)
        • Library
          • DeregisterFunction(string)
          • FunctionExists(string)
          • GenerateUniqueVisitedVariableForNode(string)
          • GetFunction(string)
          • ImportLibrary(Library)
          • RegisterFunction(string,Delegate)
          • RegisterFunction(string,Func<TResult>)
          • RegisterFunction(string,Func<T1, TResult>)
          • RegisterFunction(string,Func<T1, T2, TResult>)
          • RegisterFunction(string,Func<T1, T2, T3, TResult>)
          • RegisterFunction(string,Func<T1, T2, T3, T4, TResult>)
          • RegisterFunction(string,Func<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, TResult>)
        • Line
          • ID
          • Substitutions
        • LineHandler
        • Logger
        • MemoryVariableStore
          • Clear()
          • SetValue(string,bool)
          • SetValue(string,float)
          • SetValue(string,string)
          • TryGetValue(string,T)
        • Node
          • ToString()
          • Instructions
          • Labels
          • Name
          • SourceTextStringID
          • Tags
        • NodeCompleteHandler
        • NodeStartHandler
        • OptionSet
          • Options
          • Option
            • DestinationNode
            • ID
            • IsAvailable
            • Line
        • OptionsHandler
        • PrepareForLinesHandler
        • Program
          • Combine(Program[])
          • ToString()
          • InitialValues
          • Name
          • Nodes
      • Yarn.Markup Namespace
        • MarkupAttribute
          • ToString()
          • Length
          • Name
          • Position
          • Properties
        • MarkupParseException
        • MarkupParseResult
          • Attributes
          • Text
          • DeleteRange(MarkupAttribute)
          • TextForAttribute(MarkupAttribute)
          • TryGetAttributeWithName(string,MarkupAttribute)
        • MarkupProperty
          • Name
          • Value
        • MarkupValue
          • ToString()
          • BoolValue
          • FloatValue
          • IntegerValue
          • StringValue
          • Type
        • MarkupValueType
          • Bool
          • Float
          • Integer
          • String
      • Yarn.Compiler Namespace
        • BasicBlock
          • AddDestination(string,Condition)
          • AddDestination(BasicBlock,Condition)
          • Ancestors
          • Descendants
          • DescendantsWithPlayerVisibleContent
          • Destinations
          • FirstInstructionIndex
          • Instructions
          • LabelName
          • Name
          • NodeName
          • PlayerVisibleContent
          • CommandElement
            • CommandText
          • Condition
            • DirectJump
            • ExpressionIsFalse
            • ExpressionIsTrue
            • Fallthrough
            • Option
          • Destination
            • Block
            • Condition
            • NodeName
            • Type
            • DestinationType
              • Block
              • Node
          • LineElement
            • LineID
          • OptionsElement
            • Options
            • Option
              • Destination
              • LineID
          • PlayerVisibleContentElement
        • CompilationJob
          • CompilationType
          • Files
          • Library
          • VariableDeclarations
          • CreateFromFiles(IEnumerable<string>,Library)
          • CreateFromFiles(string[])
          • CreateFromString(string,string,Library)
          • File
            • FileName
            • Source
          • Type
            • DeclarationsOnly
            • FullCompilation
            • StringsOnly
        • CompilationResult
          • ContainsImplicitStringTags
          • DebugInfo
          • Declarations
          • Diagnostics
          • FileTags
          • Program
          • StringTable
        • Compiler
          • Compile(CompilationJob)
          • FlattenParseTree(IParseTree)
          • GetDocumentComments(CommonTokenStream,ParserRuleContext,bool)
          • GetLineIDForNodeName(string)
        • DebugInfo
          • GetLineInfo(int)
          • LineInfo
            • CharacterNumber
            • FileName
            • LineNumber
            • NodeName
        • Declaration
          • ExternalDeclaration
          • CreateVariable(string,Yarn.IType,IConvertible,string)
          • Equals(object)
          • GetHashCode()
          • ToString()
          • DefaultValue
          • Description
          • IsImplicit
          • Name
          • Range
          • SourceFileLine
          • SourceFileName
          • SourceNodeName
          • Type
        • DeclarationBuilder
          • WithDefaultValue(System.IConvertible)
          • WithDescription(string)
          • WithImplicit(bool)
          • WithName(string)
          • WithRange(Yarn.Compiler.Range)
          • WithSourceFileName(string)
          • WithSourceNodeName(string)
          • WithType(IType)
          • Declaration
        • DeferredTypeDiagnostic
          • CreateDeferredTypeDiagnostic(string,Diagnostic)
          • diagnostic
          • Name
        • Diagnostic
          • Diagnostic(string,ParserRuleContext,string,DiagnosticSeverity)
          • Diagnostic(string,string,DiagnosticSeverity)
          • Diagnostic(string,DiagnosticSeverity)
          • Diagnostic(string,Range,string,DiagnosticSeverity)
          • Equals(object)
          • GetHashCode()
          • ToString()
          • Column
          • Context
          • FileName
          • Line
          • Message
          • Range
          • Severity
          • DiagnosticSeverity
            • Error
            • Info
            • Warning
        • FileParseResult
          • FileParseResult(string,IParseTree,CommonTokenStream)
          • Equals(object)
          • GetHashCode()
          • Name
          • Tokens
          • Tree
        • FunctionTypeBuilder
          • WithParameter(IType)
          • WithReturnType(IType)
          • FunctionType
        • IndentAwareLexer
          • IndentAwareLexer(ICharStream,TextWriter,TextWriter)
          • NextToken()
          • Warnings
          • Warning
            • Message
            • Token
        • InstructionCollectionExtensions
          • GetBasicBlocks(Node)
        • Position
          • Equals(object)
          • GetHashCode()
          • Character
          • Line
        • Range
          • Range()
          • Range(int,int,int,int)
          • Equals(object)
          • GetHashCode()
          • End
          • Start
        • StringInfo
          • fileName
          • isImplicitTag
          • lineNumber
          • metadata
          • nodeName
          • text
          • ToString()
        • Utility
          • AddTagsToLines(string,ICollection<string>)
          • DetermineNodeConnections(string[])
          • ExtractStringBlocks(IEnumerable<Node>)
          • GenerateYarnFileWithDeclarations(IEnumerable<Yarn.Compiler.Declaration>,string,IEnumerable<string>,I
          • ParseSource(string)
      • Yarn.Compiler.Upgrader Namespace
        • LanguageUpgrader
          • Upgrade(UpgradeJob)
        • OrderedSet
          • OrderedSet()
          • OrderedSet(IEqualityComparer<T>)
          • Add(T)
          • Add(IEnumerable<T>)
          • Clear()
          • Contains(T)
          • CopyTo(T[],int)
          • GetEnumerator()
          • Remove(T)
          • Count
          • IsReadOnly
        • TextReplacement
          • Comment
          • OriginalText
          • ReplacementText
          • Start
          • StartLine
          • OriginalLength
          • ReplacementLength
        • UpgradeJob
          • Files
          • UpgradeType
          • UpgradeJob(UpgradeType,IEnumerable<CompilationJob.File>)
        • UpgradeResult
          • Files
          • Diagnostics
          • OutputFile
            • Diagnostics
            • IsNewFile
            • OriginalSource
            • Path
            • Replacements
            • UpgradedSource
        • UpgradeType
          • Version1to2
      • Yarn.Unity Namespace
        • AssemblyExtensions
          • GetLoadableTypes(Assembly)
        • AudioLineProvider
          • AssetLoadCompleteAction
          • audioLanguage
          • completedLoadOperations
          • pendingLoadOperations
          • GetLocalizedLine(Line)
          • PrepareForLines(IEnumerable<string>)
          • LinesAvailable
        • AudioLocalizedLine
          • AudioClip
        • CharacterColorView
          • RunLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • CharacterColorData
            • characterName
            • displayColor
        • Culture
          • DisplayName
          • Name
          • NativeName
        • Cultures
          • GetCulture(string)
          • GetCultures()
          • HasCulture(string)
        • DialogueAdvanceInput
          • continueAction
          • continueActionKeyCode
          • continueActionReference
          • continueActionType
          • dialogueView
          • enableActionOnStart
          • Action
          • ContinueActionType
            • InputSystemAction
            • InputSystemActionFromAsset
            • KeyCode
            • None
        • DialogueCharacterNameView
          • onDialogueStarted
          • onNameNotPresent
          • onNameUpdate
          • DialogueStarted()
          • RunLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
        • DialogueOption
          • DialogueOptionID
          • IsAvailable
          • Line
          • TextID
        • DialogueReference
          • nodeName
          • project
          • DialogueReference()
          • DialogueReference(YarnProject,string)
          • IsValid
        • DialogueRunner
          • dialogueViews
          • lineProvider
          • onCommand
          • onDialogueComplete
          • onNodeComplete
          • onNodeStart
          • runSelectedOptionAsLine
          • startAutomatically
          • startNode
          • verboseLogging
          • yarnProject
          • AddCommandHandler(string,Delegate)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Action)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Func<Coroutine>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Action<T1>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Func<T1, Coroutine>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Action<T1, T2>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Func<T1, T2, Coroutine>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Action<T1, T2, T3>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Func<T1, T2, T3, Coroutine>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Action<T1, T2, T3, T4>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Func<T1, T2, T3, T4, Coroutine>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Action<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Func<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, Coroutine>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Action<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>)
          • AddCommandHandler(string,System.Func<T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, Coroutine>)
          • AddFunction(string,Delegate)
          • AddFunction(string,System.Func<TResult>)
          • AddFunction(string,System.Func<TResult, T1>)
          • AddFunction(string,System.Func<TResult, T1, T2>)
          • AddFunction(string,System.Func<TResult, T1, T2, T3>)
          • AddFunction(string,System.Func<TResult, T1, T2, T3, T4>)
          • AddFunction(string,System.Func<TResult, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5>)
          • AddFunction(string,System.Func<TResult, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6>)
          • Clear()
          • GetTagsForNode(String)
          • LoadStateFromPlayerPrefs(string)
          • NodeExists(string)
          • OnViewRequestedInterrupt()
          • RemoveCommandHandler(string)
          • RemoveFunction(string)
          • ResetDialogue(string)
          • SaveStateToPlayerPrefs(string)
          • SetDialogueViews(DialogueViewBase[])
          • SetInitialVariables(bool)
          • SetProject(YarnProject)
          • SplitCommandText(string)
          • StartDialogue(string)
          • Stop()
          • CurrentNodeName
          • Dialogue
          • IsDialogueRunning
          • VariableStorage
          • StringUnityEvent
        • DialogueViewBase
          • requestInterrupt
          • DialogueComplete()
          • DialogueStarted()
          • DismissLine(Action)
          • InterruptLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • RunLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • RunOptions(DialogueOption[],Action<int>)
          • UserRequestedViewAdvancement()
        • Effects
          • FadeAlpha(CanvasGroup,float,float,float,CoroutineInterruptToken)
          • Typewriter(TextMeshProUGUI,float,Action,CoroutineInterruptToken)
          • CoroutineInterruptToken
            • Complete()
            • Interrupt()
            • Start()
            • CanInterrupt
            • WasInterrupted
        • InMemoryVariableStorage
          • showDebug
          • Clear()
          • Contains(string)
          • GetAllVariables()
          • GetDebugList()
          • SetAllVariables(Dictionary<string, float>,Dictionary<string, string>,Dictionary<string, bool>,bool)
          • SetValue(string,bool)
          • SetValue(string,float)
          • SetValue(string,string)
          • TryGetValue(string,T)
        • LanguageAttribute
        • LineMetadata
          • GetLineIDs()
          • GetMetadata(string)
        • LineProviderBehaviour
          • textLanguageCode
          • GetLocalizedLine(Yarn.Line)
          • PrepareForLines(IEnumerable<string>)
          • Start()
          • LinesAvailable
          • YarnProject
        • LineView
          • DismissLine(Action)
          • InterruptLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • OnContinueClicked()
          • RunLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • UserRequestedViewAdvancement()
        • Localization
          • AddLocalizedObject(string,T)
          • AddLocalizedObjects(IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, T>>)
          • AddLocalizedString(string,string)
          • AddLocalizedStrings(IEnumerable<KeyValuePair<string, string>>)
          • AddLocalizedStrings(IEnumerable<StringTableEntry>)
          • Clear()
          • ContainsLocalizedObject(string)
          • ContainsLocalizedString(string)
          • GetLineIDs()
          • GetLocalizedObject(string)
          • GetLocalizedString(string)
          • SetLocalizedObject(string,T)
          • ContainsLocalizedAssets
          • LocaleCode
          • UsesAddressableAssets
        • LocalizedLine
          • Metadata
          • RawText
          • Substitutions
          • TextID
          • CharacterName
          • Text
          • TextWithoutCharacterName
        • OptionsListView
          • Reset()
          • RunLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • RunOptions(DialogueOption[],Action<int>)
          • Start()
        • OptionView
          • OnOptionSelected
          • InvokeOptionSelected()
          • OnPointerClick(PointerEventData)
          • OnPointerEnter(PointerEventData)
          • OnSubmit(BaseEventData)
          • Option
        • SampleRenderDetector
        • SerializedDictionary
          • Add(TKey,TValue)
          • Add(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>)
          • Clear()
          • Contains(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>)
          • ContainsKey(TKey)
          • CopyTo(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>[],int)
          • GetEnumerator()
          • Remove(TKey)
          • Remove(KeyValuePair<TKey, TValue>)
          • TryGetValue(TKey,TValue)
          • Count
          • IsReadOnly
          • this[TKey key]
          • Keys
          • Values
        • StringTableEntry
          • Comment
          • File
          • ID
          • Language
          • LineNumber
          • Lock
          • Node
          • Text
          • StringTableEntry(StringTableEntry)
          • CreateCSV(IEnumerable<StringTableEntry>)
          • Equals(object)
          • GetHashCode()
          • ParseFromCSV(string)
          • ToString()
        • TextLineProvider
          • GetLocalizedLine(Yarn.Line)
          • PrepareForLines(IEnumerable<string>)
          • LinesAvailable
        • VariableStorageBehaviour
          • Clear()
          • Contains(string)
          • GetAllVariables()
          • SetAllVariables(System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<string,float>,System.Collections.Generic.Dicti
          • SetValue(string,bool)
          • SetValue(string,float)
          • SetValue(string,string)
          • TryGetValue(string,T)
        • VoiceOverView
          • audioSource
          • fadeOutTimeOnLineFinish
          • waitTimeAfterLineComplete
          • waitTimeBeforeLineStart
          • DismissLine(Action)
          • InterruptLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • RunLine(LocalizedLine,Action)
          • UserRequestedViewAdvancement()
        • YarnActionAttribute
          • Name
        • YarnCommandAttribute
          • CommandString
          • Injector
        • YarnFunctionAttribute
          • FunctionName
        • YarnLinesAsCanvasText
          • stringsToViews
          • yarnProject
          • OnTextLanguagePreferenceChanged()
          • StringObjectDictionary
        • YarnParameterAttribute
          • Injector
        • YarnProject
          • baseLocalization
          • compiledYarnProgram
          • lineMetadata
          • localizations
          • searchAssembliesForActions
          • GetLocalization(string)
          • GetProgram()
          • Program
        • YarnStateInjectorAttribute
          • Injector
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  1. About

The Team

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The Yarn Spinner project was started by Jon Manning, co-founder of .

Yarn Spinner is now maintained by , together with freelance game developer , Secret Lab colleague , and researcher and freelancer , together with a huge community of open source contributors. ❤️

You can .

Yarn Spinner Timeline

  • v0.9 was the first public release on 9 October 2015

  • v1.0 was released on 8 January 2020

  • v2.0 was released on 20 December 2021

  • v2.1 was released on 17 February 2022

About Secret Lab

is an independent games and creative technology studio located in Hobart, Australia.

We’ve been enthusiastically building video games, apps, and technology to showcase culture, history, arts, and narrative experiences since 2008.

We’re the proud creators of Yarn Spinner, and are currently working on the BAFTA- and IGF-winning Night in the Woods.

You can hire us to build your video games, interactive experiences, fancy apps, or to add features to, or support your integration of Yarn Spinner.

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