Much better handling of type lookups

Plugins/UEWingman/Source/UEWingman/HalfBaked/Blueprint_AddComponent.h

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "WingHandler.h"
 #include "WingFetcher.h"
 #include "WingUtils.h"
+#include "WingTypes.h"
 #include "WingServer.h"
 #include "Engine/Blueprint.h"
 #include "Engine/SimpleConstructionScript.h"
@@ -68,15 +69,11 @@ public:
 		}
 
 		// Resolve the component class by name
-		UClass* ComponentClassObj = WingUtils::FindClassByName(ComponentClass);
+		UClass* ComponentClassObj = UWingTypes::TextToOneObjectType(ComponentClass);
-		if (!ComponentClassObj || !ComponentClassObj->IsChildOf(UActorComponent::StaticClass()))
+		if (!ComponentClassObj) return;
+		if (!ComponentClassObj->IsChildOf(UActorComponent::StaticClass()))
 		{
-			UWingServer::Printf(TEXT("ERROR: Component class '%s' not found or is not a subclass of UActorComponent. "
+			UWingServer::Printf(TEXT("ERROR: '%s' is not a subclass of UActorComponent\n"), *ComponentClass);
-				"Common classes: StaticMeshComponent, SkeletalMeshComponent, AudioComponent, "
-				"SceneComponent, BoxCollisionComponent, SphereCollisionComponent, CapsuleComponent, "
-				"ArrowComponent, ChildActorComponent, SpotLightComponent, PointLightComponent, "
-				"WidgetComponent, BillboardComponent\n"),
-				*ComponentClass);
 			return;
 		}
 

Plugins/UEWingman/Source/UEWingman/HalfBaked/Blueprint_Reparent.h

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "WingHandler.h"
 #include "WingFetcher.h"
 #include "WingUtils.h"
+#include "WingTypes.h"
 #include "WingServer.h"
 #include "Engine/Blueprint.h"
 #include "Kismet2/BlueprintEditorUtils.h"
@@ -41,23 +42,9 @@ public:
 
 		FString OldParentName = BP->ParentClass ? WingUtils::FormatName(BP->ParentClass) : TEXT("None");
 
-		// Find the new parent class: try C++ classes first, then Blueprint package path
+		// Find the new parent class by short type name
-		UClass* NewParentClassObj = WingUtils::FindClassByName(NewParentClass);
+		UClass* NewParentClassObj = UWingTypes::TextToOneObjectType(NewParentClass);
-
+		if (!NewParentClassObj) return;
-		if (!NewParentClassObj)
-		{
-			WingFetcher F2;
-			UBlueprint* ParentBP = F2.Asset(NewParentClass).Cast<UBlueprint>();
-			if (ParentBP && ParentBP->GeneratedClass)
-				NewParentClassObj = ParentBP->GeneratedClass;
-		}
-
-		if (!NewParentClassObj)
-		{
-			UWingServer::Printf(TEXT("ERROR: Could not find class '%s'. Provide a C++ class name or Blueprint package path.\n"),
-				*NewParentClass);
-			return;
-		}
 
 		// Perform reparent
 		BP->ParentClass = NewParentClassObj;

Plugins/UEWingman/Source/UEWingman/HalfBaked/Class_ShowProperties.h

@@ -31,12 +31,8 @@ public:
 
 	virtual void Handle() override
 	{
-		UClass* FoundClass = WingUtils::FindClassByName(ClassName);
+		UClass* FoundClass = UWingTypes::TextToOneObjectType(ClassName);
-		if (!FoundClass)
+		if (!FoundClass) return;
-		{
-			UWingServer::Printf(TEXT("ERROR: Class '%s' not found\n"), *ClassName);
-			return;
-		}
 
 		UWingServer::Printf(TEXT("Properties of %s:\n"), *WingUtils::FormatName(FoundClass));
 

Plugins/UEWingman/Source/UEWingman/Handlers/Asset_Search.h

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "WingServer.h"
 #include "WingHandler.h"
 #include "WingUtils.h"
+#include "WingTypes.h"
 #include "AssetRegistry/AssetRegistryModule.h"
 #include "AssetRegistry/IAssetRegistry.h"
 #include "Asset_Search.generated.h"
@@ -49,12 +50,8 @@ public:
 
 		if (!Type.IsEmpty())
 		{
-			UClass* TypeClass = WingUtils::FindClassByName(Type);
+			UClass* TypeClass = UWingTypes::TextToOneObjectType(Type);
-			if (!TypeClass)
+			if (!TypeClass) return;
-			{
-				UWingServer::Printf(TEXT("ERROR: Unknown asset type '%s'\n"), *Type);
-				return;
-			}
 			Filter.ClassPaths.Add(TypeClass->GetClassPathName());
 		}
 

Plugins/UEWingman/Source/UEWingman/Private/WingUtils.cpp

@@ -454,34 +454,6 @@ bool WingUtils::SaveBlueprintPackage(UBlueprint* BP)
 
 	return bSuccess;
 
-}// ============================================================
-// FindClassByName
-// ============================================================
-
-UClass* WingUtils::FindClassByName(const FString& ClassName)
-{
-	// Exact match first (handles both C++ classes and Blueprint _C classes)
-	for (TObjectIterator<UClass> It; It; ++It)
-	{
-		FString Name = It->GetName();
-		if (Name == ClassName || Name == ClassName + TEXT("_C"))
-		{
-			return *It;
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Case-insensitive fallback
-	for (TObjectIterator<UClass> It; It; ++It)
-	{
-		FString Name = It->GetName();
-		if (Name.Equals(ClassName, ESearchCase::IgnoreCase) ||
-			Name.Equals(ClassName + TEXT("_C"), ESearchCase::IgnoreCase))
-		{
-			return *It;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nullptr;
 }
 // ============================================================
 // Material helpers

Plugins/UEWingman/Source/UEWingman/Public/WingUtils.h

@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	static bool SaveBlueprintPackage(UBlueprint* BP);
-	static UClass* FindClassByName(const FString& ClassName);
 
 	// ----- Material helpers -----
 	static void EnsureMaterialGraph(UMaterial* Material);