Method save

core/io/resource_format_binary.cpp:2168–2411

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Error ResourceFormatSaverBinaryInstance::save(const String &p_path, const Ref<Resource> &p_resource, uint32_t p_flags) {
	Resource::seed_scene_unique_id(p_path.hash());

	Error err;
	Ref<FileAccess> f;
	if (p_flags & ResourceSaver::FLAG_COMPRESS) {
		Ref<FileAccessCompressed> fac;
		fac.instantiate();
		fac->configure("RSCC");
		f = fac;
		err = fac->open_internal(p_path, FileAccess::WRITE);
	} else {
		f = FileAccess::open(p_path, FileAccess::WRITE, &err);
	}

	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(err != OK, err, vformat("Cannot create file '%s'.", p_path));

	relative_paths = p_flags & ResourceSaver::FLAG_RELATIVE_PATHS;
	skip_editor = p_flags & ResourceSaver::FLAG_OMIT_EDITOR_PROPERTIES;
	bundle_resources = p_flags & ResourceSaver::FLAG_BUNDLE_RESOURCES;
	big_endian = p_flags & ResourceSaver::FLAG_SAVE_BIG_ENDIAN;
	takeover_paths = p_flags & ResourceSaver::FLAG_REPLACE_SUBRESOURCE_PATHS;

	if (!p_path.begins_with("res://")) {
		takeover_paths = false;
	}

	local_path = p_path.get_base_dir();
	path = ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->localize_path(p_path);

	_find_resources(p_resource, true);

	if (!(p_flags & ResourceSaver::FLAG_COMPRESS)) {
		//save header compressed
		static const uint8_t header[4] = { 'R', 'S', 'R', 'C' };
		f->store_buffer(header, 4);
	}

	if (big_endian) {
		f->store_32(1);
	} else {
		f->store_32(0);
	}
	f->store_32(0); //64 bits file, false for now
	f->set_big_endian(big_endian);

	f->store_32(REDOT_VERSION_MAJOR);
	f->store_32(REDOT_VERSION_MINOR);
	f->store_32(FORMAT_VERSION);

	if (f->get_error() != OK && f->get_error() != ERR_FILE_EOF) {
		return ERR_CANT_CREATE;
	}

	save_unicode_string(f, _resource_get_class(p_resource));
	f->store_64(0); //offset to import metadata

	String script_class;