How to create a basic module for util functions

Development Programming & Scripting C++
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Good Afternoon Everybody,

This month I started to study a little bit more in Unreal 4, so I decided to challenge myself, how could I create an easy module.

What do I have it now?
1 - I have a module is loaded
2 - I can see that I can call a function and works fine

The only issue that I am living is, all the time when I am trying to get something from unreal like **GetOwner() **don’t work as I am not an unreal object.

So My module contains:
https://github.com/strubloid/unreal-…_Escape/Source

I tried to describe how I build this structure here:
https://github.com/strubloid/resume/…0a%20module.md

Now I need some help regarding modules for unreal, anyone has any idea how to build a simple module with just one Actor in this module, so I could start to build my own actor things for my idea?
[HR][/HR]I tried to create the object by myself:

Build File



using UnrealBuildTool;
public class Strubloid : ModuleRules
{
    public Strubloid(ReadOnlyTargetRules Target) : base(Target)
    {
        PCHUsage = PCHUsageMode.UseExplicitOrSharedPCHs;

        PublicDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string] { "Core", "CoreUObject", "Engine", "InputCore" });
        PrivateDependencyModuleNames.AddRange(new string] {  });
    }
}

**File: **[project-root]/Strubloid/Strubloid.Build.cs

Cpp File



#include "Strubloid.h"
#include "Modules/ModuleManager.h"
IMPLEMENT_GAME_MODULE(FDefaultGameModuleImpl, Strubloid);

**File: **[project-root]/Strubloid/Strubloid.cpp

H File



#pragma once
#include "CoreMinimal.h"
#include "GameFramework/Actor.h"
#include "Strubloid.generated.h"
UCLASS()
class STRUBLOID_API AStrubloid : public AActor
{
    GENERATED_BODY()

public: 
    // Sets default values for this actor's properties
    AStrubloid();
protected:
    // Called when the game starts or when spawned
    virtual void BeginPlay() override;
public: 
    // Called every frame
    virtual void Tick(float DeltaTime) override;
};

**File: **[project-root]/Strubloid/Strubloid.h

*** This is my project file: **https://github.com/strubloid/unreal-…scape.uproject [HR][/HR]
I think that I am doing something wrong with this, and I can’t see where is this issue.

  • The error that I am getting is that I can’t load the Strubloid.generated.h(Can’t find), so I can’t compile and I can’t use my object.
  • I can literally navigate to the file using control + left mouse click
  • I can see that the file is generated on: D:\unreal-games\Building_Escape\Intermediate\Build\Win64\UE4Editor**\Inc\Strubloid\Strubloid.generated.h
  • **I tried to add **this file or the folder that contains the file…]\inc\Strubloid **on .vscode/c_cpp_properties.json (and I am still with the same issue)

Before coming here to ask I read a lot of things but I can’t figure it out how to fix this.

If anyone can help me out with this I will be very happy, as I am on this for 2 days now.

Thank you!

Raf.