godot launcher Powershell script for developers

run-godot-console.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Runs Godot editor and automatically restarts it if it closes.

.DESCRIPTION
    This script launches the Godot editor with specified arguments, and automatically restarts it if it closes.

.PARAMETER ExePath
    The path to the Godot executable. Defaults to the console version of Godot 4.4 stable.
		Use the _console.exe version of godot otherwise the script won't wait while godot is running.

.PARAMETER Arguments
    Command line arguments to pass to Godot. Defaults to "--verbose --editor --debug --path ."

.PARAMETER ProjectPath
    The path to the Godot project directory. Defaults to "V:\r2025\v2025-MonoRepo\src\Novaleaf.GodotDev"
#>
param (
  # Use the _console.exe version of godot otherwise the script won't wait while godot is running.
  [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
  [string]$ExePath = "V:\r2025\v2025-MonoRepo\binaries\Godot_v4.4-stable_mono_win64\Godot_v4.4-stable_mono_win64_console.exe",
   
  [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
  [string]$Arguments = "--verbose --editor --debug --path .",
   
  [Parameter(Mandatory=$false)]
  [string]$ProjectPath = "V:\r2025\v2025-MonoRepo\src\Novaleaf.GodotDev"
)

# Store the original location before changing it
$originalLocation = Get-Location


# Extract the directory from the full exe path
$exeDir = Split-Path -Parent $ExePath
$exeName = Split-Path -Leaf $ExePath

# Change to the directory containing the exe
Set-Location -Path $ProjectPath

try {
    while ($true) {      
        # Execute the program with arguments
        Write-Host "Starting $exeName with arguments: $Arguments" -ForegroundColor Cyan
        & "$ExePath" $Arguments.Split()
       
        
        Write-Host "==============   PROGRAM EXITED, WILL RESTART (CTRL-C TO ABORT) ==================" -ForegroundColor Yellow
        Write-Host "==============   PROGRAM EXITED, WILL RESTART (CTRL-C TO ABORT) ==================" -ForegroundColor Yellow
        Write-Host "==============   PROGRAM EXITED, WILL RESTART (CTRL-C TO ABORT) ==================" -ForegroundColor Yellow
       
        Start-Sleep -Seconds 1  # Short pause before restarting
    }
}
finally {
    # This block will execute when the script exits (even if terminated with Ctrl+C)    
  
    # Return to the original directory
    Set-Location -Path $originalLocation
    Write-Host "Returned to original directory: $originalLocation" -ForegroundColor Cyan
    Read-Host -Prompt "Press Enter to exit"
}

this is a script I wrote to help development.

Modify the input parameters in the script $ExePath and $ProjectPath, then when you run it (from anywhere), it will show highly detailed output, including thrown C# exceptions that the godot console doesn't show.

If godot crashes, it will automatically relaunch. I use this with [Tool] scripts because when I rebuild my C# project sometimes godot will crash.