Good way to create different (static) IDs for different nodes that call from the same script?

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For context: I'm trying to code location pointers for entrances/exits, as well as dialogue information. Right now, I could probably hard-code it, but I foresee the project growing, so I'd rather store all my information in tables and call it right from the code. It would also be much easier to edit.

The implementation I have in mind is converting a .csv to a .json through code, with the .json properly formatted and ready to be called by the script. The .csv would also be formatted similarly to the tables in this article: https://www.jertype.com/game-localization/

The thing is, I'm not quite sure how I should assign a unique ID (one that never changes!) for each object. For now, my placeholder is assigning a static "id" variable in the script, but that's not going to be possible when multiple nodes use the same script.

Could anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks.

Godot version 3.4
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i assume you are talking about static nodes in the scene. what about the "NodePath"?

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