feat(bevy_components): set of fixes & improvements (#128)

* fixed issue with "reload registry" not clearing previous data
 * added watcher/ poll system to automatically updated the registry & components list when the registry file has been changed
* BREAKING CHANGE ! changed internal representation of components, incompatible with v0.1, breaks UI values.
* added buttons to regenerate UI to account for/fix the above and to offer the ability to regenerate UI values from custom property values
* lots of cleanups
* added tests 
* closes #127 
* closes #124 
* closes #121 
* closes #130

Cargo.toml

@@ -8,16 +8,15 @@ members = [
     "examples/common/",
 
     "examples/bevy_gltf_components/basic/",
-
     "examples/bevy_gltf_blueprints/basic/",
     "examples/bevy_gltf_blueprints/basic_xpbd_physics/",
     "examples/bevy_gltf_blueprints/animation/",
     "examples/bevy_gltf_blueprints/multiple_levels_multiple_blendfiles",
     "examples/bevy_gltf_blueprints/materials/",
-
     "examples/bevy_gltf_save_load/basic/",
-    
-    "examples/bevy_registry_export/basic"
+    "examples/bevy_registry_export/basic",
+
+    "testing/bevy_registry_export/basic"
 ]
 resolver = "2"
 

testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/Cargo.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[package]
+name = "bevy_bevy_registry_export_basic_testing"
+version = "0.3.0"
+edition = "2021"
+license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
+
+[dependencies]
+bevy="0.12"
+bevy_gltf_blueprints = { path = "../../../crates/bevy_gltf_blueprints" }
+bevy_registry_export = { path = "../../../crates/bevy_registry_export" }
+bevy_gltf_worlflow_examples_common = { path = "../../../examples/common" }
+
+bevy_rapier3d = { version = "0.23.0", features = [ "serde-serialize", "debug-render-3d", "enhanced-determinism"] }
+bevy_asset_loader = { version = "0.18", features = ["standard_dynamic_assets" ]} 
+bevy_editor_pls = { version = "0.6" }
+rand = "0.8.5"

testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Bevy registry export example/demo
+
+This example showcases 
+* the use of the bevy_registry_export crate to extract all components & types information into a json file.
+* That file is then used by the [Blender addon](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/tools/bevy_components) to create Uis for each component,
+to be able to add & edit Bevy components easilly in Blender !
+
+
+## Running this example
+
+```
+cargo run --features bevy/dynamic_linking
+```
+
+Running the example also regenerates the registry.json file.

testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/assets/assets_core.assets.ron

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+({})

testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/assets/assets_game.assets.ron

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+({
+    "world":File (path: "models/World.glb"),
+    "models": Folder (
+        path: "models/library",
+    ),
+})

testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/src/core/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy_gltf_blueprints::*;
+use bevy_registry_export::*;
+
+pub struct CorePlugin;
+impl Plugin for CorePlugin {
+    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
+        app.add_plugins((
+            ExportRegistryPlugin {
+                save_path: "assets/registry.json".into(),
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+            BlueprintsPlugin {
+                legacy_mode: false,
+                library_folder: "models/library".into(),
+                format: GltfFormat::GLB,
+                aabbs: true,
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+        ));
+    }
+}

testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/src/game/in_game.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy_gltf_blueprints::{BluePrintBundle, BlueprintName, GameWorldTag};
+use bevy_gltf_worlflow_examples_common::{assets::GameAssets, GameState, InAppRunning};
+
+use bevy_rapier3d::prelude::Velocity;
+use rand::Rng;
+
+pub fn setup_game(
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    game_assets: Res<GameAssets>,
+    models: Res<Assets<bevy::gltf::Gltf>>,
+    mut next_game_state: ResMut<NextState<GameState>>,
+) {
+    println!("setting up all stuff");
+    commands.insert_resource(AmbientLight {
+        color: Color::WHITE,
+        brightness: 0.2,
+    });
+    // here we actually spawn our game world/level
+
+    commands.spawn((
+        SceneBundle {
+            // note: because of this issue https://github.com/bevyengine/bevy/issues/10436, "world" is now a gltf file instead of a scene
+            scene: models
+                .get(game_assets.world.id())
+                .expect("main level should have been loaded")
+                .scenes[0]
+                .clone(),
+            ..default()
+        },
+        bevy::prelude::Name::from("world"),
+        GameWorldTag,
+        InAppRunning,
+    ));
+
+    next_game_state.set(GameState::InGame)
+}
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+struct UnregisteredComponent;
+
+pub fn spawn_test(
+    keycode: Res<Input<KeyCode>>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+
+    mut game_world: Query<(Entity, &Children), With<GameWorldTag>>,
+) {
+    if keycode.just_pressed(KeyCode::T) {
+        let world = game_world.single_mut();
+        let world = world.1[0];
+
+        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+        let range = 5.5;
+        let x: f32 = rng.gen_range(-range..range);
+        let y: f32 = rng.gen_range(-range..range);
+
+        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+        let range = 0.8;
+        let vel_x: f32 = rng.gen_range(-range..range);
+        let vel_y: f32 = rng.gen_range(2.0..2.5);
+        let vel_z: f32 = rng.gen_range(-range..range);
+
+        let name_index: u64 = rng.gen();
+
+        let new_entity = commands
+            .spawn((
+                BluePrintBundle {
+                    blueprint: BlueprintName("Health_Pickup".to_string()),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                },
+                bevy::prelude::Name::from(format!("test{}", name_index)),
+                // BlueprintName("Health_Pickup".to_string()),
+                // SpawnHere,
+                TransformBundle::from_transform(Transform::from_xyz(x, 2.0, y)),
+                Velocity {
+                    linvel: Vec3::new(vel_x, vel_y, vel_z),
+                    angvel: Vec3::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
+                },
+            ))
+            .id();
+        commands.entity(world).add_child(new_entity);
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn spawn_test_unregisted_components(
+    keycode: Res<Input<KeyCode>>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+
+    mut game_world: Query<(Entity, &Children), With<GameWorldTag>>,
+) {
+    if keycode.just_pressed(KeyCode::U) {
+        let world = game_world.single_mut();
+        let world = world.1[0];
+
+        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+        let range = 5.5;
+        let x: f32 = rng.gen_range(-range..range);
+        let y: f32 = rng.gen_range(-range..range);
+
+        let mut rng = rand::thread_rng();
+        let range = 0.8;
+        let vel_x: f32 = rng.gen_range(-range..range);
+        let vel_y: f32 = rng.gen_range(2.0..2.5);
+        let vel_z: f32 = rng.gen_range(-range..range);
+
+        let name_index: u64 = rng.gen();
+
+        let new_entity = commands
+            .spawn((
+                BluePrintBundle {
+                    blueprint: BlueprintName("Health_Pickup".to_string()),
+                    ..Default::default()
+                },
+                bevy::prelude::Name::from(format!("test{}", name_index)),
+                // BlueprintName("Health_Pickup".to_string()),
+                // SpawnHere,
+                TransformBundle::from_transform(Transform::from_xyz(x, 2.0, y)),
+                Velocity {
+                    linvel: Vec3::new(vel_x, vel_y, vel_z),
+                    angvel: Vec3::new(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
+                },
+                UnregisteredComponent,
+            ))
+            .id();
+        commands.entity(world).add_child(new_entity);
+    }
+}

testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/src/game/in_main_menu.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy_gltf_worlflow_examples_common::{AppState, InMainMenu};
+
+pub fn setup_main_menu(mut commands: Commands) {
+    commands.spawn((Camera2dBundle::default(), InMainMenu));
+
+    commands.spawn((
+        TextBundle::from_section(
+            "SOME GAME TITLE !!",
+            TextStyle {
+                //font: asset_server.load("fonts/FiraMono-Medium.ttf"),
+                font_size: 18.0,
+                color: Color::WHITE,
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+        )
+        .with_style(Style {
+            position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
+            top: Val::Px(100.0),
+            left: Val::Px(200.0),
+            ..default()
+        }),
+        InMainMenu,
+    ));
+
+    commands.spawn((
+        TextBundle::from_section(
+            "New Game (press Enter to start, press T once the game is started for demo spawning)",
+            TextStyle {
+                //font: asset_server.load("fonts/FiraMono-Medium.ttf"),
+                font_size: 18.0,
+                color: Color::WHITE,
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+        )
+        .with_style(Style {
+            position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
+            top: Val::Px(200.0),
+            left: Val::Px(200.0),
+            ..default()
+        }),
+        InMainMenu,
+    ));
+
+    /*
+    commands.spawn((
+        TextBundle::from_section(
+            "Load Game",
+            TextStyle {
+                //font: asset_server.load("fonts/FiraMono-Medium.ttf"),
+                font_size: 18.0,
+                color: Color::WHITE,
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+        )
+        .with_style(Style {
+            position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
+            top: Val::Px(250.0),
+            left: Val::Px(200.0),
+            ..default()
+        }),
+        InMainMenu
+    ));
+
+    commands.spawn((
+        TextBundle::from_section(
+            "Exit Game",
+            TextStyle {
+                //font: asset_server.load("fonts/FiraMono-Medium.ttf"),
+                font_size: 18.0,
+                color: Color::WHITE,
+                ..Default::default()
+            },
+        )
+        .with_style(Style {
+            position_type: PositionType::Absolute,
+            top: Val::Px(300.0),
+            left: Val::Px(200.0),
+            ..default()
+        }),
+        InMainMenu
+    ));*/
+}
+
+pub fn teardown_main_menu(bla: Query<Entity, With<InMainMenu>>, mut commands: Commands) {
+    for bli in bla.iter() {
+        commands.entity(bli).despawn_recursive();
+    }
+}
+
+pub fn main_menu(
+    keycode: Res<Input<KeyCode>>,
+
+    mut next_app_state: ResMut<NextState<AppState>>,
+    // mut next_game_state: ResMut<NextState<GameState>>,
+    // mut save_requested_events: EventWriter<SaveRequest>,
+    // mut load_requested_events: EventWriter<LoadRequest>,
+) {
+    if keycode.just_pressed(KeyCode::Return) {
+        next_app_state.set(AppState::AppLoading);
+        // next_game_state.set(GameState::None);
+    }
+
+    if keycode.just_pressed(KeyCode::L) {
+        next_app_state.set(AppState::AppLoading);
+        // load_requested_events.send(LoadRequest { path: "toto".into() })
+    }
+
+    if keycode.just_pressed(KeyCode::S) {
+        // save_requested_events.send(SaveRequest { path: "toto".into() })
+    }
+}

testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/src/game/mod.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+pub mod in_game;
+pub use in_game::*;
+
+pub mod in_main_menu;
+pub use in_main_menu::*;
+
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy_gltf_worlflow_examples_common::{AppState, GameState};
+
+pub struct GamePlugin;
+impl Plugin for GamePlugin {
+    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
+        app.add_systems(
+            Update,
+            (spawn_test, spawn_test_unregisted_components).run_if(in_state(GameState::InGame)),
+        )
+        .add_systems(OnEnter(AppState::MenuRunning), setup_main_menu)
+        .add_systems(OnExit(AppState::MenuRunning), teardown_main_menu)
+        .add_systems(Update, main_menu.run_if(in_state(AppState::MenuRunning)))
+        .add_systems(OnEnter(AppState::AppRunning), setup_game);
+    }
+}

testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/src/main.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy_editor_pls::prelude::*;
+use bevy_gltf_worlflow_examples_common::CommonPlugin;
+
+mod core;
+use crate::core::*;
+
+mod game;
+use game::*;
+
+mod test_components;
+use test_components::*;
+
+fn main() {
+    App::new()
+        .add_plugins((
+            DefaultPlugins.set(AssetPlugin::default()),
+            // editor
+            EditorPlugin::default(),
+            // our custom plugins
+            CommonPlugin,
+            CorePlugin,           // reusable plugins
+            GamePlugin,           // specific to our game
+            ComponentsTestPlugin, // Showcases different type of components /structs
+        ))
+        .run();
+}

testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/src/test_components.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+use bevy::{
+    pbr::{ExtendedMaterial, MaterialExtension},
+    prelude::*,
+    render::render_resource::*,
+};
+use std::ops::Range;
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+struct UnitTest;
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug, Deref, DerefMut)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+struct TupleTestF32(f32);
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug, Deref, DerefMut)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+struct TupleTestU64(u64);
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug, Deref, DerefMut)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+pub struct TupleTestStr(String);
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+struct TupleTest2(f32, u64, String);
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+struct TupleTestBool(bool);
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+struct TupleVec2(Vec2);
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+struct TupleVec3(Vec3);
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+struct TupleVec(Vec<String>);
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+struct TupleVecF32F32(Vec<(f32, f32)>);
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+struct TupleTestColor(Color);
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+pub struct BasicTest {
+    a: f32,
+    b: u64,
+    c: String,
+}
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+pub enum EnumTest {
+    Metal,
+    Wood,
+    Rock,
+    Cloth,
+    Squishy,
+    #[default]
+    None,
+}
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+pub struct NestingTestLevel2 {
+    text: String,
+    enable: bool,
+    enum_inner: EnumTest,
+    color: TupleTestColor,
+    toggle: TupleTestBool,
+    basic: BasicTest,
+    pub nested: NestingTestLevel3,
+    colors_list: VecOfColors,
+}
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+pub struct NestingTestLevel3 {
+    vec: TupleVec3,
+}
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+pub struct NestedTupleStuff(f32, u64, NestingTestLevel2);
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+pub enum EnumComplex {
+    Float(f32),
+    Wood(String),
+    Vec(BasicTest),
+    SomeThing,
+    StructLike {
+        a: f32,
+        b: u32,
+        c: String,
+    },
+    #[default]
+    None,
+}
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+pub struct VecOfVec3s2(Vec<TupleVec3>);
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+pub struct VecOfColors(Vec<Color>);
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+pub struct AAAAddedCOMPONENT;
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+pub struct AComponentWithAnExtremlyExageratedOrMaybeNotButCouldBeNameOrWut;
+
+/* fn toto(){
+   let bla:core::ops::Range<f32> = Range { start: 0.1, end: 5.0};
+} */
+
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+pub struct VecOfF32s(Vec<f32>);
+
+// test for extended materials
+#[derive(Asset, AsBindGroup, Reflect, Debug, Clone)]
+struct MyExtension {
+    // We need to ensure that the bindings of the base material and the extension do not conflict,
+    // so we start from binding slot 100, leaving slots 0-99 for the base material.
+    #[uniform(100)]
+    quantize_steps: u32,
+}
+
+impl MaterialExtension for MyExtension {
+    fn fragment_shader() -> ShaderRef {
+        "shaders/extended_material.wgsl".into()
+    }
+
+    fn deferred_fragment_shader() -> ShaderRef {
+        "shaders/extended_material.wgsl".into()
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct ComponentsTestPlugin;
+impl Plugin for ComponentsTestPlugin {
+    fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
+        app.register_type::<BasicTest>()
+            .register_type::<UnitTest>()
+            .register_type::<TupleTestF32>()
+            .register_type::<TupleTestU64>()
+            .register_type::<TupleTestStr>()
+            .register_type::<TupleTestBool>()
+            .register_type::<TupleTest2>()
+            .register_type::<TupleVec2>()
+            .register_type::<TupleVec3>()
+            .register_type::<EnumTest>()
+            .register_type::<TupleTestColor>()
+            .register_type::<TupleVec>()
+            .register_type::<Vec<String>>()
+            .register_type::<NestingTestLevel2>()
+            .register_type::<NestingTestLevel3>()
+            .register_type::<NestedTupleStuff>()
+            .register_type::<EnumComplex>()
+            .register_type::<VecOfVec3s2>()
+            .register_type::<TupleVecF32F32>()
+            .register_type::<(f32, f32)>()
+            .register_type::<Vec<(f32, f32)>>()
+            .register_type::<Vec<TupleVec3>>()
+            .register_type::<Vec<Color>>()
+            .register_type::<VecOfColors>()
+            .register_type::<Range<f32>>()
+            .register_type::<VecOfF32s>()
+            .register_type::<Vec<f32>>()
+            // .register_type::<AAAAddedCOMPONENT>()
+            .register_type::<AComponentWithAnExtremlyExageratedOrMaybeNotButCouldBeNameOrWut>()
+            .add_plugins(MaterialPlugin::<
+                ExtendedMaterial<StandardMaterial, MyExtension>,
+            >::default());
+    }
+}

tools/bevy_components/README.md

@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ of your Bevy components you get a nicely packed custom_property to use with ...
 > Important: 
   the tooling is still in the early stages, even if it is feature complete : use with caution!.
 
+> IMPORTANT !! if you have previously used v0.1 , v0.2 had a breaking change, please see [this](#regenerate-ui-values) section on how to upgrade your data to v0.2.\
+This problem should not be present going forward
+
 ## Installation: 
 
 * grab the latest release zip file from the releases tab (choose the bevy_components releases !)
@@ -95,6 +98,24 @@ it will automatically update the value of the corresponding custom property
 
 ![edit component](./docs/edit_component2.png)
 
+### Create components from custom properties
+
+- IF you have a valid component type  and the correct corresponding RON string in the custom_property value (this button will not appear if not), this add-on can automatically
+generate the corresponding component for you:
+
+- Fill/check your custom property (here for Aabb) 
+
+![generate_components 2](./docs/generate_components2.png)
+
+- click on the button
+
+![generate_components](./docs/generate_components.png)
+
+-voila !
+
+![generate_components 3](./docs/generate_components3.png)
+
+
 ### copy & pasting 
 
 - you can also copy & paste components between objects
@@ -161,21 +182,39 @@ It will add the component to the select object
 
 ## advanced configuration
 
- - there are also additional QOL features, that you should not need most of the time
+ ### registry file polling
 
-    - "update custom properties of current object" : will go over **all components** that you have defined for the **currently selected object**, and re-generate the 
+
+  * by default, the add-on will check for changes in your registry file every second, and refresh the UI accordingly
+    * you can set the polling frequency or turn it off if you do not want auto-refresh
+
+    ![registry file polling](./docs/registry_polling.png)
+
+
+ ### regenerate custom property values
+
+  - "update custom properties of current object" : will go over **all components** that you have defined for the **currently selected object**, and re-generate the 
 
     corresponding custom property values 
 
      ![update custom properties](./docs/other_options.png)
 
 
-    - "update custom properties of ALL objects" : same as above but it will do so for the **ALL objects in your blend file** (so can be slow!), and re-generate the 
+  - "update custom properties of ALL objects" : same as above but it will do so for the **ALL objects in your blend file** (so can be slow!), and re-generate the 
 
     corresponding custom property values 
 
      ![update custom properties for all](./docs/other_options2.png)
 
+  
+  ### regenerate UI values
+
+   - since v0.2, you have the option to regenerate (for the selected object or all objects, as above) to regenerate your UI values from the custom property values
+
+   ![update UI FROM custom properties](./docs/update_ui_from_custom_properties.png)
+
+   > IMPORTANT !! use this if you have previously used v0.1 , as v0.2 had a breaking change, that makes it **necessary** to use this **once** to upgrade the UI data
+
 
 ## Additional important information
 
@@ -191,6 +230,11 @@ Please see the documentation of those crates for more information.
 
 you can find an example [here](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/bevy_registry_export/)
 
+## Known issues & limitations:
+
+* **Range** data (ie ```Range<f32>``` etc) are not handled at this time (issue seems to be on the Bevy side)
+* **Entity** structs are always set to 0 (setting entity values on the Blender side at this time does not make much sense anyway) 
+
 ## License
 
 This tool, all its code, contents & assets is Dual-licensed under either of

tools/bevy_components/TODO.md

@@ -133,7 +133,77 @@ UI:
         - [x] update version
         - [x] add ability to set legacy mode for bevy_gltf_components ? 
 
-    - [ ] release all versions
-    - [ ] update main documentation, add compatibility version grid
+    - [x] release all versions
+    - [x] update main documentation, add compatibility version grid
 
-    
+    
+## Phase 2
+
+- [x] fix handling of long component names
+    - [x] fix nesting level handling issue for new system : ie basic component DOES NOT work, but nestedLevel2 does
+    - add goddam tests !
+    - [ ] verify some weird prop => custom property values (Calculated Clip for example)
+
+- [x] fix "reload registry" not clearing all previous data (reloading registry does not seem to account for added/removed components in the registry )
+- add file watcher for registry
+    - [x] have the watcher work as expected
+    - [ ] add handling of removed registry file
+    - [ ] clear & reset handler when the file browser for the registry is used
+- [ ] re-enable watcher
+
+- tests
+    clear && pytest -svv --blender-executable <path_to_blender>/blender/blender-4.0.2-linux-x64/blender
+
+    - [x] load registry
+    - just check list of components vs lists in registry
+    - [x] try adding all components
+        - [x] select an object
+        - [x] call the add_component operator 
+
+    - [x] change params 
+        - use field names + component definitions to set values
+        - [x] find a way to shuffle params of ALL components based on a reliable, repeatable seed
+
+    - [x] test propgroup values => custom property values
+    - [x] test custom property value => propgroup value 
+
+    - check if all went well
+
+ - [x] fix issues with incorect custom_property generation
+   - [x] fix issue with object variants for enums
+
+ - [ ] add handling for core::ops::Range<f32> & other ranges
+ - [x] add handling for alloc::borrow::Cow<str>
+ - [x] add handling of isize
+
+ - [x] indirection level
+    - currently 
+        - short_name +_"ui => direct lookup
+        - problem : max 64 chars for propertyGroupNames
+    - possible solution
+        - propertyGroupName storage: simple , incremented INT (call it propGroupId for ex)
+        - lookup shortName => propGroupId
+
+    - do a first pass, by replacing manual propGroupNames creation with a function
+    - in a second pass, replace the innards
+
+- add button to regenerate cutom prop values from custom properties (allows us to sidestep any future issues with internals changing)
+    - [x] fix lists
+    - [x] fix enums (see Clusterconfig)
+        - [x] need an example with one tupple one struct
+        - [x] projection
+        - [ ] additionalmassproperties
+    - [x] fix tupleStructs (see TupleVecF32F32) =>  always the same problem of having us pre-parse data without knowing what we have inside
+        - find a way to only split by level 0 (highest level) nesting "," seperators, ignoring any level of nesting until we dig one level deeper
+        - solve nesting level use issues
+
+- [x] remove metadata when deleting components
+- [x] add try catch around custom_prop =>  propGroup
+- [x] enhance the GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator to use the new system to actually generate the stuff
+
+- coherence in operators: 
+    - component_name vs component_type
+    - [x] delete => remove
+
+- [x] clean up reloading of registry settings
+- [x] clean up file watcher

tools/bevy_components/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 bl_info = {
     "name": "bevy_components",
     "author": "kaosigh",
-    "version": (0, 1, 0),
+    "version": (0, 2, 0),
     "blender": (3, 4, 0),
     "location": "VIEW_3D",
     "description": "UI to help create Bevy blueprints and components",
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ from bpy.props import (StringProperty)
 
 from .helpers import load_settings
 from .blueprints import CreateBlueprintOperator
-from .components.operators import CopyComponentOperator, DeleteComponentOperator, GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator, PasteComponentOperator, AddComponentOperator, Toggle_ComponentVisibility
+from .components.operators import CopyComponentOperator, RemoveComponentOperator, GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator, PasteComponentOperator, AddComponentOperator, Toggle_ComponentVisibility
 
 from .registry.registry import ComponentsRegistry,MissingBevyType
-from .registry.operators import (COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL, COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT, ReloadRegistryOperator, OT_OpenFilebrowser)
+from .registry.operators import (COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL, COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT, COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_PROPGROUPS_FROM_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL, COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_PROPGROUPS_FROM_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT, ReloadRegistryOperator, OT_OpenFilebrowser)
 from .registry.ui import (BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_Configuration, BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_MissingTypesPanel, MISSING_TYPES_UL_List)
 
-from .components.metadata import (ComponentInfos, ComponentsMeta, ensure_metadata_for_all_objects)
+from .components.metadata import (ComponentMetadata, ComponentsMeta, ensure_metadata_for_all_objects)
 from .propGroups.prop_groups import (generate_propertyGroups_for_components)
 from .components.lists import GENERIC_LIST_OT_actions, Generic_LIST_OT_AddItem, Generic_LIST_OT_RemoveItem, Generic_LIST_OT_SelectItem
 from .components.definitions_list import (ComponentDefinitionsList, ClearComponentDefinitionsList)
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ classes = [
     AddComponentOperator,  
     CopyComponentOperator,
     PasteComponentOperator,
-    DeleteComponentOperator,
+    RemoveComponentOperator,
     GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator,
     Toggle_ComponentVisibility,
 
     ComponentDefinitionsList,
     ClearComponentDefinitionsList,
     
-    ComponentInfos,
+    ComponentMetadata,
     ComponentsMeta,
     MissingBevyType,
     ComponentsRegistry,
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ classes = [
     ReloadRegistryOperator,
     COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL,
     COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT,
+
+    COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_PROPGROUPS_FROM_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL,
+    COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_PROPGROUPS_FROM_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT,
     
     BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_MainPanel,
     BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_ComponentsPanel,
@@ -119,19 +122,14 @@ from bpy.app.handlers import persistent
 
 @persistent
 def post_load(file_name):
-    print("post load", file_name)
     registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
-    registry.schemaPath = load_settings(registry.settings_save_path)["schemaPath"]
-    registry.load_schema()
-    generate_propertyGroups_for_components()
-    ensure_metadata_for_all_objects()
-
-
+    if registry != None:
+        registry.load_settings()
+        
 def register():
     for cls in classes:
         bpy.utils.register_class(cls)
     bpy.types.WindowManager.blueprint_name = StringProperty()
-
     bpy.app.handlers.load_post.append(post_load)
 
 def unregister():

tools/bevy_components/components/metadata.py

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 import bpy
 from bpy.props import (StringProperty, BoolProperty, PointerProperty)
 from bpy_types import (PropertyGroup)
-from ..propGroups.conversions import property_group_value_from_custom_property_value, property_group_value_to_custom_property_value
+from ..propGroups.conversions_from_prop_group import property_group_value_to_custom_property_value
+from ..propGroups.conversions_to_prop_group import property_group_value_from_custom_property_value
 
-class ComponentInfos(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
+class ComponentMetadata(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
     name : bpy.props.StringProperty(
         name = "name",
         default = ""
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ class ComponentsMeta(PropertyGroup):
         name="infos per component",
         description="component"
     )
-    components: bpy.props.CollectionProperty(type = ComponentInfos)  
+    components: bpy.props.CollectionProperty(type = ComponentMetadata)  
 
     @classmethod
     def register(cls):
@@ -131,12 +132,12 @@ def add_metadata_to_components_without_metadata(object):
 def add_component_to_object(object, component_definition, value=None):
     cleanup_invalid_metadata(object)
     if object is not None:
-        print("add_component_to_object", component_definition)
+        # print("add_component_to_object", component_definition)
         long_name = component_definition["title"]
         short_name = component_definition["short_name"]
         registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
-        if registry.type_infos == None:
-            raise Exception('registry type infos have not been loaded yet or ar missing !')
+        if not registry.has_type_infos():
+            raise Exception('registry type infos have not been loaded yet or are missing !')
         definition = registry.type_infos[long_name]
         # now we use our pre_generated property groups to set the initial value of our custom property
         (_, propertyGroup) = upsert_component_in_object(object, component_name=short_name, registry=registry)
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ def upsert_component_in_object(object, component_name, registry):
     if component_definition != None:
         short_name = component_definition["short_name"]
         long_name = component_definition["title"]
-        property_group_name = short_name+"_ui"
+        property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(short_name)
         propertyGroup = None
 
         component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ def upsert_component_in_object(object, component_name, registry):
             if property_group_name in registry.component_propertyGroups:
                 # we have found a matching property_group, so try to inject it
                 # now inject property group
-                setattr(ComponentInfos, property_group_name, registry.component_propertyGroups[property_group_name]) # FIXME: not ideal as all ComponentInfos get the propGroup, but have not found a way to assign it per instance
+                setattr(ComponentMetadata, property_group_name, registry.component_propertyGroups[property_group_name]) # FIXME: not ideal as all ComponentMetadata get the propGroup, but have not found a way to assign it per instance
                 propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
         
         # now deal with property groups details
@@ -196,13 +197,14 @@ def upsert_component_in_object(object, component_name, registry):
         return(None, None)
 
 
-def copy_propertyGroup_values_to_another_object(source_object, target_object, component_name):
+def copy_propertyGroup_values_to_another_object(source_object, target_object, component_name, registry):
     if source_object == None or target_object == None or component_name == None:
         raise Exception('missing input data, cannot copy component propertryGroup')
     
     component_definition = find_component_definition_from_short_name(component_name)
     short_name = component_definition["short_name"]
-    property_group_name = short_name+"_ui"
+    property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(short_name)
+
     registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
 
     source_components_metadata = source_object.components_meta.components
@@ -234,3 +236,46 @@ def apply_propertyGroup_values_to_object_customProperties(object):
         if component_definition != None:
             value = property_group_value_to_custom_property_value(propertyGroup, component_definition, registry, None)
             object[component_name] = value
+
+
+
+def apply_customProperty_values_to_object_propertyGroups(object):
+    print("apply custom properties to ", object.name)
+    registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
+    for component_name in dict(object) :
+        if component_name == "components_meta":
+            continue
+        component_definition = find_component_definition_from_short_name(component_name)
+        if component_definition != None:
+            property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(component_name)
+            components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+            source_componentMeta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == component_name, components_metadata), None)
+            # matching component means we already have this type of component 
+            propertyGroup = getattr(source_componentMeta, property_group_name, None)
+            customProperty_value = object[component_name]
+            #value = property_group_value_to_custom_property_value(propertyGroup, component_definition, registry, None)
+            
+            object["__disable__update"] = True # disable update callback while we set the values of the propertyGroup "tree" (as a propertyGroup can contain other propertyGroups) 
+            property_group_value_from_custom_property_value(propertyGroup, component_definition, registry, customProperty_value)
+            del object["__disable__update"]
+
+# removes the given component from the object: removes both the custom property and the matching metadata from the object
+def remove_component_from_object(object, component_name):
+    del object[component_name]
+
+    components_metadata = getattr(object, "components_meta", None)
+    if components_metadata == None:
+        return False
+    
+    components_metadata = components_metadata.components
+    to_remove = []
+    for index, component_meta in enumerate(components_metadata):
+        short_name = component_meta.name
+        if short_name == component_name:
+            to_remove.append(index)
+            break
+    for index in to_remove:
+        components_metadata.remove(index)
+    return True
+
+  

tools/bevy_components/components/operators.py

@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@ import json
 import bpy
 from bpy_types import Operator
 from bpy.props import (StringProperty)
-from .metadata import add_component_to_object, add_metadata_to_components_without_metadata, copy_propertyGroup_values_to_another_object, find_component_definition_from_short_name
+from .metadata import add_component_to_object, add_metadata_to_components_without_metadata, apply_customProperty_values_to_object_propertyGroups, copy_propertyGroup_values_to_another_object, find_component_definition_from_short_name, remove_component_from_object
 
 class AddComponentOperator(Operator):
     """Add component to blueprint"""
-    bl_idname = "object.addblueprint_to_component"
+    bl_idname = "object.add_bevy_component"
     bl_label = "Add component to blueprint Operator"
     bl_options = {"UNDO"}
 
     component_type: StringProperty(
         name="component_type",
         description="component type to add",
-    )
+    ) # type: ignore
 
     def execute(self, context):
-        print("adding component to blueprint", self.component_type)
         object = context.object
+        print("adding component ", self.component_type, "to object  '"+object.name+"'")
     
         has_component_type = self.component_type != ""
         if has_component_type and object != None:
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ class AddComponentOperator(Operator):
 
 class CopyComponentOperator(Operator):
     """Copy component from blueprint"""
-    bl_idname = "object.copy_component"
+    bl_idname = "object.copy_bevy_component"
     bl_label = "Copy component Operator"
     bl_options = {"UNDO"}
 
     source_component_name: StringProperty(
         name="source component_name",
         description="name of the component to copy",
-    )
+    ) # type: ignore
 
     source_object_name: StringProperty(
         name="source object name",
         description="name of the object to copy the component from",
-    )
+    ) # type: ignore
 
     @classmethod
     def register(cls):
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class CopyComponentOperator(Operator):
 
 class PasteComponentOperator(Operator):
     """Paste component to blueprint"""
-    bl_idname = "object.paste_component"
+    bl_idname = "object.paste_bevy_component"
     bl_label = "Paste component to blueprint Operator"
     bl_options = {"UNDO"}
 
@@ -80,67 +80,79 @@ class PasteComponentOperator(Operator):
         else:
             component_name = context.window_manager.copied_source_component_name
             if not component_name in source_object:
-                self.report({"ERROR"}, "The source component to copy a component from does not exist")
+                self.report({"ERROR"}, "The source component to copy from does not exist")
             else:
                 component_value = source_object[component_name]
                 print("pasting component to object: component name:", str(component_name), "component value:" + str(component_value))
                 print (context.object)
-                copy_propertyGroup_values_to_another_object(source_object, context.object, component_name)
+                registry = context.window_manager.components_registry
+                copy_propertyGroup_values_to_another_object(source_object, context.object, component_name, registry)
 
         return {'FINISHED'}
     
 
     
-class DeleteComponentOperator(Operator):
+class RemoveComponentOperator(Operator):
     """Delete component from blueprint"""
-    bl_idname = "object.delete_component"
+    bl_idname = "object.remove_bevy_component"
     bl_label = "Delete component from blueprint Operator"
     bl_options = {"UNDO"}
 
     component_name: StringProperty(
         name="component name",
         description="component to delete",
-    )
+    ) # type: ignore
 
     def execute(self, context):
         object = context.object
+
+        print("removing component ", self.component_name, "from object  '"+object.name+"'")
+
         if object is not None and self.component_name in object: 
-            del object[self.component_name]
+            remove_component_from_object(object, self.component_name)
         else: 
-            self.report({"ERROR"}, "The object/ component to remove does not exist")
+            self.report({"ERROR"}, "The object/ component to remove ("+ self.component_name +") does not exist")
 
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
 
 class GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator(Operator):
     """generate components from custom property"""
-    bl_idname = "object.generate_component"
+    bl_idname = "object.generate_bevy_component_from_custom_property"
     bl_label = "Generate component from custom_property Operator"
     bl_options = {"UNDO"}
 
     component_name: StringProperty(
         name="component name",
         description="component to generate custom properties for",
-    )
+    ) # type: ignore
 
     def execute(self, context):
         object = context.object
-        add_metadata_to_components_without_metadata(object)
 
+        error = False
+        try:
+            add_metadata_to_components_without_metadata(object)
+            apply_customProperty_values_to_object_propertyGroups(object)
+        except Exception as error:
+            del object["__disable__update"] # make sure custom properties are updateable afterwards, even in the case of failure
+            error = True
+            self.report({'ERROR'}, "Failed to update propertyGroup values from custom property: Error:" + str(error))
+        if not error:
+            self.report({'INFO'}, "Sucessfully generated UI values for custom properties for selected object")
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
 
-
 class Toggle_ComponentVisibility(Operator):
     """toggles components visibility"""
-    bl_idname = "object.toggle_component_visibility"
+    bl_idname = "object.toggle_bevy_component_visibility"
     bl_label = "Toggle component visibility"
     bl_options = {"UNDO"}
 
     component_name: StringProperty(
         name="component name",
         description="component to toggle",
-    )
+    ) # type: ignore
 
     def execute(self, context):
         object = context.object

tools/bevy_components/components/ui.py

@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 import json
 import bpy
 from .metadata import do_object_custom_properties_have_missing_metadata
-from .operators import AddComponentOperator, CopyComponentOperator, DeleteComponentOperator, GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator, PasteComponentOperator, Toggle_ComponentVisibility
+from .operators import AddComponentOperator, CopyComponentOperator, RemoveComponentOperator, GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator, PasteComponentOperator, Toggle_ComponentVisibility
    
 def draw_propertyGroup( propertyGroup, layout, nesting =[], rootName=None):
     is_enum = getattr(propertyGroup, "with_enum")
     is_list = getattr(propertyGroup, "with_list") 
-    #current_short_name = getattr(propertyGroup, "short_name", "") + "_ui"
     #nesting = nesting + [current_short_name] # we need this convoluted "nested path strings " workaround so that operators working on a given
     # item in our components hierarchy can get the correct propertyGroup by STRINGS because of course, we cannot pass objects to operators...sigh
 
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ class BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_ComponentsPanel(bpy.types.Panel):
         # we get & load our component registry
         registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry 
         available_components = bpy.context.window_manager.components_list
-
+        registry_has_type_infos = registry.has_type_infos()
 
         if object is not None:
             row = layout.row(align=True)
@@ -137,12 +136,12 @@ class BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_ComponentsPanel(bpy.types.Panel):
             # paste components
             row = layout.row(align=True)
             row.operator(PasteComponentOperator.bl_idname, text="Paste component ("+bpy.context.window_manager.copied_source_component_name+")", icon="PASTEDOWN")
-            row.enabled = registry.type_infos != None and context.window_manager.copied_source_object != ''
+            row.enabled = registry_has_type_infos and context.window_manager.copied_source_object != ''
 
             layout.separator()
 
             # upgrate custom props to components
-            upgradeable_customProperties = registry.type_infos != None and do_object_custom_properties_have_missing_metadata(context.object)
+            upgradeable_customProperties = registry.has_type_infos() and do_object_custom_properties_have_missing_metadata(context.object)
             if upgradeable_customProperties:
                 row = layout.row(align=True)
                 op = row.operator(GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator.bl_idname, text="generate components from custom properties" , icon="LOOP_FORWARDS") 
@@ -172,28 +171,29 @@ class BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_ComponentsPanel(bpy.types.Panel):
                 row.label(text=component_name)
 
                 # we fetch the matching ui property group
-                root_propertyGroup_name = component_name+"_ui"
-                propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, root_propertyGroup_name, None)
-                if propertyGroup:
-                    # if the component has only 0 or 1 field names, display inline, otherwise change layout
-                    single_field = len(propertyGroup.field_names) < 2
-                    prop_group_location = box.row(align=True).column()
-                    if single_field:
-                        prop_group_location = row.column(align=True)#.split(factor=0.9)#layout.row(align=False)
-                    
-                    if component_visible:
-                        if component_invalid:
-                            error_message = invalid_details if component_invalid else "Missing component UI data, please reload registry !"
-                            prop_group_location.label(text=error_message)
-                        draw_propertyGroup(propertyGroup, prop_group_location, [root_propertyGroup_name], component_name)
-                    else :
-                        row.label(text="details hidden, click on toggle to display")
-                else:
-                    error_message = invalid_details if component_invalid else "Missing component UI data, please reload registry !"
-                    row.label(text=error_message)
+                root_propertyGroup_name =  registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(component_name)
+                if root_propertyGroup_name:
+                    propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, root_propertyGroup_name, None)
+                    if propertyGroup:
+                        # if the component has only 0 or 1 field names, display inline, otherwise change layout
+                        single_field = len(propertyGroup.field_names) < 2
+                        prop_group_location = box.row(align=True).column()
+                        if single_field:
+                            prop_group_location = row.column(align=True)#.split(factor=0.9)#layout.row(align=False)
+                        
+                        if component_visible:
+                            if component_invalid:
+                                error_message = invalid_details if component_invalid else "Missing component UI data, please reload registry !"
+                                prop_group_location.label(text=error_message)
+                            draw_propertyGroup(propertyGroup, prop_group_location, [root_propertyGroup_name], component_name)
+                        else :
+                            row.label(text="details hidden, click on toggle to display")
+                    else:
+                        error_message = invalid_details if component_invalid else "Missing component UI data, please reload registry !"
+                        row.label(text=error_message)
 
                 # "footer" with additional controls
-                op = row.operator(DeleteComponentOperator.bl_idname, text="", icon="X")
+                op = row.operator(RemoveComponentOperator.bl_idname, text="", icon="X")
                 op.component_name = component_name
                 row.separator()
                 

tools/bevy_components/helpers.py

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ def make_empty(name, location, rotation, scale, collection):
     #bpy.context.view_layer.update()
     return empty_obj
 
-#".gltf_auto_export_settings"
 def upsert_settings(name, data):
     stored_settings = bpy.data.texts[name] if name in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(name)
     stored_settings.clear()

tools/bevy_components/propGroups/conversions_from_prop_group.py

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import json
 from bpy_types import PropertyGroup
 
-
 conversion_tables = {
     "bool": lambda value: value,
 
@@ -99,9 +97,9 @@ def property_group_value_to_custom_property_value(property_group, definition, re
                 value = getattr(property_group, variant_name)
                 is_property_group = isinstance(value, PropertyGroup)
                 child_property_group = value if is_property_group else None
-                
+
                 value = property_group_value_to_custom_property_value(child_property_group, variant_definition, registry, parent=component_name, value=value)
-                value = selected + str(value,) 
+                value = selected + str(value,) #"{}{},".format(selected ,value)
             elif "properties" in variant_definition:
                 value = getattr(property_group, variant_name)
                 is_property_group = isinstance(value, PropertyGroup)
@@ -110,8 +108,14 @@ def property_group_value_to_custom_property_value(property_group, definition, re
                 value = property_group_value_to_custom_property_value(child_property_group, variant_definition, registry, parent=component_name, value=value)
                 value = selected + str(value,)
             else:
-                print("basic enum stuff")
-                value = selected # here the value of the enum is just the name of the variant
+                value = getattr(property_group, variant_name)
+                is_property_group = isinstance(value, PropertyGroup)
+                child_property_group = value if is_property_group else None
+                if child_property_group:
+                    value = property_group_value_to_custom_property_value(child_property_group, variant_definition, registry, parent=component_name, value=value)
+                    value = selected + str(value,)
+                else:
+                    value = selected # here the value of the enum is just the name of the variant
         else: 
             value = selected
 
@@ -131,9 +135,13 @@ def property_group_value_to_custom_property_value(property_group, definition, re
             value.append(item_value) 
     else:
         value = conversion_tables[type_name](value) if is_value_type else value
+        value = '""' if isinstance(value, PropertyGroup) else value
+        
         
-    #print("VALUE", value, type(value))
     #print("generating custom property value", value, type(value))
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        value = value.replace("'", "")
+
     if parent == None:
         value = str(value).replace("'",  "")
         value = value.replace(",)",")")
@@ -141,81 +149,3 @@ def property_group_value_to_custom_property_value(property_group, definition, re
         value = value.replace("True", "true").replace("False", "false")
     return value
 
-import re
-#converts the value of a single custom property into a value (values) of a property group 
-def property_group_value_from_custom_property_value(property_group, definition, registry, custom_property_value):
-    #print(" ")
-    #print("setting property group value", property_group, definition, custom_property_value)
-    type_infos = registry.type_infos
-    value_types_defaults = registry.value_types_defaults
-    print("custom_property_value", custom_property_value)
-
-    def parse_field(item, property_group, definition, field_name):
-        type_info = definition["typeInfo"] if "typeInfo" in definition else None
-        type_def = definition["type"] if "type" in definition else None
-        properties = definition["properties"] if "properties" in definition else {}
-        prefixItems = definition["prefixItems"] if "prefixItems" in definition else []
-        has_properties = len(properties.keys()) > 0
-        has_prefixItems = len(prefixItems) > 0
-        is_enum = type_info == "Enum"
-        is_list = type_info == "List"
-        is_value_type = type_def in value_types_defaults
-
-        print("parsing field", item, "type infos", type_info, "type_def", type_def)
-        if type_info == "Struct":
-            print("is object")
-            for field_name in property_group.field_names:
-                print("field name", field_name)
-                # sub field
-                if isinstance(getattr(property_group, field_name), PropertyGroup):
-                    sub_prop_group = getattr(property_group, field_name)
-                    ref_name = properties[field_name]["type"]["$ref"].replace("#/$defs/", "")
-                    sub_definition = type_infos[ref_name]
-                    parse_field(item[field_name], sub_prop_group, sub_definition, field_name)
-                else:
-                    setattr(property_group, field_name, item[field_name])
-                
-        if has_prefixItems:
-            if len(property_group.field_names) == 1:
-                setattr(property_group, "0", item) # FIXME: not ideal
-            else:
-                for field_name in property_group.field_names:
-                    setattr(property_group, field_name, item)
-        if is_enum:
-            if type_def == "object":
-                regexp = re.search('(^[^\(]+)(\((.*)\))', item)
-                chosen_variant = regexp.group(1)
-                chosen_variant_value = regexp.group(3).replace("'", '"').replace("(", "[").replace(")","]")
-                chosen_variant_value = json.loads(chosen_variant_value)
-
-                # first set chosen selection
-                field_name = property_group.field_names[0]
-                setattr(property_group, field_name, chosen_variant)
-                
-                # thenlook for the information about the matching variant
-                sub_definition= None
-                for variant in definition["oneOf"]:
-                    if variant["title"] == chosen_variant:
-                        ref_name = variant["prefixItems"][0]["type"]["$ref"].replace("#/$defs/", "")
-                        sub_definition = type_infos[ref_name]
-                        break
-                variant_name = "variant_"+chosen_variant 
-                if isinstance(getattr(property_group, variant_name), PropertyGroup):
-                    sub_prop_group = getattr(property_group, variant_name)
-                    parse_field(chosen_variant_value, sub_prop_group, sub_definition, variant_name)
-                else: 
-                    setattr(property_group, variant_name, chosen_variant_value)
-            else:
-                field_name = property_group.field_names[0]
-                setattr(property_group, field_name, item)
-
-        if is_list:
-            print("is list")
-
-        if is_value_type:
-            print("is value type")
-            
-    try:
-        parse_field(custom_property_value, property_group, definition, None)
-    except Exception as error:
-        print("failed to parse raw custom property data", error)

tools/bevy_components/propGroups/conversions_to_prop_group.py

@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+from bpy_types import PropertyGroup
+import re
+
+def parse_struct_string(string, start_nesting=0):
+    #print("processing struct string", string, "start_nesting", start_nesting)
+    fields = {}
+    buff = []
+    current_fieldName = None
+    nesting_level = 0 
+
+    start_offset = 0
+    end_offset = 0
+
+    for index, char in enumerate(string):
+        buff.append(char)
+        if char == "," and nesting_level == start_nesting:
+            #print("first case", end_offset)
+            end_offset = index
+            end_offset = len(string) if end_offset == 0 else end_offset
+
+            val = "".join(string[start_offset:end_offset])
+            fields[current_fieldName] = val.strip()
+            start_offset = index + 1
+            #print("done with field name", current_fieldName, "value", fields[current_fieldName])
+
+        if char == "[" or char == "(":
+            nesting_level  += 1
+            if nesting_level == start_nesting:
+                start_offset = index + 1 
+                #print("nesting & setting start offset", start_offset)
+            #print("nesting down", nesting_level)
+
+        if char == "]" or char == ")" :
+            #print("nesting up", nesting_level)
+            if nesting_level == start_nesting:
+                end_offset = index
+                #print("unesting & setting end offset", end_offset)
+            nesting_level  -= 1
+
+
+        if char == ":" and nesting_level == start_nesting:
+            end_offset = index
+            fieldName = "".join(string[start_offset:end_offset])
+            current_fieldName = fieldName.strip()
+            start_offset = index + 1
+            end_offset = 0 #hack
+            #print("starting field name", fieldName, "index", index)
+            buff = []
+            
+    end_offset = len(string) if end_offset == 0 else end_offset
+    #print("final start and end offset", start_offset, end_offset, "total length", len(string))
+
+    val = "".join(string[start_offset:end_offset])
+
+    fields[current_fieldName] = val.strip()
+    #print("done with all fields", fields)
+    return fields
+
+def parse_tuplestruct_string(string, start_nesting=0):
+    #print("processing tuppleStruct", string, "start_nesting", start_nesting)
+    fields = []
+    buff = []
+    nesting_level = 0 
+    field_index = 0
+
+    start_offset = 0
+    end_offset = 0
+    # todo: strip all stuff before start_nesting
+
+    for index, char in enumerate(string):
+        buff.append(char)
+        if char == "," and nesting_level == start_nesting:
+            end_offset = index
+            end_offset = len(string) if end_offset == 0 else end_offset
+
+            val = "".join(string[start_offset:end_offset])
+            fields.append(val.strip())
+            field_index += 1
+            #print("start and end offset", start_offset, end_offset, "total length", len(string))
+            #print("done with field name", field_index, "value", fields)
+            start_offset = index + 1
+            end_offset = 0 # hack
+
+        if char == "[" or char == "(":
+            nesting_level  += 1
+            if nesting_level == start_nesting:
+                start_offset = index + 1 
+                #print("nesting & setting start offset", start_offset)
+            #print("nesting down", nesting_level)
+
+        if char == "]" or char == ")" :
+            if nesting_level == start_nesting:
+                end_offset = index
+                #print("unesting & setting end offset", end_offset)
+            #print("nesting up", nesting_level)
+            nesting_level  -= 1
+
+
+    end_offset = len(string) if end_offset == 0 else end_offset
+    #print("final start and end offset", start_offset, end_offset, "total length", len(string))
+
+    val = "".join(string[start_offset:end_offset]) #if end_offset != 0 else buff)
+    fields.append(val.strip())
+    fields = list(filter(lambda entry: entry != '', fields))
+    #print("done with all fields", fields)
+    return fields
+
+
+def parse_vec2(value, caster, typeName):
+    parsed = parse_struct_string(value.replace(typeName,"").replace("(", "").replace(")","") )
+    return [caster(parsed['x']), caster(parsed['y'])]
+
+def parse_vec3(value, caster, typeName):
+    parsed = parse_struct_string(value.replace(typeName,"").replace("(", "").replace(")","") )
+    return [caster(parsed['x']), caster(parsed['y']), caster(parsed['z'])]
+
+def parse_vec4(value, caster, typeName):
+    parsed = parse_struct_string(value.replace(typeName,"").replace("(", "").replace(")","") )
+    return [caster(parsed['x']), caster(parsed['y']), caster(parsed['z']), caster(parsed['w'])]
+
+def parse_color(value, caster, typeName):
+    parsed = parse_struct_string(value.replace(typeName,"").replace("(", "").replace(")","") )
+    return [caster(parsed['red']), caster(parsed['green']), caster(parsed['blue']), caster(parsed['alpha'])]
+
+def to_int(input):
+    return int(float(input))
+
+type_mappings = {
+    "bool": lambda value: True if value == "true" else False,
+
+    "u8": lambda value: int(value),
+    "u16": lambda value: int(value),
+    "u32": lambda value: int(value),
+    "u64": lambda value: int(value),
+    "u128": lambda value: int(value),
+    "u64": lambda value: int(value),
+    "usize": lambda value: int(value),
+
+    "i8": lambda value: int(value),
+    "i16": lambda value: int(value),
+    "i32": lambda value: int(value),
+    "i64": lambda value: int(value),
+    "i128": lambda value: int(value),
+    "isize": lambda value: int(value),
+
+    'f32': lambda value: float(value),
+    'f64': lambda value: float(value),
+
+    "glam::Vec2": lambda value: parse_vec2(value, float, "Vec2"),
+    "glam::DVec2": lambda value: parse_vec2(value, float, "DVec2"),
+    "glam::UVec2": lambda value: parse_vec2(value, to_int, "UVec2"),
+
+    'glam::Vec3': lambda value: parse_vec3(value, float, "Vec3"),
+    "glam::Vec3A": lambda value: parse_vec3(value, float, "Vec3A"),
+    "glam::UVec3": lambda value: parse_vec3(value, to_int, "UVec3"),
+
+    "glam::Vec4": lambda value: parse_vec4(value, float, "Vec4"),
+    "glam::DVec4": lambda value: parse_vec4(value, float, "DVec4"),
+    "glam::UVec4": lambda value: parse_vec4(value, to_int, "UVec4"),
+
+    "glam::Quat": lambda value: parse_vec4(value, float, "Quat"),
+
+    'alloc::string::String': lambda value: str(value.replace('"', "")),
+    'bevy_render::color::Color': lambda value: parse_color(value, float, "Rgba"),
+    'bevy_ecs::Entity': lambda value: int(value),
+}
+
+def is_def_value_type(definition, registry):
+    if definition == None:
+        return True
+    value_types_defaults = registry.value_types_defaults
+    type_name = definition["title"]
+    is_value_type = type_name in value_types_defaults
+    return is_value_type
+
+#converts the value of a single custom property into a value (values) of a property group 
+def property_group_value_from_custom_property_value(property_group, definition, registry, value, nesting = []):
+    value_types_defaults = registry.value_types_defaults
+
+    type_info = definition["typeInfo"] if "typeInfo" in definition else None
+    type_def = definition["type"] if "type" in definition else None
+    properties = definition["properties"] if "properties" in definition else {}
+    prefixItems = definition["prefixItems"] if "prefixItems" in definition else []
+    has_properties = len(properties.keys()) > 0
+    has_prefixItems = len(prefixItems) > 0
+    is_enum = type_info == "Enum"
+    is_list = type_info == "List"
+    type_name = definition["title"]
+
+    #is_value_type = type_def in value_types_defaults or type_name in value_types_defaults
+    is_value_type = type_name in value_types_defaults
+    nesting = nesting + [definition["short_name"]]
+
+    """print(" ")
+    print("raw value", value, "nesting", nesting)
+    print("nesting", len(nesting))
+    print("definition", definition)"""
+
+    if is_value_type:
+        value = value.replace("(", "").replace(")", "")# FIXME: temporary, incoherent use of nesting levels between parse_tuplestruct_string & parse_struct_string
+        value = type_mappings[type_name](value) if type_name in type_mappings else value
+        return value
+    elif type_info == "Struct":
+        if len(property_group.field_names) != 0 :
+            custom_property_values = parse_struct_string(value, start_nesting=1 if value.startswith("(") else 0)
+            for index, field_name in enumerate(property_group.field_names):
+                item_type_name = definition["properties"][field_name]["type"]["$ref"].replace("#/$defs/", "")
+                item_definition = registry.type_infos[item_type_name] if item_type_name in registry.type_infos else None
+
+                custom_prop_value = custom_property_values[field_name]
+                #print("field name", field_name, "value", custom_prop_value)
+                propGroup_value = getattr(property_group, field_name)
+                is_property_group = isinstance(propGroup_value, PropertyGroup)
+                child_property_group = propGroup_value if is_property_group else None
+                if item_definition != None:
+                    custom_prop_value = property_group_value_from_custom_property_value(child_property_group, item_definition, registry, value=custom_prop_value, nesting=nesting)
+                else:
+                    custom_prop_value = custom_prop_value
+
+                if is_def_value_type(item_definition, registry):
+                    setattr(property_group , field_name, custom_prop_value)
+               
+
+        else:
+            pass
+            #print("struct with zero fields")
+
+    elif type_info == "Tuple": 
+        custom_property_values = parse_tuplestruct_string(value, start_nesting=1 if len(nesting) == 1 else 1)
+
+        for index, field_name in enumerate(property_group.field_names):
+            item_type_name = definition["prefixItems"][index]["type"]["$ref"].replace("#/$defs/", "")
+            item_definition = registry.type_infos[item_type_name] if item_type_name in registry.type_infos else None
+            
+            custom_property_value = custom_property_values[index]
+
+            propGroup_value = getattr(property_group, field_name)
+            is_property_group = isinstance(propGroup_value, PropertyGroup)
+            child_property_group = propGroup_value if is_property_group else None
+            if item_definition != None:
+                custom_property_value = property_group_value_from_custom_property_value(child_property_group, item_definition, registry, value=custom_property_value, nesting=nesting)
+            if is_def_value_type(item_definition, registry):
+                setattr(property_group , field_name, custom_property_value)
+
+    elif type_info == "TupleStruct":
+        custom_property_values = parse_tuplestruct_string(value, start_nesting=1 if len(nesting) == 1 else 0)
+        for index, field_name in enumerate(property_group.field_names):
+            item_type_name = definition["prefixItems"][index]["type"]["$ref"].replace("#/$defs/", "")
+            item_definition = registry.type_infos[item_type_name] if item_type_name in registry.type_infos else None
+
+            custom_prop_value = custom_property_values[index]
+
+            value = getattr(property_group, field_name)
+            is_property_group = isinstance(value, PropertyGroup)
+            child_property_group = value if is_property_group else None
+            if item_definition != None:
+                custom_prop_value = property_group_value_from_custom_property_value(child_property_group, item_definition, registry, value=custom_prop_value, nesting=nesting)
+
+            if is_def_value_type(item_definition, registry):
+                    setattr(property_group , field_name, custom_prop_value)
+
+    elif type_info == "Enum":
+        field_names = property_group.field_names
+        if type_def == "object":
+            regexp = re.search('(^[^\(]+)(\((.*)\))', value)
+            try:
+                chosen_variant_raw = regexp.group(1)
+                chosen_variant_value = regexp.group(3)
+                chosen_variant_name = "variant_" + chosen_variant_raw 
+            except:
+                chosen_variant_raw = value
+                chosen_variant_value = ""
+                chosen_variant_name = "variant_" + chosen_variant_raw 
+            selection_index = property_group.field_names.index(chosen_variant_name)
+            variant_definition = definition["oneOf"][selection_index-1]
+            # first we set WHAT variant is selected
+            setattr(property_group, field_names[0], chosen_variant_raw)
+
+            # and then we set the value of the variant
+            if "prefixItems" in variant_definition:
+                value = getattr(property_group, chosen_variant_name)
+                is_property_group = isinstance(value, PropertyGroup)
+                child_property_group = value if is_property_group else None
+                
+                chosen_variant_value = "(" +chosen_variant_value +")" # needed to handle nesting correctly
+                value = property_group_value_from_custom_property_value(child_property_group, variant_definition, registry, value=chosen_variant_value, nesting=nesting)
+                
+            elif "properties" in variant_definition:
+                value = getattr(property_group, chosen_variant_name)
+                is_property_group = isinstance(value, PropertyGroup)
+                child_property_group = value if is_property_group else None
+
+                value = property_group_value_from_custom_property_value(child_property_group, variant_definition, registry, value=chosen_variant_value, nesting=nesting)
+                
+        else:
+            chosen_variant_raw = value
+            setattr(property_group, field_names[0], chosen_variant_raw)
+
+    elif type_info == "List":
+        item_list = getattr(property_group, "list")
+        item_type_name = getattr(property_group, "type_name_short")
+        custom_property_values = parse_tuplestruct_string(value, start_nesting=2 if item_type_name.startswith("wrapper_") and value.startswith('(') else 1) # TODO : the additional check here is wrong, there is an issue somewhere in higher level stuff
+        # clear list first
+        item_list.clear()
+        #print("custom_property_values", custom_property_values, "value", value, "item_type_name", item_type_name)
+
+        for raw_value in custom_property_values:
+            new_entry = item_list.add()   
+            item_type_name = getattr(new_entry, "type_name") # we get the REAL type name
+            definition = registry.type_infos[item_type_name] if item_type_name in registry.type_infos else None
+
+            if definition != None:
+                property_group_value_from_custom_property_value(new_entry, definition, registry, value=raw_value, nesting=nesting)            
+    else:
+        try:
+            value = value.replace("(", "").replace(")", "")# FIXME: temporary, incoherent use of nesting levels between parse_tuplestruct_string & parse_struct_string
+            value = type_mappings[type_name](value) if type_name in type_mappings else value
+            return value
+        except:
+            pass

tools/bevy_components/propGroups/process_component.py

@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ def process_component(registry, definition, update, extras=None, nesting = []):
     root_component = nesting[0] if len(nesting) > 0 else component_name
     # print("DONE:",short_name,"__annotations__", __annotations__)
     # print("")
-    # property_group_name = short_name+"_ui"
     property_group_params = {
          **extras,
         '__annotations__': __annotations__,
@@ -75,8 +74,7 @@ def process_component(registry, definition, update, extras=None, nesting = []):
         -BasicTest => the registration & update callback of this one overwrites the first "basicTest"
     have not found a cleaner workaround so far
     """
-    property_group_name = str(hash(str(nesting))) + short_name+"_ui" if len(nesting) > 0 else short_name+"_ui"
-
+    property_group_name = registry.generate_propGroup_name(nesting, short_name)
     (property_group_pointer, property_group_class) = property_group_from_infos(property_group_name, property_group_params)
     # add our component propertyGroup to the registry
     registry.register_component_propertyGroup(property_group_name, property_group_pointer)

tools/bevy_components/propGroups/process_enum.py

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def process_enum(registry, definition, update, nesting):
     type_def = definition["type"] if "type" in definition else None
     values = definition["oneOf"]
 
-    nesting = nesting+ [short_name]
+    nesting = nesting + [short_name]
     __annotations__ = {}
     original_type_name = "enum"
 

tools/bevy_components/propGroups/process_list.py

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ def process_list(registry, definition, update, nesting=[]):
     
     item_definition = type_infos[ref_name]
     item_long_name = item_definition["title"]
+    item_short_name = item_definition["short_name"]
     is_item_value_type = item_long_name in value_types_defaults
 
     property_group_class = None
@@ -24,10 +25,11 @@ def process_list(registry, definition, update, nesting=[]):
     nesting = nesting+[short_name]
     item_collection = CollectionProperty(type=property_group_class)
 
+    item_short_name = item_short_name if not is_item_value_type else  "wrapper_" + item_short_name
     __annotations__ = {
         "list": item_collection,
         "list_index": IntProperty(name = "Index for list", default = 0,  update=update),
-        "type_name_short": StringProperty(default=short_name)
+        "type_name_short": StringProperty(default=item_short_name)
     }
 
     return __annotations__

tools/bevy_components/propGroups/prop_groups.py

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import bpy
-from .conversions import property_group_value_to_custom_property_value
+from .conversions_from_prop_group import property_group_value_to_custom_property_value
 from .process_component import process_component
 from .utils import update_calback_helper
 
@@ -8,21 +8,23 @@ def update_component(self, context, definition, component_name):
     registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
     current_object = bpy.context.object
     update_disabled = current_object["__disable__update"] if "__disable__update" in current_object else False
+    update_disabled = registry.disable_all_object_updates or update_disabled # global settings
     if update_disabled:
         return
     print("")
-    print("update in component", component_name, self)
+    print("update in component", component_name, self, "current_object", current_object.name)
     components_in_object = current_object.components_meta.components
     component_meta =  next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == component_name, components_in_object), None)
     if component_meta != None:
-        self = getattr(component_meta, component_name+"_ui")
+        property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(component_name)
+        self = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name)
         # we use our helper to set the values
         context.object[component_name] = property_group_value_to_custom_property_value(self, definition, registry, None)
 
 
 def generate_propertyGroups_for_components():
     registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
-    if registry.type_infos == None:
+    if not registry.has_type_infos():
         registry.load_type_infos()
 
     type_infos = registry.type_infos
@@ -33,6 +35,6 @@ def generate_propertyGroups_for_components():
         is_component = definition['isComponent'] if "isComponent" in definition else False
         root_property_name = short_name if is_component else None
         process_component(registry, definition, update_calback_helper(definition, update_component, root_property_name), None, [])
-
+        
     # if we had to add any wrapper types on the fly, process them now
     registry.process_custom_types()

tools/bevy_components/pytest.ini

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[pytest]
+testpaths =
+    tests

tools/bevy_components/registry/operators.py

@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ from bpy.props import (StringProperty)
 from bpy_extras.io_utils import ImportHelper
 
 from ..helpers import upsert_settings
-from ..components.metadata import apply_propertyGroup_values_to_object_customProperties, ensure_metadata_for_all_objects
-from ..components.operators import GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator
+from ..components.metadata import apply_customProperty_values_to_object_propertyGroups, apply_propertyGroup_values_to_object_customProperties, ensure_metadata_for_all_objects
 from ..propGroups.prop_groups import generate_propertyGroups_for_components
 
 class ReloadRegistryOperator(Operator):
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ class ReloadRegistryOperator(Operator):
     component_type: StringProperty(
         name="component_type",
         description="component type to add",
-    )
+    ) # type: ignore
 
     def execute(self, context):
         print("reload registry")
@@ -28,7 +27,12 @@ class ReloadRegistryOperator(Operator):
         print("")
         print("")
         ensure_metadata_for_all_objects()
-        #add_metadata_to_components_without_metadata(context.object)
+
+        # now force refresh the ui
+        for area in context.screen.areas: 
+            for region in area.regions:
+                if region.type == "UI":
+                    region.tag_redraw()
 
         return {'FINISHED'}
     
@@ -47,7 +51,7 @@ class COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL(Operator):
         return {'FINISHED'}
     
 class COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT(Operator):
-    """Apply registry to CURRENT object: update the custom property values of all objects based on their definition, if any"""
+    """Apply registry to CURRENT object: update the custom property values of current object based on their definition, if any"""
     bl_idname = "object.refresh_custom_properties_current"
     bl_label = "Apply Registry to current object"
     bl_options = {"UNDO"}
@@ -57,6 +61,53 @@ class COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT(Operator):
         object = context.object
         apply_propertyGroup_values_to_object_customProperties(object)
         return {'FINISHED'}
+    
+
+class COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_PROPGROUPS_FROM_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT(Operator):
+    """Update UI values from custom properties to CURRENT object"""
+    bl_idname = "object.refresh_ui_from_custom_properties_current"
+    bl_label = "Apply custom_properties to current object"
+    bl_options = {"UNDO"}
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        print("apply custom properties to current object")
+        object = context.object
+        error = False
+        try:
+            apply_customProperty_values_to_object_propertyGroups(object)
+        except Exception as error:
+            del object["__disable__update"] # make sure custom properties are updateable afterwards, even in the case of failure
+            error = True
+            self.report({'ERROR'}, "Failed to update propertyGroup values from custom property: Error:" + str(error))
+        if not error:
+            self.report({'INFO'}, "Sucessfully generated UI values for custom properties for selected object")
+
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+    
+class COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_PROPGROUPS_FROM_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL(Operator):
+    """Update UI values from custom properties to ALL object"""
+    bl_idname = "object.refresh_ui_from_custom_properties_all"
+    bl_label = "Apply custom_properties to all objects"
+    bl_options = {"UNDO"}
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        print("apply custom properties to all object")
+        bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry.disable_all_object_updates = True
+        errors = []
+        for object in bpy.data.objects:
+            try:
+                apply_customProperty_values_to_object_propertyGroups(object)
+            except Exception as error:
+                del object["__disable__update"] # make sure custom properties are updateable afterwards, even in the case of failure
+                errors.append( "object: '" + object.name + "', error: " + str(error))
+        if len(errors) > 0:
+            self.report({'ERROR'}, "Failed to update propertyGroup values from custom property: Errors:" + str(errors))
+        else: 
+            self.report({'INFO'}, "Sucessfully generated UI values for custom properties for all objects")
+        bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry.disable_all_object_updates = False
+
+
+        return {'FINISHED'}
 
 class OT_OpenFilebrowser(Operator, ImportHelper):
     """Browse for registry json file"""
@@ -66,7 +117,7 @@ class OT_OpenFilebrowser(Operator, ImportHelper):
     filter_glob: StringProperty( 
         default='*.json', 
         options={'HIDDEN'} 
-    )
+    ) # type: ignore
     def execute(self, context): 
         """Do something with the selected file(s)."""
         #filename, extension = os.path.splitext(self.filepath) 

tools/bevy_components/registry/registry.py

@@ -1,16 +1,58 @@
 import bpy
 import json
 import os
+import uuid
 from pathlib import Path
 from bpy_types import (PropertyGroup)
 from bpy.props import (StringProperty, BoolProperty, FloatProperty, FloatVectorProperty, IntProperty, IntVectorProperty, EnumProperty, PointerProperty, CollectionProperty)
-from ..components.metadata import ComponentInfos
+
+from ..helpers import load_settings
+from ..propGroups.prop_groups import generate_propertyGroups_for_components
+from ..components.metadata import ComponentMetadata, ensure_metadata_for_all_objects
 
 # helper class to store missing bevy types information
 class MissingBevyType(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
     type_name: bpy.props.StringProperty(
         name="type",
-    )
+    ) # type: ignore
+
+# helper function to deal with timer
+def toggle_watcher(self, context):
+    print("toggling watcher", self.watcher_enabled, watch_schema, self, bpy.app.timers)
+    if not self.watcher_enabled:
+        try:
+            bpy.app.timers.unregister(watch_schema)
+        except Exception as error:
+            print("failed to unregister", error)
+            pass
+    else:
+        self.watcher_active = True
+        bpy.app.timers.register(watch_schema)
+
+def watch_schema():
+    self = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
+    print("watching schema file for changes")
+    try:
+        stamp = os.stat(self.schemaFullPath).st_mtime
+        stamp = str(stamp)
+        if stamp != self.schemaTimeStamp and self.schemaTimeStamp != "":
+            print("FILE CHANGED !!", stamp,  self.schemaTimeStamp)
+            # see here for better ways : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11114492/check-if-a-file-is-not-open-nor-being-used-by-another-process
+            """try:
+                os.rename(path, path)
+                #return False
+            except OSError:    # file is in use
+                print("in use")
+                #return True"""
+            #bpy.ops.object.reload_registry()
+            # we need to add an additional delay as the file might not have loaded yet
+            bpy.app.timers.register(lambda: bpy.ops.object.reload_registry(), first_interval=1)
+
+        self.schemaTimeStamp = stamp
+    except Exception as error:
+        pass
+    return self.watcher_poll_frequency if self.watcher_enabled else None
+
 
 # this is where we store the information for all available components
 class ComponentsRegistry(PropertyGroup):
@@ -21,20 +63,45 @@ class ComponentsRegistry(PropertyGroup):
         name="schema path",
         description="path to the registry schema file",
         default="registry.json"
-    )
+    )# type: ignore
+    schemaFullPath : bpy.props.StringProperty(
+        name="schema full path",
+        description="path to the registry schema file",
+    )# type: ignore
   
     registry: bpy.props. StringProperty(
         name="registry",
         description="component registry"
-    )
+    )# type: ignore
 
     missing_type_infos: StringProperty(
         name="missing type infos",
         description="unregistered/missing type infos"
-    )
+    )# type: ignore
 
-    missing_types_list: CollectionProperty(name="missing types list", type=MissingBevyType)
-    missing_types_list_index: IntProperty(name = "Index for missing types list", default = 0)
+    disable_all_object_updates: BoolProperty(name="disable_object_updates", default=False) # type: ignore
+
+    ## file watcher
+    watcher_enabled: BoolProperty(name="Watcher_enabled", default=True, update=toggle_watcher)# type: ignore
+    watcher_active: BoolProperty(name = "Flag for watcher status", default = False)# type: ignore
+
+    watcher_poll_frequency: IntProperty(
+        name="watcher poll frequency",
+        description="frequency (s) at wich to poll for changes to the registry file",
+        min=1,
+        max=10,
+        default=1
+    )# type: ignore
+
+    schemaTimeStamp: StringProperty(
+        name="last timestamp of schema file",
+        description="",
+        default=""
+    )# type: ignore
+
+
+    missing_types_list: CollectionProperty(name="missing types list", type=MissingBevyType)# type: ignore
+    missing_types_list_index: IntProperty(name = "Index for missing types list", default = 0)# type: ignore
 
     blender_property_mapping = {
         "bool": dict(type=BoolProperty, presets=dict()),
@@ -52,6 +119,7 @@ class ComponentsRegistry(PropertyGroup):
         "i32":dict(type=IntProperty, presets=dict()),
         "i64":dict(type=IntProperty, presets=dict()),
         "i128":dict(type=IntProperty, presets=dict()),
+        "isize": dict(type=IntProperty, presets=dict()),
 
         "f32": dict(type=FloatProperty, presets=dict()),
         "f64": dict(type=FloatProperty, presets=dict()),
@@ -77,9 +145,14 @@ class ComponentsRegistry(PropertyGroup):
         "char": dict(type=StringProperty, presets=dict()),
         "str":  dict(type=StringProperty, presets=dict()),
         "alloc::string::String":  dict(type=StringProperty, presets=dict()),
+        "alloc::borrow::Cow<str>": dict(type=StringProperty, presets=dict()),
+
+
         "enum":  dict(type=EnumProperty, presets=dict()), 
 
-        #"alloc::vec::Vec<alloc::string::String>": dict(type=CollectionProperty, presets=dict(type=PointerProperty(StringProperty))), #FIXME: we need more generic stuff
+        'bevy_ecs::Entity': {"type": IntProperty, "presets": {"min":0} },
+        'bevy_utils::Uuid':  dict(type=StringProperty, presets=dict()),
+
     }
 
 
@@ -98,12 +171,14 @@ class ComponentsRegistry(PropertyGroup):
         "u32":0,
         "u64":0,
         "u128":0,
+        "usize":0,
 
         "i8": 0,
         "i16":0,
         "i32":0,
         "i64":0,
         "i128":0,
+        "isize":0,
 
         "f32": 0.0,
         "f64":0.0,
@@ -111,6 +186,7 @@ class ComponentsRegistry(PropertyGroup):
         "char": " ",
         "str": " ",
         "alloc::string::String": " ",
+        "alloc::borrow::Cow<str>":  " ",
 
         "glam::Vec2": [0.0, 0.0],
         "glam::DVec2":  [0.0, 0.0],
@@ -127,40 +203,66 @@ class ComponentsRegistry(PropertyGroup):
         "glam::Quat":  [0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0], 
 
         "bevy_render::color::Color": [1.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0],
+
+        'bevy_ecs::Entity': 0,#4294967295, # this is the same as Bevy's Entity::Placeholder, too big for Blender..sigh
+        'bevy_utils::Uuid': '"'+str(uuid.uuid4())+'"'
+
     }
 
-    type_infos = None
+    type_infos = {}
     type_infos_missing = []
     component_propertyGroups = {}
     short_names_to_long_names = {}
-
+    custom_types_to_add = {}
+    invalid_components = []
 
     @classmethod
     def register(cls):
         bpy.types.WindowManager.components_registry = PointerProperty(type=ComponentsRegistry)
+        bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry.watcher_active = False
 
     @classmethod
     def unregister(cls):
+        bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry.watcher_active = False
+
         for propgroup_name in cls.component_propertyGroups.keys():
             try:
-                delattr(ComponentInfos, propgroup_name)
-                print("unregistered propertyGroup", propgroup_name)
+                delattr(ComponentMetadata, propgroup_name)
+                #print("unregistered propertyGroup", propgroup_name)
             except Exception as error:
                 pass
-                #print("failed to remove", error, "ComponentInfos")
+                #print("failed to remove", error, "ComponentMetadata")
         
-        del bpy.types.WindowManager.components_registry
-        
-    def load_schema(self):
-        # cleanup missing types list
-        self.missing_types_list.clear()
-        self.type_infos = None
-        self.type_infos_missing.clear()
-        file_path = bpy.data.filepath
+        try:
+            bpy.app.timers.unregister(watch_schema)
+        except Exception as error:
+            print("failed to unregister", error)
+            pass
 
+        del bpy.types.WindowManager.components_registry
+
+
+    
+    
+    def load_schema(self):
+        print("load schema", self)
+        # cleanup previous data if any
+        self.propGroupIdCounter = 0
+        self.short_names_to_propgroup_names.clear()
+        self.missing_types_list.clear()
+        self.type_infos.clear()
+        self.type_infos_missing.clear()
+        self.component_propertyGroups.clear()
+        self.short_names_to_long_names.clear()
+        self.custom_types_to_add.clear()
+        self.invalid_components.clear()
+
+        # now prepare paths to load data
+        file_path = bpy.data.filepath
         # Get the folder
         folder_path = os.path.dirname(file_path)
         path =  os.path.join(folder_path, self.schemaPath)
+        self.schemaFullPath = path
 
         f = Path(bpy.path.abspath(path)) # make a path object of abs path
         with open(path) as f: 
@@ -168,9 +270,32 @@ class ComponentsRegistry(PropertyGroup):
             defs = data["$defs"]
             self.registry = json.dumps(defs) # FIXME:meh ?
 
+        # start timer
+        if not self.watcher_active and self.watcher_enabled:
+            self.watcher_active = True
+            print("registering function", watch_schema)
+            bpy.app.timers.register(watch_schema)
+
+
     # we load the json once, so we do not need to do it over & over again
     def load_type_infos(self):
+        print("load type infos")
         ComponentsRegistry.type_infos = json.loads(self.registry)
+    
+    def has_type_infos(self):
+        return len(self.type_infos.keys()) != 0
+
+    def load_settings(self):
+        print("loading settings")
+        settings = load_settings(self.settings_save_path)
+
+        if settings!= None:
+            print("settings", settings)
+            self.schemaPath = settings["schemaPath"]
+            self.load_schema()
+            generate_propertyGroups_for_components()
+            ensure_metadata_for_all_objects()
+
 
     # we keep a list of component propertyGroup around 
     def register_component_propertyGroup(self, name, propertyGroup):
@@ -188,7 +313,6 @@ class ComponentsRegistry(PropertyGroup):
             item = self.missing_types_list.add()
             item.type_name = type_name
 
-    custom_types_to_add = {}
     def add_custom_type(self, type_name, type_definition):
         self.custom_types_to_add[type_name] = type_definition
 
@@ -197,9 +321,41 @@ class ComponentsRegistry(PropertyGroup):
             self.type_infos[type_name] = self.custom_types_to_add[type_name]
         self.custom_types_to_add.clear()
 
-    invalid_components = []
     def add_invalid_component(self, component_name):
         self.invalid_components.append(component_name)
+
+
+    ###########
+        
+    propGroupIdCounter: IntProperty(
+        name="propGroupIdCounter",
+        description="",
+        min=0,
+        max=1000000000,
+        default=0
+    ) # type: ignore
+    
+    short_names_to_propgroup_names = {}
+
+    # generate propGroup name from nesting level & shortName: each shortName + nesting is unique
+    def generate_propGroup_name(self, nesting, shortName):
+        #print("gen propGroup name for", shortName, nesting)
+        #if shortName in self.short_names_to_propgroup_names and len(nesting) == 0:
+        #    return self.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(shortName)
+        
+        self.propGroupIdCounter += 1
+
+        propGroupIndex = str(self.propGroupIdCounter)
+        propGroupName = propGroupIndex + "_ui"
+        key = str(nesting) + shortName if len(nesting) > 0 else shortName
+        self.short_names_to_propgroup_names[key] = propGroupName
+        return propGroupName
+
+    def get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(self, shortName):
+        
+        return self.short_names_to_propgroup_names.get(shortName, None)
+
+
 """
     object[component_definition.name] = 0.5
     property_manager = object.id_properties_ui(component_definition.name)

tools/bevy_components/registry/ui.py

@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import bpy
 from bpy_types import (UIList)
-from .operators import(OT_OpenFilebrowser, ReloadRegistryOperator, COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL, COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT)
+from .operators import(
+    COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_PROPGROUPS_FROM_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL, 
+    COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_PROPGROUPS_FROM_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT, 
+    OT_OpenFilebrowser, ReloadRegistryOperator, 
+    COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL, 
+    COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT)
 
 class BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_Configuration(bpy.types.Panel):
     bl_idname = "BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_Configuration"
@@ -16,6 +21,7 @@ class BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_Configuration(bpy.types.Panel):
     def draw(self, context):
         layout = self.layout
         registry = context.window_manager.components_registry 
+        registry_has_type_infos = registry.has_type_infos()
         selected_object = context.selected_objects[0] if len(context.selected_objects) > 0 else None
 
         row = layout.row()
@@ -28,6 +34,12 @@ class BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_Configuration(bpy.types.Panel):
         layout.separator()
         layout.operator(ReloadRegistryOperator.bl_idname, text="reload registry" , icon="FILE_REFRESH")
 
+        layout.separator()
+        row = layout.row()
+        
+        row.prop(registry, "watcher_enabled", text="enable registry file polling")
+        row.prop(registry, "watcher_poll_frequency", text="registry file poll frequency (s)")
+
         layout.separator()
         layout.separator()
 
@@ -36,13 +48,26 @@ class BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_Configuration(bpy.types.Panel):
         row.alert = True
 
         row = layout.row()
-        row.operator(COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT.bl_idname, text="update custom properties of current object" , icon="FILE_REFRESH")
-        row.enabled = registry.type_infos != None and selected_object is not None
+        row.operator(COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT.bl_idname, text="update custom properties of current object" , icon="LOOP_FORWARDS")
+        row.enabled = registry_has_type_infos and selected_object is not None
 
         layout.separator()
         row = layout.row()
-        row.operator(COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL.bl_idname, text="update custom properties of ALL objects" , icon="FILE_REFRESH")
-        row.enabled = registry.type_infos != None
+        row.operator(COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL.bl_idname, text="update custom properties of ALL objects" , icon="LOOP_FORWARDS")
+        row.enabled = registry_has_type_infos
+
+        row = layout.row()
+        row.label(text="WARNING ! The following operations will try to overwrite your existing ui values if they have matching types on the bevy side !")
+        row.alert = True
+
+        row = layout.row()
+        row.operator(COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_PROPGROUPS_FROM_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT.bl_idname, text="update UI FROM custom properties of current object" , icon="LOOP_BACK")
+        row.enabled = registry_has_type_infos and selected_object is not None
+
+        layout.separator()
+        row = layout.row()
+        row.operator(COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_PROPGROUPS_FROM_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL.bl_idname, text="update UI FROM custom properties of ALL objects" , icon="LOOP_BACK")
+        row.enabled = registry_has_type_infos
 
 
 class BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_MissingTypesPanel(bpy.types.Panel):

tools/bevy_components/tests/component_values_shuffler.py

@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+
+import random
+import string
+import uuid
+from bpy_types import PropertyGroup
+
+def random_bool():
+    return bool(random.getrandbits(1))
+
+def rand_int():
+    return random.randint(0, 100)
+
+def rand_float():
+    return random.random()
+
+def random_word(length):
+   letters = string.ascii_lowercase
+   return ''.join(random.choice(letters) for i in range(length))
+
+def random_vec(length, type,):
+    value = []
+    for i in range(0, length):
+        if type == 'float':
+            value.append(rand_float())
+        if type == 'int':
+            value.append(rand_int())
+    return value
+
+type_mappings = {
+    "bool": random_bool,
+
+    "u8": rand_int,
+    "u16": rand_int,
+    "u32": rand_int,
+    "u64": rand_int,
+    "u128": rand_int,
+    "u64": rand_int,
+    "usize": rand_int,
+
+    "i8": rand_int,
+    "i16": rand_int,
+    "i32": rand_int,
+    "i64": rand_int,
+    "i128": rand_int,
+    "isize": rand_int,
+
+    'f32': rand_float,
+    'f64': rand_float,
+
+    "glam::Vec2": lambda : random_vec(2, 'float'),
+    "glam::DVec2": lambda : random_vec(2, 'float'),
+    "glam::UVec2": lambda : random_vec(2, 'int'),
+
+    'glam::Vec3': lambda : random_vec(3, 'float'),
+    "glam::Vec3A": lambda : random_vec(3, 'float'),
+    "glam::UVec3": lambda : random_vec(3, 'int'),
+
+    "glam::Vec4": lambda : random_vec(4, 'float'),
+    "glam::DVec4": lambda : random_vec(4, 'float'),
+    "glam::UVec4": lambda : random_vec(4, 'int'),
+
+    "glam::Quat": lambda : random_vec(4, 'float'),
+
+    'bevy_render::color::Color': lambda : random_vec(4, 'float'),
+    'alloc::string::String': lambda : random_word(8),
+    'alloc::borrow::Cow<str>': lambda : random_word(8),
+
+    'bevy_ecs::Entity': lambda: 0, #4294967295, #
+    'bevy_utils::Uuid': lambda: '"'+str( uuid.UUID("73b3b118-7d01-4778-8bcc-4e79055f5d22") )+'"'
+}
+#    
+    
+def is_def_value_type(definition, registry):
+    if definition == None:
+        return True
+    value_types_defaults = registry.value_types_defaults
+    type_name = definition["title"]
+    is_value_type = type_name in value_types_defaults
+    return is_value_type
+
+# see https://docs.python.org/3/library/random.html
+def component_values_shuffler(seed=1, property_group=None, definition=None, registry=None, parent=None):
+    if parent == None:
+        random.seed(seed)
+
+    value_types_defaults = registry.value_types_defaults
+    component_name = definition["short_name"]
+    type_info = definition["typeInfo"] if "typeInfo" in definition else None
+    type_def = definition["type"] if "type" in definition else None
+    properties = definition["properties"] if "properties" in definition else {}
+    prefixItems = definition["prefixItems"] if "prefixItems" in definition else []
+    has_properties = len(properties.keys()) > 0
+    has_prefixItems = len(prefixItems) > 0
+    is_enum = type_info == "Enum"
+    is_list = type_info == "List"
+    type_name = definition["title"]
+
+    #is_value_type = type_def in value_types_defaults or type_name in value_types_defaults
+    is_value_type = type_name in value_types_defaults
+
+    if is_value_type:
+        fieldValue = type_mappings[type_name]() 
+        return fieldValue 
+
+    elif type_info == "Struct":
+        for index, field_name in enumerate(property_group.field_names):
+            item_type_name = definition["properties"][field_name]["type"]["$ref"].replace("#/$defs/", "")
+            item_definition = registry.type_infos[item_type_name] if item_type_name in registry.type_infos else None
+
+            value = getattr(property_group, field_name)
+            is_property_group = isinstance(value, PropertyGroup)
+            child_property_group = value if is_property_group else None
+            if item_definition != None:
+                value = component_values_shuffler(seed, child_property_group, item_definition, registry, parent=component_name)
+            else:
+                value = '""'
+            is_item_value_type = is_def_value_type(item_definition, registry)
+            if is_item_value_type:
+                #print("setting attr", field_name , "for", component_name, "to", value, "value type", is_item_value_type)
+                setattr(property_group , field_name, value)
+
+    elif type_info == "Tuple": 
+        #print("tup")
+
+        for index, field_name in enumerate(property_group.field_names):
+            item_type_name = definition["prefixItems"][index]["type"]["$ref"].replace("#/$defs/", "")
+            item_definition = registry.type_infos[item_type_name] if item_type_name in registry.type_infos else None
+
+            value = getattr(property_group, field_name)
+            is_property_group = isinstance(value, PropertyGroup)
+            child_property_group = value if is_property_group else None
+            if item_definition != None:
+                value = component_values_shuffler(seed, child_property_group, item_definition, registry, parent=component_name)
+            else:
+                value = '""'
+
+            is_item_value_type = is_def_value_type(item_definition, registry)
+            if is_item_value_type:
+                #print("setting attr", field_name , "for", component_name, "to", value, "value type", is_item_value_type)
+                setattr(property_group , field_name, value)
+
+    elif type_info == "TupleStruct":
+        #print("tupstruct")
+        for index, field_name in enumerate(property_group.field_names):
+            item_type_name = definition["prefixItems"][index]["type"]["$ref"].replace("#/$defs/", "")
+            item_definition = registry.type_infos[item_type_name] if item_type_name in registry.type_infos else None
+
+            value = getattr(property_group, field_name)
+            is_property_group = isinstance(value, PropertyGroup)
+            child_property_group = value if is_property_group else None
+            if item_definition != None:
+                value = component_values_shuffler(seed, child_property_group, item_definition, registry, parent=component_name)
+            else:
+                value = '""'
+
+            is_item_value_type = is_def_value_type(item_definition, registry)
+            if is_item_value_type:
+                setattr(property_group , field_name, value)
+        
+    elif type_info == "Enum":
+        available_variants = definition["oneOf"] if type_def != "object" else list(map(lambda x: x["title"], definition["oneOf"]))
+        selected = random.choice(available_variants) 
+
+        # set selected variant
+        setattr(property_group , component_name, selected)
+
+        if type_def == "object":
+            selection_index = property_group.field_names.index("variant_"+selected)
+            variant_name = property_group.field_names[selection_index]
+            variant_definition = definition["oneOf"][selection_index-1]
+            if "prefixItems" in variant_definition:
+                value = getattr(property_group, variant_name)
+                is_property_group = isinstance(value, PropertyGroup)
+                child_property_group = value if is_property_group else None
+                
+                value = component_values_shuffler(seed, child_property_group, variant_definition, registry, parent=component_name)
+                value = selected + str(value,) 
+            elif "properties" in variant_definition:
+                value = getattr(property_group, variant_name)
+                is_property_group = isinstance(value, PropertyGroup)
+                child_property_group = value if is_property_group else None
+
+                value = component_values_shuffler(seed, child_property_group, variant_definition, registry, parent=component_name)
+                value = selected + str(value,)
+            else:
+                value = selected # here the value of the enum is just the name of the variant
+        else: 
+            value = selected
+
+        
+
+    elif type_info == "List":
+        item_list = getattr(property_group, "list")
+        item_list.clear()
+
+        item_type_name = getattr(property_group, "type_name_short")
+        number_of_list_items_to_add =  random.randint(1, 2)
+
+        for i in range(0, number_of_list_items_to_add):
+            new_entry = item_list.add()   
+            item_type_name = getattr(new_entry, "type_name") # we get the REAL type name
+            definition = registry.type_infos[item_type_name] if item_type_name in registry.type_infos else None
+
+            if definition != None:
+                component_values_shuffler(seed, new_entry, definition, registry, parent=component_name)
+            else:
+                pass
+    else:
+        print("something else")
+        fieldValue = type_mappings[type_name]() 
+        return fieldValue 
+
+    #return value
+    
+   
+                        

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+
+
+expected_custom_property_values = {'AComponentWithAnExtremlyExageratedOrMaybeNotButCouldBeNameOrWut': '',
+ 'Aabb': '(center: Vec3A(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0), half_extents: Vec3A(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0))',
+ 'AdditionalMassProperties': 'Mass(0.0)',
+ 'AmbientLightSettings': '(brightness: 0.0, color: Rgba(red:1.0, green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0))',
+ 'AnimationPlayer': '(animation: "", paused: true)',
+ 'Animations': '(named_animations: "")',
+ 'AutoAABBCollider': 'Cuboid',
+ 'BackgroundColor': '(Rgba(red:1.0, green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0))',
+ 'BasicTest': '(a: 0.0, b: 0, c: " ")',
+ 'BloomSettings': '(composite_mode: EnergyConserving, high_pass_frequency: 0.0, intensity: 0.0, low_frequency_boost: '
+                  '0.0, low_frequency_boost_curvature: 0.0, prefilter_settings: (threshold: 0.0, threshold_softness: '
+                  '0.0))',
+ 'BlueprintName': '(" ")',
+ 'BorderColor': '(Rgba(red:1.0, green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0))',
+ 'Button': '',
+ 'CalculatedClip': '(clip: (max: Vec2(x:0.0, y:0.0), min: Vec2(x:0.0, y:0.0)))',
+ 'Camera': '(hdr: true, is_active: true, msaa_writeback: true, order: 0, viewport: None)',
+ 'Camera2d': '(clear_color: Default)',
+ 'Camera3d': '(clear_color: Default, depth_load_op: Clear(0.0), depth_texture_usages: "", '
+             'screen_space_specular_transmission_quality: "", screen_space_specular_transmission_steps: 0)',
+ 'CameraRenderGraph': '( )',
+ 'CameraTrackable': '',
+ 'CameraTracking': '(offset: Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0))',
+ 'CameraTrackingOffset': '(Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0))',
+ 'CascadeShadowConfig': '(bounds: [], minimum_distance: 0.0, overlap_proportion: 0.0)',
+ 'Cascades': '(cascades: "")',
+ 'CascadesFrusta': '',
+ 'CascadesVisibleEntities': '',
+ 'Ccd': '(enabled: true)',
+ 'Children': '([])',
+ 'ClusterConfig': 'None',
+ 'Collider': 'Ball(0.0)',
+ 'CollidingEntities': '("")',
+ 'CollisionGroups': '(filters: (0), memberships: (0))',
+ 'ColorGrading': '(exposure: 0.0, gamma: 0.0, post_saturation: 0.0, pre_saturation: 0.0)',
+ 'ContactForceEventThreshold': '(0.0)',
+ 'ContentSize': '',
+ 'ContrastAdaptiveSharpeningSettings': '(denoise: true, enabled: true, sharpening_strength: 0.0)',
+ 'CubemapFrusta': '',
+ 'CubemapVisibleEntities': '',
+ 'Damping': '(angular_damping: 0.0, linear_damping: 0.0)',
+ 'DebandDither': 'Disabled',
+ 'DirectionalLight': '(color: Rgba(red:1.0, green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0), illuminance: 0.0, shadow_depth_bias: 0.0, '
+                     'shadow_normal_bias: 0.0, shadows_enabled: true)',
+ 'Dominance': '(groups: 0)',
+ 'EnumComplex': 'Float(0.0)',
+ 'EnumTest': 'Metal',
+ 'ExternalForce': '(force: Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0), torque: Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0))',
+ 'ExternalImpulse': '(impulse: Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0), torque_impulse: Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0))',
+ 'FocusPolicy': 'Block',
+ 'FogSettings': '(color: Rgba(red:1.0, green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0), directional_light_color: Rgba(red:1.0, '
+                'green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0), directional_light_exponent: 0.0, falloff: "")',
+ 'Friction': '(coefficient: 0.0, combine_rule: "")',
+ 'Frustum': '',
+ 'Fxaa': '(edge_threshold: "", edge_threshold_min: "", enabled: true)',
+ 'GlobalTransform': '((matrix3: (x_axis: Vec3A(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0), y_axis: Vec3A(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0), z_axis: '
+                    'Vec3A(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0)), translation: Vec3A(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0)))',
+ 'GltfExtras': '(value: " ")',
+ 'GravityScale': '(0.0)',
+ 'Group': '(0)',
+ 'Handle<()>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<AnimationClip>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<AudioSource>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<ColorMaterial>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<DynamicScene>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<ExtendedMaterial<StandardMaterial, MyExtension>>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<Font>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<Gltf>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<GltfMesh>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<GltfNode>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<GltfPrimitive>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<Image>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<LineGizmo>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<LoadedFolder>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<LoadedUntypedAsset>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<Mesh>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<Pitch>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<Scene>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<Shader>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<SkinnedMeshInverseBindposes>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<StandardDynamicAssetCollection>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<StandardMaterial>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<TextureAtlas>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<WireframeMaterial>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'InheritedVisibility': '(true)',
+ 'Interaction': 'Pressed',
+ 'Label': '',
+ 'LockedAxes': '(0)',
+ 'MaterialInfo': '(name: " ", source: " ")',
+ 'Mesh2dHandle': '(Strong(""))',
+ 'MeshMorphWeights': '(weights: [])',
+ 'MorphWeights': '(first_mesh: "", weights: [])',
+ 'Name': '(hash: 0, name:  )',
+ 'NestedTupleStuff': '(0.0, 0, (basic: (a: 0.0, b: 0, c: " "), color: (Rgba(red:1.0, green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0)), '
+                     'colors_list: ([]), enable: true, enum_inner: Metal, nested: (vec: (Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0))), '
+                     'text: " ", toggle: (true)))',
+ 'NestingTestLevel2': '(basic: (a: 0.0, b: 0, c: " "), color: (Rgba(red:1.0, green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0)), '
+                      'colors_list: ([]), enable: true, enum_inner: Metal, nested: (vec: (Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0))), '
+                      'text: " ", toggle: (true))',
+ 'NestingTestLevel3': '(vec: (Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0)))',
+ 'NoFrustumCulling': '',
+ 'NoWireframe': '',
+ 'Node': '(calculated_size: Vec2(x:0.0, y:0.0), outline_offset: 0.0, outline_width: 0.0, stack_index: 0, '
+         'unrounded_size: Vec2(x:0.0, y:0.0))',
+ 'NotShadowCaster': '',
+ 'NotShadowReceiver': '',
+ 'OrthographicProjection': '(area: (max: Vec2(x:0.0, y:0.0), min: Vec2(x:0.0, y:0.0)), far: 0.0, near: 0.0, scale: '
+                           '0.0, scaling_mode: Fixed(height: 0.0, width: 0.0), viewport_origin: Vec2(x:0.0, y:0.0))',
+ 'Outline': '(color: Rgba(red:1.0, green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0), offset: Auto, width: Auto)',
+ 'Parent': '(0)',
+ 'PerspectiveProjection': '(aspect_ratio: 0.0, far: 0.0, fov: 0.0, near: 0.0)',
+ 'Pickable': '',
+ 'Player': '',
+ 'PointLight': '(color: Rgba(red:1.0, green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0), intensity: 0.0, radius: 0.0, range: 0.0, '
+               'shadow_depth_bias: 0.0, shadow_normal_bias: 0.0, shadows_enabled: true)',
+ 'PrimaryWindow': '',
+ 'Projection': 'Perspective((aspect_ratio: 0.0, far: 0.0, fov: 0.0, near: 0.0))',
+ 'RelativeCursorPosition': '(normalized: "", normalized_visible_node_rect: (max: Vec2(x:0.0, y:0.0), min: Vec2(x:0.0, '
+                           'y:0.0)))',
+ 'RenderLayers': '(0)',
+ 'Restitution': '(coefficient: 0.0, combine_rule: "")',
+ 'RigidBody': 'Dynamic',
+ 'SSAOSettings': '',
+ 'ScreenSpaceAmbientOcclusionSettings': '(quality_level: "")',
+ 'Sensor': '',
+ 'ShadowFilteringMethod': 'Hardware2x2',
+ 'ShadowmapSettings': '(size: 0)',
+ 'SkinnedMesh': '(inverse_bindposes: Strong(""), joints: [])',
+ 'Sleeping': '(angular_threshold: 0.0, linear_threshold: 0.0, sleeping: true)',
+ 'SolverGroups': '(filters: (0), memberships: (0))',
+ 'SpawnHere': '',
+ 'SpotLight': '(color: Rgba(red:1.0, green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0), inner_angle: 0.0, intensity: 0.0, outer_angle: '
+              '0.0, radius: 0.0, range: 0.0, shadow_depth_bias: 0.0, shadow_normal_bias: 0.0, shadows_enabled: true)',
+ 'Sprite': '(anchor: Center, color: Rgba(red:1.0, green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0), custom_size: "", flip_x: true, '
+           'flip_y: true, rect: "")',
+ 'Style': '(align_content: Default, align_items: Default, align_self: Auto, aspect_ratio: None, border: (bottom: Auto, '
+          'left: Auto, right: Auto, top: Auto), bottom: Auto, column_gap: Auto, direction: Inherit, display: Flex, '
+          'flex_basis: Auto, flex_direction: Row, flex_grow: 0.0, flex_shrink: 0.0, flex_wrap: NoWrap, '
+          'grid_auto_columns: "", grid_auto_flow: Row, grid_auto_rows: "", grid_column: (end: "", span: "", start: '
+          '""), grid_row: (end: "", span: "", start: ""), grid_template_columns: "", grid_template_rows: "", height: '
+          'Auto, justify_content: Default, justify_items: Default, justify_self: Auto, left: Auto, margin: (bottom: '
+          'Auto, left: Auto, right: Auto, top: Auto), max_height: Auto, max_width: Auto, min_height: Auto, min_width: '
+          'Auto, overflow: (x: Visible, y: Visible), padding: (bottom: Auto, left: Auto, right: Auto, top: Auto), '
+          'position_type: Relative, right: Auto, row_gap: Auto, top: Auto, width: Auto)',
+ 'Text': '(alignment: Left, linebreak_behavior: WordBoundary, sections: [])',
+ 'Text2dBounds': '(size: Vec2(x:0.0, y:0.0))',
+ 'TextFlags': '(needs_new_measure_func: true, needs_recompute: true)',
+ 'TextLayoutInfo': '(glyphs: "", logical_size: Vec2(x:0.0, y:0.0))',
+ 'TextureAtlasSprite': '(anchor: Center, color: Rgba(red:1.0, green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0), custom_size: "", '
+                       'flip_x: true, flip_y: true, index: 0)',
+ 'Tonemapping': 'None',
+ 'Transform': '(rotation: Quat(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0, w:0.0), scale: Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0), translation: Vec3(x:0.0, '
+              'y:0.0, z:0.0))',
+ 'TupleTest2': '(0.0, 0, " ")',
+ 'TupleTestBool': '(true)',
+ 'TupleTestColor': '(Rgba(red:1.0, green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0))',
+ 'TupleTestF32': '(0.0)',
+ 'TupleTestStr': '(" ")',
+ 'TupleTestU64': '(0)',
+ 'TupleVec': '([])',
+ 'TupleVec2': '(Vec2(x:0.0, y:0.0))',
+ 'TupleVec3': '(Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0))',
+ 'TupleVecF32F32': '([])',
+ 'UiCameraConfig': '(show_ui: true)',
+ 'UiImage': '(flip_x: true, flip_y: true, texture: Strong(""))',
+ 'UiImageSize': '(size: Vec2(x:0.0, y:0.0))',
+ 'UiTextureAtlasImage': '(flip_x: true, flip_y: true, index: 0)',
+ 'UnitTest': '',
+ 'VecOfColors': '([])',
+ 'VecOfF32s': '([])',
+ 'VecOfVec3s2': '([])',
+ 'Velocity': '(angvel: Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0), linvel: Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0))',
+ 'ViewVisibility': '(true)',
+ 'Visibility': 'Inherited',
+ 'VisibleEntities': '',
+ 'Window': '(canvas: None, composite_alpha_mode: Auto, cursor: (grab_mode: None, hit_test: true, icon: Default, '
+           'visible: true), decorations: true, enabled_buttons: (close: true, maximize: true, minimize: true), '
+           'fit_canvas_to_parent: true, focused: true, ime_enabled: true, ime_position: Vec2(x:0.0, y:0.0), internal: '
+           '(maximize_request: None, minimize_request: None, physical_cursor_position: None), mode: Windowed, '
+           'position: Automatic, present_mode: AutoVsync, prevent_default_event_handling: true, resizable: true, '
+           'resize_constraints: (max_height: 0.0, max_width: 0.0, min_height: 0.0, min_width: 0.0), resolution: '
+           '(physical_height: 0, physical_width: 0, scale_factor: 0.0, scale_factor_override: None), title: " ", '
+           'transparent: true, visible: true, window_level: AlwaysOnBottom, window_theme: "")',
+ 'Wireframe': '',
+ 'ZIndex': 'Local(0)'}
+
+
+
+expected_custom_property_values_randomized = {'AComponentWithAnExtremlyExageratedOrMaybeNotButCouldBeNameOrWut': '',
+ 'Aabb': '(center: Vec3A(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125, z:0.5780913233757019), half_extents: '
+         'Vec3A(x:0.20609822869300842, y:0.8133212327957153, z:0.8235888481140137))',
+ 'AdditionalMassProperties': 'Mass(0.42888906598091125)',
+ 'AmbientLightSettings': '(brightness: 0.5714026093482971, color: Rgba(red:0.42888906598091125, '
+                         'green:0.5780913233757019, blue:0.20609822869300842, alpha:0.8133212327957153))',
+ 'AnimationPlayer': '(animation: "", paused: true)',
+ 'Animations': '(named_animations: "")',
+ 'AutoAABBCollider': 'Capsule',
+ 'BackgroundColor': '(Rgba(red:0.5714026093482971, green:0.42888906598091125, blue:0.5780913233757019, '
+                    'alpha:0.20609822869300842))',
+ 'BasicTest': '(a: 0.5714026093482971, b: 54, c: "psagopiu")',
+ 'BloomSettings': '(composite_mode: EnergyConserving, high_pass_frequency: 0.42888906598091125, intensity: '
+                  '0.5780913233757019, low_frequency_boost: 0.20609822869300842, low_frequency_boost_curvature: '
+                  '0.8133212327957153, prefilter_settings: (threshold: 0.8235888481140137, threshold_softness: '
+                  '0.6534725427627563))',
+ 'BlueprintName': '("sbnpsago")',
+ 'BorderColor': '(Rgba(red:0.5714026093482971, green:0.42888906598091125, blue:0.5780913233757019, '
+                'alpha:0.20609822869300842))',
+ 'Button': '',
+ 'CalculatedClip': '(clip: (max: Vec2(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125), min: Vec2(x:0.5780913233757019, '
+                   'y:0.20609822869300842)))',
+ 'Camera': '(hdr: true, is_active: false, msaa_writeback: false, order: 61, viewport: None)',
+ 'Camera2d': '(clear_color: None)',
+ 'Camera3d': '(clear_color: None, depth_load_op: Clear(0.42888906598091125), depth_texture_usages: "", '
+             'screen_space_specular_transmission_quality: "", screen_space_specular_transmission_steps: 73)',
+ 'CameraRenderGraph': '(sbnpsago)',
+ 'CameraTrackable': '',
+ 'CameraTracking': '(offset: Vec3(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125, z:0.5780913233757019))',
+ 'CameraTrackingOffset': '(Vec3(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125, z:0.5780913233757019))',
+ 'CascadeShadowConfig': '(bounds: [0.42888906598091125], minimum_distance: 0.5780913233757019, overlap_proportion: '
+                        '0.20609822869300842)',
+ 'Cascades': '(cascades: "")',
+ 'CascadesFrusta': '',
+ 'CascadesVisibleEntities': '',
+ 'Ccd': '(enabled: true)',
+ 'Children': '([0])',
+ 'ClusterConfig': 'None',
+ 'Collider': 'Ball(0.42888906598091125)',
+ 'CollidingEntities': '("")',
+ 'CollisionGroups': '(filters: (73), memberships: (4))',
+ 'ColorGrading': '(exposure: 0.5714026093482971, gamma: 0.42888906598091125, post_saturation: 0.5780913233757019, '
+                 'pre_saturation: 0.20609822869300842)',
+ 'ContactForceEventThreshold': '(0.5714026093482971)',
+ 'ContentSize': '',
+ 'ContrastAdaptiveSharpeningSettings': '(denoise: true, enabled: false, sharpening_strength: 0.42888906598091125)',
+ 'CubemapFrusta': '',
+ 'CubemapVisibleEntities': '',
+ 'Damping': '(angular_damping: 0.5714026093482971, linear_damping: 0.42888906598091125)',
+ 'DebandDither': 'Disabled',
+ 'DirectionalLight': '(color: Rgba(red:0.5714026093482971, green:0.42888906598091125, blue:0.5780913233757019, '
+                     'alpha:0.20609822869300842), illuminance: 0.8133212327957153, shadow_depth_bias: '
+                     '0.8235888481140137, shadow_normal_bias: 0.6534725427627563, shadows_enabled: false)',
+ 'Dominance': '(groups: 73)',
+ 'EnumComplex': 'StructLike(a: 0.03258506581187248, b: 61, c: "sagopiuz")',
+ 'EnumTest': 'Squishy',
+ 'ExternalForce': '(force: Vec3(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125, z:0.5780913233757019), torque: '
+                  'Vec3(x:0.20609822869300842, y:0.8133212327957153, z:0.8235888481140137))',
+ 'ExternalImpulse': '(impulse: Vec3(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125, z:0.5780913233757019), '
+                    'torque_impulse: Vec3(x:0.20609822869300842, y:0.8133212327957153, z:0.8235888481140137))',
+ 'FocusPolicy': 'Block',
+ 'FogSettings': '(color: Rgba(red:0.5714026093482971, green:0.42888906598091125, blue:0.5780913233757019, '
+                'alpha:0.20609822869300842), directional_light_color: Rgba(red:0.8133212327957153, '
+                'green:0.8235888481140137, blue:0.6534725427627563, alpha:0.16022956371307373), '
+                'directional_light_exponent: 0.5206693410873413, falloff: "")',
+ 'Friction': '(coefficient: 0.5714026093482971, combine_rule: "")',
+ 'Frustum': '',
+ 'Fxaa': '(edge_threshold: "", edge_threshold_min: "", enabled: true)',
+ 'GlobalTransform': '((matrix3: (x_axis: Vec3A(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125, z:0.5780913233757019), '
+                    'y_axis: Vec3A(x:0.20609822869300842, y:0.8133212327957153, z:0.8235888481140137), z_axis: '
+                    'Vec3A(x:0.6534725427627563, y:0.16022956371307373, z:0.5206693410873413)), translation: '
+                    'Vec3A(x:0.3277728259563446, y:0.24999667704105377, z:0.952816903591156)))',
+ 'GltfExtras': '(value: "sbnpsago")',
+ 'GravityScale': '(0.5714026093482971)',
+ 'Group': '(73)',
+ 'Handle<()>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<AnimationClip>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<AudioSource>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<ColorMaterial>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<DynamicScene>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<ExtendedMaterial<StandardMaterial, MyExtension>>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<Font>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<Gltf>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<GltfMesh>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<GltfNode>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<GltfPrimitive>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<Image>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<LineGizmo>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<LoadedFolder>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<LoadedUntypedAsset>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<Mesh>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<Pitch>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<Scene>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<Shader>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<SkinnedMeshInverseBindposes>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<StandardDynamicAssetCollection>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<StandardMaterial>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<TextureAtlas>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'Handle<WireframeMaterial>': 'Strong("")',
+ 'InheritedVisibility': '(true)',
+ 'Interaction': 'None',
+ 'Label': '',
+ 'LockedAxes': '(73)',
+ 'MaterialInfo': '(name: "sbnpsago", source: "piuzfbqp")',
+ 'Mesh2dHandle': '(Strong(""))',
+ 'MeshMorphWeights': '(weights: [0.42888906598091125])',
+ 'MorphWeights': '(first_mesh: "", weights: [0.42888906598091125])',
+ 'Name': '(hash: 73, name: bnpsagop)',
+ 'NestedTupleStuff': '(0.5714026093482971, 54, (basic: (a: 0.4825616776943207, b: 1, c: "gopiuzfb"), color: '
+                     '(Rgba(red:0.5206693410873413, green:0.3277728259563446, blue:0.24999667704105377, '
+                     'alpha:0.952816903591156)), colors_list: ([Rgba(red:0.0445563830435276, green:0.8601610660552979, '
+                     'blue:0.6031906008720398, alpha:0.38160598278045654), Rgba(red:0.2836182117462158, '
+                     'green:0.6749648451805115, blue:0.456831157207489, alpha:0.6858614683151245)]), enable: true, '
+                     'enum_inner: Rock, nested: (vec: (Vec3(x:0.1329781413078308, y:0.7678378224372864, '
+                     'z:0.9824132323265076))), text: "otmbsahe", toggle: (false)))',
+ 'NestingTestLevel2': '(basic: (a: 0.5714026093482971, b: 54, c: "psagopiu"), color: (Rgba(red:0.8106188178062439, '
+                      'green:0.03440357372164726, blue:0.49008557200431824, alpha:0.07608934491872787)), colors_list: '
+                      '([Rgba(red:0.0445563830435276, green:0.8601610660552979, blue:0.6031906008720398, '
+                      'alpha:0.38160598278045654), Rgba(red:0.2836182117462158, green:0.6749648451805115, '
+                      'blue:0.456831157207489, alpha:0.6858614683151245)]), enable: true, enum_inner: Rock, nested: '
+                      '(vec: (Vec3(x:0.1329781413078308, y:0.7678378224372864, z:0.9824132323265076))), text: '
+                      '"otmbsahe", toggle: (false))',
+ 'NestingTestLevel3': '(vec: (Vec3(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125, z:0.5780913233757019)))',
+ 'NoFrustumCulling': '',
+ 'NoWireframe': '',
+ 'Node': '(calculated_size: Vec2(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125), outline_offset: 0.5780913233757019, '
+         'outline_width: 0.20609822869300842, stack_index: 62, unrounded_size: Vec2(x:0.8235888481140137, '
+         'y:0.6534725427627563))',
+ 'NotShadowCaster': '',
+ 'NotShadowReceiver': '',
+ 'OrthographicProjection': '(area: (max: Vec2(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125), min: '
+                           'Vec2(x:0.5780913233757019, y:0.20609822869300842)), far: 0.8133212327957153, near: '
+                           '0.8235888481140137, scale: 0.6534725427627563, scaling_mode: '
+                           'WindowSize(0.03440357372164726), viewport_origin: Vec2(x:0.49008557200431824, '
+                           'y:0.07608934491872787))',
+ 'Outline': '(color: Rgba(red:0.5714026093482971, green:0.42888906598091125, blue:0.5780913233757019, '
+            'alpha:0.20609822869300842), offset: VMax(0.4912964105606079), width: Percent(0.6534725427627563))',
+ 'Parent': '(0)',
+ 'PerspectiveProjection': '(aspect_ratio: 0.5714026093482971, far: 0.42888906598091125, fov: 0.5780913233757019, near: '
+                          '0.20609822869300842)',
+ 'Pickable': '',
+ 'Player': '',
+ 'PointLight': '(color: Rgba(red:0.5714026093482971, green:0.42888906598091125, blue:0.5780913233757019, '
+               'alpha:0.20609822869300842), intensity: 0.8133212327957153, radius: 0.8235888481140137, range: '
+               '0.6534725427627563, shadow_depth_bias: 0.16022956371307373, shadow_normal_bias: 0.5206693410873413, '
+               'shadows_enabled: false)',
+ 'PrimaryWindow': '',
+ 'Projection': 'Perspective((aspect_ratio: 0.42888906598091125, far: 0.5780913233757019, fov: 0.20609822869300842, '
+               'near: 0.8133212327957153))',
+ 'RelativeCursorPosition': '(normalized: "", normalized_visible_node_rect: (max: Vec2(x:0.5714026093482971, '
+                           'y:0.42888906598091125), min: Vec2(x:0.5780913233757019, y:0.20609822869300842)))',
+ 'RenderLayers': '(73)',
+ 'Restitution': '(coefficient: 0.5714026093482971, combine_rule: "")',
+ 'RigidBody': 'Dynamic',
+ 'SSAOSettings': '',
+ 'ScreenSpaceAmbientOcclusionSettings': '(quality_level: "")',
+ 'Sensor': '',
+ 'ShadowFilteringMethod': 'Jimenez14',
+ 'ShadowmapSettings': '(size: 73)',
+ 'SkinnedMesh': '(inverse_bindposes: Strong(""), joints: [0, 0])',
+ 'Sleeping': '(angular_threshold: 0.5714026093482971, linear_threshold: 0.42888906598091125, sleeping: true)',
+ 'SolverGroups': '(filters: (73), memberships: (4))',
+ 'SpawnHere': '',
+ 'SpotLight': '(color: Rgba(red:0.5714026093482971, green:0.42888906598091125, blue:0.5780913233757019, '
+              'alpha:0.20609822869300842), inner_angle: 0.8133212327957153, intensity: 0.8235888481140137, '
+              'outer_angle: 0.6534725427627563, radius: 0.16022956371307373, range: 0.5206693410873413, '
+              'shadow_depth_bias: 0.3277728259563446, shadow_normal_bias: 0.24999667704105377, shadows_enabled: true)',
+ 'Sprite': '(anchor: Custom(Vec2(x:0.03258506581187248, y:0.4825616776943207)), color: Rgba(red:0.014832446351647377, '
+           'green:0.46258050203323364, blue:0.4912964105606079, alpha:0.27752065658569336), custom_size: "", flip_x: '
+           'true, flip_y: false, rect: "")',
+ 'Style': '(align_content: SpaceAround, align_items: Default, align_self: Baseline, aspect_ratio: '
+          'Some(0.5780913233757019), border: (bottom: Px(0.46258050203323364), left: Vw(0.8235888481140137), right: '
+          'VMin(0.8106188178062439), top: Auto), bottom: Vh(0.49008557200431824), column_gap: Auto, direction: '
+          'Inherit, display: None, flex_basis: Percent(0.0445563830435276), flex_direction: Column, flex_grow: '
+          '0.6031906008720398, flex_shrink: 0.38160598278045654, flex_wrap: Wrap, grid_auto_columns: "", '
+          'grid_auto_flow: RowDense, grid_auto_rows: "", grid_column: (end: "", span: "", start: ""), grid_row: (end: '
+          '"", span: "", start: ""), grid_template_columns: "", grid_template_rows: "", height: '
+          'Vw(0.17467059195041656), justify_content: FlexEnd, justify_items: Stretch, justify_self: End, left: '
+          'Px(0.45692843198776245), margin: (bottom: VMax(0.9824132323265076), left: Vw(0.6133268475532532), right: '
+          'Auto, top: Vh(0.004055144265294075)), max_height: Px(0.1949533075094223), max_width: '
+          'Percent(0.5363451838493347), min_height: VMax(0.8981962203979492), min_width: Percent(0.666689932346344), '
+          'overflow: (x: Clip, y: Clip), padding: (bottom: Vw(0.06499417871236801), left: Vh(0.32468828558921814), '
+          'right: Vh(0.15641891956329346), top: Px(0.9697836637496948)), position_type: Relative, right: Auto, '
+          'row_gap: Auto, top: Vw(0.3011642396450043), width: Vh(0.6578909158706665))',
+ 'Text': '(alignment: Right, linebreak_behavior: WordBoundary, sections: [(style: (color: Rgba(red:0.4825616776943207, '
+         'green:0.014832446351647377, blue:0.46258050203323364, alpha:0.4912964105606079), font: Weak(Index(index: '
+         '"")), font_size: 0.03440357372164726), value: "pkchxlbn"), (style: (color: Rgba(red:0.8601610660552979, '
+         'green:0.6031906008720398, blue:0.38160598278045654, alpha:0.2836182117462158), font: Weak(Uuid(uuid: '
+         '"73b3b118-7d01-4778-8bcc-4e79055f5d22")), font_size: 0.17467059195041656), value: "jvleoyho")])',
+ 'Text2dBounds': '(size: Vec2(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125))',
+ 'TextFlags': '(needs_new_measure_func: true, needs_recompute: false)',
+ 'TextLayoutInfo': '(glyphs: "", logical_size: Vec2(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125))',
+ 'TextureAtlasSprite': '(anchor: Custom(Vec2(x:0.03258506581187248, y:0.4825616776943207)), color: '
+                       'Rgba(red:0.014832446351647377, green:0.46258050203323364, blue:0.4912964105606079, '
+                       'alpha:0.27752065658569336), custom_size: "", flip_x: true, flip_y: false, index: 4)',
+ 'Tonemapping': 'None',
+ 'Transform': '(rotation: Quat(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125, z:0.5780913233757019, '
+              'w:0.20609822869300842), scale: Vec3(x:0.8133212327957153, y:0.8235888481140137, z:0.6534725427627563), '
+              'translation: Vec3(x:0.16022956371307373, y:0.5206693410873413, z:0.3277728259563446))',
+ 'TupleTest2': '(0.5714026093482971, 54, "psagopiu")',
+ 'TupleTestBool': '(true)',
+ 'TupleTestColor': '(Rgba(red:0.5714026093482971, green:0.42888906598091125, blue:0.5780913233757019, '
+                   'alpha:0.20609822869300842))',
+ 'TupleTestF32': '(0.5714026093482971)',
+ 'TupleTestStr': '("sbnpsago")',
+ 'TupleTestU64': '(73)',
+ 'TupleVec': '(["npsagopi"])',
+ 'TupleVec2': '(Vec2(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125))',
+ 'TupleVec3': '(Vec3(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125, z:0.5780913233757019))',
+ 'TupleVecF32F32': '([(0.42888906598091125, 0.5780913233757019)])',
+ 'UiCameraConfig': '(show_ui: true)',
+ 'UiImage': '(flip_x: true, flip_y: false, texture: Weak(Uuid(uuid: "73b3b118-7d01-4778-8bcc-4e79055f5d22")))',
+ 'UiImageSize': '(size: Vec2(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125))',
+ 'UiTextureAtlasImage': '(flip_x: true, flip_y: false, index: 54)',
+ 'UnitTest': '',
+ 'VecOfColors': '([Rgba(red:0.42888906598091125, green:0.5780913233757019, blue:0.20609822869300842, '
+                'alpha:0.8133212327957153)])',
+ 'VecOfF32s': '([0.42888906598091125])',
+ 'VecOfVec3s2': '([(Vec3(x:0.42888906598091125, y:0.5780913233757019, z:0.20609822869300842))])',
+ 'Velocity': '(angvel: Vec3(x:0.5714026093482971, y:0.42888906598091125, z:0.5780913233757019), linvel: '
+             'Vec3(x:0.20609822869300842, y:0.8133212327957153, z:0.8235888481140137))',
+ 'ViewVisibility': '(true)',
+ 'Visibility': 'Visible',
+ 'VisibleEntities': '',
+ 'Window': '(canvas: None, composite_alpha_mode: PostMultiplied, cursor: (grab_mode: Confined, hit_test: true, icon: '
+           'Default, visible: false), decorations: false, enabled_buttons: (close: true, maximize: false, minimize: '
+           'true), fit_canvas_to_parent: false, focused: true, ime_enabled: true, ime_position: '
+           'Vec2(x:0.16022956371307373, y:0.5206693410873413), internal: (maximize_request: Some(false), '
+           'minimize_request: None, physical_cursor_position: Some(DVec2(x:0.0445563830435276, '
+           'y:0.8601610660552979))), mode: SizedFullscreen, position: Centered(Primary), present_mode: Fifo, '
+           'prevent_default_event_handling: true, resizable: true, resize_constraints: (max_height: '
+           '0.2623211145401001, max_width: 0.17467059195041656, min_height: 0.30310511589050293, min_width: '
+           '0.36258742213249207), resolution: (physical_height: 58, physical_width: 98, scale_factor: '
+           '0.8600491285324097, scale_factor_override: None), title: "otmbsahe", transparent: false, visible: true, '
+           'window_level: Normal, window_theme: "")',
+ 'Wireframe': '',
+ 'ZIndex': 'Local(54)'}

tools/bevy_components/tests/test_components.py

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+import bpy
+import pytest
+import pprint
+
+from ..propGroups.conversions_to_prop_group import property_group_value_from_custom_property_value
+from ..propGroups.conversions_from_prop_group import property_group_value_to_custom_property_value
+from .component_values_shuffler import component_values_shuffler
+from .expected_component_values import (expected_custom_property_values, expected_custom_property_values_randomized)
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def setup_data(request):
+    print("\nSetting up resources...")
+
+    def finalizer():
+        print("\nPerforming teardown...")
+        registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
+        #registry.schemaPath = "../../testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/assets/registry.json"
+        #bpy.ops.object.reload_registry()
+
+        type_infos = registry.type_infos
+        object = bpy.context.object
+        remove_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.remove_bevy_component
+
+        for type_name in type_infos:
+            definition = type_infos[type_name]
+            component_name = definition["short_name"]
+            if component_name in object:
+                try:
+                    remove_component_operator(component_name=component_name)
+                except Exception as error:
+                    pass
+
+    request.addfinalizer(finalizer)
+
+    return None
+
+
+def test_components_should_generate_correct_custom_properties(setup_data):
+    registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
+    registry.schemaPath = "../../testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/assets/registry.json"
+    bpy.ops.object.reload_registry()
+
+    type_infos = registry.type_infos
+    object = bpy.context.object
+
+    add_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.add_bevy_component
+    errors = []
+    addable_components = []
+    added_components = []
+
+    custom_property_values = {}
+    
+    for type_name in type_infos:
+        definition = type_infos[type_name]
+        component_type = definition["title"]
+        short_name = definition["short_name"]
+        is_component = definition['isComponent']  if "isComponent" in definition else False
+        if not is_component:
+            continue
+
+        addable_components.append(component_type)
+
+        try:
+            add_component_operator(component_type=component_type)
+
+            property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(short_name)
+
+            target_components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+            component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+            propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
+            added_components.append(component_type)
+            custom_property_values[short_name] = object[short_name]
+            assert object[short_name] == expected_custom_property_values[short_name]
+
+        except Exception as error:
+            errors.append(error)
+
+    """pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(depth=14, width=120)
+    print("CUSTOM PROPERTY VALUES")
+    pp.pprint(custom_property_values)"""
+
+    assert len(errors) == 0
+    assert len(added_components) == 152
+
+    
+def test_components_should_generate_correct_custom_properties_with_randomozied_values(setup_data):
+    registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
+    registry.schemaPath = "../../testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/assets/registry.json"
+    bpy.ops.object.reload_registry()
+
+    type_infos = registry.type_infos
+    object = bpy.context.object
+
+    add_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.add_bevy_component
+    errors = []
+    error_components = []
+    addable_components = []
+    added_components = []
+
+    custom_property_values = {}
+    
+    for type_name in type_infos:
+        definition = type_infos[type_name]
+        component_type = definition["title"]
+        short_name = definition["short_name"]
+        is_component = definition['isComponent']  if "isComponent" in definition else False
+        if not is_component:
+            continue
+
+        addable_components.append(component_type)
+
+        try:
+            add_component_operator(component_type=component_type)
+            property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(short_name)
+
+            target_components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+            component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+            propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
+            component_values_shuffler(seed= 10, property_group=propertyGroup, definition=definition, registry=registry)
+
+            added_components.append(component_type)
+            custom_property_values[short_name] = object[short_name]
+            assert object[short_name] == expected_custom_property_values_randomized[short_name]
+
+        except Exception as error:
+            errors.append(error)
+            error_components.append(short_name)
+
+    pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(depth=14, width=120)
+    print("CUSTOM PROPERTY VALUES")
+    pp.pprint(custom_property_values)
+
+    print("error_components", error_components)
+    assert len(errors) == 0
+    assert len(added_components) == 152
+
+def test_components_should_generate_correct_propertyGroup_values_from_custom_properties(setup_data):
+    registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
+    registry.schemaPath = "../../testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/assets/registry.json"
+    bpy.ops.object.reload_registry()
+
+    type_infos = registry.type_infos
+    object = bpy.context.object
+
+    add_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.add_bevy_component
+    errors = []
+    addable_components = []
+    added_components = []
+    failing_components = []
+
+    for type_name in type_infos:
+        definition = type_infos[type_name]
+        component_type = definition["title"]
+        short_name = definition["short_name"]
+        is_component = definition['isComponent']  if "isComponent" in definition else False
+        if not is_component:
+            continue
+
+        addable_components.append(component_type)
+
+        try:
+            add_component_operator(component_type=component_type)
+            property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(short_name)
+
+            target_components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+            component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+            propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
+            added_components.append(component_type)
+            # randomise values
+            component_values_shuffler(seed= 10, property_group=propertyGroup, definition=definition, registry=registry)
+            custom_property_value = object[short_name]
+
+            # first check if custom property value matches what we expect
+            assert custom_property_value == expected_custom_property_values_randomized[short_name]
+
+            # we update propgroup values from custom property values
+            property_group_value_from_custom_property_value(propertyGroup, definition, registry, custom_property_value, nesting = [])
+            # and then generate it back
+            custom_property_value_regen = property_group_value_to_custom_property_value(propertyGroup, definition, registry, None)
+            assert custom_property_value_regen == expected_custom_property_values_randomized[short_name]
+
+            # custom_property_values[short_name] = object[short_name]
+            #assert object[short_name] == expected_custom_property_values[short_name]
+            #print("CUSTOM PROPERTY ", object[short_name])
+
+        except Exception as error:
+            errors.append(error)
+            failing_components.append(short_name)
+
+    for index, error in enumerate(errors):
+        print("ERROR", error, failing_components[index])
+    assert len(errors) == 0
+    assert len(added_components) == 152
+
+
+def test_remove_components(setup_data):
+    registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
+    registry.schemaPath = "../../testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/assets/registry.json"
+    bpy.ops.object.reload_registry()
+
+    type_infos = registry.type_infos
+
+    add_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.add_bevy_component
+    errors = []
+    addable_components = []
+    added_components = []
+
+    for type_name in type_infos:
+        definition = type_infos[type_name]
+        component_type = definition["title"]
+        short_name = definition["short_name"]
+        is_component = definition['isComponent']  if "isComponent" in definition else False
+        if not is_component:
+            continue
+
+        addable_components.append(component_type)
+
+        try:
+            add_component_operator(component_type=component_type)
+
+            property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(short_name)
+            object = bpy.context.object
+
+            target_components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+            component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+            propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
+            # print("propertyGroup", propertyGroup, propertyGroup.field_names)
+            added_components.append(component_type)
+        except Exception as error:
+            errors.append(error)
+    assert len(errors) == 0
+
+    # now test component removal
+    errors.clear()
+    remove_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.remove_bevy_component
+    for component_type in added_components:
+        component_name = type_infos[component_type]["short_name"]
+        try:
+            remove_component_operator(component_name=component_name)
+        except Exception as error:
+            errors.append(error)
+    assert len(errors) == 0
+    
+def test_copy_paste_components(setup_data):
+    context = bpy.context
+    registry = context.window_manager.components_registry
+    registry.schemaPath = "../../testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/assets/registry.json"
+    bpy.ops.object.reload_registry()
+
+    #component_type = "bevy_bevy_registry_export_basic_example::test_components::BasicTest"
+    short_name = "BasicTest"
+    component_type = registry.short_names_to_long_names[short_name]
+
+    # SOURCE object setup
+    add_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.add_bevy_component
+    add_component_operator(component_type=component_type)
+
+    property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(short_name)
+    object = context.object
+
+    target_components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+    component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+    propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
+
+    setattr(propertyGroup, propertyGroup.field_names[0], 25.0)
+
+    copy_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.copy_bevy_component
+    copy_component_operator(source_component_name=short_name, source_object_name=object.name)
+
+    # ---------------------------------------
+    # TARGET object 
+    bpy.ops.mesh.primitive_cube_add()
+    new_cube = bpy.context.selected_objects[0]
+    # change name
+    new_cube.name = "TargetCube"
+    target_components_metadata = new_cube.components_meta.components
+    component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+
+    # first check that there is no component currently
+    assert component_meta == None
+
+    paste_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.paste_bevy_component
+    paste_component_operator()
+
+    target_components_metadata = new_cube.components_meta.components
+    component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+
+    # now after pasting to the new object, it should have component meta
+    assert component_meta != None
+
+    # and then check if the propertyGroup of the target object is correct
+    propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
+    assert propertyGroup.field_names == ['a', 'b', 'c']
+
+    a_fieldValue = getattr(propertyGroup, propertyGroup.field_names[0])
+    assert a_fieldValue == 25.0
+

tools/bevy_components/tests/test_conversions.py

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+from ..propGroups.conversions_to_prop_group import parse_struct_string, parse_tuplestruct_string
+
+
+def test_parse_tuplestruct_string():
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string("(A)", start_nesting=1) == ['A']
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string("[(A)]", start_nesting=1) == ['(A)']
+
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string("(a: 45, b: 65)", start_nesting=1) == ['a: 45', 'b: 65']
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string("[(a: 45, b: 65)]", start_nesting=1) == ['(a: 45, b: 65)']
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string("45, 65, 'bla'", start_nesting=0) == ['45', '65', "'bla'"]
+
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string("[(A), (B)]", start_nesting=1) == ['(A)', '(B)']
+
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string("([(-1.8, 2.9), (0.0, -62)])", start_nesting=1) == ['[(-1.8, 2.9), (0.0, -62)]']
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string("([(-1.8, 2.9), (0.0, -62)])", start_nesting=2) == ['(-1.8, 2.9)', '(0.0, -62)']
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string("([(-1.8, 2.9), (0.0, -62), (25)])", start_nesting=2) == ['(-1.8, 2.9)', '(0.0, -62)', '(25)']
+
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string("(Vec3(x:-2.0, y:120.0, z:1.0))", start_nesting=2) == ['x:-2.0', 'y:120.0', 'z:1.0']
+
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string("(9)", start_nesting=1) == ['9']
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string('("toto")', start_nesting=1) == ['"toto"']
+    
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string("(Rgba(red:0.0, green:0.2, blue:0.9, alpha:1.0))", start_nesting=1) == ['Rgba(red:0.0, green:0.2, blue:0.9, alpha:1.0)']
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string("(Rgba(red:0.0, green:0.2, blue:0.9, alpha:1.0))", start_nesting=2) == ['red:0.0', 'green:0.2', 'blue:0.9', 'alpha:1.0']
+
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string("([(-1.2, 2.9), (0.0, -62)])", start_nesting=2) == ['(-1.2, 2.9)', '(0.0, -62)']
+
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string("([Rgba(red:1.0, green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0), Rgba(red:1.0, green:0.0, blue:0.5, alpha:1.0)])", start_nesting=2) == ['Rgba(red:1.0, green:1.0, blue:0.0, alpha:1.0)', 'Rgba(red:1.0, green:0.0, blue:0.5, alpha:1.0)']
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string('(7.2, 2607, "sdf")', start_nesting=1) == ['7.2', '2607', '"sdf"']
+
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string('[a, b]', start_nesting=1) == ['a', 'b']
+    assert parse_tuplestruct_string('[]', start_nesting=1) == []
+
+def test_parse_struct_string():
+    assert parse_struct_string("a: 45, b:65") == {'a': '45', 'b':'65'}
+    assert parse_struct_string("x:-2.0, y:120.0, z:1.0") == {'x': '-2.0', 'y':'120.0', 'z':'1.0'}
+
+    assert parse_struct_string("enabled: true") == {'enabled': 'true'}
+    assert parse_struct_string("(enabled: true)", start_nesting=1) == {'enabled': 'true'}
+
+
+    assert parse_struct_string("(filters: (25), memberships: (5))", start_nesting=1) == {'filters': '(25)', 'memberships':'(5)'}
+    assert parse_struct_string("groups: 0", start_nesting=0) == {'groups': '0'}
+    assert parse_struct_string("(groups: 0)", start_nesting=1) == {'groups': '0'}
+
+    assert parse_struct_string("(composite_mode: EnergyConserving, high_pass_frequency: 4.0, intensity: 0.0, low_frequency_boost: -6.0, low_frequency_boost_curvature: 4.1, prefilter_settings: (threshold: -5.1, threshold_softness: 2.1))", start_nesting=1) == {'composite_mode': 'EnergyConserving', 'high_pass_frequency': '4.0', 'intensity': '0.0', 'low_frequency_boost': '-6.0', 'low_frequency_boost_curvature': '4.1', 'prefilter_settings': '(threshold: -5.1, threshold_softness: 2.1)'}
+
+    
+    assert parse_struct_string("dimensions: UVec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0), dynamic_resizing: true, z_config: (far_z_mode: MaxLightRange, first_slice_depth: 0.0)") == {'dimensions': 'UVec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0)', 'dynamic_resizing': 'true', 'z_config': '(far_z_mode: MaxLightRange, first_slice_depth: 0.0)'}
+
+    assert parse_struct_string('(inverse_bindposes: Strong(""), joints: [4294967295, 4294967295, 4294967295])', start_nesting=1) == {'inverse_bindposes': 'Strong("")', 'joints': '[4294967295, 4294967295, 4294967295]'}

tools/bevy_components/tests/test_registry.py

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+import bpy
+
+
+def test_blend():
+    registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
+    registry.schemaPath = "../../testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/assets/registry.json"
+    bpy.ops.object.reload_registry()
+    #print("registry type infos", registry.type_infos)
+
+    short_name = "BasicTest"
+    component_type = registry.short_names_to_long_names[short_name]
+
+    add_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.add_bevy_component
+    add_component_operator(component_type=component_type)
+
+    property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(short_name)
+    object = bpy.context.object
+
+    target_components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+    component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+    propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
+    print("propertyGroup", propertyGroup, propertyGroup.field_names)
+
+
+    """copy_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.copy_bevy_component
+    copy_component_operator()"""
+
+
+    assert propertyGroup.field_names == ['a', 'b', 'c']

tools/bevy_components/tests/test_shuffler.py

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+import bpy
+from .component_values_shuffler import component_values_shuffler
+
+def test_shuffler():
+    registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
+    registry.schemaPath = "../../testing/bevy_registry_export/basic/assets/registry.json"
+    bpy.ops.object.reload_registry()
+
+    type_infos = registry.type_infos
+    object = bpy.context.object
+
+    add_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.add_bevy_component
+
+    short_name = "BasicTest"
+    component_type = registry.short_names_to_long_names[short_name]
+
+    add_component_operator(component_type=component_type)
+
+    property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(short_name)
+    target_components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+    component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+    propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
+
+    definition = type_infos[component_type]
+    component_values_shuffler(seed= 10, property_group=propertyGroup, definition=definition, registry=registry)
+
+    assert getattr(propertyGroup, 'a') == 0.5714026093482971
+    assert getattr(propertyGroup, 'b') == 54
+    assert getattr(propertyGroup, 'c') == "psagopiu"
+    
+
+    # Testing a more complex component
+    short_name = "NestingTestLevel2"
+    component_type = registry.short_names_to_long_names[short_name]
+    add_component_operator(component_type=component_type)
+
+
+    property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(short_name)
+    target_components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+    component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+    propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
+
+    definition = type_infos[component_type]
+    component_values_shuffler(seed= 17, property_group=propertyGroup, definition=definition, registry=registry)
+
+    print("propertyGroup", object[short_name])
+    # cheating / making things easier for us for complex types: we use the custom property value
+    assert object[short_name] == '(basic: (a: 0.5219839215278625, b: 38, c: "ljfywwrv"), color: (Rgba(red:0.2782765030860901, green:0.9174930453300476, blue:0.24890311062335968, alpha:0.815186083316803)), colors_list: ([Rgba(red:0.2523837685585022, green:0.5016026496887207, blue:0.317435085773468, alpha:0.8463277816772461), Rgba(red:0.945193886756897, green:0.4015909433364868, blue:0.9984470009803772, alpha:0.06219279021024704)]), enable: true, enum_inner: Wood, nested: (vec: (Vec3(x:0.1509154736995697, y:0.7055686116218567, z:0.5588918924331665))), text: "vgkrdwuc", toggle: (false))'
+
+
+    # And another complex component
+    short_name = "EnumComplex"
+    component_type = registry.short_names_to_long_names[short_name]
+    add_component_operator(component_type=component_type)
+
+
+    property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(short_name)
+    target_components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+    component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+    propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
+
+    definition = type_infos[component_type]
+    component_values_shuffler(seed= 17, property_group=propertyGroup, definition=definition, registry=registry)
+
+    print("propertyGroup", object[short_name])
+    # cheating / making things easier for us for complex types: we use the custom property value
+    assert object[short_name] == 'StructLike(a: 0.41416797041893005, b: 38, c: "ljfywwrv")'
+
+    # And another complex component
+    short_name = "AnimationPlayer"
+    component_type = registry.short_names_to_long_names[short_name]
+    add_component_operator(component_type=component_type)
+
+
+    property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(short_name)
+    target_components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+    component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+    propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
+
+    definition = type_infos[component_type]
+    component_values_shuffler(seed= 17, property_group=propertyGroup, definition=definition, registry=registry)
+
+    print("propertyGroup", object[short_name])
+    # cheating / making things easier for us for complex types: we use the custom property value
+    assert object[short_name] == '(animation: "", paused: true)'
+
+
+
+    # And another complex component
+    short_name = "VecOfColors"
+    component_type = registry.short_names_to_long_names[short_name]
+    add_component_operator(component_type=component_type)
+
+
+    property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(short_name)
+    target_components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+    component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+    propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
+
+    definition = type_infos[component_type]
+    component_values_shuffler(seed= 17, property_group=propertyGroup, definition=definition, registry=registry)
+
+    print("propertyGroup", object[short_name])
+    # cheating / making things easier for us for complex types: we use the custom property value
+    assert object[short_name] == '([Rgba(red:0.8066907525062561, green:0.9604947566986084, blue:0.2896253764629364, alpha:0.766107439994812), Rgba(red:0.7042198777198792, green:0.6613830327987671, blue:0.11016204953193665, alpha:0.02693677879869938)])'
+    
+
+    # And another complex component
+    short_name = "VecOfF32s"
+    component_type = registry.short_names_to_long_names[short_name]
+    add_component_operator(component_type=component_type)
+
+    property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(short_name)
+    target_components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+    component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+    propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
+
+    definition = type_infos[component_type]
+    component_values_shuffler(seed= 17, property_group=propertyGroup, definition=definition, registry=registry)
+
+    print("propertyGroup", object[short_name])
+    # cheating / making things easier for us for complex types: we use the custom property value
+    assert object[short_name] == '([0.8066907525062561, 0.9604947566986084])'
+
+    # And another complex component
+    short_name = "SkinnedMesh"
+    component_type = registry.short_names_to_long_names[short_name]
+    add_component_operator(component_type=component_type)
+
+    property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(short_name)
+    target_components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+    component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == short_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+    propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
+
+    definition = type_infos[component_type]
+    component_values_shuffler(seed= 17, property_group=propertyGroup, definition=definition, registry=registry)
+
+    print("propertyGroup", object[short_name])
+    # cheating / making things easier for us for complex types: we use the custom property value
+    assert object[short_name] == '(inverse_bindposes: Weak(Uuid(uuid: "73b3b118-7d01-4778-8bcc-4e79055f5d22")), joints: [0, 0])'
+