feat(blenvy): fixes & improvements to the settings handling

tools/blenvy/TODO.md

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ General issues:
  - [x] addon-prefs => settings
  - [x] generate_gltf_export_preferences => should not use add-on prefs at all ? since we are not overriding gltf settings that way anymore ?
  - [x] remove hard coded path for standard gltf settings
- - [ ] load settings on file load
+ - [x] load settings on file load
     - [x] auto_export
-    - [ ] components
+    - [x] components
     - [ ] add handling of errors when trying to load settings

tools/blenvy/add_ons/auto_export/settings.py

@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 import bpy
 from bpy_types import (PropertyGroup)
 from bpy.props import (EnumProperty, PointerProperty, StringProperty, BoolProperty, CollectionProperty, IntProperty)
-from blenvy.settings import upsert_settings, generate_complete_preferences_dict, load_settings
+from blenvy.settings import load_settings, upsert_settings, generate_complete_preferences_dict
+
+# list of settings we do NOT want to save
+settings_black_list = ['settings_save_enabled', 'dry_run']
 
 def save_settings(settings, context):  
-    print("save settings", settings, context, dict(settings))
+    if settings.settings_save_enabled:
-    bla = generate_complete_preferences_dict(settings, AutoExportSettings, [])
+        settings_dict =  generate_complete_preferences_dict(settings, AutoExportSettings, [])
-    print("bla", bla)
+        print("save settings", settings, context, settings_dict)
-    upsert_settings(settings.settings_save_path, dict(settings))
+        upsert_settings(settings.settings_save_path, {key: settings_dict[key] for key in settings_dict.keys() if key not in settings_black_list})
 
 class AutoExportSettings(PropertyGroup):
+
     settings_save_path = ".blenvy_export_settings" # where to store data in bpy.texts
+    settings_save_enabled = BoolProperty(name="settings save enabled", default=True)
 
     auto_export: BoolProperty(
         name='Auto export',
@@ -104,7 +109,13 @@ class AutoExportSettings(PropertyGroup):
     def load_settings(self):
         settings = load_settings(self.settings_save_path)
         if settings is not None:
-            for setting in settings:
+            self.settings_save_enabled = False # we disable auto_saving of our settings
-                print("setting", setting, settings[setting])
+            try:
-                setattr(self, setting, settings[setting])
+                for setting in settings:
+                    print("setting", setting, settings[setting])
+                    setattr(self, setting, settings[setting])
+            except: pass
+            # TODO: remove setting if there was a failure
+        
+        self.settings_save_enabled = True
 

tools/blenvy/add_ons/bevy_components/settings.py

@@ -2,17 +2,18 @@ import os
 import bpy
 from bpy_types import (PropertyGroup)
 from bpy.props import (EnumProperty, PointerProperty, StringProperty, BoolProperty, CollectionProperty, IntProperty)
-from blenvy.settings import load_settings, upsert_settings
+from blenvy.settings import load_settings, upsert_settings, generate_complete_preferences_dict
 from .propGroups.prop_groups import generate_propertyGroups_for_components
 from .components.metadata import ensure_metadata_for_all_items
 
 # list of settings we do NOT want to save
-settings_black_list = ['watcher_active']
+settings_black_list = ['settings_save_enabled', 'watcher_active']
 
 def save_settings(settings, context):
-    print("save settings", settings, context, dict(settings))
+    if settings.settings_save_enabled:
-    settings_dict = dict(settings)
+        settings_dict = generate_complete_preferences_dict(settings, ComponentsSettings, [])
-    upsert_settings(settings.settings_save_path, {key: settings_dict[key] for key in settings_dict.keys() if key not in settings_black_list})
+        print("save settings", settings, context,settings_dict)
+        upsert_settings(settings.settings_save_path, {key: settings_dict[key] for key in settings_dict.keys() if key not in settings_black_list})
 
 # helper function to deal with timer
 def toggle_watcher(self, context):
@@ -46,8 +47,7 @@ def watch_schema():
             #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)
-
+            component_settings.schemaTimeStamp = stamp
-        component_settings.schemaTimeStamp = stamp
     except Exception as error:
         pass
     return component_settings.watcher_poll_frequency if component_settings.watcher_enabled else None
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def watch_schema():
 class ComponentsSettings(PropertyGroup):
 
     settings_save_path = ".blenvy_components_settings" # where to store data in bpy.texts
+    settings_save_enabled: BoolProperty(name="settings save enabled", default=True)# type: ignore
 
     schema_path: StringProperty(
         name="schema path",
@@ -112,11 +113,19 @@ class ComponentsSettings(PropertyGroup):
 
     def load_settings(self):
         settings = load_settings(self.settings_save_path)
+        print("component settings", settings)
         if settings is not None:
-            for setting in settings:
+            self.settings_save_enabled = False # we disable auto_saving of our settings
-                print("setting", setting, settings[setting])
+            try:
-                setattr(self, setting, settings[setting])
+                for setting in settings:
-            registry = bpy.context.components_registry
+                    print("setting", setting, settings[setting])
-            registry.load_schema()
+                    setattr(self, setting, settings[setting])
-            generate_propertyGroups_for_components()
+            except:pass
-            ensure_metadata_for_all_items()
+            try:
+                registry = bpy.context.components_registry
+                registry.load_schema()
+                generate_propertyGroups_for_components()
+                ensure_metadata_for_all_items()
+            except:pass
+
+        self.settings_save_enabled = True

tools/blenvy/core/blenvy_manager.py

@@ -1,12 +1,24 @@
 import os
 import bpy
 from bpy_types import (PropertyGroup)
-from bpy.props import (EnumProperty, PointerProperty, StringProperty, CollectionProperty, IntProperty)
+from bpy.props import (BoolProperty, EnumProperty, PointerProperty, StringProperty, CollectionProperty, IntProperty)
 from .scene_helpers import SceneSelector
-from ..settings import upsert_settings, load_settings
+from ..settings import upsert_settings, load_settings, generate_complete_preferences_dict
 import blenvy.add_ons.auto_export.settings as auto_export_settings
 import blenvy.add_ons.bevy_components.settings as component_settings
 
+
+# list of settings we do NOT want to save
+settings_black_list = ['settings_save_enabled', 'main_scene_selector', 'main_scenes', 'main_scenes_index', 'library_scene_selector', 'library_scenes', 'library_scenes_index',
+                       #'project_root_path_full', 'assets_path_full', '' 
+                       ]
+
+def save_settings(settings, context):  
+    if settings.settings_save_enabled:
+        settings_dict =  generate_complete_preferences_dict(settings, BlenvyManager, [])
+        print("save settings", settings, context, settings_dict)
+        # upsert_settings(settings.settings_save_path, {key: settings_dict[key] for key in settings_dict.keys() if key not in settings_black_list})
+
 def update_scene_lists(blenvy, context):                
     blenvy.main_scene_names = [scene.name for scene in blenvy.main_scenes] # FIXME: unsure
     blenvy.library_scene_names = [scene.name for scene in blenvy.library_scenes] # FIXME: unsure
@@ -21,20 +33,16 @@ def update_asset_folders(blenvy, context):
 def update_mode(blenvy, context):
     upsert_settings(blenvy.settings_save_path, {"mode": blenvy.mode })
 
-
+def is_scene_already_in_use(self, scene):
-def is_scene_ok(self, scene):
     try:
-
-        print("SELF", self)
-
         return scene.name not in self.main_scenes and scene.name not in self.library_scenes
     except:
-        print("FAILURE")
         return True
 
 class BlenvyManager(PropertyGroup):
 
     settings_save_path = ".blenvy_common_settings" # where to store data in bpy.texts
+    settings_save_enabled = BoolProperty(name="settings save enabled", default=True)
 
     mode: EnumProperty(
         items=(
@@ -110,20 +118,18 @@ class BlenvyManager(PropertyGroup):
 
     main_scenes: CollectionProperty(name="main scenes", type=SceneSelector) # type: ignore
     main_scenes_index: IntProperty(name = "Index for main scenes list", default = 0, update=update_scene_lists) # type: ignore
-    main_scene_names = [] # FIXME: unsure
+    #main_scene_names = [] # FIXME: unsure
 
     library_scenes: CollectionProperty(name="library scenes", type=SceneSelector) # type: ignore
     library_scenes_index: IntProperty(name = "Index for library scenes list", default = 0, update=update_scene_lists) # type: ignore
-    library_scene_names = [] # FIXME: unsure
+    #library_scene_names = [] # FIXME: unsure
 
     # sub ones
     auto_export: PointerProperty(type=auto_export_settings.AutoExportSettings) # type: ignore
     components: PointerProperty(type=component_settings.ComponentsSettings) # type: ignore
 
-    main_scene_selector: PointerProperty(type=bpy.types.Scene, name="main scene", description="main_scene_picker", poll=is_scene_ok)# type: ignore
+    main_scene_selector: PointerProperty(type=bpy.types.Scene, name="main scene", description="main_scene_picker", poll=is_scene_already_in_use)# type: ignore
-    library_scene_selector: PointerProperty(type=bpy.types.Scene, name="library scene", description="library_scene_picker", poll=is_scene_ok)# type: ignore
+    library_scene_selector: PointerProperty(type=bpy.types.Scene, name="library scene", description="library_scene_picker", poll=is_scene_already_in_use)# type: ignore
-
- 
 
     @classmethod
     def register(cls):
@@ -157,4 +163,4 @@ class BlenvyManager(PropertyGroup):
         self.auto_export.load_settings()
 
         # now load component settings
-        self.auto_export.load_settings()
+        self.components.load_settings()

tools/blenvy/settings.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def load_settings(name):
 
 
 # given the input (actual) settings, filters out any invalid/useless params & params that are equal to defaults
-def generate_complete_preferences_dict(settings, presets, ignore_list=[]):
+def generate_complete_preferences_dict(settings, presets, ignore_list=[], preset_defaults=True):
     complete_preferences = {}    
     defaults = {}
 
@@ -36,21 +36,16 @@ def generate_complete_preferences_dict(settings, presets, ignore_list=[]):
     for k in presets.__annotations__:
         item = presets.__annotations__[k]
         default = item.keywords.get('default', None)
-        defaults[k] = default
+        if default is not None:
-        #complete_preferences[k] = default
+            defaults[k] = default
+            if preset_defaults:
+                complete_preferences[k] = default
     # print("defaults", defaults)
     
 
     for key in list(settings.keys()):
         if key in defaults and settings[key] != defaults[key]: # only write out values different from defaults
             complete_preferences[key] = getattr(settings, key, None)
-       
-    print("complete_preferences", complete_preferences)
-
-    """for key in list(settings.keys()):
-        if key in defaults and settings[key] != defaults[key]: # only write out values different from defaults
-            complete_preferences[key] = settings[key]"""
-
     complete_preferences = dict(filter(filter_out, dict(complete_preferences).items()))
 
     return complete_preferences