feat(blenvy): reorganising & upgrade of auto_export change detection

* added new helpers to detect changes to project & settings
 * updated storage names
 * not using operator anymore
 * lots of related changes

tools/blenvy/TODO.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Auto export
      - root path => relative to blend file path
      - asset path => relative to root path
      - blueprints/levels/blueprints path => relative to assets path
+ - [ ] add error handling for de/serialization of project, so that in case of error, the previous saved serialized project is thrown away
 
 
 - move out some parameters from auto export to a higher level (as they are now used in multiple places)
@@ -82,3 +83,4 @@ General issues:
  - "parents" can only be blueprints
     - they normally need/have unique export paths (otherwise, user error, perhaps show it ?)
     - perhaps a simple hashing of the parent's path would be enought 
+ - addon-prefs => settings

tools/blenvy/assets/operators.py

@@ -200,12 +200,11 @@ class OT_test_bevy_assets(Operator):
 
     def execute(self, context):
         blenvy = context.window_manager.blenvy
+        settings = blenvy
         blueprints_registry = context.window_manager.blueprints_registry
         blueprints_registry.add_blueprints_data()
         blueprints_data = blueprints_registry.blueprints_data
 
-        settings = {"blueprints_path": "blueprints", "export_gltf_extension": ".glb"}
-        settings = SimpleNamespace(**settings)
         for scene in blenvy.main_scenes:
             assets_hierarchy = get_main_scene_assets_tree(scene, blueprints_data, settings)
             scene["assets"] = json.dumps(assets_hierarchy)

tools/blenvy/gltf_auto_export/__init__.py

@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ def cleanup_file():
     
 def gltf_post_export_callback(data):
     #print("post_export", data)
+    blenvy = bpy.context.window_manager.blenvy
     bpy.context.window_manager.auto_export_tracker.export_finished()
 
-    gltf_settings_backup = bpy.context.window_manager.gltf_settings_backup
+    gltf_settings_backup = blenvy.auto_export.gltf_settings_backup
     gltf_filepath = data["gltf_filepath"]
     gltf_export_id = data['gltf_export_id']
     if gltf_export_id == "gltf_auto_export":
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ def gltf_post_export_callback(data):
         scene = bpy.context.scene
         if "glTF2ExportSettings" in scene:
             settings = scene["glTF2ExportSettings"]
-            export_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings"] if ".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings")
+            export_settings = bpy.data.texts[".blenvy_gltf_settings"] if ".blenvy_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".blenvy_gltf_settings")
             # now write new settings
             export_settings.clear()
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ def gltf_post_export_callback(data):
         else:
             if "glTF2ExportSettings" in scene:
                 del scene["glTF2ExportSettings"]
-        bpy.context.window_manager.gltf_settings_backup = ""
+        blenvy.auto_export.gltf_settings_backup = ""
        
         # the absurd length one has to go through to RESET THE OPERATOR because it has global state !!!!! AAAAAHHH
         last_operator = bpy.context.window_manager.auto_export_tracker.last_operator

tools/blenvy/gltf_auto_export/auto_export/get_standard_exporter_settings.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import bpy
 import json
 
 def get_standard_exporter_settings():
-    standard_gltf_exporter_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings"] if ".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else None
+    standard_gltf_exporter_settings = bpy.data.texts[".blenvy_gltf_settings"] if ".blenvy_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else None
     if standard_gltf_exporter_settings != None:
         try:
             standard_gltf_exporter_settings = json.loads(standard_gltf_exporter_settings.as_string())

tools/blenvy/gltf_auto_export/auto_export/operators.py

@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ class AutoExportGLTF(Operator, AutoExportGltfAddonPreferences):#, ExportHelper):
         return True
         # compare both the auto export settings & the gltf settings
         previous_auto_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_settings_previous"] if ".gltf_auto_export_settings_previous" in bpy.data.texts else None
-        previous_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings_previous"] if ".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings_previous" in bpy.data.texts else None
+        previous_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".blenvy_gltf_settings_previous"] if ".blenvy_gltf_settings_previous" in bpy.data.texts else None
 
         current_auto_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_settings"] if ".gltf_auto_export_settings" in bpy.data.texts else None
-        current_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings"] if ".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else None
+        current_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".blenvy_gltf_settings"] if ".blenvy_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else None
 
         #check if params have changed
         
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ class AutoExportGLTF(Operator, AutoExportGltfAddonPreferences):#, ExportHelper):
             changed = True
         elif previous_gltf_settings == None:
             #print("previous gltf settings missing, exporting")
-            previous_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts.new(".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings_previous")
+            previous_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts.new(".blenvy_gltf_settings_previous")
             previous_gltf_settings.write(json.dumps({}))
             if current_gltf_settings == None:
-                current_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts.new(".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings")
+                current_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts.new(".blenvy_gltf_settings")
                 current_gltf_settings.write(json.dumps({}))
 
             changed = True
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class AutoExportGLTF(Operator, AutoExportGltfAddonPreferences):#, ExportHelper):
             previous_auto_settings.write(current_auto_settings.as_string()) # TODO : check if this is always valid
 
         if current_gltf_settings != None:
-            previous_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings_previous"] if ".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings_previous" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings_previous")
+            previous_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".blenvy_gltf_settings_previous"] if ".blenvy_gltf_settings_previous" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".blenvy_gltf_settings_previous")
             previous_gltf_settings.clear()
             previous_gltf_settings.write(current_gltf_settings.as_string())
 

tools/blenvy/gltf_auto_export/auto_export/prepare_and_export.py

@@ -1,27 +1,26 @@
 import bpy
 
-from . import project_diff
+from .project_diff import get_changes_per_scene, project_diff, serialize_current
 from ...settings import are_settings_identical
-from . import auto_export
+from .auto_export import auto_export
+from .settings_diff import get_setting_changes
 
 # prepare export by gather the changes to the scenes & settings
-def prepare_export():
+def prepare_and_export():
     blenvy = bpy.context.window_manager.blenvy
     bpy.context.window_manager.auto_export_tracker.disable_change_detection()
     auto_export_settings = blenvy.auto_export
     if auto_export_settings.auto_export: # only do the actual exporting if auto export is actually enabled
+
         # determine changed objects
-        previous_serialized_scene = None
-        current_serialized_scene = None
-        changes_per_scene = project_diff(previous_serialized_scene, current_serialized_scene)
+        per_scene_changes = get_changes_per_scene()
         # determine changed parameters 
-        previous_settings = None
-        current_settings = None
-        params_changed = are_settings_identical(previous_settings, current_settings)
+        setting_changes = get_setting_changes()
         # do the actual export
-        auto_export(changes_per_scene, params_changed, blenvy)
+        auto_export(per_scene_changes, setting_changes, blenvy)
 
         # cleanup 
+        # TODO: these are likely obsolete
         # reset the list of changes in the tracker
         bpy.context.window_manager.auto_export_tracker.clear_changes()
         print("AUTO EXPORT DONE")            

tools/blenvy/gltf_auto_export/auto_export/project_diff.py

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ def foo():
     previous_stored.clear()
     previous_stored.write(json.dumps(current))
 
-def project_diff(previous, current):
+    
+def serialize_current():
     # sigh... you need to save & reset the frame otherwise it saves the values AT THE CURRENT FRAME WHICH CAN DIFFER ACROSS SCENES
     current_frames = [scene.frame_current for scene in bpy.data.scenes]
     for scene in bpy.data.scenes:
@@ -40,10 +41,35 @@ def project_diff(previous, current):
     for (index, scene) in enumerate(bpy.data.scenes):
         scene.frame_set(int(current_frames[index]))
     
+    return current
+
+def get_changes_per_scene():
+    current = serialize_current()
+
+    previous_stored = bpy.data.texts[".blenvy.project.serialized"] if ".blenvy.project.serialized" in bpy.data.texts else None
+    if previous_stored == None:
+        previous_stored = bpy.data.texts.new(".blenvy.project.serialized")
+        previous_stored.write(json.dumps(current))
+        return {}
+    
+    previous = json.loads(previous_stored.as_string())
+    
+    # determin changes
+    changes_per_scene = project_diff(previous, current)
+
+    # save the current project as previous
+    previous_stored.clear()
+    previous_stored.write(json.dumps(current))
+    return changes_per_scene
+
+
+def project_diff(previous, current):
+    
     changes_per_scene = {}
 
     # TODO : how do we deal with changed scene names ???
     for scene in current:
+        print("SCENE", scene)
         previous_object_names = list(previous[scene].keys())
         current_object_names =list(current[scene].keys())
         added =  list(set(current_object_names) - set(previous_object_names))

tools/blenvy/gltf_auto_export/auto_export/settings_diff.py

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import bpy
+
+from ...settings import are_settings_identical, load_settings
+
+# which settings are specific to auto_export # TODO: can we infer this ?
+auto_export_parameter_names = [
+    'project_root_path',
+    'assets_path',
+    'blueprints_path',
+    'levels_path',
+    'materials_path',
+    #'main_scene_names',
+    #'library_scene_names',
+
+    'export_scene_settings',
+    'export_blueprints',
+    'export_separate_dynamic_and_static_objects',
+    'export_materials_library',
+    'collection_instances_combine_mode',
+    'export_marked_assets'
+]
+
+def get_setting_changes():
+    previous_gltf_settings = load_settings(".blenvy_gltf_settings_previous")
+    current_gltf_settings = load_settings(".blenvy_gltf_settings")
+    gltf_settings_changed = not are_settings_identical(previous_gltf_settings, current_gltf_settings)
+
+    previous_export_settings = load_settings(".blenvy_export_settings_previous")
+    current_export_settings = load_settings(".blenvy_export_settings")
+    auto_export_settings_changed = not are_settings_identical(previous_export_settings, current_export_settings)
+
+
+    return {}
+
+def did_export_settings_change(self):
+        return True
+        # compare both the auto export settings & the gltf settings
+        previous_auto_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_settings_previous"] if ".gltf_auto_export_settings_previous" in bpy.data.texts else None
+        previous_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".blenvy_gltf_settings_previous"] if ".blenvy_gltf_settings_previous" in bpy.data.texts else None
+
+        current_auto_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_settings"] if ".gltf_auto_export_settings" in bpy.data.texts else None
+        current_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".blenvy_gltf_settings"] if ".blenvy_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else None
+
+        #check if params have changed
+        
+        # if there were no setting before, it is new, we need export
+        changed = False
+        if previous_auto_settings == None:
+            #print("previous settings missing, exporting")
+            changed = True
+        elif previous_gltf_settings == None:
+            #print("previous gltf settings missing, exporting")
+            previous_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts.new(".blenvy_gltf_settings_previous")
+            previous_gltf_settings.write(json.dumps({}))
+            if current_gltf_settings == None:
+                current_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts.new(".blenvy_gltf_settings")
+                current_gltf_settings.write(json.dumps({}))
+
+            changed = True
+
+        else:
+            auto_settings_changed = sorted(json.loads(previous_auto_settings.as_string()).items()) != sorted(json.loads(current_auto_settings.as_string()).items()) if current_auto_settings != None else False
+            gltf_settings_changed = sorted(json.loads(previous_gltf_settings.as_string()).items()) != sorted(json.loads(current_gltf_settings.as_string()).items()) if current_gltf_settings != None else False
+            
+            """print("auto settings previous", sorted(json.loads(previous_auto_settings.as_string()).items()))
+            print("auto settings current", sorted(json.loads(current_auto_settings.as_string()).items()))
+            print("auto_settings_changed", auto_settings_changed)
+
+            print("gltf settings previous", sorted(json.loads(previous_gltf_settings.as_string()).items()))
+            print("gltf settings current", sorted(json.loads(current_gltf_settings.as_string()).items()))
+            print("gltf_settings_changed", gltf_settings_changed)"""
+
+            changed = auto_settings_changed or gltf_settings_changed
+        # now write the current settings to the "previous settings"
+        if current_auto_settings != None:
+            previous_auto_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_settings_previous"] if ".gltf_auto_export_settings_previous" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".gltf_auto_export_settings_previous")
+            previous_auto_settings.clear()
+            previous_auto_settings.write(current_auto_settings.as_string()) # TODO : check if this is always valid
+
+        if current_gltf_settings != None:
+            previous_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".blenvy_gltf_settings_previous"] if ".blenvy_gltf_settings_previous" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".blenvy_gltf_settings_previous")
+            previous_gltf_settings.clear()
+            previous_gltf_settings.write(current_gltf_settings.as_string())
+
+        return changed

tools/blenvy/gltf_auto_export/auto_export/tracker.py

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import bpy
 from bpy.types import (PropertyGroup)
 from bpy.props import (PointerProperty, IntProperty, StringProperty)
 
+from .prepare_and_export import prepare_and_export
+
 from ..constants import TEMPSCENE_PREFIX
 
 class AutoExportTracker(PropertyGroup):
@@ -51,9 +53,7 @@ class AutoExportTracker(PropertyGroup):
     def save_handler(cls, scene, depsgraph):
         print("-------------")
         print("saved", bpy.data.filepath)
-        # auto_export(changes_per_scene, export_parameters_changed)
-        bpy.ops.export_scenes.auto_gltf(direct_mode= True)
-
+        prepare_and_export()
         # (re)set a few things after exporting
         # reset wether the gltf export paramters were changed since the last save 
         cls.export_params_changed = False

tools/blenvy/gltf_auto_export/helpers/serialize_scene.py

@@ -228,6 +228,6 @@ def serialize_scene():
     print("")
     print("data json", json.dumps(data))"""
 
-    return json.dumps(data)
+    return data # json.dumps(data)
 
 

tools/blenvy/gltf_auto_export/helpers/to_remove_later.py

@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ def duplicate_object2(object, original_name):
                         settings = scene["glTF2ExportSettings"]
                         formatted_settings = dict(settings)
 
-                        export_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings"] if ".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings")
+                        export_settings = bpy.data.texts[".blenvy_gltf_settings"] if ".blenvy_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".blenvy_gltf_settings")
                         
                         #check if params have changed
                         bpy.context.window_manager.gltf_settings_changed = sorted(json.loads(export_settings.as_string()).items()) != sorted(formatted_settings.items())

tools/blenvy/gltf_auto_export/settings.py

@@ -71,3 +71,10 @@ class AutoExportSettings(PropertyGroup):
         description='Collections that have been marked as assets will be systematically exported, even if not in use in another scene',
         default=True
     ) # type: ignore
+
+
+    # special property for gltf settings
+    gltf_settings_backup: StringProperty(
+        name="gltf settings backup",
+        description="backup for existing gltf settings so that we can restore them"
+    ) # type: ignore

tools/blenvy/tests/test_bevy_integration.py

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def test_export_complex(setup_data):
     stored_auto_settings.write(json.dumps(export_props))
 
     # and store settings for the gltf part
-    stored_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings"] if ".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings")
+    stored_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".blenvy_gltf_settings"] if ".blenvy_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".blenvy_gltf_settings")
     stored_gltf_settings.clear()
     stored_gltf_settings.write(json.dumps(gltf_settings))
 

tools/blenvy/tests/test_bevy_integration_prepare.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def test_export_external_blueprints(setup_data):
     stored_auto_settings.write(json.dumps(export_props))
 
     # and store settings for the gltf part
-    stored_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings"] if ".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings")
+    stored_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".blenvy_gltf_settings"] if ".blenvy_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".blenvy_gltf_settings")
     stored_gltf_settings.clear()
     stored_gltf_settings.write(json.dumps(gltf_settings))
 

tools/blenvy/tests/test_changed_parameters.py

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def test_export_changed_parameters(setup_data):
         "export_optimize_animation_size": False
     }
     # and store settings for the gltf part
-    stored_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings"] if ".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings")
+    stored_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".blenvy_gltf_settings"] if ".blenvy_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".blenvy_gltf_settings")
     stored_gltf_settings.clear()
     stored_gltf_settings.write(json.dumps(gltf_settings))
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def test_export_changed_parameters(setup_data):
         "export_optimize_animation_size": True
     }
 
-    stored_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings"] if ".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings")
+    stored_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".blenvy_gltf_settings"] if ".blenvy_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".blenvy_gltf_settings")
     stored_gltf_settings.clear()
     stored_gltf_settings.write(json.dumps(gltf_settings))
 

tools/blenvy/tests/test_helpers.py

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def prepare_auto_export(auto_export_overrides={}, gltf_export_settings = {"expor
 
     gltf_settings = gltf_export_settings
     # and store settings for the gltf part
-    stored_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings"] if ".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".gltf_auto_export_gltf_settings")
+    stored_gltf_settings = bpy.data.texts[".blenvy_gltf_settings"] if ".blenvy_gltf_settings" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".blenvy_gltf_settings")
     stored_gltf_settings.clear()
     stored_gltf_settings.write(json.dumps(gltf_settings))