Merge 04a8ebcd4a into 9f21df035b

* closes #80 
* preliminary work for further asset management from the Blender side without needing additional dependencies & boilerplate on the Bevy side 
* feat(auto_export): 
     * now injecting list/tree of sub blueprints to main scenes/levels & blueprints
     * made blueprints/asset list conditional on NOT legacy mode
* feat(gltf_blueprints): 
    * basics of dynamic loading of sub_blueprints
    * added same kind of logic to the loading of material files
    * also made a more generic variant of the BlueprintAssetLoadTracker 
    * added gltf file path for more informative error in case a gltf is missing
* refactor(): 
   * made the various gltf assets loaded by bevy_asset_loader optional (to handle the case where they are not present)
   * updated all examples accordingly
* chore(crates): fixed links, slight tweaks, bumped versions

crates/bevy_gltf_blueprints/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [package]
 name = "bevy_gltf_blueprints"
-version = "0.9.0"
+version = "0.10.0"
 authors = ["Mark 'kaosat-dev' Moissette"]
-description = "Adds the ability to define Blueprints/Prefabs for [Bevy](https://bevyengine.org/) inside gltf files and spawn them in Bevy."
+description = "Adds the ability to define Blueprints/Prefabs for Bevy inside gltf files and spawn them in Bevy."
 homepage = "https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow"
 repository = "https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow"
 keywords = ["gamedev", "bevy", "gltf", "blueprint", "prefab"]

crates/bevy_gltf_blueprints/README.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # bevy_gltf_blueprints
 
-Built upon [bevy_gltf_components](https://crates.io/crates/bevy_gltf_components) this crate adds the ability to define Blueprints/Prefabs for [Bevy](https://bevyengine.org/) inside gltf files and spawn them in Bevy.
+Built on [bevy_gltf_components](https://crates.io/crates/bevy_gltf_components) this crate adds the ability to define Blueprints/Prefabs for [Bevy](https://bevyengine.org/) inside gltf files and spawn them in Bevy.
 
 * Allows you to create lightweight levels, where all assets are different gltf files and loaded after the main level is loaded
 * Allows you to spawn different entities from gtlf files at runtime in a clean manner, including simplified animation support !
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ A blueprint is a set of **overrideable** components + a hierarchy: ie
     * just a Gltf file with Gltf_extras specifying components 
     * a component called BlueprintName
 
-Particularly useful when using [Blender](https://www.blender.org/) as an editor for the [Bevy](https://bevyengine.org/) game engine, combined with the [Blender plugin](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/tools/gltf_auto_export) that does a lot of the work for you 
+Particularly useful when using [Blender](https://www.blender.org/) as an editor for the [Bevy](https://bevyengine.org/) game engine, combined with the Blender add-ons that do a lot of the work for you 
+- [gltf_auto_export](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/tools/gltf_auto_export)
+- [bevy_components](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/tools/bevy_components) 
 
 
 ## Usage
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ Here's a minimal usage example:
 # Cargo.toml
 [dependencies]
 bevy="0.13"
-bevy_gltf_blueprints = { version = "0.9"} 
+bevy_gltf_blueprints = { version = "0.10"} 
 
 ```
 
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ fn spawn_blueprint(
 Add the following to your `[dependencies]` section in `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
-bevy_gltf_blueprints = "0.9"
+bevy_gltf_blueprints = "0.10"
 ```
 
 Or use `cargo add`:
@@ -165,13 +167,10 @@ commands.spawn((
 
 ### BluePrintBundle
 
-There is also a bundle for convenience , which just has 
+There is also a ```BluePrintBundle``` for convenience , which just has 
  * a ```BlueprintName``` component
  * a ```SpawnHere``` component
 
-[```BluePrintBundle```](./src/lib.rs#22)
-
-
 ## Additional information
 
 - When a blueprint is spawned, all its children entities (and nested children etc) also have an ```InBlueprint``` component that gets insert
@@ -219,7 +218,7 @@ the ordering of systems is very important !
 
 For example to replace your proxy components (stand-in components when you cannot/ do not want to use real components in the gltf file) with actual ones, which should happen **AFTER** the Blueprint based spawning, 
 
-so ```bevy_gltf_blueprints``` provides a **SystemSet** for that purpose:[```GltfBlueprintsSet```](./src/lib.rs#16)
+so ```bevy_gltf_blueprints``` provides a **SystemSet** for that purpose: ```GltfBlueprintsSet```
 
 Typically , the order of systems should be
 
@@ -281,8 +280,7 @@ pub fn animation_change_on_proximity_foxes(
 
 see https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/bevy_gltf_blueprints/animation for how to set it up correctly
 
-particularly from https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/bevy_gltf_blueprints/animation/game/in_game.rs#86
+particularly from https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/bevy_gltf_blueprints/animation/game/in_game.rs
-onward 
 
 
 ## Materials
@@ -346,7 +344,7 @@ The main branch is compatible with the latest Bevy release, while the branch `be
 Compatibility of `bevy_gltf_blueprints` versions:
 | `bevy_gltf_blueprints` | `bevy` |
 | :--                 | :--    |
-| `0.9`               | `0.13` |
+| `0.9 - 0.10`        | `0.13` |
 | `0.3 - 0.8`         | `0.12` |
 | `0.1 - 0.2`         | `0.11` |
 | branch `main`       | `0.13` |

crates/bevy_gltf_blueprints/src/lib.rs

@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ impl Plugin for BlueprintsPlugin {
         .register_type::<MaterialInfo>()
         .register_type::<SpawnHere>()
         .register_type::<Animations>()
+        .register_type::<BlueprintsList>()
+        .register_type::<Vec<String>>()
+        .register_type::<HashMap<String, Vec<String>>>()
         .insert_resource(BluePrintsConfig {
             format: self.format,
             library_folder: self.library_folder.clone(),
@@ -144,11 +147,24 @@ impl Plugin for BlueprintsPlugin {
         .add_systems(
             Update,
             (
+                (
+                    prepare_blueprints,
+                    check_for_loaded,
                     spawn_from_blueprints,
-                compute_scene_aabbs.run_if(aabbs_enabled),
-                apply_deferred.run_if(aabbs_enabled),
                     apply_deferred,
-                materials_inject.run_if(materials_library_enabled),
+                )
+                    .chain(),
+                (compute_scene_aabbs, apply_deferred)
+                    .chain()
+                    .run_if(aabbs_enabled),
+                apply_deferred,
+                (
+                    materials_inject,
+                    check_for_material_loaded,
+                    materials_inject2,
+                )
+                    .chain()
+                    .run_if(materials_library_enabled),
             )
                 .chain()
                 .in_set(GltfBlueprintsSet::Spawn),

crates/bevy_gltf_blueprints/src/materials.rs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use bevy::{
     asset::{AssetServer, Assets, Handle},
     ecs::{
         component::Component,
+        entity::Entity,
         query::{Added, With},
         reflect::ReflectComponent,
         system::{Commands, Query, Res, ResMut},
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ use bevy::{
     render::mesh::Mesh,
 };
 
-use crate::BluePrintsConfig;
+use crate::{AssetLoadTracker, AssetsToLoad, BluePrintsConfig};
 
 #[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
 #[reflect(Component)]
@@ -26,10 +27,111 @@ pub struct MaterialInfo {
     pub source: String,
 }
 
+/// flag component
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub(crate) struct BlueprintMaterialAssetsLoaded;
+/// flag component
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub(crate) struct BlueprintMaterialAssetsNotLoaded;
+
 /// system that injects / replaces materials from material library
 pub(crate) fn materials_inject(
+    blueprints_config: ResMut<BluePrintsConfig>,
+    material_infos: Query<(Entity, &MaterialInfo), Added<MaterialInfo>>,
+    asset_server: Res<AssetServer>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+) {
+    for (entity, material_info) in material_infos.iter() {
+        let model_file_name = format!(
+            "{}_materials_library.{}",
+            &material_info.source, &blueprints_config.format
+        );
+        let materials_path = Path::new(&blueprints_config.material_library_folder)
+            .join(Path::new(model_file_name.as_str()));
+        let material_name = &material_info.name;
+        let material_full_path = materials_path.to_str().unwrap().to_string() + "#" + material_name; // TODO: yikes, cleanup
+
+        if blueprints_config
+            .material_library_cache
+            .contains_key(&material_full_path)
+        {
+            debug!("material is cached, retrieving");
+            blueprints_config
+                .material_library_cache
+                .get(&material_full_path)
+                .expect("we should have the material available");
+            commands
+                .entity(entity)
+                .insert(BlueprintMaterialAssetsLoaded);
+        } else {
+            let material_file_handle: Handle<Gltf> = asset_server.load(materials_path.clone());
+            let material_file_id = material_file_handle.id();
+            let asset_infos: Vec<AssetLoadTracker<Gltf>> = vec![AssetLoadTracker {
+                name: material_full_path,
+                id: material_file_id,
+                loaded: false,
+                handle: material_file_handle.clone(),
+            }];
+
+            commands
+                .entity(entity)
+                .insert(AssetsToLoad {
+                    all_loaded: false,
+                    asset_infos,
+                    ..Default::default()
+                })
+                .insert(BlueprintMaterialAssetsNotLoaded);
+            /**/
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// TODO, merge with check_for_loaded, make generic ?
+pub(crate) fn check_for_material_loaded(
+    mut blueprint_assets_to_load: Query<
+        (Entity, &mut AssetsToLoad<Gltf>),
+        With<BlueprintMaterialAssetsNotLoaded>,
+    >,
+    asset_server: Res<AssetServer>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+) {
+    for (entity, mut assets_to_load) in blueprint_assets_to_load.iter_mut() {
+        let mut all_loaded = true;
+        let mut loaded_amount = 0;
+        let total = assets_to_load.asset_infos.len();
+        for tracker in assets_to_load.asset_infos.iter_mut() {
+            let asset_id = tracker.id;
+            let loaded = asset_server.is_loaded_with_dependencies(asset_id);
+            tracker.loaded = loaded;
+            if loaded {
+                loaded_amount += 1;
+            } else {
+                all_loaded = false;
+            }
+        }
+        let progress: f32 = loaded_amount as f32 / total as f32;
+        assets_to_load.progress = progress;
+
+        if all_loaded {
+            assets_to_load.all_loaded = true;
+            commands
+                .entity(entity)
+                .insert(BlueprintMaterialAssetsLoaded)
+                .remove::<BlueprintMaterialAssetsNotLoaded>();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// system that injects / replaces materials from material library
+pub(crate) fn materials_inject2(
     mut blueprints_config: ResMut<BluePrintsConfig>,
-    material_infos: Query<(&MaterialInfo, &Children), Added<MaterialInfo>>,
+    material_infos: Query<
+        (&MaterialInfo, &Children),
+        (
+            Added<BlueprintMaterialAssetsLoaded>,
+            With<BlueprintMaterialAssetsLoaded>,
+        ),
+    >,
     with_materials_and_meshes: Query<
         (),
         (
@@ -38,9 +140,9 @@ pub(crate) fn materials_inject(
             With<Handle<Mesh>>,
         ),
     >,
-    models: Res<Assets<bevy::gltf::Gltf>>,
+    assets_gltf: Res<Assets<Gltf>>,
-
     asset_server: Res<AssetServer>,
+
     mut commands: Commands,
 ) {
     for (material_info, children) in material_infos.iter() {
@@ -66,9 +168,9 @@ pub(crate) fn materials_inject(
                 .expect("we should have the material available");
             material_found = Some(material);
         } else {
-            let my_gltf: Handle<Gltf> = asset_server.load(materials_path.clone());
+            let model_handle: Handle<Gltf> = asset_server.load(materials_path.clone()); // FIXME: kinda weird now
-            let mat_gltf = models
+            let mat_gltf = assets_gltf
-                .get(my_gltf.id())
+                .get(model_handle.id())
                 .expect("material should have been preloaded");
             if mat_gltf.named_materials.contains_key(material_name) {
                 let material = mat_gltf

crates/bevy_gltf_blueprints/src/spawn_from_blueprints.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-use bevy::{gltf::Gltf, prelude::*};
+use bevy::{gltf::Gltf, prelude::*, utils::HashMap};
 
 use crate::{Animations, BluePrintsConfig};
 
@@ -46,8 +46,152 @@ pub struct AddToGameWorld;
 /// helper component, just to transfer child data
 pub(crate) struct OriginalChildren(pub Vec<Entity>);
 
-/// main spawning functions,
+/// helper component, is used to store the list of sub blueprints to enable automatic loading of dependend blueprints
+#[derive(Component, Reflect, Default, Debug)]
+#[reflect(Component)]
+pub struct BlueprintsList(pub HashMap<String, Vec<String>>);
+
+/// helper component, for tracking loaded assets's loading state, id , handle etc
+#[derive(Default, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct AssetLoadTracker<T: bevy::prelude::Asset> {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub name: String,
+    pub id: AssetId<T>,
+    pub loaded: bool,
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
+    pub handle: Handle<T>,
+}
+
+/// helper component, for tracking loaded assets
+#[derive(Component, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct AssetsToLoad<T: bevy::prelude::Asset> {
+    pub all_loaded: bool,
+    pub asset_infos: Vec<AssetLoadTracker<T>>,
+    pub progress: f32,
+}
+impl<T: bevy::prelude::Asset> Default for AssetsToLoad<T> {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            all_loaded: Default::default(),
+            asset_infos: Default::default(),
+            progress: Default::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// flag component, usually added when a blueprint is loaded
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub(crate) struct BlueprintAssetsLoaded;
+/// flag component
+#[derive(Component)]
+pub(crate) struct BlueprintAssetsNotLoaded;
+
+/// spawning prepare function,
 /// * also takes into account the already exisiting "override" components, ie "override components" > components from blueprint
+pub(crate) fn prepare_blueprints(
+    spawn_placeholders: Query<
+        (
+            Entity,
+            &BlueprintName,
+            Option<&Parent>,
+            Option<&Library>,
+            Option<&Name>,
+            Option<&BlueprintsList>,
+        ),
+        (Added<BlueprintName>, Added<SpawnHere>, Without<Spawned>),
+    >,
+
+    mut commands: Commands,
+    asset_server: Res<AssetServer>,
+    blueprints_config: Res<BluePrintsConfig>,
+) {
+    for (entity, blupeprint_name, original_parent, library_override, name, blueprints_list) in
+        spawn_placeholders.iter()
+    {
+        debug!(
+            "requesting to spawn {:?} for entity {:?}, id: {:?}, parent:{:?}",
+            blupeprint_name.0, name, entity, original_parent
+        );
+
+        // println!("main model path {:?}", model_path);
+        if blueprints_list.is_some() {
+            let blueprints_list = blueprints_list.unwrap();
+            // println!("blueprints list {:?}", blueprints_list.0.keys());
+            let mut asset_infos: Vec<AssetLoadTracker<Gltf>> = vec![];
+            let library_path =
+                library_override.map_or_else(|| &blueprints_config.library_folder, |l| &l.0);
+            for (blueprint_name, _) in blueprints_list.0.iter() {
+                let model_file_name = format!("{}.{}", &blueprint_name, &blueprints_config.format);
+                let model_path = Path::new(&library_path).join(Path::new(model_file_name.as_str()));
+
+                let model_handle: Handle<Gltf> = asset_server.load(model_path.clone());
+                let model_id = model_handle.id();
+                let loaded = asset_server.is_loaded_with_dependencies(model_id);
+                if !loaded {
+                    asset_infos.push(AssetLoadTracker {
+                        name: model_path.to_string_lossy().into(),
+                        id: model_id,
+                        loaded: false,
+                        handle: model_handle.clone(),
+                    });
+                }
+            }
+            // if not all assets are already loaded, inject a component to signal that we need them to be loaded
+            if !asset_infos.is_empty() {
+                commands
+                    .entity(entity)
+                    .insert(AssetsToLoad {
+                        all_loaded: false,
+                        asset_infos,
+                        ..Default::default()
+                    })
+                    .insert(BlueprintAssetsNotLoaded);
+            } else {
+                commands.entity(entity).insert(BlueprintAssetsLoaded);
+            }
+        } else {
+            // in case there are no blueprintsList, we revert back to the old behaviour
+            commands.entity(entity).insert(BlueprintAssetsLoaded);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn check_for_loaded(
+    mut blueprint_assets_to_load: Query<
+        (Entity, &mut AssetsToLoad<Gltf>),
+        With<BlueprintAssetsNotLoaded>,
+    >,
+    asset_server: Res<AssetServer>,
+    mut commands: Commands,
+) {
+    for (entity, mut assets_to_load) in blueprint_assets_to_load.iter_mut() {
+        let mut all_loaded = true;
+        let mut loaded_amount = 0;
+        let total = assets_to_load.asset_infos.len();
+        for tracker in assets_to_load.asset_infos.iter_mut() {
+            let asset_id = tracker.id;
+            let loaded = asset_server.is_loaded_with_dependencies(asset_id);
+            tracker.loaded = loaded;
+            if loaded {
+                loaded_amount += 1;
+            } else {
+                all_loaded = false;
+            }
+        }
+        let progress: f32 = loaded_amount as f32 / total as f32;
+        // println!("progress: {}",progress);
+        assets_to_load.progress = progress;
+
+        if all_loaded {
+            assets_to_load.all_loaded = true;
+            commands
+                .entity(entity)
+                .insert(BlueprintAssetsLoaded)
+                .remove::<BlueprintAssetsNotLoaded>();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 pub(crate) fn spawn_from_blueprints(
     spawn_placeholders: Query<
         (
@@ -59,7 +203,11 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn_from_blueprints(
             Option<&AddToGameWorld>,
             Option<&Name>,
         ),
-        (Added<BlueprintName>, Added<SpawnHere>, Without<Spawned>),
+        (
+            With<BlueprintAssetsLoaded>,
+            Added<BlueprintAssetsLoaded>,
+            Without<BlueprintAssetsNotLoaded>,
+        ),
     >,
 
     mut commands: Commands,
@@ -82,17 +230,10 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn_from_blueprints(
     ) in spawn_placeholders.iter()
     {
         debug!(
-            "need to spawn {:?} for entity {:?}, id: {:?}, parent:{:?}",
+            "attempting to spawn {:?} for entity {:?}, id: {:?}, parent:{:?}",
             blupeprint_name.0, name, entity, original_parent
         );
 
-        let mut original_children: Vec<Entity> = vec![];
-        if let Ok(c) = children.get(entity) {
-            for child in c.iter() {
-                original_children.push(*child);
-            }
-        }
-
         let what = &blupeprint_name.0;
         let model_file_name = format!("{}.{}", &what, &blueprints_config.format);
 
@@ -101,12 +242,15 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn_from_blueprints(
             library_override.map_or_else(|| &blueprints_config.library_folder, |l| &l.0);
         let model_path = Path::new(&library_path).join(Path::new(model_file_name.as_str()));
 
-        debug!("attempting to spawn {:?}", model_path);
+        // info!("attempting to spawn {:?}", model_path);
-        let model_handle: Handle<Gltf> = asset_server.load(model_path);
+        let model_handle: Handle<Gltf> = asset_server.load(model_path.clone()); // FIXME: kinda weird now
 
-        let gltf = assets_gltf
+        let gltf = assets_gltf.get(&model_handle).unwrap_or_else(|| {
-            .get(&model_handle)
+            panic!(
-            .expect("this gltf should have been loaded");
+                "gltf file {:?} should have been loaded",
+                model_path.to_str()
+            )
+        });
 
         // WARNING we work under the assumtion that there is ONLY ONE named scene, and that the first one is the right one
         let main_scene_name = gltf
@@ -123,6 +267,12 @@ pub(crate) fn spawn_from_blueprints(
             transforms = *transform.unwrap();
         }
 
+        let mut original_children: Vec<Entity> = vec![];
+        if let Ok(c) = children.get(entity) {
+            for child in c.iter() {
+                original_children.push(*child);
+            }
+        }
         commands.entity(entity).insert((
             SceneBundle {
                 scene: scene.clone(),

crates/bevy_gltf_blueprints/src/spawn_post_process.rs

@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 use std::any::TypeId;
 
+use bevy::gltf::Gltf;
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy::scene::SceneInstance;
 // use bevy::utils::hashbrown::HashSet;
 
 use super::{AnimationPlayerLink, Animations};
 use super::{SpawnHere, Spawned};
-use crate::{CopyComponents, InBlueprint, NoInBlueprint, OriginalChildren};
+use crate::{
+    AssetsToLoad, BlueprintAssetsLoaded, CopyComponents, InBlueprint, NoInBlueprint,
+    OriginalChildren,
+};
 
 /// this system is in charge of doing any necessary post processing after a blueprint scene has been spawned
 /// - it removes one level of useless nesting
@@ -89,6 +93,8 @@ pub(crate) fn spawned_blueprint_post_process(
         commands.entity(original).remove::<SpawnHere>();
         commands.entity(original).remove::<Spawned>();
         commands.entity(original).remove::<Handle<Scene>>();
+        commands.entity(original).remove::<AssetsToLoad<Gltf>>(); // also clear the sub assets tracker to free up handles, perhaps just freeing up the handles and leave the rest would be better ?
+        commands.entity(original).remove::<BlueprintAssetsLoaded>();
         commands.entity(root_entity).despawn_recursive();
     }
 }

crates/bevy_gltf_components/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [package]
 name = "bevy_gltf_components"
-version = "0.5.0"
+version = "0.5.1"
 authors = ["Mark 'kaosat-dev' Moissette"]
-description = "Allows you to define [Bevy](https://bevyengine.org/) components direclty inside gltf files and instanciate the components on the Bevy side."
+description = "Allows you to define Bevy components direclty inside gltf files and instanciate the components on the Bevy side."
 homepage = "https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow"
 repository = "https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow"
 keywords = ["gamedev", "bevy", "assets", "gltf", "components"]

crates/bevy_gltf_components/README.md

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ This crate allows you to define [Bevy](https://bevyengine.org/) components direc
 ***important*** : the plugin for processing gltf files runs in ***update*** , so you cannot use the components directly if you spawn your scene from gltf in ***setup*** (the additional components will not show up)
 
 Please see the 
- * [example](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/examples/basic) 
+ * [example](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/bevy_gltf_components/basic) 
- * or use [```bevy_asset_loader```](https://github.com/NiklasEi/bevy_asset_loader) for a reliable workflow.
+ * or use [```bevy_asset_loader```](https://github.com/NiklasEi/bevy_asset_loader) for reliable preloading of files, as this crate does not deal with loading your assets.
- * alternatively, use the [```bevy_gltf_blueprints```](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/blob/main/crates/bevy_gltf_blueprints) crate, build on this crate's features,
+ * alternatively, use the [```bevy_gltf_blueprints```](https://crates.io/crates/bevy_gltf_blueprints) crate, built on this crate's features,
   that allows you to directly spawn entities from gltf based blueprints.
 
 Here's a minimal usage example:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ bevy_gltf_components = { version = "0.5"}
 ```
 
 ```rust no_run
-//too barebones of an example to be meaningfull, please see https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/examples/basic for a real example
+//too barebones of an example to be meaningfull, please see https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/bevy_gltf_components/examples/basic for a real example
  fn main() {
     App::new()
          .add_plugins(DefaultPlugins)
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Or disable the legacy mode: (enabled by default)
 ComponentsFromGltfPlugin{legacy_mode: false}
 ```
 
-You **need** to disable legacy mode if you want to use the [```bevy_components```](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/tools_bevy_blueprints/tools/bevy_components) Blender addon + the [```bevy_registry_export crate```](https://crates.io/crates/bevy_registry_export) ! 
+You **need** to disable legacy mode if you want to use the [```bevy_components```](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/tools/bevy_components) Blender addon + the [```bevy_registry_export crate```](https://crates.io/crates/bevy_registry_export) ! 
 As it create custom properties that are writen in real **ron** file format
 instead of a simplified version (the one in the legacy mode)
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ For example to replace your proxy components (stand-in components when you canno
 
 which should happen **AFTER** the components from the gltf files have been injected, 
 
-so ```bevy_gltf_components``` provides a **SystemSet** for that purpose:[```GltfComponentsSet```](./src/lib.rs#46)
+so ```bevy_gltf_components``` provides a **SystemSet** for that purpose:```GltfComponentsSet```
 
 Typically , the order of systems should be
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ Typically , the order of systems should be
 
 ## Examples
 
-https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/basic
+https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/bevy_gltf_components/basic
 
 
 

crates/bevy_gltf_save_load/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "bevy_gltf_save_load"
-version = "0.4.0"
+version = "0.4.1"
 authors = ["Mark 'kaosat-dev' Moissette"]
 description = "Save & load your bevy games"
 homepage = "https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow"
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ workspace = true
 
 [dependencies]
 bevy = { version = "0.13", default-features = false, features = ["bevy_asset", "bevy_scene", "bevy_gltf"] }
-#bevy_gltf_blueprints = "0.9"
+bevy_gltf_blueprints = { version = "0.10", path = "../bevy_gltf_blueprints" }
-bevy_gltf_blueprints = { version = "0.9", path = "../bevy_gltf_blueprints" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 bevy = { version = "0.13", default-features = false, features = ["dynamic_linking"] }

crates/bevy_gltf_save_load/README.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Here's a minimal usage example:
 [dependencies]
 bevy="0.13"
 bevy_gltf_save_load = "0.4"
-bevy_gltf_blueprints = "0.9" // also needed
+bevy_gltf_blueprints = "0.10" // also needed
 ```
 
 ```rust no_run
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ pub fn setup_game(
 
 ```
 
-take a look at the [example]('https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/bevy_gltf_save_load/basic/src/game/mod.rs) for more clarity
+take a look at the [example](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/blob/main/examples/bevy_gltf_save_load/basic/src/game/mod.rs) for more clarity
 
 
 ##  Installation
@@ -142,12 +142,7 @@ Add the following to your `[dependencies]` section in `Cargo.toml`:
 
 ```toml
 bevy_gltf_save_load = "0.3"
-<<<<<<< HEAD
+bevy_gltf_blueprints = "0.10" // also needed, as bevy_gltf_save_load does not re-export it at this time
-bevy_gltf_blueprints = "0.8" // also needed, as bevy_gltf_save_load does not re-export it at this time
-=======
-bevy_gltf_blueprints = "0.6" // also needed, as bevy_gltf_save_load does not re-export it at this time
->>>>>>> 9cb9dda5d35c635d367fa81ca1a6c752cda9bc02
-
 ```
 
 Or use `cargo add`:
@@ -268,7 +263,7 @@ pub fn request_load(
     - ```LoadingFinished``` for loading
 
 > Note: I **highly** recomend you change states when you start/finish saving & loading, otherwise things **will** get unpredictable
-Please see [the example]('https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/bevy_gltf_save_load/basic/src/game/mod.rs#77') for this.
+Please see [the example](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/bevy_gltf_save_load/basic/src/game/mod.rs) for this.
 
 ## Additional notes
 
@@ -287,8 +282,8 @@ For convenience ```bevy_gltf_save_load``` provides two **SystemSets**
 Highly advised to get a better understanding of how things work !
 To get started I recomend looking at 
 
-- [world setup]('https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/bevy_gltf_save_load/basic/src/game/in_game.rs#13')
+- [world setup](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/bevy_gltf_save_load/basic/src/game/in_game.rs)
-- [various events & co]('https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/bevy_gltf_save_load/basic/src/game/mod.rs#77')
+- [various events & co](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/bevy_gltf_save_load/basic/src/game/mod.rs)
 
 
 All examples are here:

crates/bevy_registry_export/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [package]
 name = "bevy_registry_export"
-version = "0.3.0"
+version = "0.3.1"
 authors = ["Mark 'kaosat-dev' Moissette", "Pascal 'Killercup' Hertleif"]
-description = "Allows you to define [Bevy](https://bevyengine.org/) components direclty inside gltf files and instanciate the components on the Bevy side."
+description = "Allows you to create a Json export of all your components/ registered types of your Bevy app/game"
 homepage = "https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow"
 repository = "https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow"
-keywords = ["gamedev", "bevy", "assets", "gltf", "components"]
+keywords = ["gamedev", "bevy", "assets", "registry", "components"]
 categories = ["game-development"]
 edition = "2021"
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"

crates/bevy_registry_export/README.md

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fn main() {
 
 ```
 
-take a look at the [example]('https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/bevy_registry_export/basic/src/core/mod.rs) for more clarity
+take a look at the [example](https://github.com/kaosat-dev/Blender_bevy_components_workflow/tree/main/examples/bevy_registry_export/basic/src/core/mod.rs) for more clarity
 
 
 ##  Installation

examples/bevy_gltf_blueprints/animation/src/game/in_game.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub fn setup_game(
         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())
+                .get(game_assets.world.clone().unwrap().id())
                 .expect("main level should have been loaded")
                 .scenes[0]
                 .clone(),

examples/bevy_gltf_blueprints/basic/src/game/in_game.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn setup_game(
         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())
+                .get(game_assets.world.clone().unwrap().id())
                 .expect("main level should have been loaded")
                 .scenes[0]
                 .clone(),

examples/bevy_gltf_blueprints/basic_xpbd_physics/src/game/in_game.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ pub fn setup_game(
         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())
+                .get(game_assets.world.clone().unwrap().id())
                 .expect("main level should have been loaded")
                 .scenes[0]
                 .clone(),

examples/bevy_gltf_blueprints/materials/src/game/in_game.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn setup_game(
         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())
+                .get(game_assets.world.clone().unwrap().id())
                 .expect("main level should have been loaded")
                 .scenes[0]
                 .clone(),

examples/bevy_gltf_blueprints/multiple_levels_multiple_blendfiles/src/game/in_game.rs

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn setup_game(
         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())
+                .get(game_assets.world.clone().unwrap().id())
                 .expect("main level should have been loaded")
                 .scenes[0]
                 .clone(),

examples/bevy_gltf_blueprints/multiple_levels_multiple_blendfiles/src/game/level_transitions.rs

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ pub fn trigger_level_transition(
                     } else if target_level == "Level2" {
                         level = game_assets.level2.clone().unwrap();
                     } else {
-                        level = game_assets.world.clone();
+                        level = game_assets.world.clone().unwrap();
                     }
                     info!("spawning new level");
                     commands.spawn((

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

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub fn setup_game(
         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())
+                .get(game_assets.world.clone().unwrap().id())
                 .expect("main level should have been loaded")
                 .scenes[0]
                 .clone(),

examples/common/src/assets/assets_game.rs

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ use bevy_asset_loader::prelude::*;
 
 #[derive(AssetCollection, Resource)]
 pub struct GameAssets {
-    #[asset(key = "world")]
+    #[asset(key = "world", optional)]
-    pub world: Handle<Gltf>,
+    pub world: Option<Handle<Gltf>>,
 
     #[asset(key = "world_dynamic", optional)]
     pub world_dynamic: Option<Handle<Gltf>>,
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ pub struct GameAssets {
     #[asset(key = "level2", optional)]
     pub level2: Option<Handle<Gltf>>,
 
-    #[asset(key = "models", collection(typed, mapped))]
+    #[asset(key = "models", collection(typed, mapped), optional)]
-    pub models: HashMap<String, Handle<Gltf>>,
+    pub models: Option<HashMap<String, Handle<Gltf>>>,
 
     #[asset(key = "materials", collection(typed, mapped), optional)]
     pub materials: Option<HashMap<String, Handle<Gltf>>>,

testing/bevy_example/assets/assets_game.assets.ron

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

testing/bevy_example/assets/registry.json

@@ -3576,6 +3576,22 @@
       "type": "array",
       "typeInfo": "TupleStruct"
     },
+    "bevy_gltf_blueprints::spawn_from_blueprints::BlueprintsList": {
+      "isComponent": true,
+      "isResource": false,
+      "items": false,
+      "prefixItems": [
+        {
+          "type": {
+            "$ref": "#/$defs/bevy_utils::hashbrown::HashMap<alloc::string::String, alloc::vec::Vec<alloc::string::String>, bevy_utils::hashbrown::hash_map::DefaultHashBuilder>"
+          }
+        }
+      ],
+      "short_name": "BlueprintsList",
+      "title": "bevy_gltf_blueprints::spawn_from_blueprints::BlueprintsList",
+      "type": "array",
+      "typeInfo": "TupleStruct"
+    },
     "bevy_gltf_blueprints::spawn_from_blueprints::SpawnHere": {
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "isComponent": true,
@@ -10834,6 +10850,19 @@
       "type": "object",
       "typeInfo": "Value"
     },
+    "bevy_utils::hashbrown::HashMap<alloc::string::String, alloc::vec::Vec<alloc::string::String>, bevy_utils::hashbrown::hash_map::DefaultHashBuilder>": {
+      "additionalProperties": {
+        "type": {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/alloc::vec::Vec<alloc::string::String>"
+        }
+      },
+      "isComponent": false,
+      "isResource": false,
+      "short_name": "HashMap<String, Vec<String>, DefaultHashBuilder>",
+      "title": "bevy_utils::hashbrown::HashMap<alloc::string::String, alloc::vec::Vec<alloc::string::String>, bevy_utils::hashbrown::hash_map::DefaultHashBuilder>",
+      "type": "object",
+      "typeInfo": "Map"
+    },
     "bevy_utils::smallvec::SmallVec<[bevy_ecs::entity::Entity; 8]>": {
       "isComponent": false,
       "isResource": false,

testing/bevy_example/src/core/mod.rs

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ impl Plugin for CorePlugin {
                 legacy_mode: false,
                 library_folder: "models/library".into(),
                 format: GltfFormat::GLB,
+                material_library: true,
                 aabbs: true,
                 ..Default::default()
             },

testing/bevy_example/src/game/in_game.rs

@@ -1,37 +1,25 @@
 use bevy::prelude::*;
 use bevy_gltf_blueprints::{BluePrintBundle, BlueprintName, GameWorldTag};
-use bevy_gltf_worlflow_examples_common_rapier::{assets::GameAssets, GameState, InAppRunning};
+use bevy_gltf_worlflow_examples_common_rapier::{GameState, InAppRunning};
 
 use bevy_rapier3d::prelude::Velocity;
 use rand::Rng;
 
 pub fn setup_game(
     mut commands: Commands,
-    game_assets: Res<GameAssets>,
+    asset_server: Res<AssetServer>,
-    models: Res<Assets<bevy::gltf::Gltf>>,
     mut next_game_state: ResMut<NextState<GameState>>,
 ) {
-    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: asset_server.load("models/World.glb#Scene0"),
-            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)
 }
 

testing/bevy_example/src/game/mod.rs

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::{
     time::Duration,
 };
 
-use bevy_gltf_blueprints::{AnimationPlayerLink, BlueprintName};
+use bevy_gltf_blueprints::{AnimationPlayerLink, BlueprintName, BlueprintsList};
 pub use in_game::*;
 
 use bevy::{
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ fn start_game(mut next_app_state: ResMut<NextState<AppState>>) {
 // if the export from Blender worked correctly, we should have animations (simplified here by using AnimationPlayerLink)
 // if the export from Blender worked correctly, we should have an Entity called "Cylinder" that has two components: UnitTest, TupleTestF32
 // if the export from Blender worked correctly, we should have an Entity called "Blueprint4_nested" that has a child called "Blueprint3" that has a "BlueprintName" component with value Blueprint3
-
+// if the export from Blender worked correctly, we should have a blueprints_list
+#[allow(clippy::too_many_arguments)]
 fn validate_export(
     parents: Query<&Parent>,
     children: Query<&Children>,
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@ fn validate_export(
     animation_player_links: Query<(Entity, &AnimationPlayerLink)>,
     exported_cylinder: Query<(Entity, &Name, &UnitTest, &TupleTestF32)>,
     empties_candidates: Query<(Entity, &Name, &GlobalTransform)>,
+
+    blueprints_list: Query<(Entity, &BlueprintsList)>,
 ) {
     let animations_found = !animation_player_links.is_empty();
 
@@ -69,11 +72,13 @@ fn validate_export(
         }
     }
 
+    let blueprints_list_found = !blueprints_list.is_empty();
+
     fs::write(
         "bevy_diagnostics.json",
         format!(
-            "{{ \"animations\": {},  \"cylinder_found\": {} ,  \"nested_blueprint_found\": {}, \"empty_found\": {} }}",
+            "{{ \"animations\": {},  \"cylinder_found\": {} ,  \"nested_blueprint_found\": {}, \"empty_found\": {}, \"blueprints_list_found\": {} }}",
-            animations_found, cylinder_found, nested_blueprint_found, empty_found
+            animations_found, cylinder_found, nested_blueprint_found, empty_found, blueprints_list_found
         ),
     )
     .expect("Unable to write file");
@@ -97,9 +102,9 @@ impl Plugin for GamePlugin {
     fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
         app.add_systems(Update, (spawn_test).run_if(in_state(GameState::InGame)))
             .add_systems(Update, validate_export)
-            .add_systems(Update, generate_screenshot.run_if(on_timer(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.2)))) // TODO: run once
             .add_systems(OnEnter(AppState::MenuRunning), start_game)
             .add_systems(OnEnter(AppState::AppRunning), setup_game)
+            .add_systems(Update, generate_screenshot.run_if(on_timer(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.2)))) // TODO: run once
             .add_systems(
                 Update,
                 exit_game.run_if(on_timer(Duration::from_secs_f32(0.5))),

tools/bevy_components/README.md

@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@ Before you can use the add-on you need to configure it
 
 ![configuration 3](./docs/configuration3.png)
 
+ #### registry file polling
+
+
+  * 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)
+
 
 
 ## Use
@@ -173,8 +181,8 @@ It will add the component to the select object
 
     ![invalid component](./docs/invalid_components.png)
 
-    > important ! ```gltf_auto_export``` currently has no way of filtering out components, so you need to delete invalid components like these before exporting
+  > see [here](#invalidunregistered-type-renaming--conversion) for ways to convert invalid / unregistered components to other types.
-    this will be adress in the future
+
 
 - if you are encountering this type of view: don't panic your component data is not gone ! It just means you need to reload the registry data by clicking on the relevant button
 
@@ -182,18 +190,65 @@ It will add the component to the select object
 
   
 
-## advanced configuration
+## Advanced Tools
 
- ### registry file polling
+In this section you will find various additional more advanced tooling
+
+### Invalid/unregistered type renaming / conversion
+
+If you have components that are
+  * invalid : ie some error was diagnosed
+  * unregistered: a custom property is present on the object, but there is no matching type in the registry
+
+Here you will get an overview, of ALL invalid and unregistered components in your Blender project, so you can find them, rename/convert them,
+or delete them, also in bulk
+
+![component rename overview](./docs/component_rename_overview2.png)
+
+* you can click on the button to select the object in your outliner (this also works across scenes, so you will be taken to the scene where the
+given object is located)
+
+![update custom properties](./docs/component_rename_object_select.png)
 
 
-  * by default, the add-on will check for changes in your registry file every second, and refresh the UI accordingly
+#### Single object component renaming/ conversion
-    * you can set the polling frequency or turn it off if you do not want auto-refresh
 
-    ![registry file polling](./docs/registry_polling.png)
+  - to rename/convert a single component for a single object:
+    
+    * go to the row of the object you want to convert the component of
+    * in the dropdown menu, choose the target component
+    * click on the button with the magic wand to convert the component
+
+       ![single rename](./docs/component_rename_single.png)
+
+  > the tool will attempt to automatically convert the source component, including the field names/values, if the target component has the same ones
+    If it fails to do the conversion, you will get an error message, and you will either have to change the custom property yourself, or you can simply
+    change the values in the UI, which will automatically generate the custom property value
+
+  - to delete a single component for a single object:
+
+    * go to the row of the object you want to remove the component from
+    * click on the button with the "x" to remove the component  
+
+       ![single delete](./docs/component_remove_single.png)
+
+#### Bulk component renaming/ conversion
+
+  - use this method if you want to convert ALL components of a given type of ALL objects 
+
+    * click on this button to pick your source component
+
+      ![bulk convert remove](./docs/component_rename_remove_bulk.png)
+
+    * for conversion: in the dropdown menu, choose the target component & click apply to convert all matching components
+    * for deletion: clic on the "x" to remove all matching components
+
+      ![bulk convert remove](./docs/component_rename_remove_bulk2.png)
 
 
- ### regenerate custom property values
+ ### For conversion between custom properties & components & vice-versa
+
+ #### 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 
 
@@ -212,7 +267,7 @@ It will add the component to the select object
      You should also re-export your gltf files , otherwise you might run into issues
 
   
-  ### regenerate UI values
+  #### regenerate component/ 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
 

tools/bevy_components/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 bl_info = {
     "name": "bevy_components",
     "author": "kaosigh",
-    "version": (0, 4, 0),
+    "version": (0, 4, 1),
     "blender": (3, 4, 0),
     "location": "VIEW_3D",
     "description": "UI to help create Bevy blueprints and components",
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ from bpy.props import (StringProperty)
 
 from .helpers import load_settings
 from .blueprints import CreateBlueprintOperator
-from .components.operators import CopyComponentOperator, RemoveComponentOperator, GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator, PasteComponentOperator, AddComponentOperator, Toggle_ComponentVisibility
+from .components.operators import CopyComponentOperator, Fix_Component_Operator, OT_rename_component, RemoveComponentFromAllObjectsOperator, RemoveComponentOperator, GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator, PasteComponentOperator, AddComponentOperator, RenameHelper, Toggle_ComponentVisibility
 
 from .registry.registry import ComponentsRegistry,MissingBevyType
-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.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, OT_select_component_name_to_replace, OT_select_object, ReloadRegistryOperator, OT_OpenFilebrowser)
-from .registry.ui import (BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_Configuration, BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_MissingTypesPanel, MISSING_TYPES_UL_List)
+from .registry.ui import (BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_Configuration, BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_AdvancedToolsPanel, BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_MissingTypesPanel, MISSING_TYPES_UL_List)
 
 from .components.metadata import (ComponentMetadata, ComponentsMeta, ensure_metadata_for_all_objects)
 from .propGroups.prop_groups import (generate_propertyGroups_for_components)
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ classes = [
     CopyComponentOperator,
     PasteComponentOperator,
     RemoveComponentOperator,
+    RemoveComponentFromAllObjectsOperator,
+    Fix_Component_Operator,
+    OT_rename_component,
+    RenameHelper,
     GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator,
     Toggle_ComponentVisibility,
 
@@ -106,8 +110,12 @@ classes = [
     COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_PROPGROUPS_FROM_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL,
     COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_PROPGROUPS_FROM_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT,
 
+    OT_select_object,
+    OT_select_component_name_to_replace, 
+    
     BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_MainPanel,
     BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_ComponentsPanel,
+    BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_AdvancedToolsPanel,
     BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_Configuration,
     MISSING_TYPES_UL_List,
     BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_MissingTypesPanel,

tools/bevy_components/components/metadata.py

@@ -237,6 +237,23 @@ def apply_propertyGroup_values_to_object_customProperties(object):
             value = property_group_value_to_custom_property_value(propertyGroup, component_definition, registry, None)
             object[component_name] = value
 
+# apply component value(s) to custom property of a single component
+def apply_propertyGroup_values_to_object_customProperties_for_component(object, component_name):
+    registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
+    print("yallah", component_name)
+    (_, propertyGroup) =  upsert_component_in_object(object, component_name, registry)
+    component_definition = find_component_definition_from_short_name(component_name)
+    if component_definition != None:
+        print("merde")
+        value = property_group_value_to_custom_property_value(propertyGroup, component_definition, registry, None)
+        object[component_name] = value
+    
+    components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+    componentMeta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == component_name, components_metadata), None)
+    if componentMeta:
+        print("here")
+        componentMeta.invalid = False
+        componentMeta.invalid_details = ""
 
 
 def apply_customProperty_values_to_object_propertyGroups(object):
@@ -258,6 +275,8 @@ def apply_customProperty_values_to_object_propertyGroups(object):
             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"]
+            source_componentMeta.invalid = False
+            source_componentMeta.invalid_details = ""
 
 # 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):

tools/bevy_components/components/operators.py

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ 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, apply_customProperty_values_to_object_propertyGroups, copy_propertyGroup_values_to_another_object, find_component_definition_from_short_name, remove_component_from_object
+from .metadata import add_component_to_object, add_metadata_to_components_without_metadata, apply_customProperty_values_to_object_propertyGroups, apply_propertyGroup_values_to_object_customProperties_for_component, copy_propertyGroup_values_to_another_object, find_component_definition_from_short_name, remove_component_from_object
 
 class AddComponentOperator(Operator):
     """Add component to blueprint"""
@@ -90,12 +90,10 @@ class PasteComponentOperator(Operator):
 
         return {'FINISHED'}
     
-
-    
 class RemoveComponentOperator(Operator):
-    """Delete component from blueprint"""
+    """Remove component from object"""
     bl_idname = "object.remove_bevy_component"
-    bl_label = "Delete component from blueprint Operator"
+    bl_label = "Remove component from object Operator"
     bl_options = {"UNDO"}
 
     component_name: StringProperty(
@@ -103,11 +101,18 @@ class RemoveComponentOperator(Operator):
         description="component to delete",
     ) # type: ignore
 
+    object_name: StringProperty(
+        name="object name",
+        description="object whose component to delete",
+        default=""
+    ) # type: ignore
+
     def execute(self, context):
+        if self.object_name == "":
             object = context.object
-
+        else:
+            object = bpy.data.objects[self.object_name]
         print("removing component ", self.component_name, "from object  '"+object.name+"'")
-
         if object is not None and self.component_name in object: 
             remove_component_from_object(object, self.component_name)
         else: 
@@ -116,6 +121,154 @@ class RemoveComponentOperator(Operator):
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
 
+class RemoveComponentFromAllObjectsOperator(Operator):
+    """Remove component from all object"""
+    bl_idname = "object.remove_bevy_component_all"
+    bl_label = "Remove component from all objects Operator"
+    bl_options = {"UNDO"}
+
+    component_name: StringProperty(
+        name="component name",
+        description="component to delete",
+    ) # type: ignore
+
+    @classmethod
+    def register(cls):
+        bpy.types.WindowManager.components_remove_progress = bpy.props.FloatProperty(default=-1.0)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def unregister(cls):
+        del bpy.types.WindowManager.components_remove_progress
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        print("removing component ", self.component_name, "from all objects")
+        total = len(bpy.data.objects)
+        for index, object in enumerate(bpy.data.objects):
+            if len(object.keys()) > 0:
+                if object is not None and self.component_name in object: 
+                    remove_component_from_object(object, self.component_name)
+            
+            progress = index / total
+            context.window_manager.components_remove_progress = progress
+            # now force refresh the ui
+            bpy.ops.wm.redraw_timer(type='DRAW_WIN_SWAP', iterations=1)
+        context.window_manager.components_remove_progress = -1.0
+
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+
+
+class RenameHelper(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
+    original_name: bpy.props.StringProperty(name="") # type: ignore
+    new_name: bpy.props.StringProperty(name="") # type: ignore
+
+    #object: bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=bpy.types.Object)
+    @classmethod
+    def register(cls):
+        bpy.types.WindowManager.bevy_component_rename_helper = bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=RenameHelper)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def unregister(cls):
+        # remove handlers & co
+        del bpy.types.WindowManager.bevy_component_rename_helper
+
+class OT_rename_component(Operator):
+    """Rename component"""
+    bl_idname = "object.rename_bevy_component"
+    bl_label = "rename component"
+    bl_options = {"UNDO"}
+
+    original_name: bpy.props.StringProperty(default="") # type: ignore
+    new_name: StringProperty(
+        name="new_name",
+        description="new name of component",
+    ) # type: ignore
+
+    target_objects: bpy.props.StringProperty() # type: ignore
+
+    @classmethod
+    def register(cls):
+        bpy.types.WindowManager.components_rename_progress = bpy.props.FloatProperty(default=-1.0) #bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=RenameHelper)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def unregister(cls):
+        del bpy.types.WindowManager.components_rename_progress
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        registry = context.window_manager.components_registry
+        type_infos = registry.type_infos
+        settings = context.window_manager.bevy_component_rename_helper
+        original_name = settings.original_name if self.original_name == "" else self.original_name
+        new_name = self.new_name
+
+
+        print("renaming components: original name", original_name, "new_name", self.new_name, "targets", self.target_objects)
+        target_objects = json.loads(self.target_objects)
+        errors = []
+        total = len(target_objects)
+
+        if original_name != '' and new_name != '' and original_name != new_name and len(target_objects) > 0:
+            for index, object_name in enumerate(target_objects):
+                object = bpy.data.objects[object_name]
+                if object and original_name in object:
+                    
+                    # copy data to new component, remove the old one
+                    try: 
+                        object[new_name] = object[original_name]
+                        remove_component_from_object(object, original_name)
+                    except Exception as error:
+                        if '__disable__update' in object:
+                            del object["__disable__update"] # make sure custom properties are updateable afterwards, even in the case of failure
+                        # get metadata
+                        components_metadata = getattr(object, "components_meta", None)
+                        if components_metadata:
+                            components_metadata = components_metadata.components
+                            component_meta =  next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == new_name, components_metadata), None)
+                            if component_meta:
+                                component_meta.invalid = True
+                                component_meta.invalid_details = "unknow issue when renaming/transforming component, please remove it & add it back again"
+
+                        errors.append( "failed to copy old component value to new component: object: '" + object.name + "', error: " + str(error))
+                        
+                    try:
+                        # attempt conversion
+                        long_name = registry.short_names_to_long_names[new_name]
+                        component_definition = type_infos[long_name]
+                        add_component_to_object(object, component_definition, object[new_name])
+                    except Exception as error:
+                        if '__disable__update' in object:
+                            del object["__disable__update"] # make sure custom properties are updateable afterwards, even in the case of failure
+                        components_metadata = getattr(object, "components_meta", None)
+                        if components_metadata:
+                            components_metadata = components_metadata.components
+                            component_meta =  next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == new_name, components_metadata), None)
+                            if component_meta:
+                                component_meta.invalid = True
+                                component_meta.invalid_details = "wrong custom property value, overwrite them by changing the values in the ui or change them & regenerate"
+
+                        errors.append( "wrong custom property values to generate target component: object: '" + object.name + "', error: " + str(error))
+                
+                progress = index / total
+                context.window_manager.components_rename_progress = progress
+
+                try:
+                    # now force refresh the ui
+                    bpy.ops.wm.redraw_timer(type='DRAW_WIN_SWAP', iterations=1)
+                except: pass # this is to allow this to run in cli/headless mode
+
+        if len(errors) > 0:
+            self.report({'ERROR'}, "Failed to rename component: Errors:" + str(errors))
+        else: 
+            self.report({'INFO'}, "Sucessfully renamed component")
+
+        #clear data after we are done
+        self.original_name = ""
+        context.window_manager.bevy_component_rename_helper.original_name = ""
+        context.window_manager.components_rename_progress = -1.0
+
+
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+
+
 class GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator(Operator):
     """generate components from custom property"""
     bl_idname = "object.generate_bevy_component_from_custom_property"
@@ -143,6 +296,31 @@ class GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator(Operator):
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
 
+class Fix_Component_Operator(Operator):
+    """attempt to fix component"""
+    bl_idname = "object.fix_bevy_component"
+    bl_label = "Fix component (attempts to)"
+    bl_options = {"UNDO"}
+
+    component_name: StringProperty(
+        name="component name",
+        description="component to fix",
+    ) # type: ignore
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        object = context.object
+        error = False
+        try:
+            apply_propertyGroup_values_to_object_customProperties_for_component(object, self.component_name)
+        except Exception as error:
+            if "__disable__update" in object:
+                del object["__disable__update"] # make sure custom properties are updateable afterwards, even in the case of failure
+            error = True
+            self.report({'ERROR'}, "Failed to fix component: Error:" + str(error))
+        if not error:
+            self.report({'INFO'}, "Sucessfully fixed component (please double check component & its custom property value)")
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+
 class Toggle_ComponentVisibility(Operator):
     """toggles components visibility"""
     bl_idname = "object.toggle_bevy_component_visibility"

tools/bevy_components/components/ui.py

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import json
 import bpy
+
+from ..registry.operators import COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT
 from .metadata import do_object_custom_properties_have_missing_metadata
-from .operators import AddComponentOperator, CopyComponentOperator, RemoveComponentOperator, GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator, PasteComponentOperator, Toggle_ComponentVisibility
+from .operators import AddComponentOperator, CopyComponentOperator, Fix_Component_Operator, RemoveComponentOperator, GenerateComponent_From_custom_property_Operator, PasteComponentOperator, Toggle_ComponentVisibility
    
 def draw_propertyGroup( propertyGroup, layout, nesting =[], rootName=None):
     is_enum = getattr(propertyGroup, "with_enum")
@@ -193,6 +195,16 @@ class BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_ComponentsPanel(bpy.types.Panel):
                         row.label(text=error_message)
 
                 # "footer" with additional controls
+                if component_invalid:
+                    if root_propertyGroup_name:
+                        propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, root_propertyGroup_name, None)
+                        if propertyGroup:
+                            unit_struct = len(propertyGroup.field_names) == 0
+                            if unit_struct: 
+                                op = row.operator(Fix_Component_Operator.bl_idname, text="", icon="SHADERFX")
+                                op.component_name = component_name
+                                row.separator()
+
                 op = row.operator(RemoveComponentOperator.bl_idname, text="", icon="X")
                 op.component_name = component_name
                 row.separator()

tools/bevy_components/propGroups/conversions_to_prop_group.py

@@ -224,8 +224,9 @@ def property_group_value_from_custom_property_value(property_group, definition,
                
 
         else:
-            pass
+            if len(value) > 2: #a unit struct should be two chars long :()
                 #print("struct with zero fields")
+                raise Exception("input string too big for a unit struct")
 
     elif type_info == "Tuple": 
         custom_property_values = parse_tuplestruct_string(value, start_nesting=1 if len(nesting) == 1 else 1)

tools/bevy_components/registry/operators.py

@@ -42,11 +42,26 @@ class COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL(Operator):
     bl_label = "Apply Registry to all objects"
     bl_options = {"UNDO"}
 
+    @classmethod
+    def register(cls):
+        bpy.types.WindowManager.custom_properties_from_components_progress_all = bpy.props.FloatProperty(default=-1.0) #bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=RenameHelper)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def unregister(cls):
+        del bpy.types.WindowManager.custom_properties_from_components_progress_all
+
     def execute(self, context):
         print("apply registry to all")
         #context.window_manager.components_registry.load_schema()
-        for object in bpy.data.objects:
+        total = len(bpy.data.objects)
+
+        for index, object in enumerate(bpy.data.objects):
             apply_propertyGroup_values_to_object_customProperties(object)
+            progress = index / total
+            context.window_manager.custom_properties_from_components_progress_all = progress
+            # now force refresh the ui
+            bpy.ops.wm.redraw_timer(type='DRAW_WIN_SWAP', iterations=1)
+        context.window_manager.custom_properties_from_components_progress_all = -1.0
 
         return {'FINISHED'}
     
@@ -56,10 +71,23 @@ class COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT(Operator):
     bl_label = "Apply Registry to current object"
     bl_options = {"UNDO"}
 
+    @classmethod
+    def register(cls):
+        bpy.types.WindowManager.custom_properties_from_components_progress = bpy.props.FloatProperty(default=-1.0) #bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=RenameHelper)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def unregister(cls):
+        del bpy.types.WindowManager.custom_properties_from_components_progress
+
     def execute(self, context):
         print("apply registry to current object")
         object = context.object
+        context.window_manager.custom_properties_from_components_progress = 0.5
+        # now force refresh the ui
+        bpy.ops.wm.redraw_timer(type='DRAW_WIN_SWAP', iterations=1)
         apply_propertyGroup_values_to_object_customProperties(object)
+
+        context.window_manager.custom_properties_from_components_progress = -1.0
         return {'FINISHED'}
     
 
@@ -69,44 +97,79 @@ class COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_PROPGROUPS_FROM_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT(Operator):
     bl_label = "Apply custom_properties to current object"
     bl_options = {"UNDO"}
 
+    @classmethod
+    def register(cls):
+        bpy.types.WindowManager.components_from_custom_properties_progress = bpy.props.FloatProperty(default=-1.0) #bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=RenameHelper)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def unregister(cls):
+        del bpy.types.WindowManager.components_from_custom_properties_progress
+
     def execute(self, context):
         print("apply custom properties to current object")
         object = context.object
         error = False
         try:
             apply_customProperty_values_to_object_propertyGroups(object)
+            progress = 0.5
+            context.window_manager.components_from_custom_properties_progress = progress
+            try:
+                # now force refresh the ui
+                bpy.ops.wm.redraw_timer(type='DRAW_WIN_SWAP', iterations=1)
+            except:pass # ony run in ui
+
         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")
+        context.window_manager.components_from_custom_properties_progress = -1.0
 
         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"}
 
+    @classmethod
+    def register(cls):
+        bpy.types.WindowManager.components_from_custom_properties_progress_all = bpy.props.FloatProperty(default=-1.0) #bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=RenameHelper)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def unregister(cls):
+        del bpy.types.WindowManager.components_from_custom_properties_progress_all
+
     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:
+        total = len(bpy.data.objects)
+
+        for index, object in enumerate(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))
+
+            progress = index / total
+            context.window_manager.components_from_custom_properties_progress_all = progress
+            # now force refresh the ui
+            bpy.ops.wm.redraw_timer(type='DRAW_WIN_SWAP', iterations=1)
+
+
+
         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
-
+        context.window_manager.components_from_custom_properties_progress_all = -1.0
-
         return {'FINISHED'}
 
 class OT_OpenFilebrowser(Operator, ImportHelper):
@@ -133,3 +196,41 @@ class OT_OpenFilebrowser(Operator, ImportHelper):
         
         return {'FINISHED'}
     
+
+class OT_select_object(Operator):
+    """Select object by name"""
+    bl_idname = "object.select"
+    bl_label = "Select object"
+    bl_options = {"UNDO"}
+
+    object_name: StringProperty(
+        name="object_name",
+        description="object to select's name ",
+    ) # type: ignore
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        if self.object_name:
+            object = bpy.data.objects[self.object_name]
+            scenes_of_object = list(object.users_scene)
+            if len(scenes_of_object) > 0:
+                bpy.ops.object.select_all(action='DESELECT')
+                bpy.context.window.scene = scenes_of_object[0]
+                object.select_set(True)    
+                bpy.context.view_layer.objects.active = object
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+    
+class OT_select_component_name_to_replace(Operator):
+    """Select component name to replace"""
+    bl_idname = "object.select_component_name_to_replace"
+    bl_label = "Select component name for bulk replace"
+    bl_options = {"UNDO"}
+
+    component_name: StringProperty(
+        name="component_name",
+        description="component name to replace",
+    ) # type: ignore
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        context.window_manager.bevy_component_rename_helper.original_name = self.component_name
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+    

tools/bevy_components/registry/registry.py

@@ -241,9 +241,6 @@ class ComponentsRegistry(PropertyGroup):
 
         del bpy.types.WindowManager.components_registry
 
-
-    
-    
     def load_schema(self):
         print("load schema", self)
         # cleanup previous data if any
@@ -352,9 +349,9 @@ class ComponentsRegistry(PropertyGroup):
         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

tools/bevy_components/registry/ui.py

@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+import json
 import bpy
 from bpy_types import (UIList)
+from bpy.props import (StringProperty)
+
+from ..components.operators import OT_rename_component, RemoveComponentFromAllObjectsOperator, RemoveComponentOperator
 from .operators import(
     COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_PROPGROUPS_FROM_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL, 
     COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_PROPGROUPS_FROM_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT, 
-    OT_OpenFilebrowser, ReloadRegistryOperator, 
+    OT_OpenFilebrowser,
+    OT_select_component_name_to_replace,
+    OT_select_object, ReloadRegistryOperator, 
     COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_ALL, 
     COMPONENTS_OT_REFRESH_CUSTOM_PROPERTIES_CURRENT)
 
@@ -21,8 +27,7 @@ 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()
         col = row.column()
@@ -43,31 +48,212 @@ class BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_Configuration(bpy.types.Panel):
         layout.separator()
         layout.separator()
 
+        
+class BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_AdvancedToolsPanel(bpy.types.Panel):
+    """panel listing all the missing bevy types in the schema"""
+    bl_idname = "BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_AdvancedToolsPanel"
+    bl_label = "Advanced tools"
+    bl_space_type = 'VIEW_3D'
+    bl_region_type = 'UI'
+    bl_category = "Bevy Components"
+    bl_context = "objectmode"
+    bl_parent_id = "BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_MainPanel"
+    bl_options = {'DEFAULT_CLOSED'}
+    bl_description = "advanced tooling"
+
+
+    def draw_invalid_or_unregistered_header(self, layout, items):
+        row = layout.row()
+
+        for item in items:
+            col = row.column()
+            col.label(text=item)
+
+
+    def draw_invalid_or_unregistered(self, layout, status, component_name, object):
+        available_components = bpy.context.window_manager.components_list
+        registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry 
+        registry_has_type_infos = registry.has_type_infos()
+
+        row = layout.row()
+
+        col = row.column()
+        col.label(text=component_name)
+
+        col = row.column()
+        operator = col.operator(OT_select_object.bl_idname, text=object.name)
+        operator.object_name = object.name
+
+        col = row.column()
+        col.label(text=status)
+
+        col = row.column()
+        col.prop(available_components, "list", text="")
+
+        col = row.column()
+        operator = col.operator(OT_rename_component.bl_idname, text="", icon="SHADERFX") #rename
+        new_name = registry.type_infos[available_components.list]['short_name'] if available_components.list in registry.type_infos else ""
+        operator.original_name = component_name
+        operator.target_objects = json.dumps([object.name])
+        operator.new_name = new_name
+        col.enabled = registry_has_type_infos and component_name != "" and component_name != new_name
+
+
+        col = row.column()
+        operator = col.operator(RemoveComponentOperator.bl_idname, text="", icon="X")
+        operator.object_name = object.name
+        operator.component_name = component_name
+
+        col = row.column()
+        col = row.column()
+        operator = col.operator(OT_select_component_name_to_replace.bl_idname, text="", icon="EYEDROPPER") #text="select for rename", 
+        operator.component_name = component_name
+
+    def draw(self, context):
+        layout = self.layout
+        registry = bpy.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
+        available_components = bpy.context.window_manager.components_list
+
+        row = layout.row()
+        box= row.box()
+        box.label(text="Invalid/ unregistered components")
+
+        objects_with_invalid_components = []
+        invalid_component_names = []
+
+        self.draw_invalid_or_unregistered_header(layout, ["Component", "Object", "Status", "Target"])
+
+        for object in bpy.data.objects: # TODO: very inneficent
+            if len(object.keys()) > 0:
+                if "components_meta" in object:
+                    components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+                    comp_names = []
+                    for index, component_meta in enumerate(components_metadata):
+                        short_name = component_meta.name
+                        if component_meta.invalid:
+                            self.draw_invalid_or_unregistered(layout, "Invalid", short_name, object)
+                        
+                            if not object.name in objects_with_invalid_components:
+                                objects_with_invalid_components.append(object.name)
+                            
+                            if not short_name in invalid_component_names:
+                                invalid_component_names.append(short_name)
+
+
+                        comp_names.append(short_name) 
+
+                    for custom_property in object.keys():
+                        if custom_property != 'components_meta' and custom_property not in comp_names:
+                            self.draw_invalid_or_unregistered(layout, "Unregistered", custom_property, object)
+
+                            if not object.name in objects_with_invalid_components:
+                                objects_with_invalid_components.append(object.name)
+                            if not short_name in invalid_component_names:
+                                invalid_component_names.append(custom_property)
+        layout.separator()
+        layout.separator()
+        original_name = bpy.context.window_manager.bevy_component_rename_helper.original_name
+
+        row = layout.row()
+        col = row.column()
+        col.label(text="Original")
+        col = row.column()
+        col.label(text="New")
+        col = row.column()
+        col.label(text="------")
+
+        row = layout.row()
+        col = row.column()
+        box = col.box()
+        box.label(text=original_name)
+
+        col = row.column()
+        col.prop(available_components, "list", text="")
+        #row.prop(available_components, "filter",text="Filter")
+    
+        col = row.column()
+        components_rename_progress = context.window_manager.components_rename_progress
+
+        if components_rename_progress == -1.0:
+            operator = col.operator(OT_rename_component.bl_idname, text="apply", icon="SHADERFX")
+            operator.target_objects = json.dumps(objects_with_invalid_components)
+            new_name = registry.type_infos[available_components.list]['short_name'] if available_components.list in registry.type_infos else ""
+            operator.new_name = new_name
+            col.enabled = registry_has_type_infos and original_name != "" and original_name != new_name
+        else:
+            if hasattr(layout,"progress") : # only for Blender > 4.0
+                col.progress(factor = components_rename_progress, text=f"updating {components_rename_progress * 100.0:.2f}%")
+
+        col = row.column()
+        remove_components_progress = context.window_manager.components_remove_progress
+        if remove_components_progress == -1.0:
+            operator = row.operator(RemoveComponentFromAllObjectsOperator.bl_idname, text="", icon="X")
+            operator.component_name = context.window_manager.bevy_component_rename_helper.original_name
+            col.enabled = registry_has_type_infos and original_name != ""
+        else:
+            if hasattr(layout,"progress") : # only for Blender > 4.0
+                col.progress(factor = remove_components_progress, text=f"updating {remove_components_progress * 100.0:.2f}%")
+
+        layout.separator()
+        layout.separator()
+        row = layout.row()
+        box= row.box()
+        box.label(text="Conversions between custom properties and components & vice-versa")
+
         row = layout.row()
         row.label(text="WARNING ! The following operations will overwrite your existing custom properties if they have matching types on the bevy side !")
         row.alert = True
 
+        ##
         row = layout.row()
+        custom_properties_from_components_progress_current = context.window_manager.custom_properties_from_components_progress
+
+        if custom_properties_from_components_progress_current == -1.0:
             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
+        else:
+            if hasattr(layout,"progress") : # only for Blender > 4.0
+                layout.progress(factor = custom_properties_from_components_progress_current, text=f"updating {custom_properties_from_components_progress_current * 100.0:.2f}%")
 
         layout.separator()
         row = layout.row()
+        custom_properties_from_components_progress_all = context.window_manager.custom_properties_from_components_progress_all
+
+        if custom_properties_from_components_progress_all == -1.0:
             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
+        else:
+            if hasattr(layout,"progress") : # only for Blender > 4.0
+                layout.progress(factor = custom_properties_from_components_progress_all, text=f"updating {custom_properties_from_components_progress_all * 100.0:.2f}%")
+
+        ########################
 
         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
 
+        components_from_custom_properties_progress_current = context.window_manager.components_from_custom_properties_progress
+
         row = layout.row()
+        if components_from_custom_properties_progress_current == -1.0:
             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
+        else:
+            if hasattr(layout,"progress") : # only for Blender > 4.0
+                layout.progress(factor = components_from_custom_properties_progress_current, text=f"updating {components_from_custom_properties_progress_current * 100.0:.2f}%")
 
         layout.separator()
         row = layout.row()
+        components_from_custom_properties_progress_all = context.window_manager.components_from_custom_properties_progress_all
+
+        if components_from_custom_properties_progress_all == -1.0:
             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
+        else:
+            if hasattr(layout,"progress") : # only for Blender > 4.0
+                layout.progress(factor = components_from_custom_properties_progress_all, text=f"updating {components_from_custom_properties_progress_all * 100.0:.2f}%")
 
 
 class BEVY_COMPONENTS_PT_MissingTypesPanel(bpy.types.Panel):

tools/bevy_components/tests/expected_component_values.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ expected_custom_property_values = {'AComponentWithAnExtremlyExageratedOrMaybeNot
                   '0.0, low_frequency_boost_curvature: 0.0, prefilter_settings: (threshold: 0.0, threshold_softness: '
                   '0.0))',
  'BlueprintName': '(" ")',
+ 'BlueprintsList': '("")',
  '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)))',
@@ -214,6 +215,7 @@ expected_custom_property_values_randomized = {'AComponentWithAnExtremlyExagerate
                   '0.8133212327957153, prefilter_settings: (threshold: 0.8235888481140137, threshold_softness: '
                   '0.6534725427627563))',
  'BlueprintName': '("sbnpsago")',
+ 'BlueprintsList': '("")',
  'BorderColor': '(Rgba(red:0.5714026093482971, green:0.42888906598091125, blue:0.5780913233757019, '
                 'alpha:0.20609822869300842))',
  'Button': '()',

tools/bevy_components/tests/test_components.py

@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ def test_components_should_generate_correct_custom_properties(setup_data):
         except Exception as error:
             errors.append(error)
 
-    '''pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(depth=14, width=120)
+    pp = pprint.PrettyPrinter(depth=14, width=120)
     print("CUSTOM PROPERTY VALUES")
-    pp.pprint(custom_property_values)'''
+    pp.pprint(custom_property_values)
 
     assert len(errors) == 0
-    assert len(added_components) == 158
+    assert len(added_components) == 159
 
     
 def test_components_should_generate_correct_custom_properties_with_randomized_values(setup_data):
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ def test_components_should_generate_correct_custom_properties_with_randomized_va
 
     print("error_components", error_components)
     assert len(errors) == 0
-    assert len(added_components) == 158
+    assert len(added_components) == 159
 
 def test_components_should_generate_correct_propertyGroup_values_from_custom_properties(setup_data):
     registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def test_components_should_generate_correct_propertyGroup_values_from_custom_pro
     for index, error in enumerate(errors):
         print("ERROR", error, failing_components[index])
     assert len(errors) == 0
-    assert len(added_components) == 158
+    assert len(added_components) == 159
 
 
 def test_remove_components(setup_data):

tools/bevy_components/tests/test_rename_components.py

@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+import json
+import re
+import bpy
+import pprint
+import pytest
+
+from .setup_data import setup_data
+
+# small helpers
+def get_component_metadata(object, component_name):
+    target_components_metadata = object.components_meta.components
+    component_meta = next(filter(lambda component: component["name"] == component_name, target_components_metadata), None)
+    return component_meta
+
+def get_component_propGroup(registry, component_name, component_meta):
+    # component_type = registry.short_names_to_long_names[component_name]
+    # add_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.add_bevy_component
+    property_group_name = registry.get_propertyGroupName_from_shortName(component_name)
+    propertyGroup = getattr(component_meta, property_group_name, None)
+    return propertyGroup
+
+
+def test_rename_component_single_unit_struct(setup_data):
+    registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
+    registry.schemaPath = setup_data["schema_path"]
+    bpy.ops.object.reload_registry()
+
+    rename_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.rename_bevy_component
+    object = bpy.context.object
+
+
+    source_component_name = "SomeOldUnitStruct"
+    target_component_name = "UnitTest"
+    object[source_component_name] = '()'
+
+    rename_component_operator(original_name=source_component_name, new_name=target_component_name, target_objects=json.dumps([object.name]))
+
+    is_old_component_in_object = source_component_name in object
+    is_new_component_in_object = target_component_name in object
+    assert is_old_component_in_object == False
+    assert is_new_component_in_object == True
+    assert object[target_component_name] == '()'
+    assert get_component_propGroup(registry, target_component_name, get_component_metadata(object, target_component_name)) != None
+
+    
+def test_rename_component_single_complex_struct(setup_data):
+    registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
+    registry.schemaPath = setup_data["schema_path"]
+    bpy.ops.object.reload_registry()
+
+    rename_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.rename_bevy_component
+    object = bpy.context.object
+
+
+    source_component_name = "ProxyCollider"
+    target_component_name = "Collider"
+    object[source_component_name] = 'Capsule(Vec3(x:1.0, y:2.0, z:0.0), Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0), 3.0)'
+
+    rename_component_operator(original_name=source_component_name, new_name=target_component_name, target_objects=json.dumps([object.name]))
+
+    is_old_component_in_object = source_component_name in object
+    is_new_component_in_object = target_component_name in object
+    assert is_old_component_in_object == False
+    assert is_new_component_in_object == True
+    assert object[target_component_name] == 'Capsule(Vec3(x:1.0, y:2.0, z:0.0), Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0), 3.0)'
+    assert get_component_propGroup(registry, target_component_name, get_component_metadata(object, target_component_name)) != None
+
+
+def test_rename_component_bulk(setup_data):
+    registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
+    registry.schemaPath = setup_data["schema_path"]
+    bpy.ops.object.reload_registry()
+
+    rename_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.rename_bevy_component
+
+    source_component_name = "SomeOldUnitStruct"
+    target_component_name = "UnitTest"
+    objects_names = []
+    for object in bpy.data.objects:
+        object[source_component_name] = '()'
+        objects_names.append(object.name)
+
+    # bulk rename
+    rename_component_operator(original_name=source_component_name, new_name=target_component_name, target_objects=json.dumps(objects_names))
+
+    for object in bpy.data.objects:
+        is_old_component_in_object = source_component_name in object
+        is_new_component_in_object = target_component_name in object
+        assert is_old_component_in_object == False
+        assert is_new_component_in_object == True
+        assert object[target_component_name] == '()'
+        assert get_component_propGroup(registry, target_component_name, get_component_metadata(object, target_component_name)) != None
+
+def test_rename_component_single_error_handling(setup_data):
+    registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
+    registry.schemaPath = setup_data["schema_path"]
+    bpy.ops.object.reload_registry()
+
+    rename_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.rename_bevy_component
+    object = bpy.context.object
+
+
+    source_component_name = "SomeOldUnitStruct"
+    target_component_name = "UnitTest"
+    object[source_component_name] = 'Capsule(Vec3(x:1.0, y:2.0, z:0.0), Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0), 3.0)'
+
+    expected_error = f'Error: Failed to rename component: Errors:["wrong custom property values to generate target component: object: \'{object.name}\', error: input string too big for a unit struct"]\n'
+    expected_error = re.escape(expected_error)
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match=expected_error):   
+        rename_component_operator(original_name=source_component_name, new_name=target_component_name, target_objects=json.dumps([object.name]))
+    
+    target_component_metadata = get_component_metadata(object, target_component_name)
+
+    is_old_component_in_object = source_component_name in object
+    is_new_component_in_object = target_component_name in object
+    assert is_old_component_in_object == False
+    assert is_new_component_in_object == True
+    assert object[target_component_name] == 'Capsule(Vec3(x:1.0, y:2.0, z:0.0), Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0), 3.0)'
+    assert get_component_propGroup(registry, target_component_name, target_component_metadata) != None
+    assert target_component_metadata.invalid == True
+    
+    assert target_component_metadata.invalid_details == 'wrong custom property value, overwrite them by changing the values in the ui or change them & regenerate'
+
+def test_rename_component_single_error_handling_clean_errors(setup_data):
+    registry = bpy.context.window_manager.components_registry
+    registry.schemaPath = setup_data["schema_path"]
+    bpy.ops.object.reload_registry()
+
+    rename_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.rename_bevy_component
+    object = bpy.context.object
+
+
+    source_component_name = "SomeOldUnitStruct"
+    target_component_name = "UnitTest"
+    object[source_component_name] = 'Capsule(Vec3(x:1.0, y:2.0, z:0.0), Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0), 3.0)'
+
+    expected_error = f'Error: Failed to rename component: Errors:["wrong custom property values to generate target component: object: \'{object.name}\', error: input string too big for a unit struct"]\n'
+    expected_error = re.escape(expected_error)
+    with pytest.raises(Exception, match=expected_error):   
+        rename_component_operator(original_name=source_component_name, new_name=target_component_name, target_objects=json.dumps([object.name]))
+    
+    target_component_metadata = get_component_metadata(object, target_component_name)
+
+    is_old_component_in_object = source_component_name in object
+    is_new_component_in_object = target_component_name in object
+    assert is_old_component_in_object == False
+    assert is_new_component_in_object == True
+    assert object[target_component_name] == 'Capsule(Vec3(x:1.0, y:2.0, z:0.0), Vec3(x:0.0, y:0.0, z:0.0), 3.0)'
+    assert get_component_propGroup(registry, target_component_name, target_component_metadata) != None
+    assert target_component_metadata.invalid == True
+    
+    assert target_component_metadata.invalid_details == 'wrong custom property value, overwrite them by changing the values in the ui or change them & regenerate'
+
+    # if we fix the custom property value & regen the ui, it should be all good
+    regen_component_operator = bpy.ops.object.refresh_ui_from_custom_properties_current
+    object[target_component_name] = ''
+    regen_component_operator()
+
+    assert target_component_metadata.invalid == False

tools/gltf_auto_export/__init__.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 bl_info = {
     "name": "gltf_auto_export",
     "author": "kaosigh",
-    "version": (0, 15, 0),
+    "version": (0, 16, 0),
     "blender": (3, 4, 0),
     "location": "File > Import-Export",
     "description": "glTF/glb auto-export",

tools/gltf_auto_export/auto_export/export_main_scenes.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import bpy
 from ..helpers.generate_and_export import generate_and_export
 from .export_gltf import (generate_gltf_export_preferences, export_gltf)
 from ..modules.bevy_dynamic import is_object_dynamic, is_object_static
-from ..helpers.helpers_scenes import clear_hollow_scene, copy_hollowed_collection_into
+from ..helpers.helpers_scenes import clear_hollow_scene, copy_hollowed_collection_into, inject_blueprints_list_into_main_scene, remove_blueprints_list_from_main_scene
 
 
 # export all main scenes
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def export_main_scene(scene, folder_path, addon_prefs, library_collections):
     gltf_export_preferences = generate_gltf_export_preferences(addon_prefs)
     export_output_folder = getattr(addon_prefs,"export_output_folder")
     export_blueprints = getattr(addon_prefs,"export_blueprints")
+    legacy_mode = getattr(addon_prefs, "export_legacy_mode")
     export_separate_dynamic_and_static_objects = getattr(addon_prefs, "export_separate_dynamic_and_static_objects")
 
     gltf_output_path = os.path.join(folder_path, export_output_folder, scene.name)
@@ -29,6 +30,9 @@ def export_main_scene(scene, folder_path, addon_prefs, library_collections):
                        }
 
     if export_blueprints : 
+        if not legacy_mode:
+            inject_blueprints_list_into_main_scene(scene)
+
         if export_separate_dynamic_and_static_objects:
             #print("SPLIT STATIC AND DYNAMIC")
             # first export static objects
@@ -67,5 +71,8 @@ def export_main_scene(scene, folder_path, addon_prefs, library_collections):
         print("       exporting gltf to", gltf_output_path, ".gltf/glb")
         export_gltf(gltf_output_path, export_settings)
 
+    if not legacy_mode:
+        remove_blueprints_list_from_main_scene(scene)
+
 
 

tools/gltf_auto_export/helpers/helpers_collections.py

@@ -36,16 +36,23 @@ def get_marked_collections(scene, addon_prefs):
     return (collection_names, marked_collections)
 
 # gets all collections within collections that might also be relevant
-def get_sub_collections(collections, parent, children_per_collection):
+def get_sub_collections(collections, parent=None, children_per_collection=None):
+    if parent == None:
+        parent = CollectionNode()
+    if children_per_collection == None:
+        children_per_collection = {}
+
     collection_names = set()
     used_collections = []
     
     for root_collection in collections:
-        node = Node(name=root_collection.name, parent=parent)
+        #print("collections", collections)
+        node = CollectionNode(name=root_collection.name, parent=parent)
         parent.children.append(node)
 
         #print("root collection", root_collection.name)
         for collection in traverse_tree(root_collection): # TODO: filter out COLLECTIONS that have the flatten flag (unlike the flatten flag on colleciton instances themselves)
+            #print("sub", collection)
             node_name = collection.name
             children_per_collection[node_name] = []
             #print("  scanning", collection.name)
@@ -53,12 +60,15 @@ def get_sub_collections(collections, parent, children_per_collection):
                 #print("FLATTEN", object.name, 'Flatten' in object)
                 if object.instance_type == 'COLLECTION' : # and not 'Flatten' in object: 
                     collection_name = object.instance_collection.name
+                    #print("sub obj", collection_name)
+                    # FIXME: not sure:
+                    children_per_collection[node_name].append(collection_name)
+
                     (sub_names, sub_collections) = get_sub_collections([object.instance_collection], node, children_per_collection)
                     if len(list(sub_names)) > 0:
                         children_per_collection[node_name]  += (list(sub_names))
                     #print("   found sub collection in use", object.name, object.instance_collection)
 
-
                     if not collection_name in collection_names: 
                         collection_names.add(collection_name)
                         used_collections.append(object.instance_collection)
@@ -77,7 +87,7 @@ def flatten_collection_tree(node, children_per_collection):
     children_per_collection[node.name] = list(set( children_per_collection[node.name]))
        
 
-class Node :
+class CollectionNode :
     def __init__(self, name="", parent=None):
       self.name = name
       self.children = []
@@ -93,7 +103,7 @@ def get_exportable_collections(main_scenes, library_scenes, addon_prefs):
 
     all_collections = []
     all_collection_names = []
-    root_node = Node()
+    root_node = CollectionNode()
     root_node.name = "root"
     children_per_collection = {}
 

tools/gltf_auto_export/helpers/helpers_scenes.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+import json
 import bpy
-from .helpers_collections import (set_active_collection)
+from .helpers_collections import (CollectionNode, get_sub_collections, get_used_collections, set_active_collection)
 from .object_makers import (make_empty)
 
 
@@ -73,6 +74,17 @@ def copy_hollowed_collection_into(source_collection, destination_collection, par
             empty_obj['BlueprintName'] = '"'+collection_name+'"' if legacy_mode else '("'+collection_name+'")'
             empty_obj['SpawnHere'] = '()'
 
+            # we also inject a list of all sub blueprints, so that the bevy side can preload them
+            if not legacy_mode:
+                root_node = CollectionNode()
+                root_node.name = "root"
+                children_per_collection = {}
+                print("collection stuff", original_name)
+                get_sub_collections([object.instance_collection], root_node, children_per_collection)
+                empty_obj["BlueprintsList"] = f"({json.dumps(dict(children_per_collection))})"
+                #empty_obj["Assets"] = {"Animations": [], "Materials": [], "Models":[], "Textures":[], "Audio":[], "Other":[]}
+           
+
             # we copy custom properties over from our original object to our empty
             for component_name, component_value in object.items():
                 if component_name not in custom_properties_to_filter_out and is_component_valid(object, component_name): #copy only valid properties
@@ -149,3 +161,45 @@ def get_scenes(addon_prefs):
     return [level_scene_names, level_scenes, library_scene_names, library_scenes]
 
 
+
+
+def inject_blueprints_list_into_main_scene(scene):
+    print("injecting assets/blueprints data into scene")
+    root_collection = scene.collection
+    assets_list = None
+    assets_list_name = f"assets_list_{scene.name}_components"
+    for object in scene.objects:
+        if object.name == assets_list_name:
+            assets_list = object
+            break
+
+    if assets_list is None:
+        assets_list = make_empty(assets_list_name, [0,0,0], [0,0,0], [0,0,0], root_collection)
+
+    # find all blueprints used in a scene
+    # TODO: export a tree rather than a flat list ? because you could have potential clashing items in flat lists (amongst other issues)
+    (collection_names, collections) = get_used_collections(scene)
+    root_node = CollectionNode()
+    root_node.name = "root"
+    children_per_collection = {}
+    
+    #print("collection_names", collection_names, "collections", collections)
+    get_sub_collections(collections, root_node, children_per_collection)
+    # what about marked assets ?
+    # what about audio assets ?
+    # what about materials ?
+    # object['MaterialInfo'] = '(name: "'+material.name+'", source: "'+current_project_name + '")' 
+
+    #assets_list["blueprints_direct"] = list(collection_names)
+    assets_list["BlueprintsList"] = f"({json.dumps(dict(children_per_collection))})"
+    #assets_list["Materials"]= '()'
+
+def remove_blueprints_list_from_main_scene(scene):
+    assets_list = None
+    assets_list_name = f"assets_list_{scene.name}_components"
+
+    for object in scene.objects:
+        if object.name == assets_list_name:
+            assets_list = object
+    if assets_list is not None:
+        bpy.data.objects.remove(assets_list, do_unlink=True)

tools/gltf_auto_export/tests/test_basic.py

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ def setup_data(request):
 
     def finalizer():
         print("\nPerforming teardown...")
+        get_orphan_data()
+
         if os.path.exists(models_path):
             shutil.rmtree(models_path)
 
@@ -33,6 +35,11 @@ def setup_data(request):
 
     return None
 
+
+def get_orphan_data():
+    orphan_meshes = [m.name for m in bpy.data.meshes if m.users == 0]
+    # print("orphan meshes before", orphan_meshes)
+
 def test_export_do_not_export_blueprints(setup_data):
     auto_export_operator = bpy.ops.export_scenes.auto_gltf
     
@@ -57,7 +64,6 @@ def test_export_do_not_export_blueprints(setup_data):
 
 def test_export_custom_blueprints_path(setup_data):
     auto_export_operator = bpy.ops.export_scenes.auto_gltf
-
     # first, configure things
     # we use the global settings for that
     export_props = {
@@ -210,3 +216,27 @@ def test_export_separate_dynamic_and_static_objects(setup_data):
 
     assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(setup_data["models_path"], "World.glb")) == True
     assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(setup_data["models_path"], "World_dynamic.glb")) == True
+
+
+def test_export_should_not_generate_orphan_data(setup_data):
+    auto_export_operator = bpy.ops.export_scenes.auto_gltf
+    
+    # first, configure things
+    # we use the global settings for that
+    export_props = {
+        "main_scene_names" : ['World'],
+        "library_scene_names": ['Library']
+    }
+    stored_settings = bpy.data.texts[".gltf_auto_export_settings"] if ".gltf_auto_export_settings" in bpy.data.texts else bpy.data.texts.new(".gltf_auto_export_settings")
+    stored_settings.clear()
+    stored_settings.write(json.dumps(export_props))
+
+    auto_export_operator(
+        direct_mode=True,
+        export_output_folder="./models",
+        export_scene_settings=True,
+        export_blueprints=False,
+    )
+    assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(setup_data["models_path"], "World.glb")) == True
+    assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(setup_data["models_path"], "library", "Blueprint1.glb")) == False
+

tools/gltf_auto_export/tests/test_bevy_integration.py

@@ -16,18 +16,16 @@ def setup_data(request):
         root_path =  "../../testing/bevy_example"
         assets_root_path = os.path.join(root_path, "assets")
         models_path =  os.path.join(assets_root_path, "models")
-        #materials_path = os.path.join("../../testing", "materials")
+        materials_path = os.path.join(assets_root_path, "materials")
         #other_materials_path = os.path.join("../../testing", "other_materials")
 
         print("\nPerforming teardown...")
         if os.path.exists(models_path):
             shutil.rmtree(models_path)
 
-        """if os.path.exists(materials_path):
+        if os.path.exists(materials_path):
             shutil.rmtree(materials_path)
 
-        if os.path.exists(other_materials_path):
-            shutil.rmtree(other_materials_path)"""
         diagnostics_file_path = os.path.join(root_path, "bevy_diagnostics.json")
         if os.path.exists(diagnostics_file_path):
             os.remove(diagnostics_file_path)
@@ -75,7 +73,8 @@ def test_export_complex(setup_data):
         export_scene_settings=True,
         export_blueprints=True,
         export_legacy_mode=False,
-        export_animations=True
+        export_animations=True,
+        export_materials_library=True
     )
     # blueprint1 => has an instance, got changed, should export
     # blueprint2 => has NO instance, but marked as asset, should export
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ def test_export_complex(setup_data):
     # blueprint5 => has NO instance, not marked as asset, should NOT export
 
     assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(models_path, "World.glb")) == True
-
     assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(models_path, "library", "Blueprint1.glb")) == True
     assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(models_path, "library", "Blueprint2.glb")) == True
     assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(models_path, "library", "Blueprint3.glb")) == True
@@ -93,13 +91,14 @@ def test_export_complex(setup_data):
     assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(models_path, "library", "Blueprint6_animated.glb")) == True
     assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(models_path, "library", "Blueprint7_hierarchy.glb")) == True
 
+    # 'assets_list_'+scene.name+"_components" should have been removed after the export
+    assets_list_object_name = "assets_list_"+"World"+"_components"
+    assets_list_object_present = assets_list_object_name in bpy.data.objects
+    assert assets_list_object_present == False
+
     # now run bevy
     command = "cargo run --features bevy/dynamic_linking"
-    # assert getattr(propertyGroup, 'a') == 0.5714026093482971
     FNULL = open(os.devnull, 'w')    #use this if you want to suppress output to stdout from the subprocess
-    filename = "my_file.dat"
-    args = command
-    #subprocess.call(args, stdout=FNULL, stderr=FNULL, shell=False, cwd=bevy_run_exec_path)
     return_code = subprocess.call(["cargo", "run", "--features", "bevy/dynamic_linking"], cwd=root_path)
     print("RETURN CODE OF BEVY APP", return_code)
     assert return_code == 0
@@ -110,6 +109,7 @@ def test_export_complex(setup_data):
         assert diagnostics["animations"] == True
         assert diagnostics["cylinder_found"] == True
         assert diagnostics["empty_found"] == True
+        assert diagnostics["blueprints_list_found"] == True
 
     # last but not least, do a visual compare
     screenshot_expected_path = os.path.join(root_path, "expected_screenshot.png")