import json import bpy def upsert_settings(name, data): stored_settings = bpy.data.texts[name] if name in bpy.data.texts else None#bpy.data.texts.new(name) if stored_settings is None: stored_settings = bpy.data.texts.new(name) stored_settings.write(json.dumps(data)) else: current_settings = json.loads(stored_settings.as_string()) current_settings = {**current_settings, **data} stored_settings.clear() stored_settings.write(json.dumps(current_settings)) def load_settings(name): stored_settings = bpy.data.texts[name] if name in bpy.data.texts else None if stored_settings != None: return json.loads(stored_settings.as_string()) return None # checks if old & new settings (dicts really) are identical def are_settings_identical(old, new, white_list=None): if old is None and new is None: return True if old is None and new is not None: return False if old is not None and new is None: return False old_items = sorted(old.items()) new_items = sorted(new.items()) if white_list is not None: old_items_override = {} new_items_override = {} for key in white_list: if key in old_items: old_items_override[key] = old_items[key] if key in new_items: new_items_override[key] = new_items[key] old_items = old_items_override new_items = new_items_override return old_items != new_items if new is not None else False