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import bpy
from extensions_framework import init_properties
from extensions_framework import log
class plugin(object):
"""Base class for plugins which wish to make use of utilities
provided in extensions_framework. Using the property_groups
attribute and the install() and uninstall() methods, a large number
of custom scene properties can be easily defined, displayed and
managed.
TODO: Rename, 'extension' would be more appropriate than 'plugin'
"""
"""The property_groups defines a list of declarative_property_group
types to create in specified types during the initialisation of the
plugin.
Item format:
('bpy.type prototype to attach to', )
Example item:
('Scene', myaddon_property_group)
In this example, a new property group will be attached to
bpy.types.Scene and all of the properties described in that group
will be added to it.
See extensions_framework.declarative_property_group.
"""
property_groups = []
@classmethod
def install(r_class):
"""Initialise this plugin. So far, all this does is to create
custom property groups specified in the property_groups
attribute.
"""
for property_group_parent, property_group in r_class.property_groups:
call_init = False
if property_group_parent is not None:
prototype = getattr(bpy.types, property_group_parent)
if not hasattr(prototype, property_group.__name__):
init_properties(prototype, [{
'type': 'pointer',
'attr': property_group.__name__,
'ptype': property_group,
'name': property_group.__name__,
'description': property_group.__name__
}])
call_init = True
else:
call_init = True
if call_init:
init_properties(property_group, property_group.properties)
log('Extension "%s" initialised' % r_class.bl_label)
@classmethod
def uninstall(r_class):
"""Unregister property groups in reverse order"""
reverse_property_groups = [p for p in r_class.property_groups]
reverse_property_groups.reverse()
for property_group_parent, property_group in reverse_property_groups:
prototype = getattr(bpy.types, property_group_parent)
prototype.RemoveProperty(property_group.__name__)