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+/*
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * The Original Code is Copyright (C) 2021 Blender Foundation.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ */
+
+#include "usd_common.h"
+
+#include <pxr/base/plug/registry.h>
+
+#include "BKE_appdir.h"
+
+namespace blender::io::usd {
+
+void ensure_usd_plugin_path_registered()
+{
+  static bool plugin_path_registered = false;
+  if (plugin_path_registered) {
+    return;
+  }
+  plugin_path_registered = true;
+
+  /* Tell USD which directory to search for its JSON files. If 'datafiles/usd'
+   * does not exist, the USD library will not be able to read or write any files. */
+  const std::string blender_usd_datafiles = BKE_appdir_folder_id(BLENDER_DATAFILES, "usd");
+  /* The trailing slash indicates to the USD library that the path is a directory. */
+  pxr::PlugRegistry::GetInstance().RegisterPlugins(blender_usd_datafiles + "/");
+}
+
+}  // namespace blender::io::usd