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The internal connections used for muted nodes are a "best guess" only. The algorithm would connect linked input/output sockets first, regardless of sensible connections. Replaced this by a more strict
connection method now which only uses matching types, so that Normal outputs won't get input from values, etc.
This is still far from perfect though. Eventually it may be necessary to implement dedicated methods for certain types of nodes to respect different semantics - using the plain socket type is just not
enough information. Also the value used for connections from muted nodes with no matching input will currently be the hidden(!) socket input values, this can lead to unexpected results. Needs further
thought ...
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PyNodes opens up the node system in Blender to scripters and adds a number of UI-level improvements.
=== Dynamic node type registration ===
Node types can now be added at runtime, using the RNA registration mechanism from python. This enables addons such as render engines to create a complete user interface with nodes.
Examples of how such nodes can be defined can be found in my personal wiki docs atm [1] and as a script template in release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py [2].
=== Node group improvements ===
Each node editor now has a tree history of edited node groups, which allows opening and editing nested node groups. The node editor also supports pinning now, so that different spaces can be used to edit different node groups simultaneously. For more ramblings and rationale see (really old) blog post on code.blender.org [3].
The interface of node groups has been overhauled. Sockets of a node group are no longer displayed in columns on either side, but instead special input/output nodes are used to mirror group sockets inside a node tree. This solves the problem of long node lines in groups and allows more adaptable node layout. Internal sockets can be exposed from a group by either connecting to the extension sockets in input/output nodes (shown as empty circle) or by adding sockets from the node property bar in the "Interface" panel. Further details such as the socket name can also be changed there.
[1] http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Python_Nodes
[2] http://projects.blender.org/scm/viewvc.php/trunk/blender/release/scripts/templates_py/custom_nodes.py?view=markup&root=bf-blender
[3] http://code.blender.org/index.php/2012/01/improving-node-group-interface-editing/
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generated as a transient list that is returned from the callback and had to be freed by the caller. These internal links are used for muted nodes, disconnect operators and reroute nodes, to effectively replace the node with direct input-to-output links.
Storing this list in the node has the advantage of requiring far fewer calls to the potentially expensive internal_connect callback. This was called on every node redraw ...
Also it will allow Cycles to properly use the internal links for muted nodes, which ensures consistent behavior. The previous method was not applicable in Cycles because transient list return values are not supported well in the RNA and particularly the C++ API implementation.
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moving curve initialization outside evaluation.
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detaching, etc.). This is supposed to look for the first input/output of every socket type, but was actually taking the first matching link from the link list, regardless of the linked socket's position.
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else if's
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function for dissolving, detaching and muting nodes a bit. Instead of only linking a single, perfectly matching socket pair it now connects all outputs of a type to the first input of the same. Also if no such connections can be made it simply links the first connected input to the first connected output. This is the previous behaviour of the delete_reconnect operator (ctrl+x).
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*Add menu is now translated.
*Nodes' title is now translated.
*Nodes' sockets' labels are now translated.
However, about the last point, and unless I’m mistaking, we’ll have to add the "i18n tag" N_() to all sockets' names, in the input/ouput templates declaration, in all nodes' files, as those sockets are collections created at runtime, I think po-generating script has no way to access that from bpy.types... Quite a piece of (borring) work. :/
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the node muting system as well.
There are a number of features that use a kind of "internal linking" in nodes:
1. muting
2. delete + reconnect (restore link to/from node after delete)
3. the new detach operator (same as 2, but don't delete the node)
The desired behavior in all cases is the same: find a sensible mapping of inputs-to-outputs of a node. In the case of muting these links are displayed in red on the node itself. For the other operators they are used to relink connections, such that one gets the best possible ongoing link between previous up- and downstream nodes.
Muting previously used a complicated callback system to ensure consistent behavior in the editor as well as execution in compositor, shader cpu/gpu and texture nodes. This has been greatly simplified by moving the muting step into the node tree localization functions. Any muted node is now bypassed using the generalized nodeInternalRelink function and then removed from the local tree. This way the internal execution system doesn't have to deal with muted nodes at all, as if they are non-existent.
The same function is also used by the delete_reconnect and the new links_detach operators (which work directly in the editor node tree). Detaching nodes is currently keymapped as a translation variant (macro operator): pressing ALTKEY + moving node first detaches and then continues with regular transform operator. The default key is ALT+DKEY though, instead ALT+GKEY, since the latter is already used for the ungroup operator.
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Now, compositing, shading and texture nodes have a consistent muting system, with default behaving as previous (for compo), and which can be optionaly customized by each node.
Shader nodes are also GLSL muted.
However, Cycles is currently unaware of muted nodes, will try to address this…
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http://markmail.org/message/fp7ozcywxum3ar7n
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This branch adds mostly organizational improvements to the node system by renaming the node folders and files. A couple of internal features have been added too.
Detailed information can be found on the wiki page:
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/User:Phonybone/Particles2010
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made enum items shared with material ramp and mix node.
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header is now by default the node type string. A custom label callback can be implemented to display more detailed information. This is currently used by group nodes, which display their internal tree name, and math, vector math, mix and filter nodes, which use their internal operation sub-type. Also the node tree selection/naming box for groups is now displayed only on open groups, to make it clearer that this is the internal type of the group and get a cleaner main tree.
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* refactor copying and freeing of node->storage by handlerizing them.
- freestoragefunc
- copystoragefunc
- node_util.c/h have generic handlers for these.
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