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blender/release/scripts/startup/bl_operators/node.py
Lukas Toenne 94931f9f45 Replacing the node Add menu and making the toolbar useful
As some people have already noticed, the "Add" menu for nodes is a bit messy since pynodes merge. The reason for this is that the order of nodes in submenus (categories) was previously defined by the order in which all nodes are registered (at the bottom of blenkernel/intern/node.c). For the dynamic registration of node types now possible this system of defining node order along with registration is no longer viable: while it would still sort of work for C nodes, it is completely meaningless for dynamic (python) nodes, which are basically registered automatically in whatever order modules and addons are loaded, with the added complexity of unloading and reloading.

To fix this problem and add a bunch of desirable features this commit replaces the C menu with a python implementation. The new menu does not rely on any particular order of types in the node registry, but instead uses a simple explicit list of all the available nodes, grouped by categories (in scripts/nodeitems_builtins.py).

There are a number of additional features that become possible with this implementation:

1) Node Toolbar can be populated!
The list of nodes is used to create 2 UI items for each node: 1 entry in a submenu of "Add" menu and 1 item in a node toolbar panel with basically the same functionality. Clicking a button in the toolbar will add a new node of this type, just like selecting an item in the menu. The toolbar has the advantage of having collapsible panels for each category, so users can decide if they don't need certain nodes categories and have the rest more easily accessible.

2) Each node item is a true operator call.
The old Add menu is a pretty old piece of C code which doesn't even use proper operator buttons. Now there is a generic node_add operator which can be used very flexibly for adding any of the available nodes.

3) Node Items support additional settings.
Each "NodeItem" consists of the basic node type plus an optional list of initial settings that shall be applied to a new instance. This gives additional flexibility for creating variants of the same node or for defining preferred initial settings. E.g. it has been requested to disable previews for all nodes except inputs, this would be simple change in the py code and much less intrusive than in C.

4) Node items can be generated with a function.
A callback can be used in any category instead of the fixed list, which generates a set of items based on the context (much like dynamic enum items in bpy.props). Originally this was implemented for group nodes, because these nodes only make sense when linked to a node tree from the library data. This principle could come in handy for a number of other nodes, e.g. Image nodes could provide a similar list of node variants based on images in the library - no need to first add node, then select an image.

WARNING: pynodes scripters will have to rework their "draw_add_menu" callback in node tree types, this has been removed now! It was already pretty redundant, since one can add draw functions to the Add menu just like for any other menu. In the future i'd like to improve the categories system further so scripters can use it for custom node systems too, for now just make a draw callback and attach it to the Add menu.
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# <pep8-80 compliant>
import bpy
from bpy.types import Operator, PropertyGroup
from bpy.props import BoolProperty, CollectionProperty, EnumProperty, StringProperty
# Base class for node 'Add' operators
class NodeAddOperator():
@staticmethod
def store_mouse_cursor(context, event):
space = context.space_data
v2d = context.region.view2d
tree = space.edit_tree
# convert mouse position to the View2D for later node placement
if context.region.type == 'WINDOW':
space.cursor_location = v2d.region_to_view(event.mouse_region_x,
event.mouse_region_y)
else:
space.cursor_location = tree.view_center
def create_node(self, context, node_type):
space = context.space_data
tree = space.edit_tree
# select only the new node
for n in tree.nodes:
n.select = False
node = tree.nodes.new(type=node_type)
if space.use_hidden_preview:
node.show_preview = False
node.select = True
tree.nodes.active = node
node.location = space.cursor_location
return node
@classmethod
def poll(cls, context):
space = context.space_data
# needs active node editor and a tree to add nodes to
return (space.type == 'NODE_EDITOR' and space.edit_tree)
# Default invoke stores the mouse position to place the node correctly
def invoke(self, context, event):
self.store_mouse_cursor(context, event)
return self.execute(context)
class NodeSetting(PropertyGroup):
value = StringProperty(
name="Value",
description="Python expression to be evaluated as the initial node setting",
default="",
)
# Simple basic operator for adding a node
class NODE_OT_add_node(NodeAddOperator, Operator):
'''Add a node to the active tree'''
bl_idname = "node.add_node"
bl_label = "Add Node"
type = StringProperty(
name="Node Type",
description="Node type",
)
use_transform = BoolProperty(
name="Use Transform",
description="Start transform operator after inserting the node",
default=False,
)
settings = CollectionProperty(
name="Settings",
description="Settings to be applied on the newly created node",
type=NodeSetting,
)
def execute(self, context):
node = self.create_node(context, self.type)
for setting in self.settings:
# XXX catch exceptions here?
value = eval(setting.value)
try:
setattr(node, setting.name, value)
except AttributeError as e:
self.report({'ERROR_INVALID_INPUT'}, "Node has no attribute "+setting.name)
print (str(e))
# Continue despite invalid attribute
return {'FINISHED'}
def invoke(self, context, event):
self.store_mouse_cursor(context, event)
result = self.execute(context)
if self.use_transform and ('FINISHED' in result):
bpy.ops.transform.translate('INVOKE_DEFAULT')
return result
def node_classes_iter(base=bpy.types.Node):
"""
Yields all true node classes by checking for the is_registered_node_type classmethod.
Node types can use specialized subtypes of bpy.types.Node, which are not usable
nodes themselves (e.g. CompositorNode).
"""
if base.is_registered_node_type():
yield base
for subclass in base.__subclasses__():
for node_class in node_classes_iter(subclass):
yield node_class
def node_class_items_iter(node_class, context):
identifier = node_class.bl_rna.identifier
# XXX Checking for explicit group node types is stupid.
# This should be replaced by a generic system of generating
# node items via callback.
# Group node_tree pointer should also use a poll function to filter the library list,
# but cannot do that without a node instance here. A node callback could just use the internal poll function.
if identifier in {'ShaderNodeGroup', 'CompositorNodeGroup', 'TextureNodeGroup'}:
tree_idname = context.space_data.edit_tree.bl_idname
for group in bpy.data.node_groups:
if group.bl_idname == tree_idname:
# XXX empty string should be replaced by description from tree
yield (group.name, "", {"node_tree": group})
else:
yield (node_class.bl_rna.name, node_class.bl_rna.description, {})
def node_items_iter(context):
snode = context.space_data
if not snode:
return
tree = snode.edit_tree
if not tree:
return
for node_class in node_classes_iter():
if node_class.poll(tree):
for item in node_class_items_iter(node_class, context):
yield (node_class,) + item
# Create an enum list from node class items
def node_type_items_cb(self, context):
return [(str(index), item[1], item[2]) for index, item in enumerate(node_items_iter(context))]
class NODE_OT_add_search(NodeAddOperator, Operator):
'''Add a node to the active tree'''
bl_idname = "node.add_search"
bl_label = "Search and Add Node"
bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}
# XXX this should be called 'node_type' but the operator search
# property is hardcoded to 'type' by a hack in bpy_operator_wrap.c ...
type = EnumProperty(
name="Node Type",
description="Node type",
items=node_type_items_cb,
)
def execute(self, context):
for index, item in enumerate(node_items_iter(context)):
if str(index) == self.type:
node = self.create_node(context, item[0].bl_rna.identifier)
for prop, value in item[3].items():
setattr(node, prop, value)
break
return {'FINISHED'}
def invoke(self, context, event):
self.store_mouse_cursor(context, event)
# Delayed execution in the search popup
context.window_manager.invoke_search_popup(self)
return {'CANCELLED'}
class NODE_OT_add_group_node(NodeAddOperator, bpy.types.Operator):
'''Add a group node to the active tree'''
bl_idname = "node.add_group_node"
bl_label = "Add Group Node"
type = StringProperty(name="Node Type", description="Node type")
grouptree = StringProperty(name="Group tree", description="Group node tree name")
def execute(self, context):
node = self.create_node(context, self.type)
node.node_tree = bpy.data.node_groups[self.grouptree]
return {'FINISHED'}
class NODE_OT_collapse_hide_unused_toggle(Operator):
'''Toggle collapsed nodes and hide unused sockets'''
bl_idname = "node.collapse_hide_unused_toggle"
bl_label = "Collapse and Hide Unused Sockets"
bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}
@classmethod
def poll(cls, context):
space = context.space_data
# needs active node editor and a tree
return (space.type == 'NODE_EDITOR' and space.edit_tree)
def execute(self, context):
space = context.space_data
tree = space.edit_tree
for node in tree.nodes:
if node.select:
hide = (not node.hide)
node.hide = hide
# Note: connected sockets are ignored internally
for socket in node.inputs:
socket.hide = hide
for socket in node.outputs:
socket.hide = hide
return {'FINISHED'}
class NODE_OT_tree_path_parent(Operator):
'''Go to parent node tree'''
bl_idname = "node.tree_path_parent"
bl_label = "Parent Node Tree"
bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}
@classmethod
def poll(cls, context):
space = context.space_data
# needs active node editor and a tree
return (space.type == 'NODE_EDITOR' and len(space.path) > 1)
def execute(self, context):
space = context.space_data
space.path.pop()
return {'FINISHED'}