Added "Open in new Blender" button for movie strips with metadata.

The metadata requires the following fields:

"BLENDER:BLEND_FILE" (to open the file)
"BLENDER:START_FRAME" and "BLENDER:END_FRAME" (just to display)

blender_cloud/attract/__init__.py

@@ -404,6 +404,80 @@ class AttractShotSubmitSelected(AttractOperatorMixin, Operator):
         return self.submit_update(strip)
 
 
+class ATTRACT_OT_open_meta_blendfile(AttractOperatorMixin, Operator):
+    bl_idname = 'attract.open_meta_blendfile'
+    bl_label = 'Open Blendfile'
+    bl_description = 'Open Blendfile from movie strip metadata'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def poll(cls, context):
+        return bool(any(cls.filename_from_metadata(s) for s in context.selected_sequences))
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def filename_from_metadata(strip):
+        """Returns the blendfile name from the strip metadata, or None."""
+
+        # Metadata is a dict like:
+        # meta = {'END_FRAME': '88',
+        #         'BLEND_FILE': 'metadata-test.blend',
+        #         'SCENE': 'SüperSčene',
+        #         'FRAME_STEP': '1',
+        #         'START_FRAME': '32'}
+
+        meta = strip.get('metadata', None)
+        if not meta:
+            return None
+
+        return meta.get('BLEND_FILE', None) or None
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        for s in context.selected_sequences:
+            fname = self.filename_from_metadata(s)
+            if not fname: continue
+
+            self.open_in_new_blender(fname)
+
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+
+    def open_in_new_blender(self, fname):
+        """
+        :type fname: pathlib.Path
+        """
+        import subprocess
+        import sys
+
+        cmd = [
+            bpy.app.binary_path,
+            str(fname),
+        ]
+
+        if '--enable-new-depsgraph' in sys.argv:
+            cmd[1:1] = ['--enable-new-depsgraph']
+
+        subprocess.Popen(cmd)
+
+
+def draw_strip_movie_meta(self, context):
+    strip = active_strip(context)
+    if not strip:
+        return
+
+    meta = strip.get('metadata', None)
+    if not meta:
+        return None
+
+    box = self.layout.column(align=True)
+    row = box.row(align=True)
+    fname = meta.get('BLEND_FILE', None) or None
+    if fname:
+        row.label('Original Blendfile: %s' % fname)
+        row.operator(ATTRACT_OT_open_meta_blendfile.bl_idname,
+                     text='', icon='FILE_BLEND')
+    sfra = meta.get('START_FRAME', '?')
+    efra = meta.get('END_FRAME', '?')
+    box.label('Original frame range: %s-%s' % (sfra, efra))
+
+
 def register():
     bpy.types.Sequence.atc_is_synced = bpy.props.BoolProperty(name="Is synced")
     bpy.types.Sequence.atc_object_id = bpy.props.StringProperty(name="Attract Object ID")
@@ -423,6 +497,8 @@ def register():
         name="Status")
     bpy.types.Sequence.atc_order = bpy.props.IntProperty(name="Order")
 
+    bpy.types.SEQUENCER_PT_edit.append(draw_strip_movie_meta)
+
     bpy.utils.register_class(ToolsPanel)
     bpy.utils.register_class(AttractShotSubmitNew)
     bpy.utils.register_class(AttractShotRelink)
@@ -431,6 +507,7 @@ def register():
     bpy.utils.register_class(AttractStripUnlink)
     bpy.utils.register_class(AttractShotFetchUpdate)
     bpy.utils.register_class(AttractShotSubmitSelected)
+    bpy.utils.register_class(ATTRACT_OT_open_meta_blendfile)
     draw.callback_enable()
 
 

blender_cloud/blender.py

@@ -165,7 +165,15 @@ class BlenderCloudPreferences(AddonPreferences):
         default=True
     )
 
+    # TODO: store local path with the Attract project, so that people
+    # can switch projects and the local path switches with it.
     attract_project = PointerProperty(type=BlenderCloudProjectGroup)
+    attract_project_local_path = StringProperty(
+        name='Local project path',
+        description='Local path of your Attract project, used to search for blend files; '
+                    'usually best to set to an absolute path',
+        subtype='DIR_PATH',
+        default='//../')
 
     def draw(self, context):
         import textwrap
@@ -251,9 +259,7 @@ class BlenderCloudPreferences(AddonPreferences):
         # Attract stuff
         attract_box = layout.box()
         attract_box.enabled = msg_icon != 'ERROR'
-        attract_row = attract_box.row(align=True)
-        attract_row.label('Attract', icon_value=icon('CLOUD'))
-        self.draw_attract_buttons(attract_row, self.attract_project)
+        self.draw_attract_buttons(attract_box, self.attract_project)
 
     def draw_subscribe_button(self, layout):
         layout.operator('pillar.subscribe', icon='WORLD')
@@ -289,9 +295,12 @@ class BlenderCloudPreferences(AddonPreferences):
         else:
             row_pull.label('Cloud Sync is running.')
 
-    def draw_attract_buttons(self, layout, bcp: BlenderCloudProjectGroup):
-        layout.enabled = bcp.status in {'NONE', 'IDLE'}
-        row_buttons = layout.row(align=True)
+    def draw_attract_buttons(self, attract_box, bcp: BlenderCloudProjectGroup):
+        attract_row = attract_box.row(align=True)
+        attract_row.label('Attract', icon_value=icon('CLOUD'))
+
+        attract_row.enabled = bcp.status in {'NONE', 'IDLE'}
+        row_buttons = attract_row.row(align=True)
 
         projects = bcp.available_projects
         project = bcp.project
@@ -308,6 +317,8 @@ class BlenderCloudPreferences(AddonPreferences):
         else:
             row_buttons.label('Fetching available projects.')
 
+        attract_box.prop(self, 'attract_project_local_path')
+
 
 class PillarCredentialsUpdate(pillar.PillarOperatorMixin,
                               Operator):