extensions/migrations/0008_alter_version_blender_version_max_and_more.py

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.0.6 on 2024-01-25 13:55
+
+from django.db import migrations
+import extensions.fields
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('extensions', '0007_alter_version_blender_version_max_and_more'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='version',
+            name='blender_version_max',
+            field=extensions.fields.VersionStringField(coerce=False, help_text='Maximum version of Blender this extension was tested and is compatible with. The value is taken from <code>"blender_version_max"</code> in the manifest file.', max_length=64, null=True, partial=False),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='version',
+            name='blender_version_min',
+            field=extensions.fields.VersionStringField(coerce=False, default='2.93.0', help_text='Minimum version of Blender this extension is compatible with. The value is taken from <code>"blender_version_min"</code> in the manifest file.', max_length=64, partial=False),
+        ),
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='version',
+            name='version',
+            field=extensions.fields.VersionStringField(coerce=False, default='0.1.0', help_text='Current (latest) version of extension. The value is taken from <code>"version"</code> in the manifest.', max_length=255, partial=False),
+        ),
+    ]

extensions/models.py

@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ class Version(CreatedModifiedMixin, RatingMixin, TrackChangesMixin, SoftDeleteMi
         blank=False,
         help_text=(
             'Current (latest) version of extension. '
-            'In case of an add-on, the value is taken from <code>bl_info["version"]</code>.'
+            'The value is taken from <code>"version"</code> in the manifest.'
         ),
     )
     blender_version_min = extensions.fields.VersionStringField(
@@ -409,14 +409,15 @@ class Version(CreatedModifiedMixin, RatingMixin, TrackChangesMixin, SoftDeleteMi
         blank=False,
         help_text=(
             'Minimum version of Blender this extension is compatible with. '
-            'In case of an add-on, the value is taken from <code>bl_info["blender"]</code>.'
+            'The value is taken from <code>"blender_version_min"</code> in the manifest file.'
         ),
     )
     blender_version_max = extensions.fields.VersionStringField(
         max_length=64,
         null=True,
         blank=False,
-        help_text=('Maximum version of Blender this extension was tested and is compatible with.'),
+        help_text=('Maximum version of Blender this extension was tested and is compatible with. '
+                   'The value is taken from <code>"blender_version_max"</code> in the manifest file.'),
     )
     license = models.ForeignKey(
         License,

files/migrations/0004_alter_file_metadata.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 4.0.6 on 2024-01-25 13:55
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('files', '0003_alter_file_type'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='file',
+            name='metadata',
+            field=models.JSONField(blank=True, default=dict, help_text='Meta information that was parsed from the `manifest file.'),
+        ),
+    ]

files/models.py

@@ -103,11 +103,9 @@ class File(CreatedModifiedMixin, TrackChangesMixin, SoftDeleteMixin, models.Mode
         null=False,
         default=dict,
         blank=True,
+        # TODO add link to the manifest file user manual page.
         help_text=(
-            'Meta information that was parsed from the file, e.g. `bl_info` '
-            '<a href="https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Process/Addons/Guidelines/metainfo">'
-            'https://wiki.blender.org/wiki/Process/Addons/Guidelines/metainfo</a> '
-            'in case file contains an add-on.'
+            'Meta information that was parsed from the `manifest file.'
         ),
     )
 
@@ -185,7 +183,6 @@ class File(CreatedModifiedMixin, TrackChangesMixin, SoftDeleteMixin, models.Mode
     @property
     def parsed_extension_fields(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Return Extension-related data that was parsed from file's content."""
-        # Currently, bl_info is the only kind of file metadata that is supported.
         data = self.metadata
 
         original_name = data.get('name', self.original_name)
@@ -214,7 +211,7 @@ class File(CreatedModifiedMixin, TrackChangesMixin, SoftDeleteMixin, models.Mode
     @property
     def parsed_version_fields(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         """Return Version-related data that was parsed from file's content."""
-        # Currently, bl_info is the only kind of file metadata that is supported.
+        # Currently, the content of the manifest file is the only kind of file metadata that is supported.
         data = self.metadata
         return {
             'version': data.get('version'),

files/utils.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from django import forms
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 MODULE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent
-BL_INFO_REQUIRED_KEYS = {'name', 'description', 'author', 'version', 'blender', 'location'}
+MANIFEST_REQUIRED_KEYS =  {'schema_version', 'id', 'name', 'type', 'version', 'blender_version_min', 'author', 'license', 'description'}
 
 THEME_SCHEMA = []