scripts-blender/addons/asset_pipeline_2/merge/naming.py

@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ def add_suffix_to_hierarchy(collection: bpy.types.Collection, suffix_base: str)
 
 
 def asset_prefix_name_get(name: str) -> str:
+    """Returns a string with the asset prefix if it is not already set.
     Users can specify a prefix to live on all objects during the
     asset creation process. This prefix is stored in the scene.
 
@@ -134,12 +135,13 @@ def asset_prefix_name_get(name: str) -> str:
 
 
 def task_layer_prefix_name_get(name: str, task_layer_owner: str) -> str:
-    """Returns a string with the prefix if it is not already set.
+    """Returns a string with the task layer prefix if one is not already set.
-    Users can specify a prefix to live on all objects during the
+    Prefix for assets is defined task_layer.json file within TASK_LAYER_TYPES
-    asset creation process. This prefix is stored in the scene.
+    Will return early if any prefix is found, cannot replace existing prefixes.
 
     Args:
         name (str): Name to add prefix to
+        task_layer_owner (str):
 
     Returns:
         str: Returns name with prefix
@@ -152,13 +154,36 @@ def task_layer_prefix_name_get(name: str, task_layer_owner: str) -> str:
 
 
 def task_layer_prefix_basename_get(name: str) -> str:
+    """Get the base of a name if it contains a task layer prefix.
+    This prefix is set on some transfer data items, this functions
+    removes the prefixes and returns the basename
+
+    Args:
+        name (str): Original name including prefix
+
+    Returns:
+        str: Returns name without task layer prefix
+    """
     for task_layer_key in config.TASK_LAYER_TYPES:
         if name.startswith(config.TASK_LAYER_TYPES[task_layer_key] + "."):
             return name.replace(name.split(".")[0], "")[1:]
     return name
 
 
-def task_layer_prefix_transfer_data_update(transfer_data_item):
+def task_layer_prefix_transfer_data_update(
+    transfer_data_item: bpy.types.CollectionProperty,
+) -> bool:
+    """Task Layer Prefix can become out of date with the actual owner of the task layer.
+    This will update the existing prefixes on transfer_data_item so it can match the
+    owner of that transfer_data_item. Will update both the transfer_data_item.name and the
+    name of the actual data the transfer_data_item is referring to.
+
+    Args:
+        transfer_data_item (bpy.types.CollectionProperty): Transfer Data Item that is named with prefix
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: Returns True if a change to the name was completed
+    """
     prefix_types = [constants.MODIFIER_KEY, constants.CONSTRAINT_KEY]
     if transfer_data_item.type not in prefix_types:
         return