def registerObjects(self, objects, type):
"""
will connect object to container attribute so specific commands can be called on it
later
"""
if cmds.objExists( (self.container + "." + type) ):
for object in objects:
Util.addAttr(object, type, "message" )
cmds.connectAttr((self.container + "." + type), (object + "." + type) )
else:
cmds.error( (self.container + "." + type) + " not found" )
def createInputOutputAttr(self, object, key, inputOutput):
"""
Will store message attribute on container connected to object with key in attr name
"""
connectAttr = ""
if inputOutput == "input":
connectAttr = ("input_" + key)
elif inputOutput == "output":
connectAttr = ("output_" + key)
else:
cmds.error( "Input or output type not specified" )
# Old code only hands transforms
"""if cmds.objExists( (self.container + "." + connectAttr) ) == False:
cmds.addAttr(self.container, ln = connectAttr, at= "message")
Util.addAttr(object, connectAttr, "message" )
cmds.connectAttr((self.container + "." + connectAttr), (object + "." + connectAttr) )
command = ("self." + inputOutput + "s[key] = object")
exec command
else:
cmds.error( "Input / output value :" + (self.container + "." + connectAttr) + " already exists" )"""
type = "trans"
attrName = ""
# Check if object is attribute
if len( object.split(".") ) > 1:
type = "attr"
object = object.split(".")[0]
attrName = object.split(".")[1:]
if cmds.objExists( (self.container + "." + connectAttr) ) == False:
# Mesasage array to link nodes
Util.addAttr(self.container, connectAttr, "message" )
Util.addAttr(object, connectAttr, "message" )
cmds.connectAttr((self.container + "." + connectAttr), (object + "." + connectAttr) )
# Store connection Data
connectionDataAttr = (connectAttr + "_data")
connectionData = ["type",type, "attr",attrName ]
Util.addStringArrayAttribute(self.container , connectionDataAttr,connectionData )
# Store connection in dict
command = ("self." + inputOutput + "s[key] = object")
exec command
else:
cmds.error( "Input / output value :" + (self.container + "." + connectAttr) + " already exists" )
return connectAttr
def storeConnection(self, connectionKey, inputPlug, outputPlug , type, attrName= "None"):
"""
Store connection data between output to input on current module
"""
connectAttr = ("connection_" + connectionKey)
connectDataAttr = ("connection_" + connectionKey + "_data")
connectInputAttr = ("connection_" + connectionKey + "_input")
connectOutputAttr = ("connection_" + connectionKey + "_output")
if cmds.objExists( (self.container + "." + connectAttr) ) == False:
Util.addAttr(self.container, connectAttr, "message")
# Store connection Data
connectionData = ["type:",type, "attr:",attrName ,"input:",inputPlug ,"output:",outputPlug, "connectionKey:",connectionKey ]
Util.addStringArrayAttribute(self.container , connectDataAttr, connectionData )
self.connections[connectionKey] = {"input":inputPlug,"output":outputPlug, "connectAttr":connectAttr}
self.registerAttribute( connectDataAttr )
else:
cmds.warning( "Connection value :" + (self.container + "." + connectAttr) + " already exists" )
