def _newFileMenuItem(self):
"""Prompts and then creates a new file"""
dialogs = Dialogs(self.view)
path = self._newFileWizard()
#see if we want to make a blank scene or not
msg = 'How should the new file be created?'
BLANK = 'Make a blank maya scene'
EXISTING = 'Use a copy of an existing file'
choice = dialogs.radioButtonDialog(msg, [BLANK, EXISTING])
if choice == BLANK:
msg = 'Final confirmation:'
msg += '\n\nCreate blank maya file at "%s"?' % path
dialogs.confirmPrompt(msg)
self.model.createFile(path)
elif choice == EXISTING:
src_path = dialogs.fileDialog(
self.model.project.getScenesDir(),
self.model.project.getDialogFilters())
msg = 'Please confirm:'
msg += '\n\nCopy "%s" to new file "%s"?' % (src_path, path)
dialogs.confirmPrompt(msg)
self.model.copyFile(src_path, path)
msg = 'New file successfully created!'
msg += '\n\nLocation: %s' % path
msg += '\n\nPlease check out your new file to begin work on it.'
dialogs.infoPrompt(msg)
def _newFileWizard(self):
"""Wizard that prompts the user to get the path of a new file"""
dialogs = Dialogs(self.view)
#get category
category = dialogs.radioButtonDialog('Pick a category:' ,
self.model.project.config['NEW_FILE_CATEGORIES'])
#get name of asset/shot (loop until valid input)
name = dialogs.fileTextPrompt('Enter name:')
#get task
tasks = self.model.project.config['NEW_FILE_TASKS'][category][:]
tasks.append('Other')
task = dialogs.radioButtonDialog('Pick a task:' , tasks)
if task == 'Other':
task = dialogs.textPrompt('Enter task:')
#get the path of the file we are creating
category_dir = self.model.project.config['NEW_FILE_PATHS'][category]
result = os.path.join(category_dir, name, '%s_%s.mb' % (name, task))
#ask to overwrite
print 'EXISTS:', result, os.path.exists(result)
if os.path.exists(result):
msg = 'The file "%s" already exists. Overwrite?' % result
dialogs.confirmPrompt(msg)
#confirm all settings
msg = 'You have selected:'
msg += '\n\n\tCategory: %s' % category
msg += '\n\tName: %s' % name
msg += '\n\tTask: %s' % task
msg += '\n\nThis will create a file in this location: '
msg += '\n%s' % result
msg += '\n\nDoes this look okay?'
dialogs.confirmPrompt(msg)
return result
