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Save a Material(s) Preset

Summary

Below is an example demonstrating how you can use script accessible settings to control the saving of a Material(s) Preset..., without causing the output options or file save dialogs to be displayed.

API Areas of Interest

Example

Save_Materials_Preset.dsa
// Define an anonymous function;
// serves as our main loop,
// limits the scope of variables
(function(){
 
	// Initialize whether or not property sub-items are supported
	var g_bSupportsMaterialSubItems = false;
	var g_bSupportsNameAsKey = false;
 
	// Initialize 'static' variables that hold modifier key state
	var s_bShiftPressed = false;
	var s_bControlPressed = false;
	var s_bAltPressed = false;
	var s_bMetaPressed = false;
 
	// If the "Action" global transient is defined, and its the correct type
	if( typeof( Action ) != "undefined" && Action.inherits( "DzScriptAction" ) ){
		// If the current key sequence for the action is not pressed
		if( !App.isKeySequenceDown( Action.shortcut ) ){
			updateModifierKeyState();
		}
	// If the "Action" global transient is not defined
	} else if( typeof( Action ) == "undefined" ) {
		updateModifierKeyState();
	}
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// void : A function for updating the keyboard modifier state
	function updateModifierKeyState()
	{
		// Get the current modifier key state
		var nModifierState = App.modifierKeyState();
		// Update variables that hold modifier key state
		s_bShiftPressed = (nModifierState & 0x02000000) != 0;
		s_bControlPressed = (nModifierState & 0x04000000) != 0;
		s_bAltPressed = (nModifierState & 0x08000000) != 0;
		s_bMetaPressed = (nModifierState & 0x10000000) != 0;
	};
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// void : A function for printing only if debugging
	function debug()
	{
		// If we are not debugging
		if( !s_bAltPressed ){
			// We are done...
			return;
		}
 
		// Convert the arguments object into an array
		var aArguments = [].slice.call( arguments );
 
		// Print the array
		print( aArguments.join(" ") );
	};
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// String : A function for retrieving a translation if one exists
	function text( sText )
	{
		// If the version of the application supports qsTr()
		if( typeof( qsTr ) != "undefined" ){
			// Return the translated (if any) text
			return qsTr( sText );
		}
 
		// Return the original text
		return sText;
	};
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// Boolean : A function for testing whether or not a QObject instance
	// inherits one of a list of types
	function inheritsType( oObject, aTypeNames )
	{
		// If the object does not define the 'inherits' function
		if( !oObject || typeof( oObject.inherits ) != "function" ){
			// We are done... it is not a QObject
			return false;
		}
 
		// Iterate over the list of type names
		for( var i = 0, nTypes = aTypeNames.length; i < nTypes; i += 1 ){
			// If the object does not inherit the 'current' type
			if( !oObject.inherits( aTypeNames[i] ) ){
				// Next!!
				continue;
			}
 
			// Return the result
			return true;
		}
 
		// Return the result
		return false;
	};
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// Array<DzProperty> : A function for getting a list of the properties in a group
	function getGroupProperties( oGroup, bTraverse, bRecurse )
	{
		// Declare an array to hold properties
		var aProperties = [];
 
		// If a group is not passed in
		if( !oGroup ){
			// We are done, return an empty array
			return aProperties;
		}
 
		// Get the number of proeprties in the group
		var nProperties = oGroup.getNumProperties();
		// Pre-size the properties array
		aProperties = new Array( nProperties );
		// Iterate over the properties, setting each element in the array
		for( var i = 0; i < nProperties; i += 1 ){
			// Assign the property to the position in the array
			aProperties[ i ] = oGroup.getProperty( i );
		}
 
		// If we are recursing
		if( bRecurse ){
			// Concatenate the properties array from child groups
			aProperties = aProperties.concat(
				getGroupProperties( oGroup.getFirstChild(), true, bRecurse ) );
		}
 
		// If we are traversing
		if( bTraverse ){
			// Concatenate the properties array from sibling groups
			aProperties = aProperties.concat(
				getGroupProperties( oGroup.getNextSibling(), bTraverse, bRecurse ) );
		}
 
		// Return the array of properties
		return aProperties;
	};
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// Array<DzProperty> : A function for getting the list properties for an element
	function getElementProperties( oElement, bTraverse, bRecurse )
	{
		// Get the property group tree for the element
		var oPropertyGroupTree = oElement.getPropertyGroups();
 
		// If the application version is 4.9.0.101 or newer and we want all properties
		if( App.version64 >= 0x0004000900040065 && bTraverse && bRecurse ){
			// Return the properties for the element
			return oPropertyGroupTree.getAllProperties();
		}
 
		// Get the first group in the tree
		var oPropertyGroup = oPropertyGroupTree.getFirstChild();
		// Return the properties for the element
		return getGroupProperties( oPropertyGroup, bTraverse, bRecurse );
	};
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// Array<DzProperty> : A function for getting the list properties for an element
	function getElementPropertiesInPath( oElement, sPath, bRecurse )
	{
		// If the path is empty
		if( !sPath ){
			// Return the properties for the element
			return getElementProperties( oElement, true, bRecurse );
		}
 
		// Initialize
		var oGroup = oElement.getPropertyGroups();
		var sName = "";
		var nIdx = -1;
		var sSubPath = sPath;
 
		// While the remaining path is not empty
		while( oGroup && !sSubPath.isEmpty() ){
			// Get the index of the first slash
			nIdx = sSubPath.indexOf( "/" );
			// If a slash was not found
			if( nIdx < 0 ){
				// The group name is the path
				sName = sSubPath;
				// Break the loop on the next evaluation
				sSubPath = "";
			// If a slash was found
			} else {
				// The group name is before the slash
				sName = sSubPath.left( nIdx );
				// Get the remaining path
				sSubPath = sSubPath.right( sSubPath.length - nIdx - 1 );
			}
 
			// Get the sub group
			oGroup = oGroup ? oGroup.findChild( sName ) : null;
		}
 
		// Return the properties for the element
		return getGroupProperties( oGroup, false, bRecurse );
	};
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// DzNode : A function for getting the root of a node
	function getRootNode( oNode )
	{
		// If we have a node and it is a bone
		if( oNode && inheritsType( oNode, ["DzBone"] ) ){
			// We want the skeleton
			return oNode.getSkeleton();
		}
 
		// Return the original node
		return oNode;
	};
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// void : A function for setting the default material options
	function setDefaultMaterialOptions( oSettings )
	{
		// Set the initial state of whether or not to exclude material definitions
		oSettings.setBoolValue( "OmitDefinitions", false );
	};
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// void : A function for setting the default options
	function setDefaultOptions( oSettings, sRootLabel )
	{
		// If the root label is not empty
		if( !sRootLabel.isEmpty() ){
			// Set the label of the root node to find it in the scene;
			// this can be used to override selection within the scene
			oSettings.setStringValue( "RootLabel", sRootLabel );
		}
	};
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// void : A function for setting the property options for an element
	function setElementPropertyOptions( oSettings, sElementSettingsKey, sElementName, aPropNames, bSubItems, bNameAsKey )
	{
		// Get the (nested) settings that hold the named element and properties
		var oElementsSettings = oSettings.getSettingsValue( sElementSettingsKey );
		// If the object doesn't already exist
		if( !oElementsSettings ){
			// Create it
			oElementsSettings = oSettings.setSettingsValue( sElementSettingsKey );
		}
 
		// Get the (nested) settings object for the element
		var oElementSettings = oElementsSettings.getSettingsValue( sElementName );
		// If the object doesn't already exist
		if( !oElementSettings ){
			// Create it
			oElementSettings = oElementsSettings.setSettingsValue( sElementName );
		}
 
		// Declare working variable
		var vPropertyItem;
		var sPropertyName;
		var oPropertySettings, oSubItemSettings;
 
		// Iterate over the property items
		for( var i = 0; i < aPropNames.length; i += 1 ){
			// Get the 'current' property item
			vPropertyItem = aPropNames[ i ];
 
			// If the filter doesn't support property sub-items,
			// or the property item is a string
			if( !bSubItems || typeof( vPropertyItem ) == "string" ){
				// Set the property name to the item
				sPropertyName = vPropertyItem;
 
				// Add a setting wherein the key is the index in the list
				// and the value is the property name
				oElementSettings.setStringValue( String( i ), sPropertyName );
			// If the property item is an array
			} else if( typeof( vPropertyItem ) == "object" && Array.isArray( vPropertyItem ) ){
				// Set the property name to the first item, which should be a string
				sPropertyName = (vPropertyItem.length > 0 &&
					typeof( vPropertyItem[ 0 ] ) == "string" ? vPropertyItem[ 0 ] : "");
				// If the name was not set
				if( sPropertyName.isEmpty() ){
					// Next!!
					continue;
				}
 
				if( bNameAsKey ){
					// Get the (nested) settings object for the property
					oPropertySettings = oElementSettings.getSettingsValue( sPropertyName );
					// If the object doesn't already exist
					if( !oPropertySettings ){
						// Create it
						oPropertySettings = oElementSettings.setSettingsValue( sPropertyName );
					}
 
					// Iterate over the items, skippping the first element
					for( var j = 1; j < vPropertyItem.length; j += 1 ){
						// Set a named key to the value
						oPropertySettings.setStringValue( String( j - 1 ), vPropertyItem[ j ] )
					}
				} else {
					// Get the (nested) settings object for the property
					oPropertySettings = oElementSettings.getSettingsValue( i );
					// If the object doesn't already exist
					if( !oPropertySettings ){
						// Create it
						oPropertySettings = oElementSettings.setSettingsValue( i );
					}
 
					// Set the name setting
					oPropertySettings.setStringValue( "name", sPropertyName );
					// Get the (nested) settings object for the subitems
					oSubItemSettings = oPropertySettings.getSettingsValue( "subitems" );
					// If the object doesn't already exist
					if( !oSubItemSettings ){
						// Create it
						oSubItemSettings = oPropertySettings.setSettingsValue( "subitems" );
					}
 
					// Iterate over the items, skippping the first element
					for( var j = 1; j < vPropertyItem.length; j += 1 ){
						// Set an index key to the value
						oSubItemSettings.setStringValue( String( j - 1 ), vPropertyItem[ j ] )
					}
				}
			}
		}
	};
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// void : A function for setting the property options for a node
	function setMaterialPropertyOptions( oSettings, sMaterialName, aPropNames )
	{
		// Set the property options for the named material
		setElementPropertyOptions( oSettings, "MaterialNames", sMaterialName, aPropNames, g_bSupportsMaterialSubItems, g_bSupportsNameAsKey );
	};
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// void : A function for setting common property options for multiple nodes
	function setCommonMaterialPropertyOptions( oSettings, aMaterialNames, aPropNames )
	{
		// Iterate over the material names array
		for( var i = 0; i < aMaterialNames.length; i += 1 ){
			// Set the property options for the 'current' material name
			setMaterialPropertyOptions( oSettings, aMaterialNames[ i ], aPropNames );
		}
	};
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// void : A function for setting the required options
	function setRequiredOptions( oSettings, bShowOptions )
	{
		// Set the initial state of the compress file checkbox
		oSettings.setBoolValue( "CompressOutput", false );
 
		// Do not to show the options
		oSettings.setBoolValue( "RunSilent", !bShowOptions );
	};
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// String || Array<String,String> : A function for getting the property entry
	function getPropertyEntry( oProperty, bIncludeValue, bIncludeImage )
	{
		// If the property is numeric and mappable
		if( inheritsType( oProperty, ["DzNumericProperty"] ) && oProperty.isMappable() ){
			// If we are including value and image
			if( bIncludeValue == bIncludeImage ){
				// Use the label
				return oProperty.getLabel();
			// If we are only including the value
			} else if( bIncludeValue ){
				// Use the label and Value keyword
				return [ oProperty.getLabel(), "Value" ];
			// If we are only including the image
			} else if( bIncludeImage ){
				// Use the label and Image keyword
				return [ oProperty.getLabel(), "Image" ];
			} else {
				return undefined;
			}
		}
 
		// Use the label
		return oProperty.getLabel();
	};
 
	/*********************************************************************/
	// Get the asset IO manager
	var oAssetIOMgr = App.getAssetIOMgr();
	// Define the class name of the asset filter we want to use
	var sClassName = "DzMaterialAssetFilter";
	// Find the index of the asset filter with the class name we want
	var nAssetIOFilter = oAssetIOMgr.findFilter( sClassName );
	// If we did not find an asset filter with the class name we wanted
	if( nAssetIOFilter < 0 ){
		// Inform the user
		MessageBox.critical( text( "An asset filter with the class name " +
			"\"%1\" could not be found.").arg( sClassName ),
			text( "Critical Error" ), text( "&OK" ) );
 
		// We are done...
		return;
	}
 
	// Get the asset filter at the prescribed index
	var oAssetIOFilter = oAssetIOMgr.getFilter( nAssetIOFilter );
	// If we do not have a valid asset filter
	if( !oAssetIOFilter ){
		// Inform the user
		MessageBox.critical( text( "An asset filter with the class name " +
			"\"%1\" could not be found.").arg( sClassName ),
			text( "Critical Error" ), text( "&OK" ) );
 
		// We are done...
		return;
	}
 
	// Create a settings object
	var oSettings = new DzFileIOSettings();
 
	// Get the default settings
	oAssetIOFilter.getDefaultOptions( oSettings );
 
	// Define whether or not to show options
	var bShowOptions = s_bControlPressed;
	var bOptionsShown = false;
 
	// Get the root of the primary selection
	var oRootNode = getRootNode( Scene.getPrimarySelection() );
 
	// If we had a node selected, get its name otherwise use a default
	var sRootName = (oRootNode ? oRootNode.getName() : "Genesis8Female");
	var sRootLabel = (oRootNode ? oRootNode.getLabel() : "");
 
	// Get the content manager
	var oContentMgr = App.getContentMgr();
 
	// Get the base path - the first mapped content directory
	var sBasePath = oContentMgr.getContentDirectoryPath( 0 );
 
	// Set the default options; this can be used to set
	// options before the dialog is displayed
	setDefaultOptions( oSettings, sRootLabel );
 
	// Set the initial state of the material specific options
	setDefaultMaterialOptions( oSettings );
 
	// Debug
	debug( "Defaults:", oSettings.toJsonString() );
 
	// If we are showing options, we can override the last saved state
	// by passing in the settings we want to override;
	// if we cannot get the default/saved options for the asset filter,
	// without displaying the options dialog
	if( !oAssetIOFilter.getOptions( oSettings, bShowOptions, "" ) ){
		// We are done...
		return;
	// If we can get the options for the importer
	} else {
		// Capture that options were shown
		bOptionsShown = true;
 
		// Debug
		debug( "Get:", oSettings.toJsonString() );
	}
 
	// If we are not showing options
	if( !bShowOptions ){
		// Set the default options
		setDefaultOptions( oSettings, sRootLabel );
 
		// The material asset filter supports property sub-items;
		// if the property name is specified alone, as a string,
		// it will cause the Value and Image data for that property
		// to be saved to the preset; if the property element is
		// specified in an array of strings, where the first item
		// is the property name followed by "Value" and/or "Image",
		// then only the specified data for that property will be
		// saved to the preset
		g_bSupportsMaterialSubItems = true;
 
		// Define an explicit list of material names
		var aMaterialNames = [ "Arms", "Ears", "Face", "Legs", "Torso" ];
		// Define an explicit list of property names
		var aPropertyNames = [ ["Diffuse Color", "Value"], ["Diffuse Strength", "Value"] ];
 
		// Define whether or not to use selection
		var bUseSelection = true;
 
		// If we are using selection
		if( bUseSelection ){
			// Clear the lists
			aMaterialNames = [];
			aPropertyNames = [];
 
			// Define an list of property group paths to include
			var aPropertyBasePaths = [];
 
			// Define whether to include property attributes
			var bIncludeValue = true;
			var bIncludeImage = true;
 
			// Get the object for the node
			var oObject = oRootNode.getObject();
			// If we do not have an object
			if( !oObject ){
				// We are done..
				return;
			}
 
			// Get the current shape for the object
			var oShape = oObject.getCurrentShape();
			// If we do not have a shape
			if( !oShape ){
				// We are done..
				return;
			}
 
			// Get the selected materials
			var aMaterials = oShape.getAllSelectedMaterials();
			// If we do not have any selected materials
			if( aMaterials.length < 1 ){
				// Get all of the materials
				aMaterials = oShape.getAllMaterials();
			}
 
			// Declare working variables
			var oMaterial, oProperty;
			var aProps;
			var sPath;
			var bHasProp;
			var vProp;
 
			// Iterate over the materials
			for( var i = 0; i < aMaterials.length; i += 1 ){
				// Get the 'current' material
				oMaterial = aMaterials[ i ];
 
				// Initialize
				bHasProp = false;
 
				// Get the properties associated with the material
				aProps = getElementProperties( oMaterial, true, true );
				// Iterate over the properties
				for( var j = 0; j < aProps.length; j += 1 ){
					// Get the 'current' property
					oProperty = aProps[ j ];
 
					// Initialize
					vProp = undefined;
 
					// If we are filtering by group
					if( aPropertyBasePaths.length > 0 ){
						// Get the group path
						sPath = oProperty.getPath();
 
						// Iterate over base paths
						for( var k = 0; k < aPropertyBasePaths.length; k += 1 ){
							// If this prop resides within
							if( sPath.startsWith( aPropertyBasePaths[ k ] ) ){
								// Get the property entry
								vProp = getPropertyEntry( oProperty, bIncludeValue, bIncludeImage );
 
								// We are done...
								break;
							}
						}
					// If we are not filtering
					} else {
						// Get the property entry
						vProp = getPropertyEntry( oProperty, bIncludeValue, bIncludeImage );
					}
 
					// If we have a property entry
					if( vProp ){
						// Append it to our list
						aPropertyNames.push( vProp );
						// Update our flag
						bHasProp = true;
					}
				}
 
				// If we have a reason to include the material
				if( bHasProp ){
					// Append its name to the list
					aMaterialNames.push( oMaterial.name );
				}
			}
		}
 
		// Set common property options for multiple muterials
		setCommonMaterialPropertyOptions( oSettings, aMaterialNames, aPropertyNames );
 
		// Set specific property options for a material
		//setMaterialPropertyOptions( oSettings, "Irises", [ ["Diffuse Color", "Value", "Image"] ] );
		//setMaterialPropertyOptions( oSettings, "Pupils", [ "Diffuse Color" ] );
 
		// Set whether to bypass the filter that culls properties based on
		// their type; use this with caution as this could lead to
		// unexpected results for the user of the generated file
		oSettings.setBoolValue( "BypassFilter", false );
	}
 
	// Set the required options; override user settings if needed
	setRequiredOptions( oSettings, !bOptionsShown );
 
	// Debug
	debug( "Required:", oSettings.toJsonString() );
 
	// Construct the name of the file to save to; omit file extension
	var sFile = String("%1/%2 Test").arg( sBasePath ).arg( sClassName );
 
	// Use the asset manager to save a file, using the filter and defined settings
	var oError = oAssetIOMgr.doSaveWithOptions( oAssetIOFilter, oSettings,
		false, sFile, sBasePath, "" );
 
	// If there was no error
	if( oError.valueOf() == 0x00000000 ){
		// Debug
		debug( "Saved:", sFile );
	// If there was an error
	} else {
		// Debug
		debug( "Error:", getErrorMessage( oError ) );
	}
 
	// Clean up; do not leak memory
	oAssetIOFilter.deleteLater();
 
// Finalize the function and invoke
})();