feat: persist command panel status in a config on hard drive

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 __pycache__
 /.vscode
-.env
+.env
+commandConfig

commands/commandCreateBaseplate/entry.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import adsk.core, adsk.fusion, traceback
 import os
 
-
+from ...lib import configUtils
 from ...lib import fusion360utils as futil
 from ... import config
 from ...lib.gridfinityUtils.const import BASE_TOTAL_HEIGHT, BIN_CORNER_FILLET_RADIUS, BIN_XY_TOLERANCE, DIMENSION_DEFAULT_WIDTH_UNIT
@@ -32,13 +32,17 @@
 # Resource location for command icons, here we assume a sub folder in this directory named "resources".
 ICON_FOLDER = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'resources', '')
 
+CONFIG_FOLDER_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'commandConfig')
+
 # Local list of event handlers used to maintain a reference so
 # they are not released and garbage collected.
 local_handlers = []
 
 
 # Executed when add-in is run.
 def start():
+    addinConfig = configUtils.readConfig(CONFIG_FOLDER_PATH)
+
     # Create a command Definition.
     cmd_def = ui.commandDefinitions.addButtonDefinition(CMD_ID, CMD_NAME, CMD_Description, ICON_FOLDER)
 
@@ -56,17 +60,22 @@ def start():
     control = panel.controls.addCommand(cmd_def, COMMAND_BESIDE_ID, False)
 
     # Specify if the command is promoted to the main toolbar. 
-    control.isPromoted = IS_PROMOTED
+    control.isPromoted = addinConfig['UI'].getboolean('is_promoted')
+    # control.isPromoted = IS_PROMOTED
 
 
 # Executed when add-in is stopped.
 def stop():
     # Get the various UI elements for this command
     workspace = ui.workspaces.itemById(WORKSPACE_ID)
     panel = workspace.toolbarPanels.itemById(PANEL_ID)
-    command_control = panel.controls.itemById(CMD_ID)
+    command_control: adsk.core.CommandControl = panel.controls.itemById(CMD_ID)
     command_definition = ui.commandDefinitions.itemById(CMD_ID)
 
+    addinConfig = configUtils.readConfig(CONFIG_FOLDER_PATH)
+    addinConfig['UI']['is_promoted'] = 'yes' if command_control.isPromoted else 'no'
+    configUtils.writeConfig(addinConfig, CONFIG_FOLDER_PATH)
+
     # Delete the button command control
     if command_control:
         command_control.deleteMe()
@@ -169,7 +178,6 @@ def command_execute(args: adsk.core.CommandEventArgs):
             gridfinityBaseplateComponent,
         )
 
-
         # cut everything
         toolBodies = adsk.core.ObjectCollection.create()
         toolBodies.add(baseBody)
@@ -181,8 +189,6 @@ def command_execute(args: adsk.core.CommandEventArgs):
         combineFeatures.add(combineFeatureInput)
         gridfinityBaseplateComponent.bRepBodies.item(0).name = binName
 
-
-
     except:
         if ui:
             ui.messageBox('Failed:\n{}'.format(traceback.format_exc()))

commands/commandCreateBin/entry.py

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 
 
+
+from ...lib import configUtils
 from ...lib import fusion360utils as futil
 from ... import config
 from ...lib.gridfinityUtils.const import BIN_LIP_WALL_THICKNESS, BIN_WALL_THICKNESS, BIN_XY_TOLERANCE, DEFAULT_FILTER_TOLERANCE, DIMENSION_DEFAULT_HEIGHT_UNIT, DIMENSION_DEFAULT_WIDTH_UNIT
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@
 # Resource location for command icons, here we assume a sub folder in this directory named "resources".
 ICON_FOLDER = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'resources', '')
 
+CONFIG_FOLDER_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)), 'commandConfig')
+
 # Local list of event handlers used to maintain a reference so
 # they are not released and garbage collected.
 local_handlers = []
@@ -62,6 +66,8 @@
 
 # Executed when add-in is run.
 def start():
+    addinConfig = configUtils.readConfig(CONFIG_FOLDER_PATH)
+
     # Create a command Definition.
     cmd_def = ui.commandDefinitions.addButtonDefinition(CMD_ID, CMD_NAME, CMD_Description, ICON_FOLDER)
 
@@ -78,18 +84,26 @@ def start():
     # Create the button command control in the UI after the specified existing command.
     control = panel.controls.addCommand(cmd_def, COMMAND_BESIDE_ID, False)
 
-    # Specify if the command is promoted to the main toolbar. 
-    control.isPromoted = IS_PROMOTED
+    # Specify if the command is promoted to the main toolbar.
+    control.isPromoted = addinConfig['UI'].getboolean('is_promoted')
+    # control.isPromoted = IS_PROMOTED
+
+
 
 
 # Executed when add-in is stopped.
 def stop():
     # Get the various UI elements for this command
     workspace = ui.workspaces.itemById(WORKSPACE_ID)
     panel = workspace.toolbarPanels.itemById(PANEL_ID)
-    command_control = panel.controls.itemById(CMD_ID)
+    command_control: adsk.core.CommandControl = panel.controls.itemById(CMD_ID)
     command_definition = ui.commandDefinitions.itemById(CMD_ID)
 
+    addinConfig = configUtils.readConfig(CONFIG_FOLDER_PATH)
+    addinConfig['UI']['is_promoted'] = 'yes' if command_control.isPromoted else 'no'
+    configUtils.writeConfig(addinConfig, CONFIG_FOLDER_PATH)
+
+
     # Delete the button command control
     if command_control:
         command_control.deleteMe()

lib/configUtils.py

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import configparser
+import os
+
+CONFIG_FILE_NAME = 'config.ini'
+
+def getDefaultConfig():
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    config['UI'] = {'IS_PROMOTED': 'yes'}
+    return config
+
+def readConfig(path: str):
+    CONFIG_FILE_PATH = os.path.join(path, CONFIG_FILE_NAME)
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    try:
+        if os.path.exists(CONFIG_FILE_PATH):
+            config.read(CONFIG_FILE_PATH)
+            return config
+        return getDefaultConfig()
+    except:
+        return getDefaultConfig()
+
+def writeConfig(config: configparser.ConfigParser, path: str):
+    try:
+        CONFIG_FILE_PATH = os.path.join(path, CONFIG_FILE_NAME)
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            os.mkdir(path)
+        with open(CONFIG_FILE_PATH, 'w') as configfile:
+            config.write(configfile)
+        return True
+    except:
+        return False
+