load font rudimentarily

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+__pycache__

__init__.py

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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+"""
+A 3D font helper
+"""
+
+bl_info = {
+    "name": "Font3D",
+    "author": "Jakob Schlötter, Studio Pointer*",
+    "version": (0, 0, 1),
+    "blender": (4, 1, 0),
+    "location": "wherever it may be",
+    "description": "Does Font3D stuff",
+    "category": "Typography",
+}
+
+import bpy
+import math
+import io
+import functools
+from bpy.types import Panel
+from bpy.app.handlers import persistent
+from random import uniform
+
+import time
+import datetime
+
+def get_timestamp():
+    return datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(time.time()).strftime('%Y.%m.%d-%H:%M:%S')
+
+class SharedVariables():
+    fonts: dict = {}
+    def __init__(self, **kv):
+        self.__dict__.update(kv)
+
+shared = SharedVariables()
+
+def mapRange(in_value, in_min, in_max, out_min, out_max, clamp=False):
+    output = out_min + ((out_max - out_min) / (in_max - in_min)) * (in_value - in_min)
+    if clamp:
+            if out_min < out_max:
+                    return min(out_max, max(out_min, output))
+            else:
+                    return max(out_max, min(out_min, output))
+    else:
+            return output
+
+class FONT3D_OT_Font3D(bpy.types.Operator):
+    """Font 3D"""
+    bl_idname = "font3d.font3d"
+    bl_label = "Font 3D"
+    bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        global shared
+
+        print("Font3d execute()")
+
+        scene = bpy.context.scene
+
+        file_dir = scene.font3d.file_dir
+        print(f"file_dir: {file_dir}")
+
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+
+
+class FONT3D_settings(bpy.types.PropertyGroup):
+    font_path: bpy.props.StringProperty(name="Font path",
+        description="Where is the font",
+        default="",
+        maxlen=1024,
+        subtype="FILE_PATH")
+
+class FONT3D_PT_panel(bpy.types.Panel):
+    bl_label = "Panel for Font3D"
+    bl_category = "Font3D"
+    bl_space_type = "VIEW_3D"
+    bl_region_type = "UI"
+
+    def draw(self, context):
+        layout = self.layout
+        wm = context.window_manager
+        scene = context.scene
+
+        font3d = scene.font3d
+        layout.label(text="Load FontFile:")
+        layout.row().prop(font3d, "font_path")
+        layout.row().operator('font3d.loadfont', text='Load Font')
+        layout.label(text='DEBUG')
+        layout.row().operator('font3d.testfont', text='Test Font')
+
+class FONT3D_OT_LoadFont(bpy.types.Operator):
+    """Load Font 3D"""
+    bl_idname = "font3d.loadfont"
+    bl_label = "Load Font"
+    bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        global shared
+        scene = bpy.context.scene
+
+        print(f"loading da font at path {scene.font3d.font_path}")
+
+        currentObjects = []
+        for ob in bpy.data.objects:
+            currentObjects.append(ob.name)
+        bpy.ops.import_scene.gltf(filepath=scene.font3d.font_path)
+
+        newObjects = []
+
+        fontcollection = bpy.data.collections.new("Font3D")
+        scene.collection.children.link(fontcollection)
+
+        font = {
+            "name": "",
+            "glyphs": []
+        }
+
+        for o in bpy.data.objects:
+            if o.name not in currentObjects:
+                if (o.parent == None):
+                    print(f"found root node --> {o.name}")
+                    font['name'] = o.name
+                elif o.parent.name.startswith("glyphs"):
+                    print(f"loading glyph --> {o.name}")
+                    font['glyphs'].append(o)
+                newObjects.append(o.name)
+                scene.collection.objects.unlink(o)
+                fontcollection.objects.link(o)
+
+        try:
+            shared.fonts
+        except:
+            shared.fonts = {}
+        shared.fonts[font['name']] = font
+
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+
+class FONT3D_OT_TestFont(bpy.types.Operator):
+    """Test Font 3D"""
+    bl_idname = "font3d.testfont"
+    bl_label = "Test Font"
+    bl_options = {'REGISTER', 'UNDO'}
+
+    def execute(self, context):
+        global shared
+        scene = bpy.context.scene
+
+        print(shared.fonts)
+
+        return {'FINISHED'}
+
+classes = (
+            FONT3D_OT_Font3D,
+            FONT3D_settings,
+            FONT3D_PT_panel,
+            FONT3D_OT_TestFont,
+            FONT3D_OT_LoadFont
+           )
+
+def register():
+    for cls in classes:
+        bpy.utils.register_class(cls)
+    bpy.types.Scene.font3d = bpy.props.PointerProperty(type=FONT3D_settings)
+    # would love to properly auto start this, but IT DOES NOT WORK
+    # if load_handler not in bpy.app.handlers.load_post:
+        # bpy.app.handlers.load_post.append(load_handler)
+
+def unregister():
+    # would love to properly auto start this, but IT DOES NOT WORK
+    # if load_handler in bpy.app.handlers.load_post:
+        # bpy.app.handlers.load_post.remove(load_handler)
+    for cls in classes:
+        bpy.utils.unregister_class(cls)
+
+    del bpy.types.Scene.font3d
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    register()
+