Advice to update a "Tool" Qml plugin file

[Cuq 198]

Hello,

I'm looking for a code solution to update the "Tool" plugins for the release 5.0 of Cura.  How to specify the right QML file according to the QT release ?  In these plugins.

 

The tool_panel property is specified in the   "__init__.py" file IE : "tool_panel": "TranslateTool.qml",

 

Is it possible to change this property after the init ?

 

Best regards,

 

Cuq

[Cuq 198]

As usual with me : it's not clean but it's working ... Any advice for a better  or more elegant solution ?

 

# Copyright (c) 2022 5axes
# Initialy Based on the SupportBlocker plugin by Ultimaker B.V., and licensed under LGPLv3 or higher.

VERSION_QT5 = False
try:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import Qt
except ImportError:
    # from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
    VERSION_QT5 = True
    
    
from . import CustomSupportsCylinder

from UM.i18n import i18nCatalog
i18n_catalog = i18nCatalog("cura")

def getMetaData():
    if not VERSION_QT5:
        QmlFile="qml_qt6/CustomSupport.qml"
    else:
        QmlFile="qml_qt5/CustomSupport.qml"
    

    return {
        "tool": {
            "name": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@label", "Custom Supports Cylinder"),
            "description": i18n_catalog.i18nc("@info:tooltip", "Add 6 types of custom support"),
            "icon": "tool_icon.svg",
            "tool_panel": QmlFile,
            "weight": 8
        }
    }

def register(app):
    return { "tool": CustomSupportsCylinder.CustomSupportsCylinder() }

 

Edited May 3, 2022 by Cuq

[ahoeben 1,948]

If you dislike the unused import, you could use the Cura version instead:

    cura_version = Version(Application.getInstance().getVersion())

    tool_panel_path = "resources/qml/MeasureTool.qml"
    if cura_version < Version("5.0.0") and cura_version.getMajor() > 0:
        tool_panel_path = "resources/qml_qt5/MeasureTool.qml"

But then you need to import UM.Version and UM.Application. Choose your poison.

(good to see that you have decided to update your plugins afterall)

[Cuq 198]

As usual @fieldOfView your analyse is very acurate. Yes I feal this PyQt6 import not very elegant. But if there is no other simple solution...  I will use the french expression : Choose between the plague and the cholera ... I will take the plague 

Thanks for your feedback ... 

 

And it's not because I update my plugins that I will make them available on the marketplace. I think I'm still waiting for a stable version of Cura 😄

 

[Cuq 198]

So the Plague for Cura 5.0:

 

VERSION_QT5 = False
try:
    from PyQt6.QtCore import QT_VERSION_STR
except ImportError:
    VERSION_QT5 = True

 

Edited May 3, 2022 by Cuq