New WorkSpaceTool tool does not see the operator from addon

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#1

I have made simple scale active object addon, that supposed to use new WorkSpaceTool tool system. Problem is the new tool, does not see the test_scale operator from:

bl_keymap = (
        ("mesh.test_scale", {"type": 'LEFTMOUSE', "value": 'PRESS'} ),
    )

Only after reloading addons with F8 (bpy.ops.script.reload()) it starts to work (when new tool is selected, LMB click scales the active object).
Any ideas why MyTool won’t load the “mesh.test_scale” correctly when blender is started? Here is the python addon file

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#2

Is the tool not there in the toolbar, or is just the tool shortcut not working?

#3

Tool is registered ok. If is use existing (build in) operator in bl_keymap - for the tool, it also works ok.
It is just if bl_keymap uses operator defined in the addon itself, then tool icon won’t work (icon is there, but does nothing, unless I reload all addons). It may be blender bug I think.

#4

Can confirm the same is happening to me. Should be a bug then, would be great if you can report it via the Help -> Report a Bug menu in Blender.

#5

Last post is from 12 days ago. Has this issue been looked into?
Are scripted operators still not supported with WorkSpaceTool?

#6

I reported bug :
https://developer.blender.org/T63221
which was marked as duplicate of:
https://developer.blender.org/T60766

So it seems there is problem with proper regiestering of ‘modal keymaps’ (not sure what that is).

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#7

@JoseConseco thank you, I’ll subscribe to that.

#8

This bug does not appear to be fixed in the 2.8 release candidate.
Am I expected to be fixed by release?
If so, what should we do?

#9

I know the reply is a bit late. I got it working with this code registering empty keymap to defautl setting and then adding value to it:

kmToolQuickSlice = "3D View Tool: Edit Mesh, Slice"


keymapSnap = (kmToolQuickSlice,
        {"space_type": 'VIEW_3D', "region_type": 'WINDOW'},
        {"items": [
            ("wm.modal_quick_slice", {"type": 'LEFTMOUSE', "value": 'PRESS'},
             {"properties": []}),
        ]},)


emptykeymapSnap= (kmToolQuickSlice,
        {"space_type": 'VIEW_3D', "region_type": 'WINDOW'},
        {"items": []},)


        
def registerKeymaps():
    keyconfigs = bpy.context.window_manager.keyconfigs
    kc_defaultconf = keyconfigs.default
    kc_addonconf = keyconfigs.addon
    from bl_keymap_utils.io import keyconfig_init_from_data
    keyconfig_init_from_data(kc_defaultconf, [emptykeymapSnap])
    keyconfig_init_from_data(kc_addonconf, [keymapSnap])

def unregisterKeymaps():
    keyconfigs = bpy.context.window_manager.keyconfigs
    defaultmap = keyconfigs.get("blender").keymaps
    addonmap   = keyconfigs.get("blender addon").keymaps

    for km_name, km_args, km_content in [keymapSnap]:
        keymap = addonmap.find(km_name, **km_args)
        keymap_items = keymap.keymap_items
        for item in km_content['items']:
            item_id = keymap_items.find(item[0])
            if item_id != -1:
                keymap_items.remove(keymap_items[item_id])
        addonmap.remove(keymap)
        defaultmap.remove(defaultmap.find(km_name, **km_args))

source: https://github.com/Shriinivas/blenderbezierutils/
in blenderbezierutils.py

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