Test enabling/disabling Bonsai before uploading to unstable repo #6075

src/bonsai/Makefile

@@ -402,6 +402,12 @@ else
 	pytest test/tool/test_$(MODULE).py
 endif
 
+# Reregistering test is not added to the standard test suite because during unregister
+# Blender removes all Bonsai dependencies breaking dev-environment symlinks.
+.PHONY: test-reregister
+test-reregister:
+	blender --python scripts/reregister_bonsai.py
+
 .PHONY: qa
 qa:
 	black .

src/bonsai/scripts/reregister_bonsai.py

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Bonsai - OpenBIM Blender Add-on
+# Copyright (C) 2021 Nathan Hild <nathan.hild@gmail.com>
+#
+# This file is part of Bonsai.
+#
+# Bonsai is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Bonsai is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Bonsai.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+"""
+Disabling addon without issues is crucial for extension update to work.
+
+Use operators instead of `blender --command extension remove`
+to ensure disable and enable occur in the same Blender session.
+"""
+
+
+import bpy
+import bonsai.tool as tool
+
+bonsai_name = tool.Blender.get_blender_addon_package_name()
+bpy.ops.preferences.addon_disable(module=bonsai_name)
+bpy.ops.preferences.addon_enable(module=bonsai_name)