Remove info mode and streamline entity url fetching

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/helper.py

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import math
 import zipfile
 import ifcopenshell
 import ifcopenshell.util.attribute
-from ifcopenshell.util.doc import get_entity_doc, get_attribute_doc, get_property_set_doc, get_property_doc
+from blenderbim.bim.prop import get_ifc_entity_doc_url
 from mathutils import geometry
 from mathutils import Vector
 from blenderbim.bim.ifc import IfcStore
@@ -126,25 +126,20 @@ def prop_with_search(layout, data, prop_name, **kwargs):
     op = row.operator("bim.enum_property_search", text="", icon="VIEWZOOM")
     op.prop_name = prop_name
 
-    if bpy.context.preferences.addons["blenderbim"].preferences.info_mode:
-        schema = tool.Ifc.schema()
-        if schema is not None:
-            schema = str(schema)
-            schema = next(identifier for identifier in IfcStore.schema_identifiers if identifier in schema)
-            docs = {}
-            entity = getattr(data, prop_name)
-            if entity:
-                try:
-                    docs = get_entity_doc(schema, entity)
-                except KeyError:
-                    # TODO : support attributes, pset, etc.
-                    pass
-            url = docs.get("spec_url", "")
+    add_entity_url_button(row, getattr(data, prop_name))
+
+
+def add_entity_url_button(layout, entity):
+    if entity:
+        try:
+            url = get_ifc_entity_doc_url(entity)
+        except KeyError:
+            # TODO : support attributes, pset, etc.
+            pass
+        else:
             if url:
-                op_row = row.row(align=True)
-                url_op = op_row.operator("bim.open_webbrowser", icon="INFO", text="")
+                url_op = layout.operator("bim.open_webbrowser", icon="INFO", text="")
                 url_op.url = url
-                op_row.enabled = bool(url)
 
 
 def get_enum_items(data, prop_name, context):

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/prop.py

@@ -104,15 +104,21 @@ def cache_string(s):
 
 cache_string.data = {}
 
-def get_ifc_entity_description(ifc_entity):
+
+def get_ifc_entity_docs(ifc_entity):
     schema = tool.Ifc.get_schema()
     if schema is not None:
-        schema = str(schema)
-        schema = next(identifier for identifier in IfcStore.schema_identifiers if identifier in schema)
-        docs = get_entity_doc(schema, ifc_entity)
-        description = docs.get("description", "")
-        return description
-    return ""
+        return get_entity_doc(schema, ifc_entity)
+
+
+def get_ifc_entity_description(ifc_entity):
+    docs = get_ifc_entity_docs(ifc_entity)
+    return docs.get("description", "") if docs is not None else ""
+
+
+def get_ifc_entity_doc_url(ifc_entity):
+    docs = get_ifc_entity_docs(ifc_entity)
+    return docs.get("spec_url", "") if docs is not None else ""
 
 
 def get_predefined_type_descriptions(ifc_class_enum):

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/ui.py

@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ class BIM_ADDON_preferences(bpy.types.AddonPreferences):
         name="Should Make A Cha-Ching Sound When Project Costs Updates", default=False
     )
     lock_grids_on_import: BoolProperty(name="Will lock grids upon import", default=True)
-    info_mode: BoolProperty(
-        default=True, name="Info Mode", description="Display additional helpful tooltips and information"
-    )
 
     def draw(self, context):
         layout = self.layout
@@ -177,7 +174,6 @@ class BIM_ADDON_preferences(bpy.types.AddonPreferences):
 
         row = layout.row()
         row.operator("bim.configure_visibility")
-        layout.row().prop(self, "info_mode")
 
 
 def ifc_units(self, context):