IfcFM panel now autodetects available engines with names and descriptions

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/fm/data.py

@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# BlenderBIM Add-on - OpenBIM Blender Add-on
+# Copyright (C) 2023 Dion Moult <dion@thinkmoult.com>
+#
+# This file is part of BlenderBIM Add-on.
+#
+# BlenderBIM Add-on 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.
+#
+# BlenderBIM Add-on 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 BlenderBIM Add-on.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import os
+import ifcfm
+import importlib
+
+
+def refresh():
+    FMData.is_loaded = False
+
+
+class FMData:
+    data = {}
+    is_loaded = False
+
+    @classmethod
+    def load(cls):
+        cls.is_loaded = True
+        cls.data = {}
+        cls.data["engine"] = cls.engine()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def engine(cls):
+        results = []
+        fm_dir = os.path.dirname(ifcfm.__file__)
+        for f in os.listdir(fm_dir):
+            if f.endswith(".py") and not f.startswith("_"):
+                preset = os.path.splitext(f)[0]
+                module = importlib.import_module(f"ifcfm.{preset}")
+                config = getattr(module, "config")
+                results.append((preset, config["name"], config["description"]))
+        return results

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/fm/prop.py

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 # along with BlenderBIM Add-on.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import bpy
+from blenderbim.bim.module.fm.data import FMData
 from blenderbim.bim.prop import StrProperty
 from bpy.types import PropertyGroup
 from bpy.props import (
@@ -31,21 +32,18 @@ from bpy.props import (
 )
 
 
+def get_engine(self, context):
+    if not FMData.is_loaded:
+        FMData.load()
+    return FMData.data["engine"]
+
+
 class BIMFMProperties(PropertyGroup):
     ifc_file: StringProperty(default="", name="IFC File")
     ifc_files: CollectionProperty(name="IFC Files", type=StrProperty)
     spreadsheet_files: CollectionProperty(name="Spreadsheets", type=StrProperty)
     should_load_from_memory: BoolProperty(default=False, name="Load from Memory")
-    engine: EnumProperty(
+    engine: EnumProperty(items=get_engine, name="Engine")
-        items=[
-            ("aohbsem", "AOH-BSEM", ""),
-            ("basic", "Basic", ""),
-            ("cobie24", "COBie 2.4", ""),
-            ("cobie3", "COBie 3", ""),
-        ],
-        name="Engine",
-        default="cobie24",
-    )
     format: EnumProperty(
         items=[
             ("csv", "csv", ""),

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/fm/ui.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import blenderbim.tool as tool
 from bpy.types import Panel
 from blenderbim.bim.ifc import IfcStore
+from blenderbim.bim.module.fm.data import FMData
 
 
 class BIM_PT_fm(Panel):
@@ -30,6 +31,9 @@ class BIM_PT_fm(Panel):
     bl_parent_id = "BIM_PT_tab_handover"
 
     def draw(self, context):
+        if not FMData.is_loaded:
+            FMData.load()
+
         layout = self.layout
         layout.use_property_split = True
 

src/ifcfm/ifcfm/basic.py

@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ def get_property(psets, pset_name, prop_name, decimals=None):
 
 
 config = {
+    "name": "IFC Basic",
+    "description": "buildingSMART standardised properties related to asset management and handover",
     "colours": {
         "h": "dddddd",  # Header data
         "p": "dc8774",  # Primary identification data

src/ifcfm/ifcfm/cobie24.py

@@ -1036,6 +1036,8 @@ def get_sheet_name(element):
 
 
 config = {
+    "name": "COBie 2.4",
+    "description": "Construction-Operations Building information exchange specification by NBIMS-US and BS 1192-4:2014.",
     "colours": {
         "h": "c0c0c0",  # Header data
         "r": "ffff99",  # Required

src/ifcfm/ifcfm/cobie24legacy.py

@@ -1143,6 +1143,8 @@ def get_sheet_name(element):
 
 
 config = {
+    "name": "COBie 2.4 Legacy",
+    "description": "A port of the original implementation of COBie by Prairie Sky Consulting for historical preservation",
     "colours": {
         "h": "c0c0c0",  # Header data
         "r": "ffff99",  # Required