Move Brick "set root" button and change roots on update instead of operator

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/brick/__init__.py

@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ classes = (
     operator.ViewBrickItem,
     operator.SerializeBrick,
     operator.AddBrickNamespace,
-    operator.SetBrickListRoot,
     operator.RemoveBrickRelation,
     prop.Brick,
     prop.BIMBrickProperties,

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/brick/operator.py

@@ -270,20 +270,6 @@ class AddBrickNamespace(bpy.types.Operator, Operator):
         core.add_namespace(tool.Brick, alias=alias, uri=uri)
 
 
-class SetBrickListRoot(bpy.types.Operator, Operator):
-    bl_idname = "bim.set_brick_list_root"
-    bl_label = "Set Brick View Type"
-    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
-    split_screen: bpy.props.BoolProperty(name="Split Screen", default=False, options={"HIDDEN"})
-
-    def _execute(self, context):
-        if self.split_screen:
-            root = context.scene.BIMBrickProperties.split_screen_brick_list_root
-        else:
-            root = context.scene.BIMBrickProperties.brick_list_root
-        core.set_brick_list_root(tool.Brick, brick_root=root, split_screen=self.split_screen)
-
-
 class RemoveBrickRelation(bpy.types.Operator, Operator):
     bl_idname = "bim.remove_brick_relation"
     bl_label = "Remove Relation"

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

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ from bpy.props import (
     FloatVectorProperty,
     CollectionProperty,
 )
+import blenderbim.core.brick as core
+import blenderbim.tool.brick as tool
 from blenderbim.tool.brick import BrickStore
 
 def update_active_brick_index(self, context):
@@ -65,6 +67,15 @@ def get_brick_relations(self, context):
     return BrickStore.relationships
 
 
+def update_view(self, context):
+    root = context.scene.BIMBrickProperties.brick_list_root
+    core.set_brick_list_root(tool.Brick, brick_root=root, split_screen=False)
+
+def split_screen_update_view(self, context):
+    root = context.scene.BIMBrickProperties.split_screen_brick_list_root
+    core.set_brick_list_root(tool.Brick, brick_root=root, split_screen=True)
+
+
 class Brick(PropertyGroup):
     name: StringProperty(name="Name")
     label: StringProperty(name="Label")
@@ -79,7 +90,7 @@ class BIMBrickProperties(PropertyGroup):
     active_brick_index: IntProperty(name="Active Brick Index", update=update_active_brick_index)
     libraries: EnumProperty(name="Libraries", items=get_libraries)
     set_list_root_toggled: BoolProperty(name="Set List Root Toggled", default=False)
-    brick_list_root: EnumProperty(name="Brick List Root", items=get_brick_roots)
+    brick_list_root: EnumProperty(name="Brick List Root", items=get_brick_roots, update=update_view)
     # namespace manager
     namespace: EnumProperty(name="Namespace", items=get_namespaces)
     brick_settings_toggled: BoolProperty(name="Brick Settings Toggled", default=False)
@@ -102,4 +113,4 @@ class BIMBrickProperties(PropertyGroup):
     split_screen_active_brick_index: IntProperty(name="Split Screen Active Brick Index", update=update_active_brick_index)
     split_screen_active_brick_class: StringProperty(name="Split Screen Active Brick Class")
     split_screen_brick_breadcrumbs: CollectionProperty(name="Split Screen Brick Breadcrumbs", type=StrProperty)
-    split_screen_brick_list_root: EnumProperty(name="Split Screen Brick List Root", items=get_brick_roots)
+    split_screen_brick_list_root: EnumProperty(name="Split Screen Brick List Root", items=get_brick_roots, update=split_screen_update_view)

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

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class BIM_PT_brickschema(Panel):
         row = self.layout.row(align=True)
         col = row.column()
         col.alignment = "RIGHT"
+        row.prop(data=self.props, property="set_list_root_toggled", text="", icon="OUTLINER")
         row.prop(data=self.props, property="split_screen_toggled", text="", icon="WINDOW")
 
         grid = self.layout.grid_flow(even_columns=True)
@@ -99,13 +100,10 @@ class BIM_PT_brickschema(Panel):
         if len(self.props.brick_breadcrumbs):
             op = row.operator("bim.rewind_brick_class", text="", icon="FRAME_PREV")
             op.split_screen = False
-        row.prop(data=self.props, property="set_list_root_toggled", text="", icon="OUTLINER")
         row.label(text=self.props.active_brick_class)
 
         if self.props.set_list_root_toggled:
             row = grid1.row(align=True)
-            op = row.operator("bim.set_brick_list_root", text="Set View")
-            op.split_screen = False
             row.prop(data=self.props, property="brick_list_root", text="")
 
         row = grid1.row()
@@ -122,8 +120,6 @@ class BIM_PT_brickschema(Panel):
 
             if self.props.set_list_root_toggled:
                 row = grid2.row(align=True)
-                op = row.operator("bim.set_brick_list_root", text="Set View")
-                op.split_screen = True
                 row.prop(data=self.props, property="split_screen_brick_list_root", text="")
 
             row = grid2.row()

src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/brick.py

@@ -132,9 +132,7 @@ def add_namespace(brick, alias=None, uri=None):
 
 
 def set_brick_list_root(brick, brick_root=None, split_screen=False):
-    brick.clear_brick_browser(split_screen=split_screen)
+    brick.run_view_brick_class(brick_class=brick_root, split_screen=split_screen)
-    brick.import_brick_classes(brick_root, split_screen=split_screen)
-    brick.set_active_brick_class(brick_root, split_screen=split_screen)
     brick.clear_breadcrumbs(split_screen=split_screen)