From fee56fc120abe39befb4dd3d497cda46a1c2252f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Andrej730 <azhilenkov@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:39:11 +0500
Subject: [PATCH] bonsai bcf - remove "bim.edit_bcf_author"

bcfxml doesn't actually have "author" field - this field is not stored in bcf, it's just needed as an UI for author for newly added comments and topics.
---
 src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/__init__.py |  1 -
 src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/operator.py | 17 -----------------
 src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/prop.py     | 11 +++++------
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/__init__.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/__init__.py
index f8e88ede96..c76e31d6f5 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/__init__.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/__init__.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ classes = (
     operator.AddBcfViewpoint,
     operator.BCFFileHandlerOperator,
     operator.BIM_FH_import_bcf,
-    operator.EditBcfAuthor,
     operator.EditBcfComment,
     operator.EditBcfLabels,
     operator.EditBcfProjectName,
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/operator.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/operator.py
index ab3791dd13..09bec2054d 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/operator.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/operator.py
@@ -269,23 +269,6 @@ class EditBcfProjectName(bpy.types.Operator):
         return {"FINISHED"}
 
 
-class EditBcfAuthor(bpy.types.Operator):
-    bl_idname = "bim.edit_bcf_author"
-    bl_label = "Edit BCF Author"
-    bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
-
-    def execute(self, context):
-        bcfxml = bcfstore.BcfStore.get_bcfxml()
-        assert bcfxml
-
-        if not (version := (bcfxml.version.version_id or "")).startswith("2"):
-            self.report({"INFO"}, f"BCF {version} is not yet supported: {self.bl_rna.bl_idname}.")
-            return {"FINISHED"}
-
-        bcfxml.author = context.scene.BCFProperties.author
-        return {"FINISHED"}
-
-
 class EditBcfTopicName(bpy.types.Operator):
     bl_idname = "bim.edit_bcf_topic_name"
     bl_label = "Edit BCF Topic Name"
diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/prop.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/prop.py
index f21951c43a..c0bb812c14 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/prop.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/bim/module/bcf/prop.py
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ def updateBcfProjectName(self, context):
         bpy.ops.bim.edit_bcf_project_name()
 
 
-def updateBcfAuthor(self, context):
-    if bcfstore.BcfStore.get_bcfxml():
-        bpy.ops.bim.edit_bcf_author()
-
-
 def updateBcfTopicName(self, context):
     if bcfstore.BcfStore.get_bcfxml():
         bpy.ops.bim.edit_bcf_topic_name()
@@ -208,7 +203,11 @@ class BCFProperties(PropertyGroup):
     bcf_file: StringProperty(name="BCF File")
     comment_text_width: IntProperty(name="Comment Text Width", default=40)
     name: StringProperty(default="", name="Project Name", update=updateBcfProjectName)
-    author: StringProperty(default="john@doe.com", name="Author Email", update=updateBcfAuthor)
+    author: StringProperty(
+        default="john@doe.com",
+        name="Author Email",
+        description="Author name that will be used for added comments, topics",
+    )
     topics: CollectionProperty(name="BCF Topics", type=BcfTopic)
     active_topic_index: IntProperty(name="Active BCF Topic Index", update=refreshBcfTopic)
     file_reference: StringProperty(default="", name="Reference")