Implement case handling for assets

Specified per #316 to change settings forcibly when the asset would be known to not work well with the default. Entirely driven by the json to avoid hardcoding, but only based on asset display names (so could clash with custom installed assets potentially)

MCprep_addon/MCprep_resources/mcprep_data_update.json

@@ -3941,5 +3941,14 @@
 			"water_overlay",
 			"water_still"
 		]
-	}
+	},
+	"mob_skip_prep": [
+		"Frog",
+		"Simple Villager (2.8+)",
+		"Glow Squid",
+		"Strider",
+		"Warden"
+	],
+	"make_real": ["chest", "chest_double"]
+
 }

MCprep_addon/mcprep_ui.py

@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ def draw(self, context):
 				ops = layout.operator("mcprep.mob_spawner", text=mob.name)
 			ops.mcmob_type = mob.mcmob_type
 
+			# Skip prep materials in case of unique shader.
+			if conf.json_data and mob.name in conf.json_data.get("mob_skip_prep", []):
+				ops.prep_materials = False
+
 
 class MCPREP_MT_meshswap_place(bpy.types.Menu):
 	"""Menu for all the meshswap objects"""
@@ -112,6 +116,10 @@ def draw(self, context):
 			opr.block = blockset[0]
 			opr.location = util.get_cuser_location(context)
 
+			# Ensure meshswap with rigs is made real, so the rigs can be used.
+			if conf.json_data and blockset[1] in conf.json_data.get("make_real", []):
+				opr.make_real = True
+
 
 class MCPREP_MT_item_spawn(bpy.types.Menu):
 	"""Menu for loaded item spawners"""
@@ -1060,6 +1068,11 @@ def mob_spawner(self, context):
 	p = row.operator("mcprep.mob_spawner", text="Spawn " + name)
 	if mcmob_type:
 		p.mcmob_type = mcmob_type
+
+	# Skip prep materials in case of unique shader.
+	if conf.json_data and name in conf.json_data.get("mob_skip_prep", []):
+		p.prep_materials = False
+
 	p = col.operator("mcprep.mob_install_menu")
 	p.mob_category = scn_props.spawn_rig_category
 
@@ -1162,6 +1175,10 @@ def meshswap_spawner(self, context):
 		p.block = block
 		p.method = method
 		p.location = util.get_cuser_location(context)
+		# Ensure meshswap with rigs is made real, so the rigs can be used.
+		if conf.json_data and block in conf.json_data.get("make_real", []):
+			p.make_real = True
+
 	else:
 		row.operator("mcprep.meshswap_spawner", text="Place block")
 	# something to directly open meshswap file??

MCprep_addon/spawner/spawn_util.py

@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ class MCPREP_OT_reload_spawners(bpy.types.Operator):
 
 	@tracking.report_error
 	def execute(self, context):
+		_ = util.load_mcprep_json()  # For cases when to prep/make real.
 		bpy.ops.mcprep.reload_meshswap()
 		bpy.ops.mcprep.reload_mobs()
 		bpy.ops.mcprep.reload_items()

MCprep_addon/util.py

@@ -413,7 +413,9 @@ def load_mcprep_json():
 			"block_mapping_jmc": {},
 			"block_mapping_mineways": {},
 			"canon_mapping_block": {}
-		}
+		},
+		"mob_skip_prep": [],
+		"make_real": []
 	}
 	if not os.path.isfile(path):
 		conf.log("Error, json file does not exist: " + path)