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cli

Package for handling AYON command line arguments.

addon(ctx)

Addon specific commands created dynamically.

These commands are generated dynamically by currently loaded addons.

Source code in client/ayon_core/cli.py
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@main_cli.group(help="Run command line arguments of AYON addons")
@click.pass_context
def addon(ctx):
    """Addon specific commands created dynamically.

    These commands are generated dynamically by currently loaded addons.
    """
    pass

contextselection(output_path, project, folder, strict)

Show Qt dialog to select context.

Context is project name, folder path and task name. The result is stored into json file which path is passed in first argument.

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@main_cli.command()
@click.argument("output_path")
@click.option("--project", help="Define project context")
@click.option(
    "--folder", help="Define folder in project (project must be set)")
@click.option(
    "--strict",
    is_flag=True,
    help="Full context must be set otherwise dialog can't be closed."
)
def contextselection(
    output_path,
    project,
    folder,
    strict
):
    """Show Qt dialog to select context.

    Context is project name, folder path and task name. The result is stored
    into json file which path is passed in first argument.
    """
    from ayon_core.tools.context_dialog import main

    main(output_path, project, folder, strict)

create_project_structure(project)

Create project folder structure as defined in setting ayon+settings://core/project_folder_structure

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
project str

The name of the project for which you want to create its additional folder structure.

required
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@main_cli.command()
@click.option(
    "--project",
    type=str,
    help="Project name",
    required=True)
def create_project_structure(
    project,
):
    """Create project folder structure as defined in setting
    `ayon+settings://core/project_folder_structure`

    Args:
        project (str): The name of the project for which you
            want to create its additional folder structure.

    """

    from ayon_core.pipeline.project_folders import create_project_folders

    print(f">>> Creating project folder structure for project '{project}'.")
    create_project_folders(project)

extractenvironments(ctx, output_json_path, project, asset, task, app, envgroup)

Extract environment variables for entered context to a json file.

Entered output filepath will be created if does not exists.

All context options must be passed otherwise only AYON's global environments will be extracted.

Context options are "project", "asset", "task", "app"

Deprecated

This function is deprecated and will be removed in future. Please use 'addon applications extractenvironments ...' instead.

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@main_cli.command()
@click.pass_context
@click.argument("output_json_path")
@click.option("--project", help="Project name", default=None)
@click.option("--asset", help="Folder path", default=None)
@click.option("--task", help="Task name", default=None)
@click.option("--app", help="Application name", default=None)
@click.option(
    "--envgroup", help="Environment group (e.g. \"farm\")", default=None
)
def extractenvironments(
    ctx, output_json_path, project, asset, task, app, envgroup
):
    """Extract environment variables for entered context to a json file.

    Entered output filepath will be created if does not exists.

    All context options must be passed otherwise only AYON's global
    environments will be extracted.

    Context options are "project", "asset", "task", "app"

    Deprecated:
        This function is deprecated and will be removed in future. Please use
        'addon applications extractenvironments ...' instead.
    """
    warnings.warn(
        (
            "Command 'extractenvironments' is deprecated and will be"
            " removed in future. Please use"
            " 'addon applications extractenvironments ...' instead."
        ),
        DeprecationWarning
    )

    addons_manager = ctx.obj["addons_manager"]
    applications_addon = addons_manager.get_enabled_addon("applications")
    if applications_addon is None:
        raise RuntimeError(
            "Applications addon is not available or enabled."
        )

    # Please ignore the fact this is using private method
    applications_addon._cli_extract_environments(
        output_json_path, project, asset, task, app, envgroup
    )

interactive()

Interactive (Python like) console.

Helpful command not only for development to directly work with python interpreter.

Warning

Executable 'ayon.exe' on Windows won't work.

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@main_cli.command()
def interactive():
    """Interactive (Python like) console.

    Helpful command not only for development to directly work with python
    interpreter.

    Warning:
        Executable 'ayon.exe' on Windows won't work.
    """
    version = os.environ["AYON_VERSION"]
    banner = (
        f"AYON launcher {version}\nPython {sys.version} on {sys.platform}"
    )
    code.interact(banner)

main_cli(ctx, *_args, **_kwargs)

AYON is main command serving as entry point to pipeline system.

It wraps different commands together.

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@click.group(invoke_without_command=True)
@click.pass_context
@click.option(
    "--use-staging",
    is_flag=True,
    expose_value=False,
    help="use staging variants")
@click.option(
    "--debug",
    is_flag=True,
    expose_value=False,
    help="Enable debug")
@click.option(
    "--project",
    help="Project name")
@click.option(
    "--verbose",
    expose_value=False,
    help="Change AYON log level (debug - critical or 0-50)")
@click.option(
    "--use-dev",
    is_flag=True,
    expose_value=False,
    help="use dev bundle")
def main_cli(ctx, *_args, **_kwargs):
    """AYON is main command serving as entry point to pipeline system.

    It wraps different commands together.
    """
    if ctx.invoked_subcommand is None:
        # Print help if headless mode is used
        if os.getenv("AYON_HEADLESS_MODE") == "1":
            print(ctx.get_help())
            sys.exit(0)
        else:
            ctx.params.pop("project")
            ctx.forward(tray)

publish(ctx, path, targets)

Start CLI publishing.

Publish collects json from path provided as an argument.

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@main_cli.command()
@click.pass_context
@click.argument("path", required=True)
@click.option("-t", "--targets", help="Targets", default=None,
              multiple=True)
def publish(ctx, path, targets):
    """Start CLI publishing.

    Publish collects json from path provided as an argument.

    """
    from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import main_cli_publish

    main_cli_publish(path, targets, ctx.obj["addons_manager"])

run(script)

Run python script in AYON context.

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@main_cli.command(
    context_settings=dict(
        ignore_unknown_options=True,
        allow_extra_args=True))
@click.argument("script", required=True, type=click.Path(exists=True))
def run(script):
    """Run python script in AYON context."""
    import runpy

    if not script:
        print("Error: missing path to script file.")
        return

    # Remove first argument if it is the same as AYON executable
    # - Forward compatibility with future AYON versions.
    # - Current AYON launcher keeps the arguments with first argument but
    #     future versions might remove it.
    first_arg = sys.argv[0]
    if is_running_from_build():
        comp_path = os.getenv("AYON_EXECUTABLE")
    else:
        comp_path = os.path.join(os.environ["AYON_ROOT"], "start.py")
    # Compare paths and remove first argument if it is the same as AYON
    if Path(first_arg).resolve() == Path(comp_path).resolve():
        sys.argv.pop(0)

    # Remove 'run' command from sys.argv
    sys.argv.remove("run")

    args_string = " ".join(sys.argv[1:])
    print(f"... running: {script} {args_string}")
    runpy.run_path(script, run_name="__main__")

tray(force)

Launch AYON tray.

Default action of AYON command is to launch tray widget to control basic aspects of AYON. See documentation for more information.

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@main_cli.command()
@click.option(
    "--force",
    is_flag=True,
    help="Force to start tray and close any existing one.")
def tray(force):
    """Launch AYON tray.

    Default action of AYON command is to launch tray widget to control basic
    aspects of AYON. See documentation for more information.
    """
    from ayon_core.tools.tray import main

    main(force)

version(build)

Print AYON launcher version.

Deprecated

This function has questionable usage.

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@main_cli.command()
@click.option("--build", help="Print only build version",
              is_flag=True, default=False)
def version(build):
    """Print AYON launcher version.

    Deprecated:
        This function has questionable usage.
    """
    print(os.environ["AYON_VERSION"])