Dev:2.4/Source/Python/API/DesignIssues

API Design Issues

Purpose of this section to give thoughts, ideas, and commentary on the design and architecture of the Blender Python API.

BPy API Cleanup 2006

Page with our current plans, added by stivs.

(What about this:

• BPy API Cleanup::Remove Inconsistencies

(Old) Discuss and log inconsistencies in the API and Doc.

Merge / remove?)

Discussions

• Object Creation API

Ideas for an alternative simpler and safer interface.

• Screens, Areas, Windows and Events

(Old) Ton expressed grave misgivings about some current bpy features.

• Getters And Setters

Favor getters and setters (ob.attr) instead of both methods and attributes (ob.get/setAttr(), ob.attr).

• About Deprecation of Methods in the API

Discussion regarding deprecation

Proposed New Features

• Actions in python

Besides the new armature system, there are also other new things in the NLA / action land.

• Support For Softbody Access and Particle Interaction

(All done?)

• Ipo Module

Rework and new features discussion

• About improving Blender's image editing in the Python API

Discussion regarding image editing

• Blender Thinmesh module

(Done: Mesh module)Discuss of a new "thin mesh" wrapper module.

• Support For Text3d Type

(Done) Text3d has been added as a new module.

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• Willian 02:46, 29 August 2006 (CEST)