made python add mesh module respect blenders user settings for editmode and view align.

added sys.cleanpath() was a patch in the tracker but blender's internal path cleaning is now more general and can be used from 
python.

release/scripts/bpymodules/BPyAddMesh.py

@@ -16,13 +16,17 @@ def add_mesh_simple(name, verts, edges, faces):
 	scn = bpy.data.scenes.active
 	if scn.lib: return
 	ob_act = scn.objects.active
-	
+
+	is_editmode = EditMode()
+
 	cursor = GetCursorPos()
-	try:	quat = Blender.Mathutils.Quaternion(GetViewQuat())
-	except:	quat = None
+	quat = None
+	if is_editmode or Blender.Get('add_view_align'): # Aligning seems odd for editmode, but blender does it, oh well
+		try:	quat = Blender.Mathutils.Quaternion(GetViewQuat())
+		except:	pass
 	
 	# Exist editmode for non mesh types
-	if ob_act and ob_act.type != 'Mesh' and EditMode():
+	if ob_act and ob_act.type != 'Mesh' and is_editmode:
 		EditMode(0)
 	
 	# We are in mesh editmode
@@ -65,8 +69,9 @@ def add_mesh_simple(name, verts, edges, faces):
 			# Mesh with no data, unlikely
 			me.edges.extend(edges)
 			me.faces.extend(faces)
-		
-		EditMode(1)
+
+		if is_editmode or Blender.Get('add_editmode'):
+			EditMode(1)
 		
 	else:
 		
@@ -90,8 +95,9 @@ def add_mesh_simple(name, verts, edges, faces):
 			ob_act.setMatrix(mat)
 		
 		ob_act.loc = cursor
-		
-		EditMode(1)
+
+		if is_editmode or Blender.Get('add_editmode'):
+			EditMode(1)
 
 
 def write_mesh_script(filepath, me):

source/blender/python/api2_2x/Blender.c

@@ -545,8 +545,12 @@ static PyObject *Blender_Get( PyObject * self, PyObject * value )
 	else if(StringEqual( str, "compressfile" ))
 		ret = PyInt_FromLong( (U.flag & USER_FILECOMPRESS) >> 15  );
 	else if(StringEqual( str, "mipmap" ))
-		ret = PyInt_FromLong( (U.gameflags & USER_DISABLE_MIPMAP) == 0  );
-	else
+		ret = PyInt_FromLong( (U.gameflags & USER_DISABLE_MIPMAP)!=0  );
+	else if(StringEqual( str, "add_view_align" ))
+		ret = PyInt_FromLong( ((U.flag & USER_ADD_VIEWALIGNED)!=0)  );
+	else if(StringEqual( str, "add_editmode" ))
+		ret = PyInt_FromLong( ((U.flag & USER_ADD_EDITMODE)!=0)  );
+	else 
 		return EXPP_ReturnPyObjError( PyExc_AttributeError, "unknown attribute" );
 
 	if (ret) return ret;

source/blender/python/api2_2x/Sys.c

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ static PyObject *M_sys_exists( PyObject * self, PyObject * value );
 static PyObject *M_sys_time( PyObject * self );
 static PyObject *M_sys_sleep( PyObject * self, PyObject * args );
 static PyObject *M_sys_expandpath( PyObject *self, PyObject *value);
+static PyObject *M_sys_cleanpath( PyObject *self, PyObject *value);
 
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* The following string definitions are used for documentation strings.      */
@@ -120,10 +121,13 @@ static char M_sys_expandpath_doc[] =
 (path) - the string path to convert.\n\n\
 Note: internally Blender paths can contain two special character sequences:\n\
 - '//' (at start) for base path directory (the current .blend's dir path);\n\
-- '#' (at ending) for current frame number.\n\n\
+- '#' characters in the filename will be replaced by the frame number.\n\n\
 This function expands these to their actual content, returning a valid path.\n\
 If the special chars are not found in the given path, it is simply returned.";
 
+static char M_sys_cleanpath_doc[] =
+"(path) - Removes parts of a path that are not needed paths such as '../foo/../bar/' and '//./././'";
+
 /*****************************************************************************/
 /* Python method structure definition for Blender.sys module:                */
 /*****************************************************************************/
@@ -139,6 +143,7 @@ struct PyMethodDef M_sys_methods[] = {
 	{"sleep", M_sys_sleep, METH_VARARGS, M_sys_sleep_doc},
 	{"time", ( PyCFunction ) M_sys_time, METH_NOARGS, M_sys_time_doc},
 	{"expandpath", M_sys_expandpath, METH_O, M_sys_expandpath_doc},
+	{"cleanpath", M_sys_cleanpath, METH_O, M_sys_cleanpath_doc},
 	{NULL, NULL, 0, NULL}
 };
 
@@ -396,3 +401,24 @@ static PyObject *M_sys_expandpath( PyObject * self, PyObject * value )
 
 	return PyString_FromString(expanded);
 }
+
+static PyObject *M_sys_cleanpath( PyObject * self, PyObject * value )
+{
+	char *path = PyString_AsString(value);
+	char cleaned[FILE_MAXDIR + FILE_MAXFILE];
+	int trailing_slash = 0;
+	if (!path)
+		return EXPP_ReturnPyObjError( PyExc_TypeError,
+			"expected string argument" );
+	if (strstr(path, "/") || strstr(path, "\\")) {
+		trailing_slash = 1;
+	}
+	BLI_strncpy(cleaned, path, FILE_MAXDIR + FILE_MAXFILE);
+	BLI_cleanup_file(NULL, cleaned);
+	
+	if (trailing_slash) {
+		BLI_add_slash(cleaned);
+	}
+	
+	return PyString_FromString(cleaned);
+}

source/blender/python/api2_2x/doc/Sys.py

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def expandpath (path):
   Internally, Blender recognizes two special character sequences in paths:
     - '//' (used at the beginning): means base path -- the current .blend file's
       dir;
-    - '#' (used at the end): means current frame number.
+    - '#' characters in the filename will be replaced by the frame number.
   The expanded string can be passed to generic python functions that don't
   understand Blender's internal relative paths.
   @note: this function is also useful for obtaining the name of the image
@@ -165,3 +165,12 @@ def expandpath (path):
   @rtype: string
   @return: the expanded (if necessary) path.
   """
+
+def cleanpath (path):
+  """
+  Clean the given 'path' by removing unneeded components such as "/./" and "/test/../"
+  @type path: string
+  @param path: a path name.
+  @rtype: string
+  @return: the cleaned (if necessary) path.
+  """