[Bf-blender-cvs] [756be8f4d8f] blender2.8: UI: add method to draw menu contents

[Campbell Barton]

Commit: 756be8f4d8ff2ba3915b67c36c2e40f1652397da
Author: Campbell Barton
Date:   Thu Dec 20 11:33:08 2018 +1100
Branches: blender2.8
https://developer.blender.org/rB756be8f4d8ff2ba3915b67c36c2e40f1652397da

UI: add method to draw menu contents

This supports expanding menu contents into an existing layout.

Needed to fix T58937.

===================================================================

M	source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface.h
M	source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c
M	source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_ui_api.c

===================================================================

diff --git a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface.h b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface.h
index bb45fbd4615..80ac5e72868 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface.h
+++ b/source/blender/editors/include/UI_interface.h
@@ -1190,6 +1190,7 @@ void uiItemsFullEnumO_items(
 void uiItemL(uiLayout *layout, const char *name, int icon); /* label */
 void uiItemLDrag(uiLayout *layout, struct PointerRNA *ptr, const char *name, int icon); /* label icon for dragging */
 void uiItemM(uiLayout *layout, const char *menuname, const char *name, int icon); /* menu */
+void uiItemMContents(uiLayout *layout, const char *menuname); /* menu contents */
 void uiItemV(uiLayout *layout, const char *name, int icon, int argval); /* value */
 void uiItemS(uiLayout *layout); /* separator */
 void uiItemS_ex(uiLayout *layout, float factor);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c
index 9e9c244cfaf..afcbcbbdf52 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/interface/interface_layout.c
@@ -2263,10 +2263,7 @@ static uiBut *ui_item_menu(
 
 void uiItemM(uiLayout *layout, const char *menuname, const char *name, int icon)
 {
-	MenuType *mt;
-
-	mt = WM_menutype_find(menuname, false);
-
+	MenuType *mt = WM_menutype_find(menuname, false);
 	if (mt == NULL) {
 		RNA_warning("not found %s", menuname);
 		return;
@@ -2284,6 +2281,19 @@ void uiItemM(uiLayout *layout, const char *menuname, const char *name, int icon)
 	        mt->description ? TIP_(mt->description) : "", false);
 }
 
+void uiItemMContents(uiLayout *layout, const char *menuname)
+{
+	MenuType *mt = WM_menutype_find(menuname, false);
+	if (mt == NULL) {
+		RNA_warning("not found %s", menuname);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	uiBlock *block = layout->root->block;
+	bContext *C = block->evil_C;
+	UI_menutype_draw(C, mt, layout);
+}
+
 /* popover */
 void uiItemPopoverPanel_ptr(uiLayout *layout, bContext *C, PanelType *pt, const char *name, int icon)
 {
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_ui_api.c b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_ui_api.c
index 4d361920dcb..fdf2b5f311b 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_ui_api.c
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_ui_api.c
@@ -294,6 +294,12 @@ static void rna_uiItemM(
 	uiItemM(layout, menuname, name, icon);
 }
 
+static void rna_uiItemM_contents(
+        uiLayout *layout, const char *menuname)
+{
+	uiItemMContents(layout, menuname);
+}
+
 static void rna_uiItemPopoverPanel(
         uiLayout *layout, bContext *C,
         const char *panel_type, const char *name, const char *text_ctxt,
@@ -741,6 +747,10 @@ void RNA_api_ui_layout(StructRNA *srna)
 	parm = RNA_def_property(func, "icon_value", PROP_INT, PROP_UNSIGNED);
 	RNA_def_property_ui_text(parm, "Icon Value", "Override automatic icon of the item");
 
+	func = RNA_def_function(srna, "menu_contents", "rna_uiItemM_contents");
+	parm = RNA_def_string(func, "menu", NULL, 0, "", "Identifier of the menu");
+	RNA_def_parameter_flags(parm, 0, PARM_REQUIRED);
+
 	func = RNA_def_function(srna, "popover", "rna_uiItemPopoverPanel");
 	RNA_def_function_flag(func, FUNC_USE_CONTEXT);
 	parm = RNA_def_string(func, "panel", NULL, 0, "", "Identifier of the panel");