[Bf-blender-cvs] [735b26053ee] master: Outliner: Add debugging utility to print an elements path

[Julian Eisel]

Commit: 735b26053eecd3df7679c16b69910f3c65cfc808
Author: Julian Eisel
Date:   Thu Aug 4 15:33:51 2022 +0200
Branches: master
https://developer.blender.org/rB735b26053eecd3df7679c16b69910f3c65cfc808

Outliner: Add debugging utility to print an elements path

No user visible changes expected.

Adds a function that prints the "path" of an element, that is, the
ancestor elements starting from the root, separated by slashes. This can
be useful for debugging. The function isn't used.

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

M	source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element.cc
M	source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element.hh

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diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element.cc
index 5ad8ae0220a..0ee610a91f2 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
  * \ingroup spoutliner
  */
 
+#include <string>
+#include <string_view>
+
 #include "DNA_anim_types.h"
 #include "DNA_listBase.h"
 #include "DNA_space_types.h"
@@ -111,6 +114,17 @@ std::optional<BIFIconID> AbstractTreeElement::getIcon() const
   return {};
 }
 
+void AbstractTreeElement::print_path()
+{
+  std::string path = legacy_te_.name;
+
+  for (TreeElement *parent = legacy_te_.parent; parent; parent = parent->parent) {
+    path = parent->name + std::string_view("/") + path;
+  }
+
+  std::cout << path << std::endl;
+}
+
 void AbstractTreeElement::uncollapse_by_default(TreeElement *legacy_te)
 {
   if (!TREESTORE(legacy_te)->used) {
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element.hh b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element.hh
index a3598e7740b..fc6211f20ea 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element.hh
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_outliner/tree/tree_element.hh
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ class AbstractTreeElement {
    */
   virtual std::optional<BIFIconID> getIcon() const;
 
+  /**
+   * Debugging helper: Print effective path of this tree element, constructed out of the
+   * #TreeElement.name of each element. E.g.:
+   * - Lorem
+   *   - ipsum dolor sit
+   *     - amet
+   * will print: Lorem/ipsum dolor sit/amet.
+   */
+  void print_path();
+
   /**
    * Expand this tree element if it is displayed for the first time (as identified by its
    * tree-store element).