[Bf-python] Scriptlinks and Spacehandlers

[Campbell Barton]

This is my doing, without any way to disable scriptlinks, it would be 
trivial to write a blend that (on opening+1 click) would remove all the 
users files.
since we distribute .blend files in the bug tracker, this is a possibility.

These 2 should be combined into 1-  (a draw/event-spacehandler should be 
able to be 1 script if the developer needs that)

Another issue is that scripts should probably be able to enable/disable 
scriptlinks somehow - Dont think this was a design decision, just 
something thats not done yet?

- Cam


Michael Schardt wrote:
> Hi!
>  
> I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this question, but...
> Is there any reason why in the current CVS-versions you need to enable 
> scriptlinks in order to make spacehandlers work? (was not necessary in 
> Blender 2.41)
> It simply makes it harder to call interactive python scripts.
> To call a script that uses spacehandlers you need to
>  - call the script from a menu
>  - activate the draw-spacehandler (if script needs it)
>  - activate the event-spacehandler (if script needs it)
>  - and now also enable scriptlinks...
> It seems to get more and more complicated instead of easier. Somehow i 
> get the impression interactive scripts are not really welcome...
> If the reason is safety, then i have to say that it's still possible 
> to save a .blend-file which has spacehandlers and scriptlinks enabled, 
> so malicious code could still be executed automatically on load (if 
> Blender wasn't opened with this special option i can't remember now). 
> Any other reason?
> Btw. i never understood why there are two spacehandlers anyway. Why 
> not just one for all? The reason for calling the spacehandler (event 
> or draw) could be passed to the script as a parameter as well.
> Please don't take this as an offence - you're all doing a great job in 
> developing Blender's python system. It's really very, very powerful. 
> Thank you all!
> I just wished we had a more convenient and userfriendly way to call 
> interactive scripts...
>  
> Greetings and keep up the good work!
>  
> Michael Schardt
>  
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