Addon: actually allow setting the job storage path

addon/flamenco/gui.py

@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ class FLAMENCO_PT_job_submission(bpy.types.Panel):
 
         col = layout.column(align=True)
         col.prop(context.scene, "flamenco_job_name", text="Job Name")
+        row = col.row(align=True)
+        row.prop(context.scene, "flamenco_job_storage", text="Job Storage")
 
         layout.separator()
 

addon/flamenco/job_submission.py

@@ -68,34 +68,6 @@ def set_blend_file(
     job.settings[BLENDFILE_SETTING_KEY] = str(blendfile)
 
 
-def eval_hidden_settings(
-    context: bpy.types.Context, job_type: _AvailableJobType, job: _SubmittedJob
-) -> None:
-    """Assign values to settings hidden from the UI.
-
-    If the setting has an `eval` property, it'll be evaluated and used as the
-    setting value. Otherwise the default is used.
-    """
-    for setting in job_type.settings:
-        if setting.get("visible", True):
-            # Skip those settings that will be visible in the GUI.
-            continue
-
-        setting_eval = setting.get("eval", "")
-        if setting_eval:
-            value = JobTypePropertyGroup.eval_setting(
-                context, job, setting.key, setting_eval
-            )
-        elif "default" in setting:
-            value = setting.default
-        else:
-            # No way to get a default value, so just don't bother overwriting
-            # anything.
-            continue
-
-        job.settings[setting.key] = value
-
-
 def submit_job(job: _SubmittedJob, api_client: _ApiClient) -> _Job:
     """Send the given job to Flamenco Manager."""
     from flamenco.manager import ApiClient

addon/flamenco/job_types_propgroup.py

@@ -115,6 +115,31 @@ class JobTypePropertyGroup:
             raise SettingEvalError(setting_key, setting_eval, eval_locals, ex) from ex
         return value
 
+    def eval_hidden_settings_of_job(
+        self, context: bpy.types.Context, job: _SubmittedJob
+    ) -> None:
+        """Assign values to settings hidden from the UI.
+
+        If the setting has an `eval` property, it'll be evaluated and used as the
+        setting value. Otherwise the default is used.
+        """
+        for setting in self.job_type.settings:
+            if setting.get("visible", True):
+                # Skip those settings that will be visible in the GUI.
+                continue
+
+            setting_eval = setting.get("eval", "")
+            if setting_eval:
+                value = self.eval_setting(context, setting.key, setting_eval)
+            elif "default" in setting:
+                value = setting.default
+            else:
+                # No way to get a default value, so just don't bother overwriting
+                # anything.
+                continue
+
+            job.settings[setting.key] = value
+
     @staticmethod
     def last_n_dir_parts(n: int, filepath: Union[str, Path, None] = None) -> Path:
         """Return the last `n` parts of the directory of `filepath`.

addon/flamenco/operators.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 # <pep8 compliant>
 
+import datetime
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional, TYPE_CHECKING
@@ -226,8 +227,12 @@ class FLAMENCO_OT_submit_job(FlamencoOpMixin, bpy.types.Operator):
             self.report({"ERROR"}, "Project path %s does not exist" % project_path)
             return {"CANCELLED"}
 
-        # Determine where the render output will be stored.
+        # Determine where the blend file will be stored.
-        pack_target_dir = Path("/render/_flamenco/tests/renders") / self.job_name
+        unique_dir = "%s-%s" % (
+            datetime.datetime.now().isoformat("-").replace(":", ""),
+            self.job_name,
+        )
+        pack_target_dir = Path(context.scene.flamenco_job_storage) / unique_dir
 
         # TODO: this should take the blendfile location relative to the project path into account.
         pack_target_file = pack_target_dir / blendfile.name
@@ -237,7 +242,7 @@ class FLAMENCO_OT_submit_job(FlamencoOpMixin, bpy.types.Operator):
         self.packthread = bat_interface.copy(
             base_blendfile=blendfile,
             project=project_path,
-            target=pack_target_dir,
+            target=str(pack_target_dir),
             exclusion_filter="",  # TODO: get from GUI.
             relative_only=True,  # TODO: get from GUI.
         )
@@ -276,14 +281,18 @@ class FLAMENCO_OT_submit_job(FlamencoOpMixin, bpy.types.Operator):
 
         api_client = self.get_api_client(context)
 
-        job_type = job_types.active_job_type(context.scene)
+        propgroup = getattr(context.scene, "flamenco_job_settings", None)
-        assert job_type is not None  # If we're here, the job type should be known.
+        assert isinstance(propgroup, JobTypePropertyGroup), "did not expect %s" % (
+            type(propgroup)
+        )
+        propgroup.eval_hidden_settings_of_job(context, self.job)
 
-        job_submission.set_blend_file(job_type, self.job, self.blendfile_on_farm)
+        job_submission.set_blend_file(
-        job_submission.eval_hidden_settings(context, job_type, self.job)
+            propgroup.job_type, self.job, self.blendfile_on_farm
-        job = job_submission.submit_job(self.job, api_client)
+        )
 
-        self.report({"INFO"}, "Job %s submitted" % job.name)
+        submitted_job = job_submission.submit_job(self.job, api_client)
+        self.report({"INFO"}, "Job %s submitted" % submitted_job.name)
 
     def _quit(self, context: bpy.types.Context) -> set[str]:
         """Stop any timer and return a 'FINISHED' status.

addon/flamenco/preferences.py

@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ def discard_flamenco_client(prefs, context):
     comms.discard_flamenco_data()
 
 
+def _update_default_job_storage(
+    prefs: "FlamencoPreferences", context: bpy.types.Context
+) -> None:
+    _unregister_rna_props()
+    _register_rna_props(prefs)
+
+
 class FlamencoPreferences(bpy.types.AddonPreferences):
     bl_idname = "flamenco"
 
@@ -21,15 +28,28 @@ class FlamencoPreferences(bpy.types.AddonPreferences):
         update=discard_flamenco_client,
     )
 
+    job_storage: bpy.props.StringProperty(  # type: ignore
+        name="Job Storage Directory",
+        subtype="DIR_PATH",
+        default="",
+        description="Directory where blend files are stored, when submitting them to Flamenco",
+        update=_update_default_job_storage,
+    )
+
     def draw(self, context: bpy.types.Context) -> None:
         layout = self.layout
 
         col = layout.column()
+        col.use_property_split = True
+
         row = col.row(align=True)
         row.prop(self, "manager_url")
-        row.operator("flamenco.ping_manager", text="Test Connection")
+        row.operator("flamenco.ping_manager", text="", icon="CHECKMARK")
+        if context.window_manager.flamenco_status_ping:
             col.label(text=context.window_manager.flamenco_status_ping)
 
+        col.prop(self, "job_storage")
+
 
 def get(context: bpy.types.Context) -> FlamencoPreferences:
     """Return the add-on preferences."""
@@ -46,5 +66,30 @@ def manager_url(context: bpy.types.Context) -> str:
     return str(prefs.manager_url)
 
 
+def _register_rna_props(prefs: FlamencoPreferences) -> None:
+    """RNA properties that have their defaults set in the preferences get registered here."""
+
+    bpy.types.Scene.flamenco_job_storage = bpy.props.StringProperty(
+        name="Flamenco Job Storage",
+        subtype="DIR_PATH",
+        default=prefs.job_storage,
+        description="Directory where blend files are stored, when submitting them to Flamenco",
+    )
+
+
+def _unregister_rna_props() -> None:
+    del bpy.types.Scene.flamenco_job_storage
+
+
 classes = (FlamencoPreferences,)
-register, unregister = bpy.utils.register_classes_factory(classes)
+_register, _unregister = bpy.utils.register_classes_factory(classes)
+
+
+def register():
+    _register()
+    _register_rna_props(get(bpy.context))
+
+
+def unregister():
+    _unregister_rna_props()
+    _unregister()